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Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1974. Feras Saied; Frank Saldo; Monte Saldo; Silvio Samuel; Eugen Sandow, "father" of modern bodybuilding; Miloš Šarčev; Marko Savolainen, "Supermass"; Günter Schlierkamp, "The Gentle Giant"
Mr. Olympia is the title awarded to the winner of the professional men's bodybuilding contest in the open division at Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend—an international bodybuilding competition that is held annually and is sanctioned by the IFBB Professional League. [3]
Coleman talking about his journey in October 2009. Ronald Dean Coleman (born May 13, 1964) is an American former professional bodybuilder, who is widely regarded as the greatest bodybuilder of all-time.
Frank Zane (born June 28, 1942 [1]) is a retired American professional bodybuilder and author. He is a three-time Mr. Olympia, and his physique is considered one of the greatest in the history of bodybuilding due to his meticulous focus on symmetry and proportion. [4] He was inducted in the IFBB Hall of Fame in 1999. [1]
Paul Edward Anderson (October 17, 1932 – August 15, 1994) was an American weightlifter, powerlifter and strongman.He was an Olympic gold medalist, a world champion, and a two-time national champion in Olympic weightlifting. [3]
Sergio Oliva was born on July 4, 1941, in Guantanamo, Cuba, [2] during the presidency of Fulgencio Batista.As a teenager, after only a year of training, Sergio was able to perform clean & jerks above 400 pounds. [3]
Lee Haney (born November 11, 1959) is an American former professional bodybuilder. [2] Haney shares the all-time record for most Mr. Olympia titles at eight with Ronnie Coleman. [3] The winner of the Mr. Olympia title for eight consecutive years, he is widely regarded as among the greatest professional bodybuilders of all time. [4]
Bodybuilding requires significant time and effort to reach the desired results. A novice bodybuilder may be able to gain 8–15 pounds (4–7 kg) of muscle per year if they lift weights for seven hours per week, but muscle gains begin to slow down after the first two years to about 5–15 pounds (2–7 kg) per year.