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To iler:elop his lllr. Ameriea
physique, Steue Stanko,
(lelt) perlormqd as many
M#"rf q
as .10 sets ol the pullouer I
and press on bench, whbh
is a terfifrc
d.erseloper.
upper body pl
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ry,

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The pouerlul back ol John
Crimek, wice uinnet ol
Mr. America title. lohn
used sets in his training,
particularly tauofing he
Incline Bench.

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We haae been oiciously attacked in the past, by competitors, uthen u
stated that all the champions used the sel system ol training. They cl.aime
their pupils did not . . . BUT NOV . . . the truth is out. ALL the gre'
starc, includ.ing pouerful lach Delinger used setsl This artiele will opt
your eyes!

Line.up ol in L947 ll7r. America

finalists
contest, won by Al Slephan, in center.
Al useil sets lor all his boily in his
training. (right)

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OORDO]{ YElfitBlE$' 6rmer editor of '!SXH",

tells yor howtha rrfttr; Amerieo,s,,'iroincd to
devebp rholr-bodlcs ln rhis,crticle,. . .
Anothq Grtmeh laoorite
. . . rte aoing bell seated
curl rruith body bent a
bit foranril lohn ako
lollouedsets ol sutding
dumbbell curl.
T]lE BEST BODYBlJITDI}IG

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Here we iake you behind the

scenes and show You how
Grimek, 8acon, Stanko, Farboinik, Eiferman,
Stephan and ofhers trained.

f POINTED out laet month (Part 1 of this ar-

I ticle) the prime rearon the Set Syetem is eu-
perior to systema that insiet on the performance
Incline Berlr,h press uith of many difrerent exercises; spreading the erer-
i;;bi"ii ;;,'" i;,;i;; cises too thinly ooer the entire bod,y and not gia-
ol lohn Grimek iust ing any single nntscle sulticient work to bring
prior to uinning Mr.
USA Title. Perlormeil about greater developmenr, whereas the Set Sy+
uith oery utiile position, temoe use of a relatioely l* basic body building
lohn used lrom 75 to 100
pounds, ,nany, marly sets. exereises bringe about greater muscularity in a
much Ehorter time.
There are other advantagee to the Set System:
The la, machine pull
iloun ,o front u)as a (l) Greater efficiency in the chemical reac-
tauorite erercise of lules tion in the muscle which determinee the speed
Bacon, Mr. Amefica 1943.
Ve hatse preached that of recovery from fatigue cansed by any form of
oariety exercises uill exertion.
produce great muscular-
ity. lules u)as the most (2) Greater mechanical strength in the con-
muscular title holder. nective tissuea.
(3) Greater oxygen carrying power of the
blood.
Arwther phon ol finalists in 1947 contest. Lelt to right lohn Farbotnik, (4) Greater capillary circulation.
Joe Lauriata, Al Stephan, Sam Loprinzi atd Leo Siern. All ,hese men
folloued rte set system ol training- (5) Greater lymph eupply.
(6) More powerful heartbeat and improved
coronary circulation.
Any one of the above improvemente is a def-,.
inite aeeet to better health.
While I have ghown the Set System of train.
ing to be vaetly superior to old faehioned and in.
adequate methode with their deeultory arrange.
ment, you may be harboring the thought that
this wonderful eystem can be carried out to the

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extreme of physique improvement by perform-
ing a dozen or to tetE (aesuming, as I eaid in the

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Frank Leight,
America 7942
Mr.
useil BIIIIYBUII,DII{G llF [IT!
sets in certain erer-
cises lrom the start.
He began taining al For years Gordon Venables \ras unable io speak his
Adolph Rheins gyn mind'on the best system of bodybuilding, because his
in Neu York, uhere opinions like all other great teachers confirmed the fact
Barton Horoath also
trained, later frequent- lhat our system of training was lhe best. Now as a
ed Sig Kleins, and freeJance wrifer, we ore proud fo give him as rvell ts
nou) uorks out a, all others complete freed6m to erpress their beliefs in
Bothner's gym. He is our magazrne3.
still in great shape.
Lon.

