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Title: Lean Boyer Coe
Post by: pellius on September 01, 2021, 07:16:42 PM
It's rare to see Boyer Coe with visible abs. I remember an article he wrote where he said that people would say, "Boyer, you have such a small waist but where are your abs?"
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Cole
Post by: pamith on September 01, 2021, 07:27:54 PM
Boyer Coe you mean
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Cole
Post by: pamith on September 01, 2021, 07:28:49 PM
(https://blog.nccpt.com/wp-content/uploads/BOYER-COE-PHOTO-10.jpg)
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Cole
Post by: LurkerNoMore on September 01, 2021, 07:53:43 PM
It's rare to see Boyer Cole with visible abs. I remember an article he wrote where he said that people would say, "Boyer, you have such a small waist but where are your abs?"

Well he has 4.

But that is a great photo. 
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Cole
Post by: Skeletor on September 01, 2021, 07:55:01 PM
Who is Boyer Cole?
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Coe
Post by: Hypertrophy on September 01, 2021, 08:04:40 PM
always liked this early pic of Coe:


(https://www.greatestphysiques.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/3-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Cole
Post by: pellius on September 01, 2021, 08:05:07 PM
Boyer Coe you mean

You're right. I corrected it. Thanks for pointing that out. I hate misspelling words.
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Cole
Post by: pellius on September 01, 2021, 08:11:12 PM
(https://blog.nccpt.com/wp-content/uploads/BOYER-COE-PHOTO-10.jpg)

Great pic but look how smooth his ab area is. Not a block in sight. I read that he wrote that to bring out his abs he actually had to develop the ab muscle itself and not do these endless crunches and situps. He started training them like how he trained every other muscle. With weights and resistance. Things like doing situps on a decline while holding a dumbbell on your chest.

It's used to be thought that if you used weights and resistance to work your abs you will develop a thick waist. That's so silly and counterintuitive. Your abs are a very flat muscle. I've never seen abs that I thought were overdeveloped. Now maybe training you obliques with weights would seem to widen and thicken your waist.
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Coe
Post by: pellius on September 01, 2021, 08:12:25 PM
always liked this early pic of Coe:


(https://www.greatestphysiques.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/3-1.jpg)

Yes, for some reason both he and Casey seemed more impressive when they were barely out of their teens.
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Coe
Post by: pamith on September 01, 2021, 08:17:00 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ExfGVZlXEAYM0Ga.jpg)
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Coe
Post by: pellius on September 01, 2021, 08:21:18 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ExfGVZlXEAYM0Ga.jpg)

Hah, I remember when I first saw that pic. When I use to see Boyer's arm by itself, I use to think it doesn't get any better than that. Arms were his strong point. But when compared to the King it just disappears. I'm sure if Arnold were competing today he would be accused of using synthol.
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Coe
Post by: Hulkotron on September 02, 2021, 01:04:11 AM
Did he use a hair system?
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Coe
Post by: Body-Buildah on September 02, 2021, 01:22:42 AM
One of the nicest guys Ive met in the Iron-Game.
Spent a SAT with him in 2007 doing a Q&A type thing at the NJ Strongman Dinner (AOBS).

Great guy...
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Coe
Post by: _bruce_ on September 02, 2021, 02:40:56 AM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ExfGVZlXEAYM0Ga.jpg)

Arnold's arms used to be really good.
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Coe
Post by: Humble Narcissist on September 02, 2021, 03:25:15 AM
Great bodybuilder.  His only real weakness was abs.  Who knows how far he could have gone had abs been even average.
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Coe
Post by: IroNat on September 02, 2021, 03:39:13 AM
Great pic but look how smooth his ab area is. Not a block in sight. I read that he wrote that to bring out his abs he actually had to develop the ab muscle itself and not do these endless crunches and situps. He started training them like how he trained every other muscle. With weights and resistance. Things like doing situps on a decline while holding a dumbbell on your chest.

It's used to be thought that if you used weights and resistance to work your abs you will develop a thick waist. That's so silly and counterintuitive. Your abs are a very flat muscle. I've never seen abs that I thought were overdeveloped. Now maybe training you obliques with weights would seem to widen and thicken your waist.

This guy did weighted sit-ups.

