The popularity of bodybuilding as a hobby or “sport”, if you will, has grown considerably since Arnold made it cool to be big. Nowadays, it’s not uncommon to see large guys walking around that take bodybuilding very seriously, and the level of muscle we see at the top of the competitive heap truly is amazing! Still, as a whole, bodybuilding is tiny compared to the NFL or MLB or even Soccer in the U.S. (in Europe; it’s huge), BUT there are still tons of adoring fans, groupies and also what I like to call, ”the other fans”.
QUESTION: After watching a few of the old "Battle for the Olympia" tapes I noticed you were one of the only competitors who had natural looking calves in the mid to late 90's. They were very vascular and shredded with a natural look to them compared to most of the other competitors. Did this phenomenon have anything to do with synthol/site enhancement oils and how rampant was that back in your heyday?
QUESTION: A lot of people knocked you for your back development earlier in your career. How did you bring it up and how could someone use it to increase his or her own back width and thickness.
ANSWER: Good question! In the beginning I lived in Palm Springs and had ok development for that scene. After I came to L.A. I noticed I had a small back. It was wide but not thick. Charles Glass said I had a baby back! So I started getting deep tissue work done on it and it made a big difference. To improve any body part you have to understand it. If I need to train lats, I train lats. If it's the lower back, its lower back
It's official! Legendary IFBB Pro Chris Cormier has inked an exclusive media deal with RxMuscle.com in what will go down in bodybuilding history as the "shot heard round the world!" Cormier, one of the most unconventional bodybuilders of the modern era, has amassed 12 IFBB Pro wins in his career as well as 6 consecutive runner-up spots at the Arnold Classic (a record for sure). His contribution to the rapidly-growing cast of original-thinking journalists and analysts at RxMuscle.com-- the #1 destination for anything and everything related to bodybuilding, figure, fitness, bikini, and physique-- will most certainly stir the waters of controversy and draw new fans and supporters to the site in search of the truths that Cormier is so well known for telling.
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