May
28
Deadlifts at Muscle Beach
Filed Under Bodybuilding |
I only had fifteen minutes to spare at Muscle Beach - not quite enough time for a real work out - but I had to lift some iron at the historic spot. So, after a couple of quick warm up sets, I pulled two reps with 500+ lbs. for a photo (and video)
May
28
Lou Ferrigno on Venice Beach
Filed Under Bodybuilding |
We stayed at the Cadillac Hotel, which for the bodybuilding fan is ideally located on Venice Beach; it is two blocks from the Firehouse Restaurant and only a few more blocks from Muscle Beach and Gold’s Gym Venice the Mecca of Bodybuilding too. And even better, it was right next to a film production set that [...]
May
27
Bigger Stronger Faster Movie Premiere in Hollywood
Filed Under Anabolic Steroids, Bodybuilding, Personal |
While I was visiting Los Angeles, my friend Rehan Jalali invited me to the Hollywood premiere of the steroid documentary “Bigger Stronger Faster*” Tuesday night. Even though I had previously seen the film at the Dallas AFI Film Festival, I still wanted to see it again. It would be especially cool to see it with [...]
May
24
Libby Rides “Big Shot” Atop Stratosphere Needle
Filed Under Personal |
My daughter loves roller coasters. She especially loves amusement park rides that go up and down at obscene speeds. Two years ago, she rode a similar ride on the Santa Monica pier (although it was smaller and AT SEA LEVEL). So when I told her about the “Big Shot” ride atop the Stratosphere needle and [...]
May
23
Muscletime Meeting in Las Vegas
Filed Under Bodybuilding, Personal |
We flew into LAX, picked up a rental car, spent a few hours at Venice Beach and then drove to Las Vegas to meet with our friends and partners, Wolfgang and Katie, at Muscletime. We missed Raymond as he returned to Malta shortly after the New York Pro show.
May
20
William H Macy on Plane to LAX
Filed Under Personal |
We flew from Austin to Los Angeles Tuesday morning with actor William H. Macy on the plane. He was kind enough to take a picture with my daughter when we arrived at LAX airport. He is one of my favorite actors, always playing quirky and unconventional characters. I promised my daughter we would watch an [...]
May
19
Ron Paul’s Position on Steroids
Filed Under Politics |
We went to Austin, Texas on Monday, May 19, 2008 for a book signing by presidential candidate Ron Paul at Book People. I hope to have the chance to ask him a couple of questions about his (predictable) positions on anabolic steroids legislation; USA Today asked Clinton, Obama and McCain about steroids and sports recently.
And while I had [...]
May
11
Pink Naked Mannequins in Manhattan
Filed Under Bodybuilding, Personal |
This weekend I travelled to New York City for to cover the 2008 IFBB New York Pro bodybuilding contest for Muscletime. I met with up with my friend Raymond Cassar, the man responsible for all the great photography on the Muscletime website. Raymond took approximately 1,600 bodybuilding photographs during the show, some of which have [...]
May
10
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