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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: IroNat on January 10, 2024, 04:40:56 PM
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Heckuva good read.
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Arthur Jones: An Uncoventional Character
https://starkcenter.org/igh_article/igh0804e/
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Pearl doing the infamous beakdoctor triceps pose (without coffee cup)
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ8uuZ024-MaMSHfk7zgsveFnYJNSKF7bDKMg&usqp=CAU)
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Pearl doing the infamous beakdoctor triceps pose (without coffee cup)
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ8uuZ024-MaMSHfk7zgsveFnYJNSKF7bDKMg&usqp=CAU)
PERFECT 😂
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Pearl doing the infamous beakdoctor triceps pose (without coffee cup)
If it was the infamous BD pose it would feature a beautifully illustrated sign, inscribed with meticulous block lettering: Royalty is a flabby failure.
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ8uuZ024-MaMSHfk7zgsveFnYJNSKF7bDKMg&usqp=CAU)
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Great link Ironat! Thanks for posting.
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That's straight out of his book, Beyond the Universe. It's a great read. Bill Pearl is one of the most interesting guys in the sport. He was a top wrestler in his youth, played the sax, restores really old cars, collects antiques and published his own books. One of the few guys in the sport that made some serious money at the sport and more importantly kept his wealth. The book has a ton of revelations about his life. It's a biography.
I find his views on training refreshing too. While he was really strong in his younger days he was very adamant about volume and not taking your sets to failure. Not to put words in his mouth he said training to failure will lead to exhaustion and missed workout days. He said train hard but not to failure. I believe he was just saying if your are doing 4 sets of an exercise maybe your last set should be to failure but the first three shouldn't (my words). I use to write him and it was a shock to me that he responded. I told him as I aged I was having trouble training as hard as I use to. He said something to the effect that as he aged he stopped hot dogging in the gym. I think it was his term for showing off with heavy weights. He said I would be wise to forget training heavy and to think about exhausting the muscle through work and not poundage.
He lived a really long life and sad how he died. I believe he was suffering from Parkinson's disease. He got on his riding tractor to mow the property. On a grade the mower tractor flipped and landed on top of him. Bet it weighed around 1000bs. He was pinned until two lifters coming to use his home gym saw him pinned and rolled the tractor off of him. It broke his back and his neck. He was 91.
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My older brother took me past Pearl's home several months back. He had already passed away and neither of us though it would be right to stop at that moment in time.
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That's straight out of his book, Beyond the Universe. It's a great read. Bill Pearl is one of the most interesting guys in the sport. He was a top wrestler in his youth, played the sax, restores really old cars, collects antiques and published his own books. One of the few guys in the sport that made some serious money at the sport and more importantly kept his wealth. The book has a ton of revelations about his life. It's a biography.
I find his views on training refreshing too. While he was really strong in his younger days he was very adamant about volume and not taking your sets to failure. Not to put words in his mouth he said training to failure will lead to exhaustion and missed workout days. He said train hard but not to failure. I believe he was just saying if your are doing 4 sets of an exercise maybe your last set should be to failure but the first three shouldn't (my words). I use to write him and it was a shock to me that he responded. I told him as I aged I was having trouble training as hard as I use to. He said something to the effect that as he aged he stopped hot dogging in the gym. I think it was his term for showing off with heavy weights. He said I would be wise to forget training heavy and to think about exhausting the muscle through work and not poundage.
He lived a really long life and sad how he died. I believe he was suffering from Parkinson's disease. He got on his riding tractor to mow the property. On a grade the mower tractor flipped and landed on top of him. Bet it weighed around 1000bs. He was pinned until two lifters coming to use his home gym saw him pinned and rolled the tractor off of him. It broke his back and his neck. He was 91.
A modern renaissance man.
