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January 9, 2023 159 mins

The Bodybuilding Legends Podcast celebrates the end of each year by looking back 30, 40 and 50 years at the events in the world of Bodybuilding. On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, we go 40 years back to the year 1982 to talk about the major competitions from that year. Guest Jerry Brainum joins host John Hansen for Part One to talk about the top amateur competitions from that year. Included in the discussion is start of the NPC organization with the first NPC American Bodybuilding Championships won by Lee Haney and the 1982 AAU Mr. America contest won by Rufus Howard. At the end of the podcast, John reads two articles from 1982 - "Howard Wins AAU Mr. America" written by Al Antuck from the November, 1982 issue of IronMan Magazine and "Another Viewpoint - The NPC American Bodybuilding Championships" also written by Al Antuck from the March, 1982 issue of IronMan Magazine. (Time Stamps below)

Time Stamps:

5:40 - My seminar with Lee Haney in Massachusetts

8:55 - Emails from last week's show

12:20 - Hanging out with Lee Haney

14:50 - Start of interview with Jerry Brainum - 1982 In Review, Part One

16:20 - The split between the AAU and the NPC

17:50 - The Joe Weider - Bob Hoffman rivalry

22:34 - The power of the Weider magazines

33:10 - The 1982 NPC American Bodybuilding Championships

1:22:40 - The 1982 IFBB Mr. Universe

1:34:40 - The 1982 AAU Mr. America

1:41:00 - 1982 NABBA Mr. Universe

1:48:42 - Kalman Szkalak

1:52:00 - Jerry competing in the 1974 Mr. Western America

1:58:00 - The end of the bodybuilding magazines

2:01:50 - Host John Hansen reads the article "Howard Wins the AAU Mr. America" written by Al Antuck from the November, 1982 issue of IronMan Magazine

2:19:30 - John reads the article "Another Viewpoint - The NPC American Bodybuilding Championships" written by Al Antuck from the March, 1983 issue of IronMan Magazine.

 

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