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first part of thie article, that three sets are considered normal and
five sete are not unusual for the advanced body builder) with a re-
sulting 'ultra.physique'o if I may be permitted to coin a term. Nor-

ffi mal body building exercisee are not of the same fatigue producing
type such as running, boxing or rowing, nevertheleEeo over-exercise
can produce an undeeired amount of fatigue acid (Lactic acid) re-
sulting in a greater length of time required for recovery. Fatigue and
Lactic acid are always the by-product of any muecular efrort. If muecle
ehould be exercieed beyond its eapacity (which, as I explained in
Part I, ie enormous) an oxygen debt is created. The oxygen in the
blood which must course through the muecles ie ineufficient to eup-
port combuetion. Vork and exercige are posEible only through the
combuetion of foodetufre in active tiseue. The fatigue by-producto Lac-

Pouterltil lohn Grime,k

pressing 270 pounds
at l8l Jbs. body
ueights. He uas a
champion lilter years
ago, but is most fam-
ous cs o bodybtdlilet

Stet:e Stanko snatching the.

trcmendous poundage ol
285 pounds. He is one ol
.&:
the sttongest men uho
eaer lixed.

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I ohn Farbotnih, Mr,

Amerbd 1950 Degal fir

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boilybuililins career usith
cables, follmo.ng a coursc.
the author urore, Laret
he trained u'd,th Fritshe,

Musculan lules Bdcon in

a physique pose iluring
contest- Not a big man,
;i";;";;;i *ii"i,ii
tt)oD conlests.

Steoe Stanko at time he

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won Mr. America title.
His obtory oxer Eeoere
illness through weigftt
traantng$ an tnsPt't rwn
n all.

tic acid" which permeats the muecle tieeue with an over-abundance

of acidity (actually an acid condition) cannot be alkalized. (Muscle
iteelf is alkaline.) This ie what I meanby; "... greater efficiency in
the chemical reaction in the muEcle" as one of the advantages of the
Set Syetem. The Set System of exercieing also increaees the amount
of Phoephatee in the muacle tieauee which in turn reduces fatigue Rolzrd Essmaker, winrer
and epeede up the muscle building process. 1939 Mt. Americ.a Craon
It would be advisable here to point out that no tr,eo persont res- possesseil compratiocly slim
legs, but his masshte upper
pond to recovery (the length of time required to reEt properly be- body was tratneil by sets.
fore doing another exerciee). One person may take ten minutes, an-
other twenty and eome even longer so I suggest,"the longer the rest
betuteen sets ol exercises the better." (Violent exerclse sucn as row-
ing may require one and one half houre for complete recovery; sprint'
ing 100 yards requires about fifty minutes). However, everything con-
(Continued on page 35\

ffiffiffi
A perlect jerk uith 3BS pound,s by
ry
ffi
Stanko. This action photo uas taken
during a conte$t uirt lohn Daois,
u:hich uras won by Daois.

lules Bdcon, LIr. Ameficd l94N

learned bodybuililins hom lohn
Fritshe. His exercises aera pe*
lormeil in sers. He liked the ht
machine atd ircline betrr,h par
ticularly.

