Jun 20, 2022
1978 IFBB Mr. International winner Joe Nazario is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. Joe talks about how he started bodybuilding while serving in the Air Force, his early competitions, winning the 1978 Mr. International, training in California vs. New York and overcoming a severe back injury. At the end of the Podcast, host John Hansen reads the article "Joe Nazario Defeats the Injury Demon" written by Bill Reynolds for the March, 1979 issue of Muscle Builder & Power magazine. (Time Stamps below)
Time Stamps:
2:00 - Maturity Muscle Podcast
3:30 - 5th Anniversary next month
4:50 - Patreon sponsors
6:40 - Start of Joe Nazario interview
7:20 - How Joe started weight training
10:40 - Training in New York
13:25 - Winning the 1978 Mr. International contest
15:40 - Partying at Studio 54
17:44 - Competing in the IFBB in the 1970's
20:20 - Why Joe moved to Puerto Rico
22:10 - Moving out to California
25:20 - Retiring from bodybuilding
27:25 - Competing in the Mr. Olympia
29:50 - Joe's training routine
32:00 - Joe's back injury
39:00 - Joe talks about some of the top bodybuilders from the '70's
56:00 - Joe's modeling career
1:11:15 - John reads the article "Joe Nazario Defeats the Injury Demon" written by Bill Reynolds for the March, 1979 issue of Muscle Builder & Power magazine.
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