Joe Roark's IronHistoryArchives.com
The HUGE library of Iron History compiled by Joe Roark.
Welcome to Iron History with Joe Roark!
Joe Roark has been studying the iron game since 1957, and by 1970 began a systematic gathering of information on index cards. By the time his first computer was acquired, there were several hundred thousand references to be typed into it.
For a few years he published his own newsletter called MuscleSearch: The Roark Report. By 1992 he was appointed as the IFBB Men's Bodybuilding Historian, and began writing about history for FLEX in his column Factoids. For ten years he contributed to Iron Game History from the U of Texas at Austin. Recently he also began writing All Our Yesterdays for FLEX.
His passion has always been the period between 1880 and 1920, with particular emphasis on the oldtime strongmen of that era. Joe will be offering bits of history for Cyberpump once per week, and the text will be relevant to the dates of the calendar for those events of yesteryear relevant to the coming week.
In this column, readers will also be able to ask Joe questions or comment on his posts. Note: The comments are solely for interaction between Joe and the readers only -- not reader to reader.
12/4/2009: Joe Roark's Guide to Iron Game Magazine Coverpersons Through 1999 - Starting with L, Part 1
Thursday, December 3, 2009
( A - Z )
JOE ROARK
IFBB Men's Historian, P.O.Box 320 St. Joseph, IL 61873THE COVER APPEARANCES OF MEN AND WOMEN ON BODYBUILDING MAGS through 1999.
Code abbreviations for various magazines:Adonis Adonis
BAWB British Amateur Weightlifter & BBer
BBW Body Beautiful (Weider)
BodyBeaut Body Beautful (Paschall)
BI Body International
BIH Bodybuilding an Illustrated History
BL Bodybuilding Lifestyles
Body & Pow Body & Power
BT Body Training
CB Chicago Bodybuilder (later, The Bodybuilder)
DBN Delaware Bodybuilding News
Demigods Demi-Gods (Weider)
DIG Muscle Digest
EX Excel
F Flex
FemILL Female Illustrated
FPP means full page pho(tos)
FemBB Female Bodybuilding
FMN Florida Muscle News [Florida Muscle Plus]
FPA Female Physique Athlete
Fla.WM Florida Weight Man (Hale)
GLFG Great Lakes Fitness Guide
HIT High Intensity Training [Hard Training]
HS Health & Strength
IG Iron Game
IGH Iron Game History
IS Iron Sport
IM Ironman
I.MAST The Iron Master
IOL International Olympic Lifter
IS Iron Sport
Jem Jem
KB Klein's Bell
LA The Lady Athlete
LN Lifting News
M2000 Muscle Media
Mr.A Mr. America
Mr.A (AAA) Mr. America (All American Athlete)
Mr.U Mr. Universe (Reg Park)
Mr.UW Mr. Universe (Weider)
M&BB Muscle & Bodybuilder
MaxM Max Muscle
MB Muscle Builder
MB[MacF] Muscle Builder by MacFadden
MBN Modern Bodybuilding Newspaper
MD Muscular Development
ME Muscle Elegance
MF Muscle & Fitness
MFH Muscle & Fitness HERS
MILO MILO
MMA Muscle Mag Annual
MMI Muscle Mag International
MMOO Mighty Men of Old
ModM Model Man
MP Muscle Power
M&P Muscle & Power
MS Muscle Sculpture
MTI Muscle Training Illustrated
Mus & Beaut Muscle & Beauty
MusBoy Muscleboy (Weider)
MusCo Muscle & Company
MusMan Muscleman
MusUP (or M-up) Muscle UP
MW Muscle World
Mwest Muscle WestMagazine & Book code for Joe Roark's Files (con't)
NatM Natural Muscle
NatBB Natural Bodybuilding
NatPhy Natural Physique
NBF Natural Body & Fitness
NPC NPC News
OX Oxygen
PC Physical Culture
PD Power Digest
PH Powerhouse
Phy Physical
PI Physiques International
PLUSA Powerlifting USA
PM Planet Muscle
PP Physical Power
PPP Parrillo Performance Press
Ppress Pumping Press (McGough)
PUMP Pump
RENO Reno's WL Newsletter
RPJ Reg Park Journal
S Strength
SA Super Athletes
SA The Strength Athlete
SAK Strength Athlete (Kirkley)
SFit Sports Fitness
SH Strength & Health
SJ Steele Jungle
Sly Phy Sleek Physique
SOS Sons of Samson
SOS2 Sons of Samson 2
SPA Superior Physique Association
STFB Strength Training for Beauty
Strongman The Strongman
Superman Superman
T Testosterone
THG The Hard Gainer
Vim Vim (Eells)
WASP Womens and Strength Periodical/Publication
WO Workout for Fitness
WPP Women's Physique Publication
WPW Women's Physique World
WSP Women's Strength Periodical
WWL World Weightlifting
YP Your Physique
Young Young PhysiqueLaBelle, Jamie HG: Sep/Oct 1993
Laberge, Walter C. SH: Feb 1935
Labra, Hugo SH: Oct 1960 Mar 1962
IM: Sep 1961
MD: May 1964
MB: May 1964Labrada, Lee MMI: Nov 1986 Feb 1989
MMI: May 1990 May 1992
MMI: Feb 1993 Feb 1994
MMI: May 1995
IM: Nov 1986 Mar 1988
IM: Mar 1989 Apr 1990
IM: May 1992 Jul 1993
MF: Mar 1989 Nov 1989
MF: Apr 1990 Feb 1991
MF: Feb 1992 Sep 2000
F: Nov 1987 May 1987?
