Dave Draper – Vintage Body Building Magazines

Sound Off (July 1973)

InterviewsFebruary 7, 2025392Views 0Likes 0Comments

Letters to the editor deals with some great topics this month. Arnold's knee operation and the disappearance of Dave Draper amongst the key topics. Source: Muscle Builder Power (July 1973) Page #31 - Muscle Builder Power (July 1973) Page #54 - Muscle Builder Power (July 1973)

Richard Frank-ly Reveals…

InterviewsDecember 14, 2024137Views 0Likes 0Comments

Frank Richard shares his experience in a 1970 trip to the USA. He provides comment on Dave Draper, Harold Poole, Frank Zane, Don Peters and Leroy Colbert to name a few. Source: Peak Muscle Maker (March 1970) Page #26 -Peak Muscle Maker (Mar 1970) Page #27 -Peak Muscle Maker (Mar 1970) Page #35 -Peak Muscle Maker (Mar…

Mr Australasia

ContestsSeptember 17, 2024175Views 0Likes 0Comments

The 1979 Mr Australasia was held at the Sydney Opera House. Richard Jonker would win the overall title ahead of other class winners Sammy Ioannidis and Rocco Oppedisano. Dave Draper would be the special guest poser. Source: Muscle Australia (Issue #1 Jul-Aug 1979) Page #14 - Muscle Australia (Issue #1 Jul-Aug 1979) Page #15 - Muscle…

Mr World

ContestsApril 11, 2024225Views 0Likes 0Comments

The 1970 "Mr. World" contest was held before a crowd of 5,000 enthusiastic spectators in the luxurious Veterans Memorial Auditorium. To ensure that we could again savor this rich fare, ABC "Wide World of Sport" were there to record the event for television-the first time such an event would be seen on 50 million screens…

The World Cup

ContestsJanuary 5, 2024248Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Professional Bodybuilders Alliance the brainchild of Chris Devin held its 1977 Mr Universe and Mr USA contests with prizemoney set to attached some great competition. Devin discusses the event with the MMI team in this great contest report. Source: MuscleMag International (Annual 3) Page #106 - MuscleMag International (Annual 3) Page #107 - MuscleMag International…

On Target with Dave Draper

InterviewsAugust 30, 2023205Views 0Likes 0Comments

Dave Draper answers the questions from the fans. Source: Muscle Builder / Power (Issue June 1968) Page 82 (Muscle Builder / Power Issue Jun 1969) Page 77 (Muscle Builder / Power Issue Jun 1969)

The Greatest Olympia ever staged!

ContestsAugust 25, 2023325Views 0Likes 0Comments

Sergio Oliva wins the first of his Olympia Crowns. He showed a rare combination of great size, definition and symmetry to beat out Harold Poole, Chuck Sipes and Dave Draper. Source: Muscle Builder / Power (Issue June 1968) Page 27 (Muscle Builder / Power Issue Jun 1968) Page 26 (Muscle Builder / Power Issue…

Freestyle Arm Training

TrainingJuly 11, 2023286Views 0Likes 0Comments

Dave Draper was in Australia in 1979 and conducted a number of seminars. This is an article that provides detail of his arm training routine. Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.2) Page #47 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.2) Page #48 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.2) Page #49 - Australasian Muscle…

Big Arms

TrainingApril 18, 2023325Views 0Likes 0Comments

Dave Draper shares his Arm routine from the late 1960's. Source: Muscle Builder / Power (Issue Jan 1969) Page #42 - Muscle Builder / Power (Issue Jan 1969) Page #43 - Muscle Builder / Power (Issue Jan 1969) Page #44 - Muscle Builder / Power (Issue Jan 1969) Page #45 - Muscle Builder / Power (Issue Jan 1969) Page…

Who was the greatest Bodybuilding Star of the ’60s?

BlogMarch 10, 2023762Views 0Likes 0Comments

The decade of 1960 saw a significant change in the evolution of bodybuilding. It was the decade of progress. On every aspect bodybuilding and the standard of the physique was pushed to a higher level than what many of the time thought was possible. The 60’s saw significant advancements in training, diet and of course…

Mr Universe contest 1970

ContestsMarch 8, 2023357Views 0Likes 0Comments

The 1970 NABBA Mr Universe was one of the greatest contests of all time. Arnold Schwarzenegger one the Professional show and Frank Zane won the Amateur version. This report gives a brief overview of the contests and also provides detail on the judging. A must read. Source: Muscular Development (Issue Jan 1971) Page 18 (Muscular Development Issue Jan 1971) …

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Sound Off (July 1973)

Richard Frank-ly Reveals…

Mr Australasia

Mr World

The World Cup

On Target with Dave Draper

The Greatest Olympia ever staged!

Freestyle Arm Training

Big Arms

Who was the greatest Bodybuilding Star of the ’60s?

Mr Universe contest 1970

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