Fomous lohn Fritshe, trainer ol

Farbotnik, Eilerman and Bacon is
one ol America's gteat instnrctors.
He teaches the set sysrem tb
pupils.
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othcr outdoor activities with weight train' WEIDEB SAVES YOU t0%clt
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at thie time. Therefore, except in the un- nected with tlia cycle of exerciee, com- 8t IER, cutr dorn or our ovorbcrd aDd oDa;at-
ueually hot daye when none of ue feel too in, cats. Wc pu thL uvlnr on to YOU rnd
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VINCEDIII
us with more energy and ambition. Ve eftective 16 one progresser with the Set
AII cqulpncnt rnd rcaory tllrtr rrc ol
actually do have more. There is little harm System. While ten Eets today would be Lit|bot qudlty rnd worlnrnrblp. fully rurr-
in ueing some of this for a ilaily strim or exhaustivg tomorrow it may be producing rDt4d.
eome handbalancing at the beach. Ihe muscle in vast quantities. You can over. DUIB BELL AND BANBELL PLATEE.
guide to uee is if you still feel like train- exercise. When exercising becomes eo in- COLLAIT AND ETIS
ing with the weights. If you do, and enjoy Our plrta erc nrdc of llnat qudity rcrnl-
tense that our natural rebuilding proce66et .t cl. No othcr conltrny oficn e b.tt r DLt
y6ur work-out6, then your extra activity cannot cope with the situation (replacing tfrn ra IldG to LAST A LIFEIIIE Avrll-
.bh lr l-rn, \ 6,7-t/2, t0, rLrla,20, !5 end 50
iE not too much. [f, on the other hand, eufrcieni tissue to compenEate for over- Ddrd rcLhtr. m.y.!c dl 3uennttcd to DLrtc
you find that weight training is growing work) there is attrition. Continuous over- ud .t! prlccd rt olly l{c DGr Dound. NOW b
thc thnc to frt thrt.rtrr w.lght nccdod for thc
lese enjoyable, you can be sure that other exercise may make the musclee stronger, Lcrvy rqurtr rld othcr imDortrDt str.nath rnd
ectivities are taking too much out of you. nurcl,c produciut acr.cis. whi,cb rcguirc ann-
have greater endurance but they will not rirad poua&la.-pcr pound -...---.---...----.------ .la
Vhile a certain amount of eun is tre- get large, But as I mentioned in Part I, Sl.elsl rhield heavy duty dumbell collrn
mendously beneficial, too much is weak- the human muecle has s terrific capacity (ncr dcrirl) crci --.---.-------.---.--.----. rI
ening or actually harmful. How much for work and I doubt very much if any Sten&rd barbell colhn--erch.---_-------_---------_ .tE
you can stand with benefit will depend to body builder will be troubled with an l{', rclld .t Gl (Dot pipe) dumbctt brn,
a large extent upon how used you are to over-exercise problem-he just won't have
oupletc sith cirht tpeitl lsvy rhietd
duabcll colhra (rciSht l0 lbr)-Pcr D.ir tl.ll
ig just, as in weight training. At f,ret,
take the time. Cfoot old rcIl poliehcd stel ber (extre
only a few minutes direct exposure. Grad- The system we have been discussing, the brndy lor brrbcll treining in crowdcd
qurrt n) conpletc with HEAVY FAST-
ually increase the time of exposure as Set Sy6tem, has been used by all notable TITE coll.r. (welcht 22 ,roun&)<ch -- a.aa
your skin tans, indicating that you are physique contest \,vinners prior to utinning {-foot old rcll polbhcd tte€l blr only---cach 2.El
growing more and more used to the rays. their titles. Their exercises may not have 5-fot cold roll polirhcd rtel bla comDletc
By mid.summer you will be so tanned that been sy'stematized in the manner the Set witl EEAVY FASITITE collu (wcfuht
27 poundr)--<ech ,...-....---.-- t.aa
you will be able to stay in the sun prae- System is presented by THE WEIDIIR
6-loot cold roll pollhcd rtel ber only<ch t.5l
tically all day. Remember, I sun burn is BARBELL COMPANY but nevertheless
0-foot cold roll pollrhcd rtccl b*. coDDtctc
like any other burn and must be carefully they were following the system that pro- with HEAVY FASTTITE collam (weight
treated. If you get a painful burn, red and duced results, increasing the size of the t2 ooundrl<ch --...--.---.-------..-----------,---. -.-, a.aa
sore, don't ignore it. In particular stay muecle masses eonsidered advantageouS t6 MODERNIZATIO}i EQUIPMENT!
out of the sun after such an exposure and enhancing their present physiques. Modernize your old type set today, and bring
then be doubly careful when you again 'When it ur) to date. Order the following CONVER-
John Grimek decided to enter SION EQUIPMENT. Guaranteed to fit any
sun yourself, for where the skin hae pealed, the Mr. U. S. A. contest he went throuqh standard tyDe et. Dc not ENVY others who
the new surface will be very delicate and 'an intense specialization of sets of chest
have more modern sets,It is a fsct that MODERN
equitrment makes your work outs more Jrleasant
easily burned. exercises using the incline bench. John and.FASTER results will be yours when traininlt
is ENJOYAtsLE.
With these few precautions, summer performed sets of every conceivable pee- FASTTITE COLLARS. f)o your cqllars stick?
training and the summer in general should toral developer known plus a few un- Crack ? Wear out ? Try a pair of MODERN
be your happiest and most resultful time. known. His favorite, however, rdas the FASTTITE COLLARS. (A twist of the srist
locks thesc unique collars and they are extra
Regardless whether you are a beginner or Two Dumbbells Prese with hands ver.v heavy, weighting 5 pounda per rrair.) Made
for long u'ear and perfect, Eimple rrcrform-
