If we're talking about the women, then you can absolutely say yes. One subtle indication might be the fact there is no longer a Ms. Olympia contest; proof, a jacked girl might reckon, that she'd be...
“Show me the bodies…”
I first made that statement in an interview with Armen Keteyian on HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel. And again not that long after in the critically acclaimed steroid...
I Think We Overthunk It…
A scraggly old Brit named Alfred, Lord Tennyson once said, “’tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” While such an attempt at drama wasn’t the...
Old School Rules: Twenty-Ones
What’s a 21? Well, if you were born in the ‘90s, you probably think it’s an aftermarket tire rim. But if you’re from the pre-health club movement, you probably know that...
I’ve been asked many times—and I’m sure I will be asked many more times—who l think is the best Mr. Olympia of all time. This being our Arnold issue, and with many believing that Arnold is the best...
I thought my topic for this column should be what I find motivating about Arnold and what ingratiates him to my most ardent respect: his discipline.
Undeniably, success at bodybuilding, on any level...
As cliché as it sounds, a lot of us really do use the new year to tighten up our diets, bring the intensity back up a few notches in the gym, and in general undo all that the holidays have done to us...
My wife and I just returned to Mexico from Charlotte, North Carolina, where she competed in the NPC Mid-Atlantic Classic (she took the overall in women’s physique!). It had probably been five years...
The Most Powerful Drug in the World
If you spend enough time in a gym, you’ve come to accept some insufferable behavior among young muscleheads who are a bit too pumped up about being someone who...
By the time I became one of the many Venice bodybuilders who had a membership at both Gold’s and World gyms, Arnold Schwarzenegger —World Gym’s most famous member—was well into his meteoric rise to...