On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, host John Hansen reads some articles from the Golden Age of Bodybuilding when Steve Reeves, John Grimek, Larry Scott and Sergio Oliva were winning the top championships. Included in the articles shared on this episode are "Steve Reeves Wins 1947 Mr. America" written by Mark Wolfe from the January, 1978 issue of Muscle Builder magazine, "Mr. America Contest 1947" written by Peary Radar from the Fall, 1947 issue of IronMan Magazine, "The Mr. Universe Contest" written by George Walsh from the October, 1948 issue of Strength and Health magazine ..read more

Roger Schwab, head judge for the IFBB Professional League during the late 1970's and early 1980's, passed away on March 25, 2024 at the age of 79.  Roger was a guest on the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast several times since the podcast began in 2017, sharing his stories of watching some of the most historical bodybuilding competitions from the Golden Era, training with Mike Mentzer and judging top competitions like the Mr. Olympia. As a tribute to Roger, this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast is dedicated to him. Included in this episode are excerpts of previous interviews conduct ..read more

On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, host John Hansen reads the contest reports of the first Night of the Champions contest in 1978 as well as the 1978 World Cup promoted by Golds Gym owner Ken Sprague. Included in the articles read are "The Night of the Champions Turns Into the Night of Controversy" from the October 1978 issue of Muscle Digest magazine, "The Night of the Champions Was Robby Robinson Day At Last" from the August, 1978 issue of Muscle Builder Magazine, "Night of the Champions" from the 1978 Muscle Mag Annual, "Gold's Classic" from the December, 1978 issue of Mus ..read more

On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, host John Hansen goes back to the years 1976-1977 when the movies discovered the sport of bodybuilding with the release of "Stay Hungry" (1976) and "Pumping Iron" (1977). John reads a series of articles from both Muscle Builder magazine and Muscle Mag International about these two ground breaking movies when they were being made and then finally released. The articles include "Arnold on Location in "STAY HUNGRY" from the November, 1975 issue of Muscle Builder magazine, "The Genesis of "Pumping Iron" from the March, 1977 issue of Muscle Build ..read more

In this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, as a tribute to the Arnold Classic, host John Hansen reads three articles about some old Arnold Classic competitions from the 1990's. John also reads an interview with Arnold from 1993 about his views on the future of the Bodybuilding and Fitness industry. At the beginning of the podcast, John talks about the 2024 Arnold Classic which took place this past weekend from March 1st-3rd, 2024.  Time Stamps: 3:15 - John talks about the results from the 2024 Arnold Classic. 7:38 - Rare clips from "Pumping Iron" 10:20 - Seminar with Lee Haney a ..read more

On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, host John Hansen reads three articles about the 1983 Pro World Bodybuiliding Championships from three different magazines - Muscle & Fitness, Flex Magazine and Muscle Mag International. John also talks about John Balik's Bodybuilding News magazines which ran during the year 1983 and he reads two articles from that magazine about the 1983 NPC Nationals and the 1983 IFBB Mr. Universe.  Time Stamps: 5:50 - Arnold Classic next weekend 7:50 - Seminar in Massachusetts 9:18 - Emails this week 12:50 - John reads an article about the 1983 NP ..read more

On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, guests Shawn Ray and Jerry Brainum discuss the 1993 Mr. Olympia contest where Dorian Yates won his second Mr. Olympia title and Shawn Ray placed a very close third place behind runner-up Flex Wheeler. Shawn talks about training with Flex Wheeler earlier in the year to prep him for his Arnold Classic win, his own preparation for the Mr. Olympia that year and his thoughts on Dorian Yates changing the sport of bodybuilding by introducing the Mass Monster era. At the end of the podcast, host John Hansen reads the 1993 Mr. Olympia Report written ..read more

Jerry Brainum, former writer for Flex, Muscle & Fitness and IronMan Magazine, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to review the year 1993 in Bodybuilding. In Part Two of their interview, Jerry and host John Hansen talk about some of the major professional bodybuilding competitions in 1993 including the IronMan Pro Invitational, the Arnold Classic won by Flex Wheeler, the Night of the Champions won by Porter Cottrell and some other IFBB Grand Prix events. At the end of the podcast, John reads an article written by Kal Szkalak for the May/June issue of Muscle Dig ..read more

Jerry Brainum, former writer for Muscle & Fitness, Flex and IronMan Magazine, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to review the year 1993 in Bodybuilding. In Part One of his interview, Jerry and host John Hansen talk about the top amateur competitions from the year 1993. Included in their discusssion is the 1993 NPC USA Championships won by Chris Cormier, the 1993 NPC Nationals won by Mike Francois and the 1993 IFBB North American Championships won by David Fisher. (Time Stamps below) Time Stamps: 4:20 - Emails to the podcast 8:25 - John and Jerry talk about th ..read more

Jerry Brainum, former writer for Muscle & Fitness and IronMan Magazine, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to review the year 1983 in Bodybuilding. In Part Two of his interview, Jerry and host John Hansen talk about the professional bodybuilding competitions from that year including the 1983 Professional World Championships won by Mohamed Makkawy, the 1983 Night of the Champions won by Lee Haney, the 1983 Mr. Olympia won by Samir Bannout and the 1983 Las Vegas Grand Prix also won by Lee Haney. At the beginning of the podcast, Jerry and John talk about the 1983 ..read more