Lets not forget how good Sonny Schmidt was.He took on the world with very little knowledge, a tight budget, no gurus. Placed top 6 in his first Olympia as an unknown.
This is the best thread on getbig, this year.
That is the best comment on getbig this year!
great stuff on sonny,he was great bber and even in magazinesand now your stories all say guy was nice/thoughtful person,91/96 those yrs the bbers had nice commraradie milos,cotrell,kev,sonny,hillebrand came up,benfatto,nasser,pastel,v taylor,ect..
Those were the Golden Years.... and why I got hooked on bodybuilding. It's all changed now.Tony...thanks for the pics. Sonny was so under-rated. What caused his death? he passed too young! And you said his brother passed too??
yes they were grant, and remembering you from mag days u were so close dude, great long lats/small waist, shape u had it man,legs too. sonny passed from cancer ..
I remember when you where in the mags Grant, i was like 16 and just started to train and wanted to look just like you (no homo).
Thanks man. Big compliment. I'm still trying to stay in shape. But competing days are over.(semi-homo)
Lets not forget how good Sonny Schmidt was.He took on the world with very little knowledge, a tight budget, no gurus. Placed top 6 in his first Olympia as an unknown.He built his body on carbs, you have never seen anybody eat more rice than him. 3 meals a day, never counted calories and still made it.I laugh at all the people, guys and girls that get a prep coach for their first contest or take a year off work to do a novice show.Sonny was the most humble person I ever met, he taught me so much and I miss him to this day.
The late great Sonny Schmidt (* September 9, 1953 - † January 25, 2004) originally from Samoa but competing for Australia @ 1991 Mr. Olympia. Sonny finished sixth.
I remember you telling us at one of Sonny's seminar's (William Chung Gym Dandenong) not long after the '91 Olympia how Lee Haney was blown away by the size & conditioning of Sonny on his Olympia debut & approached him afterwards, saying "You were robbed man". The '91 O' will go down as one of the greatest Olympia's ever & Sonny clearly deserved to place higher & would have had he been a more established name.