Mr. Olympia History, Part Two with Jerry Brainum

Bodybuilding Legends Show

On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, guest Jerry Brainum joins John Hansen for Part Two of his discussion about the History of the Mr. Olympia contest. On this episode, Jerry and John talk about the Columbus Years (1976-1979) when Arnold and Jim Lorimer promoted the Mr. Olympia in Columbus, Ohio. They also discuss the Controversial Years (1980-1981), the two most controversial Mr. Olympia's in the history of the event when both Arnold and Franco came back after a five year layoff to again win the title. Finally, Jerry and John talk about the In-Between Years when Chris Dickerson (1982) and Samir Bannout (1983) both won the title for the first time. At the end of the interview, John reads three articles about these years in bodybuilding. These articles include an opinion piece about Frank Zane winning the 1979 Mr. Olympia and also two articles about Arnold and Franco's comeback.

Time Stamps:

2:40 - Andrew Jacked

6:50 - Emails

11:00 - Interview with Jerry begins

11:10 - The Columbus Years (1975-1979)

19:05 - Arnold promoting bodybuilding

25:00 - The Controversial Years (1980-1981)

40:15 - The In-Between Years (1982-1983)

48:40 - John reads the article "In Defense of Zane" by Garry Bartlett for the May, 1980 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine.

55:00 - John reads the article "How I Saw the Mr. Olympia" by Steven Robinson for the March, 1982 issue of IronMan Magazine.

1:01:04 - John reads the article "Olympia Report" by Jack Neary for the February, 1981 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine.

Links:

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