Thursday, January 03, 2008

  • Ellington Darden

    • Before authoring over 50 books on strength training and meeting Arthur Jones, Ellington Darden was a very successful bodybuilder in the 60's and 70's.

    Interestingly enough, Ellington Darden won the 1969 Mr. Texas Bodybuilding contest, the same contest where a 17 year old Casey Viator finished 4th.

    This shot was taken a few days after Ellington Darden won the 1972 AAU Collegiate Mr. America Contest.         		Ellington DardenEllington Darden

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    Monday, July 30, 2007

  • Ellington Darden

    • Before he became the most popular strength author of all time, Ellington Darden graced the cover of several top bodybuilding magazines including the July 1970 of Muscular Development pictured here.

    As an expert (not the armchair variety) in training, Ell Darden started asking the right questions very early on.

    He entered and placed very highly in a number of bodybuilding contests.

    Here's a look at the contests he won:

  • 1969 Mr. Texas - AAU

  • 1970 Mr. South - AAU

  • 1972 Collegiate Mr. America - AAU


    • Ellington Darden on the July 1970- issue of Muscular Development
    Ell Darden went on to author over 50 books on strength training. His latest can be found here: The New Bodybuilding for Old School Results

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    Posted by John Wood @ Monday, July 30, 2007

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