Big Muscles Forever

Call Grandma or Grandpa and get a copy of the AARP Bulletin (Vol.47 No.9 October 2006). On page 20 you will see Dave Draper at age 64 and looking good. It’s obvious this guy has some kind of physical Alzheimer’s that is causing him to forget how to age. This is a great short article on a great bodybuilding champ. You can get more information on Dave at www.davedraper.com.

Let’s jump into reviewing an of old muscle mag with Dave on the cover. If you have the AARP article you will see a blue cover on the far right with Dave doing a double biceps pose. This is from the September of 1971 issue of Muscle Builder/Power. This issue has some interesting information. In the Between Sets column by Dick Tyler there is a picture of Arnold with then girlfriend Barbara Oatland. It reads, “Is Barbara Oatland the beauty who will curb the roving ways of Mr. Olympia?” (Editors note: I guess not!) The highlight of this issue is the yellow page insert titled Golden Impressions 1 by Art Zeller and Golden Impression 2 by Dick Tyler. These articles take us through a Gold’s Gym workout with the champs. Present in the photographs are Arnold, Dave Draper, Serge Jacobs, Rick Wayne,Frank Zane and Zabo Koszewski. How would you like to work out with this crew? You can, if you can find this issue and mentally put yourself there.

Training routines are also included for the back (Mike Katz), the waist (Rick Wayne) and power with George Frenn. As cool as this issue of Muscle Builder/Power is, the most mind boggling photo(to use Joe Weider lingo) is that of Sergio Oliva, in street clothes with Joe Weider and Bruno Sammartino on page 55.  Keep pumping iron and stay young and fit like Dave Draper.