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Title: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: BEEFYHEAVYWEIGHT on July 21, 2017, 07:20:31 AM
Happened to be visiting back east in 2004 and caught a Mike Katz seminar. He spoke about his steroid use in the 70's. Then he went on to state that he competed steroid free for all of his final shows in 1980 and 1981. He said that upon chosing to compete again in 1980....having been off steroids for quite a while and having still been training hard...he had a romanticized need to compete without any drugs and to just get back to his roots of his first bodybuilding shows. Said he felt that his 15th place finish at the 1981 Olympia was his best condition and his biggest accomplishment personally. Also stated that his bodyweight was 20 lbs less than his mid 70's competion weight. I think he looks pretty damn good.
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: BEEFYHEAVYWEIGHT on July 21, 2017, 07:22:42 AM
And another photo from 1980 in which he competed at the drug free blood tested Mr. America contest. I believe he took 4th place.
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: ChevChelios on July 21, 2017, 07:30:39 AM
who knows.... who cares

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Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: Pet shop boys on July 21, 2017, 07:43:01 AM
I don't think he was completely off juice in the first pics



WoooSHHHHHHHH
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: BSN on July 21, 2017, 08:41:38 AM
Bodybuilding is full of lies. It was tested unannounced all year ?
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: oldgolds on July 21, 2017, 09:30:57 AM
I don't think he was completely off juice in the first pics



WoooSHHHHHHHH



He's a stinkin liar.....
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: dj181 on July 21, 2017, 10:01:03 AM
just your typical pearbodied wide hipped joooooooo
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: oldtimer1 on July 21, 2017, 10:33:29 AM
If he was drug free he looks amazing. Realize he was a real athlete too.
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: a_pupil on July 21, 2017, 10:38:49 AM
just your typical pearbodied wide hipped joooooooo

His arms aren't big enough to match his chest. His thighs are too big for his calves. I'm gonna take his shirt and hide it, mess his mind up a little bit.
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: dj181 on July 21, 2017, 10:40:49 AM
His arms aren't big enough to match his chest. His thighs are too big for his calves. I'm gonna take his shirt and hide it, mess his mind up a little bit.

 ;D
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: Dave D on July 21, 2017, 11:12:19 AM
LOL He said he was drug free...... and when he was using it was the most miniscule of doses, likely less than the prescribed  HRT amounts. Sure it was a horrible placing but he was clean so it meant more.



Please, the guy who took 10 years to get his pro card decides to compete drug free when he finally earns it, when he had a legitimate shot at winning the actual contest?  Not buying it Mike.  You were a life long juicer.




Beefy tell the seedy stories of Mike Katz.
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: Nether Animal on July 21, 2017, 11:48:27 AM
Looks decent, all things considered. Good arms.
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: MORTALCOIL on July 21, 2017, 11:59:33 AM
The only drug he was off was the one that kept him from being delusional.
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: Hulkotron on July 21, 2017, 12:20:43 PM
The only drug he was off was the one that kept him from being delusional.

 :D
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: Mr Anabolic on July 21, 2017, 12:45:40 PM
The only drug he was off was the one that kept him from being delusional.

 ;D  He was delusional to think he would win any top show.  Waller was correct... "nothing but a big spider"
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: Irongrip400 on July 21, 2017, 01:12:41 PM
Nice Mr Kotter afro he has in the 1980 contest.
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: pellius on July 21, 2017, 02:00:04 PM
His arms aren't big enough to match his chest. His thighs are too big for his calves. "Looks like a giant spider." I'm gonna take his shirt and hide it, mess his mind up a little bit.

Fixed.
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: falco on July 21, 2017, 02:07:23 PM
70's "drug tests" were so easy to pass, i am not even going to develop on that.
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: a_pupil on July 21, 2017, 03:56:40 PM
Fixed.

lol. you've probably been watching pumping iron for decades longer than me. I think I've seen it once a year since 2006
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: BEEFYHEAVYWEIGHT on July 21, 2017, 04:29:45 PM
I have absolutely ZERO problem believing that Katz is steroid free here. He clearly looks down in size but still veey big and muscular. Not at all hard to imagine a man as big as Katz looking this size off roids. My god....one doesnt lose all muscle.
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: BEEFYHEAVYWEIGHT on July 21, 2017, 05:12:55 PM
LOL He said he was drug free...... and when he was using it was the most miniscule of doses, likely less than the prescribed  HRT amounts. Sure it was a horrible placing but he was clean so it meant more.



