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Muscle Training Illustrated, Issue 16, October 1968
Tune in to Muscledom -- Europe
by Rick Wayne
A number of British champs are sporting conspicuously elongated faces these days. Reason ? It seems some awful little person started a rumor that three top American starts who were hospitalized recently are suffering from the after effects of the forbidden fruit, namely tissue drugs. Oscar Heidenstam, the man behind the NABBA Mr. Universe, was so disturbed by the fact that more and more Britishers are taking the old short-cut to fame and furtune, he added a special clause to the normal Mr. Universe entry form. It required all contestants to sign a declaration that they had never used 'dollies' and furthermore, had no intention to do so at anytime in the future. Wouldn't you know it, every musclehead raised his little claw over his nitty bitty liver and swore he thought Dianabol was a peninsula in China. The matter did not end there, however. Heidenstam found himself on the wrong end of a barrage from champ lifter and editor of "Power" magazine, Dave Prowse, who stated in an editorial that all the NABBA bossman had proved with his new clause that whoever said the Englishman's word is his bond ought to suffer a fate worse than death. Why, Dave further stated that ninety per cent of the contestants at the last Universe used tissue drugs; moreover British bodybuilders were a bunch of blatant liars. Shame on you, chaps, it's just not cricket, you know. Really! The latest is that od Heidenstam has challenged big Dave to name the black-guards. Will keep you posted on further developments.
Tune in to Muscledom -- Europe
by Rick Wayne
A number of British champs are sporting conspicuously elongated faces these days. Reason ? It seems some awful little person started a rumor that three top American starts who were hospitalized recently are suffering from the after effects of the forbidden fruit, namely tissue drugs. Oscar Heidenstam, the man behind the NABBA Mr. Universe, was so disturbed by the fact that more and more Britishers are taking the old short-cut to fame and furtune, he added a special clause to the normal Mr. Universe entry form. It required all contestants to sign a declaration that they had never used 'dollies' and furthermore, had no intention to do so at anytime in the future. Wouldn't you know it, every musclehead raised his little claw over his nitty bitty liver and swore he thought Dianabol was a peninsula in China. The matter did not end there, however. Heidenstam found himself on the wrong end of a barrage from champ lifter and editor of "Power" magazine, Dave Prowse, who stated in an editorial that all the NABBA bossman had proved with his new clause that whoever said the Englishman's word is his bond ought to suffer a fate worse than death. Why, Dave further stated that ninety per cent of the contestants at the last Universe used tissue drugs; moreover British bodybuilders were a bunch of blatant liars. Shame on you, chaps, it's just not cricket, you know. Really! The latest is that od Heidenstam has challenged big Dave to name the black-guards. Will keep you posted on further developments.
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