Bodybuilding Legends Show

John Hansen
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This website is devoted to the Legends of Bodybuilding from the 1960's to the 1990's. Featuring extensive interviews with the Bodybuilding Stars from the Golden Age of the sport, the Bodybuilding Legends Show reveals the history of the sport of Bodybuilding through the careers of it's most legendary stars. Learn about the competitions, the emotions and the motivations of the best bodybuilders in the world. Each interview is full of video clips and photographs from the legendary competitions as well as colorful recollections of the Bodybuilding Era during it's classic years. Enjoy the best years of Bodybuilding on the Bodybuilding Legends Show website!

  1. 10/31/2022

    Rick Wayne - Part Two

    Rick Wayne, 1967 IFBB Mr. World, joins the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast for Part Two of his interview. Rick was one of the best writers in the bodybuilding industry. He wrote for Joe Weider's Muscle Builder and Flex Magazine during the Golden Era of Bodybuilding and is highly regarded as the best writer to write about bodybuilding. Rick was the author of the books The Bodymen, Muscle Wars and all three of the Three More Reps books. In Part Two of his interview, Rick talks about getting to know the real Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Sergio-Arnold feud, Sergio's comeback at the 1984 Mr. Olympia, Rick's injury before the 1976 Mr. Olympia and Rick's thoughts on the current state of Bodybuilding. Time Stamps: 4:12 - Emails from last week's show 16:33 - Start of Rick Wayne interview, Part Two 17:38 - Who was the better bodybuilder - Sergio or Arnold? 21:45 - Sergio's comeback at the 1984 Mr. Olympia 24:22 - Sergio and Arnold backstage at the 1969 Mr. Olympia 29:10 - Conan is a Dog 34:52 - "Arnold: Saint or Devil" article 36:00 - Arnold and Kurt Waldheim 41:06 - Rick's neck injury before the 1976 Mr. Olympia 44:30 - Arnold's feud with Trump 49:30 - Are black bodybuilders being treated fairly? 56:00 - Sergio and Arnold at World's Gym 59:25 - Accusations of Arnold being racist 1:08:09 - When Bodybuilding was at it's best 1:11:40 - Women's Bodybuilding 1:15:56 - Host John Hansen reads the article "Arnold: Saint or Devil" written by Rick Wayne for the April, 1981 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine. Links: John's Online Coaching John Hansen Fitness website Bodybuilding Legends website Support the Podcast on Patreon John on RX Muscle - Heavy Muscle Radio John's YouTube Channel Rick Wayne Interview, Part One Video Muscle Maturity Podcast

    1h 44m

  2. 11/07/2022

    Rick Wayne - Part Three

    Patreon Sponsor link 1967 IFBB Mr. World Rick Wayne joins the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast for Part Three of his interview. Rick is regarded as one of the best writers in the bodybuilding industry. He worked for Joe Weider's Muscle Builder and Flex Magazines for many years and he is the author of The Bodymen, Muscle Wars and the Three More Reps series of books. In addition, Rick was one of the best bodybuilders during the late 1960's and early 1970's, winning the 1967 IFBB Mr. World and placing high in many other top level competitions. In Part Three of his interview, Rick talks about the Arnold-Sergio rivalry, Joe Weider's relationship with Arnold, how Rick trained for his bodybuilding contests and his thoughts on Mike Mentzer, Bertil Fox, Serge Nubret, Frank Zane and Steve Reeves as well as his relationship with the eccentric Vince Gironda. At the end of the interview, host John Hansen reads the article "Now the Real Story of the '84 Mr. Olympia!" written by Rick Wayne for the March, 1985 issue of Flex Magazine. Time Stamps: 3:47 - Emails from last week's show 9:30 - Start of the Rick Wayne, Part Three interview 10:00 - Who was better - Arnold or Sergio? 11:30 - Arnold guest posing in 1976 16:44 - Frank Zane 18:23 - Serge Nubret 19:35 - Group picture 24:00 - Steve Reeves 26:42 - Rick's singing career 28:55 - The end of the bodybuilding magazines 34:00 - Rick and Mohamed Makkawy 35:40 - Controversial quotes in Rick's articles 37:00 - Arnold's feelings about the 1980 Mr. Olympia 40:20 - Bertil Fox 44:15 - Mike Mentzer 45:05 - Rick's training methods 48:45 - 1970 IFBB Mr. World 50:10 - Kal Szkalak and the bodybuilder's union 56:00 - "Pumping Iron 2" and Cory Everson 59:00 - Vince's Gym 1:06:00 - O.J. Simpson and Robert Blake 1:09:30 - Host John Hansen reads the article "Now the Real Story of the '84 Mr. Olympia!" written by Rick Wayne for the March, 1985 issue of Flex Magazine. Links: John's Online Coaching Become a Patreon Sponsor Bodybuilding Legends website John Hansen Fitness website John's YouTube Channel Muscle Maturity Podcast

