Jun 26, 2018
1979 AAU Mr. California Larry Jackson joins the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to talk about the Old School Days of Bodybuilding at Gold's Gym in Venice, California. Larry talks about how he started training at Bill Pearl's Gym before migrating over to Gold's Gym where he trained every day with Bodybuilding Legends such as Robby Robinson, Tony Pearson, Charles Glass, Kal Szkalak, Casey Viator, Samir Bannout and the Mentzer Brothers. Larry also talks about competing in the controversial 1978 Mr. America contest, winning the 1979 Mr. California contest, going up against Scott Wilson at the 1981 IFBB Mr. International contest and his thoughts on the two biggest bodybuilders he saw train at Gold's Gym. This episode is sponsored by Redcon1, Old School Labs and Florida Alternative Medicine.