How many bodybuilders today can hit a vacuum like that.
I can't think of even one!
Showing posts with label Bodybuilding Legends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bodybuilding Legends. Show all posts
Friday, 10 September 2010
0 IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Tony Pearson at 53 - A Legend in the Making
Check out this pics of IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Tony Pearson at age 53.
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Thursday, 9 September 2010
0 Female Bodybuilding Legend Zuzana Korinkova Today
As amazing as Female Bodybuilding Legend Zuzana Korinkova looked during her competitive days, I think the years have done her well as she looks absolutely fantastic today...
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Tuesday, 20 July 2010
0 IFBB Pro Bodybuilder and Personal Trainer Milos Sarcev Arrested for Felony Robbery
It seems as though Milos Sarcev is in trouble again - and this time for felony robbery.
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Monday, 28 June 2010
0 Bodybuilding Legend Samir Bannout - June 2010
Thanks to bodybuildingpro.com for this amazing pic of Bodybuilding Legend Samir Bannout shot in late June 2010 - damn he looks amazing!
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Tuesday, 15 June 2010
0 New Interview With Bodybuilding Legend Casey Viator
Casey Viator! The name itself implies raw power and almost superhuman potential. It fits. He emerged on the bodybuilding scene in the early 70's like a bolt of lightening, or a high powered locomotive driven by high octane diesel. in the same vein, his workouts were often described in a very similar manner. Arnold Schwarzenegger, after visiting the Nautilus compound and seeing the mighty Casey train, described Viator as "a gym monster". Somewhat ironically, after Casey won the AAU Mr. America title, he was already being compared the aforementioned Austrian Oak; at age 19!
No wonder bodybuilders at the time were stunned by this new champ. His thick, defined physique, raw power and intense training found thousands of fans, admirers and want to be imitators. There was, and is, only one Casey Viator though. One youngster, who was admirer, also competed in the 1971 Mr. America, also at age `19, finishing tenth on his first try. Not too bad, either. His name was Mike Mentzer. He spoke to Casey at the show and was stunned to learn that the massive, defined Viator was training a mere three times a week for less than 2 hours. At the time, Mentzer, like almost everyone else at the contest had been training up to three hours or more a day, six days week. Tough, when you work 12 hour days and want to have a life outside the gym.
A one time Arizona resident for several years, the occasionally nomadic Casey also lived in Florida, and spent his professional bodybuilding career mostly living in California, though originally from Louisiana. No matter where he resided though, his was often the most powerful thickly muscle physique in whatever gym he trained at. How was Casey able to develop such a thick, powerful, leanly muscled physique that dominated the best amateurs in the country and do it a couple years out of high school. Incredible genetics to be sure. But more than that. But lets let Casey tell the rest..
1. How did you get into bodybuilding?
My uncle started me training, and it took off.
2. Who or what were your early influences?
Arnold and Sergio were a great help in the beginning.
3. How did you come to work with Arthur Jones?
He witnessed my intensity with training and hired me on the spot.
4. What was it like winning the Mr America at such an early age?
It was one of my best accomplishments, and very exciting to win over all those older well trained guys.
5. Which other famous bodybuilders did you train with?
Mike Mentzer and his brother were great training partners.
6. What was your experience like training with them?
It was very competitive type of workouts, trying to outdo each other all the time.
7. You were famous partly for your enormous strength and HIT training. Did you always train like that?
Yes, at 13 I had brutal training intensity , I also had that certain intensity that carried through my pro career.
8. Have you made any modifications to your training as you have gotten older?
Yes , I train 3 days a week and still train hard, I don`t know any other way to train.
9. You lived in Arizona for several years. What brought you here? What did you like about it? dislike?
I had a home in Tucson for 8 years, and had a gym in my pool room, and I trained many clients in my home.
Arizona is a nice quiet place to live and get away from LA, which is where I came from.
10. Anything else you would care to share with Examiner readers?
Please check out my website , www.caseyviator.com.
I have a great line of products and services everyone needs.
Thanks
Casey
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Source: examiner
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Monday, 17 May 2010
0 IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Dennis Tinerino Passes Away
Dennis Tinerino, a four-time Mr. Universe, Mr. America, and Hall of Fame Bodybuilder who went on to become a Christian evangelist with a worldwide ministry, has died. He was 64.
Tinerino died Friday morning May 7 at Northridge Community Hospital in Northridge, California after an 18-month battle with stomach cancer.
Dennis Tinerino was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York on December 23, 1945, the second son of third-generation Italian-American parents. His family moved to Brownsville, Brooklyn when Dennis was eight years old. His father Carmine was a dockworker and Golden Gloves boxer who took Dennis to his first workouts at the Brooklyn Central YMCA when Dennis was 12 years old.
The legendary bodybuilder won his first title as Mr. Brooklyn in 1964. He followed that up with 11 additional titles, including Mr. New York City, and Mr. America in 1967. After winning Mr. America, he competed in the 1967 Mr. Universe, finishing in second place to an up and coming Arnold Schwarzenegger. He came back to win the NABBA Mr. Universe title in England in 1968. Three more Mr. Universe titles followed in 1975, 1980 and 1981. Tinerino also won the title of Pro Mr. Natural America in 1978.
