No. 153 MUSCLEMAG INTERNATIONAL-THE "WHAT'S NEW" MAGAZINE OF BODYBUILDING MARCH 1995

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ON THE COVER

On our cover this month are Lee Apperson and Melissa Coates.

Photo: Art Zeller

INSTRUCTION

LEG SHREDDING Can you believe the luck of some people? Tom Varga claims that he's always been so genetically gifted that he had to cut down on leg training because his quads grew too fa~t! ............ . 67

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COTTERELL'S CHEST! HIS size, structure, confident marmer and savoir-faire all armounce it - British giant Selwyn Cotterell is a man born to become a powerful bodybuilder. Join him for a pec blitz that will have you sticking your chest out with pride ................ 130

MASS OVER 50 Bodybuilding is a sport of maximums. The older we get the harder it is for us to retain much of the mass and power of youth.

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Willem S. van der Merwe dares to challenge Greg Zulak's views of how heavy-duty training is perceived by the majority of lifters ... could he be right? . . 174

THREE-WAY BACK ATTACK If someone you trusted told you he knew of not one, not two, but three ways in which you could build yourself a great back, would you be pleased? If your answer is yes, then be prepared to let Will Brink make you happy .

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A proflle of the lady and her triceps. . .... . . ..... .... . 148

BIOGRAPHY

This month in our Star Proflle we feature one of the fastest - rising young bodybuilders of the last five years, Craig Titus ..... . 202

"Cory Everson - "Since I quit ~ competing in 1989 I've maintain­~ ed my muscle tone, size and

defin ition by doing a half-hour worko three a week."

" Dorian Yates ­ Written on the wall of his Temple Gym in Birmingham, England, "To all those who doubted me, kisS

" Dave Fisher and Sue Price ..

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MUSCLEMAG TAKESA " Mike Dayton and Cheryl

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and Maria. • To Achim Albrecht and Dayna,

Rachel • To Vince Taylor and wife Randy,

Junior Vincent Anthony

Most Dubious Announcement Country music star Sandra Lee, MCing the NPC Las Vegas Classic last October, announced one petite young female bodybuilding contestant as being " 105 years old! " In actual fact, the young lady, in her early twenties, weighed 105 pounds.

I'll stand by you and promote you until my dying breath" Award Peter McGough who loyally supports, promotes and publi· cizes three-time Mr. Olympia and fellow Brit, Dorian Yates

Newest Fad The who's·that·

Growing ... - Manfred HoeberJ's arms! , -Women's fitness contests -Joe Weider's publishing and

supplement business - The number of pages and

photographs in MuscleMag

The "Wow, we didn't know" Department A publishing trade magazine pOinted out that MuscleMag International has more color photographs than any other monthly magazine in the world!

Most Dubious , Muscle Sculpture Shirley Klinghoffer's "Strengthen" - a sculpture to emphasize mind·building

Most Dubious Offer Frank Hillebrand, exhausted after a strenuous cover photo-session, was tempted to once again rise to the occasion for King and Country . •

- Joe Weider giving Musc/eMag - Fabio - "To the man who thinks the thumbs up

I'm gay, I say, "Then you don't mind if I date your wi fe, eh?"

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The "Yes, it happened!" Section - Photographer Jim Amentler's

awesomely inept attempt to mount Marla Duncan's horse!

oTim Lyons brawling at a Jack LaLanne Health Club, bit his opponent's nose, tore it off with his teeth. stood up, turned and spat it out before a horrif ied crowd of ontookers. Later he blamed his behavior on steroids.

o To gain the minimum height re­quirement for sumo wrestling, Takeji Harada had six inches of si licone implanted under his scalp.

o Joe Gold apparently complain­ed to Arnold S that "things at World Gym are not like they used to be," whereupon the Oak promptly handed back his chair­manship and ownership of the successful gym chain.

oln early January, Italy's top· selling newspaper, Republica. carried a front-page report that Lou Ferrigno had died.

-Bob Fuchs, husband of Nicole Bass. and owner of the Natural Physique Center in NYC, under­went surgical tongue enhancement.

- To make sure Joe Weider was suitably Impressed. Kevin Levrone wenl lnto the wash­room at the Weider off ices to pump up his arms before taking his shirt off for Ihe Master Blaster.

