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BOB CICHERILLO: REBIRTH OF A BODYBUILDER
citing. After re-qualifying in Dallas,
Bob C. entered the NPC Nationals
and took second to none other than
King Kamali, another Parrillo-Powered
bodybuilding Terminator.
“Kamali was huge for the class,
tight and the best poser in the show
– maybe one of the best of all time.
And it was my luck to follow him at
the night show. He had just done his
robotic, hip-hop, techno-beat routine
and the house was going crazy – plus
he had about 100 guys in the audience
with Kamali Tee shirts. The two
expediters who signaled me it was my
turn to pose kinda looked at me with
a ‘it sucks to be you’ smirk.”
Cicherillo’s laugh was infectious as
he reminded himself of another posing
goof from years gone by.
“Phil Hill was a monster bodybuilder
from ten years ago (what
ever happened to him?). He
had a great body and incredible
grace as a poser. He would
conclude his routine by doing
the splits long before Flex made
it his signature move. Any-
way, Hill and I were the last two
posers and he goes out and
knocks them dead by doing a
dramatic, building routine to
Barbara Striesand’s “Someday”.
Phil hits the routine absolutely
perfectly and the audience
comes out of their seats
giving him a standing ovation.
My turn. I was freaking out. I
had also chosen to pose to
TRAINING SPLIT
MONDAY shoulders
TUESDAY legs (thighs & hamstrings)
WEDNESDAY chest & calves
THURSDAY back & traps
FRIDAY arms (biceps & triceps)
SATURDAY OFF
SUNDAY OFF
“Someday” by Barbara Striesand.
What were the odds of this happening?
I ran over to the DJ and
tore my tape out of his hand and
told him to pick something funky
and upbeat right away! The look
in his eyes told him I was a psycho.
I took second and in retrospect it’s
funny as hell but at the time it was
a nightmare.”
Bob intends to compete this
August at the NPC USA Bodybuilding
Championships to be held
in Las Vegas. “I really feel charged
up after my showing at the NPC
Nationals. I can come in 10% better.”
If he does, all you young
bodybuilders better pack a lunch,
it might be a long day for you!
Pretty standard fare following
the big, strong bodybuilding dictum
that if you train really intensely
with huge weights and use
forced reps, a muscle can only
handle such a pounding once
a week. Of course mere mortals
who might only squat 50%
of what the 270-pound
Cicherillo uses might be able
to squeeze in a second leg day
(or back or arm session).
There is a connection between
frequency and poundage.
You can squat 200-pounds using
100% effort and I might
squat 400-pounds using the
same 100% effort. You can and
should squat more often than
I. On the other hand I should
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