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Title: Alan Stephan (Mr. A 1946) routine for 1948 Mr. USA
Post by: IroNat on December 24, 2024, 10:42:10 AM
From "Your Physique" magazine - April 1948

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Title: Re: Alan Stephan (Mr. A 1946) routine for 1948 Mr. USA
Post by: Donny on December 24, 2024, 11:41:09 PM
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Title: Re: Alan Stephan (Mr. A 1946) routine for 1948 Mr. USA
Post by: Humble Narcissist on January 11, 2025, 12:44:57 AM
How long did that workout take to complete?
Title: Re: Alan Stephan (Mr. A 1946) routine for 1948 Mr. USA
Post by: Donny on January 13, 2025, 12:14:18 AM
How long did that workout take to complete?
Rumour has it he's still trying
Title: Re: Alan Stephan (Mr. A 1946) routine for 1948 Mr. USA
Post by: Humble Narcissist on January 13, 2025, 12:16:11 AM
Rumour has it he's still trying
I believe it.
Title: Re: Alan Stephan (Mr. A 1946) routine for 1948 Mr. USA
Post by: wes on January 13, 2025, 01:30:38 AM
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We always did half squats to a bench when we were in our teens training  in our cellars in an effort to increase power......we just didn`t call them partials or box squats,we called them half squats so fuck Joe Dimarco.   ;D

They did not call Bill West "Peanuts" because he was small as stated in the video,they called him that because he was known to eat a lot of peanuts.......read it in an old Weoder magazine eons ago.

Signed BB historian Wes.   ;)
Title: Re: Alan Stephan (Mr. A 1946) routine for 1948 Mr. USA
Post by: Donny on January 13, 2025, 02:14:43 AM
We always did half squats to a bench when we were in our teens training  in our cellars in an effort to increase power......we just didn`t call them partials or box squats,we called them half squats so fuck Joe Dimarco.   ;D

They did not call Bill West "Peanuts" because he was small as stated in the video,they called him that because he was known to eat a lot of peanuts.......read it in an old Weoder magazine eons ago.

Signed BB historian Wes.   ;)
Title: Re: Alan Stephan (Mr. A 1946) routine for 1948 Mr. USA
Post by: IroNat on January 13, 2025, 05:41:00 AM
How long did that workout take to complete?

According to articles these workout took several hours.

This is a pre-contest routine.  In those days the bodybuilders did long workouts to get definition.
Title: Re: Alan Stephan (Mr. A 1946) routine for 1948 Mr. USA
Post by: Donny on January 13, 2025, 05:45:44 AM
According to articles these workout took several hours.

This is a pre-contest routine.  In those days the bodybuilders did long workouts to get definition.

Cīmon man.. ;D
Title: Re: Alan Stephan (Mr. A 1946) routine for 1948 Mr. USA
Post by: IroNat on January 13, 2025, 06:17:46 AM
Cīmon man.. ;D

That's all we got for proof.

Title: Re: Alan Stephan (Mr. A 1946) routine for 1948 Mr. USA
Post by: Donny on January 13, 2025, 06:24:54 AM
That's all we got for proof.

I believe Reg Parkīs early routines but that routine is just insane. This is why Bodybuilders started doing upper / Lower splits.
Title: Re: Alan Stephan (Mr. A 1946) routine for 1948 Mr. USA
Post by: IroNat on January 13, 2025, 07:14:16 AM
I believe Reg Parkīs early routines but that routine is just insane. This is why Bodybuilders started doing upper / Lower splits.

I've done 50-60 sets in a workout many times, 3 times a week, in 2 to 2.5 hours.

