Casey Viator
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Casey Viator was the youngest ever AAU Mr. America
- gaining the title at the age of 19 in 1971.
Viator grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana
. In 1968, Viator placed third in the Mr. Louisiana contest. The following year, he came in sixth in the 1969 Teen Mr. America, but won in the categories best arms, best abs and most muscular. Casey Viator had extremely large forearms proportional to the rest of his body.
He trained under the guidance of Arthur Jones
for ten months prior to the Mr. America contest at DeLand High School
in DeLand, Florida
. The two first met briefly at the 1970 Mr. America contest in Los Angeles, California
, where Viator placed third. Realizing Viator's potential, Jones offered Viator a job at his new company, the Nautilus Group.
All in the same year, Viator won three separate bodybuilding
championships; Teen Age Mr. America, Jr. Mister America, and lastly, the title of Mr. America. In 1982 he capped off his bodybuilding career by placing third in the Mr. Olympia
competition.
Today, Viator is a writer for Muscle & Fitness
and Flex
magazines.
AAU Mr. America
AAU Mr. America was a bodybuilding competition started by the Amateur Athletic Union . It was first held on 4 July 1939 and the winner was named "America's Best Built Man". In 1940 this was changed to what is now known as the Mr. America contest....
- gaining the title at the age of 19 in 1971.
Viator grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana
New Iberia, Louisiana
New Iberia is a city in and the parish seat of Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States, 30 miles southeast of Lafayette. In 1900, 6,815 people lived in New Iberia; in 1910, 7,499; and in 1940, 13,747...
. In 1968, Viator placed third in the Mr. Louisiana contest. The following year, he came in sixth in the 1969 Teen Mr. America, but won in the categories best arms, best abs and most muscular. Casey Viator had extremely large forearms proportional to the rest of his body.
He trained under the guidance of Arthur Jones
Arthur Jones (inventor)
Arthur Allen Jones was the founder of Nautilus, Inc. and MedX, Inc. and the inventor of the Nautilus exercise machines, including the Nautilus pullover, which was first sold in 1970...
for ten months prior to the Mr. America contest at DeLand High School
DeLand High School
DeLand High School is a public high school in DeLand, Florida established in 1922, with an enrollment of 3,616 students, a student/teacher ratio of 16.5, and a graduation rate above 90%.-Controversies:...
in DeLand, Florida
DeLand, Florida
DeLand is the county seat of Volusia County, Florida. In 2006, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population to be 24,375. It is part of the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 436,575 in 2006...
. The two first met briefly at the 1970 Mr. America contest in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, where Viator placed third. Realizing Viator's potential, Jones offered Viator a job at his new company, the Nautilus Group.
All in the same year, Viator won three separate bodybuilding
Bodybuilding
Bodybuilding is a form of body modification involving intensive muscle hypertrophy. An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. In competitive and professional bodybuilding, bodybuilders display their physiques to a panel of judges, who assign points based on their...
championships; Teen Age Mr. America, Jr. Mister America, and lastly, the title of Mr. America. In 1982 he capped off his bodybuilding career by placing third in the Mr. Olympia
Mr. Olympia
Mr. Olympia is the title awarded to the winner of the professional men's bodybuilding contest at Joe Weider's Olympia Weekend - an international bodybuilding competition that is held annually by the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness . Joe Weider created the contest to enable the...
competition.
Today, Viator is a writer for Muscle & Fitness
Muscle & Fitness
Muscle & Fitness is an American bodybuilding magazine founded by Joe Weider, but now published by American Media, Inc.-History:Muscle & Fitness has a more mainstream focus than its companion publication, Flex...
and Flex
FLEX (magazine)
Flex is an American bodybuilding magazine, published by American Media, Inc.-History:Founded in 1983 by Joe Weider, local versions are now published throughout the world, in countries such as the UK and Australia.The premier issue was dated April 1983, and featured Chris Dickerson on the cover...
magazines.
Titles won
- 1970 AAUAmateur Athletic UnionThe Amateur Athletic Union is one of the largest non-profit volunteer sports organizations in the United States. A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs.-History:The AAU was founded in 1888 to...
Teen Mr. America - 1970 AAU Teen Mr. America (Most Muscular)
- 1970 AAU Mr. USA
- 1971 AAU Mr. USA
- 1971 AAU Jr. Mr. America
- 1971 AAU Mr. AmericaAAU Mr. AmericaAAU Mr. America was a bodybuilding competition started by the Amateur Athletic Union . It was first held on 4 July 1939 and the winner was named "America's Best Built Man". In 1940 this was changed to what is now known as the Mr. America contest....
- 1980 IFFBInternational Federation of BodyBuildersThe International Federation of BodyBuilders is a competitive bodybuilding organization founded in 1946 by brothers Ben and Joe Weider and is the highest level of competitive bodybuilding in the world. Currently, the IFBB consists of seven different sub-divisions for different competitors ,...
Louisiana Grand Prix - 1980 IFFB Pennsylvania Gran Prix
- 1980 Pittsburgh Pro Invitational
See also
- List of male professional bodybuilders
- List of female professional bodybuilders
External links
- Casey Viator's official website
- An Interview with Bodybuilding Legend Casey Viator by David Robinson
- History of Mr. Olympia: Casey Viator
- The Colorado Experiment, in which Viator reportedly gained 63 pounds of muscle in less than one month, using Nautilus equipment
- Casey Viator Bodybuilding Gallery
- Nautilus bulletin about HIT training