Getting Stronger Weight Training for Men and Women Sports Training, General Conditioning, Bodybuilding

Bill Pearl was born in Prineville, Oregon on October 31, 1930. At age 14 he acquired his first set of weights and has lifted weights ever since. He was a star wrestler and football player in high school. He then joined the U.S. Navy and won the 13th Naval District Heavyweight Wrestling Championship and the Pacific Northwest All Comers Meet in 1951. He began training with gym owner Leo Stern in the early '50s in San Diego and he credits Stern with coaching him and helping him on the road to winning the following titles: 1953 Mr. Southern California 1953 Mr. California 1953 AAU Mr. America 1953 NABBA* Mr. Universe, Amateur 1956 Mr. USA, Professional 1956 NABBA Mr. Universe, Professional 1961 NABBA Mr. Universe, Professional 1967 NABBA Mr. Universe, Professional 1971 NABBA Mr. Universe, Professional 1974 WBBG** World's Best Built Man 1978 Entered into WBBG Hall of Fame Bill has run gyms in Sacramento, California and Los Angeles for over 30 years. He has personally coached more major contest winners than anyone else in history: his pupils have won 10 Mr. Universe titles and 8 Mr. America titles. Bill appears regularly at sports fitness conventions, bodybuilding contests and other invitational events. Notes on his career and photos appear in practically every book on bodybuilding today. He was the subject of a feature article by Terry Todd in Sports Illustrated in 1983. Bill and his wife Judy recently moved to a small town near Medford, Oregon. They live on a four-acre ranch with fruit trees, two dogs, a cat, two tortoises and a parrot. In a barn behind the house Bill has set up his gym. He gets up at 3:00 a.m. to train six days a week. He first does some cardiovascular training and stretching and is then joined at 4:30 sharp by his training partners-including Judy, also a bodybuilder. Their workout lasts about 21/2 hours.Pearl, Bill is the author of 'Getting Stronger Weight Training for Men and Women Sports Training, General Conditioning, Bodybuilding' with ISBN 9780936070247 and ISBN 0936070242.