The History Of Bodybuilding With Randy Roach On Maximus Radio
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Arthur Jones, Steroids and lots of Muscle!
Some would call it the “Golden Age of Bodybuilding”
In this podcast Randy Roach and I discuss the history of bodybuilding. Randy is the author of Muscle, Smoke and Mirrors which is a three volume set, each over 600 pages.
We discuss Arthur Jones and the whole Nautilus thing, I ask Randy if Arthur didn’t use the Mentzers for their experiments and used an average Joe, would you think they would have gotten the same results? Randy’s honest and frank answer will surprise you.
Listen to the interview here by clicking Play:
We talk about Arnold and the impact he made. Did he deserve the credit?
Read MoreGeorge Butler’s comments on my book
Received the following endorsement today:
“Muscle Smoke and Mirrors” is well written, comprehensive and thorough. It will stand witness to what took place in the broad scheme of the muscle world and is a great credit to its writer. I have now read the first two volumes with interest and look forward to the third. Thank you for your generous comments on Pumping Iron, the book and the eponymous movies. Onward.
George Butler,
Producer of Pumping Iron
Charles Welling’s Interview Part III: A Blind Man With No Limits
Charles Welling’s part three of a very large 15,000 word three part interview about, you guessed it, me. He has also consolidated all three sections into one and the link to the full interview can be found on our “In The media” page.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012
Randy Roach Part III: A Blind Man With NO Limits
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| Randy Roach in his office, January 2012 |
With this post, we conclude what has become a truly fascinating conversation with Randy Roach. The entire interview, all three parts totaling nearly 15,000 words, may be read start to finish on its own page, here; Part III begins directly below.
But I first want to express my profound gratitude to Randy for being receptive to actually putting all this information about him, much of it never before published, out there
Reviews and mentions in IronMan, Men’s Journal, Muscle & Fitness and bodybuilding.com
Ken O’Neil, who wrote a review for Volume I in Iron Man magazine, has informed me that he will also be writing another review for Volume II in that same classic magazine that will be out perhaps in the spring.
Paul Solotaroff, senior writer for Men’s Journal and Rolling Stone, had his large article called, “The Dawn of Huge” released in the February issue of Men’s Journal. Paul referred to Muscle, Smoke & Mirrors as the “definitive” work on the industry.
Read MoreDid a radio interview with Dominik Feischl in Austria
On January 30, 2012 I was honoured to have been a guest of Dominik Feischl, a fitness journalist from Austria and co-owner of the fitness radio podcast www.power-quest.cc.
Dominik is based in Austria and has a significant European audience. I thoroughly enjoyed doing his show and he has invited me back for part 2 in the future.
I’ll have the interview up as soon as it’s ready.
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