Bodybuilders are strength athletes and weightlifters, distinguished by discipline and fortitude in building a perfect body.
Strict rules in food, the use of sports nutrition, and pharmaceuticals allow you to have extraordinary forms. Large volumes open the way to obtaining a professional card, titles and prizes at international competitions. The emergence of this sport was facilitated by the desire of people in all centuries to have a perfect body. Every year the density of athletes per 1 sq. m in gyms is increasing with enviable progression.
Excursion to the “iron world”
The history of iron sports is divided into 3 stages .
- Until 1960, it was just gaining momentum. Weightlifters experimented with free weights, techniques, and looked for ways to quickly gain weight.
- in the mid-60s .
The impetus for progress was the organization of the international Mr. Olympia tournament with the participation of the most famous American musclemen. The show of the best bodybuilders became a clear demonstration of the beauty of the male body, power, endurance and hard work. The best jocks looked like the gods of Greek legends. Under admiring glances, the guys flexed their muscles and showed strength. This was the best advertisement for young people, who at that time were actively joining the ranks of hippies. It was the performances of young bodybuilders that forced them to reconsider their views on the lives of their peers. - The heyday of strength sports began in the 1970s . Since then, bodybuilding has gained unprecedented popularity. Every year the world meets new heroes of the sports Olympus at annual competitions and discusses with admiration the parameters of the famous jocks. Magazine spreads are decorated with photographs of bodybuilders, and famous names often appear in the credits of feature films.
Look at photos of the best bodybuilders from different years, get inspired and improve your personal sporting achievements.
Flex Wheeler
Although he is the only professional bodybuilder on this list who has never won the Mr. Olympia title, this does not diminish his overall career success. Having won the Arnold Classic 4 times and received many more awards, he has proven that he deserves to be included in the list of the best bodybuilders of all time.
In addition, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ronnie Coleman noted him as one of the greatest bodybuilders. It impresses with its symmetrical aesthetics. More commonly known as the "Sultan of Symmetry". Contrary to popular belief, the nickname "Flex" comes from his remarkable flexibility, and not from the fact that his muscles are good at flexing.
Famous old school bodybuilders of the world
Every generation has its heroes. Find out who got more fame and awards from the ranking .
- Weightlifting legend John Grimek was recognized in 40-50 by his outstanding physique.
- The name Steve Reeves, before the era of Arnold Schwarzenegger, was the personification of heavy sports.
- Clarence Ross - the king of bodybuilding in the 40s. He became famous not only for his titles and ideal figure, but also for his ability to present himself in competitions.
- Steve Stanko confidently took podium places in the 40s at all tournaments. With a weight of 100 kg, he could freely pull himself up with one arm 3 times.
- Vince Gironda - “The Iron Guru” is remembered as the best coach of all time.
Old musclemen - George Eiferman, John Dillinger and “Black Jaguar” Serge Nubret also wrote their names in golden letters in the history of bodybuilding.
Guys with big biceps from the 60s and 70s: list of top athletes
Best of the best:
- Larry Scott;
- Bill Pearl;
- Chet Yorton;
- Dave Draper;
- Reg Park;
- Harold Poole;
- Bob Gayda;
- Sergio Oliva.
The whole world admired the muscles of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno, Franco Colombo, Casey Viator, Ken Waller, Mike Katz. The leaders also include Jay Cutler, Frank Zane, Ronnie Coleman.
Famous hunks of the 80s
From this time on, a change in composition began in the sport. The last champion of the golden era, Lee Haney, is leaving the sport. New names and priorities are appearing in competitive bodybuilding . Athletes are actively starting to use pharmaceuticals and increase unnatural volumes. On everyone's lips: Samir Bannut, Chris Dickerson, Yusup Wilkosh, Greg Plitt.
Rest
By the way, there is one more point that must be taken into account - the training cycle must necessarily coincide with the rest cycle. That is, having worked out enough, you need to also have a good rest, giving the body the opportunity to easily process the vitamins you eat and drink, deal with catabolic processes and give the muscles a signal to grow. If you train too much and too often, some difficulties and problems may arise, which are sometimes very difficult to solve. The so-called “overtraining,” that is, excessive training, often leads to the opposite process in the muscles - they become smaller, the tissue in them becomes deformed, which can even lead to dystrophy. Of course, this is not particularly dangerous for endomorphs and mesomorphs (people with an average and dense physique), but for an ectomorph (thin physique) this problem can be catastrophic.
Here is the answer to the question of how one becomes a muscleman. Of course, many people come to big sports when they have already achieved significant success at the amateur level. However, even those pumped-up guys who do not participate in world-class competitions, but simply work out in the gym, on the street or at home, are an excellent example of how you can achieve a toned and sculpted figure in the so-called home environment.
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Just huge jocks
Of course, they achieved such sizes not only with the help of nutritional supplements and hard training. This is a list of famous sinthol athletes, looking at whom the associative series produces incorrect comparisons. The greatest athletes in the world:
- Lou Ferrigno;
- Mikhail Koklyaev;
- Greg Valentino.
The strongest: ten famous champions
- Phil Heath and David Lawrence shared 10th place;
- 9th belongs to Lee Haney;
- 8th to Ronnie Coleman;
- 7th to Frank Colombo;
- 6th to Dorian Yates;
- Jay Cutler settled in 5th;
- in 4th Steve Reeves;
- Sergio Oliva takes an honorable third;
- second prize – “Iron Arnie”;
- Evgeniy Sandov is in the lead.
What do jocks look like at 45+
This is former Mr. Olympia Dexter Jackson.
“Plushbeard” CT Fletcher is 54 years old. Surprised?
The famous Korean Kim Jun Ho is 46+, but he looks like a young man. He recently moved up to 2nd place in the New York Pro tournament.
Meet former Russian bodybuilder Dmitry Golubochkin , who is well over 40 and even a little over 45.
The oldest is 64-year-old Alexander Yashankin . He is an example of what a grandfather who is into sports can look like.
Nicole David (squash)
Few athletes dominate their sport like Nicole David. The 32-year-old Malaysian was the number one squash player in the world, setting and holding the record for 109 months. She also won three gold medals at the World Games, 2 at the Commonwealth Games and became an 8-time World Open champion.
Jock actors that the whole world knows about
It is unlikely that anyone will dispute the fact that a pumped-up athlete looks natural in any role. Guys with powerful shoulders have long become indispensable in Hollywood blockbusters. The main Hercules and the first actor is Steve Reeves. Everyone knows “Iron Arnie” from “The Labors of Hercules” and dozens of other roles. In the top: Stallone, Lou Ferrigno, Dwayne Johnson, Vladimir Turchinsky, Alexander Nevsky. No one is stopping you from having such luxurious shape and competing in competitions.
Camille Leblanc-Bazinet, Canada
In 2014, Camilla became the first female CrossFitter to become an all-around fitness athlete in the world based on the results of the international Reebok CrossFit Games competition.
Before becoming a professional athlete, she was a gymnast, but at age 16 she suffered a hip injury and that ended her gymnastics career. However, the girl did not despair and returned to the world of sports. She played soccer, volleyball, rugby, was captain of the college soccer team, and even took part in half marathons. But Camilla found her true calling in CrossFit, proving by her own example that you can be very strong and feminine at the same time.
