Best Oldschoolbodybuilding Podcasts (2024)

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The Days of Reeves, Scott and Oliva 1:11:22

12d ago1:11:22

1:11:22

On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, host John Hansen reads some articles from the Golden Age of Bodybuilding when Steve Reeves, John Grimek, Larry Scott and Sergio Oliva were winning the top championships. Included in the articles shared on this episode are "Steve Reeves Wins 1947 Mr. America" written by Mark Wolfe from the January…

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Remembering Roger Schwab 2:04:00

23d ago2:04:00

2:04:00

Roger Schwab, head judge for the IFBB Professional League during the late 1970's and early 1980's, passed away on March 25, 2024 at the age of 79. Roger was a guest on the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast several times since the podcast began in 2017, sharing his stories of watching some of the most historical bodybuilding competitions from the Golden …

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1978 Night of the Champions and World Cup 1:23:16

24d ago1:23:16

1:23:16

On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, host John Hansen reads the contest reports of the first Night of the Champions contest in 1978 as well as the 1978 World Cup promoted by Golds Gym owner Ken Sprague. Included in the articles read are "The Night of the Champions Turns Into the Night of Controversy" from the October 1978 issue of M…

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Bodybuilding in the Movies 1:02:44

1M ago1:02:44

1:02:44

On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, host John Hansen goes back to the years 1976-1977 when the movies discovered the sport of bodybuilding with the release of "Stay Hungry" (1976) and "Pumping Iron" (1977). John reads a series of articles from both Muscle Builder magazine and Muscle Mag International about these two ground breaking…

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Arnold Classic Tribute 55:38

2M ago55:38

55:38

In this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, as a tribute to the Arnold Classic, host John Hansen reads three articles about some old Arnold Classic competitions from the 1990's. John also reads an interview with Arnold from 1993 about his views on the future of the Bodybuilding and Fitness industry. At the beginning of the podcast, John ta…

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Bodybuilding Magazines - 1983 Pro World and John Balik's Bodybuilding News 1:40:45

2M ago1:40:45

1:40:45

On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, host John Hansen reads three articles about the 1983 Pro World Bodybuiliding Championships from three different magazines - Muscle & Fitness, Flex Magazine and Muscle Mag International. John also talks about John Balik's Bodybuilding News magazines which ran during the year 1983 and he reads two …

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1993 In Review, Part Three - 1993 Mr. Olympia Review with Shawn Ray and Jerry Brainum 1:59:44

2M ago1:59:44

1:59:44

On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, guests Shawn Ray and Jerry Brainum discuss the 1993 Mr. Olympia contest where Dorian Yates won his second Mr. Olympia title and Shawn Ray placed a very close third place behind runner-up Flex Wheeler. Shawn talks about training with Flex Wheeler earlier in the year to prep him for his Arnold Clas…

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1993 In Review, Part Two with Jerry Brainum 1:40:26

2M ago1:40:26

1:40:26

Jerry Brainum, former writer for Flex, Muscle & Fitness and IronMan Magazine, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to review the year 1993 in Bodybuilding. In Part Two of their interview, Jerry and host John Hansen talk about some of the major professional bodybuilding competitions in 1993 including the IronMan Pro Invit…

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1993 In Review, Part One with Jerry Brainum 1:30:21

3M ago1:30:21

1:30:21

Jerry Brainum, former writer for Muscle & Fitness, Flex and IronMan Magazine, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to review the year 1993 in Bodybuilding. In Part One of his interview, Jerry and host John Hansen talk about the top amateur competitions from the year 1993. Included in their discusssion is the 1993 NPC USA…

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1983 In Review, Part Two with Jerry Brainum 1:17:07

3M ago1:17:07

1:17:07

Jerry Brainum, former writer for Muscle & Fitness and IronMan Magazine, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to review the year 1983 in Bodybuilding. In Part Two of his interview, Jerry and host John Hansen talk about the professional bodybuilding competitions from that year including the 1983 Professional World Champion…

