No. 153 MUSCLEMAG INTERNATIONAL-THE " WHAT'S NEW" MAGAZINE OF BODYBUILDING 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· and Maria. • To Achim Albrecht and Dayna, Rachel • To Vince Taylor and wife Randy, Junior Vincent Anthony 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 -Joe Weider'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. 60 MUSCLEMAG/MARCH -- -.--::-­ I -!~~"'. 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. 252 '----- --_/ 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.