    1h 55m

  3. 11/15/2022

    Joe Abbenda - 1962 Mr. America

    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 competitions. Joe was one of the few bodybuilders who was able to win both the AAU Mr. America and the NABBA Mr. Universe competitions in the same year. At the end of the podcast, host John Hansen reads the 1983 Mr. Olympia report written by Rick Wayne for the February, 1984 issue of Muscle & Fitness Magazine. Time Stamps: 1:30 - Mr. America and Mr. Universe winners in the same year 2:39 - The Rick Wayne Interviews 5:10 - Joint-Friendly Fitness 7:20 - Beginning of Joe Abbenda Interview 8:00 - When Joe started training 11:39 - The friendships in bodybuilding 14:40 - Working out in the gyms 17:00 - Reg Park's 5x5 workout 19:07 - Earning the athletic points for the Mr. America contest 24:00 - The Mr. America anniversary 25:00 - Joe's early competitions 28:06 - Competing in the Mr. America 31:50 - Bill Pearl's passing 35:00 - Winning the AAU Mr. America and the NABBA Mr. Universe in the same year 37:00 - A young Harold Poole 38:15 - Competing in the NABBA Mr. Universe 43:00 - Traveling to Europe 44:00 - Joe's career after bodybuilding 47:00 - Guest posing with Reg Park 56:00 - When Joe stopped competing 1:13:10 - Host John Hansen reads the 1983 Mr. Olympia report written by Rick Wayne from the February, 1984 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine. Links: John's Online Training Become a Patreon Sponsor Joint-Friendly Fitness book Bodybuilding Legends website John Hansen Fitness John's YouTube Channel

    1h 36m

  4. 12/11/2022

    Rich Gaspari - "Gaspari" the Documentary

    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 Bodybuilding History, his relationship with Joe Weider and the reality of getting older. At the end of the Podcast, host John Hansen reads the article "The Knee in the Back that made Gaspari Rich" written by Jeff Everson for the December, 1985 issue of Flex Magazine. (Time Stamps below)   Time Stamps: 4:00 - The passing of Jim Lorimer 8:35 - RIP Eric the Trainer 11:00 - The NPC Nationals 12:20 - Bodybuilding Seminar in January 13:15 - Arnold Amateur canceled 14:05 - Pumping Iron the book re-released 16:17 - Beginning of Rich Gaspari interview 17:17 - The Olympia in December 19:17 - The 1982 NPC Nationals 22:00 - The difficulty of getting a pro card in the 1980's 34:30 - Moses Maldonado 35:32 - Phil Williams 39:10 - "Gaspari" the documentary 45:12 - Canceling the Arnold Amateur 47:10 - Remembering Jim Lorimer 49:30 - Recovering from neck surgery 53:20 - Spreading the advice of fitness 56:50 - Pumping Iron the book re-release 58:15 - The importance of Bodybuilding History 1:00:00 - The legacy of Bill Pearl 1:08:55 - Doing what you love 1:11:15 - The Big 6-0 is around the corner 1:14:30 - The Bodybuilding magazines and Rick Wayne 1:15:30 - Rich's relationship with Joe Weider 1:29:00 - John Hansen reads the article "The Knee in the Back that made Gaspari Rich" written by Jeff Everson for the December, 1985 issue of Flex Magazine. Links: Become a Patreon Sponsor John's Online Coaching John Hansen Fitness.com Bodybuilding Legends website John's YouTube Channel

