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These are not "vintage" bodybuilders. These are ACTUAL bodybuilders, as opposed to the current GenZ influencer and tren plague. RIP to bodybuilding, gym culture, and society at large...
This is true bodybuilding at its finest. These men were icons. There was room for the sport to grow as more muscularity, especially in the legs, was introduced. Unfortunately, today, we have monstrous mass, and real bodybuilding is lost.
Sergio was a Chicago police officer up in Rogers Park, on the far North Side of the city. He had a gym in the Edgewater neighborhood. Once, I got the nerve to go work out there on a guest pass.... everyone was very nice, but I was SO intimidated; even the little old ladies were more pumped than I was!! didn't see Sergio, but every person there could have stepped onto stage. Needless to say, I stayed down a few notches in my gym choice.
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@@warrenhoffman653we have lots of free stuff on ironhistory.com . Plenty of muscle builder articles and photos if you want to jog some other memories. Would love to have you
This is Fantastic. Guess I'm dating myself but I had the Muscle Builder Power magazine with all the photo stills of your video. Still working out in my 70's there have certainly been changes in bodybuilding. I won't pass judgment on where we are currently but I certainly miss those great people of that era.
@@Ironhistory1138 Ah cool. Yeah, the original was on Palmetto St., then he moved around the corner from Fresh Pond Road and renamed it Zinn's Muscle Factory.
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I remember most of those guys when I bought Muscle Builder magazines. There was an article in one of them where Dave Draper wrestled a bear (muzzled). The bear won. Don't mess with a bear. Now in my 70s, I still work out at Planet Fitness.
So many great Physiques. Rick Wayne, Chuck Sipes, Sergio, Don Howorth, Zabo putting Frank Zane to shame in the Shred Department. Watch Chuck Sipes perform a side chest shot, thats how it should be done 💪
This was a tremendous piece of historical material encompassing a tremendous group of bodybuilders from that era. Thank you so much for sharing it. Just joined your channel.👏🏻👏🏻👍🏼👍🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
This has validated my long, long-held opinions that - Don Howorth possessed the greatest example of the perfect physique. Chuck Sipes was Hercules incarnate. Sergio will forever be known as the mighty Myth.
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@@warrenhoffman653 I believe you're correct. Amazing physique and incredible strong. I think he performed a strongman act at this show, though it's not shown even in the full 9 minute video.
Tremendous! Thank you for sharing! Howorth was vastly underrated.
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Howorth was unquestionably the widest man there. It's good to finally see some video of him in competition.
@@TruthTellert63 The "Duke of Delts" for sure.
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in my view howorth was the ideal
These are not "vintage" bodybuilders. These are ACTUAL bodybuilders, as opposed to the current GenZ influencer and tren plague. RIP to bodybuilding, gym culture, and society at large...
Grim but true!
My exact thought. This is bodybuilding!!
This is true bodybuilding at its finest. These men were icons. There was room for the sport to grow as more muscularity, especially in the legs, was introduced. Unfortunately, today, we have monstrous mass, and real bodybuilding is lost.
@ednakrause2421 Very well said. I've watched what I deem a decline in physiques from when I started in '81 to today's bloated messes.
Well said ✊🏼
Thanks. Fantastic.
They all looked great!
An amazing share. Thank you!!
You're welcome.
@@Ironhistory1138Você tem o vídeo em que Sergio oliva posa em uma piscina
Sergio was a Chicago police officer up in Rogers Park, on the far North Side of the city. He had a gym in the Edgewater neighborhood. Once, I got the nerve to go work out there on a guest pass.... everyone was very nice, but I was SO intimidated; even the little old ladies were more pumped than I was!! didn't see Sergio, but every person there could have stepped onto stage. Needless to say, I stayed down a few notches in my gym choice.
Thank you so much. What a moment to see all the stories of this Olympia I read as a kid come to life. And this happened not long after WW2
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Thank you this means the world to me. 💖 These videos are treasured.
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Brought back great memories. Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome. Were you there?
@ No. I wish I was. I read about it in Muscle Builder magazine
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@@Ironhistory1138Great! Thanks!
This is Fantastic. Guess I'm dating myself but I had the Muscle Builder Power magazine with all the photo stills of your video. Still working out in my 70's there have certainly been changes in bodybuilding. I won't pass judgment on where we are currently but I certainly miss those great people of that era.
Maaan... fantastic to finally see this - thank you! 💪🏾
You're welcome.
I totally prefer the solid black background compared to the dancing light show they now use today.
same
I knew Harold (Damon) Poole at Zinn's Gym in Queens in the 90's. Very friendly.
Ha... was just about to mention Harold and Zinns. 💪🏾
Where was in Queens? I lived in Sunnyside for a time.
@@Ironhistory1138 Ah cool. Yeah, the original was on Palmetto St., then he moved around the corner from Fresh Pond Road and renamed it Zinn's Muscle Factory.
@@Ironhistory1138 This was his Gym in the 90's on 69th Lane off Myrtle Avenue, in the third (top) floor of an industrial building.
@ gotcha. Thanks
Super 👌💪
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I remember most of those guys when I bought Muscle Builder magazines. There was an article in one of them where Dave Draper wrestled a bear (muzzled). The bear won. Don't mess with a bear. Now in my 70s, I still work out at Planet Fitness.
So many great Physiques. Rick Wayne, Chuck Sipes, Sergio, Don Howorth, Zabo putting Frank Zane to shame in the Shred Department. Watch Chuck Sipes perform a side chest shot, thats how it should be done 💪
Fabulous !
This was a tremendous piece of historical material encompassing a tremendous group of bodybuilders from that era. Thank you so much for sharing it. Just joined your channel.👏🏻👏🏻👍🏼👍🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
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Great 👏👏👏👏
Had a hard time making a few of these guys out but had ZERO confusion when those 4D abs popped on screen. Could only belong to Zabo.
... PLEASE, don' t forget Mike Katz!!! 😢
Big Mike! I think he might have won Best Chest here.
Forget him in what way? He didn't compete in the Olympia until 1976!
This has validated my long, long-held opinions that -
Don Howorth possessed the greatest example of the perfect physique.
Chuck Sipes was Hercules incarnate.
Sergio will forever be known as the mighty Myth.
Seems like from decades ago, from another century even. Ooops!
Love it
Long before Arnold became the Weider poster boy
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Not really. Arnold arrived in America the following year.
I would have expected Draper to give Sergio some competition but no, Oliva had this contest hands down. Zane was the biggest I have ever seen him.
Sergio, no doubt but a few other very good physiques.
I think it was round this era they " dabbled in someting" but b4 creatine .good ol days of heavy cream etc .dr.maurio.rheo.etc
OUTSTANDING
Looks like Jack Delinger at 0:35 ??
Yes. He was a guest poser
Two years later The Terminator shows up
Yep. But he loses the first time.
Does anyone know if they were still natural in 1967? Is that a guess, or are you pretty sure?
It is known, and as a whole they were not natural. Harold Poole may be the one exception amongst the champions of the time.
@@Ironhistory1138Right. And Chuck Sipes.
@@warrenhoffman653 I believe you're correct. Amazing physique and incredible strong. I think he performed a strongman act at this show, though it's not shown even in the full 9 minute video.
No not natural
But nothing like they take today not even close
These are real men not the bloated fakes today
To bad thats the best they could get . Something that looks like it was filmed in 1920 s
It's likely it was a home movie camera at the time. Not a professionally filmed event. That's my guess, as they did have better cameras at the time.
Reg Park
Sergio Olivia
I mean Draper.lol