Thread: Blast from the past! (videos)

^^^^ Pretty sure that's Gary Leonard @ 1:37. Leonard was 1980's AAU Mr. America.

And was that Laura Creavalle @ 7:50?



Here Gary Leonard is in a video with Pete Grymkowski, another Golden Era icon:



^^^^ 2:26 Ali Malla doing rows? 3:41 Lonnie Teper drifts across the screen?

Here's Malla at the 1987 NOC:



^^^^ 1:32 Aaron Baker curling not Mike Christian. Baker @ 4:04 with same workout gear. Can anyone make out what Bill Grant is saying at 4:04 on?


^^^^ @ 5:35 that's Mr. World Bill Grant joking, "See what happens when the cameras are rolling? Take the cameras off, wouldn't get one rep!" And then "They oughta put Kent (Kuehn) in a museum."

No idea who the "Not Ferrigno" powerhouse is. Kuehn was a frequent competitor in the AAU Mr. America competition and also IFBB contests. He won the 1975 IFBB North Americans and the 1977 AAU Masters Mr. America.




^^^^ @ 5:00 Never heard of Jeff Henry, but he competed in the 1983 AAU Mr. California where he placed 2nd in the Medium-Tall category and also at the NPC Los Angeles Championships where he placed 3rd in the Talls.

Rick Valenti @ 5:40 on the Nautilus Pullover machine and from the end of the video...



Valente didn't compete much at all but he was always in the spotlight!






^^^^ Hulk Hogan and Mr. T filming an episode of "The A-Team" at Gold's Gym!

Originally Posted by sassy69

Props Curt! As goofy as it all looks now, there's something awesome about neon spandex, string tank tops, mullets and french cut / jane fonda bottoms.

The interesting thing is that this was the look that motivated people.

There's something incredibly unmotivating about a fat crossfit guy swinging kettlebells around.

True! I worked at a GNC during college and we sold a lot of those multi-colored, crazy patterns pants and the boat neck shirts.

But the gym always had the guy with Chuck Taylor's and plain gray sweats cut off at the forearms or the collar like a makeshift boat neck.

These videos are just feel good nostalgia at its finest!