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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
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