Mr. Universe Bruce Randall (I've Got a Secret 11/4/59, 1 of 3)

[@deek1670]

He's an example of what bodybuilding is meant to be. The bodybuilders today have taken it too far.

[@jeffreybabino1411]

Yes Thay have taken it way to far I started to weight train in the early 70s bodybuilders then were some of the greats in bodybuilding

[@wrplug3220]

very true sadly he died in 2010

[@jeffreybabino8161]

Man that is a shame

[@peternagy-im4be]

Bodybuilding is a complete and utter joke a battle of the syringes.

[@jakehanson216]

I feel like it's human nature to take things too far

[@Ease54]

In response to the "skipped leg day" comments: 3 years before starting training Bruce broke his legs in 7 places. Squatted 190 lbs. as a beginner. At his top weight he squatted 680lbs. He had long limbs, and in the "pre-Platz" days, few people had huge leg development. He was also rather tall for a bodybuilder.

[@atlaskaiser9951]

This is the best physic a man should aspire to have and be proud of , NATURALLY

[@haroonabassi1821]

he looks like a legitimate Captain America just hitting poses like that while saying "no and yes ma'am"

[@dbrinkm1]

I met Bruce in 1960 at a Montgomery Wards Store in Bloomington Ill., where he was promoting Billard Barbells.I was a 13 year old kid who did buy the barbell training set.The local Newspaper press were there and took my picture standing next to Bruce and published it in the Daily Pantagraph News. I have that picture today..Bruce was a fine and humble Mr. Universe whom I idolized for many years.

[@hulk-gt3be]

Dana Brinkmeier

[@outdoorfamilylifenew9396]

Dana Brinkmeier great story!

[@andrewclack4881]

please in 2021 show us{me} the picture.Id love to see it. Such a great story.

[@Thejoeordinary1]

Lucky you! I purchased a Sears 25 lb maroon vinyl barbell set with an instruction course by Bruce included. One of the best purchases I ever made (well, really my parents made as I was 12 yo, lol) That set started a lifetime of barbell and/or strength work of some kind that has served me well for many years. Bruce was my original bodybuilding hero. Later, I got sucked into the marketing machine of some of the better known bodybuilding entrepreneurs shall we say. Once I realized they were mostly sizzle and little steak, I returned to the tried and true methods of Bruce and guys like him. Would absolutely loved to have had a picture of him and myself as a budding weight trainee!

[@dbrinkm1]

@@Thejoeordinary1 Joe...i trained through high school and some at college.Was helpful when I competed in wrestling. I went into Graduate school and then the,military and career and got away from it.Still have that billiard set of iron.How far did you go in training and if there was a way to post my picture with bruce, I will do so.Perhaps i can do it on facebook. Dana

[@dbrinkm1]

Update...guys, Bruce was no slouch ! standing next to me in 1960 ..he was huge ! Here are some of his feats, which were very impressive in the 1950's when they did not even hear of steroids for weightlifters .Strongest Lifts By the time Bruce’s weight reached 380 lbs, he was lifting impressive numbers in the gym. These were his personal records at the time; Military Press - 375 pounds Squat - 680 pounds Good Morning - 685 pounds (Bent knees, back parallel to the floor) Deadlift - 770 pounds Barbell Curl - 228 pounds Dumbbell Bench Press - 220-pound dumbbells x 2 reps Bench Press - 482 pounds (with a 3-second pause on the chest) Decline Dumbbell Bench Press - 220-pound dumbbells x one rep ¼ Front Squat - 1,320 pounds. He was quite a guy and lived to be almost 80 years of age. He was very humble and us teenagers thought the world of him ! Dana

[@wrplug3220]

he went to 35- lbs then back down to 150 lbs and became me uncerse

[@casualman6716]

As a member of the fit-and-50 crowd, I can appreciate an attainable and sustainable approach to physique development. Mr. Randall died at the age of 81 -- better than the strength and physique athletes of today.

[@roymartin1655]

I can relate....during depression I went up to 485 and now weighi n at 210 lbs....I feel better, I feel great, and exercise two days a week. I also walk 5 miles a day. Very proud of my accomplishments.

[@pizzaDhut]

I'm 400 and just starting that journey to weight loss, well done you

[@olderthanyoucali8512]

Bruce's weight of 410 was something that was achieved for a purpose, he started at about 210 lbs. The weight gain was done by Bruce to try and break some of Paul Anderson's records. He fails to say that he never was able to come close, even with all his added bodyweight to Anderson's strength levels! I remember this because this was happening during my early years of weight training. 77 and still lifting.