Title: Re: Alan Stephan (Mr. A 1946) routine for 1948 Mr. USA
Post by: Donny on January 13, 2025, 07:23:48 AM
I've done 50-60 sets in a workout many times, 3 times a week, in 2 to 2.5 hours.

did you keep a training log? post up these workouts, sets. reps. weights, exercises.
or are we talking some kind of Cross Fit Sandbag thing here
Title: Re: Alan Stephan (Mr. A 1946) routine for 1948 Mr. USA
Post by: IroNat on January 13, 2025, 09:49:32 AM
did you keep a training log? post up these workouts, sets. reps. weights, exercises.
or are we talking some kind of Cross Fit Sandbag thing here

From my training log - 56 sets

12/29/24

Dips bodyweight - 10x10
superset
Wide lat horizontal pulldown - 10x10


Behind neck press - 10x10
superset
Behind neck lat pulldown - 10x10
superset
Reverse grip lat pulldown - 10x10

1 leg calf raise - 3 sets max reps
Sitting knee ups - 3 sets max reps

Title: Re: Alan Stephan (Mr. A 1946) routine for 1948 Mr. USA
Post by: Donny on January 13, 2025, 09:55:38 AM
From my training log - 56 sets

12/29/24

Dips bodyweight - 10x10
superset
Wide lat horizontal pulldown - 10x10


Behind neck press - 10x10
superset
Behind neck lat pulldown - 10x10
superset
Reverse grip lat pulldown - 10x10

1 leg calf raise - 3 sets max reps
Sitting knee ups - 3 sets max reps

weights used & rest periods? 

also as pointed out by Wes on the Y-Board you donīt understand what a superset is or a Tri-set  ..never mind Giant sets  :)
Title: Re: Alan Stephan (Mr. A 1946) routine for 1948 Mr. USA
Post by: IroNat on January 13, 2025, 11:37:39 AM
weights used & rest periods? 

also as pointed out by Wes on the Y-Board you donīt understand what a superset is or a Tri-set  ..never mind Giant sets  :)

Fuck off, Donny, you fat tub of lard.
Title: Re: Alan Stephan (Mr. A 1946) routine for 1948 Mr. USA
Post by: Donny on January 13, 2025, 10:22:50 PM
Fuck off, Donny, you fat tub of lard.
IronPrat   :D
Title: Re: Alan Stephan (Mr. A 1946) routine for 1948 Mr. USA
Post by: Humble Narcissist on January 14, 2025, 12:51:24 AM
According to articles these workout took several hours.

This is a pre-contest routine.  In those days the bodybuilders did long workouts to get definition.
That would be rough if he had a job.
Title: Re: Alan Stephan (Mr. A 1946) routine for 1948 Mr. USA
Post by: Donny on January 19, 2025, 11:07:58 PM
Here's an interesting article on him. He was actually a Judo man too.
https://musclememory.com/showArticle.php?im07015
Title: Re: Alan Stephan (Mr. A 1946) routine for 1948 Mr. USA
Post by: Donny on January 19, 2025, 11:21:25 PM
That would be rough if he had a job.
From reading about him he was a poster boy for the Navy so maybe he posed later for the " Beefcakes " magazines.  Apparently very popular in the 50s-70s because Homosexuality was illegal & some of these old timers posed for these publications.
Title: Re: Alan Stephan (Mr. A 1946) routine for 1948 Mr. USA
Post by: Donny on January 19, 2025, 11:24:18 PM
 ;D
Title: Re: Alan Stephan (Mr. A 1946) routine for 1948 Mr. USA
Post by: Humble Narcissist on January 20, 2025, 12:49:39 AM
^^^ His butthole is waiting. :-X
Title: Re: Alan Stephan (Mr. A 1946) routine for 1948 Mr. USA
Post by: IroNat on January 20, 2025, 04:41:23 AM
Donny,
No need to share your personal magazine collection.
Title: Re: Alan Stephan (Mr. A 1946) routine for 1948 Mr. USA
Post by: Donny on January 20, 2025, 04:46:30 AM
^^^ His IronPrats butthole is waiting. :-X

Fixed  :D
Title: Re: Alan Stephan (Mr. A 1946) routine for 1948 Mr. USA
Post by: IroNat on January 20, 2025, 08:57:22 AM
Fixed  :D

So immature on your part, Donny.

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