Sergio Olivia was and is one of my favorite bodybuilders.
Olivia was an outstanding bodybuilder, the last and only Mr. Olympia to beat Arnold Schwarzenegger. He had the smallest waist of any Mr. Olympia at 28" with 32" thighs and a 52" chest... Think about that for a second.
I remember reading a story about him, I don't know if it's true and I don't want to know if it's not. When Sergio beat Arnold's first attempt at the Olympia he walked out with his robe still on, no one had gotten a look at him that evening... Arnold was fresh off his Mr. Universe win and thought he was ready for the Olympia. After he posed, it was Olivia's turn and he came out still with his robe on as he walked on stage.
When he took it off he looked like this:
Arnold knew then that he had lost the show. Sergio was known as the myth because everyone that saw his physique called it "unbelievable".
Sergio died in 2012. Before he did, I saw in a muscle mag that he was training his son to be a bodybuilder. I remember thinking at the time, "that's cool." But then he seemed to drop off the map... Up until recently anyways.
I'm interested to see where he goes in the future, the video I've linked almost has him looking even more developed than the side by side above.
Olivia was an outstanding bodybuilder, the last and only Mr. Olympia to beat Arnold Schwarzenegger. He had the smallest waist of any Mr. Olympia at 28" with 32" thighs and a 52" chest... Think about that for a second.
I remember reading a story about him, I don't know if it's true and I don't want to know if it's not. When Sergio beat Arnold's first attempt at the Olympia he walked out with his robe still on, no one had gotten a look at him that evening... Arnold was fresh off his Mr. Universe win and thought he was ready for the Olympia. After he posed, it was Olivia's turn and he came out still with his robe on as he walked on stage.
When he took it off he looked like this:
Arnold knew then that he had lost the show. Sergio was known as the myth because everyone that saw his physique called it "unbelievable".
Sergio died in 2012. Before he did, I saw in a muscle mag that he was training his son to be a bodybuilder. I remember thinking at the time, "that's cool." But then he seemed to drop off the map... Up until recently anyways.
I'm interested to see where he goes in the future, the video I've linked almost has him looking even more developed than the side by side above.
The Immortals .