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Bill Pearl
Height 5'9"
Born October 31, 1930 Prineville, Oregon
Died September 14, 2022
1953
Mr America - AAU, Winner
Mr California - AAU, Winner
Mr California - AAU, Most Muscular, 1st
Mr Southern California - AAU, Winner
Mr Universe - NABBA, Overall Winner
Mr Universe - NABBA, Tall, 1st
1956
Mr USA, Winner
Universe - Pro - NABBA, Tall, 1st
1961
Universe - Pro - NABBA, Overall Winner
Universe - Pro - NABBA, Tall, 1st
1967
Universe - Pro - NABBA, Overall Winner
Universe - Pro - NABBA, Tall, 1st
1971
Universe - Pro - NABBA, Overall Winner
Universe - Pro - NABBA, Tall, 1st
Magazines
1953 July Vol 13, Num 1 IronMan
1953 August Vol 82, Num 17 Health and Strength
1953 September Strength and Health
1953 September Vol 7, Num 9 The Bodybuilder
1954 February Vol 2, Num 1 Muscle Builder
1954 June Vol 8, Num 6 The Bodybuilder
1955 January Vol 84, Num 1 Health and Strength
1955 January Vol 14, Num 4 IronMan
1955 April Vol 18, Num 3 Muscle Power
1955 May Reg Park Journal
1956 March Vol 15, Num 5 IronMan
1956 April Vol 19, Num 3 Muscle Power
1956 June Strength and Health
1956 July Reg Park Journal
1957 January Vol 86, Num 3 Health and Strength
1957 September Vol 17, Num 2 IronMan
1961 February Vol 90, Num 3 Health and Strength
1961 July Strength and Health
1961 September Vol 12, Num 2 Muscle Builder
1961 October Vol 90, Num 20 Health and Strength
1961 October Vol 90, Num 21 Health and Strength
1961 November Vol 21, Num 2 IronMan
1962 April Vol 91, Num 7 Health and Strength
1962 December Strength and Health
1963 January Vol 92, Num 1 Health and Strength
1963 June Vol 22, Num 5 IronMan
1964 February Vol 1, Num 2 Muscular Development
1964 May Vol 93, Num 10 Health and Strength
1965 January Vol 94, Num 2 Health and Strength
1965 February Strength and Health
1966 April Vol 3, Num 4 Muscular Development
1966 August Vol 95, Num 16 Health and Strength
1967 January Vol 96, Num 1 Health and Strength
1967 March Vol 96, Num 7 Health and Strength
1967 March Num 9 Muscle Training Illustrated
1967 July Vol 96, Num 15 Health and Strength
1967 October Vol 96, Num 22 Health and Strength
1967 November Vol 96, Num 24 Health and Strength
1968 January Vol 27, Num 1 IronMan
1968 February Vol 97, Num 3 Health and Strength
1968 March Vol 5, Num 3 Muscular Development
1968 March Strength and Health
1969 July Vol 28, Num 5 IronMan
1969 November Vol 6, Num 11 Muscular Development
1971 October Vol 100, Num 10 Health and Strength
1971 November Vol 31, Num 1 IronMan
1972 December Vol 9, Num 12 Muscular Development
1973 June Vol 102, Num 6 Health and Strength
1977 Vol 1, Num 7 Muscle Digest
1978 August Num 69 Muscle Training Illustrated
1982 December Vol 2, Num 5 Natural Bodybuilding
2002 January Vol 128, Num 1 Health and Strength
© MuscleMemory
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Great link Ironat! Thanks for posting.
X 2 BOOKMARKED
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X 2 BOOKMARKED
Buy his book. That passage is in his book. Full of interesting stuff like the one excerpted from the book that you book marked.
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^^ One of the best bodybuilding books.
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Buy his book. That passage is in his book. Full of interesting stuff like the one excerpted from the book that you book marked.
I might just do that Rich,it`s one of the few bodybuilding books I`ve never owned and always heard it was great.
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It's a great book. He does seem to have been sucked in to the cult of Sri Chinmoy and his BS exhibition lifts later in life, but the earlier stuff is still well worth it.
I ordered a copy from Dave Draper when it was released and was surprised to receive a copy signed by Bill.
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Awesome thread. Thank you for the link.
A nice change from the highschool gossip girl bs on GB lately
This is possibly the best part of the story ;D
(https://i.postimg.cc/MGWd55DN/Screenshot-20240113-183128.jpg)
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My older brother took me past Pearl's home several months back. He had already passed away and neither of us though it would be right to stop at that moment in time.
The Coach was devastated when he lost his former lover
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Awesome thread. Thank you for the link.
A nice change from the highschool gossip girl bs on GB lately
This is possibly the best part of the story ;D
(https://i.postimg.cc/MGWd55DN/Screenshot-20240113-183128.jpg)
Ha! That's fucking great!
