Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Muscular Development Magazine, May 1964: Hugo LabraThe popular bodybuilder Hugo Labra on the cover of the May, 1964 of Muscular Development Magazine. It is very well known today but at the time Muscular Development was a very new magazine... This was only the 5th issue.
Labels: Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding Magazine, Cover, Hugo Labra, Magazine, Muscular Development
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Got Neck?If you want to look strong (not to mention also be strong) then you had better train your neck. This fellow, a football player at the University of Tennessee Martin, named Hunter Carter had some help from Mother Nature in that department but he also did quite a bit of work with a Neck Helmet which obviously paid off. You'll find him featured in the July, 1976 issue of Muscular Development Magazine in an article on neck training by Carl H. Giles.
Labels: Build Neck Strength, Carl H. Giles, Muscular Development, Neck Development, Neck Helmet, Neck Strength
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Sunday, May 03, 2009
Earle E. Liederman's BooksEarle E. Liederman was a very well-known vaudeville strongman and one of the greatest of the strength authors. Here's a look at his strength bibliography:
Liederman was also the editor of "Muscle Power" Magazine (and several other magazines), wrote an untold number of training articles, several courses and even a few books of poetry.The Science of Wrestling and The Art of Jiu-Jitsu (1923) Muscle Building (1924) Secrets of Strength (1925) Endurance (1926) Muscular Development (1928) Here's Health (1929)
Labels: Earle E. Liederman, Endurance, Mail Order Muscle Courses, Muscle Building, Muscular Development, Secrets of Strength, Strength Author, Strength Books
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Saturday, January 05, 2008
| You can see why they say Steve Reeves has the classic physique -- he looked like a Greek statue brought to life. He was also one of the most successful bodybuilders of all time, winning almost every contest he entered including the 1947 AAU Mr. America title. Reeves trained at the York Barbell Club in York, PA for the 1950 NABBA Mr. Universe contest (which he won.) While there, John Grimek, watched him train, and later wrote an article about what he saw in the November, 1964 issue of Muscular Development Magazine. |  Steve Reeves |
Labels: AAU, Bodybuilding, Classic Physique, Exercises, John Grimek, Mr. America, Mr. Universe, Muscular Development, NABBA, Steve Reeves, Workout
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Thursday, October 25, 2007
 Ell Darden | Ell Darden was a champion bodybuilder who graced the cover of several different magazines in the 1970's. He made the cover of Strength and Health Magazine and Muscular Development Magazine several times but he never did make the cover of Iron Man Magazine... He did, however, make the back cover of Iron Man as shown here from the November 1970 issue. He went on to write countless training articles and a few books. You can see his latest book here: The New Bodybuilding for Oldschool Results. |
Labels: Bodybuilding, Ellington Darden, Iron Man Magazine, Muscle Magazine, Muscular Development, Strength and Health
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Monday, October 08, 2007
Ellington Darden's training, fat loss and fitness books has been read by more people than any other strength author in history.
Here's a look at his bibliography:
Body Defining (1996)
A Flat Stomach ASAP (1998)
The Bowflex Body Plan (2003)
The New High Intensity Training (2004)
The New Bodybuilding for Old School Results (2006)
Here's a look at his bibliography:
 Ellington Darden on the Cover of Muscular Development Magazine, January, 1973 Super High Intensity Bodybuilding (1986)  GROW! (1993)  The New High Intensity Training (2004) |
Labels: Bodybuilding, Ellington Darden, High Intensity, Muscular Development, Nautilus
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Sunday, October 07, 2007
Classic Muscular Development MagazineBob Hoffman and the York Barbell Company began Strength and Health Magazine in 1932 to highlight and promote the wonders of proper strength training to the world. These early Strength and Health magazines covered a variety of topics including bodybuilding, Olympic weightlifting, Nutrition, athletic training and more.
In 1964, the York Barbell company started its second magazine entitled "Muscular Development" which was devoted specifically to bodybuilding. The editor of Muscular Development Magazine from 1964 until 1986 was none other than John Grimek (who also graced the first cover.)
The first five issues are featured above (January to May 1964) Covermen from left to right John Grimek,Bill Pearl, Bernie Earnst, Larry Scott and Hugo Labra.
Labels: Bernie Earnst, Bill Pearl, Bob Hoffman, Bodybuilding, Hugo Labra, John Grimek, Larry Scott, Muscle Magazine, Muscular Development, York Barbell
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Monday, July 30, 2007
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.
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
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: |  Ellington Darden on the July 1970- issue of Muscular Development |
Labels: AAU, Bodybuilding, Collegiate Mr. America, Cover, Ellington Darden, Mr. South, Mr. Texas, Muscle Magazine, Muscular Development
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