(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/77/a6/bf/77a6bff50d22e915443cc4818dd849fd.jpg)
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Coe
Post by: Humble Narcissist on September 02, 2021, 03:44:42 AM
He should have used a higher rep range.
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Coe
Post by: wes on September 02, 2021, 05:58:17 AM
1964

Mr Texas - AAU, 2nd

1965

Teen Mr America - AAU, 2nd
Teen Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 2nd
Mr Texas - AAU, Most Muscular, 1st
Mr Texas - AAU, Winner

1966

Junior Mr America - AAU, 5th
Junior Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 5th
Teen Mr America - AAU, Winner
Mr USA - AAU, 2nd
Mr USA - AAU, Most Muscular, 3rd

1967

Mr America - AAU, 5th
Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 5th
Junior Mr America - AAU, 2nd
Junior Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 2nd
Mr Southern States - AAU, 2nd

1968

Mr America - AAU, 2nd
Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 1st
Junior Mr America - AAU, 2nd
Junior Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 1st
Junior Mr USA - AAU, Overall Winner
Mr USA - AAU, Most Muscular, 1st
Mr USA - AAU, 2nd

1969

Mr America - AAU, Winner
Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 1st
Junior Mr America - AAU, Winner
Mr Universe - NABBA, Overall Winner
Mr Universe - NABBA, Medium, 1st

1970

Universe - Pro - NABBA, Short, 1st
Mr World - AAU, Pro Short, 2nd

1971

Mr America - IFBB, Medium, 1st
Mr International - IFBB, Medium, 1st
Mr International - IFBB, Overall Winner
Pro Mr World - WBBG, Winner

1972

Mr Galaxy - WBBG, 2nd
Universe - Pro - NABBA, Short, 2nd
Pro Mr World - WBBG, Winner

1973

Universe - Pro - NABBA, Overall Winner
Universe - Pro - NABBA, Short, 1st
Pro Mr World - WBBG, Winner

1974

Universe - Pro - NABBA, Short, 2nd
Pro Mr World - WBBG, Winner

1975

Universe - Pro - NABBA, Short, 1st
Universe - Pro - NABBA, Overall Winner
Universe - Pro - PBBA, Winner
Pro Mr World - WBBG, Winner

1976

Olympia - IFBB, LightWeight, Did not place

1977

Olympia - IFBB, 4th
Olympia - IFBB, LightWeight, 3rd

1978

Night of Champions - IFBB, 4th
Olympia - IFBB, 4th
Olympia - IFBB, LightWeight, 2nd
Professional World Cup - IFBB, 5th

1979

Best in the World - IFBB, Professional, 5th
Canada Diamond Pro Cup - IFBB, 3rd
Canada Pro Cup - IFBB, 3rd
Florida Pro Invitational - IFBB, 4th
Grand Prix Pennsylvania - IFBB, 5th
Grand Prix Vancouver - IFBB, 3rd
Night of Champions - IFBB, 4th
Olympia - IFBB, LightWeight, 2nd
Pittsburgh Pro Invitational - IFBB, 5th

1980

Canada Pro Cup - IFBB, 2nd
Grand Prix California - IFBB, 5th
Grand Prix Miami - IFBB, 5th
Grand Prix Pennsylvania - IFBB, 5th
Olympia - IFBB, 4th
Pittsburgh Pro Invitational - IFBB, 5th

1981

Canada Pro Cup - IFBB, Winner
Grand Prix Belgium - IFBB, Winner
Grand Prix California - IFBB, 3rd
Grand Prix Massachusets - IFBB, Winner
Grand Prix New England - IFBB, 3rd
Grand Prix Wales - IFBB, Winner
Grand Prix Washington - IFBB, 3rd
Grand Prix World Cup - IFBB, Winner
Night of Champions - IFBB, 3rd
Professional World Cup - IFBB, Winner
World Grand Prix - IFBB, Winner

1982

Grand Prix Belgium - IFBB, 8th
Grand Prix Sweden - IFBB, 9th
Olympia - IFBB, 11th
World Pro Championships - IFBB, 2nd

1984

Olympia - IFBB, 13th

1994

Olympia - Masters - IFBB, 3rd

1995

Olympia - Masters - IFBB, 10th
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Coe
Post by: wes on September 02, 2021, 06:01:14 AM
I saw Coe way back in the mid seventies in Worcester or Boston Mass. can`t quite recall which, but the image of his physiqe on that day as a guest poser still impresses me to this very day.

