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1980 Mr. Olympia

Other favorites at the competition, including Mike Mentzer, Chris Dickerson, and Boyer Coe, were in excellent condition making the 1980 event one of the most competitive Mr. Olympia contests.

In the aftermath of the competition, many of the competitors, including Frank Zane, Coe, Mentzer, and Walker, vowed to boycott the 1981 contest.

Acquired characteristic

The children of former bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger do not have highly developed or otherwise above average musculature.

Andrew Bryniarski

Andrew Bryniarski (born February 13, 1969) is an American actor and former bodybuilder, best known for portraying Leatherface in the remake of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, Zangief in Street Fighter, and Steve Lattimer in The Program.

Bannout

Samir Bannout, former IFBB pro bodybuilder, winner of Mr Olympia

Bauch

Christa Bauch (1947-) is a professional female bodybuilder from Germany.

Bill Pittuck

In 2001 and 2002, Bill won England's Strongest Man, and came second to the internationally renowned world champion bodybuilder and strongman, Eddy Ellwood, in 2003.

Borgan

Geir Borgan Paulsen (born 1957), Norwegian weightlifter and bodybuilder

Castlemont Community of Small Schools

Steve Reeves (1926–2000) class of 1944 bodybuilder, actor, horse breeder, fitness author

Cathey

Cathey Palyo (born 1958), American professional female bodybuilder.

Debbie Bramwell

Debbie was a prominent character in the Learning Channel's documentary Supersize She, which focused on professional female bodybuilder Joanna Thomas.

Facing Goliath

Facing Goliath is a 2006 documentary film about a competitive bodybuilder (Sebastian MacLean) who assists a visually impaired friend (Ray Taylor) transform from middle aged, over weight, couch potato to natural bodybuilder.

Fig leaf

Eugen Sandow, often considered the first modern-day bodybuilder, was an admirer of the human physique, and in addition to strongman sideshows, he performed "muscle displays" by posing in the nude — save for a fig leaf that he would don in imitation of statues he had seen in Italy as a boy.

Filippo Massaroni

Filippo Massaroni (born July 19, 1945 in Norcia) was an Italian bodybuilder.

Gayle Olinekova

Olinekova only competed once as a bodybuilder, in the Frank Zane Invitational on June 28, 1980.

Harold Poole

Harold Poole (born December 25, 1943 in Louisville, Kentucky) is a former AAU, IFBB and WBBG professional bodybuilder.

Jeff King

Jeff King (bodybuilder), American bodybuilder and former title holder of the Universe Championships

Jeff Torborg

His son Dale is a former professional wrestler and his daughter-in-law, Christie Wolf is a bodybuilder and former professional wrestler.

Jodi Leigh Miller

Miller, a bodybuilder and figure competitor, was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 8, 1972, and currently resides in Dallas, Texas.

King Kamali

Shahriar Kamali, known as King Kamali, (born March 29, 1972 in Tehran, Iran), is a retired IFBB professional bodybuilder.

Masters Olympia

The contest was won by 2008 Mr. Olympia Dexter Jackson, making him only the second bodybuilder (along with Chris Dickerson) to win titles in both the Mr. Olympia and Masters Olympia competitions.

During its early years famous bodybuilders such as Lou Ferrigno, Robbie Robinson, Ed Corney, and Chris Dickerson competed in the Masters Olympia well into their 40's, 50's, and even 60's (there was a division for each age group).

Mboya Edwards

Mboya Edwards is a Canadian bodybuilder from Scarborough, Ontario.

Mike Katz

Michael Katz (born November 14, 1944) is a former American IFBB professional bodybuilder and former professional football player with the New York Jets, most famous for his appearance with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1977 bodybuilding documentary film Pumping Iron.

Mike Mentzer

In the 1980 Mr. Olympia he placed fourth (in a tie with Boyer Coe) behind Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chris Dickerson and Frank Zane.

Munzer

Andreas Münzer (1964-1994), Austrian-born heavyweight bodybuilder

Münzer

Andreas Münzer (1964–1994), Austrian born Heavyweight Bodybuilder

Muscle worship

The 2001 documentary film Highway Amazon chronicles the life of female bodybuilder Christine Fetzer and shows several of her clients engaging in muscle worship.

Peakhurst Bus Company

Saints had a majority shareholding in bodybuilder Coachmaster and from the late 1950s purchased Albion Aberdonians, Atkinson Alphas and Bedford VAM70s.

Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador

These include commentator and journalist Rex Murphy (born in Carbonear but raised in the area), poet and playwright Agnes Walsh, lyric poet and influential Confederate Greg Power, Newfoundland's first professional bodybuilder, Frank McGrath,professional wrestler and Alastair Ralphs (Total Nonstop Action Wrestling).

Salvatore Rampone

Salvatore Rampone (born May 1, 1962 in Benevento) is an Italian scientist and bodybuilder.

Sebastian MacLean

He is best known for his appearance in, and producing/co-directing of, the documentary film Facing Goliath, which both covers his natural bodybuilding career and his efforts to transform a visually impaired, middle aged, friend from couch potato to competitive bodybuilder.

Shelley Beattie

At the peak of her competitive career as a professional bodybuilder, Beattie reached the top three at the Ms. International and Ms. Olympia contests, the two most prestigious shows for female professional bodybuilders.

Stacey Bentley

Bentley continued with two more victories, winning the World Couples Championships (with Chris Dickerson) and the Frank Zane Invitational.

Stakeout on Dope Street

Ves and his pals, would-be artist Jim Bowers (Yale Wexler) and bodybuilder Nick Raymond (Morris Miller) find the case contains samples of women's cosmetics.

Stan Efferding

This set a new record for the world's strongest bodybuilder and beat the previous title holders (Johnnie O. Jackson) record by nearly 100 pounds.

Steve Pulcinella

Pulcinella was born and raised in Ridley Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania where he began strength training at his high school, Ridley High School in Folsom, with his cousin, now-bodybuilder Dave Pulcinella.

Strength athletics in Iceland

In 1983, the young powerlifter and bodybuilder, Jón Páll Sigmarsson entered the 1983 World's Strongest Man competition and was only beaten into second place by the experienced Geoff Capes.

Teagan

Teagan Clive (born c. 1959), American bodybuilder, actress and journalist

The Interrogation of Muscular POW

The Interrogation of Muscular P.O.W. is a 2014 war drama-action film starring Belarusian bodybuilder-turned-actor Vitaly Rudakovskiy, Chong-Yu Lan, Mike Sherman, and George Cheung.

Todd Joseph Smith

4. Bill Pearl: Bill was the greatest bodybuilder in the world during the 1950s and 1960s.

Tom Platz

Thomas Steven Platz (born June 26, 1955 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma) is an American retired professional bodybuilder.

Vancouver Millionaires

In 1999, local rock star and bodybuilder Jon Mikl Thor started VM Sports, a company to market a line of Millionaires apparel.

Widows' Peak

The character Doug from the TV series of the same name referenced the film in a daydream where he was a bodybuilder.

Yamagishi

Hidetada Yamagishi, international professional bodybuilder from Japan


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