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Mentzer seminar Australia May 24 1980

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Mike Mentzer toured Australia in the first part of 1980 in the lead up to the 1980 Mr Olympia. Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.6) Page #5 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.6) Page #7 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.6)

Mike Mentzer’s seminar in full

InterviewsAugust 21, 2023251Views 0Likes 0Comments

Mike Mentzer toured Australia in the first part of 1980 in the lead up to the 1980 Mr Olympia. He conducted a number of seminars in addition to guest posing spots. This is a great article in which Mike touches on his training philosophy, the Colorado Experiment and methodologies and wisdoms. Source: Australasian Muscle &…

Criteria for women’s bodybuilding contests

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An article explaining the criteria for women's bodybuilding from 1980. Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.8) Page #15 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.8) Page #25 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.8)

Chris Dickerson Talks Bodybuilding

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On March 1 1980 Paul Graham was able to conduct an interview with Chris Dickerson leading into the 1980 Mr Olympia. It touches on his background, training, diet and a whole lot more. Chris would ultimately finish a disputed second to Arnold Schwarzenegger. Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.6) Page #41 - Australasian Muscle…

Bodybuilding for Women

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An excellent article by Carole Graham discussing Unisex Training. Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.7) Page #29 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.7)

The History of the Mr Olympia

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A brief article on the history of the Mr Olympia from it inception in 1965 up until 1979. Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.8) Page #22 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.8) Page #23 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.8)

NSW Bodybuilding Championships

ContestsAugust 2, 2023208Views 0Likes 0Comments

The 1980 NSW Bodybuilding Championships was taken out by Billy Knight. Mike Mentzer was the Special Guest Star. Sammy Ioannides captured the National Junior Title on the same night. Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.7) Page #5 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.7) Page #6 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.7) Page #7 - Australasian…

Olympia 1980: What effect will it have on Australian Bodybuilding?

InterviewsAugust 2, 2023270Views 0Likes 0Comments

Bodybuilding only appealed to the hardcore fans in the late 1970's in Australian. Would the Olympia change this? I have also include details of the committee, judges and program for those interested (prior to finalization) Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.8) Page #22 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.8) Page #23 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness…

Bill Pearl ‘the All Time Great’

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One of the all time greats Bill Pearl will be in charge of the judging panel at the 1980 Mr Olympia. This was not to be the case. Bill excused himself due to his association with 2nd place competitor Chris Dickerson. Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.8) Page #57 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness…

Who will win the Olympia?

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So who is going to win the 1980 Mr Olympia. if you could pick the top 5 you win a years subscription to Australasian Muscle & Fitness. Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.8) Page #21 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.8) Page #26 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.8) Page #27 -…

Australian women’s bodybuilding championships

ContestsAugust 2, 2023224Views 0Likes 0Comments

A great article on the 1st Australian Women's Bodybuilding Championships. The event was taken out by Anne Souter. Carole Bennett (Graham) would finish second. Carole would go on to be a driving force in popularizing Women's Bodybuilding in Australia. An interesting fact is that Mike Mentzer was one of five judges for this historic event.…

1st Women’s World Powerlifting Championships

ContestsAugust 2, 2023166Views 0Likes 0Comments

A great article on the 1st Women's World Powerlifting Championships. Australia's Bev Francis was the highlight of the meet. She would break 3 world records on the way to winning the 75kg class. Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.7) Page #37 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.7) Page #38 - Australasian Muscle &…

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Mentzer seminar Australia May 24 1980

Mike Mentzer’s seminar in full

Criteria for women’s bodybuilding contests

Chris Dickerson Talks Bodybuilding

Bodybuilding for Women

The History of the Mr Olympia

NSW Bodybuilding Championships

Olympia 1980: What effect will it have on Australian Bodybuilding?

Bill Pearl ‘the All Time Great’

Who will win the Olympia?

Australian women’s bodybuilding championships

1st Women’s World Powerlifting Championships

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