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Strength Training Writers: Mike Mentzer, Charles Atlas, Alexander Retuinskih, Lou Schuler, Bob Paris, Vince Gironda, Abbye "Pudgy" Stockton

Strength Training Writers: Mike Mentzer, Charles Atlas, Alexander Retuinskih, Lou Schuler, Bob Paris, Vince Gironda, Abbye "Pudgy" Stockton

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Mike Mentzer, Charles Atlas, Alexander Retuinskih, Lou Schuler, Bob Paris, Vince Gironda, Abbye "Pudgy" Stockton, Dan John, Dave Draper, Louie Simmons, Alois P. Swoboda, Dinosaur Training, Bruce Wilhelm, Joseph Wilson, Pavel Tsatsouline, Stuart Mcrobert, Peary Rader, John Mccallum, Ken Leistner, Randall J. Strossen, Christian Thibaudeau, Mike Mahler. Excerpt: Abbye "Pudge" Stockton Abbye "Pudge" Stockton (August 11, 1917 in Santa Monica, California June 26, 2006) was a professional strongwoman and forerunner of present day female bodybuilders, who became famous through her involvement with Muscle Beach in the 1940s. Abbye Eville was born on August 11, 1917, and moved to Santa Monica, California in 1924. She acquired the nickname "Pudgy" as a child, and the name stuck, even though she weighed approximately 115 pounds at a height of 5'2." She began dating UCLA student Les Stockton during her senior year of high school; they were married in 1941. Abbye and Les were frequent visitors to Muscle Beach, where they primarily worked on acrobatics and gymnastics . Following World War II, several thousand people would frequently gather to see their performances on weekends. To capitalize on their popularity, the city of Santa Monica built an elevated outdoor platform. One of their most famous feats involved Pudgy serving as the "understander," supporting Les (180 pounds) over her head in a hand to hand stand. Pudgy quickly became a media favorite, and was included in pictorials in Life, Pic, and Laff . She was also featured in the newsreels Whatta Build and Muscle Town USA, as well as ads for Ritamine Vitamin Company and the Universal Camera Company. She estimated that she was featured on the cover of forty-two magazines by the end of the 1940s (Todd, 1999). She posed with many of th...

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