Franco Santoriello had one of the best physiques in bodybuilding in the 1980’s. As a teen competitor, Franco won four national titles in two years, beating out future bodybuilding legends like Eddie Robinson and Shawn Ray. Franco went on be a force on the national bodybuilding scene while in his early 20’s, eventually winning his…
1988 NPC USA Champion John DeFendis talks about his bodybuilding career for the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. John talks about his crazy years of training with Mr. America Steve Michalik and what he learned from the Intensity or Insanity Training program. John also talks about winning the 1988 NPC USA Championships, the highlight of his bodybuilding…
Bodybuilding Champion Richard Baldwin talks about his extensive bodybuilding career in the 1970’s and 1980’s. Richard shares his stories of meeting Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny Padilla, Tom Platz, Ron Teufel, Kal Szkalak and Samir Bannout as well as chronicling his great bodybuilding career, competing at the national level against some of the greats of the Golden…
Nutrition Expert and Contest Prep Coach Chris Aceto is interviewed for the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to talk about his early days in Bodybuilding. Chris talks about competing in bodybuilding competitions in Massachusetts under the tutelage of Bob Gruskin, meeting Jay Cutler for the first time, training with Mr. America Jeff King, working at the Bodybuilding…
In Part Two of his interview with the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, Craig Monson talks about training at Muscle Beach in the 1980’s. Craig also talks about when he started competing in bodybuilding contests including traveling to Europe with John Brown to compete in the Mr. World contest. Craig also talks about meeting his idols Arnold…
Bodybuilder Craig Monson joins the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to talk about his life as a bodybuilder. In Part One of the interview, Craig talks about how he started working out at 12 years old, his time spent in San Quentin Prison and his training at Bill Pearls Gym and Gold’s Gym as well as some…
1985 NPC Nationals winner Phil Williams is interviewed about the Old School Days of Bodybuilding training at Gold’s Gym in the 1980’s and the legendary George Turner’s Gym in St. Louis in the late 1970’s. Phil talks about meeting Mike Mentzer when he was only a teenager and how Mentzer influenced his training, training with…
Rick Valente joins the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to talk about the Old School Days of Bodybuilding at Gold’s Gym in Venice, California. Rick talks about how he got started in bodybuilding in his hometown of Connecticut and his eventual odyssey to Mecca of Bodybuilding in Southern California. Rick discusses how he got the job as…
1979 Mr. California Larry Jackson talks about the Old School Days of Bodybuilding at Gold’s Gym in Venice, California. Larry talks about when he started bodybuilding in the early 1970’s at Bill Pearl’s Gym before he migrated over to Gold’s Gym. Larry talks about some of the Bodybuilding Legends he trained with every day at…
1966 AAU Mr. America Bob Gajda and his friends Al Jakich and Terry Strand get together to talk about the Golden Age of Bodybuilding in Chicago. Bob, Al and Terry talk about Rock Stonewall and his time in Chicago managing Irvin Johnson’s gym while simultaneously running a prostitution ring in the city. The guys also…
