Thanks for posting that photographic "history" of Nubret's career. Great stuff!
I think the most important contribution to the sport, or legacy, of a guy like Serge Nubret is that his kind of aesthetically pleasing physique encouraged and inspired a whole lot of guys to train, buy the magazines, follow the sport, etc.
You hear the same thing said about a physique like Frank Zane's. Some will say that Nubret or Zane presented a look that was both desirable to a wide range of people and "attainable". I understand where this sentiment comes from but I have to respectfully disagree on the "attainable" aspect. While Nubret always looked like a "human ideal" (not what some today refer to as a "freak"), the average Joe was not going to attain Serge's look no matter what they did in (or out) of the gym . . . There is only one Serge Nubret . . . Let's just say that he is what many folks would "aspire" to look like (if they could) . . . There is a far smaller group of people that aspire to look like today's 300 pound pros even if, as I do, they deeply respect their achievements.
I can't wait to hear the interview.
