Tråd: Rosbo... once more and forever.

Ok, first of all, I apologize that I can't speak (or write, as this is more accurate here) anything else than english... alas!

But I can understand what you write, whatever the language if this an European one, so this is not a problem.

Then, sorry for asking the same old questions again about Gunnar Rosbo...

But I've been looking for his forearm training everywhere, even in old issues of American BB-magazines: nix, zero, nitch, zip...

As if nobody ever answered this question.

There must be someone with an answer here (where else in the world?), or at least I hope so.

I've understood from what I've read that AKRO is the pseudo of his daughter... Maybe she knows... if she cares...

Thank you all and... happy... Jul?

I can give you a reasonable answer.

Not the answer you are looking for, but more like an answer you could find usefull.

Its genetics.

Yeah, well. OK. Thank you, Rock.

The first time I could lift more than 700 in the DL, I heard them say: "It's genetics". And behind my back: "...and drugs".

Idem with my squat and bench (what they dunno, apparently: you just can't be genetically gifted for the DL AND the bench press and squat, as they require opposite morphologies)

The same with my arms, chest and legs.

The fact was: it was 20 years of hard work and above all THE GOOD EXERCISES, THE GOOD NUMBER OF SETS, THE GOOD NUMBER OF REPS.

And no, I wasn't particularly gifted, and, no again, I never took drugs.

And by the way, to know how Gunnar used to train interests me prncipally from the historical point of view.

But I know what you mean and I thank you, bro!

A previous thread about G.Rosbo (I think you might find what you're looking for here):

Gunnar Rosbo

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Yeah, well. OK. Thank you, Rock.

The first time I could lift more than 700 in the DL, I heard them say: "It's genetics". And behind my back: "...and drugs".

Idem with my squat and bench (what they dunno, apparently: you just can't be genetically gifted for the DL AND the bench press and squat, as they require opposite morphologies)

The same with my arms, chest and legs.

The fact was: it was 20 years of hard work and above all THE GOOD EXERCISES, THE GOOD NUMBER OF SETS, THE GOOD NUMBER OF REPS.

And no, I wasn't particularly gifted, and, no again, I never took drugs.

And by the way, to know how Gunnar used to train interests me prncipally from the historical point of view.

But I know what you mean and I thank you, bro!

Send a PM to the user Waille, if I remember correct his father used to train with Gunnar Rosbo.

The myth about Gunnar Rosbo is insane anyway, because I will get different answers every place you ask. Wasn't his diet hot dogs and beer ?

Thank you, Vio! In fact, I had previously read this thread before starting mine (would have been pure trolling not to do so and to make you lose your time, which is always precious).

I've even attempted to ask questions as offered in one link they had cut and pasted there, but it seem to have been out of order for a long, long time, now.

Vingnes (Rob) gave me some idea of the weights used, and I have plenty of photographs myself. What Gunnar did in the French press doesn't interest me enormously either. That's really what he did for his humungous forearms, which is questionable here (for me).

But Stalballa, you gave me some precious info, and I thank you very much for that!! I'm gonna use it right now.

As for Rock, he's right in a certain extent and I hope I haven't seemed harsh, coz, yeah, of course Gunnar was exceptionnaly gifted. Although we all need to train and train correctly.

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The myth about Gunnar Rosbo is insane anyway, because I will get different answers every place you ask. Wasn't his diet hot dogs and beer ?

!! The best diet in the world!

Stalballa, here's the message I just sent to Waille.
Now I wait and see. Thanx again and bye!


Hi, Waille!

Stalballa just sent me to you. (I assume you read/write english, sorry, but there's no way I could form a Norvegian sentence)

Since your father was acquainted with Gunnar Rosbo, could you perchance help me out by telling me what his forearm training consisted of?

Hope you'll find the time to answer this, because I'm very curious of what it was (as told in the thread, particularly from an historical point of view).

And yes, I know he was gifted and all that. But Viator was too, and Scott was and the Blond Bomber. But they trained nevertheless very precisely, very intelligently, had even true "secrets" of their own like the "bat curl" or the "forearm bench", etc.

So, ok, I overmade my point, now.

Noen som kan ordne noen bilder av denne karen? Har søkt litt på nettet, men finner ingenting. Alt som er av bilder er fra årevis gamle tråder, som bildene er blitt slettet fra. Blir jo nyskjerrig når folk snakker om 50 cm underarmer

Jeg mener å ha lest en tråd her at Lee Haney hadde kommentert i et intervju at han var glad han aldri møtte denne vikingen av en nordmann på scenen pga han var muligens den eneste som hadde knust selve mesteren i underarmer! hihi =D

http://www3.filehost.to/files/2006-0...2_rosbo010.jpg

http://www3.filehost.to/files/2006-0...8_rosbo001.jpg

Viser ikke dette hvor store underarmer denne karen egentligt har.. men det var en grov kar.. !!!

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Jeg mener å ha lest en tråd her at Lee Haney hadde kommentert i et intervju at han var glad han aldri møtte denne vikingen av en nordmann på scenen pga han var muligens den eneste som hadde knust selve mesteren i underarmer! hihi =D

De møttes på scenen de - og Haney vant

Haney sa forøvrig i et FLEX intervju etter 5-6 av sine Sandows at det var en mann han hadde møtt som hadde bedre genetiske forutsetninger han, uten å ha fått utviklet dem til det fulle. Han sa bare:
"Gonnar Rosboe from Sweden........ Incredible!" (sitat på noe som jeg leste for type 15 år siden, men mener ordrett det var det som sto...)

Han som eier det stedet jeg trener nå, trentre sammen med G.R i sin tid.

Han sa det tok 3dager å få han ut av huset når de festet sammen, og han ble edru dag nr.5

Til hovedinnlegger..... ...skal sende deg en pm senere i dag !!!

Div bilder av Gunnar

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Div bilder av Gunnar

Underarmene er nesten like store som overarmene, og leggene.
Imponerende. Dog, fyren hadde nok genetikk for dette, tviler på at han
hadde noen vidunderkur for å få store underarmer annet enn hard
trening på standardøvelsene.

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http://www.builtreport.com/rosbo.html