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1983 In Review, Part One with Jerry Brainum 1:21:59

3M ago1:21:59

1:21:59

Jerry Brainum, former writer for Muscle & Fitness and IronMan Magazine, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to review the year 1983 in Bodybuilding. In Part One of this episode, Jerry and host John Hansen talk about the major amateur competitions in 1983 including the 1983 AAU Mr. America won by Jeff King, the 1983 NABB…

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1973 In Review with Jerry Brainum 1:32:28

4M ago1:32:28

1:32:28

Jerry Brainum, former writer at Muscle & Fitness and IronMan Magazine, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to review the year 1973 in Bodybuilding. Jerry and host John Hansen talk about the major bodybuilding competitions in 1973 including the 1973 AAU Mr. America won by Jim Morris, the 1973 NABBA Mr. Universe won by Ch…

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1963 In Review with Jerry Brainum 1:19:19

4M ago1:19:19

1:19:19

Happy New Year! In this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, guest Jerry Brainum again joins John Hansen for their annual End of the Year review in which they look back 30, 40 and 50 years in Bodybuilding History. For this episode, Jerry and John actually go back 60 years to 1963 to discuss the AAU Mr. America in which Harold Poole lost to …

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Bodybuilding Magazines - 1980 and 1981 Mr. Olympia reports 1:36:00

4M ago1:36:00

1:36:00

In this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, host John Hansen reads the contest reports of the controversial 1980 and 1981 Mr. Olympia contests from Muscle Mag International and Muscle Digest magazines. The articles included in this episode include "Arnold's 7th Olympia Win Tarnished by Controversy" written by Jon Meade from the December, 1…

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Bodybuilding Magazine - 1980 Grand Prix Contests 1:37:28

5M ago1:37:28

1:37:28

On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, host John Hansen reads a series of articles about the 1980 IFBB Grand Prix circuit as reported in Muscle & Fitness magazine. This was the first year in which the IFBB held a series of professional contests from February to May, 1980 featuring some of the best professional bodybuilders in the worl…

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Bodybuilding Magazines - Mr. Olympia articles 1:14:19

5M ago1:14:19

1:14:19

On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, host John Hansen reads a series of articles about the Mr. Olympia winners from 1977-1983. The articles that are included in this episode include "How the Kid with the Football Exploded Robby's Dream" about Frank Zane's first Mr. Olympia win in 1977, "A Bodybuilders Notebook: How I won the Mr. Oly…

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Paul Becker - Mike Mentzer and Me 1:22:13

5M ago1:22:13

1:22:13

Author Paul Becker joins the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast for this episode to talk about his new book Mike Mentzer and Me. Paul explains what it was like to train with Mike Mentzer about a year before he passed away and what he learned about Mike's training philosophy. Paul also talks about how he was able to apply these training principles to his …

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Arnold - A Portrait by George Butler 1:00:56

6M ago1:00:56

1:00:56

On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, host John Hansen reads excerpts from the book Arnold Schwarzenegger - A Portrait by George Butler. In his 1990 book, the director of the movie "Pumping Iron" displays his many rare photographs of Arnold Schwarzenegger from their relationship between 1972-1980 as well as sharing his thoughts and r…

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Bodybuilding Magazines - MuscleMag Articles 1:24:14

7M ago1:24:14

1:24:14

On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, host John Hansen reads a series of articles from some old MuscleMag International magazines from the late 1970's and early 1980's. MuscleMag International magazine was published by Robert Kennedy. The magazine started in 1974 and it became one of the most popular magazines in the bodybuilding ind…

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Pumping Iron - Quotes from the Book 1:17:42

7M ago1:17:42

1:17:42

In this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, host John Hansen revisits the classic book Pumping Iron. John reads all the quotes included in the book as well as reading some of the relevant excerpts from the original book published in 1974 and written by Charles Gaines. At the beginning of the podcast, John talks about the career of bodybuil…

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Bodybuilding Magazine Articles Part 6 1:23:49

