Training Methodologies of the 1960's by Dr. Ken E. Leistner

their acquaintance — then it was information you valued. You truly applied it. If you went to all of that trouble to get the information, you were going to use it. If it didn’t work for you, you’d find out firsthand. To me, that’s still the best way to get usable, useful and functional information. Going back to Leroy Colbert’s health food store, there were a number of bodybuilders who just sort of hung out there on Saturdays. Dave Draper was one of them. I remember sitting in the back of the store. Leroy and Jackie, his wife at the time, who was Rock Stonewall’s sister, would be in front, serving the customers, and then came back and were nice enough to answer our questions. One or all of us would run out to a local deli to get these six foot hero sandwiches and a quart of milk. I should say one foot hero sandwiches, although Dave was capable of eating a six-foot hero. We essentially spent a couple of hours eating and drinking milk, which was very standard in those days, listening to Le roy and whoever else was there who had a contest-winning experience…and just learn.

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