Physique Pictorial V03N04 [December 1953] v57 helping to popularize bodybuilding and

helping to popularize bodybuilding and fitness

but exercised caution to maintain his physique

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Physique Pictorial V03N04 [December 1953] v57 helping to popularize bodybuilding andThe father of physique magazines was Bob Mizer (1922 1992). In 1945 Mizer started the Athletic Model Guild in Los Angeles as a modeling agency for male body builders. Mizer, a self taught photographer, recruited and photographed the models, carefully listing their vital statistics along with their real names and ages. Mizer sold his photos by mail, advertising them in men's magazines. By 1951 Mizer's catalog was so extensive that he began to collect