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Awesome thread. Thank you for the link.
A nice change from the highschool gossip girl bs on GB lately
This is possibly the best part of the story ;D
(https://i.postimg.cc/MGWd55DN/Screenshot-20240113-183128.jpg)
A true Getbigger
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I am not going to insult Bill Pearl. He was a very good man later on in his life. You never heard bad things about him. He removed himself from the rest of the bodybuilders in California. Worked hard built a great body and so on. HOWEVER he did use steroids ALOT during his career . DO NOT let him fool you And no not just that one time using nileivar. Also that one picture where everyone comments on his tricep. Smh .. He had a tennis ball behind it. He also talks like Arnold was afraid to compete against him. Smh. Arnold at 21 was already better than Pearl. Look at the lineup of his last contest. Yes some big names but NONE of them were anywhere near their best except possibly Draper , who in my opinion was never a great bodybuilder. He was good but not great. He had no legs . Period. LOL. But sergio was skinny and so was park. So he beat guys who were not at their best and not even close. But bill was a very nice man. RIP Mr. Pearl. Thanks for the memories
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The Coach was devastated when he lost his former lover
I don't understand this. Was Pearl's wife a coach? Wow. Regardless, Pearl remains one of the best ever and near as I can tell, a gentleman to the end. Thanks!
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I don't understand this. Was Pearl's wife a coach? Wow. Regardless, Pearl remains one of the best ever and near as I can tell, a gentleman to the end. Thanks!
the Coach was pearls wife
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It's a great book. He does seem to have been sucked in to the cult of Sri Chinmoy and his BS exhibition lifts later in life, but the earlier stuff is still well worth it.
I ordered a copy from Dave Draper when it was released and was surprised to receive a copy signed by Bill.
Cool !!
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I am not going to insult Bill Pearl. He was a very good man later on in his life. You never heard bad things about him. He removed himself from the rest of the bodybuilders in California. Worked hard built a great body and so on. HOWEVER he did use steroids ALOT during his career . DO NOT let him fool you And no not just that one time using nileivar. Also that one picture where everyone comments on his tricep. Smh .. He had a tennis ball behind it. He also talks like Arnold was afraid to compete against him. Smh. Arnold at 21 was already better than Pearl. Look at the lineup of his last contest. Yes some big names but NONE of them were anywhere near their best except possibly Draper , who in my opinion was never a great bodybuilder. He was good but not great. He had no legs . Period. LOL. But sergio was skinny and so was park. So he beat guys who were not at their best and not even close. But bill was a very nice man. RIP Mr. Pearl. Thanks for the memories
I agree he used steroids especially when he beat Sergio. Sergio wasn't skinny but not at his best. Funny in the same year months later he looked at his all time best. Did he stop the Arthur Jones Nautilus training and return to his high volume training in Chicago?
I think Pearl was natural winning the AAU Mr. America. He only looked about 200lbs there. Regarding Arnold, Pearl looked pretty good standing next to him back in the day. Pearl is one of the greats of all time.
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Pearl admitted that Arnold wanted to compete with him but Joe Weider wasn't fond of the idea, especially in a non-IFBB sanctioned contest like the NABBA
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Pearl started using in the later 50's and never looked back.
Logically he lied about it and one lie begets the next.
Everybody used, everybody lied about it.
He trained under Leo Stern who also trained Steve Reeves.
Stern knew the game.
His first wins in the early 50s were likely natty like he was here...
(https://bodybuilding-and-fitness.ru/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/bill-perl-foto-2-768x768.jpg)
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he was the main character in AJ's horror film ;D ;D ;D
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For reference on what Leo said about Steroids and bodybuilding in general, try to locate the interview he did with MMI - around 1984 for or so. That's the Leo Stern I knew, a straight shooter as they used to call those men back in the day.
Be Safe and Strong.
Big Pat
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Pearl admitted that Arnold wanted to compete with him but Joe Weider wasn't fond of the idea, especially in a non-IFBB sanctioned contest like the NABBA
Amazing that a drug free Pearl looked better than a juiced up Arnold!
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For reference on what Leo said about Steroids and bodybuilding in general, try to locate the interview he did with MMI - around 1984 for or so. That's the Leo Stern I knew, a straight shooter as they used to call those men back in the day.
Be Safe and Strong.
Big Pat
Leo was great!