Just how great Marvin Eder will finally become, I of course do not know. But on the strength of his past performance, I feel safe to say that he has JUST STARTED to show the full potential of championship strength and physical perfection which will be his.
The mere fact that Marvin is a staunch booster of the Weider system is only incidental (nope, Joe Weider did not write this one) - for the truly important fact is what his past record reveals, for that is the one he will be judged on.
At 15 years of age, or just three years ago, Marvin was a puny, scrawny little kid. He weighed 120 pounds and stood 5'2" in height. His upper arm was a meager 12" in size and when he blew up his chest it measured only 36".
He found himself being picked on by other boys, and while he was a tough scrapper and it took a good man to make him say "uncle," still his small size and weakness founding him losing more often than he wanted to (ooh, those sand-kicking insults). He knew that he had little hope of naturally growing into a BIG man, for both his parents were small in stature; his father being only 5'5" in height. However, his father was powerfully built, and Marvin concluded that even if he could not grow TALL that he should be able to gain some weight and strength, enough perhaps to make up for his smaller height.
When he expressed his desire to train with weights to his parents and friends, they told him that they had heard that heavy training would stunt a person's growth, and suggested that he forget the whole thing. However, Marvin countered with the fact that he had not grown in height for two years, seemed to be stuck anyway, and that he thought that they were very wrong in their contention that weight training would restrict a person's height increase.
With this family objection, Marvin was not able to afford to purchase a barbell set, but nonetheless determined to rebuild his body, he spend several months performing chinning and dipping exercises at a local park. This same start was made by Abe Goldberg, Felix Gedraitis . . .
. . . and many other famous bodybuilders who first took up the dips and chins and then went into weight training. As happened in the other cases, Marvin showed some gains from this exercise and was more determined than ever to train with weights.
About this time he learned of the East Side Barbell Club in New York City, where Marvin lives, and he dropped in one evening. He became enthused by what he saw - the fine apparatus, the amazing developments of the members, and their kindness in showing him around and letting him try some exercises.
Marvin joined right up.
However, he was soon to learn that the best-equipped gym in itself is worth very little without proper guidance. Most of the members were older than Marvin, and worked during the day, taking their workouts in the evening. Marvin was going to school and thought that he would do better training in the afternoon. Besides, he was a bit ashamed of his physical appearance, and preferred to train alone if possible. As a result, Marvin made the mistake so many beginners make. He tried every exercise in the book, performed up to 10 sets of each, and after several months had made little progress and was very discouraged.
Luckily for him, Abe Goldberg, who was also a member of this club, dropped in one afternoon and noticed how Marvin was training. Abe is a Weider pupil, an experienced bodybuilder and of course one of the very best developed men in the world. Abe had a talk with Marvin, showed him where he was wrong and mapped out a a sensible routine for him.
Results came almost overnight with this new schedule.
Before the end of the first year Marvin had grown 3" in the chest, added 2" onto his upper arms, gained 30 pounds of bodyweight and grew two inches in height. His power had grown in leaps and bounds!
When he had started his best bench press was 100 pounds - now it was 220. Standing press 80 - now 180, and so on.
His friends and family could not believe their eyes and needless to say, the tough guys in the neighborhood had learned that Marvin was now a good fellow to leave along . . . for their own sake.
Since that time Marvin has come far and ranks supreme among the younger bodybuilders. His height is now 5'7" and he is still growing. Other measurements are weight, 180; upper arm, 17"; forearm, 14; chest, 45; waist 32; thighs 25; calves 16-1/4; and neck, 17".
At 18 years of age his bench press of 359 pounds is the highest ever recorded for a boy of his age, and among the best in the country. He can press a pair of 105-pound dumbbells, while standing, not see-saw style. He can perform 5 parallel bar dips with 260 pounds strapped to his feet, and curls 180 pounds with a very slight swing.
At the moment his routine is very severe. Few men in the country could follow it, and he is making exceptional progress in further bulk and shape. I will list his routine, but caution the reader to remember that Marvin is an ADVANCED bodybuilder, so I do not suggest that the beginner attempt anything like it. Remember that Marvin made the mistake of overworking when he first started and it was not until he followed a program that suited his beginner status that he made good progress. However, his present program shows what the advanced bodybuilder can practice, with benefit, provided he has laid the groundwork and gotten himself into top shape first.
It is as follows:
Lateral raise, 50s for 5 reps, 30s x 10, 15 reps.
Straight arm raise, 50s x 4, 30s x 10 and 15 reps.
Seated DB press, 80s x 2 sets of 10.
Floyd Page curls, 60 lb DB, 2x10, exercise #8 here. 3 reps first two stages and 4 reps on the last part, a total of 10 reps:
Reverse curl, 100 pound barbell, 2x 10.
(Marvin states that he has just lately included this exercise in his routine and this accounts for the light weight used).
Barbell curl, 2x10 with 130.
Bench press, 2x10, 250.
Incline DB bench, 2x10, 60s.
Dips, 5x15, bodyweight.
One-arm triceps curl, 2x20, 30-lb dumbbell.
Bent-arm pullover, holding ball of solid dumbbell in hands, 2x15, 80 pounds.
Lying triceps curl, 2x15, 30-lb dumbbell.
Chins, 10 sets with varied hand positions.
Leg raise, 5x15
Squat, 3x15, 300 pounds.
Various types of calf raises with very heavy weights.
At the moment, besides following the program outlined above, Marvin is also using leverage bell and lever bar exercises on "between" days.
Marvin does not drink or smoke. He eats three big meals a day, but meat only once. He drinks several quarts of milk each day. Lots of fruits and salads and never touches white bread. He will not eat rich or highly seasoned foods and no sodas. Marvin gets 10 hours of sleep a night.
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