an experienced bodybuilder, you will wide apart. (See illustration No. l) Usual- ance Der ;rair . . - . ., ..... 2.25
make the most improvement, fastest then. ly he used 75 pound dumbbells but on a LATIIST TYPE, extra heavv dutv ingide bar-
You will find it easy to make friends, to few occasions did repetitions with 90 bell collars, 5 pounde per pair-per pair...l.?5
have good times, to enjoy yourself com- pounders and even 100! POLISHED CIIROI(IUU, HAND FIMING
REVOLVING SLEEVES for BOTH DUIBELL
pletely. And the headstart you get on John trained every day in the week BARS! AND BARBELIS. Havins trcuble clcen-
others who have taken a lay-ofr will keep from 4 P.M. to 6 P.M. and on Saturdays ln8 havy sciSht!? Add many pounds to your
clcen, rnrtch rnd ptu. by uring thae high
you surging ahead month after month, from 2:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. This was quelity, pruirion mrdc rlevea. scientiftcelly de-
while they are striving to regain their lost body building carried to the extreme. rigncd to convcrt your old cet into r rcvolving-
tyF out6l No tlever Dertorm b.ttcr thrn oural
condition. You will have built up a real tr[ost body builders would lose bulk from Polichcd chronlum rcvolvlng rlevc, Lnurled
store of energy and power to carry you over-exercise with such a rigorous schedule rnd hrnd 6ttlna. To bc ulcd with r four-
foot brrcch ----.....-..-.. f2.6t
right through the winter, until once again 'but John had sufrcient bulk and actually Pollrbcd chrcnium rcvolvlng rlcvcl er
another .6ummer rolls around. When it required such a program for by this time ebovc for I rnd 6 lt ben---+rch ------..------. t.Et
PoliehCr chromlun rcvolving rlevce to bc
does, those of you who start now as a he had been weight training for more us€d with dumbbell baro-per Prir ---,--. !.50
beginner will be proud of your glorious, than twenty year8. Alwryr rcmembcr tlut IIIEIDER SAVES YOU
new bodies, and thoee of you who are The fact that he won the Mr. U. S. A. l0l2ll A!eo, you mry be certrin thet ell prod-
ucts E unconditionrlly gutnnteed rnd arc of
more advanced will be in the best shape contest with a physique far more phenom- rupcrlor wortmenchlp rnd qudity. When you
Suy WEIDEB you buy the BEST. Why bc
of your lives. inal than when he twice won the Mr. ntirficd with rnythlnE bul the BEST. p[tlcu-
You owe it to yourself to either start America title attests that he thrived on hrly whcn lt COSTS LESS II Be anrrt Mc
nodcrn I Bc thrilty I Buy WEIDER I
training or to keep 8t it this summer. It ie such a program.
the ideal opportunity to get the most re. ONDER FROX
Using the incline bench during his chest
sulte in the shorteet length of time. And developing sets he found the Lateral Raise WEIDEB BARBELL CO.
if I know my bodybuilders, which I think with dumbbells more efiective when his . 16 Hopkirrs Avenue, Jersey City, N. J.
I do, that is exactly what you want. So get body position was reversed, ie, with his Cudlrn Or&r:
busy with that set of weights, for . . head at the lower end. WEIDER BARBELL CO.
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Sit-ups witnessed him press a pair of 100 pound
of this to me; the sit'
pressed his theory dumbbells 10 timesl (I believe Frank
YOUR,S FREE! ups, while they develop the Rectus Ab' got up to 15 or 16 later')
..HOW TO BUILD dominis, also develop the External Jules Bacon, Mr. America of 1943, was
Obliques. Heavy External Obliques, while a devotee of the Lat Machine although the
,,XiX,l1-
EOoY : .,
r*1 YOUR BODY'' a requisite of body Etrength, give the waist tlpe available during Bacon's eaily training
,D ...yithWEIDER an appearance of broadness and as I consisted of a single pulley fastened to the
at yot t LEADER. . . mentioned before, John realized that a ceiling. (The Lat Machine, as we know
narrow waist and broad shoulders were it today, is a \IEIDER PRODUCT and
$1.0o Value For You what the physique culturist most admired. conEists of two pullies and a bracket ar-
no Cost. When Grimek was enlarging his Biceps rangement for wall fastening.) Bacon,
-at he performed many sets of curls but not anxious to develop his Latissimus to the
I w.nt to scnd you frcc my NEV *ru- with the Eame piece of apparatus. If he maximum, found the pulley apparatus suit'
tional booklct of how I traincd th. cham-
pioro. In thir booklct you will lcatn my decided on five sets of curling movements able. fle did a great number of 'Pull'downs
methods of ttaining, what it can do Ior you to Chest' while seated on the floor. The
and how I dcvclopcd thc bcrt mcn in during a training session he usually per-
America. It ollers you all the prool you formed three sets using a pair of dumb- pulley rope \,Yas sumciently long to enable
necd, plus numerou! photos o[ thc cham-
pionr and how you too can be a hcw man. bells, holding his hands at difierent angles him to sit far enough away from beneath
Write to.day lot yout FREE copy, cub-
mitting orily l0 ccht! to covcr thc corts of during eaeh 6et; one set using the barbell the pulley so that the rope formed an
handling and mailing. OnIy a limitcd num- with hands together grasping bar at center angle of about 45" lYith the floor. (Illustra-
bct on hand . . . firct come 6rrt retved. tion No. 3.) Using a very wide handgrip
Write to Wcidcr Barbcll Co., "Booklet and one set seated on an Exercise Bench
Dept.," 16 Hoplinr Avc., Jcr*y City, N.J. using the Swing.bell. In this last move- he would do a number of sets of this
ment John would lean slightly forward and exercise during each training period. The
