Randy, I finished reading the book last night , I always knew what happened at the 1980 – 81 Mr. Olympia, and the controversy that surrounded the contests, but not the fine details. You’ll probably piss off some people, truth always hurts, but history can not be denied and buried in the sidelines. your book is outstanding […]
Randy, you have done a truly fantastic job in the research and writing of not only this book but the other two as well. You are a true Master Craftsman. Thank you for including me in the book it was a great honour. -Peter McCarthy
Great job on “The Comebacks”. Very balanced and fair account, well-written, and gripping! Congratulations. Charles Gaines, Author of Pumping Iron
Couldn’t put it down. Excellent read. Steve Speyrer, Author of Classical Anatomy Bodybuilding
Randy’s latest foray into the world of competitive bodybuilding is both profound and revelatory; a compelling narrative that winning the contest depended more on politics and skullduggeries than the quality of the bodies on the stage. This is required reading for everyone in the bodybuilding community. A breezy read exploring bodybuilding’s two most controversial contests, the 1980 and […]
I have finished reading Randy’s latest book, and will say that he has a wonderful way of organizing various inputs to produce an output of a well-ordered, sensible story line, and that his analysis of 1980 Mr. Olympia, and of the 1981 Mr. Olympia, convinced me that those two events were not only won by the wrong […]
An outstanding history of a particular interesting and popular part of the history of bodybuilding…Randy did a terrific job of research. This, the third, of the monumental three volume series, answers the often asked; who, what, where, when, how, and why, of the history of bodybuilding. Most of these thick books cover the eras in which I […]
A Taste of Randy Roach’s Muscle, Smoke and Mirrors Trilogy We’ve long wondered about Randy Roach’s examination of the world of muscle since we first heard about it more than a decade ago. What began as a single volume has become a three-volume set of encyclopedic proportions. Volume 1 is 566 pages, Volume 2 is […]
This came in from Greg Sushinsky: Esteemed author Randy Roach continues to weave his mesmerizing tale of the history of bodybuilding, with the tantalizing release of the prologue for his upcoming Muscle, Smoke & Mirrors, Volume III, Book 1, “The Comebacks.” While the title refers to the returns to victory in competition by Arnold Schwarzenegger […]
The following is a 4,000 word biography published over three issues of Health and Strength magazine (January, April, July) based in the UK. Health and Strength is the longest running Physical Culture magazine beginning its run back in 1898. It was an honour to be featured in their publication and my thanks to Roy Edwards […]
