Whenever the topic comes up on who the most ripped bodybuilders were, without hesitation (and rightly so) the first two mentioned are Andreas Munzer and Rich Gaspari. However, there was an Ironage era bodybuilder from Belgium named Pierre Vandensteen, who could hold his own with almost anyone I've seen in the conditioning department. His career spanned from 1957-1978. Its too bad that some great champions are overlooked because bodybuilding is so huge, with so many competitors and so much history.
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Thread: A very "ripped" Ironager
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01-14-2009, 07:53 PM #1Registered User
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A very "ripped" Ironager
"Everybody's worried about overtraining. Sheesh. Push it, blast it, no tiptoeing through the fields of metal" - Dave Draper
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01-14-2009, 07:54 PM #2Registered User
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good lord!!!!!!!!!!
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01-14-2009, 08:04 PM #3pron posts mod
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That is pretty sick for that time.
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01-14-2009, 08:14 PM #4Big Bad Booty Daddy
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wonder what year that first pic was taken????
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01-14-2009, 08:16 PM #5
note the bottom:
"FRANK ZANE... How To Build Fabulous Legs - A Fully Illustrated Course!"
lol
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01-14-2009, 08:17 PM #6Registered User
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Originally Posted by P4D2A0
The magazine is from '75, not sure about the photo though."Everybody's worried about overtraining. Sheesh. Push it, blast it, no tiptoeing through the fields of metal" - Dave Draper
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01-14-2009, 08:31 PM #7Registered User
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Haha, but they wrote fabulous, not huge. They would have needed Tom Platz for that!Originally Posted by Riz
"Everybody's worried about overtraining. Sheesh. Push it, blast it, no tiptoeing through the fields of metal" - Dave Draper
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01-15-2009, 03:59 AM #8Registered User
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Note the text on the left hand side "Ferrigno shouts: Bring me the head of Arnold Schwarzenegger" and remember the magazine article in Louie's segment in Pumping Iron when Lou holds Arnolds cut out head in a picture. So like someone said, the magazine is '75. =)
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01-15-2009, 04:34 AM #9FullRIM
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Holy Retro Ripped Physique Batman!
''There’s this battle over waterboarding at places like Guantanamo Bay. I think that they should just say, “Hey, if you guys don’t talk, you have to see Hercules In New York.” I guarantee those guys would talk much faster. You don’t need to do waterboarding or anything else. That’s the ultimate threat.''
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01-15-2009, 07:56 AM #10Big Bad Booty Daddy
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i keep looking at this pic back and forth lol. dude is carved out of stone
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01-15-2009, 11:12 AM #11Registered User
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I read an article on his training methods once. They were EXTREME to say the least. He would train for three hours, six days a week. He did about 400 total reps for his abs, which was considerably less than many at that time who were doing up to 1,000. The article stated he used deep concentration rather than many reps for his abs. The part I found very interesting was that he did a total of 100 SETS for his arms. 40 sets for biceps, 40 sets for triceps and 20 sets for forearms! Insane!
"Everybody's worried about overtraining. Sheesh. Push it, blast it, no tiptoeing through the fields of metal" - Dave Draper
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01-15-2009, 11:22 AM #12he who dares wins....
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very ripped indeed it would be interesting to know what type of fat burners were avalible then..
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01-15-2009, 11:42 AM #13FullRIM
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Black coffee...lol just kidding, prolly the volume of his training helped as opposed to any major fat burner IMOOriginally Posted by ste247
''There’s this battle over waterboarding at places like Guantanamo Bay. I think that they should just say, “Hey, if you guys don’t talk, you have to see Hercules In New York.” I guarantee those guys would talk much faster. You don’t need to do waterboarding or anything else. That’s the ultimate threat.''
Arnold Schwarzenegger
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01-15-2009, 11:58 AM #14Dougy fresh
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any pictures of him hitting any other poses? (even if hes in not as good as condition)
with that extreme training im just curious to see what his muscles looked like"Take it easy brother... you can slow down the pace
Nobody has ever won the human race." - John Larkin
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01-15-2009, 12:28 PM #15Registered User
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Unfortunately there aren't many pictures of him available. Here's a few less conditioned shots on mag covers.Originally Posted by dougy18
"Everybody's worried about overtraining. Sheesh. Push it, blast it, no tiptoeing through the fields of metal" - Dave Draper
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01-15-2009, 12:47 PM #16Dougy fresh
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the guy has a good physique i wonder why no ones really heard of himOriginally Posted by boring06
"Take it easy brother... you can slow down the pace
Nobody has ever won the human race." - John Larkin
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01-15-2009, 03:34 PM #17Registered User
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look how deep and hard those abs!Originally Posted by boring06
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01-15-2009, 03:51 PM #18ROiDz1!@
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the lettering of that magazine is very.....communist?
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01-15-2009, 04:25 PM #19Registered User
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Originally Posted by dougy18
You know I think that since bodybuilding was/is something people can get into (it's a lifestyle) without competing, and there are so many who do compete on top of that, that MANY greats are overlooked and forgotten."Everybody's worried about overtraining. Sheesh. Push it, blast it, no tiptoeing through the fields of metal" - Dave Draper
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01-15-2009, 06:05 PM #20I Am Teh Lolrus
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awesome physique
could've used bigger delts, arms, and upper pecs but everything's pretty much there and his legs are great.
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01-15-2009, 07:35 PM #21Registered User
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you guys are making me feel REALLY old! LOL...
I BOUGHT that magazine when it originally came out!
those old muscle/builder power mags were just terrific back then....
at one point, I simply couldn't hold on to them anymore, so, I cut out the articles that interested me the most and chucked all of the old mags....
at that point, I had almost all of the training booklets that guys like Arnold, Franco, Bill Pearl, Larry Scott and several others had...still have all of those.....
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02-04-2009, 09:54 PM #22Dillet
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his cuts are deep as hell
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02-14-2009, 12:28 AM #23Registered User
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His training
Can anyone tell me anymore about his training, diet, etc?
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02-14-2009, 12:38 AM #24Cutler DID It!
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Awesome pics...
How come we haven't heard more of him???
Reps bro....that's some sick conditioning for the 60's even by today's standards...!!!
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02-14-2009, 12:53 AM #25Registered User
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Some of the best abs I have ever seen
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02-14-2009, 05:05 AM #26Registered User
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Good find ! Those are probably the BEST abs i've ever seen ! Reps !Originally Posted by boring06
Whenever the topic comes up on who the most ripped bodybuilders were, without hesitation (and rightly so) the first two mentioned are Andreas Munzer and Rich Gaspari. However, there was an Ironage era bodybuilder from Belgium named Pierre Vandensteen, who could hold his own with almost anyone I've seen in the conditioning department. His career spanned from 1957-1978. Its too bad that some great champions are overlooked because bodybuilding is so huge, with so many competitors and so much history.
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02-14-2009, 01:28 PM #27Registered User
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I hear you, friend. I still remember the good old days of bodybuilding prior to the internet.Originally Posted by JOHN GARGANI
Remember waiting for the contest results via magazine? Or how there were protein powders, weight gainers, vitamins, and not much else?
Good times.
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02-14-2009, 03:56 PM #28Registered User
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For some reason "no fear of cutting gear" comes to mind
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02-15-2009, 06:20 AM #29Registered User
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holy ****!
old school FTMFW
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02-15-2009, 06:37 AM #30Registered User
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Looks like Casey Viator
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Awesome pics...
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