8M ago1:23:49

1:23:49

On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, host John Hansen reads a series of articles from the bodybuilding magazines in 1977. The articles that are included in this episode include "AFAB Star Wars" written by Denie for the MuscleMag Annual 3, "Tom Minichiello Stages Successful Mr. Western Hemisphere/Mr. USA Contests" by Rick Wayne for t…

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6 Year Anniversary Special, Part Three 2:01:17

8M ago2:01:17

2:01:17

For the final installment of the 6th Anniversary of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, host John Hansen selects some clips of his favorite interviews of the last six years. Included in Part Three of the 6th Anniversary show are interviews with Jerry Brainum about the 1971 NABBA Mr. Universe and the 1971 Mr. Olympia, Australian photographer Robert Na…

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6th Anniversary Show, Part Two 1:40:58

8M ago1:40:58

1:40:58

The Bodybuilding Legends Podcast continues the celebration of our 6th Anniversary with some excerpts from some of our favorite interviews over the last six years. Included in Part Two of teh 6th Anniversary Special are interviews with Rich Gaspari, Rick Wayne, Jerry Brainum, Roger Schwab, John Little and Jack Neary. (Time Stamps below) Time Stamps:…

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6th Anniversary Show, Part One 1:42:23

8M ago1:42:23

1:42:23

The Bodybuilding Legends Podcast is celebrating the 6th Anniversary of the podcast by featuring clips of some of our favorite episodes. Included in Part One of the 6th Anniversary special are interviews with Rick Wayne, Charles Gaines, Lee Labrada, Tony Pearson, Tom Terwilliger, Phil Williams, Danny Padilla, Boyer Coe and Roy Callender. (Time Stamp…

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Steve Weinberger 1:30:05

9M ago1:30:05

1:30:05

Steve Weinberger, head judge for the IFBB Pro League and co-owner of Bev's Gym in New York, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. Steve talks about being involved with the film "Pumping Iron II: The Women" in 1983, meeting Bev Francis and some of the memorable competitions he saw in the 1980's. Steve also gives his thoug…

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Brian Moss - Part Two 1:20:06

10M ago1:20:06

1:20:06

Brian Moss, the founder of Better Bodies Gym in New York City, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. In Part Two of his interview, Brian talks about his career as a photographer in the bodybuilding world, his thoughts on the current state of women's bodybuilding and his break-up with Gladys Portugues. At the end of the i…

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Brian Moss - Part One 1:11:05

10M ago1:11:05

1:11:05

Brian Moss, the founder of the original Better Bodies Gym in New York, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. In Part One of his interview, Brian talks about why he opened up Better Bodies Gym in the 1980's, his decision to market his gym to women and his idea for developing an advertising agency to represent bodybuilders…

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Arnold Netflix Documentary - Part Two with Jerry Brainum 1:16:58

10M ago1:16:58

1:16:58

This week on the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, writer Jerry Brainum returns for Part Two of his interview about the documentary on Arnold Schwarzenegger currently playing on Netflix. In the second part of their interview, Jerry and host John Hansen talk about Part One of the documentary "Arnold" which centers around Arnold Schwarzenegger's bodybuil…

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Arnold Netfllix Documentary - Part One with Jerry Brainum 1:32:43

10M ago1:32:43

1:32:43

This week on the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, writer Jerry Brainum is the guest to discuss the new documentary on Netflix called "Arnold". This 3 part documentary series covers the life of Arnold Schwarzenegger in three episodes that talk about his life as an Athlete, Actor and Politician. In Part One of the interview, Jerry and host John Hansen t…

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Mike Quinn Tribute with Rick Valente and Neal Spruce 1:12:16

11M ago1:12:16

1:12:16

This episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast is a tribute to bodybuilder Mike Quinn who recently passed away on May 31st, 2023 at the age of 61. Guests Rick Valente and Neal Spruce were close friends and training partners of Mike back in the 1980's and '90's during Mike's competitive career. Neal talks about when Mike lived with him and his wif…

