loader from loading.io

Mr. Olympia History, Part Two with Jerry Brainum

Bodybuilding Legends Show

Release Date: 08/11/2024

Kevin Levrone and Shawn Ray review the 1994 Mr. Olympia show art Kevin Levrone and Shawn Ray review the 1994 Mr. Olympia

Bodybuilding Legends Show

Bodybuilding legends Kevin Levrone and Shawn Ray are the guests on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to review the 1994 Mr. Olympia contest. Shawn was in second place at the Mr. Olympia in 1994 while Kevin took third place that year. Both Kevin and Shawn talk about their condition at the contest, the controversial win by Dorian Yates who was competing with a torn bicep and how the contest was judged in the individual rounds. Kevin and Shawn also talk about the direction the sport of bodybuilding took in the 1990's when size was the major factor in winning the Mr. Olympia. At the...

info_outline
1994 In Review, Part Two with Jerry Brainum show art 1994 In Review, Part Two with Jerry Brainum

Bodybuilding Legends Show

Jerry Brainum, former writer for Muscle & Fitness, Flex and IronMan Magazine, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to continue the end of the year reviews for the year 1994 in Bodybuilding. In Part Two of their interview, Jerry and host John Hansen talk about the professional bodybuilding contests from 1994 including the Arnold Classic, Night of the Champions, IronMan Pro Invitational, San Jose Pro, Chicago Pro and others. At the end of the interview, John reads two articles from 1994 including "Bodybuilding's Blow Out - 1994 Arnold Classic report" written by...

info_outline
1994 In Review, Part One with Jerry Brainum show art 1994 In Review, Part One with Jerry Brainum

Bodybuilding Legends Show

Jerry Brainum, former writer for Muscle & Fitness, Flex and IronMan Magazine, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to continue their end of the year Reviews for the year 1994 in Bodybuilding. In Part One of their interview, Jerry and host John Hansen talk about the top amateur competitions from 1994 including the NPC USA which was won by Dennis Newman, the 1994 North American Championships won by Jeff Poulin and the 1994 NPC Nationals won by Paul DeMayo. At the end of the interview, John reads three articles from 1994 including the NPC USA contest report written...

info_outline
1984 In Review, Part Three with Jerry Brainum show art 1984 In Review, Part Three with Jerry Brainum

Bodybuilding Legends Show

Jerry Brainum, former writer for Muscle & Fitness and IronMan Magazine, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to continue the Review of the year 1984 in Bodybuilding. In Part Three of his interview, Jerry and host John Hansen talk about the 1984 Mr. Olympia contest in which Lee Haney won his first Mr. Olympia title and Sergio Oliva made a comeback to the IFBB after 12 years. John and Jerry also talk about the 1984 Pro World and the World Grand Prix championships, both won by Albert Beckles.  Time Stamps: 5:00 - Pro Physique Transformation Challenge 6:30 -...

info_outline
1984 In Review, Part Two with Jerry Brainum show art 1984 In Review, Part Two with Jerry Brainum

Bodybuilding Legends Show

Jerry Brainum, former writer for Muscle & Fitness, Flex and IronMan Magazine, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast for the annual Year in Review show. On this episode, Jerry and host John Hansen talk about the year 1984 in Bodybuilding. In Part Two of their interview, Jerry and John discuss the 1984 NPC Nationals won by Mike Christian and the 1984 IFBB Mr. Universe which was held in Las Vegas. At the end of the podcast, John reads two articles about Rich Gaspari and Mike Christian, respectively.  Time Stamps: 4:15 - Emails to the Podcast 8:40 - Happy...

info_outline
1984 In Review, Part One with Jerry Brainum show art 1984 In Review, Part One with Jerry Brainum

Bodybuilding Legends Show

Jerry Brainum, former writer for Muscle & Fitness, Flex and IronMan Magazine, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast for the annual Year in Review show. On this episode, Jerry and host John Hansen talk about the year 1984 in Bodybuilding. In Part One of their interview, Jerry and John talk about the 1984 AAU Mr. America contest won by Joe Meeko and the 1984 NABBA Mr. Universe contest won by Brian Buchanan. At the end of the podcast, John reads an article about the 1984 AAU Mr. America written by Al Antuck from the March, 1985 issue of IronMan Magazine.  Time...

info_outline
1974 Year In Review, Part Two with Jerry Brainum show art 1974 Year In Review, Part Two with Jerry Brainum