Please, the guy who took 10 years to get his pro card decides to compete drug free when he finally earns it, when he had a legitimate shot at winning the actual contest?  Not buying it Mike.  You were a life long juicer.




Beefy tell the seedy stories of Mike Katz.
He's not catholic...so he's no good.
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: oldtimer1 on July 21, 2017, 06:07:38 PM
He had rusty fender on his bike when he was a kid.
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: Irongrip400 on July 21, 2017, 06:22:08 PM
Fixed.

He only has one pose, and when he hits it, he looks like a giant spider.
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: wes on July 21, 2017, 06:29:13 PM
Mike Katz = good guy.
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: The Abdominal Snoman on July 21, 2017, 07:38:50 PM
Lmao at drug testing in the 1980s. Today with the best drug testing that ever existed, 95% of Olympic athletes beat the tests. Katz is that dude who without drugs, would have been 170 pounds. NOthing about his physique is worth talking about. Drugs or no drugs. Allegedly is strong in the homo game and that's what keeps him relevant. Not unlike Mr. room 7...
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: Never1AShow on July 21, 2017, 08:17:10 PM
I have absolutely ZERO problem believing that Katz is steroid free here. He clearly looks down in size but still veey big and muscular. Not at all hard to imagine a man as big as Katz looking this size off roids. My god....one doesnt lose all muscle.

That's not Hubert Metz
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: BEEFYHEAVYWEIGHT on July 21, 2017, 08:49:49 PM
That's not Hubert Metz
Thats some funny shit!
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: tres_taco_combo on July 21, 2017, 11:24:47 PM
good thread
i felt he was protrayed harshly in pumping iron
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: V Man on July 22, 2017, 04:57:14 AM
Mike was like a dog......you can kick a dog and it will do 2 things.....it will either lay down and die, or it will bite you back. Mike was the type of person, who was the type of dog that would bite you back!
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: Svengoolie on July 22, 2017, 10:23:32 AM
Lmao at drug testing in the 1980s. Today with the best drug testing that ever existed, 95% of Olympic athletes beat the tests. Katz is that dude who without drugs, would have been 170 pounds. NOthing about his physique is worth talking about. Drugs or no drugs. Allegedly is strong in the homo game and that's what keeps him relevant. Not unlike Mr. room 7...

Did he pull a Ric Drasin?
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: Marty Champions on July 22, 2017, 06:32:19 PM
mike shitz is still alive 2
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: tommywishbone on July 22, 2017, 08:43:41 PM
Good dude. Not drug free. Doesn't matter. Good dude.
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: old-school-lifter on July 26, 2017, 04:48:11 PM
is it true Mike likes the cock?
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: pellius on July 27, 2017, 02:54:03 AM
is it true Mike likes the cock?

Why is this important to you?
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: Rimstinger on July 27, 2017, 03:05:30 AM
His scrotal bulge is considerably bigger in the second picture. Indicating recovery from testicular atrophy, this adds more substance to the theory he was natural.
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: MORTALCOIL on July 27, 2017, 03:46:45 AM
His scrotal bulge is considerably bigger in the second picture. Indicating recovery from testicular atrophy, this adds more substance to the theory he was natural.

Cue a "gayer than...." reply in 3...2...1...
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: Rimstinger on July 27, 2017, 03:50:58 AM
Cue a "gayer than...." reply in 3...2...1...

My evaluation was physiologically and medically coherent with no traces of homo-sexual undertones.
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: The RedMeatKid on May 21, 2019, 05:39:52 PM
Happened to be visiting back east in 2004 and caught a Mike Katz seminar. He spoke about his steroid use in the 70's. Then he went on to state that he competed steroid free for all of his final shows in 1980 and 1981. He said that upon chosing to compete again in 1980....having been off steroids for quite a while and having still been training hard...he had a romanticized need to compete without any drugs and to just get back to his roots of his first bodybuilding shows. Said he felt that his 15th place finish at the 1981 Olympia was his best condition and his biggest accomplishment personally. Also stated that his bodyweight was 20 lbs less than his mid 70's competion weight. I think he looks pretty damn good.
Looking really good there. Rough hewn muscle.
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: AbrahamG on May 21, 2019, 05:43:24 PM
And another photo from 1980 in which he competed at the drug free blood tested Mr. America contest. I believe he took 4th place.

Pellius would definitely part with a quarter pounder w/cheese...............
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: IRON CROSS on May 21, 2019, 05:47:05 PM
Mike Katz = good guy.


