I remember reading several articles/interviews by him. He said he used high reps to build his physique(20-25 reps per set).
Yup! He used high reps and relatively light weights for someone his size. Vince Taylor was the same way. At 5'9" 230lbs, the guy had an amazing physique. He had 20" guns and did 20lb dumbell curls. Big quads and NEVER did squats, only leg presses. Edgar Fletcher was another guy that trained with lighter weights.I remember reading about him doing dumbell curls with 20 lb dumbells. I found it hard to believe then I found the following from the net:
Nimrod King is another example. Google him and take a look a look at his thighs. Interestingly enough he rarely squatted more that 225 lbs in the gym, yet he would do countless reps with that weight. A couple of the older guys who got me into strength training used to ask Nimrod why he wouldn't lift heavier. His response was more or less, "Who cares about strength? I just want to be big."
Curious too examples of weights used in his workouts . I do remember him being in musclemag but can’t find any info on his workoutsYup! He used high reps and relatively light weights for someone his size. Vince Taylor was the same way. At 5'9" 230lbs, the guy had an amazing physique. He had 20" guns and did 20lb dumbell curls. Big quads and NEVER did squats, only leg presses. Edgar Fletcher was another guy that trained with lighter weights.
Anecdotal proof of the saying, "there are more than one way to skin a cat." I trained at the same gym that some pros did back in the mid to late 80s and honestly, none of them used the loads that I see todays guys using on youtube. Not even close.I remember reading about him doing dumbell curls with 20 lb dumbells. I found it hard to believe then I found the following from the net:
Nimrod King is another example. Google him and take a look a look at his thighs. Interestingly enough he rarely squatted more that 225 lbs in the gym, yet he would do countless reps with that weight. A couple of the older guys who got me into strength training used to ask Nimrod why he wouldn't lift heavier. His response was more or less, "Who cares about strength? I just want to be big."
I agree bodybuilders have got stronger but the bodybuilders of the 70-80-90 all used full range of motion and higher volume which lowered the weights usedAnecdotal proof of the saying, "there are more than one way to skin a cat." I trained at the same gym that some pros did back in the mid to late 80s and honestly, none of them used the loads that I see todays guys using on youtube. Not even close.