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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!

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!

    John Little Interview, Part Two

    John Little Interview, Part Two

    Bodybuilding legend Mike Mentzer passed away 20 years ago on June 10th, 2001 at the age of 49. In Part Two of his interview with the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, author John Little continues his discussion about the life and legacy of this bodybuilding legend. John talks about the pro bodybuilding career of Mentzer, including his two Mr. Olympia appearances in 1979 and 1980. John also talks about Mike's addiction to speed, how he lost everything at one point in his life and his resurrection from his addiction. At the end of the podcast, host John Hansen reads "The Thinking Man's Bodybuilder", an article about Mike Mentzer written by Jack Neary for the October, 1979 issue of Muscle Builder Magazine.
    Time Stamps:
    0:00 - Beginning of Podcast
    3:45 - Audio book version of the Bodybuilding Heroes and Legends, Vol One book is now available (link below).
    4:20 - The Orlando Europa July 2-3, 2021
    8:17 - Bodybuilding Legends birthdays from last week
    9:41 - Emails from last week's episode
    20:43 - Start of John Little interview, part two
    22:22 - The phases of high intensity training
    25:53 - Comparing Arnold's 1975 training for the Mr. Olympia to the Colorado Experiment with Casey Viator
    33:44 - Steroids and high volume training
    34:49 - Mike Mentzer's honesty
    36:43 - Mike's first pro show
    38:10 - The Pittsburgh Pro
    38:59 - 1979 Night of the Champions
    47:54 - Frank Zane's reaction to beating Mike Mentzer at the 1979 Mr. Olympia
    51:35 - Mike's intense contest prep for the 1980 Mr. Olympia
    53:15 - The 1980 Mr. Olympia
    54:55 - The infamous backstage meeting at the 1980 Mr. Olympia
    1:00:15 - Why CBS television didn't broadcast the 1980 Mr. Olympia contest
    1:03:32 - How Mike became addicted to amphetamines
    1:08:00 - The way Mike was able to will himself to get better
    1:19:23 - What was the cause of Mike's death?
    1:36:00 - John Hansen reads the article "The Thinking Man's Bodybuilder" written by Jack Neary for the October, 1979 issue of Muscle Builder magazine.
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    Audio Book for Bodybuilding Heroes and Legends book
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    • 1 hr 58 min
    Lee Haney and Roy Callender

    Lee Haney and Roy Callender

    Lee Haney, 8x Mr. Olympia, and Roy Callender, one of the top pro bodybuilders in the late 1970's and early 1980's, are the guests on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. Roy and Lee talk about the training strategies that allowed them to build their legendary physiques, what today's bodybuilders are doing wrong in their training and how important it is to create iconic poses. At the end of the podcast, host John Hansen reads an article from the September, 1979 issue of Muscle Builder magazine called "The Winnah!", a profile of Roy Callender after he won the 1979 Pro Mr. Universe contest in Sydney, Australia. (Time Stamps below)
    Time Stamps:
    0:00 - Start of Podcast
    4:46 - The Orlando Europa Seminar Series
    7:30 - Building Muscle After 40 - Online Seminar (link below)
    9:12 - 4 year Anniversary of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast
    11:00 - Emails from last week's episode
    20:00 - Start of Lee Haney - Roy Callender interview
    23:36 - Lee's memories of Roy Callender
    25:49 - Roy Callender's training strategy
    32:20 - How Lee learned about training from Roy and Robby Robinson
    33:53 - What today's bodybuilders are doing wrong in their training
    42:36 - When Lee watched Roy compete in the 1981 Mr. Olympia
    47:29 - What did Roy think of Lee when he won the 1984 Mr. Olympia
    49:15 - Lee Haney's blessed career
    52:00 - Lee's decision to retire from competition
    55:22 - Roy's real age
    57:05 - Bodybuilding is about longevity
    1:01:45 - Lee and Roy's thoughts on bodybuilding today
    1:10:20 - Creating iconic poses in bodybuilding
    1:17:40 - Roy Callender's new training app
    1:36:45 - John Hansen reads the article "The Winnah!", a profile article about Roy Callender after he won the 1979 IFBB Pro Mr. Universe in Australia from the September, 1979 issue of Muscle Builder magazine.
    Building Muscle Over 40 Online Seminar
    Audio Book for Bodybuilding Heroes and Legends book
    Lee Haney's Training Certification Program
    Florida Alternative Medicine
    Bodybuilding Legends website
    Support the Podcast on Patreon
    John Hansen Fitness website
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    • 1 hr 47 min
    4th Year Anniversary Show - Part One

    4th Year Anniversary Show - Part One

    To celebrate the 4th Anniversary of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, host John Hansen shares excerpts from some of his favorite interviews over the last four years.
    Included in Part One of the 4th Anniversary Special are interviews with 1982 Mr. Olympia Chris Dickerson talking about competing in his first NABBA Mr. Universe in 1970 (17:07), 3x Mr. Olympia Frank Zane talks about competing against Bill Pearl in 1971 (30:32), 1978 Mr. America Tony Pearson talks about when he first moved to California  (37:34), 1990 Arnold Classic Champion Shawn Ray talks about being mentored by John Brown (43:10), 1969 Mr. America and Mr. Universe Boyer Coe talks about when he first met Sergio Oliva and Bill Pearl (50:54), 1985 NPC Nationals champ Phil Williams talks about winning the NPC Nationals, the last time he saw George Turner and getting ready to compete in his first pro show (1:01:57), 8x Mr. Olympia Lee Haney and 1989 Arnold Classic Champ Rich Gaspari talk about training together back in 1984 (1:15:22) and Tom Platz talks about his mental prep to compete in the 1981 Mr. Olympia in the best shape of his life (1:34:12). At the end of the podcast, host John Hansen reads the article "Frank Zane: Portrait of Persistence" by Armand Tanny from the February, 1978 issue of Muscle Builder magazine (1:43:10).
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    • 1 hr 55 min
    4th Year Anniversary Show - Part Two

