No. 153 MUSCLEMAG INTERNATIONAL-THE " WHAT'S NEW" MAGAZINE OF MARCH 1995 N 0 5 3 M 995

ON THE COVER 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

On our cover this month are Lee Apperson and Melissa Coates. Photo: Art Zeller

Willem S. van der Merwe dares INSTRUCTION to challenge Greg Zulak's views of how heavy-duty training is LEG SHREDDING perceived by the majority of Can you believe the luck of some MASS OVER 50 lifters ... could he be right? . . 174 people? Tom Varga claims that Bodybuilding is a sport of THREE-WAY BACK ATTACK he's always been so genetically maximums. The older we get the If someone you trusted told you gifted that he had to cut down on harder it is for us to retain much he knew of not one, not two, but leg training because his quads of the mass and power of youth. three ways in which you could grew too fa~t! ...... 67 ...... 102 build yourself a great back, would you be pleased? If your answer is yes, then be prepared to let Will Brink make you happy ...... 20

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 myarse'" " Dave Fisher and Sue Price .. "~~~:~:aul to long·fime girlfrier MUSCLEMAG TAKESA " Mike Dayton and Cheryl "~!:~~ude Van Damme to T(,·~' .r_..._,ur~J( Darcy LaPier UlWUU~ J In' '-n~~J LOOK _"_B~e~rrry~'a__D_e_M_e_y a_n_d_g_i_rl_fr_ie_n_d_~ ~HE 1--_"_G_r_eg_Z_U_,a_k_that matters-_ t"T:..o hme_e_o,-=- really"_Y'...:....:.b...:.e i__" 9___ L AT WORLD OfMlJSCjlES! matters,.. Is my cal, MUllchkin." ~ MUSCLEMAG/MARCH Newest Fad The who's·that·

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Most Dubious Announcement Country music star Sandra Lee, The "Wow, we didn't MCing the NPC Las Vegas Classic last October, announced one know" Department petite young female bodybuilding A publishing trade magazine contestant as being " 105 years pOinted out that MuscleMag old!" In actual fact, the young International has more color lady, in her early twenties, photographs than any other weighed 105 pounds. monthly magazine in the world! 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

Growing ... - Manfred HoeberJ's arms! , -Women's fitness contests -'s publishing and Most Dubious , supplement business Muscle Sculpture - The number of pages and Shirley Klinghoffer's photographs in MuscleMag "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?"

MARCH I MUSCLEMAG 59 Dubious Writing Awards The "Yes, it happened!" Best Writer Section Best Gossip Writer - Photographer Jim Amentler's Peter McGough (Flex) awesomely inept attempt to mount Marla Duncan's horse! Best Training Articles oTim Lyons brawling at a Jack Greg Zulak (MuscleMag, LaLanne Health Club, bit his lronman, MO) opponent's nose, tore it off with his teeth. stood up, turned and spat it out before a horrified crowd of ontookers. Later he blamed his behavior on steroids. Most Thorough oT o gain the minimum height re­ Contest Report quirement for sumo wrestling, Takeji Harada had six inches Arnold Classic 1994 (Muscle Mag of silicone implanted under his International) scalp. Top Personal o Joe Gold apparently complain­ ed to Arnold S that "things at Experience Feature World Gym are not like they "To Hell And Back" by Dick used to be," whereupon the Oak Hathaway (Iron man, Dec. '94) promptly handed back his chair­ manship and ownership of the Best E:Jitorial successful gym chain. " MuscleMag Celebrates Its oln early January, Italy's top· Twentieth Year" by Johnny selling newspaper, Republica. Fitness (MuscleMag International, carried a front-page report that Sept. '94) Lou Ferrigno had died. -Bob Fuchs, husband of Nicole Bass. and owner of the Natural Best Retrospective Article Physique Center in NYC, under­ "My First 70 Years in the went surgical tongue Iron Game" by John Grimek enhancement. (MuscleMag International, Oct. '94) - To make sure Joe Weider was suitably Impressed. Kevin Levrone wenl lnto the wash­ room at the Weider offices 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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NEW S 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 chal­ lenged 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 Canada's presence at the Olympia was potential for huge mass as Yates possesses. 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 I write this, the cold winds of a loud bang. autumn are upon us with Old Man Winter On the subject of the Mr. Olympia I just around the comer. The 1994 body­ was most disappointed at how Canada's builcting season has wound down with the Henderson Thome was literally ignored. fmal pro event of the season now history. Henderson was in terrific shape and pre­ c Of course, this year's Olympia was dif­ sented a formidable package. I honestly felt ~ ferent with the Masters, Mr. and Ms. all that he should have been up near the middle ~ held the same weekend. I feel a bit sad that of the pack. Out of the 23 competitors ~ the Ms. Olympia is not being held in late Henderson was better than at least ha'lf of ~ November in New York City as in past them. Oddly he was totally ignored in the ~ years. Late fall is always a great time to visit prejudging and not called out for any com­ ~ New York as the city is alive with Christmas parison poses. Give me a break. The guy :J decorations and the holiday festive spirit. deserved much better treatment than this.

