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The Montreal Grand Prix Final

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…

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NABBA Universe Honours go to America

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…

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Vince Answers Questions

Great article based on extracts from Vince Gironda's seminar on 30th May 1981 in Toronto Canada.  This accompanies a previous up load "The Gironda Lecture', so if you haven't read that yet make sure you do. Source: Bodybuilding Monthly (Jan 1982) Page #35 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Jan 1982) Page #36 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Jan 1982) Page #37…

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1981 Mr. Olympia Report

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…

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Belknap Takes Mr America

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…

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The Gironda Lecture

Great article based on extracts from Vince Gironda's seminar on 30th May 1981 in Toronto Canada. Source: Bodybuilding Monthly (Dec 1981) Page #34 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Dec 1981) Page #35 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Dec 1981) Page #36 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Dec 1981) Page #37 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Dec 1981) Page #38 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Dec 1981) Page #39 - Bodybuilding…

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Lee Haney We Told You SO!

Lee Haney had just won the 1984 Mr Olympia title.  He is a quick snapshot of his tricep training Source: Bodybuilding Monthly (Feb 1985) Page #27 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Feb 1985) Page #28 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Feb 1985) Page #29 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Feb 1985) Page #30 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Feb 1985) Page #31 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Feb 1985) Page…

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1984 Mr America & Mr Universe Report

Mike Christian would win both the 1984 Mr America (NPC Nationals) and 1984 Mr Universe (IFBB World Amateur Championships) titles in a space of 8 days. Source: Bodybuilding Monthly (Feb 1985) Page #10 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Feb 1985) Page #11 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Feb 1985) Page #12 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Feb 1985) Page #13 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Feb…

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The 1984 Olympia

1984 MR OLYMPIA RESULTS: 1 Lee Haney 2 Mohamed Makkawy 3 Josef Wilcosz 4 Al Beckles 5 Roy Callendar 6 Samir Bannout 7 Bob Paris 8 Sergio Oliva Source: Bodybuilding Monthly (Jan 1985) Page #10 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Jan 1985) Page #11 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Jan 1985) Page #12 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Jan 1985) Page #13 - Bodybuilding…

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The 1984 Miss Olympia Report

1984 MISS OLYMPIA 24 NOVEMBER 1984 Female bodybuilding was starting to move in a different direction. Cory Everson would win the FIRST of SIX Miss Olympia crowns (1984 - 89) in an undefeated career spanning from 1981 to 1989. She had a level of combined conditioning and symmetry that outshone her competition. Rachel McLish, a former 2 time…

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tony emmott trains

Leading UK Muscleman of the 1970's and early 1980's Tony Emmott shares his arm training routine.  Tony was victorious in the 1977 NABBA Pro Universe.  Tony incredibly beat out Serge Nubret to win this title! Source: Bodybuilding Monthly (Issue Dec 1979) Page #8 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Issue Dec 1979) Page #9 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Issue Dec…

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