He looked unreal in person.
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Coe
Post by: BEEFYHEAVYWEIGHT on September 02, 2021, 06:17:27 AM
The initial photo of Boyer with the beard is from 1982. He competed in the London Olynpia that year with the beard. Onstage that year, Boyer looked leaner and drier than ever. Abs truly visable for the first time. But Boyer looked clearly down in size too. Many speculated that he entered the show without anabolics. As that same year...Boyer had been doing Arthur Jones Nautilus experiments on videotape. And Boyer admitted that during those Nautilus experiments that he off all anabolics. In an interview with John Hanson in recentvyears...Boyer says that the reason that he was so much smaller in 82 at the Olympia but more ripped than ever...was because he used an intense diet drug called FASTEN. Which was more like a methamphetamine. And that it ate up a ton of his muscle but left him shredded and stringy. That being said....82 and the above photo with beard....absolutely have Boyer showing rare abs.
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Coe
Post by: Body-Buildah on September 02, 2021, 06:26:22 AM
Boyer had quite the year in 1981.

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1981

Canada Pro Cup - IFBB, Winner
Grand Prix Belgium - IFBB, Winner
Grand Prix California - IFBB, 3rd
Grand Prix Massachusets - IFBB, Winner
Grand Prix New England - IFBB, 3rd
Grand Prix Wales - IFBB, Winner
Grand Prix Washington - IFBB, 3rd
Grand Prix World Cup - IFBB, Winner
Night of Champions - IFBB, 3rd
Professional World Cup - IFBB, Winner
World Grand Prix - IFBB, Winner
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Coe
Post by: Humble Narcissist on September 02, 2021, 06:29:19 AM
1964

Mr Texas - AAU, 2nd

1965

Teen Mr America - AAU, 2nd
Teen Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 2nd
Mr Texas - AAU, Most Muscular, 1st
Mr Texas - AAU, Winner

1966

Junior Mr America - AAU, 5th
Junior Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 5th
Teen Mr America - AAU, Winner
Mr USA - AAU, 2nd
Mr USA - AAU, Most Muscular, 3rd

1967

Mr America - AAU, 5th
Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 5th
Junior Mr America - AAU, 2nd
Junior Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 2nd
Mr Southern States - AAU, 2nd

1968

Mr America - AAU, 2nd
Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 1st
Junior Mr America - AAU, 2nd
Junior Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 1st
Junior Mr USA - AAU, Overall Winner
Mr USA - AAU, Most Muscular, 1st
Mr USA - AAU, 2nd

1969

Mr America - AAU, Winner
Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 1st
Junior Mr America - AAU, Winner
Mr Universe - NABBA, Overall Winner
Mr Universe - NABBA, Medium, 1st

1970

Universe - Pro - NABBA, Short, 1st
Mr World - AAU, Pro Short, 2nd

1971

Mr America - IFBB, Medium, 1st
Mr International - IFBB, Medium, 1st
Mr International - IFBB, Overall Winner
Pro Mr World - WBBG, Winner

1972

Mr Galaxy - WBBG, 2nd
Universe - Pro - NABBA, Short, 2nd
Pro Mr World - WBBG, Winner

1973

Universe - Pro - NABBA, Overall Winner
Universe - Pro - NABBA, Short, 1st
Pro Mr World - WBBG, Winner

1974

Universe - Pro - NABBA, Short, 2nd
Pro Mr World - WBBG, Winner

1975

Universe - Pro - NABBA, Short, 1st
Universe - Pro - NABBA, Overall Winner
Universe - Pro - PBBA, Winner
Pro Mr World - WBBG, Winner

1976

Olympia - IFBB, LightWeight, Did not place

1977

Olympia - IFBB, 4th
Olympia - IFBB, LightWeight, 3rd

1978

Night of Champions - IFBB, 4th
Olympia - IFBB, 4th
Olympia - IFBB, LightWeight, 2nd
Professional World Cup - IFBB, 5th

