Vintage 1950-51 Muscle Magazines Lot of 5
The following are 5 different Muscle Magazines from the 1950-51. They are
all in excellent condition with no pages missing, no tears, no loose pages,
and no soiling or water damage. The ads are very interesting showing
techniques used during the early 1950s for building up muscles, as well as
adds for a variety of equipment and supplements. They are as follows:
1) Your Physique - Vol. 14, No. 3, dated December 1950, published in New
York, 50 pages. The cover features Floyd Page (Professional Mr. America).
Articles include Secrets of the Champions (featuring Leo Robert, Joe Weider,
Rocky Kent, Alex Aronis, Monty Wolford, Vince Gironda), The Lat Machine -
complete abdominal development (featuring Clancy Ross), Arm Excercies
(featuring Leo Robert), articles featuring Vince Gironda, Sam Loprinzi),
articles on flushing muscle methods (featuring Reg Park, John E. Smith,
Monte Wolford), article by Abe Goldberg, feature article on Dick Torio,
articles featuring Steve Reeves, J. Robert, Harold Zinkin, Bill Cerdas, Val
Pasqua), and more.
2) Your Physique - Vol.15, No. 1, dated April 1951, published in New York,
50 pages. The cover features Bud Counts of Los Angeles, CA. Articles
include Ready for War (Robert Wiensko, Emanuel Tsingis, Alan Barry are ready
to serve their country, Article on How to add muscle to your Arms featuring
Floyd Page, Jack LaLanne, George Payne, John Smith, Victor Nicoletti),
article on how to get a bigger back featuring Alan Stephan, How to bulk up
featuring Clancy Ross, Marvin Eder, Artie Zeller, Feature article on Al
Bermans rise to championship, Feature article on Reg Park - Mr. Europe,
Leroy Colbert, Phil Courtois, Malcolm Brenner, Sam Loprinzi, Ed Therlault,
Artie Zeller, Steve Reeves, Jack Dellinger, Abe Goldberg, Jack LaLanne, Leo
Robert, and more.
3) Your Physique - Vol 16., No. 1, October 1951, published New York City, 50
pages. The cover features Reg Park - Mr. Universe. Full page photo layout
of Marvin Eder. Articles feature Clarence Ross, John Smith, Edmund
Holovchic, Article on the 1951 Mr. America Content (Ken Cameron, Roy
Hilligenn, Vic Nicoletti, Malcolm Brenner, Joe Sanceri, Monty Wollford,
Pepper Bomex, Marvin Eder, George Paine, Keith Stephen. Article on the 1951
Senior National AAU Weightlifting Championships. Feature layout of Posses
that Made the Champions Famous (Reg Park). Feature article on Alan
Stephan - Mr. America. Article on dos/donts for healthy - bodybuilding
living. Feature article on Reg Park. Exercises for broadening the back
(Charles Smith), Famous heavyweights (Louis Cyr, Grun Marx, Charles
Vansittart, Louis Uni - Apollon) and more.
4) Strength and Health, January 1951, 50 pages. The cover features Victor
Nicoletti. Inside cover photo layout of Steve Reeves - Mr. Universe 1950.
Feature article on Victor Nicoletti. Articles on Rocky Kent, Gaining Bulk
(featuring John Farbotnik, John Grimek). Article on Mr. America 1944 and
Mr. Universe 1947. Article on the Barbelles (women bodybuilders - Abbye
Pudgy Stockton). Article on Steve Stanko. Developing your Abdomen (Irvin
Zabo Koszewski). Highlights of the World Championships. Superman of the
Wrestling Mat (Antonio Rocca, John Pesek, Steve Karas, George Kotzonaros,
Jesse James), Strongmen of the World (Hubert Thomas, Wayne-Marlin Trio, Alan
Stephen, Salvatore Santa Lucia), and more.
5) Strength and Health, June/July 1951, 50 pages. The cover features Monte
Wolford. Inside cover photo layout of Jack Delinger - Mr. America 1949.
Articles feature Bob Hoffman and Joe Weider. Feature article on Doug
Hepburn (Canadian Hercules). How to self improve by Steve Stanko (feauring
John Venus, Mike Sassano, Paby Sales). Article on the Barbelles (women
bodybuilders - Abbye Pudgy Stockton). Article on developing a strong back
(by John Farbotnik), Strongmen The World Over (Roy Hillgenn, Carl Casony,
Stanley Lampert), Mr. Strength and Health Show (Melvin Wells, Irvin
Koszewski, John Davis, George Eiferman, Al Berman, John Grimek). Articles
featuring Steve Reeves, Joe Lauiano, Edmund Holovchik, George Eiferman.
Strongman of the Mat (Whitey Walherg, Vaho Buck Kartalian, Yukon Eric
Holmbeck, Armand Tanny). Articles featuring John Grimek, Al Berman, Charles
Hartley, Monte Wolford and more.
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