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Gabe Boudreaux 1:35:37

11M ago1:35:37

1:35:37

On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, Gabe Boudreaux joins the show to talk about his career in Bodybuilding. Gabe started training as a skinny teen in Louisiana and he took to weight training like a fish takes to water. After winning some local shows, Gabe decided to move to California, the Mecca of Bodybuilding. While in California…

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Bodybuilding Magazine Articles Part 5 1:28:01

11M ago1:28:01

1:28:01

On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, host John Hansen reads some old bodybuilding articles from both Muscle & Fitness and Muscle Mag International Annual 77 magazines. Included in this episode are the 1986 Pro World Championships and Mr. Olympia contest reports, an article about the "Pumping Iron" premiere from January, 1977, "How A…

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Bodybuilding Magazine Articles Part 4 1:12:59

12M ago1:12:59

1:12:59

On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, host John Hansen reads some old articles from Muscle Builder Magazine from the 1970's and '80's era. Included in this episode are the articles "How I Use My Head to Build Muscle" and "I Envisioned the World's Greatest Back", both written by Arnold Schwarzenegger, "The 1976 IFBB World Bodybuilding…

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David Kinder 1:22:42

1y ago1:22:42

1:22:42

David Kinder is an 86 year old bodybuilder who trained at the original Muscle Beach and was one of the early members of Vic Tanny's Gym, the original Gold's Gym and the legendary Dungeon Gym in California. David joins the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast on this episode to share his stories of watching Steve Reeves compete in 1947 and training alongsid…

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Bodybuilding Magazine Articles Part 3 1:34:59

1y ago1:34:59

1:34:59

On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, host John Hansen reads some old articles from some classic bodybuilding magazines from the 1970's and '80's. Included in this episode are John Hansen's article about Tony Pearson winning the controversial 1978 Mr. America contest, Robert Nailon's article "Arnold Came to Dinner" from the Muscle Ma…

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Tony Pearson - "Driven: The Tony Pearson Story" 1:24:43

1y ago1:24:43

1:24:43

1978 AAU Mr. America and 1980 NABBA Pro Mr. Universe Tony Pearson is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. Tony is joined by Andrew Menjivar, the director of the new documentary "Driven: The Tony Pearson Story". The film was recently screened at a film festival in California and won the prize for Best Documentary Film. In t…

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Bill Grant 1:06:05

1y ago1:06:05

1:06:05

1974 IFBB Mr. World Bill Grant is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. Bill talks about the workouts he is following now to look so good at 76 years old. Bill also talks about his role in the recent documentary "Dream Big", meeting Joe Weider for the first time and his memories of training at the original Gold's Gym in Ven…

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Bodybuilding Magazine Articles Part 2 1:26:28

1y ago1:26:28

1:26:28

On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, host John Hansen reads some old bodybuilding magazine articles from the 1970's and '80's. Included in this episode is the article "Behind the Stars" written by Bill Reynolds from the Muscle Mag Annual 3, "The First Battle of the Season" written by Bill Dobbins from the August, 1983 issue of Flex …

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Arnold Classic Winners Interviews 1:26:50

1y ago1:26:50

1:26:50

To celebrate the upcoming 35th annual Arnold Classic on March 3rd-5th, 2023, the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast looks back at previous interviews done with former Arnold Classic winners including Rich Gaspari (1989), Mike Ashley (1990), Shawn Ray (1991), Vince Taylor (1992) and Mike Francois (1995). All these legendary bodybuilders talk about winning…

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1992 In Review, Part Three - 1992 Mr. Olympia 1:51:44

1y ago1:51:44

1:51:44

Writer Jerry Brainum is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to review the year 1992. On Part Three of his interview, Jerry joins host John Hansen to talk about the 1992 Mr. Olympia contest won by Dorian Yates in Helsinki, Finland. Jerry and John discuss the top competitors from this historic event as well as the return of …

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1992 In Review, Part Two with Jerry Brainum 1:31:29