F: Nov 1988 Nov 1989
F: Dec 1990 May 1994
MD: Mar 1991 Jul 1992
MD: Apr 1993
M-2000: Spring 1992 Oct 1994
M2000: Jan 1995Labrada, Robin MMI: Nov 1986
LaChappelle, Charmane MTI: Sep 1989
LaCour, Skip IM: Jun 1995 Oct 1998
Lacy, Rebecca WASP: Jun 10, 1979
Lacy, Ron SH: Oct 1957 Aug 1958
RPJ: Mar 1958
MB: Sep 1958
MD: Aug 1966 Mar 1971
PhyPower: Jul/Aug 1961
I.MAST: Dec 1997
THG: May 2000Ladnier, Joe PLUSA Feb 1983
Lain, Ken PLUSA: Dec 1989 Oct 1990
PLUSA: Jan 1991 Oct 1991LaLanne, Jack VIM: Jun 1940
SH: Jan 1942 Jan 1947
SH: Jul 1954 Oct 1963
MP: Oct 1945 Jun 1947
MP: Mar 1957
YP: May 1950
MB: Mar 1954
MD: Jun 1967Lamas, Lorenzo MD: Dec 1994
Lamb, Elizabeth HS: May 11, 1967 Dec 21, 1967
Lambert, Joe Strongman: 3:3
Lambert, Otis HS: Dec 1941
Lambert, Trez PhyInt: Jan 1989
Landers, Carolyn SH: Mar 1982
Langer, Anja MMI: Sep 1987 Mar 1988
MMI: Sep 1988 Jun 1989
MMI: May 1990Langton, Page M-2000: Dec 1996
'Lanie' MMI: Aug 2000
Lanter, Bud TomsMan: Jul 1969r
Lanzillo, Pat MU: Feb 1984
MTI: Mar 1986 Jun 1987Larsen, Lisser Frost LA: Jun 1983
Laspina, Gina WASP: Dec 1978
Laszewski, Debi WPW: Sep 1999
Laszewski-Peterson, Debi ME: Jan 2000
Latham, Ken HS: Feb 1969
LauLaBelle, Jamie HG: Sep/Oct 1993
Laberge, Walter C. SH: Feb 1935
Labra, Hugo SH: Oct 1960 Mar 1962
IM: Sep 1961
MD: May 1964
MB: May 1964Labrada, Lee MMI: Nov 1986 Feb 1989
MMI: May 1990 May 1992
MMI: Feb 1993 Feb 1994
MMI: May 1995
IM: Nov 1986 Mar 1988
IM: Mar 1989 Apr 1990
IM: May 1992 Jul 1993
MF: Mar 1989 Nov 1989
MF: Apr 1990 Feb 1991
MF: Feb 1992 Sep 2000
F: Nov 1987 May 1987?
F: Nov 1988 Nov 1989
F: Dec 1990 May 1994
MD: Mar 1991 Jul 1992
MD: Apr 1993
M-2000: Spring 1992 Oct 1994
M2000: Jan 1995Labrada, Robin MMI: Nov 1986
LaChappelle, Charmane MTI: Sep 1989
LaCour, Skip IM: Jun 1995 Oct 1998
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