Ask Danny Padilla about that !.
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: Disgusted on May 21, 2019, 07:53:16 PM
First pic drug free? I'd say no. 20 pounds lighter? Maybe but he's more ripped than I remember him being so that would explain the weight difference. The second pic who can tell since you can't really see his upper body that well. His legs in the pic look like they have never seen a weight.
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: Fortress on May 21, 2019, 11:17:22 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

“Drug-free”

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

He’s clearly on something in those pics. And it has zero to do with his muscular development (size), either.

The naivety/ignorance of some here. Christ.
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: Matt on May 22, 2019, 12:32:25 AM
I vividly recall seeing him judge at least one IFBB pro contest. I'm assuming the IFBB has judges in each state to save on the costs of flying them around, but I seem to recall Mike Katz present more often.

Presumably, he has "seniority".

In person he's a big, Frankenstein Monster-looking character.
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: _bruce_ on May 22, 2019, 12:51:55 AM
I vividly recall seeing him judge at least one IFBB pro contest. I'm assuming the IFBB has judges in each state to save on the costs of flying them around, but I seem to recall Mike Katz present more often.

Presumably, he has "seniority".

In person he's a big, Frankenstein Monster-looking character.

Legend has it that he's pretty good at "wrestling" under the table...
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: Matt on May 22, 2019, 01:16:04 AM
Legend has it that he's pretty good at "wrestling" under the table...

Most likely with female BDSM sluts. Horny perverts.

Kill all of them.
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: johnny1 on May 22, 2019, 01:33:40 AM
Happened to be visiting back east in 2004 and caught a Mike Katz seminar. He spoke about his steroid use in the 70's. Then he went on to state that he competed steroid free for all of his final shows in 1980 and 1981. He said that upon chosing to compete again in 1980....having been off steroids for quite a while and having still been training hard...he had a romanticized need to compete without any drugs and to just get back to his roots of his first bodybuilding shows. Said he felt that his 15th place finish at the 1981 Olympia was his best condition and his biggest accomplishment personally. Also stated that his bodyweight was 20 lbs less than his mid 70's competion weight. I think he looks pretty damn good.
mike had a really strange physique...tall, big chest huge Rib cage long thin looking arms and wide waist decent back and bugger all quads one of the weirdest looking physiques of the 1970s-80s
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: Rambone on May 22, 2019, 03:48:37 AM
Kenny won.
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: IroNat on May 22, 2019, 04:11:26 AM
Katz' physique would have fit right in with today's internet competitors.

Imagine how huge he would be on today's mix of chemicals.
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: Rambone on May 22, 2019, 06:43:23 AM
Drug free since 1980 and t-shirt free since 1975
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: oldgolds on May 22, 2019, 07:02:40 AM
Lol....Drug free?

How about 'truth free'...
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: OneMoreRep on May 22, 2019, 07:56:32 AM
I remember Mike Katz from back in the 70's and even then I used to think he was the ugliest-looking professional bodybuilder with an atrocious body structure. That aside, he seemed like a nice guy, at least in the movie pumping iron.

His fucking face..  :'(

(http://informationcradle.com/usa/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Mike-Katz-Photo.jpg) (http://eightieskids.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/rocky.jpg)

"1"
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: Fortress on May 22, 2019, 11:43:16 AM
The 1st show I competed at  was the 1978 AAU Mr Eastern Seaboard, promoted by Mike Katz.
I find it credible that he could have been "drug free" in those 1980's contests.
Standing next to him, in person, it was obvious he had the basic structure of a BIG, strong man.
Shaking Mike's hand made me realize just how naturally big and powerful a man he was.

Giant sized strongmen, NFL lineman, pro wrassler's , etc all have a different look to them.
It's simple genetics to be a huge powerful man.



What does size have to do with the dead obvious nature of why he’s NOT drug-free in those pics?

Do some of you have even the faintest knowledge of this whole bodybuilding thing?
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: IroNat on May 22, 2019, 02:33:26 PM
What does size have to do with the dead obvious nature of why he’s NOT drug-free in those pics?

Do some of you have even the faintest knowledge of this whole bodybuilding thing?

What are you talking about?

You mean eating lots of quality protein?
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: m8 on May 22, 2019, 11:40:14 PM
And another photo from 1980 in which he competed at the drug free blood tested Mr. America contest. I believe he took 4th place.

Always thought he would have looked better facially with a beard or something.
Title: Re: Mike Katz....Drug Free in 1980 and 1981
Post by: AbrahamG on May 22, 2019, 11:41:50 PM
Wasn't he involved in some industry faggotry?