- After placing poorly in women's pro conlests. Marie Mahabir had a nose job and immediately placed well in the Ms. Olympia contest in Atlanta.

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Dubious Writing Awards Best Writer

Best Gossip Writer Peter McGough (Flex)

Best Training Articles Greg Zulak (MuscleMag, lronman, MO)

Most Thorough Contest Report Arnold Classic 1994 (Muscle Mag International)

Top Personal Experience Feature "To Hell And Back" by Dick Hathaway (Iron man, Dec. '94)

Best E:Jitorial "MuscleMag Celebrates Its Twentieth Year" by Johnny Fitness (MuscleMag International, Sept. '94)

Best Retrospective Article "My First 70 Years in the Iron Game" by John Grimek (MuscleMag International, Oct. '94)

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A I write this, the cold winds of autumn are upon us with Old Man Winter just around the comer. The 1994 body­builcting season has wound down with the fmal pro event of the season now history.

c Of course, this year's Olympia was dif­~ ferent with the Masters, Mr. and Ms. all ~ held the same weekend. I feel a bit sad that ~ the Ms. Olympia is not being held in late ~ November in New York City as in past ~ years. Late fall is always a great time to visit ~ New York as the city is alive with Christmas :J decorations and the holiday festive spirit.

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Canada's presence at the Olympia was impressive, yet failed to have its deserved impact. I will miss the traditional New York Ms. Olympia, which was the final pro show of the season. I really feel that combining the Ms. Olympia with the Mr. Olympia takes something away from this exciting women's competition. Perhaps the Masters and Ms. could be run successfully as a separate show. How about it, Wayne? We need a pro event in late fall to end the season with a loud bang.

On the subject of the Mr. Olympia I was most disappointed at how Canada's Henderson Thome was literally ignored. Henderson was in terrific shape and pre­sented a formidable package. I honestly felt that he should have been up near the middle of the pack. Out of the 23 competitors Henderson was better than at least ha'lf of them. Oddly he was totally ignored in the prejudging and not called out for any com­parison poses. Give me a break. The guy deserved much better treatment than this.

He should at least have been compared to several of the other competitors. In 1994 he was the winner of a major pro show (the Niagara Falls Pro International), and his condition at the Olympia was just as good . Why he was overlooked is a question that I can't answer. Perhaps the judges can. I do think that his position onstage in the lineup hurt him. Wearing number 23, he was the last guy out, and was left standing in the shadows at the rear of the stage in the lineup. With 23 of the world's best pro athletes to judge it is very easy to ignore someone stancting in shadows at the back of the stage.

Henderson is a heck of a nice guy, and I felt his frustration following the prejudging when Bob Kennedy, Johnny Fitnes.~ and I were walking through the parking lot and ran into a very disappointed and frustrated Thome. Henderson just threw up his hands, shrugged his shoulders, and exclaimed, "Man, I just don't know what I have to do!" We all agreed and offered him moral support; however, Henderson had a good point. What does he have to do?

This year's Olympia was not the best that I have witnessed. Dorian Yates won more or less by default. He certainly was not in his best condition and no one really chal­lenged him. Granted, Shawn Ray and Kevin Levrone were in terrific shape, but they still lack Yates's colossal mass and thick proportions. Only transplanted Canadian Paul Dillett has the same kind of potential for huge mass as Yates possesses.

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In fact, if Yates were to be defeated at this year's event, many felt that it would be Dillett who could pull it off. Paul did manage a fourth-place fmish, which was well out of the expected first place. When he is just standing relaxed, Dillett is awesome. His structure is unbelievable. His yard-wide shoulders taper to the smallest of waists, his thighs flare out to astounding proportions, and he has the most amazing calves in pro bodybuilding. However, it seems that a lot of his remarkable impact is lost during the compulsory poses. For some reason his full potential just does not come across. When he flexes, his muscles don't seem to swell and striate like those of Ray or Levrone, who are just the opposite. They appear to almost explode with rock­hard muscularity and striations whenever they hit a pose. I sincerely hope that Paul can make something happen with his tre­mendous potential. He is a Mr. Olympia just waiting to blast to the top.

The Ms. Olympia this year resulted in some controversy as many felt that popular Laura Creavalle should have knocked off reigning champion Lenda Murray. Laura was in spectacular condition and in my opin­ion should have been declared the winner. I am sure that much will be written regarding this unpopular decision.

