May 4, 2020
Bodybuilding writer and nutrition expert Jerry Brainum is the guest this week on the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast for Part Two of his interview. Jerry talks about why heavy training is so important for building and keeping muscle mass (07:40), the most iconic bodybuilding photos in history (20:43), how did Tom Platz develop the best legs ever in bodybuilding (29:50), what exercises can actually make changes to your bone structure (47:30) and how you can tell if you have the genetic potential for bodybuilding (52:55). John and Jerry also reminisce about hugging and kissing before social distancing existed (1:11:00). At the end of the podcast, host John Hansen reads an excerpt from the book Pumping Iron in which author Charles Gaines writes about Arnold winning the 1980 Mr. Olympia contest (1:27:12).