1981 In Review, Part Two

Bodybuilding Legends Show

Jerry Brainum is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to review the year 1981 in Bodybuilding. In Part Two of his interview, Jerry joins host John Hansen to talk about the 1981 Mr. Olympia contest, one of the most controversial events in the history of bodybuilding in which Franco Columbu won his second Mr. Olympia title over Chris Dickerson, Tom Platz, Roy Callender and Danny Padilla. At the end of the podcast, John reads a chapter from the book Muscle Wars written by Rick Wayne called "The Greatest Booing Contest of All Time" about the 1981 Mr. Olympia.

Time Stamps:

2:30 - Rest in Peace Frank Calta

5:10 - Remembering Bob Gajda, 1966 Mr. America

7:34 - The bodybuilders who passed away in 2021

12:40 - The correct score sheets from the 1981 Mr. Olympia

15:33 - Start of interview with Jerry Brainum about the 1981 Mr. Olympia

17:51 - John's thoughts about the 1981 Mr. Olympia

19:38 - Should Danny Padilla have won the 1981 Mr. Olympia?

24:00 - The boycott of the '81 Olympia was justified

26:00 - The fan's favorites of the 1981 Olympia after the prejudging

30:15 - Why did the judges score Franco so high?

32:58 - Was the points system responsible for the controversial decision at the 1981 Olympia?

36:30 - Analyzing the judges scoresheets

44:15 - The posing routines of the competitors

46:40 - The crowd's reaction to the final placings

49:00 - Was the 1981 Mr. Olympia more controversial than 1980?

51:13 - Could Frank Zane have won the 1981 Mr. Olympia?

58:30 - Leg development was important in the '80's

1:05:45 - Host John Hansen reads an excerpt from the book Muscle Wars by Rick Wayne "The Greatest Booing Contest of All Time" about the 1981 Mr. Olympia.

Links:

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John's interview with Sal's Classic Bodybuilding Archives

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