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bill pearl tribute thread
« on: April 07, 2014, 03:46:15 PM »
 ;D born 1930 still alive in 2014 ;D
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Re: bill pearl tribute thread
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2014, 03:49:16 PM »
bill once beat sean connery 007 in a bodybuilding contest mister u nabba .
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Re: bill pearl tribute thread
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2014, 03:52:56 PM »
bill won the aau mr america in 1953 and the nabba  pro mr. universe in 1971
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Re: bill pearl tribute thread
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2014, 03:59:48 PM »
in that 1953 contest he beat out 3 future mr americas 2 future mr. universes one future pro wrestler, a couple of legends guy who was considered to have the best abs ever.
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Re: bill pearl tribute thread
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2014, 04:02:26 PM »
pearl ran several successful gyms and still trains in his barn gym at last report.
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Re: bill pearl tribute thread
« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2014, 04:05:57 PM »
 ;D that's all for now folks be back tonnorow.
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Re: bill pearl tribute thread
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2014, 04:19:30 PM »
pearl ran several successful gyms and still trains in his barn gym at last report.

And was weighing as much as 220 in the last few years! My favourite bodybuilder, not just for his physique but for his feats of strength and how well he comes across as an ambassador for strength training and bodybuilding in general.


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Re: bill pearl tribute thread
« Reply #7 on: April 08, 2014, 06:56:19 AM »
Wow..inspirational! Great thread!
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Re: bill pearl tribute thread
« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2014, 09:38:35 AM »
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Re: bill pearl tribute thread
« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2014, 09:51:45 AM »
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Re: bill pearl tribute thread
« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2014, 09:55:39 AM »
 ;D bill and his brother harry used to get into fistfights into their 40's until bill finally said we got to stop doing this already.
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Re: bill pearl tribute thread
« Reply #11 on: April 08, 2014, 09:58:12 AM »
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Re: bill pearl tribute thread
« Reply #12 on: April 08, 2014, 09:59:38 AM »
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Re: bill pearl tribute thread
« Reply #13 on: April 08, 2014, 10:01:01 AM »
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Re: bill pearl tribute thread
« Reply #14 on: April 08, 2014, 10:02:03 AM »
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Re: bill pearl tribute thread
« Reply #15 on: April 08, 2014, 10:04:15 AM »
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« Reply #16 on: April 08, 2014, 10:05:26 AM »
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« Reply #17 on: April 08, 2014, 10:06:36 AM »
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Re: bill pearl tribute thread
« Reply #18 on: April 08, 2014, 10:27:28 AM »
Bill Pearl is one of my favorite old-school bodybuilders who doesn't get nearly enough praise for his accomplishment.

In 1971, he mopped up the floor with three-time Mr. Olympia, Sergio Oliva, along with Dave Draper, Frank Zane, and several other IFBB legends, to win the NABBA Universe.

I remember using his "20 Months to a Champion's Physique" articles in IronMan magazine. That was great stuff. "Train; don't strain", similar to Haney's "Stimulate; don't annihilate" mantra. That's when I stopped training to failure, which helped me recover from my workouts.

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Re: bill pearl tribute thread
« Reply #19 on: April 08, 2014, 12:09:25 PM »
 ;D and the nice thing is he's still around.
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Re: bill pearl tribute thread
« Reply #20 on: April 08, 2014, 12:12:41 PM »
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Re: bill pearl tribute thread
« Reply #21 on: April 08, 2014, 12:14:04 PM »
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Re: bill pearl tribute thread
« Reply #22 on: April 08, 2014, 12:16:58 PM »
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Re: bill pearl tribute thread
« Reply #23 on: April 08, 2014, 12:37:09 PM »
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Re: bill pearl tribute thread
« Reply #24 on: April 08, 2014, 12:39:56 PM »
 ;D two of his books.
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