A regular competitor in the Mr. Olympia contests from 1977 through 1982, his highest finish was second in the heavyweight division in 1979. Throughout his career, Tinerino graced the cover of dozens of bodybuilding and fitness magazines, including Muscle & Fitness, Muscular Development, Iron Man, and Strength & Health. He was also featured in many fitness and training ads, and authored his own weight training manuals.
Tinerino was mentored by bodybuilding legends Bill Pearl and Joe Abbenda. He competed against some of the top name bodybuilders in the golden age of the sport, including Reg Park, Dave Draper, Sergio Oliva, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno, Franco Columbu and Frank Zane. Best known for his door wide shoulders and washboard abs, “Dennis was one of the best bodybuilders of his era. His blend of size and shape was a classic combination that took him to Mr. America, Mr. World and Mr. Universe” according to Joe Weider, the “Father of Bodybuilding” and founder of the IFBB (International Federation of Body Building.)
Among other career accomplishments, Tinerino was named to several Halls of Fame, including the AAU Hall of Fame, the Italian American Sports Hall of Fame, the Oldetime Barbell & Strongmen Hall of Fame, the National Fitness Hall of Fame, and in 2006, the IFBB Body Building Hall of Fame.
In 1970 Dennis met and married the love of his life, Anita Conti and together they appeared on the December 1971 cover of Strength & Health Magazine. They moved from Queens, New York to California in 1974 and had three children, Tara, Marissa and Dennis-John.
A SAG actor, Tinerino had several roles in TV commercials and movies, including “Hercules in New York,” with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
After undergoing a spiritual conversion in 1979, Dennis became an ordained Christian minister and founded Dennis Tinerino Ministries. He traveled the world and preached in dozens of countries including England, Italy, Greece, Japan and Australia, as well as throughout the United States.
He was associated with such well-known evangelists as Dr. Jerry Savelle, Pastor Ray McCauley, and Rodney Howard-Browne. Dennis often humorously referred to himself as “The Sermonator” a reference to his long time rival and friend, Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was known as “The Terminator” and most recently “The Governator.”
Tinerino’s life and spiritual journey are documented in his autobiography, “Super Size Your Faith,” which was published in 2006.
Along the way Tinerino’s testimony and preaching touched millions of lives around the world. He was loved and respected throughout the Christian community. A big man with a big heart, he was known for his larger-than-life, joyous and fun personality.
Tinerino is survived by his wife Anita, two daughters, Tara and Marissa, son Dennis-John, son-in-law Eli Flora, parents Carmine and Mary, brothers Salvatore and Laurence, nieces Andrea Tinerino McMahon and Ilona Tinerino-Allen, and nephews Vincent and Jared.
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Source: Los Angeles Times
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Sunday, 25 April 2010
0 Female Bodybuilder Renee O'Neill Passes Away
From Steve Wennerstrom:
Diagnosed with cancerous melanoma on January 12th, O'Neill died on March 31st from complications stemming from the cancer. A memorial service was held on April 7th at the Berryhill Funeral Home Chapel in her Athens, Alabama home. She was 47. Born in Massachusetts and raised in Southern California where she graduated from Pacifica High School in Garden Grove in 1980, O'Neill transferred from Orange Coast College to the University of Alabama in Huntsville where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in 1985 and a Master of Science in computer science in 1992. An accomplished bodybuilder, O'Neill began competing in 1991 winning the NPC Tennessee Valley heavyweight class. In 1992 she placed third at the NPC Alabama as a MW. After winning the overall NPC Alabama in 1993 O'Neill moved to bigger regional and national-level events. In 1995 she won the HW & overall NPC Southern States. She was also the HW & Overall winner at the 1997 NPC Ironmaiden in California. O'Neill's highest national placing came in 1999 when she placed second in the HW class at the NPC Nationals. Over her competitive career she entered the Nationals six times, and the IFBB North American, NPC USA, NPC Junior USA, and NPC Junior Nationals once each. Her competitive career lasted 10 ten years from 1991 to 2000. O'Neill was also a noteworthy powerlifter who totaled 1,150 pounds in the 165-pound class lifting 450 in the squat, 250 in the bench, and 450 in the deadlift. She was also a skilled ice hockey player, and also had a love of horseback riding. Outside of bodybuilding, O'Neill carried on an impressive career working for The Boeing Company working as an associate technical fellow in 2003 and as an executive in 2008. Her last position was as director, Sensors Systems Integrated Product Team for the Ground Based Midcourse Defense Missile program. On one of the biographical sheets she filled out at one of her many competitions - under occupation - she simply wrote "software engineer working on the space station project". In addition, O'Neill received notable commendations for her work including the 1996 NASA Space Flight Awareness award and the 2007 Air, Space, and Missile Defense Association's Space and Missile Defense Technical Achievement award. We extend our sincerest condolences to her husband Don Gold, her daughter Caroline, and her entire family. Rest assured she will always be remembered warmly in the sport of women's bodybuilding.
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