curl the Swing-bell from between his legs weight was usually in excess of 100 pounds.
to his chest. (Illustration No. 2.) Please His many exercises' performed in sets, on
II{TERI{ATIOIIAL SIJPPLY CO. note this obscrvationl all curling exetcises the Incline Bench were responsible for his
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pe|ormed leaning lonlard are tar more splendid chest.
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No C.O.D. orderr. effectiae in enlarging the Biceps! After I first saw Bacon at a lifting exhibition in
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WEIGHTLI FTING MADE EASY
r.50 Grimek was still able to improve. by his extreme muscular separation and
Pullum (Wizord of Liflins) ........ 1.7 5 Prior to John Crimek's two time victory of the Mr. Americas I believe he was best
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TEXT BOOK OF WRESTLING: sique contests and the winners have been Fritshe, from whose gym eame three Mr.
Ernest Gruhn . ... 1.25
Americas, ( Bacon, Eifierman and Farbot'
SEX ond the ATHLETE: generally accepted as Mr. Americas though
Chos T. Trevor . ... .. 1.00 both were held the same year, 1939. nik) which should rate Fritshe as one of
OLYMPIC WEIGHTLIFTING:
Jim Hollidoy ....... 2.00 The first was in Amsterdam, N. Y. and American's leading body building instruc'
sANDorffirncENT was won by Bert Goodrich of Hollywood,
Calif. Bert is well known to readers of
tors.
Steve Stanko used the Set System to win
lliustrcted wilh Mony of his Mosi Fomous
Pc:es, on Heovy Arl Poper. His Life of Adven-
ture, Amozing Feots of Strength, ond Exploits both YOUR PHYSIQUE and MUSCLE his Mr. America title through necessity
os o Strong Mon. By Chos. T. Trevor. POWER magazines and his Set System rather than choice. A severe ailment to
Eooks lrom Pr"-"r. ;A*-Still Avoiloble. training schedules have been published his legs, Thrombo-phlebitis, terminated his
INIERNATIONAT SUPPTY CO. therein. The second national physique meet weightlifting career at a time when he
.
P.O. BOX 54r, SALEM, MASS., U.S.A. most eertainly would have won the world's
was held in Chicago in conjunction with
the A.A.U. \[eightlifting Championships heavyweight championship. (Stanko set
and vr'as \iion by Roland Essmaker of Rich- two world's records but the A.A.U. slipped
AL
rltlill lroin You Right
STEPHAN
mond, Indiana. I am sorry that I know up somewhere and he failed to get recogni'
ln Yottr Own Home! nothing of Roland's training but his build tion. )
ler Al Stephon, MR. AMERICA personolly is impressive and the contestants from I visited Steve when he was confined to
lroin you. PRIVATEtY ... REGARDTESS of where his bed; his weight had dropped from 230
you live. Let him guide every slep of your troin- whom he \/on were of the highest ealiber.
ing, personolly, unfoilingly.-Here's how He had a somewhat slender lower body to 1?5 and he was a very sick man. For
Al Srephon will mop out your personol lroining
rouiine, BY MAIL for ONE FULL YEAR.. . for iust but broad shoulders and wide, sweeping a long while, on his road to recovery, he
$10.00. He will tell you exoclty when, how ond Latissimus, the result of set specialization. could walk but a few hundred yards at a
why lo iroin. How to
use opporolus you Although first looked on with some dis- time, This leg condition precluded an)'
hove to best odvon- exercises while standing, however, he real'
loge, poundoges lo Iavor the A.A.U. made the Mr. America
u5e, sels ond reps. Contest part of the Senior National Veight- ized that only through exercise could he
Norhing left to chonce
. your Success os- lifiing Championships in 1940, the year regain his health and physique. There was
sured.
He PERSONAILY will of Grimek's first victory. The A.A.U. had one exercise for him that was easy; the
onswer oll letters .. accepted the obvious i more people were Pull-over and Supinepress while lying on
ond there is no limit
to lhe number you con interested in physiques than weightlifting. an exercise bench. He did this fine Latis-
send during the yedr. Other Mr. Americas found the Set Sys. simus and Pectoral developer as many as
Stubborn coses o spe-
ciolry. Write TODAY, tem expedient. Frank Leight of New York ten sets during a training sesEion. He used
enclosing iust $10.00
for full- yeor's per- City won the Mr. America title in Cin- over 300 pounds and I mean he used this
sonol guidonce membership, giving detoils of cinnati in 1942. (I had the privilege of ueight in the Pull-oxer too! Often he
opporolus ovoiloble, exercise experience, oge,
meosurements. etc. Yov will receive o PROMPT being one o{ the judges here as I was at would remain lying on the bench through-
solution lo your exercise problems, by relurn Madison Square Garden when Grimek out the entire training session. Later his
moil. FREE for o limited time pupils will
receive free, outogrophed 8xl0 phorogroph of won.) I saw him train but a few times program included Lateral'raises and Pull"
lheir insiructor. with dumbbells.
at Sig Klein's-Gym, so know little of his overs
AIAN STEPHAN HEALTH methods though it is obvious he used the His legs received very little exercise
sTuDro Set System in his specialization. His and did not gain to their pre'illness bulk
414r7, Hennepin Ave.
Minneopolis, Minnerolq favorite exercise was the Alternate Press but during his lifting career his thighs
with heavy dumbbells. On two occasions I must have measured 30 inches so actually

