Some friction between Arnold and Mentzer - Bodybuilding.
Throughout his career, John has worked alongside the biggest names in the industry, from the Estate of Bruce Lee, to bodybuilding icons such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mike Mentzer, Steve Reeves and Lou Ferrigno to action stars such as Jackie Chan. John is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker, having produced and directed films for both independent companies and major studios such as.
Mentzer vowed to win the 1980 Mr. Olympia, but he found himself on a collision course with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Arnold, who had come out of a five-year retirement, won the Sandow trophy for his sixth time, and Mentzer had to settle for fifth place. Chris Dickerson, Frank Zane, and Boyer Coe finished in second, third, and fourth place.
When addressing Arnold Schwarzenegger’s controversial comeback victory at that particular event with John Stamatopoulos of bodybuilding.com 20 years later, an angry Mentzer asserted: “The 1980 Mr. Olympia was definitely fixed.
Don't compare yourself to Arnold, or Mike Mentzer or even me. We all have genetic traits mediated over a broad continuum such as height, intelligence and sunlight tolerance. So we do also have our genetic capability to build muscle and to what degree.
The biggest contest in the bodybuilding world was mired in controversy as the 1980's began. After a decade that included Arnold Schwarzenegger's lock on the Mr. Olympia title for six straight years (1970-1975) followed by a single win in 1976 from the Austrian Oak's best friend Franco Columbu, Frank Zane wrapped up the decade by holding back the mass monsters to decisively win bodybuilding's.
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