We had two Canadians at the cham­pionships, Ontario's muscular Laura Binetti and B.C.'s streamlined Sharon Bruneau. Laura presented tremendous muscle size and muscularity which was superior to most of the field; however, she does not have the kind of aesthetic look that the judges want in a Ms. Olympia. Her thick muscle density was rewarded with an II th-place finish . In contrast the beautiful Sharon, now living in California, had shed considerable muscle and appeared too small and drawn to really be competitive. She failed to place, and I am told that she may drop out of bodybuilding events and pursue Ms. Fitness competitions. Certainly she has the structure and necessary attractiveness to do well in these fitness events.

Speaking of top Canadian women body­builders, newcomer Melissa Coates of Thunder Bay, Ontario caught us all off guard by taking the middleweight title at the '94 Canada. Now this is one sexy, attractive lady, and she has a great per­sonality to go along with her looks. Top this off with a highly intelligent brain, and, boy, do you have a winner! Following the Canada Melissa and I got to be pretty good friends. (Hell, why not? I am single!) Any­way Melissa's parents are doctors, and she was on her way in that direction as well but has taken a break from her studies for the time being. She likes bodybuilding and competition, and at one time was a nation­ally ranked junior tennis champion.

I was fortunate enough recently to do a photo shoot with Melissa, and what a treat this was! Beats photographing guys any day! The girl is a pleasure to work with, never complaining and always giving that little bit extra to make sure that you get the very best photos. I am most impressed with

Melissa and feel she has the potential to go a long way in whatever field she chooses. She mentioned in a recent letter that she was just heading to California to do some photo shoots and play in a movie by Albert Pyun called Prey Harder with Sue Price, Sharon Bruneau, Debbie Muggli and Dave Fisher. It is a futuristic production in which cyborgs battle humans. Melissa promises to keep me updated on the movie. Good luck, Melissa. We at MuscleMag are all pulling for you. Look for future features on Melissa and how she trains.

Bruce Patterson is doing well in California. His training is right on target as he plans to make his pro debut next May 7th at the Montreal Canada Cup mand pro show. He confessed that he is a bit homesick and intends to take a trip home for the Christmas holidays. It's hard for a young lad to leave the hospitality of the Maritimes where his friends and family all live to head out to the fantasy world of California. Often people and things in LA are not what they seem to be. But big Bruce has a good head on his massive shoulders and he handles himself well. He will make a good pro and serve as an inspiration to all the teenage body­builders out there.

From the nation's capital we have the results of the 1994 Ontario championships. Ottawa-area promoters Larry and Sue Champagne displayed their usual talent for organization, and despite somewhat small entries in a few classes, the fans had plenty to cheer about with a strong field of compe­titors who had previously qualified in level 2 contests around the province. Bodybuild­ing Ontario, headed by Mark Baker, president, and Barb Stadelman, vice­president, provides a proving ground for many top-notch athletes who go on to national prominence.

Andrew Box was the only competitor in the bantamweight class, but he was nonetheless a deserving winner. Robert Lachance took the lightweights with a build that was both wide and massive. The middleweight class came down to a fight between an impressive Kevin Benta and veteran Frank Scardino, who made a strong comeback to competition in '94. The judges finally chose Benta for fust place with Scardino close on his heels in second. The light heavyweight title went to Junior Black who, with shaved head (a Sergio look?), striated glutes ("cut butt"), and zippered quads, was a crowd favorite. The heavyweight class loaded the stage with major beef as 10 big men took their places in the lineup. Huge Greg Kovacs (256 pounds) as usual brought the crowd to fever pitch, but it was the magnificently symmetrical physique of Freddie Antwi, chiseled like a work of art, that prevailed ... and subsequently triumphed in the men's overall as well. Ontario Championships overall

Although Ontario has a wealth of excellent female bodybuilders, the women were less well represented, number-wise, at these championships than the m~n. Call it quality in place of quantity. Nicole Marcou,,, took the lightweights, Tania Crabbe the middleweights, and Amanda Aivaliotis the heavyweights . In a tight posedown for overall honors, Crabbe was victorious over the heavily favored Aivaliotis, the latter being awarded the Best Poser trophy for the women. Freddie Antwi won Best Poser for the men.

Chalk up another success for Champagne Promotions. And that's it for me till next month . ...

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