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Title: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: Powerlift66 on October 14, 2019, 10:56:29 AM
New book is out.

https://www.amazon.com/Driven-Secret-Story-Tony-Pearson-ebook/dp/B07XNXM1Q9

Tony age 60  - Muscle Beach.

Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: hazbin on October 14, 2019, 11:00:00 AM
New book is out.

https://www.amazon.com/Driven-Secret-Story-Tony-Pearson-ebook/dp/B07XNXM1Q9

Tony age 60  - Muscle Beach.



in 1976 Tony said he would win the mr. America by 1980. everybody said he had no chance in that short of a
period.

he won it in 1978
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: IroNat on October 14, 2019, 11:03:34 AM
Definitely a genetic freak.
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: wes on October 14, 2019, 11:04:43 AM
Still looks great !!
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: hazbin on October 14, 2019, 11:52:25 AM
I remember seeing him guest pose at the AAU Mr New England shortly after he won Mr America.

Most impressive V-taper I've ever seen in person.
 He wasn't massive, but had an incredible physique.

damn the dudes with tiny joints!!!
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: wes on October 14, 2019, 12:56:20 PM
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-nl44zfO0aZI/TtqXZvwrDtI/AAAAAAAAKeU/NOqg7guIQc4/s512/tony-vs-ron.JPG)
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: wes on October 14, 2019, 01:00:15 PM
(https://www.picclickimg.com/d/l400/pict/163134431334_/bodybuilder-TOM-PLATZ-Ron-Teufel-at-Mr-Universe-Bodybuilding.jpg)
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: wes on October 14, 2019, 01:03:36 PM
(https://scontent-ort2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/e35/p480x480/67565094_405557756745731_4981725687811573621_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.cdninstagram.com&oh=cf48df269cfb7857b37c23658fd47fe7&oe=5DF6D262&se=8)
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: wes on October 14, 2019, 02:04:23 PM
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: oldtimer1 on October 14, 2019, 02:41:38 PM
I have seen him compete in his prime. His lat spread with that narrow waist was absolutely freaky. He was completely ripped to the bone. He wasn't a big man but wow he looked big on stage. Very few faults with many outstanding attributes. He use to call leg extensions suicides. Something like 6 sets of 20 reps done with little rest between sets.
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: Coach is Back! on October 14, 2019, 02:56:37 PM
Saw him at the Olympia, he couldn't weigh any more than 170 soaking wet but the guy is still in great shape
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: Fortress on October 14, 2019, 03:00:02 PM
Nothing bad to say about him, but I was never a fan of his physique.
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: mryorkielover on October 14, 2019, 05:11:56 PM






Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: Natural_O on October 14, 2019, 06:13:34 PM
I just interviewed Tony today on the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast -
https://bodybuildinglegendsshow.com/the_podcast_test/the-olympians-tony-pearson-part-one/
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: jude2 on October 14, 2019, 06:49:27 PM
Definitely a genetic freak.
No doubt.
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: tommywishbone on October 14, 2019, 08:04:00 PM
Friends for 30 years. Good man.  Never cared for his "Michael Jackson of Bodybuilding" thing but whatever. Crazy V-taper.  Cool lines. Trained by feel and by pump. 
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: wes on October 14, 2019, 08:05:44 PM
I just interviewed Tony today on the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast -
https://bodybuildinglegendsshow.com/the_podcast_test/the-olympians-tony-pearson-part-one/
AWESOME!!

I`m really enjoying these podcasts.......they`re great.
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: Virgil on October 15, 2019, 05:16:46 AM
In a blatant attempt to hijack this thread, Ron Tuefel trained for the America at Ed Ryan's Gym in suburban Philly. The gym is still there, and it's a time capsule from the 70's
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: illuminati on October 15, 2019, 05:56:53 AM
In a blatant attempt to hijack this thread, Ron Tuefel trained for the America at Ed Ryan's Gym in suburban Philly. The gym is still there, and it's a time capsule from the 70's

The Gym is Still there - Sadly Ron isn’t he’s long gone.
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: Dokey111 on October 15, 2019, 06:50:10 AM
The Gym is Still there - Sadly Ron isn’t he’s long gone.

I remember when Teuful came on the scene in the mid 70's, in Pennsylvania.  Things took an unfortunate turn for him  :-X :'(
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: wes on October 15, 2019, 07:01:47 AM
I remember when Teuful came on the scene in the mid 70's, in Pennsylvania.  Things took an unfortunate turn for him  :-X :'(
He hit the magazines like wildfire.
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: Humble Narcissist on October 15, 2019, 07:18:57 AM
Friends for 30 years. Good man.  Never cared for his "Michael Jackson of Bodybuilding" thing but whatever. Crazy V-taper.  Cool lines. Trained by feel and by pump. 
Smart training.  Great physique.
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: Powerlift66 on October 15, 2019, 10:18:10 AM
He hit the magazines like wildfire.

