Physique Pictorial V06N01 [Spring 1956] print Leitel had already developed a

Leitel had already developed a muscular build

Volume 42 (Fall 2017)

The remainder of the pages are packed with 23 representative photographs of duo male wrestlers

posing in a bright red strap on green grass

" Physique Pictorial 58 (Autumn 2021): 20–33

Physique Pictorial V06N01 [Spring 1956] print Leitel had already developed aThe 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