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

do overhead presses, so he had to do them on his knees. He did them with enormous weights — cleaning on his knees, and pressing on his knees. When you try to tell this to people, of course, they’re incredulous and don’t believe it. There were guys like Joe, who essentially ascended to the heights of the sport. Joe influenced Dennis Tinerino to train. Tom Sansone was the guy Joe looked up to. When we first met guys like this, they were enthusiastic. They all had a tree, sort a family of trainees they had influenced. Then the second group would come and have their influence. The community literally spread out that way. I can remem ber days training at Tony Pandolfo’s storefront gym in Valley Stream by the Queens border. Tony’s cousin would come in with Steve Michalik, and Michalik would come in with Chris Dickerson. Chris would come in with Boyer Coe, who was visiting. Bob Galluchi, who lived in Connecticut, would come down be cause he wanted to train with Boyer. We’d have six or seven current, future or former Mr. Americas training in one spot, just for an afternoon of fun and training. This is what they did.

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