    1h 43m

  5. 12/25/2022

    1972 In Review, Part One with Jerry Brainum

    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 contest won by Steve Michalik. They also discuss the 1972 NABBA Mr. Universe contest won by Frank Zane in the Professional class and Elias Petsas in the Amateur division. At the end of the podcast, John Hansen reads two articles from IronMan Magazine. The first article is called "Physiques of '72...The Year in Review" written by Franklin Page from the May, 1973 issue of IronMan Magazine and the second article is titled "The Death of Bodybuilding" written by Steve Michalik from the September, 1972 issue of IronMan Magazine. (Time Stamps below) Time Stamps: 4:00 - Mr. Olympia Review 8:00 - Emails from listeners 13:00 - Start of interview with Jerry Brainum 15:30 - Steve Michalik and steroids 27:15 - 1972 AAU Mr. America 28:20 - Pete Grymkowski 33:00 - Winning the Mr. America on personality 37:50 - Bob Birdsong 40:44 - Most Muscular award 43:25 - John Corvello 45:50 - Joe Abbenda 55:00 - Body part awards at the Mr. America 58:00 - 1972 NABBA Mr. Universe 1:06:00 - Building a good back 1:09:00 - No entry fees for the NABBA Mr. Universe 1:13:15 - Warren Frederick and Bill Grant 1:20:00 - Lou Ferrigno in the NABBA Mr. Universe 1:25:30 - The body changes when you get older 1:27:00 - Frank Zane wins the 1972 Pro NABBA Mr. Universe 1:35:00 - Host John Hansen reads the article "Physiques of '72...The Year in Review" by Franklin Page from the May, 1973 issue of IronMan Magazine. 1:54:04 - John reads the article "The Death of Bodybuilding" by Steve Michalik from the September, 1972 issue of IronMan Magazine. Links: Jerry Brainum's newsletter Become a Patreon Sponsor Online Coaching with John Hansen John Hansen Fitness Bodybuilding Legends website John's YouTube Channel

    2h 4m

  6. 01/02/2023

    1972 In Review, Part Two with Jerry Brainum

    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 won by Ed Corney, the 1972 IFBB Mr. World won by Mike Katz over Ken Waller and the 1972 IFBB Mr. America also won by Ed Corney over Leon Brown. At the end of the Podcast, host John Hansen reads two articles from 1972. The first is from the July, 1973 issue of Muscle Builder magazine titled "The Dark Shadow Over Arnold's Sun" written by Rick Wayne and the second article "Has Success Spoiled Arnold?" also written by Rick Wayne is from August, 1973 issue of Muscle Builder Magazine. (Time Stamps below) Time Stamps: 3:00 - 2022 Podcasts Review 9:50 - Seminar with Lee Haney on January 7th 12:00 - Emails from last week's show 15:45 - Start of interview with Jerry Brainum - 1972 in Review, Part Two 16:25 - 1972 Mr. Olympia 23:35 - The judges scoresheet from the 1972 Mr. Olympia 31:09 - 1972 IFBB Mr. America 32:30 - Meeting Steve Reeves 38:50 - Leon Brown 43:00 - Rick Giofu 49:35 - Katz beats Waller at the Mr. World 54:00 - The 1972 IFBB Mr. Universe 1:10:00 - The 1972 IFBB Mr. International 1:24:22 - Host John Hansen reads "The Dark Shadow over Arnold's Sun" written by Rick Wayne from the July, 1973 issue of Muscle Builder magazine 1:33:45 - John reads the article "Has Success Spoiled Arnold?" written by Rick Wayne from the August, 1973 issue of Muscle Builder Magazine. Links: Jerry's newsletter Applied Metabolics Become a Patreon Sponsor John's Online Coaching John Hansen Fitness Bodybuilding Legends website John's YouTube Channel

