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This months feature is the premier edition of STRAIGHT TALK WITH ROGER WALKER. In this edition we will share the training philosophy that he employed to reach the peak of his powers at the controversial 1980 Mr Olympia.. Go to Featured Page
What’s New!
I have just completed scanning and formatting the 1976 MUSCLEMAG INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL (ANNUAL 1). Converting a magazine of this size to an electronic booklet is a time consuming labour of love. It is now available for your reading pleasure.
This is the first of a series of 5 annuals that Robert Kennedy and his team but together between 1976 and 1981. My plan is to release the entire series on a bi-monthly basis. Please enjoy the first of what I believe is the most prized and renowned bodybuilding magazines series of all time. Go to Library Page
Monthly Featured Magazine
This month’s featured international magazine is the July 1968 edition of Joe Weider’s Muscle Builder / Power (Volume 9 Number 11). The cover features a young Arnold Schwarzenegger. This is infact the first time the “Austrian Oak” appears on a Weider Magazine Cover. The magazine itself features some excellent muscle building instructional articles as well a feature on Danny Mackey. In 1968 Dan would win both the AAU Mr Pacific Coast and the IFBB Mr Pacific Coast. Enjoy! Go to Library Page