1979

Best in the World - IFBB, Professional, 5th
Canada Diamond Pro Cup - IFBB, 3rd
Canada Pro Cup - IFBB, 3rd
Florida Pro Invitational - IFBB, 4th
Grand Prix Pennsylvania - IFBB, 5th
Grand Prix Vancouver - IFBB, 3rd
Night of Champions - IFBB, 4th
Olympia - IFBB, LightWeight, 2nd
Pittsburgh Pro Invitational - IFBB, 5th

1980

Canada Pro Cup - IFBB, 2nd
Grand Prix California - IFBB, 5th
Grand Prix Miami - IFBB, 5th
Grand Prix Pennsylvania - IFBB, 5th
Olympia - IFBB, 4th
Pittsburgh Pro Invitational - IFBB, 5th

1981

Canada Pro Cup - IFBB, Winner
Grand Prix Belgium - IFBB, Winner
Grand Prix California - IFBB, 3rd
Grand Prix Massachusets - IFBB, Winner
Grand Prix New England - IFBB, 3rd
Grand Prix Wales - IFBB, Winner
Grand Prix Washington - IFBB, 3rd
Grand Prix World Cup - IFBB, Winner
Night of Champions - IFBB, 3rd
Professional World Cup - IFBB, Winner
World Grand Prix - IFBB, Winner

1982

Grand Prix Belgium - IFBB, 8th
Grand Prix Sweden - IFBB, 9th
Olympia - IFBB, 11th
World Pro Championships - IFBB, 2nd

1984

Olympia - IFBB, 13th

1994

Olympia - Masters - IFBB, 3rd

1995

Olympia - Masters - IFBB, 10th
Damn!  I didn't realize he competed up to 1995.
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Coe
Post by: Body-Buildah on September 02, 2021, 06:36:07 AM
Boyer is 75, and still alive. He did have a bypass surgery many moons ago, but fine ever since.

In his day they weren't as reckless (with the compounds) as some of the monsters are today.
A lot of the 90's guys are dropping these days, as the cycles grew larger and longer, lives grew shorter. (life spans).

Heard Leon Brown has liver-cancer and maybe wont be around too much longer. Leon is 75 as well I believe...
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Coe
Post by: French on September 02, 2021, 01:13:09 PM
 8)
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Coe
Post by: IroNat on September 02, 2021, 01:16:44 PM
He was great.

But still he was no Bhanky.
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Coe
Post by: Straw Man on September 02, 2021, 01:30:10 PM
always liked this early pic of Coe:


(https://www.greatestphysiques.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/3-1.jpg)

I'm pretty sure he's a teenager or 20/21 in that photo

Weird that when he was in his 30's and participating in Arthur Jones training experiment (which I think was early 1980's) he looked so much smaller.   Even his famous calves are arms look small.

BTW - there are some weird machines in this video including a sideways lying leg curl @ the 4:30 mark which looks ridiculous

Title: Re: Lean Boyer Coe
Post by: Humble Narcissist on September 02, 2021, 02:18:55 PM
Off cycle.  Jones may have required it.
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Coe
Post by: Taffin on September 02, 2021, 03:31:04 PM
always liked this early pic of Coe:

(https://www.greatestphysiques.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/3-1.jpg)

Hunter S Thompson upped the dose
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Coe
Post by: GymnJuice on September 02, 2021, 03:41:27 PM
Tricep looks freaky
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Coe
Post by: oldtimer1 on September 02, 2021, 07:23:54 PM
Boyer was off drugs while he trained at Nautilus. I think Jones abandoned the project when Coe didn't make the gains Jones thought he would make.  Boyer looks amazing off drugs and you could see how he would blow up with a cycle.
Title: Re: Lean Boyer Coe
Post by: wes on September 02, 2021, 07:39:54 PM
Coe won a ton of major contests and the most prestigous of the non-Weider contests the NABBA Mr. Universe twice and the AAU Mr. America....then went on to kick ass in Dan Luries contests,then in the IFBB...................a lmost everything except The Olympia

When I saw him he looked small until he took off his black Golds Gym track suit.........he looked insanely incredible.

I was always a fan and the pics from this photo shoot.....there was around 8-10 pics I believe used to be my favorite shots of Boyer:


Title: Re: Lean Boyer Coe
Post by: pamith on September 02, 2021, 08:13:04 PM
A true freak of nature