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their smaller size made for better pro- I have read several times that John
portion in eomparison to his upper body.
The continued bench exercises gave Stanko
a magnificent chest and spread and he
was prevailed upon to enter the Mr.
Farbotnik, Mr. America and Mr. Universe
of 1950, made his body buililing start using
cables anil the cable course that accorn-
panied it. Perhaps I should. claim him as
c. P. m. L.
PRESET{TS - GROUP - A . No.' 18
America Contest in Chattanooga, Tenn. in my pupil as I u:rote that cable coutse! Ll-
1944 and his victory was well deserved. though I had seen John several times in
Clarence Ross possesses one of the finest Philadelphia I didn't know much about
physiques of all times and I regret I have him until alter the 1948 Junior Mr. Amer-
never met him, however, his Set System ica Contest held in Baton Rouge, La.
training methods have been well covered John and I drove back to Pennsylvania and
in past issues of YOUR PHYSIQUE and during the long trip he outlined his train-
MUSCLE POVER. Al Stephan has, like. ing program and of the number of sets and , ,
wise, contributed mueh of his knowledge repetitions he used. Farbotnik had plenty
of Set System body building to these of perseveranee for he had tried several
puhlications. I saw Al train only twice times to win the Mr. America title always

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and both timee his sehedule was interupted placing and winning special awards but
by admirers asking him to perform strength never getting quite enough points to win
feats. His weightlifting accomplishments the grand award until last year.
rank him well up among the strongest men If the above brief outline served only
in the nation. Al, to my mindo received to show that the Mr. Americas trained in
more publicity than any other Mr. America sets it would, at any rate, prove that the l. Tousley
Normon 2. Louir Venegos
before or after. finest physiques rvere the products of such 3. Englehordt
Roy 4. Neel Bote
Steve Reeve's winning of the title in a syBtem, thus; ipso facto, to have a 5. Jonney Holden 6. Everett Von Loo