[@solo.gaming.1088]

I'm 74 kg with bone weight ND lean fat. I'm eating a lot but only increase in weight . So I started gym .

[@AwesomeAlexAdam]

Roy Martin That's Gr8. Join the club I went from 382 lbs (sick and depressed) down to 165 lbs (Healthy and Happy) Gaining Muscle and Toning No Rx's and am maintaining through this pandemic Im 75 and feel 30. No shit

[@zabadazidit]

Congratulations! I hope you kept it up.

[@danieldawg100]

Mr.Bruce Randall showed politeness and respect to the panel as well.

[@terrymoore5058]

this was really fun to come across on you tube i met him at a mall in north olmsted ohio in 1968.he had a power lifting poster when he was over 400 lbs and showed how he became mr universe with disipline. He did have really obvious vericose veins that shocked me as a 15 year old kid.this was the first time i heard his name in 50 years wow!

[@timothyreuscher8511]

A real gentleman, no need for arrogance like a lot of steroid meatheads today. When you've got what it take to prove yourself, a natural confidence shows. I wish today's society had more nicer people, but whatever.

[@ДмитрийБельский-с8ц]

@@timothyreuscher8511 Отличный коммент! Самые лучшие Вам пожелания !

[@toonses4300]

He looks good even today's standards.

[@toonses4300]

+Mark Richardson .Nobody looks at or cares about legs. Only you.

[@richym3899]

That's an absolute joke. He looked good (period) but he would not even place in natural bodybuilding today. Nice vacuum but there are easily 10 dudes in every gym nationwide have a better physique

[@CreativeVery]

@@richym3899 I'm calling bullshit.

[@guygrip4303]

There ALL on supplements THIS guy was ALL natural wow nice person I can always tell.

[@BostonMike68]

I no without steriods too

[@LeoDopeland]

bruce randall had an amazing vacuum. very underrated!

[@olderthanyoucali8512]

Leonardo, Bruce maybe unknown to today's young people, but in the late fifties and early sixties Bruce was very well known to weight trainers and bodybuilders!

[@LeoDopeland]

@@olderthanyoucali8512 Very fair. He's not mentioned often when discussing bodybuilding greats. He should be though

[@billchambersmarquez1964]

Vacuum???

[@LeoDopeland]

@@billchambersmarquez1964 it's a term for the ability to suck in the abdominal wall and ribs

[@StevenTapper-c9i]

I remember watching this show on TV when I first started weight training as young teen in high school in 1962. Quite inspiring at the time.

[@stind1299]

Incredible will of the man. To force feed himself takes great will power and then to radically lose that enormous amount of weight is amazing. True physical culturist. Great natural physique. You must understand that all natural physiques have their own individual shapes. The drugged physiques also have shape differences but they use site enhancement oils and site specific injected steriods to pursue the same ideal.This here is what a real bodybuilder looks like.

[@lydon1970]

Totally agree with you 👍

[@healthymike4971]

Dam his body is better than most people today !! that was done with no steriods ??! Thats consistency right there and a focused mind!

[@iwm7612]

A polite and respectful young man!!!

[@TimTheMusicMan]

The funniest part were the ads for the Winston cigarettes on a show that was highlighting health and nutrition.

[@peterconway6584]

This is from better days when body-building was cultivation and expression of health, not destroying your liver and disrupting your electrolyte balance to look like a freak.

[@TheTrahurn]

A true LEGEND in the bodybuilding world!!!

[@colinolive9063]

The barbell way to physical fitness was a great book by Bruce Randall,, still have it..

[@jeffreybabino8161]

Hi I have this book it was my first workout book I was about 11 years old I still have it and use a lot of the information in it thanks

[@Politicalfan17]

I can’t help but be absolutely amazed, an entire 62 years later.

[@petercroft1901]

What a lovely gentleman he was

[@MrSticksb]

Randall's course was the first one that came with the Billard barbell set I received for Christmas. I met him 20 years later giving a demo on weightlifting equipment @ a department store. One of the greatest people you could ever meet.

[@wrplug3220]

with these videos i can see what my grandpa was like thanks for makeing this

[@61pwcc]

Great to see actual video footage of Bruce!! Never heard anyone say a bad word about him!!

[@tonyjablonski]

Incredible video. Super motivational.

[@ДмитрийБельский-с8ц]

Изумлению и восхищению нет предела. появилось желание пройти его Путём .Конечно не выходя за рамки

[@danlivni2097]

Bruce passed away in 2010. He was born in 1931

[@jimmysapien9961]

What did he pass away from !!!

