This came in from Greg Sushinsky: Esteemed author Randy Roach continues to weave his mesmerizing tale of the history of bodybuilding, with the tantalizing release of the prologue for his upcoming Muscle, Smoke & Mirrors, Volume III, Book 1, “The Comebacks.” While the title refers to the returns to victory in competition by Arnold Schwarzenegger […]
The following is a 4,000 word biography published over three issues of Health and Strength magazine (January, April, July) based in the UK. Health and Strength is the longest running Physical Culture magazine beginning its run back in 1898. It was an honour to be featured in their publication and my thanks to Roy Edwards […]
I’m excited to announce that I partnered up with my friend, Tamas Acs for a regular podcast titled The World Of Muscle where we discuss anything and everything that has to do with Muscle. Check it out on iTunes or on its own website: http://www.theworldofmuscle.com/
When I first accepted the request for an article on some history of the bodybuilding dietary in mid 2002 I had absolutely no idea it would proliferate into a decade long, multi-volume project covering the entirety of the awkward, often controversial sport and all the cultural peripherals surrounding it. Although the books have been successful […]
For over 45 years I have been in the unique position to have had the opportunity to read just about every book, course, or magazine on physical culture in the English language. Unfortunately, much of what has been written is either a rehash of one or more previous publications, carrying on the same blatant errors, […]
With over 40 years of interaction within the bodybuilding and exercise industry, I had for some time come to believe that there really wasn’t anything all that new and exciting in the realm of resistance strength training. Many gizmos, most of little use, had come and gone over the decades. The tried and true muscle […]
Looking back well over a hundred years at the emergence and growth of the fitness industry it is amazing to see the breadth of equipment that has evolved into the crazy market we see today. There have actually been some very effective tools going right back to the dawning of the basic gymnastic apparatus, to […]
PowerQuest and Randy discuss Rheo Blair http://www.musclesmokeandmirrors.com/media/PQ-podcast448.mp3
Guests: Dr. John Read – Randy Roach – Blake Ricketts Dr. Read discusses antidepressant prevalence of use and their undesirable effects. His group published a study of over 1800 participants, the largest of its kind. His mission is to get physicians to reconsider antidepressant use as a first-line alternative when treating their patients as well […]
Michael Petrella, owner of STG Strength and Power sits down with author of Muscle Smoke and Mirrors Randy Roach. Discussion about old time bodybuilding, sports supplements and Randy’s unique approach to training.