    4th Year Anniversary Show - Part Two

    Continuing the celebration of the 4th Year Anniversary of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, host John Hansen shares clips from some of his favorite interviews over the last four years.
    Included in Part Two of the 4th Year Anniversary Show are 6x Ms. Olympia Cory Everson talking about the dangerous blood clot she got at the beginning of her career and her reason for retiring from competition (11:25), Tony Pearson and Phil Williams share some crazy stories about George Turner, the famous bodybuilding coach and gym owner from St. Louis (22:00), film editor Dave McVeigh talks about editing the documentary "Raw Iron" about the making of "Pumping Iron" (38:00), Charlotte Parker, Arnold Schwarzenegger's publicist during the height of his fame, talks about the vision she had for Arnold's movie career (54:18), Jack Neary, former writer for Muscle Builder Magazine, talks about some fun times he had hanging around with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the late 1970's (58:25), Barbara Outland, Arnold's girlfriend from 1969-1975, talks about her relationship with him including his relationship with his father and his overwhelming self confidence (1:15:00), Ed Connors talks about buying Gold's Gym and his strategy for making it one of the biggest gyms in the world (1:27:28), author John Little talks about Bruce Lee's relationship to bodybuilding and how good he really was as a martial artist (1:38:45). At the end of the podcast, John Hansen reads the article "Another Gold Crusted Olympia Under His Belt, Mr. Serendipity Goes His Alchemic Way Forward" by Rick Wayne from the February, 1978 issue of Muscle Builder Magazine (1:53:24).
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    • 2 hr 7 min
    4th Year Anniversary Show

    4th Year Anniversary Show

    For the final installment of the 4th Year Anniversary Show for the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, host John Hansen picks some of his favorite excerpts from interviews over the last four years.
    Included in Part Three of the 4th Year Anniversary are Peter McGough talking about how much he admired Larry Scott (10:15) and when he started his publication Pumping Press and his memories of the early NABBA Mr. Universe contests (15:30), the Bob Gruskin Tribute with Tom Terwilliger, John DeFendis and Jerry Scalesse (23:50), Jerry Brainum talks about Franco Columbu when Franco first arrived in America (32:36) and a funny story when Arnold got into a fight at Gold's Gym (39:44), Ellington Darden talks about meeting a 17 year old Boyer Coe at a powerlifting/bodybuilding meet in Texas (44:15), Marc Martinez talks about going to the famous Gold's Gym for the first time in 1977 (52:45), Boyer Coe talks about competing in the 1970 NABBA Mr. Universe and then traveling to Columbus, Ohio to compete in the AAU Mr. World (1:00:15) and his crazy experience competing in the 1969 NABBA Mr. Universe in London (1:09:54), Tom Terwilliger and Joey Fulco talk about bodybuilding in the 1970's and how it is so different from the sport today (1:17:37) and Jerry Brainum talks about meeting Bill Pearl when he was a teenager (1:26:24) and his thoughts on seeing Sergio Oliva for the first time at the 1966 IFBB Mr. World contest (1:33:40). At the end of the Podcast, host John Hansen reads the article "I Am Grateful to Joe Weider" about Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1978 written by Rick Wayne for the February, 1979 issue of Muscle Builder Magazine.
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    • 2 hr 10 min
    Marc Martinez - Part One

    Marc Martinez - Part One

    Marc Martinez, director of the upcoming documentary "Dream Big", joins the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to talk about his new movie. In Part One of his interview, Marc explains what got him interested in bodybuilding when he was a teenager and some of his memories of Gold's Gym in the 1970's and his inspiration for making a documentary about the Golden Age of Bodybuilding. At the end of the podcast, host John Hansen reads the contest report of the 1978 Mr. Olympia contest from the February, 1979 issue of Muscle Builder Magazine. 
    Time Stamps:
    04:15 - Happy Birthday to Arnold
    06:20 - Tampa Pro Show this weekend
    09:05 - Emails from last week's show
    14:30 - Marc Martinez Interview, Part One
    59:00 - John reads the 1978 Mr. Olympia contest report written by Rick Wayne from the February, 1979 issue of Muscle Builder Magazine
    Florida Alternative Medicine
    Support the Podcast on Patreon
    Happy Birthday Arnold article
    History of the Tampa Pro article
    Audio Book for Bodybuilding Heroes and Legends book
    John Hansen Fitness website
    Bodybuilding Legends Show website
    John's YouTube Channel
    John's Facebook Page
    John's Instagram Page
     

    • 1 hr 37 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
141 Ratings

141 Ratings

TD Klein ,

Fascinating Interviews

The interviews are great, whether it's an icon like Rick Wayne or someone before my time that I never heard of (like Joe Abbenda). I also enjoy the articles that John reads at the conclusion of the interviews. John is a very relatable, modest guy. Keep up the good work!

lbaptis ,

Review best bodybuilding podcast

The rick Wayne interview omg thanks john

MMPopeye23 ,

Great show

My dad was an amateur bodybuilder in the 80s. I grew up around and always loved bodybuilding because of that. The depth of John’s interviews and the breadth of guests he has on is absolutely awesome. John’s interviews are entertaining and informative at the same time, harken back to the past, and would make even a hater of bodybuilding enjoy the interviews. This is a must listen.

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