Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sergio Oliva, Franco Columbu, Ken Waller… the boys..they trained for power and strength in the beginning. This is that tried and true system! You cannot deny what they accomplished! It’s all here! It’s a lot of volume.. not much gear but full of heart and determination! This basic platform made them all some of the best bodybuilders to grace the modern age that we live today in our iron sport. This is the true time of pumping iron! The Golden Era of Bodybuilding is generally considered to be the 1970s and 1980s. This era saw the sport in its early stages, with athletes like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Franco Columbu becoming pioneers and trendsetters. They brought bodybuilding into the mainstream with charisma and style, and their training methods were groundbreaking.

Training methods: Athletes were the first to use heavy weights and high volume training, which led to new techniques and philosophies still used today.

Legacy: The Golden Era laid the foundation for modern bodybuilding, with athletes remembered as pioneers of the sport.

Muscle Beach: The "home of bodybuilding" moved to Muscle Beach Venice in the 1950s, and became a training ground for legends like Schwarzenegger and Columbu.

Spirit: The era is said to have been characterized by fewer supplements, longer workouts, and more heart. Although it’s definitely different today. We could learn something from these guys. 44 pages! Train hard gang!