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How to Be Happy
Early this week I was listening to National Public Radio as I drove to work, and there was a feature about...
John BalikApril 22, 2008 -
The Five-Minute Workout
My friend Bob Gajda, a Mr. America and Mr. Universe in the mid-’60s, started out as a three-letter athlete in high...
John BalikMarch 14, 2008 -
What a Weekend!
I started producing bodybuilding events in the late ’60s as a volunteer with the AAU, which was then the dominant sanctioning...
John BalikFebruary 22, 2008 -
The Legacy of a Legend
The legacy of Reg Park is worldwide, and it’s a living legacy, manifest in the bodies and lives he changed by...
John BalikJanuary 4, 2008 -
Separating the Men From the Boys
No pain, no gain. That’s the bodybuilding mantra because the key factor in making a workout productive is intensity, and intensity...
John BalikDecember 16, 2007 -
Selfishness: Another View
The dictionary definition of selfish goes something like this: lacking in consideration for others; putting yourself at the center. Then there...
John BalikNovember 20, 2007 -
Arthur Jones: The Passing of a Giant
Arthur Jones was a man of extremes: charismatic, brash, brilliant, driven, relentless, bigoted— and above all fearless. I first met him...
John BalikOctober 30, 2007 -
Transformation, Part 2
Last month in this space I discussed Dynamic Longevity™, and I want to expand on some of those thoughts—as well as...
John BalikSeptember 21, 2007 -
Fountain of Youth (Transformation)
Since the beginning of recorded history man has been looking for immortality. Ponce de León was believed to have been searching...
John BalikAugust 24, 2007 -
Critical Mass and ArnoldThink
Most IRON MAN readers know Bill Dobbins as an innovative and passionate photographer of fit and muscular women, but as “ArnoldThink,”...
John BalikJuly 23, 2007 -
“I Will Run…”
The day before Arnold Schwarzenegger appeared on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” and announced that he would run in the...
John BalikJuly 19, 2007 -
Relationships, Part 2
IRON MAN’s success over the past 71 years is directly connected to our ability to deliver quality information that our readers...
John BalikJuly 4, 2007 -
Designer Genes
There’s no question that your genetic makeup governs your bodybuilding results. I didn’t say “success” because no matter what your genetics,...
John BalikJune 6, 2007 -
Relationships
My relationship with Iron Man started when I was 14—my mother bought me my first issue. My mother’s brothers had trained...
John BalikMay 10, 2007 -
August 2004
This month it?s all about intensity. We?re going to take your muscles for a spin with some Max Contraction action. Is...
Iron Man MagazineAugust 1, 2004