
FRANCO COLUMBU — Bodybuilding’s Best Friend
By now the bodybuilding community, and the wider world in general, know that Franco Columbu has died. For the non-bodybuilding fan...

BODYBUILDING PHOTOS THAT ARE A PART OF ME — Arnold at the 1975 Mr Olympia
I started lifting weights in 1980 when I was thirteen years old, five years after the above photo of Arnold was taken at the 1975 Mr...

BODYBUILDING PHOTOS THAT ARE A PART OF ME: Arm Blaster Arnold
Oh my goodness!! I still smile to myself, and shake my head in admiration, when I look at this amazing photograph. First of all, let’s...

FORGOTTEN BODYBUILDERS: John Terilli (and the era he represents)
My wife’s Australian friend Jacinta is staying with us for a few weeks. She spent a number of years living in London when she was...

Haney vs Samir in ‘83?
I remember as a teenager, when seeing this photo of Lee Haney and Samir Bannout for the first time, how fascinated I was by it. I was...

GYM GROUP PHOTOS
Geraint Thomas recently became the third Briton and first Welshman to win the Tour de France. C’est Magnifique Geraint!! As a keen...

LEE HANEY Bodybuilding photos that are a part of me
What an amazing photo!! This picture resonates for me in so many ways. Taken around the mid 80’s, we see Lee standing in his jeans over...

“IF YOU DON’T HAVE IT.....DON’T HIT IT!”
Fans of the Pumping Iron movie will recognise the above words, spoken by Arnold to Franco when all the guys were in Gold’s Gym having an...

Forgotten Bodybuilders: Freddy Oritz
This post is causing me a lot of confusion!! I cannot make up my mind as to what it is exactly about. The photo at the top is in the...

Berry deMey and Erika Mes
Bodybuilding photos that shaped my life. This is a photo that mesmerised me. Berry deMey and Erika Mes, taken at the first ever IFBB...

A Simple Truth
A good friend and client that shares my love of bodybuilding history sent me a Facebook post by 80’s bodybuilding star Gary Strydom. In...

So Much to Love!
There are so many reasons to love this photo. I always imagine the Golds Gym gang have worked out, eaten a meal of steak, eggs and milk...

Jingle bells!
Here we have Samir Bannout winning the 1983 Mr Olympia. To a fan of modern bodybuilding this photo will not really impress. Dozens of...

The more things change...
What a fantastic photo of Arnold on the set of Conan the Barbarian. As we all know he is 6’2” and looks like a little kid next to Andre...

Stick it in your family....album!
1970 NABBA Mr. Universe: Arnold beats Reg Park! What a fantastic photo! Three amazing heavyweights. Dave Draper, Reg Park and Arnold...

Legs Eleven!
If you had to choose half a dozen of the most mind blowing bodybuilding photos ever taken this one of Tom Platz has to be included on the...

A Human Sculpture
This photo of Frank Zane, taken at the '83 Olympia, is one of my all time favourites. It is just perfection. Look at the picture and you...

THE ONE AND ONLY!!!
We start this blog with an iconic photo of bodybuildings (and my) main man!!! There are many reasons to love this photo Firstly,what a...



















