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My Favourite bodybuilder of all time! Those are the golden days of bodybuilding with Franco and Arnold.

@grantkitchingman

Ай бұрын

That’s how the Golden Era got its well deserved name!

Super nice man. He and Lou Ferrigno did a demonstration on lifting techniques. I had the honor of personally being coached by him in bench and deadlift after the program was over. They both were unbelievably nice and humble. An amazing human being.

A true friendship between him and Arnold

@bruceleroy8063

Ай бұрын

That pic of them sitting next to each other shortly before he died with his head resting on Arnold really touches

I bought Franco’s bodybuilding book back in the late 70s! It was the first bodybuilding book I ever got. The second was Arnold’s Encyclopedia of BB. I’ve never needed another!

@richardlawson6787

Ай бұрын

Me to...the book is titled coming on strong and the cover photo of franco doing a single biceps pose did it for me..back then we had no internet and muscle building books were hard for me to get so i spent hours reading and rereading feancos book

FRANCO COLUMBU ROCKS!

A legend.

We love you Franco. Rest in peace sir

@robertopavone282

Ай бұрын

È mancato? Non sapevo! Mi dispiace! Non l'ho conosciuto di persona ma ho capito ch'era una persona dal carattere umile e buono. Dal suo comportamento si percepiva. In opposizione alla sua maestosa forza però era buono. È stato ciò nonostante un grande campione.

Вечная память … 🥹🥹🥹💪💪💪

he was the BEST PERIOD

@robertopavone282

Ай бұрын

Vero, era il tempo dei sogni, e questi personaggi ti facevano sognare un mondo davvero fantastico. Cominciando dall'attore e culturista Steve Rivens nei suoi spettacolari films.

Thank you for this beautiful documentary ❤

Franco and Arnold 👍💪😊

Got to meet him at an event in Honolulu in 1980. Very impressive and nice guy

@robertopavone282

Ай бұрын

Io so di una gara a cui lui partevipava gremita di fans che riempivano il retropalco del teatro, lui avanzava tra la folla che premeva aprendosi un varco con la sola forza del suo possente passo.

The Greatest and best friend of Arnold. ❤

He could throw some hands 😮

@grantkitchingman

Ай бұрын

Sure could! I wouldn’t want to catch em’

FANTASTICO FRANCO

Franco was a beast Of a man for his body weight

There were some greats in those days. For a short guy, Franco was a damn tank. Arnold had the height and Franco had the strength.

@user-xu9rm6tr3x

Ай бұрын

Wrong, Lou Ferigno had the height. Arnold is not tall. Look at him from close up some time. I’m a head taller.

I used to always checkout his books at the library..

I bought that book when I was in high school. My muscle mass improved dramatically after that. I lent it to a friend and never got it back.

Thank you for sharing this awesome video ❤

@grantkitchingman

Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching ❤️

Mighty Franco has always been one of my personal heros, i just wish he came with a warning label...you cannot be this strong dont try you will have several hurnias

Strongest of all time, considering his body weight

RIP FRANCO.

Great video mate 👌🏻💪🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

@grantkitchingman

23 күн бұрын

Thank you! Feel free to check out my channel. There’s plenty of bodybuilding content!

هدا الرجل هوا اسطورة وقد اثرا في مفهوم كمال الاجسام

Franco was the strongest bodybuilder ever, and not only pound for pound.

WOW 😳😳

What a slick narrated documentary

@grantkitchingman

24 күн бұрын

Thanks so much!

Un piccolo mostro di super forza umana. Un ercole dei nostri tempi. Anche se di statura più piccolo di Arnold, come fama era alla sua stessa stregua. Nutrivano l'uno per l'altro una grande amicizia e stima. Due grandi campioni di indiscussa celebrità nel mondo del culturismo e del Mister Olimpia.

that strongman injury where he dislocated his leg, that was very nasty , when i saw that i almost felt that pain:(

I saw a film clip of Franco where he picked up one end of a car,while someone exchanged a wheel. I believe he trained Stallone for the first Rocky movie.

Didnt realize Franco was in Predator. That scene was obviously cut. You can call him the Bat from now on. Franco the bat.

A collectors item wall. Notice how no body builders in those days had "Bubble Guts"

Maybe pound for pound the strongest man who ever lived. Could deadlift 750 pounds at a bodyweight of 188.

@williamlawlor7445

24 күн бұрын

Coan did more at the same bodyweight. Could squat more as well. Not sure about the bench but close enough. Ed at 198 would obliterate Franco.

@roberteckhardt6653

24 күн бұрын

Was coan a bodybuilder or a powerlifter? Franco was both

@Kurikost_

4 күн бұрын

@@roberteckhardt6653 you wrote...pound for pound the strongest man who ever lived..don't change your definition!

@roberteckhardt6653

4 күн бұрын

I said maybe

I think they're talking relative to time periods

Телосложение пожалуй даже лучше чем у арнольда. Жаль ростом не вышел.

Φρανκο κ αρνολντ❤

💪 UN DEGLI UOMINI PIÙ FORTI DEL MONDO PER CATEGORIA DI PESO🏋️‍♀️

please in english

So in the video at the 2:47 mark his name is spelled Columbo ending with a o which is an Italian name now everywhere his name ends with a u, is this part of the Mandella Effect if you don't know what it is look it up.

@80srenaissance67

Ай бұрын

It was Columbo for me ... The TV detective was called Columbo, also an Italian . I'm sure they are deliberately playing games with ppl

Franco was an unruly monster pound for pound (behond elite, lengendary and super special), however Coleman was a psycho and sacrificed his body to push those numbers.