Chicago in 1947 convinced me that body physique like a Mr. America use the Set
builders no longer considered the Sandow System, Every physique conteEt winner, SERIES l8 Consisls of SIX Difierent Originol
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people realize that 'Eifty' is one of the OAKLAND I, CATIF.
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Raise and the Overhead Press with dumb-
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great favorite of his and he performed
many 6etE of wide arm presses with dumb-
bells, of the type Grimek preferred (Illus-
tration No. I ) which contributed to his (Continued lrom page 19)
massive chest in no small measure.
In the early part of 1948 John Grimek eolute maximum. It wouldn't tre wise or
read to me part of a letter he had just hardly possible to work every muscle
received from John Delinger wherein group thiE way in a single workout for
Delinger mentioned that all the body the terriffic efiort involved but for sake of
builders he knew (around the Oakland experiment we decided on the biceps.
area, f presume) were doing their ex. The super set eeries is essentially the
in sets!
ercises alternating tretween two exercises that in-
I watched Delinger train for the 1949 volve difrerent muscle groups. This per-
mits one group to rest while you work the Th. gr.€t rt ol rhrm oll, Clorcacc 8orr, ogcin
Mr. America Contest a number of times ofiorr for rolc hir lotorl rt of unpublirhod pho-
and he used the Lat Machine (this was the other. There is little or no reEt between toa. Ev.ry poro o motl.rPirco oI brocly, mur'
modern type sueh as ofiered by the sete. It is back and forth alternately about culodty ond photogrophy. A solbctor'r ltom.
three sets for each muscle group or six Phorot cl.orly printrd from oilginol nrgotivl.
VEIDER BARBELL COMPANY) consid' golirloction guoronlrod, Ordrn prcnplly fillod.
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an entire workout as long as you limit the lrlp,il ordcn dhxt t*
Machine, on which he performed many
setE to three for eaeh group.
CLATITCI TOgg
sels, one of his favoriteE wa8 the Pull- 2306 Enciml Avrnur. Alemrdo. Cclil.
down-to-back-of-neck while seated. He also Our object that night however waE to
see how much pump we eould actually get Pholot Avlqraphod upoa lcquod
did many heavy Dead-lifts and Deep-knee- Coth or llonof Ordot APProsiotod
bende. out of our biceps. This meant working
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