[@VexcomStudios]

Wow, he looks amazing even in today's standard. Today's bodybuilders should take notice.

[@frankfromupstateny3796]

Same today....high fat, high protein.....low carbohydrates....always the same. Now...anyone with the right mentor can look this good in a year's time...and I mean anyone.

[@WessexBladesHandMadeKnives]

What a vacuum! And rear delts are great too, well done him!

[@HAM-sb2ns]

Before every bodybuilder was a muscle bound turkey.

[@timac5507]

The reaction of the woman starting around 3:17 - she literally swoons over his double bi pose. Later is left momentarily speechless during his back pose. There's motivation for you!

[@PhilMante]

"So women don't like muscles?"

[@theedifyingseerofJESUS4106]

He looks great. awesome!!!!

[@octaviogomes_]

04:41 You can see the loose skin, he was actually obese before this, what a champ.

[@mxylpx]

Incredible and a great champ!

[@MrFilm18]

He was clean losers...

[@LionTheHeart]

Those day's seem so long ago now... Nice days!

[@Ease54]

I also saw him give a demo at a Sears in the mid 70's. As a photo op, he easily one hand power snatched the 110lb. barbell he was using,held it for photos,then dropped it and caught it underhanded. He then leaned over and did a few concentration curls with it. I think he was mid 40's at the time.

[@TheSacred55]

I like the politeness, and the fact that he weighed 400lbs before winning the Mr. Universe title. I would not be surprised if he was natty

[@soofitnsexy]

guys in the 50s like John Grimek did steroids so who knows? but he looked great and I doubt he used!

[@ДмитрийБельский-с8ц]

@@soofitnsexy Я тоже абсолютно уверен что он чист от Стероидов .В своих книгах он Искренно и Убедительно рассказывает Что причина Успешного восхождения и Спуска имею ввиду к весу 90кг.Явилось тщательно продуманная стратегия скрупулёзного соблюдения режима последовательного увеличения тренировочных весов .В сочетании подбора продуктов усиленного питания .

[@bobinestoroski8880]

These guys look supp free and look way better than today's bloats and his size is tremendous as well

[@blairansellfraser]

I like the way Bruce is overly polite!

[@skullduggery3377]

brought to you by winston cigarettes.

[@Underhills]

"Clean living" he said.

[@jimmysapien9961]

Yes I saw that !! Most cigarette Company’s Sponsored a lot of Shows back then ..

[@ДмитрийБельский-с8ц]

вВдалекие 70е как то подарил отцу пачку этих сигарет .Светлая Память Отцу участнику ВОВ Заслуженному Изобретателю СССР

[@roderoda1758]

With all due respect, and I even had a Bruce Randall Barbell set from Montgomery Wards as a kid and followed the instructions resulting in some very good muscle development. In hindsight he dropped a lot of weight too quickly.

[@tgonzalez5600]

One of the best mires of all time

[@T.R.A.I.N.I.N.G.]

the presenter is strong enough to hang off the barbell, which makes him stronger than the average guy today

[@Appleblade]

This is exciting for me because I'm currently doing something similar. Got up to 250 by eating the kitchen sink, then down to 168, now at 190 very slowly adding back the muscle but without eating so much.

[@TheBlondeOak]

WOW!! Just stumbled upon this video. The very first barbell set I bought (back in the mid 70's) was a DP 110# set --- with the flimsy 1" hollow bar and the reddish colored plastic plates filled with something like concrete. The instructions/manual that came with the barbell set included info on (written by?) Bruce Randall. Great to see this old stuff!!

[@thomashugus5686]

About 12 percent body fat. Totally natural. Well done!

[@riverrejoices4173]

I can't believe the 1959 censors didn't mute the "it's what's up front that counts" comment at 4:50 , which got a reaction from the audience AND Bruce Randall.

[@AwesomeAlexAdam]

Amazing how the MIND can influence the Body

[@ДмитрийБельский-с8ц]

Отличный коммент.Респект !

[@kevinc7161]

Wow, great segment of that classic game show, I've Got A Secret. Gary Moore did a great skit in the lifting of the prop barbell

[@jasontucker2204]

Pamela Voorhees (aka Jason Friday the 13th mother) aka Betsy Palmer looked good back in the day!

[@krasenmaximov8110]

Big beautiful ribcage! I wish I had one of these..

[@westcoastnaturalwolverine4068]

The Secret is he really smokes Winston's to loose all that weight .

