May 17, 2022
Former IFBB head judge Roger Schwab joins the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to talk about some of the articles he wrote for IronMan Magazine back in the 1970's and '80's. Roger and host John Hansen talk about the contest reports that Roger wrote for the 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1986 Mr. Olympia contests. At the end of the podcast, John reads the article "Zane Wins Mr. Olympia" written by Roger Schwab for the March, 1979 issue of IronMan Magazine.
Time Stamps:
3:00 - Intro - Tim Gardner's Birthday
3:44 - Rich Gaspari's Birthday
5:10 - Emails
12:56 - Interview with Roger Schwab, former head judge of the IFBB
13:24 - Roger remembers Eddie Giuliani
17:00 - The first Mr. Olympia that Roger saw
20:10 - How good was Arnold?
22:00 - The controversy of the 1980 Olympia
24:42 - The points system at the 1981 Mr. Olympia
27:42 - The diversity of contestants at the 1982 Mr. Olympia
32:15 - Casey's physique at 19 years old
36:30 - The magic of bodybuilding before social media
39:30 - Contest reports in the magazines
49:15 - Bill Pearl guest posing at the 1978 Mr. America
53:30 - 1986 Mr. Olympia contest report
55:56 - 1977 Mr. Olympia contest report
1:05:00 - 1978 Mr. Olympia contest report
1:08:00 - Zane vs Mentzer at the 1979 Mr. Olympia
1:15:00 - Kal Szkalak at the 1978 Mr. Olympia
1:20:45 - John Hansen reads the article "Zane Wins Mr. Olympia" written by Roger Schwab from the March, 1979 issue of IronMan Magazine
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