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Title: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: kepler2008 on September 03, 2014, 10:24:17 PM
Bill Grant, born September 27, 1946, has been very ill for over a year; he seems fine now.

august 16, 2014

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Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: Vince B on September 04, 2014, 02:14:00 AM
Biceps looking good there. Most older guys have their legs atrophy a lot.
Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: gracie bjj on September 04, 2014, 04:19:40 AM
bill is true to the game n is one of the rare guys who really loves bodybuilding,i trained with him in 94 when he was getting ready for the masters olympia,what a blast i had training n learning the workouts he did with arnold,waller,corney ect back in the pumping iron era.the stories he used to tell me about the pumping iron days where priceless
Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: milone79 on September 04, 2014, 04:27:33 AM
looks 1000X better than Ronnie and what about 15 years his senior??  also wider than Heath.
Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: thegamechanger on September 04, 2014, 04:48:26 AM
PPP

(pussy pulling physique)
Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: gracie bjj on September 04, 2014, 04:58:13 AM
hell of a nice guy also,really down to earth dude.
Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: oldtimer1 on September 04, 2014, 05:26:57 AM
bill is true to the game n is one of the rare guys who really loves bodybuilding,i trained with him in 94 when he was getting ready for the masters olympia,what a blast i had training n learning the workouts he did with arnold,waller,corney ect back in the pumping iron era.the stories he used to tell me about the pumping iron days where priceless

Tell us about some of the stories. Can you tell us about his training at the time? Such things as split and sets.  I heard he used moderate weights and worked out fast with little rest between sets.
Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: Alucard on September 04, 2014, 08:54:14 AM
Dead by 98...
Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: Army of One on September 04, 2014, 08:57:04 AM
Damn, that messy e-relationship really took its toll on him
Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: Mobil on September 04, 2014, 09:11:31 AM
looks great... especially for his age
Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: The Abdominal Snoman on September 04, 2014, 09:23:45 AM
Looks better than Ronnie and Vince Basile
Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: Donny on September 04, 2014, 09:27:06 AM
great Bodybuilder who fought back from illness.
Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: njflex on September 04, 2014, 09:48:27 AM
Biceps looking good there. Most older guys have their legs atrophy a lot.
AWESOME PIC...
Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: Andy Griffin on September 04, 2014, 09:49:50 AM
Damn, that messy e-relationship really took its toll on him

I see what you did there.
Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: Howard on September 04, 2014, 11:25:11 AM
bill is true to the game n is one of the rare guys who really loves bodybuilding,i trained with him in 94 when he was getting ready for the masters olympia,what a blast i had training n learning the workouts he did with arnold,waller,corney ect back in the pumping iron era.the stories he used to tell me about the pumping iron days where priceless

I actually wore a Bill Grant , Mr World tank top when I ran ( slowly plodded LOL) the Boston Marathon many years ago.
In brief, a good runner buddy of mine , qualified and didn't want to run it, due to his track season. So we made a bet, about me being able to finish it.
I wore his number on my Bill Grant tank top. After seeing 100's of skinny runner types go by, I must have looked pretty massive by comparison and folks often yelled ; " Go Mr World" when I jogged by.
Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: gracie bjj on September 04, 2014, 11:32:53 AM
Tell us about some of the stories. Can you tell us about his training at the time? Such things as split and sets.  I heard he used moderate weights and worked out fast with little rest between sets.

im on way to gym, when i get back ill tell u how he trained n stuff, its pretty interesting the stuff he did n the way he grouped bodyparts together
Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: Andy Griffin on September 04, 2014, 11:35:46 AM
I actually wore a Bill Grant , Mr World tank top when I ran ( slowly plodded LOL) the Boston Marathon many years ago.
In brief, a good runner buddy of mine , qualified and didn't want to run it, due to his track season. So we made a bet, about me being able to finish it.
I wore his number on my Bill Grant tank top. After seeing 100's of skinny runner types go by, I must have looked pretty massive by comparison and folks often yelled ; " Go Mr World" when I jogged by.

You must be a monster.

That race has been known to have some explosive finishes. 

I don't feel good about those two jokes.
Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: gracie bjj on September 04, 2014, 09:15:53 PM
he was a huge believer in training primary-antogonist muscles. i remember he mixed up the routine also,some weeks he would do back/chest on monday-legs on tues-bis/tris/delts on thurs-off friday then repeat mondays workout on saturday. an example chest and back workout looked something like this,we did bench presses supersetted with front chins, incline barbell supersetted with bent rows,flyes supersetted with low pulley rows,pec dec supersetted with hammer strength reverse grip row. it was a great time for me training with bill n hearing him talk about the 70,s golds gym days
Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: Vince B on September 05, 2014, 12:10:31 AM
Looks better than ...... Vince Basile

What interests me is how we all age at different rates. Arnold and Bill aren't the big armed dudes they used to be. Heck, Arnold was huge. I doubt his arms are anything near 18 now. 18 inch arms for him is small.

I do train a bit from time to time. Mostly arms. But each time I train them they get a response and are sore for a few days which means I am still growing. The key is to keep the muscles sore.

