Training Golden Era How To Deadlift Properly Deadlifts: the ultimate full-body workout and the ultimate show of strength. Whether you’re a gym newbie looking to finally take it up a notch but aren’t quite sure how to deadlift without breaking your back, or you’re just curious and want to know about this stuff you may have come across on the internet, this […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Training BICEP CURLS OR HAMMER CURLS: WHICH IS THE BEST EXERCISE FOR BIGGER BICEPS? Bicep curls or hammer curls…. which is the best way to build up your arms? If the arms of your shirts don’t hug your guns enough, or at all….. That means it’s time to rework your fitness plan to get bigger and better arms. You need the best exercises out there that’re sure to work […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Training How To Get A Bigger Chest: 5 Best Exercises To Get A Bigger Chest ‘You could park a bus on that chest!’ That was what someone from the crowd yelled out when Arnie took the stage for one of his exhibitions and quite frankly, he/she wasn’t wrong at all.Arnold easily had the most impressive chest size in bodybuilding history….even in the golden era of bodybuilding. Now if you’re probably […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Golden Era Training The Original Old School Arm Blaster Workout Written by Dr. Juan Carlos Cassano aka The Golden Era Bookworm The Arm Blaster originally came on to the pages of old school muscle mags in the 70s, with photos of Arnold with the words “Did you ever see such mind-blowing Biceps!” Although Joe Weider would advertise the Arm Blaster as a piece of gym […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Golden Era History Training How Vince Gironda helped Arnold Bring His Legs Up To Par Written by Dr Juan Carlos Cassano aka The Golden Era Bookworm When we look at comparison shots of Arnold in 1966, to the later Arnold of the late 60s and later still, the early 70s, the size, cuts, and muscular separation are obvious. His quadriceps matured and he had clearly improved on the muscular separation […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Books Golden Era Training Vince’s Six Week Bulk Course: A Review Written by Dr Juan Carlos Cassano aka the Golden Era Bookworm Muscular Bulk. This is what many people would call laying a foundation. Many beginners nowadays don’t understand the importance of this most important step in one’s bodybuilding journey. Just look at any natural shows and most competitors look like they POWs fresh from a […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Training How Vince Gironda Trained Apollo Creed Written by Dr Juan Carlos Cassano aka the Golden Era Bookworm The Iron Guru was so known because of his unbelievable and uncanny ability to transform actors into tip-top shape ready for their roles in Hollywood movies. Therefore, it is no surprise that Vince helped Carl Weathers shape and cut his physique for the iconic […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Training How Larry Scott Taught Arnold To Blow Up His Biceps To 20 Inches Using The Preacher Curl When we think of Arnold Schwarzenegger, it’s hard not to envisage his massive chest and biceps, pumping iron at Gold’s Gym during the Golden years of Bodybuilding. Much is known about the routines Arnold would use in his competitive career, but not much is known about his initial mass programs. I recently created a video […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Training Book Review: The Sissy Squat Many exercises that we take for granted nowadays were invented long ago. Take the Sissy Squat. Now here is an exercise that is both poorly understood and that has probably been around for over a century. It was practiced by most bodybuilders at Vince’s Gym, who searched to perfect their thigh sweep development to a […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Training Why Vince Recommended Training Legs For Bigger Arms We all want big arms, and most of us will try just about any routine and exercise to get them. It is no wonder we have invented so many varieties of curls including Barbell Curls, Dumbbell Curls, Preacher Curls, Spider Curls, Cable Curls, and all their variations. Vince of course recommended that we change our […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Nutrition The Ultimate Guide To Vince Gironda’s Diets When people hear the name Vince Gironda, the words Iron Guru and Larry Scott come to mind, as well as Vince’s Gym and Sissy Squats. When it comes to Vince’s Diets, people instantly think of the Steak and Eggs Diet, or the 36 eggs a day diet and Desiccated Liver and to most people, that […] October 26, 2020March 10, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Training The Preacher Curl It’s Origins & How To Perform It The Preacher Curl is one of the best isolation exercises that can be performed for the development of the biceps. Synonymous with Larry Scott and the development of his colossal biceps, it is no wonder that it is also referred to as the Scott Curl. However, who invented […] September 24, 2020October 8, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Training 5 Famous Vince Gironda Exercises A lost art from the Golden Era of Bodybuilding was this concept of “body sculpting”… where a man could envision a physique and enter the gym to work the exact muscles that sculpt his ideal body. In the history of bodybuilding, there has been no greater body sculptor than the legendary Vince Gironda, who could […] July 14, 2020January 5, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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