[@ericbutton222]

He looks very athletic and has muscle mass. Maybe this can be achieved without steroids. After all it is 1959. The first Anabolic Steroids came into play in the 60 s If I m not mistaking

[@colinpurssey9875]

Apart from disproportionately underdeveloped legs, Bruce's physique was aesthetically vastly superior to that of todays drug taking bodybuilders whose grotesquely unnatural appearances have travestied the traditional meaning of "Physical Culture". And any observer who thinks he wasn't big,well c'mon, you've gotta be kidding,right??

[@TheAhkenaten1]

I agree. As an amateur physical culture "aficionado", I agree. Then, all that mattered were hard work, natural methods, and discipline. Unlike nowadays. We all know how the cookie crumbles...

[@carlyoung8657]

yes he looked healthy.these days its not about health

[@argi0774]

His blocky waist looks like shit though

[@argi0774]

@@albertocarrilho5839 Absolutely not. Horrible physique

[@Celticman197]

Men, especially over 6 ft. have a hard time developing legs without using steroids. Women can develop legs easier compared to men.

[@hughrewq8038]

In a article, he said that he rubbed baby oil on his skin to avoid stretch marks. After gaining and losing all that weight.

[@evilqtip7098]

loved it nice post.,,,

[@XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXXxXxxccx]

The women are so classy an beautiful. The blonde is stunning, the brunette is also exceptionally gorgeous.

[@neptuneteletron2998]

Betsy Palmer. She played Jason's mom in Friday The 13th. The original killer.

[@grandtheftavtomobile6626]

Cool and Real Man!!!

[@xelten]

no stupid steroid comments. it seems we haven't had any idiots stop by this video yet

[@davidcaruso4859]

@Master Catnip steroids for sure so shhhhh

[@richardlawson6787]

Hate to be the messenger but randall is on dianabol here...dianabol came out the year before available by prescription...not natural by his own admission

[@xelten]

@Master Catnip who the fuck are you arguing with? You’re basically backing me up and calling me an idiot at the same time? What a fucking loser

[@johnjay6370]

He looks great and No steroids! He is not 2% body fat but he still looks great, you don't have to get down to 2% body fat to look great!

[@holliswilliams8426]

he's using something, you can see how big his traps and arms are, that's not possible naturally at such low body fat

[@atlas9376]

He was a great bodybuilder and nice man +++

[@pediatrapaola]

+Atlas yes but today wouldn't win a contest inside the gym in my small city ,and also among the guys that trains in natural way ,times change

[@atlas9376]

+pediatrapaola I agree, but he was definitely natural, now you do not know...

[@pediatrapaola]

Atlas surely he was but nowadays with modern nutrition training and supplements also natural bodyb looks far better btw l am 61 and started training when l was 20 and still train enrico italy

[@lazur1]

+pediatrapaola 1/Today's top winning 'natural' guys pass drug tests because they know when they're gonna be tested, thus they know when to stop using. 2/Severe dehydration's required to get the 'shredded' look needed to win contest these days. Not only wasn't such insane definition required in the mid-fifties, it wasn't considered a good look.

[@lazur1]

+Mark Richardson Steroids speed recovery. Guys can work out longer, harder, & more often. Steroids speed up muscle-synthesis. 'Over-building' muscle after breaking it down with exercise is the foundation of bodybuilding. More & faster over-building = more muscle. Nutrition supplies the materials & the fuel. Exercise is the stimulus. Rest & sleep is the recovery. Steroids enhance all 3. Practically speaking, while drugs won't make just anyone into Mr U, on a good-responder they can add 40Lbs of muscle to whatever training & nutrition can. Add growth hormone & insulin, & we have some guys weighing 100Lbs more than they would as naturals.

[@whynot2734]

vacuum pose best I have ever seen

[@hankkima624]

Back in the "60"'s I read an article about Bruce in one of the Weider mags. As I remember it he bulked up by increasing his food intake by one forkfull per meal. Then reduced by reversing the method. He could do good mornings with over 400 pounds. A high school friend saw him at one of those department store demos and said he spoke very rapidly. Pretty smart and dedicated guy on the whole. Just repeating what I read. I wouldn't vouch for the veracity. Weider was not a reliable source of info.

[@papasitoman]

Bess Meyerson was so gorgeous.

[@pizzaDhut]

Impressive delts

[@MrFilm18]

Saw him at Salkelds sporting goods in Kankakee,Illinois in 1967 or 68. A big guy. Those plastic concrete barbells were crap LOL.