Did he die of Cirrhosis? I know he loved Vodka in w/ his Weider protein. Too bad, he was great back in the day.
(Laura Combes liked to drink a lot as well).
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: wes on October 15, 2019, 10:27:06 AM
Did he die of Cirrhosis? I know he lived Vodka in w/ his Weider protein. Too bad, he was great back in the day.
(Laura Combes liked to drink a lot as well).
I don`t remember how he died but I think you may be right.......I believe I remember rumors of his heavy drinking.    ???
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: Powerlift66 on October 15, 2019, 10:33:25 AM
Looks like he died in 2002 of Liver failure it seems.
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: wes on October 15, 2019, 10:51:47 AM
Looks like he died in 2002 of Liver failure it seems.
That sucks.
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: Humble Narcissist on October 15, 2019, 12:39:51 PM
I had forgotten he died.  Maybe he wasn't as smart as I stated previously. :-[
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: illuminati on October 15, 2019, 01:04:23 PM
Died of Liver Failure in 2002 at age 44
Was he a heavy Drinker ?? I wonder.
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: Hypertrophy on October 15, 2019, 01:43:20 PM
Pic from John Hansen's RX Muscle article https://www.rxmuscle.com/articles/john-hansen/9978-mr-america-shocker.html (https://www.rxmuscle.com/articles/john-hansen/9978-mr-america-shocker.html)

Pearson's legs looked like sticks in the Mr America he won: 

Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: illuminati on October 15, 2019, 01:46:57 PM
Pic from John Hansen's RX Muscle article https://www.rxmuscle.com/articles/john-hansen/9978-mr-america-shocker.html (https://www.rxmuscle.com/articles/john-hansen/9978-mr-america-shocker.html)

Pearson's legs looked like sticks in the Mr America he won: 


Tony had a good upper body
Terrible lower body development
Shouldn’t have won Mr America with only Half a Body.
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: MCWAY on December 31, 2020, 08:57:52 AM
He just won the AAU Masters Mr. Universe in November.



Of course, he was a favorite of mine as "The Jetman" during his WBF days.

1991 WBF Championship



1992 WBF Championship



Is he a "genetic freak"? Hmmm....

- AAU Mr. America by his early 20s,
- NABBA Mr. Universe
- Mr. World
- IFBB Denver Grand Prix winner
- Six-time Mixed Pairs World Champion
- AAU Grand Masters Mr. America (age 57)
- AUU Masters Mr. Universe (age 63)

You make the call!!
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: IroNat on December 31, 2020, 11:41:33 AM
He just won the AAU Masters Mr. Universe in November.


Is he a "genetic freak"? Hmmm....

- AAU Mr. America by his early 20s,
- NABBA Mr. Universe
- Mr. World
- IFBB Denver Grand Prix winner
- Six-time Mixed Pairs World Champion
- AAU Grand Masters Mr. America (age 57)
- AUU Masters Mr. Universe (age 63)

You make the call!!

Just a normal guy who used the Weider Principles.
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: oldschoolfan on December 31, 2020, 11:55:08 AM
in 1976 Tony said he would win the mr. America by 1980. everybody said he had no chance in that short of a
period.

he won it in 1978

hazbin i heard from a bro of mine on here, that you are one jacked vascular freak, time to post some hazbin, throwback pics
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: MCWAY on December 31, 2020, 12:20:29 PM
Just a normal guy who used the Weider Principles.

He probably does (or did). But winning Mr. America, before you can legally drink, doesn't equate to being a "normal guy".
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: hazbin on January 01, 2021, 12:22:34 PM
hazbin i heard from a bro of mine on here, that you are one jacked vascular freak, time to post some hazbin, throwback pics

people here are sick of seeing my pics 
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: Matt on January 01, 2021, 01:35:09 PM
Died of Liver Failure in 2002 at age 44
Was he a heavy Drinker ?? I wonder.

Very good question.  Joe Meeko commented on that, and did say that Ron was a heavy drinker, and couldn't get that monkey off his back, and eventually died, essentially due to drinking [I think liver failure - or something else directly caused by drinking].  I recall some initial speculation that Ron died of AIDS, but his family refuted that online, very early on [but didn't give the actual cause, IIRC].  Below is a screenshot regarding what Joe Meeko said.  I have the link to the Ironage post where Joe Meeko made his comment, but the website is now only a part of our bodybuilding memories.  I could check the Internet Archive and possibly find it.

Here is an Ironage Getbig thread on Ron:

http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=178271.0
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: pamith on January 02, 2021, 10:04:37 AM
One of the greatest
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: LurkerNoMore on January 02, 2021, 10:29:38 AM
Pearson, Baker and Taylor are all genetic freaks.
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: Thin Lizzy on January 02, 2021, 11:15:28 AM
Great old school bodybuilder from the days when bodybuilding was a cool subculture.
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: illuminati on January 02, 2021, 02:47:33 PM
Pearson, Baker and Taylor are all genetic freaks.

All the top pro bodybuilders are in one way or another.
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: Abelard Lindsey on January 02, 2021, 05:59:35 PM
They called him the muscular Michael Jackson in the late 80's. The Wiki shows him still alive.
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: MCWAY on January 02, 2021, 06:39:44 PM
They called him the muscular Michael Jackson in the late 80's. The Wiki shows him still alive.

He did a Digital Muscle interview with Shawn Ray, shortly after winning the AAU Masters Mr. Universe. So, unless something tragic happened within the last 60 days since then, the Jetman should be alive and well.
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: oldschoolfan on January 02, 2021, 06:55:17 PM
people here are sick of seeing my pics

They are just jealous schmoes who look like shit

You are the “maple leaf muscle” and remember not vascularity make the whores panties wet
Title: Re: Tony Pearson - Gentic Freak?
Post by: MCWAY on January 27, 2021, 03:17:08 PM
Pic from John Hansen's RX Muscle article https://www.rxmuscle.com/articles/john-hansen/9978-mr-america-shocker.html (https://www.rxmuscle.com/articles/john-hansen/9978-mr-america-shocker.html)

Pearson's legs looked like sticks in the Mr America he won:

Nearly anybody's legs looked like sticks, standing next to Platz.