The Golden Age of Bodybuilding - 30 Photos of Bodybuilding Greats. The "home of bodybuilding" was moved to Muscle Beach Venice in the 1950s, with some of the greatest bodybuilders ever - Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dave Draper, Larry Scott and Franco Columbo – all having trained at one point right on the beach!
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The Golden Age of Bodybuilding - 30 Photos of Bodybuilding Greats. The "home of bodybuilding" was moved to Muscle Beach Venice in the 1950s, with some of the greatest bodybuilders ever - Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dave Draper, Larry Scott and Franco Columbo – all having trained at one point right on the beach!
Franco Columbu was a BEAST when it came to pull ups. He cranked them from all angles AND added weight to them as well. High reps AND low reps. Reminds me of my OLD Bodybuilding training partner.... We almost always began our workouts with chins and progressed to weighted chins. He would build up to […]
In the 1970s, Rachel McLish became the first Ms. Olympia. Women's bodybuilding sadly evolved into a freak show that has turned the majority of women off of lifting weights.
Nobody had imagined that what started at the Muscle Beach in Venice California in 1950 would go on to become a revolution in the sport of bodybuilding. Decades later, we call it the Golden Age of Bodybuilding. Back then there were less supplements, more heart. Fewer excuses, longer workout hours. Less talk, more sweat. This resulted in the rise of the greatest bodybuilders the world would ever see. Here are 39 photos that will take you back in time, and make you say, ‘They don’t make ‘em like this anymore!’ The King!© FacebookArnold With Joe Weider Aka The Godfather Of Bodybuilding© FacebookLou Ferrigno With Joe Weider© FacebookSergio Olivia And Arnold Schwarzenegger© Facebook © FacebookBackstage At The Mr. Olympia© FacebookThe Moustache Man, Mike Mentese!© FacebookArnie, Getting Oiled Up!© FacebookThe Great Serge Nubret, In The Middle© FacebookThose Delts, Serge!© FacebookThe Little Hulk, Franco Columbu© Facebook © FacebookThe Master Piece, Robby Robinson© FacebookThe Muscle From Iran, Samir Bannut© FacebookWell, Just The 16-Year-Old Arnold Flexing For The Girls!© Facebook © FacebookYou Heard Him, Rows Before Hoes!© FacebookFlexin’ Franco!© FacebookThe Perfection That Was Sergio Olivia© FacebookIf The Bar Ain’t Bending, It Ain’t Heavy!© FacebookPlace Your Bets!© FacebookAt The Muscle Beach© FacebookThe Legend, Lou Ferrigno© FacebookArnie And Franco, Training Partners For Life!© FacebookThat Chest Can Crush You!© FacebookThose Biceps Need Work© FacebookThose Shoulders Though© Facebook © Facebook © FacebookThe Greats!© Facebook © Facebook © FacebookJust Look At That Chest!© FacebookSerge Nubrat, Sergio Olivia, And Arnold© FacebookHow To Get More Gains!© FacebookThe Myth!© FacebookThe Man’s Gotta Eat!© FacebookKillin’ It At The Beach!© FacebookThe Mecca© FacebookPhoto: © Facebok (Main Image)