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'------_/ In fact, if Yates were to be defeated at this Andrew Box was the only competitor year's event, many felt that it would be in the bantamweight class, but he was Dillett who could pull it off. Paul did nonetheless a deserving winner. Robert manage a fourth-place fmish, which was Lachance took the lightweights with a build well out of the expected first place. When that was both wide and massive. The he is just standing relaxed, Dillett is middleweight class came down to a fight awesome. His structure is unbelievable. His between an impressive Kevin Benta and yard-wide shoulders taper to the smallest of veteran Frank Scardino, who made a waists, his thighs flare out to astounding strong comeback to competition in '94. The proportions, and he has the most amazing judges finally chose Benta for fust place calves in pro bodybuilding. However, it with Scardino close on his heels in second. seems that a lot of his remarkable impact is The light heavyweight title went to Junior lost during the compulsory poses. For some Black who, with shaved head (a Sergio reason his full potential just does not come look?), striated glutes ("cut butt"), and across. When he flexes, his muscles don't zippered quads, was a crowd favorite. The seem to swell and striate like those of Ray heavyweight class loaded the stage with or Levrone, who are just the opposite. major beef as 10 big men took their places They appear to almost explode with rock­ in the lineup. Huge Greg Kovacs (256 hard muscularity and striations whenever pounds) as usual brought the crowd to they hit a pose. I sincerely hope that Paul fever pitch, but it was the magnificently can make something happen with his tre­ symmetrical physique of Freddie Antwi, mendous potential. He is a Mr. Olympia chiseled like a work of art, that prevailed ... just waiting to blast to the top. and subsequently triumphed in the men's The Ms. Olympia this year resulted in overall as well. some controversy as many felt that popular Ontario Championships overall Laura Creavalle should have knocked off reigning champion Lenda Murray. Laura was in spectacular condition and in my opin­ ion should have been declared the winner. I am sure that much will be written regarding this unpopular decision. Melissa and feel she has the potential to go We had two Canadians at the cham­ a long way in whatever field she chooses. pionships, Ontario's muscular Laura She mentioned in a recent letter that she Binetti and B.C.'s streamlined Sharon was just heading to to do some Bruneau. Laura presented tremendous photo shoots and play in a movie by Albert muscle size and muscularity which was Pyun called Prey Harder with Sue Price, superior to most of the field; however, she Sharon Bruneau, Debbie Muggli and Dave does not have the kind of aesthetic look Fisher. It is a futuristic production in which that the judges want in a Ms. Olympia. Her cyborgs battle humans. Melissa promises to thick muscle density was rewarded with an keep me updated on the movie. Good luck, II th-place finish . In contrast the beautiful Melissa. We at MuscleMag are all pulling Sharon, now living in California, had shed for you. Look for future features on considerable muscle and appeared too small Melissa and how she trains. and drawn to really be competitive. She Bruce Patterson is doing well in California. failed to place, and I am told that she may His training is right on target as he plans drop out of bodybuilding events and pursue to make his pro debut next May 7th at the Ms. Fitness competitions. Certainly she has Montreal Canada Cup mand pro show. the structure and necessary attractiveness to He confessed that he is a bit homesick and do well in these fitness events. intends to take a trip home for the Christmas Speaking of top Canadian women body­ holidays. It's hard for a young lad to leave builders, newcomer Melissa Coates of the hospitality of the Maritimes where his Thunder Bay, Ontario caught us all off friends and family all live to head out to the guard by taking the middleweight title at fantasy world of California. Often people the '94 Canada. Now this is one sexy, and things in LA are not what they seem to attractive lady, and she has a great per­ be. But big Bruce has a good head on his sonality to go along with her looks. Top massive shoulders and he handles himself this off with a highly intelligent brain, and, well. He will make a good pro and serve boy, do you have a winner! Following the as an inspiration to all the teenage body­ Although Ontario has a wealth of Canada Melissa and I got to be pretty good builders out there. excellent female bodybuilders, the women friends. (Hell, why not? I am single!) Any­ From the nation's capital we have the were less well represented, number-wise, at way Melissa's parents are doctors, and she results of the 1994 Ontario championships. these championships than the m~n. Call it was on her way in that direction as well but Ottawa-area promoters Larry and Sue quality in place of quantity. Nicole has taken a break from her studies for the Champagne displayed their usual talent for Marcou,,, took the lightweights, Tania time being. She likes bodybuilding and organization, and despite somewhat small Crabbe the middleweights, and Amanda competition, and at one time was a nation­ entries in a few classes, the fans had plenty Aivaliotis the heavyweights. In a tight ally ranked junior tennis champion. to cheer about with a strong field of compe­ posedown for overall honors, Crabbe was I was fortunate enough recently to do a titors who had previously qualified in level victorious over the heavily favored photo shoot with Melissa, and what a treat 2 contests around the province. Bodybuild­ Aivaliotis, the latter being awarded the Best this was! Beats photographing guys any ing Ontario, headed by Mark Baker, Poser trophy for the women. Freddie Antwi day! The girl is a pleasure to work with, president, and Barb Stadelman, vice­ won Best Poser for the men. never complaining and always giving that president, provides a proving ground for Chalk up another success for Champagne little bit extra to make sure that you get the many top-notch athletes who go on to Promotions. And that's it for me till next very best photos. I am most impressed with national prominence. month . ... MARCH I MUSClEMAG 253

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