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What Really Happened to Carolyn Cheshire at the 1984 Ms Olympia?

ContestsMarch 21, 2024191Views 0Likes 0Comments

Female Bodybuilding was still in a transition. Carolyn Cheshire, England's First Lady of Bodybuilding, missed the top 15 cutoff at the 1984 Miss Olympia. Should she have placed higher? Read this article and judge for yourself. Source: Muscle & Co (Apr 1985) Page #48 - Muscle & Co. (Apr 1985) Page #49 - Muscle &…

Backstage at the 1984 World Championships

ContestsMarch 20, 2024168Views 0Likes 0Comments

Some great shots of the magical moments captured backstage at the 1984 IFBB Mr Universe at Caesers Palace. Source: Muscle & Co (Apr 1985) Page #12 - Muscle & Co. (Apr 1985) Page #13 - Muscle & Co. (Apr 1985) Page #14 - Muscle & Co. (Apr 1985) Page #15 - Muscle & Co. (Apr…

Brits are hits with the ‘Switz’

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A contest recap that focuses on the British success at the 1984 World Junior Championships. Source: Muscle & Co (Mar 1985) Page #53 - Muscle & Co. (Mar 1985) Page #54 - Muscle & Co. (Mar 1985) Page #55 - Muscle & Co. (Mar 1985) Page #56 - Muscle & Co. (Mar 1985) Page #57…

Cory is Miss and Al’s a Hit in Montreal

ContestsMarch 19, 2024200Views 0Likes 0Comments

A great contest report on the 1984 Miss Olympia and the Men's World Grand Prix Final. Source: Muscle & Co (Mar 1985) Page #12 - Muscle & Co. (Mar 1985) Page #13 - Muscle & Co. (Mar 1985) Page #14 - Muscle & Co. (Mar 1985) Page #15 - Muscle & Co. (Mar 1985) Page…

WABBA World News

ContestsMarch 19, 2024168Views 0Likes 0Comments

A nice contest report on the 1981 World Championships. John Brown won the Amateur title and Ed Kawak won the professional event. Source: Bodybuilding Monthly (Feb 1982) Page #35 - Bodybuilding Monthly. (Feb 1982) Page #36 - Bodybuilding Monthly. (Feb 1982) Page #37 - Bodybuilding Monthly. (Feb 1982) Page #38 - Bodybuilding Monthly. (Feb 1982)

The Montreal Grand Prix Final

ContestsMarch 13, 2024181Views 0Likes 0Comments

Boyer Coe narrowly beats out Al Beckles to win the 1981. Unfortunately, for Beckles the wrong posing music was played during his free posing routine. This oversight might have cost him the title. Source: Bodybuilding Monthly (Feb 1982) Page #5 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Feb 1982) Page #6 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Feb 1982) Page #7 - Bodybuilding Monthly…

1984 Gallery of Olympians: New York

ContestsMarch 13, 2024246Views 0Likes 0Comments

A pictorial record of the top 12 in the 1984 Mr Olympia Source: Muscle & Co (Feb 1985) Page #64 - Muscle & Co. (Feb 1985) Page #65 - Muscle & Co. (Feb 1985) Page #66 - Muscle & Co. (Feb 1985) Page #67 - Muscle & Co. (Feb 1985) Page #68 - Muscle &…

IFBB Mr & Miss Great Britian ‘Muscle-xtra-vaganza’

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On Saturday 2nd October 1971 in the Welsh steel town of Talbot Wag Bennet held the IFBB version of the Mr & Miss Britain title. Al Beckles and Arnold Schwarzenegger guest posed before the contests. Peter Phillips would win the crown ahead of Johnny Fuller, Julie Marcus would take the female title whilst Bertil Fox…

NABBA Universe Honours go to America

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The 1981 NABBA Mr Universe contest report. Robby Robinson would edge past Dave Johns for the Professional Title. John Brown would dominate the Amateur competition whilst Jocelyn Pigeonneau would win the Miss Bikini contest. Source: Bodybuilding Monthly (Jan 1982) Page #27 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Jan 1982) Page #28 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Jan 1982) Page #29 - Bodybuilding…

1981 Mr. Olympia Report

ContestsMarch 9, 2024221Views 0Likes 0Comments

A Contest Report for the 1981 Mr Olympia Contest. The report is well balanced and does not raise any of the controversy linked to the results. It contains some superb photos of the top six competitors. Photos were taken by Chris Lund. Source: Bodybuilding Monthly (Jan 1982) Page #6 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Jan 1982) Page #7…

Bubb goes Dutch!

ContestsMarch 8, 2024180Views 0Likes 0Comments

England's John Bubb guest poses at the 1972 Mr Holland won by Gerard Verhagen. This is his contest report. Source: Peak Muscle Maker (Vol II No 9) Page #8 - Peak Muscle Maker (Vol II No9) Page #9 - Peak Muscle Maker (Vol II No9)

Belknap Takes Mr America

ContestsMarch 6, 2024365Views 0Likes 0Comments

Tim Belknap overcomes Rory Leidelmeyer to win the Light Heavyweight Class in a fantastic battle. It was a classic contest between a brutally muscular and dense physique of Belknap against a contrasting symmetric and classic physique of Leidelmeyer. The Beast would conquer the beauty in this instance by a single point in a very close…