Dec 22, 2021
Steve Brisbois, former pro bodybuilder in the 1980's and '90's, joins the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast for Part Two of his interview. In this episode, Steve talks about the drug testing that was used for the 1990 Arnold Classic, competing in the 1992 Mr. Olympia in Helsinki, Finland and witnessing the death of Mohamed Benaziza during the Grand Prix tour in Europe following the Mr. Olympia, an event that caused Steve to retire from the sport of bodybuilding. At the end of the podcast, host John Hansen reads the article "The Tail End of the Comet" written by Dick Tyler from the July, 1969 issue of Muscle Builder magazine.
Time Stamps:
3:38 - John's Photo Shoot
6:00 - Email from last week's podcast
7:15 - Premiere of the movie "Dream Big"
9:23 - Beginning of Steve Brisbois Interview, Part Two
13:00 - Was Mike Ashley natural?
17:11 - Missing out on the 1990 Mr. Olympia
18:15 - Beating Rich Gaspari and Robby Robinson
20:36 - Competing in the first IronMan Pro Invitational
24:09 - Meeting Momo Benaziza
27:25 - Working for the supplement company Hot Stuff
28:20 - Competing in the 1992 Mr. Olympia
30:38 - The hype surrounding Lou Ferrigno's comeback
35:30 - Steve's opinion on the results of the 1992 Olympia
37:25 - Momo Benaziza's last few days
53:20 - Steve's decision to retire from competing
1:03:09 - Host John Hansen reads the article "The Tail of the Comet" written by Dick Tyler about the 1968 IFBB Mr. Universe contest from the July, 1969 issue of Muscle Builder magazine.
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