15 year old Chick Vs 1970 Mr Canada Vince Basile

[Alex23]

First cover...freaked me out, as I was in the store looking at the mags with my arm folded..and as suddenly looking myself!

That must've been a crazy feeling.. especially for a 21yo kid

Did it raise the cockyness?

[Moosejay]

First cover...freaked me out, as I was in the store looking at the mags with my arm folded..and as suddenly looking myself!

Haha...that is a surreal moment...did you want to turn to someone and say...hey..."this is me"??

[Chick]

Haha...that is a surreal moment...did you want to turn to someone and say...hey..."this is me"??

I think the checkout guy figured it out when I bought 5 of them!

[hazbin]

Betcha he was doing a lot of pull-overs...can tell by the serratus tie-ins...and/or stiff-arm pulls downs.

pullovers, yes. they were usually listed as a chest exercise, but when i did them my lats would be sore the next day, so i changed them to back day.

i also built a t-bar row and lat pulldown in shop class and did tons of those. ironic that back was one of my best bodyparts, but my spine has been messed up since early teens and was the limiting factor in me never becoming a good bodybuilder.

[GreatFinn]

Here is Melvin Goodrum at 30.

It is amazing how guys like this piss poor delusional piece of crap can look at those pictures of himself and see there something else than shamefully excuse of wannabe bodybuilder, who look worse than average fat ass toilet cleaner who hasn't done any workout in his life. What I mean is that if we take any urban ghetto, randomly choose about 10000 "never have any exercise at all"- afro americans and put them on stage in posing suits, 80% of them looks better than Goodrum in his prime. Those 20% who look worse has more than 40% of body fat, and every one of that bunch has at least 50% higher IQ than he has. I wish that some afro activist's take that silly monkey and kick him out from the afro race 

[Vince B]

Hey, Chick, post that first MD cover at a larger size. Deserves more than a thumbnail.

Funny thing about covers. When Joe was based in Montreal all the Mr Canada winners featured in his magazines. The Brunet brothers who were twins and both won the title come to mind. I missed that era and by 1970 Joe was in Los Angeles. I think I was on the cover of Strength and Health re my visit to Fiji. That was it. After that the closest I got were covers of Arnold and Mike from the 80 Olympia that I took.

[Chick]

Hey, Chick, post that first MD cover at a larger size. Deserves more than a thumbnail.

Funny thing about covers. When Joe was based in Montreal all the Mr Canada winners featured in his magazines. The Brunet brothers who were twins and both won the title come to mind. I missed that era and by 1970 Joe was in Los Angeles. I think I was on the cover of Strength and Health re my visit to Fiji. That was it. After that the closest I got were covers of Arnold and Mike from the 80 Olympia that I took.

Don't think I have it saved to resize...

here's a complimentary FDB

[hazbin]

Don't think I have it saved to resize...

here's a complimentary FDB

i probably have a couple copies of it (don't worry Bob, i'm a fan of your physique but not a wierdo - i own a gym and have had thousands of mags donated to me over the years). i'll dig one out and scan it in the next couple days.

[Chick]

i probably have a couple copies of it (don't worry Bob, i'm a fan of your physique but not a wierdo - i own a gym and have had thousands of mags donated to me over the years). i'll dig one out and scan it in the next couple days.

Cool..much appreciated, bro.

[wes]

A great site for tons of old magazine covershots.............. .....props to Tim Fogarty for his hard work once again.

http://vintagemusclemags.com/

Here ya` go Bob!! 

[Meltdown]

Look at the small waist and tight skin 80s were good years for gear What a difference 25years make IGF1, HGH, INSULINE, TEST IN GRAMS not mgs what a shame.

[Moosejay]

pullovers, yes. they were usually listed as a chest exercise, but when i did them my lats would be sore the next day, so i changed them to back day.

i also built a t-bar row and lat pulldown in shop class and did tons of those. ironic that back was one of my best bodyparts, but my spine has been messed up since early teens and was the limiting factor in me never becoming a good bodybuilder.

I'd say you are a very good bb

[knny187]

You cant argue chick was a BBing prodigy........ Same with that other guy that posted the his pic at 15 ... had a better back at 15 than I do now..... same with Chick....

Three other guys that I can think were young Body Building prodigies but their career never seemed to blossom:

Casey Viator
Mike Quinn
Eddie Robinson


These guys started off awesome....& just faded as they got older.

[Moosejay]

Actually, Casey did very well on the Grand Prix circut...winning a couple of them...he'd always go against Dickerson (Don't ask me how Dickerson would beat him...I put Dickerson with Franco as the worst Mr. O's)...and Casey placed high in the Olympia towards his high point

[knny187]

Actually, Casey did very well on the Grand Prix circut...winning a couple of them...he'd always go against Dickerson (Don't ask me how Dickerson would beat him...I put Dickerson with Franco as the worst Mr. O's)...and Casey placed high in the Olympia towards his high point

I was just thinking when he was younger....he was dubbed as being the next Arnold....but it never happened.

[HeyNow]

you're right, most teens are obese nowadays. keep in mind these pics are almost 30 years old, i think i am about your age. here is me this august (2007)

You look awesome bro, amazing vascularity!

[hazbin]

I was just thinking when he was younger....he was dubbed as being the next Arnold....but it never happened.

casey did make a comeback in the late 70's early 80's. here he is backstage in 79' and spotting Mike Mentzer.

[Moosejay]

casey did make a comeback in the late 70's early 80's. here he is backstage in 79' and spotting Mike Mentzer.

yes...i am srprised the yr he won 3 gr prix he only took 15th in O

[knny187]

yes...i am srprised the yr he won 3 gr prix he only took 15th in O

Which is saying something about those GP's he won

[Moosejay]

Which is saying something about those GP's he won

agree

[YoungBlood]

Vince B-

What happened? You went from that, to Peter McGough?
Did you have an injury? Why the transformation to a tub-o-lard?

Vince?

[hazbin]

yes...i am srprised the yr he won 3 gr prix he only took 15th in O

i remember reading that he trained so hard that by Olympia time at the end of the bb season his system would turn catabolic due to overtraining and he would eat all his muscle.

[Moosejay]

that is interesting