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West Coast Bodybuilding Scene: Afterword
West Coast Bodybuilding Scene: Golden Era Bodybuilding Dick Tyler, Afterword 1965 Mr. America For some reason I decided to go to a movie, a Saturday matine...
From the Gripper to the Dungeon
Dave Draper Time appears to be a cool character: unchanging, forever on the go, showing no favoritism. Yet time, upon which I never impose gender, is healing. Time forgives. My life inc...
Brother Iron Sister Steel Excerpt: Bill Pearl
Brother Iron, Sister Steel: A Bodybuilder’s Book Dave Draper, Sequins and Pearls Excerpt It was the weekend before the Mr. America contest in 1965. My training was going well, as...
Brother Iron Sister Steel Excerpt
Brother Iron Sister Steel Dave Draper, MGM Town Excerpt The cattle call that served to locate Harry Hollard for Don’t Make Waves was not unlike the Gladiator scenario two years pr...
Never Let Go Excerpt
Never Let Go Dan John, Systematic Education for Lifters Excerpt, pages 89-96 It happens every time I write an article or give a workshop. Someone asks me, “So, uh, Dan, do you thi...
Golden Impressions
West Coast Bodybuilding Scene: Golden Era Bodybuilding Dick Tyler, Golden Impressions It all began so quietly. The men started to assemble in the cool of the evening. The sun set over t...
Your Body Revival Excerpt: Obesity & the Emotions
Your Body Revival Dave Draper, Obesity and the Emotions Excerpt, Chapter 5 The link between obesity and the emotions is tight, yet frequently undefined. I’ve reviewed several books t...
Your Body Revival Excerpt: Chapter One
Your Body Revival Dave Draper, Weight Loss Straight Talk Excerpt, Chapter 1 It appears that losing weight has become one of mankind’s social pastimes, a big industry for the reso...
Advances in Functional Training Excerpt: Classifications of Single-Leg Exercises
Advances in Functional Training: Training Techniques for Coaches, Personal Trainers and Athletes Michael Boyle, Classifications of Single-Leg Exercises Excerpt, pages 216-219 One of the...
Gray Cook: Expanding on the Joint-by-Joint Approach, Part 3 of 3
Movement: Functional Movement Systems Gray Cook, Expanding on the Joint-by-Joint Approach, Part 3 of 3 If you did not yet see the first two parts, click here to start at the beginning. ...
Gray Cook: Expanding on the Joint-by-Joint Approach, Part 2 of 3
Movement: Functional Movement Systems Gray Cook, Expanding on the Joint-by-Joint Approach, Part 2 of 3 If you did not yet see part one, click here to start at the beginning. Reviewing t...