Bodybuilding Legends Show

Jerry Brainum, former writer for Muscle & Fitness and IronMan Magazine, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast for the annual Year in Review show. On this episode, Jerry and host John Hansen talk about the year 1974 in Bodybuilding. In Part Two of their interview, Jerry and John discuss the 1974 Mr. Olympia contest in which Arnold Schwarzenegger won his fifth Mr. Olympia title over Lou Ferrigno, Franco Columbu and Frank Zane. They also talk about the 1974 IFBB Mr. America won by Bob Birdsong and the 1974 IFBB Mr. World won by Bill Grant. Finally, Jerry and John...

info_outline
1974 Year In Review, Part One with Jerry Brainum show art 1974 Year In Review, Part One with Jerry Brainum

Bodybuilding Legends Show

Jerry Brainum, former writer for Muscle & Fitness magazine and IronMan Magazine, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. Jerry joins host John Hansen to review the Year 1974 in Bodybuilding. In Part One of their discussion, Jerry and John talk about the 1974 AAU Mr. America contest won by Ron Thompson, the 1974 NABBA Mr. Universe contest which was won by Roy Duval (Amateur) and Chris Dickerson (Professional) and the 1974 IFBB Mr. Universe won by Lou Ferrigno for the second consecutive year. At the end of the interview, John Hansen reads the article "The Mr....

info_outline
1964 Year in Review with Jerry Brainum show art 1964 Year in Review with Jerry Brainum

Bodybuilding Legends Show

Jerry Brainum, former writer for Muscle & Fitness magazine, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. On this episode, Jerry and John talk about the year 1964 in Bodybuilding for their annual End of the Year Review. Jerry and John review the major competitons of 1964 including the 1964 AAU Mr. America contest won by Val Vasilieff, the 1964 NABBA Mr Universe won by John Hewlett and Earl Maynard and the 1964 IFBB Mr. America and Mr. Universe won by Harold Poole and Larry Scott, respectively.  Time Stamps: 2:24 - John's competition 6:54 - Emails to the Podcast...

info_outline
Bodybuilding Articles - Muscle Training Illustrated show art Bodybuilding Articles - Muscle Training Illustrated

Bodybuilding Legends Show

On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, host John Hansen reads a series of articles from Dan Lurie's Muscle Training Illustrated magazine. Included in the articles read is an article about a young Lou Ferrigno, Lance Dreher after he won the 1981 IFBB Mr. Universe, an interview with Rachel McLish after she won her second Ms. Olympia title in 1982, a profile on Phil Williams after his dominating win at the 1985 NPC Nationals and a feature article on Phil Hill after he won his pro card at the 1987 NPC Nationals.  Time Stamps: 3:30 - John's contest next week 5:30 - New Mike...

info_outline
 
More Episodes

On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, guest Jerry Brainum joins John Hansen for Part Two of his discussion about the History of the Mr. Olympia contest. On this episode, Jerry and John talk about the Columbus Years (1976-1979) when Arnold and Jim Lorimer promoted the Mr. Olympia in Columbus, Ohio. They also discuss the Controversial Years (1980-1981), the two most controversial Mr. Olympia's in the history of the event when both Arnold and Franco came back after a five year layoff to again win the title. Finally, Jerry and John talk about the In-Between Years when Chris Dickerson (1982) and Samir Bannout (1983) both won the title for the first time. At the end of the interview, John reads three articles about these years in bodybuilding. These articles include an opinion piece about Frank Zane winning the 1979 Mr. Olympia and also two articles about Arnold and Franco's comeback. 

Time Stamps:

2:40 - Andrew Jacked

6:50 - Emails 

11:00 - Interview with Jerry begins

11:10 - The Columbus Years (1975-1979)

19:05 - Arnold promoting bodybuilding

25:00 - The Controversial Years (1980-1981)

40:15 - The In-Between Years (1982-1983)

48:40 - John reads the article "In Defense of Zane" by Garry Bartlett for the May, 1980 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine.

55:00 - John reads the article "How I Saw the Mr. Olympia" by Steven Robinson for the March, 1982 issue of IronMan Magazine. 

1:01:04 - John reads the article "Olympia Report" by Jack Neary for the February, 1981 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine. 

Links:

Jerry's Newsletter - Applied Metabolics

Workout and Diet Programs by John Hansen

Become a Patreon Sponsor

Bodybuilding Legends website

John's YouTube Channel

Bodybuilding Legends on Instagram