If he comes in at his best, he can truly do some damage! What makes this event so popular? Is it the Ferrigno name? The fantastic trophy? Photos Contact us: evolutionofbodybuilding gmail. Olympia Sandow Trophy Mr. Olympia Winners Ms. Protein Line. Thursday, November 11, All Global Bodybuilding Organization Nabba. EOB News. The industry abandoned Shawn Rhoden when he needed them most November 8, Olympia Shawn Rhoden dies at 46 November 6, The peak of his popularity fell on the eighties and nineties of the XX century.
But now he continues to delight fans with new roles in the movie. His parents are Victoria and Matt Ferrigno. The boy's father was from Italy originally, worked in the local police. As a result, the hard of hearing boy was ridiculed by the local kids. However, later, becoming famous, Lou will say that hearing loss helped him to find his place in life, to focus on his capabilities.
Resenting his peers, the boy found solace in reading. He reread all the superhero comics especially Spider-Man and the Hulk , imagining himself on their place. Soon the desire to defend himself led him to the gym. At the age of 13, the teenager started to train; he was inspired by the example of the main character of the film Hercules, which Steve Reeves played, who was the main icon of the bodybuilders at that time.
Ferrigno graduated from St. Bodybuilding for young Ferrigno was not a whim. The guy went to his goal persistently and spent all the time in hard training. In , Lou won his first title, becoming "Pro Mr. America" among juniors. Universe" and was a new star of bodybuilding, known for his outstanding physical data as Big Louis the athlete is 77 feet cm tall, he weighs lbs kg.
In , Lou took part in the competition "Mr. Olympia" but he gave in to Arnold Schwarzenegger and took the 2nd place. Next year, the history repeated, only this time Ferrigno got the 3rd place on the podium.
The documentary film Pumping Iron was released, about this confrontation between Arnold and Lou in Despite sporting success, Ferrigno could not earn a comfortable living. He had to work in the specialty: the man was a sheet metal worker at one of the Brooklyn factories. But one day, his colleague cut off his hand with a machine in front of Lou and the bodybuilder left the factory and never returned to his profession. The career of a defensive lineman for the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League takes place in a short episode of his biography but the athlete left the ranks of legionaries after a severe leg injury.
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