In the old days we didn't have a clue about what exactly triggered hypertrophy. Now I know. Most of the big guys do enough to keep themselves big but most guys in gyms stay the same and don't grow much.

If you look at Bill Grant you will see he has lost most of his size. The biceps are the main muscle that has some size. This is what will happen to all of us sooner or later.

Good for Bill to keep hanging around the gym.
Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: visualizeperfection on September 05, 2014, 12:27:55 AM
What interests me is how we all age at different rates. Arnold and Bill aren't the big armed dudes they used to be. Heck, Arnold was huge. I doubt his arms are anything near 18 now. 18 inch arms for him is small.

I do train a bit from time to time. Mostly arms. But each time I train them they get a response and are sore for a few days which means I am still growing. The key is to keep the muscles sore.

In the old days we didn't have a clue about what exactly triggered hypertrophy. Now I know. Most of the big guys do enough to keep themselves big but most guys in gyms stay the same and don't grow much.

If you look at Bill Grant you will see he has lost most of his size. The biceps are the main muscle that has some size. This is what will happen to all of us sooner or later.

Good for Bill to keep hanging around the gym.

You got to keep in mind you had a physique built almost entirely on drugs.
Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: Vince B on September 05, 2014, 12:44:04 AM
You got to keep in mind you had a physique built almost entirely on drugs.

I started bodybuilding in 1958 and didn't take anything until Jan 1970. That is 12 years drug free to start with. How many guys do that nowadays?

Of all the national champions out there since 1970 my drug use is limited. Just 2 Dianabol a day for 6 weeks. I got a good result from the first time. Tried Dbol twice after that but not much happened so I abandoned them.

No drugs of any kind, no supplements or vitamins since 1975. That is almost 40 years. I will be 72 in about 2 weeks. I still enjoy bodybuilding.
Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: Ron Harrigan on September 05, 2014, 12:46:57 AM
Biceps looking good there. Most older guys have their legs atrophy a lot.

Enormous guns!
Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: gracie bjj on September 05, 2014, 02:55:54 AM
What interests me is how we all age at different rates. Arnold and Bill aren't the big armed dudes they used to be. Heck, Arnold was huge. I doubt his arms are anything near 18 now. 18 inch arms for him is small.

I do train a bit from time to time. Mostly arms. But each time I train them they get a response and are sore for a few days which means I am still growing. The key is to keep the muscles sore.

In the old days we didn't have a clue about what exactly triggered hypertrophy. Now I know. Most of the big guys do enough to keep themselves big but most guys in gyms stay the same and don't grow much.

If you look at Bill Grant you will see he has lost most of his size. The biceps are the main muscle that has some size. This is what will happen to all of us sooner or later.

Good for Bill to keep hanging around the gym.

bill still has a thick shredded back n pecs, his abs r ripped to shreds also,ofcoarse not what they once where but still big. ofcoarse arnold n bill aint the same size they used to be,they arent on the amount of drugs they once did n they dont train as heavy as they once used to, remember albert beclkes? he stayed huge well into his 60,s,it can be done
Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: nzmusclemonster on September 05, 2014, 05:27:58 AM
Damn, that messy e-relationship really took its toll on him

 ;D
Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: Howard on September 05, 2014, 06:20:49 AM
You must be a monster.

That race has been known to have some explosive finishes. 

I don't feel good about those two jokes.

I ran it back in 1979 and the story isn't a joke
Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: Archer77 on September 05, 2014, 07:21:42 AM
From everything I've read he is a good dude.  Will Ronnie make it to 68?  I'm referring to age not number of children. 
Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: gracie bjj on September 05, 2014, 07:40:14 AM
From everything I've read he is a good dude.  Will Ronnie make it to 68?  I'm referring to age not number of children. 

yeah bill is a real good guy, he loves kicking it about the pumping iron days for those interested in listening.we would talk for hours sometime after we trained about the 70,s era,to be honest i couldnt get enough hearing about that pumping iron era,i loved it that much n still do
Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: njflex on September 05, 2014, 07:51:54 AM
yeah bill is a real good guy, he loves kicking it about the pumping iron days for those interested in listening.we would talk for hours sometime after we trained about the 70,s era,to be honest i couldnt get enough hearing about that pumping iron era,i loved it that much n still do
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Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: WillGrant on September 05, 2014, 07:06:18 PM
Damn, that messy e-relationship really took its toll on him
LOL  ;D
Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: gracie bjj on September 05, 2014, 07:38:57 PM
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Title: Re: Bill Grant, at 68
Post by: Danimal77 on September 05, 2014, 08:14:22 PM
Bill Grant, born September 27, 1946, has been very ill for over a year; he seems fine now.

august 16, 2014

(https://scontent-b-cdg.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/p480x480/10441360_10152298840251398_2492300873061224488_n.jpg?oh=34f4b03094cbcb6c0cede2af25c60fa8&oe=545F83AF)

Damn, he's my dad's age and has better arms than men 1/3 his age.