No, the guy from Canada 700 BP x 2

One of my friends was over 300 pounds and got really fat and finally after his wife and father started winning body building competitions he lost almost 100 pounds in one year then spent another year after that so two years bodybuilding He took second at a competition and got a job working at a gym as his second job. He only did one competition because it's expensive to eat all the time. I can remember when I had bigger arms than he did and I was four inches shorter. Now I have had a stroke and I only train with twenty pound dumbbells and machines up to 300 pounds for my legs and 100 pounds for everything else

@user-xu9rm6tr3x

Ай бұрын

Sorry about your stroke, bro. Tough break

The Greatest Booing Contest of All-time, was said and written by Rick Wayne, who was there! People threw their programs on the stage as they were booing! Tom Platz was only repeating what Rick Wayne said first.

@grantkitchingman

Ай бұрын

Just validated this. Great comment! Pinned.

@bullymaguire9318

Ай бұрын

Franco won. Period.❤

@Bismarck.1871

Ай бұрын

Franco won. Arnold beat Sergio Oliva a few years earlier under very questionable circumstances also.

@guntertorfs6486

19 күн бұрын

@@bullymaguire9318 It was a disgrace. Period.

Good video; however, his 1981 Olympia victory was actually four years after his WSM injury, not just a few months.

At 9:23 Gyno.

I guess people forget that he was a Terminator in Terminator and he killed a dog...😮

Era un nano vicino ad Arnold

Another error you have is that Franco's 1981 victory in the Mr. Olympia was several years, not months after his injury at the World's Strongest Man.

Ronnie Coleman was stronger than Franco on every single lift.

@Bismarck.1871

29 күн бұрын

Coleman was almost a foot taller and a hundred pounds heavier!

@asprinklingofclouds

29 күн бұрын

@@Bismarck.1871 Indeed, but that shouldn't disqualify him from being considered as the strongest bodybuilder ever.

@johnnygrube

20 күн бұрын

Coleman also had better steroids, and is a cripple now. Franco lived until 78 and basically died swimming not crippled.

Nope, Len Sell

Please he was the most over rated Mr Olympia who only won because of politics and being Arnolds besty.

franco columbo- The biggest cheater to ever steal the 1981 mr olympia title is a more accurate heading.

********* @ 11:05 "apparently" "Arnie" said on a post on Feb 10th 2016 about Franco Columbo's death. According to Google Franco Columbo Died on (30th August 2019!!!) Yep.. I wasn't there so who's wrong?💯🤔😑

@callummarks2080

Ай бұрын

According to microsoft search its 30th August 2019 also.. (NOT IMPRESSED!) 🥱🍼🍼🍼🍼👶

@callummarks2080

Ай бұрын

dodgy information..😵‍💫

@callummarks2080

Ай бұрын

According to Microsoft web search (30TH August 2019) is ..CORRECT.. also.. (NOT IMPRESSED!)

You have the facts mixed up. Franco moved to the United States in the late 60s not the early 60s. Arnold talked Joe Weider into bringing Franco over to the United States. Arnold and Franco had been training partners in Europe. Otherwise, I enjoyed the video.

Not mouth power lung power he had very strong lungs!

Also the tiniest. He’s probably 5 foot tall.

Drugs don't do the body good!

Don't forget about all the anabolic steroids he took to reach his muscularity !

@user-kk7jq2rp1s

Ай бұрын

0h that somehow make him less than you? I think not.

@davidtomlinson2239

Ай бұрын

@@user-kk7jq2rp1s health altering drugs for fame is a evil . Sets a bad example ,

He was strong but Ronnie is the strongest bodybuilder of all time

@Bismarck.1871

29 күн бұрын

Yeah, but Ronnie was almost 8” taller and 80lbs heavier.

@user-bk5nj1qo6n

29 күн бұрын

@@Bismarck.1871 no because Ronnie was doing his heaviest lifts only a few weeks from a show when bodybuilders are at their weakest. That's why.

Franco couldn’t carry Ronnie Coleman’s lunchbox in the gym

@zrvpvo8789

Ай бұрын

Ronny Coleman wouldn’t be able to carry his own lunchbox without steroids.

Casey viator was stronger

@grantkitchingman

Ай бұрын

Everyone’s entitled to their own opinion I guess!

A bb historian you are not

He stole Mr. Olympia because Arnold fixed it for him..

Droids

@stephenstephen6754

Ай бұрын

Yes?

Once Franco went off of the drugs his lifts were no better than that of any natural gym rat. He lost all of his great muscle mass and he lost that uber impressive physique. So an entire generation worshiped Franco even though he was just drugs. I'm NOT impressed.

@007stopjockin

7 күн бұрын

That goes for all of them Bro. Nothing but glorified drug addicts 💉 007

Strongest bodybuilder was Ronnie Coleman

Larry wheels or ronnie coleman. There this video title is false

@grantkitchingman

Ай бұрын

Strength sports consider strength on a pound for pound basis. So does this title.

@mikemarsh7399

Ай бұрын

They were lifting the same weight at 100 pounds heavier,so,no,not stronger

Though very strong for his size he was certainly not the strongest bodybuilder ever.

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Franco was great, a legend even, but far from the strongest bodybuilder ever 🤦 Ronnie was easily stronger, just to mention one.

Not even close to the strongest bodybuilder ever lol