1y ago1:31:29

1:31:29

The Bodybuilding Legends Podcast welcomes guest Jerry Brainum to review the year 1992 in Bodybuilding. In Part Two of his interview, Jerry and host John Hansen talk about some of the biggest professional competitions from 1992 including the 1992 Arnold Classic won by Vince Taylor and the 1992 Night of the Champions won by Kevin Levrone. At the end …

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Roy Callender - RC3 1:26:11

1y ago1:26:11

1:26:11

Bodybuilding legend Roy Callender is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. Roy is joined by his friend Carlos Benfaito to talk about Roy's new training app called RC3, a brand new technology the employs AI to help Roy train his clients remotely. Roy also talks to John about his early bodybuilding career including when he fi…

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1992 In Review, Part One with Jerry Brainum 2:10:59

1y ago2:10:59

2:10:59

Guest Jerry Brainum joins the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to talk about the year in Bodybuilding in 1992. In Part One of his interview, Jerry and host John Hansen talk about the top amateur competitions from 1992 including the 1992 NPC USA won by Flex Wheeler and the 1992 IFBB North America Championships won by Paul Dillett. At the end of the Podc…

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Old Bodybuilding Magazine Articles 2:06:53

1y ago2:06:53

2:06:53

Host John Hansen reads five articles from some old bodybuilding magazines on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. Included in the articles read for this podcast are - "The 1977 IFBB World Bodybuilding Championships" written by Jack Neary from the March, 1978 issue of Muscle Builder Magazine "Requiem for a Superstar?" written by Garry B…

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1982 In Review, Part Two with Jerry Brainum 2:20:38

1+ y ago2:20:38

2:20:38

The Bodybuilding Legends Podcast celebrates the end of each year by looking back 30, 40 and 50 years at the events in the world of Bodybuilding. On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, we go back 40 years to the year 1982 to talk about the major professional bodybuilding competitions from that year. Guest Jerry Brainum joins host John …

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1982 In Review, Part One with Jerry Brainum 2:39:52

1+ y ago2:39:52

2:39:52

The Bodybuilding Legends Podcast celebrates the end of each year by looking back 30, 40 and 50 years at the events in the world of Bodybuilding. On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, we go 40 years back to the year 1982 to talk about the major competitions from that year. Guest Jerry Brainum joins host John Hansen for Part One to tal…

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1972 In Review, Part Two with Jerry Brainum 1:47:39

1+ y ago1:47:39

1:47:39

The Bodybuilding Legends Podcast continues its end of the year celebration by looking back 50 years at the year in Bodybuilding circa 1972. Guest Jerry Brainum joins the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to discuss the major IFBB competitions from 1972 including the 1972 Mr. Olympia with Sergio Oliva vs. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the 1972 IFBB Mr. Universe…

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1972 In Review, Part One with Jerry Brainum 2:04:28

1+ y ago2:04:28

2:04:28

The Bodybuilding Legends Podcast celebrates the end of each year by looking back at the Bodybuilding world 50, 40 and 30 years in the past. On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, guest Jerry Brainum joins host John Hansen to talk about the year 1972. In Part One of their interview, Jerry and John talk about the 1972 AAU Mr. America co…

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Rich Gaspari - "Gaspari" the Documentary 1:43:07

1+ y ago1:43:07

1:43:07

Rich Gaspari, 1989 Arnold Classic Champion and 3x Mr. Olympia runner-up, joins the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to talk about a new documentary about his life called "Gaspari". Rich also talks about bodybuilders turning pro today and how hard it was to get a pro card in the 1980's, recovering from his recent neck surgery, the importance of Bodybuil…

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Joe Abbenda - 1962 Mr. America 1:36:03

1+ y ago1:36:03

1:36:03

Joe Abbenda, 1962 AAU Mr. America and NABBA Mr. Universe winner, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. Joe talks about how he began bodybuilding as a teenager and the early gyms he trained at in New York. Joe also tells the stories of when he started competing in bodybuilding and traveling to the national level competiti…

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