Post by oldtimer1 on Feb 12, 2005 9:35:40 GMT -5
I hate buying a bodybuilding tape and while the lifter is just working out for the camera. I like to see real work outs and not posed ones. Don't spray a bodybuilder with water for fake sweat and watch him lift pansy weights while smiling at the camera. I take tapes like that and I throw them in the garbage.
I do have a couple of favorites. One is Shawn Ray's To the Extreme. It shows his three day split and it's real training. His squat form is fantastic and he has a really good work ethic. Very few bodybuilders will ever consent to seeing their real workouts because they would be embarassed by the light weights they use, not Shawn Ray. While he says on the tape that he never claimed to be the strongest bodybuilder, he lifts some impressive weights. Shawn Ray's video gets me in the mood to train.
Another training tape that's a favorite is Dorian Yates Blood and Guts video. It says on the tape that's its a fly on the wall view of his training and it doesn't disappoint. It shows his brutal one work set training. It also shows how he warms up for that massive one set. I have seen on tape bodybuilders use more weight on inclines but they alway short stroke the movement making it easier to use more weight. Dorian Yates is a dinosaur and his tape puts me into a mental rage to lift.
I also like to see tape of the oldtime lengends. William F Hinbern's tape called the classic collection is a mixture of home movies of the greats like Reeves and Grimek. It shows what true physical culture was before drugs corrupted the sport. Back in the day everyone trained their whole body three times a week. Maybe they knew what they were doing back then. The tape is not instructional and the quality is poor. It's a rare video collection from the past. The posing is really funny.
One of the greatest finds for me is the Norm Komich home video tape of bodybuilding contests. He has home movies of the 65 and 66 Olympia. Joe Weider never thought to tape the events. It's the only tape in existence that I know of. The quality is poor but if your really a fan of bodybuilding the contents are gold. You get to see how pictures really didn't do Larry Scott justice. I only wish the tapes had sound. It has a voice over by Komich. His life long love of bodybuilding really shows. The tape has Olympic lifting from 1968 and Sergio at 1975. Not his best year but fun to see. It also has footage of the controversial 1980 Olympia. It shows what still pictures don't. Arnold, while only about 85% of his best is still incredible. He is ripped. I always thought Arnold was given a gift at the 80 Olympia. Watching the tape makes me rethink my position. I think the 80 Olympia had more guys in top shape than any other Olympia. Coe,Dickerson, Zane, Mentzer, Tinnereno, and Callender were arguably in their best shape ever. Zane was at a light weight. I think 183, but he was cut from ice and rock hard. The same goes for Dickerson.
What's your favorite tapes?
I do have a couple of favorites. One is Shawn Ray's To the Extreme. It shows his three day split and it's real training. His squat form is fantastic and he has a really good work ethic. Very few bodybuilders will ever consent to seeing their real workouts because they would be embarassed by the light weights they use, not Shawn Ray. While he says on the tape that he never claimed to be the strongest bodybuilder, he lifts some impressive weights. Shawn Ray's video gets me in the mood to train.
Another training tape that's a favorite is Dorian Yates Blood and Guts video. It says on the tape that's its a fly on the wall view of his training and it doesn't disappoint. It shows his brutal one work set training. It also shows how he warms up for that massive one set. I have seen on tape bodybuilders use more weight on inclines but they alway short stroke the movement making it easier to use more weight. Dorian Yates is a dinosaur and his tape puts me into a mental rage to lift.
I also like to see tape of the oldtime lengends. William F Hinbern's tape called the classic collection is a mixture of home movies of the greats like Reeves and Grimek. It shows what true physical culture was before drugs corrupted the sport. Back in the day everyone trained their whole body three times a week. Maybe they knew what they were doing back then. The tape is not instructional and the quality is poor. It's a rare video collection from the past. The posing is really funny.
One of the greatest finds for me is the Norm Komich home video tape of bodybuilding contests. He has home movies of the 65 and 66 Olympia. Joe Weider never thought to tape the events. It's the only tape in existence that I know of. The quality is poor but if your really a fan of bodybuilding the contents are gold. You get to see how pictures really didn't do Larry Scott justice. I only wish the tapes had sound. It has a voice over by Komich. His life long love of bodybuilding really shows. The tape has Olympic lifting from 1968 and Sergio at 1975. Not his best year but fun to see. It also has footage of the controversial 1980 Olympia. It shows what still pictures don't. Arnold, while only about 85% of his best is still incredible. He is ripped. I always thought Arnold was given a gift at the 80 Olympia. Watching the tape makes me rethink my position. I think the 80 Olympia had more guys in top shape than any other Olympia. Coe,Dickerson, Zane, Mentzer, Tinnereno, and Callender were arguably in their best shape ever. Zane was at a light weight. I think 183, but he was cut from ice and rock hard. The same goes for Dickerson.
What's your favorite tapes?
