Early Steve Michalik shot...underated

[Sandrock]

he was a pure skinny boy. Here he is after his accident in the 70's.

It's insane how narrow he is there vs. when he's bulked up.  Like his clavicles themselves gained 2 inches on each side when on da juice.  Just bizarre.

I think Michalik's bullshit training system was "Intensity or Insanity" and was supposedly something like 100 sets for a muscle group early in the week, 75 sets for it in the middle of the week, and 50 sets for it at the end of the week.  Just total horse shit he pulled out of his ass.  I even remember reading somewhere he'd "rope off a portion of the gym" for him and his training partner and tell the guy "Welcome to Hell".  Just cringeworthy shit.  This is inspiring me to go start a new thread.

[beakdoctor]

It's insane how narrow he is there vs. when he's bulked up.  Like his clavicles themselves gained 2 inches on each side when on da juice.  Just bizarre.

I think Michalik's bullshit training system was "Intensity or Insanity" and was supposedly something like 100 sets for a muscle group early in the week, 75 sets for it in the middle of the week, and 50 sets for it at the end of the week.  Just total horse shit he pulled out of his ass.  I even remember reading somewhere he'd "rope off a portion of the gym" for him and his training partner and tell the guy "Welcome to Hell".  Just cringeworthy shit.  This is inspiring me to go start a new thread.

Someone said the pen that was at the front desk to sign members up was made out of a syringe.

Guy sounded like a total asshole. But in retrospect he may have suffered a brain injury during his accident.  Because it seems like he was more reasonable prior to the accident.

But he definitely competed after the accident he just didn't do very well.

[Sandrock]

Someone said the pen that was at the front desk to sign members up was made out of a syringe.

Guy sounded like a total asshole. But in retrospect he may have suffered a brain injury during his accident.  Because it seems like he was more reasonable prior to the accident.

But he definitely competed after the accident he just didn't do very well.

That's a really good point.

[Humble Narcissist]

I'm glad he pronounced his name in that video as "Mihalik." I've heard his name pronounced several different ways so now I know.

[Virgil]

I remember seeing Steve Michalik at the George Snyder Best in the World Show in suburban philly in around 77or 78.  He was walking with a cane and I remember he was huge but in baggy clothes. It was also the first and only time I saw Arnold, he was sitting at a table signing autographs for a dollar.  I'd never heard of anyone charging for an autograph at the time. I remember meeting Robby and Bill Grant who were both cool with the fans.  Other posters have mentioned on this thread the former Iron age site, i used to post there under the same name as here. I quit the site after getting into a keyboard argument over the so called  Colorado Experiment...I couldn't believe people actually bought into that bullshit marketing ploy.  But I guess Art Jones had the last laugh as it helped him sell alot of nautilus equipment

[oldtimer1]

I remember seeing Steve Michalik at the George Snyder Best in the World Show in suburban philly in around 77or 78.  He was walking with a cane and I remember he was huge but in baggy clothes. It was also the first and only time I saw Arnold, he was sitting at a table signing autographs for a dollar.  I'd never heard of anyone charging for an autograph at the time. I remember meeting Robby and Bill Grant who were both cool with the fans.  Other posters have mentioned on this thread the former Iron age site, i used to post there under the same name as here. I quit the site after getting into a keyboard argument over the so called  Colorado Experiment...I couldn't believe people actually bought into that bullshit marketing ploy.  But I guess Art Jones had the last laugh as it helped him sell alot of nautilus equipment

I agree with you about the Colorado experiment. I suspect steroids and extra conventional workouts were the reason. If you remember Arthur Jones was part of that experiment too but dropped out claiming illness. I suspect he wasn't advancing fast enough to make people impressed with the machines.

[beakdoctor]

I agree with you about the Colorado experiment. I suspect steroids and extra conventional workouts were the reason. If you remember Arthur Jones was part of that experiment too but dropped out claiming illness. I suspect he wasn't advancing fast enough to make people impressed with the machines.

He had Mike and Ray filming Boyer going through the workouts. Boyer showed up clean. Of course he was in shape but man he was skinny. He was about as clean as a bodybuilder can be. The videos were awkward.  Mike following Boyer around, with a clip board, making small talk between sets. They only made it through 3 or 4 workouts before ditching the whole idea of filming Boyers progress. 

I mean this was supposed to be the proof. On film. But of course it didn't workout (no pun intended) Boyer made no progress at all. What did Casey supposedly do in Colorado? 6 workouts?

All those people he had at Nautilus,  Sergio, Casey, Boyer Coe, Mike and Ray. And not once could they repeat the results of the famous experiment.  Just excuse after excuse.  FFS he was paying them to workout and eat!  The worlds best bodybuilders and nada.

[Humble Narcissist]

He had Mike and Ray filming Boyer going through the workouts. Boyer showed up clean. Of course he was in shape but man he was skinny. He was about as clean as a bodybuilder can be. The videos were awkward.  Mike following Boyer around, with a clip board, making small talk between sets. They only made it through 3 or 4 workouts before ditching the whole idea of filming Boyers progress. 

I mean this was supposed to be the proof. On film. But of course it didn't workout (no pun intended) Boyer made no progress at all. What did Casey supposedly do in Colorado? 6 workouts?

All those people he had at Nautilus,  Sergio, Casey, Boyer Coe, Mike and Ray. And not once could they repeat the results of the famous experiment.  Just excuse after excuse.  FFS he was paying them to workout and eat!  The worlds best bodybuilders and nada.

That is how you prove your "scientific" hypertrophy theory. Just delete the results that don't match your expected results.