    1h 48m

  7. 01/09/2023

    1982 In Review, Part One with Jerry Brainum

    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 talk about the top amateur competitions from that year. Included in the discussion is start of the NPC organization with the first NPC American Bodybuilding Championships won by Lee Haney and the 1982 AAU Mr. America contest won by Rufus Howard. At the end of the podcast, John reads two articles from 1982 - "Howard Wins AAU Mr. America" written by Al Antuck from the November, 1982 issue of IronMan Magazine and "Another Viewpoint - The NPC American Bodybuilding Championships" also written by Al Antuck from the March, 1982 issue of IronMan Magazine. (Time Stamps below) Time Stamps: 5:40 - My seminar with Lee Haney in Massachusetts 8:55 - Emails from last week's show 12:20 - Hanging out with Lee Haney 14:50 - Start of interview with Jerry Brainum - 1982 In Review, Part One 16:20 - The split between the AAU and the NPC 17:50 - The Joe Weider - Bob Hoffman rivalry 22:34 - The power of the Weider magazines 33:10 - The 1982 NPC American Bodybuilding Championships 1:22:40 - The 1982 IFBB Mr. Universe 1:34:40 - The 1982 AAU Mr. America 1:41:00 - 1982 NABBA Mr. Universe 1:48:42 - Kalman Szkalak 1:52:00 - Jerry competing in the 1974 Mr. Western America 1:58:00 - The end of the bodybuilding magazines 2:01:50 - Host John Hansen reads the article "Howard Wins the AAU Mr. America" written by Al Antuck from the November, 1982 issue of IronMan Magazine 2:19:30 - John reads the article "Another Viewpoint - The NPC American Bodybuilding Championships" written by Al Antuck from the March, 1983 issue of IronMan Magazine.   Links: Jerry Brainum's Newsletter Become a Patreon Sponsor John's Online Coaching John Hansen Fitness Bodybuilding Legends website John's YouTube Channel Muscle Maturity Podcast on YouTube

    2h 40m

  8. 01/14/2023

    1982 In Review, Part Two with Jerry Brainum

    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 Hansen for Part Two of his interview to talk about the top three major IFBB pro contests from 1982 including the 1982 Mr. Olympia, the IFBB Pro World Championships and the Night of the Champions contest. Included in the discussion is Chris Dickerson's victory at the 1982 Mr. Olympia in London, Albert Beckles winning the Night of the Champions over IFBB newcomer and NABBA Mr. Universe winner Bertil Fox and Beckle's victory at the Pro World Championship over Boyer Coe. At the end of the podcast, John Hansen reads two articles pertaining to the 1982 Mr. Olympia. The first is called "Dickerson Is New Mr. Olympia" written by Garry Bartlett from the March, 1983 issue of IronMan Magazine. The second article is titled "Chris Dickerson Wins the '82 Olympia" written by Bill Dobbins for the first issue of Flex Magazine (April, 1982). (Time Stamps below). 3:50 - Maui Trip 5:00 - The Arnold Classic list 8:15 - Emails from last week's show 13:30 - Start of interview with Jerry Brainum 15:00 - 1982 Mr. Olympia won by Chris Dickerson 35:00 - Champion bodybuilders getting old 37:40 - The other competitors in the 1982 Mr. Olympia 1:18:00 - The 1982 Pro World Championships 1:19:50 - The Night of the Champions in 1982 1:25:22 - Training the muscles more frequently 1:33:30 - Host John Hansen reads the article "Dickerson Is New Mr. Olympia" written by Garry Bartlett for the March, 1983 issue of IronMan Magazine. 1:50:20 - John reads the article "Chris Dickerson Wins the '82 Olympia" written by Bill Dobbins for the April, 1983 issue of Flex Magazine.   Links: Jerry's newsletter Applied Metabolics Transformation Challenge - Pro Physique Become a Patreon Sponsor Bodybuilding Legends website John's YouTube Channel John Hansen Fitness website

    2h 21m
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This website is devoted to the Legends of Bodybuilding from the 1960's to the 1990's. Featuring extensive interviews with the Bodybuilding Stars from the Golden Age of the sport, the Bodybuilding Legends Show reveals the history of the sport of Bodybuilding through the careers of it's most legendary stars. Learn about the competitions, the emotions and the motivations of the best bodybuilders in the world. Each interview is full of video clips and photographs from the legendary competitions as well as colorful recollections of the Bodybuilding Era during it's classic years. Enjoy the best years of Bodybuilding on the Bodybuilding Legends Show website!

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  • Creator
    John Hansen
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2022
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
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    © 2017 Body Building Legends Show
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