[@dbrinkm1]

in 1960 Billard Barbells were of a good quality steel. I still have most of my 125 lb first set....I would never buy the cheap plastic covered concrete junkers.A friend of mine had a set and every time he dropped one, it fractured inside the plastic covers.Junk...garbage...it pays to buy steel castings that last a lifetime and more...Dana

[@IUSTITA]

Frank Zane was my favorite. These new bodybuilders are huge but their symmetry and proportions are odd-looking.

[@1digitalsmith]

just think if a Kevin Levrone or Dexter Jackson or Flex Wheeler type of physique was there shredded with all the balance those people would think the man was from another planet !

[@yidy1]

They forgot to return his robe!

[@BostonMike68]

I love hoe they talk about clean living and advertise cigeretts lol

[@Mani_Matter]

this is natural bodybuilding

[@SmilingSynic]

Bruce Randall is one of my favorite classic bodybuilders, but let's not delude ourselves here. He almost certainyl was NOT natural. By 1959, PEDs were well known throughout bodybuilding. Bruce almost certainly was on some kind of PEDs by the time he won, as were most others; since there was by this point no way to win a major contest like Mr. Universe without them. Note that he did not even place in the top 10 the first time he competed in this contest, which to me suggests that he learned that he needed something "extra" in order to seriously compete. This is not to knock him or anyone else. He probably only took them for the contest, stopped taking them afterward, and didn't spend years abusing his body, like modern bodybuilders do today. PEDs were not banned substances. By all accounts, he was a bright guy and a honorable, decent man. I would have loved to have met him.

[@peternagy-im4be]

How come everyone knows what everyone supposedly takes or doesn't take?

[@lurdesalmeida9983]

He was quite forgotten but HOT i would worship marry him. he died in 2010 aged 79

[@RjBenjamin353]

See kids, smoking a carton of Winstons a week you can look like this

[@disacane8459]

he looks like a greek god

[@joesphgallo5534]

steroid free that what body builders use to look like .

[@eternalslumber4195]

If you think he is streroids free, you are delusion as fuck

[@andrewtyson7670]

Doesn’t mean he didn’t use steroid in that clip. He went from fat boy to mr steroid

[@holliswilliams8426]

his voice when he is older is extremely deep compared to here, plus huge arms and traps, all red flags for roid use

[@plutoniusis]

Total exceptional normal grow of the muscles at that time with out steroids and supplements, that was totally unecesseru for later time !

[@thegeop5906]

Haha 😄 - the "Winston" ad

[@chefrustdog]

OMG!!!! that mrs vorhes (jason's mom) from friday the 13th!!

[@billyreid8088]

Glad someone noticed. So cool to see her in this.

[@paulmoore7064]

I met Bruce Randall in the sixties. I was surprised at how short he was. Gary Moore must have been a real shrimp.

[@torstent8979]

According to www.greatestphysiques.com/male-physiques/bruce-randall/ he was 6'2" (188cm) - Are you 7'5? ^^

[@jimmysapien9961]

He Was 6’2. ??????

[@khalidamajoud4114]

People were so much more eloquent back then. 😐😐😐

[@derpwillis7084]

All natural no steriod!

[@cocktailbarbelltender8067]

great footage! good for him too although his thigh development is shocking. how did they go from steve reeves etc to that in a matter of years? oh well . great accomplishment on his part

[@dfcvda]

proper.

[@robertcrowther8202]

Wow like a Greek god

[@mazzbalboa]

What a fantastic body.....was it possible to be natural in 59 ?

[@eliaskrieger142]

False. Even the Great Reeves wa susing basic forms of test.

[@thatoneguy6165]

@@eliaskrieger142 no, he wasn't.

[@educationalporpoises9592]

He looks like Norm Macdonald

[@niarm8453]

What a vacuum

[@herrlip72]

@Nick's Strength and Power

[@Citharn]

No he did a few ab poses in between his upper body poses, he certainly has abs.

[@IFBBProCalebWalker]

Host is hilarious!

[@jeffreybabino8161]

Can you imagine this was done with no steroids in the 60s

[@SULTANVIDEOGAMES]

WINSTON

[@adamostrowskimagic]

Did you guys notice the Winston Cigarette commercial in here?

[@yourontheair]

great

[@fredgardner2870]

1959

[@nickthetoycollector3360]

This Program Brought to You By The Fine Cigarette Company, Winston!

[@NewGrow-kb1bg]

401lbs The forbidden bulk

[@holliswilliams8426]

Huge traps and arms, he was definitely using something.

[@actionfigurescollectionssu7854]

Even back then the bodybuilders took steroids but now they are super huge