Author Topic: AAU Mister America - Discuss the AAU History (Read 333460 times)

funk51 · « **Reply #175 on:** January 09, 2010, 12:26:39 PM »

he trained all over the lehigh valley in such gyms as gold's in allentown the body factory, olympic fitness center, serge's gym , fitness america. i saw him when he started training for the mr america qualifier, he was very smooth two weeks later he was ripped and easily won.

funk51 · « **Reply #176 on:** January 09, 2010, 12:29:37 PM »

in later years his wife tried to kill him several times, lastly beating him with a frying pan. she was a bodybuilder to and cousin to matt millen football legend as well as the guy who singlehandely destroyed the detroit lions franchis taking them to new lows.

funk51 · « **Reply #177 on:** January 09, 2010, 12:30:55 PM »

joe was the inventor of the power grips which are still being sold to this day.

funk51 · « **Reply #178 on:** January 09, 2010, 12:33:14 PM »

more jm iman pics are of joe meeko and jeff king similar phy.

funk51 · « **Reply #179 on:** January 09, 2010, 12:36:57 PM »

funk51 · « **Reply #180 on:** January 09, 2010, 12:40:16 PM »

funk51 · « **Reply #181 on:** January 09, 2010, 12:42:48 PM »

funk51 · « **Reply #182 on:** January 09, 2010, 12:44:53 PM »

The ChemistV2 · « **Reply #183 on:** January 09, 2010, 03:33:20 PM »

Great pics...Excellent thread . Thanks.

funk51 · « **Reply #184 on:** January 10, 2010, 11:46:03 AM »

Quote from: The ChemistV2 on January 09, 2010, 03:33:20 PM

Great pics...Excellent thread . Thanks.

your welcome, moving on to 1985 the winner was mike antorino.

funk51 · « **Reply #185 on:** January 10, 2010, 11:46:51 AM »

more mike a

funk51 · « **Reply #186 on:** January 10, 2010, 11:47:44 AM »

funk51 · « **Reply #187 on:** January 10, 2010, 11:49:13 AM »

funk51 · « **Reply #188 on:** January 10, 2010, 11:51:13 AM »

the 86 winner was glenn knerr 1959 still walks the earth.

The ChemistV2 · « **Reply #189 on:** January 10, 2010, 04:25:32 PM »

Quote from: funk51 on January 10, 2010, 11:46:03 AM

your welcome, moving on to 1985 the winner was mike antorino.

Antorino had very good shape and proportions.

rccs · « **Reply #190 on:** January 10, 2010, 05:42:44 PM »

Very good!

funk51 · « **Reply #191 on:** January 11, 2010, 12:16:28 PM »

the 87 winner was richard barretta.

funk51 · « **Reply #192 on:** January 11, 2010, 12:19:52 PM »

mcluvin · « **Reply #193 on:** January 11, 2010, 12:24:02 PM »

I love the old IronMan cover shots. I use to buy them all the time and it brings back some great memories.

funk51 · « **Reply #194 on:** January 11, 2010, 12:25:25 PM »

funk51 · « **Reply #195 on:** January 11, 2010, 12:27:43 PM »

Quote from: mcluvin on January 11, 2010, 12:24:02 PM

I love the old IronMan cover shots. I use to buy them all the time and it brings back some great memories.

i agree iron man was the best before balik bought it and in my opinion ruined it.

funk51 · « **Reply #196 on:** January 11, 2010, 12:34:36 PM »

the 88 winner was william norberg

mcluvin · « **Reply #197 on:** January 11, 2010, 06:10:06 PM »

Quote from: funk51 on January 11, 2010, 12:27:43 PM

i agree iron man was the best before balik bought it and in my opinion ruined it.

Yep, I think it was Perry and Mabel Rader that owned it back then. And the magazine was a little smaller than a standard mag which kind of made it unique as well.

Gregzs · « **Reply #198 on:** January 11, 2010, 06:55:33 PM »

Quote from: funk51 on January 11, 2010, 12:25:25 PM

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Last week I got an email for the local NY area advertising his personal training in midtown Manhattan.

Rich Baretta Private Training

1 W 22nd St at 5th Ave; Flatiron; no phone

Get hooked up with a session at this private training-only Flatiron fitness palace, complete with a health evaluation and workout in one of their 10x10 "pods" (customizable air, music, etc) supervised by one of their top-notch trainers or licensed Muay Thai instructors, making you as bad as Van Damme in Kickboxer -- BYO little old man to drop coconuts on you.

The first 50 to email invite@richbarretta. com get hooked up with gratis one-on-one ass kicking, so hop to it

Gregzs · « **Reply #199 on:** January 11, 2010, 07:00:47 PM »

His slim, tat look: