Dave Draper Bodybuilder

Dave Draper was actually a shy bodybuilder from Union City, He lived in New Jersey and was employed by Weider since he was 16 years old working in the warehouse, packing protein powder and sending off Weider weight training equipment. When Joe Weider saw Dave Draper train he knew a good thing when they saw it and invited Dave to come out to California and train with the best.

Dave started training his already well-muscled body at Gold's Gym where he landed up training with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Frank Zane and Franco Columbu, always trying to invent new training styles at the original Joe Gold's gym in Venice Beach.

Dave Draper stands over 6 feet tall and his shockingly blond hair got him the nickname "The Blond Bomber" which stayed with him his whole life. The Blond Bomber set the standard in bodybuilding winning Mr. World, Mr. America and Mr. Universe titles, changing bodybuilding forever.

Dave explains he was influenced by men who were at the top of their game in the 60's. Men like Rheo Blair who explained to Dave the importance of taking his milk and egg protein and amino acid supplements.

In those days' bodybuilders believed in serious volume which Dave split into training 3 days and then a day's break.

The routine listed below is a sample of the type of workout that Dave would do when he starts the week on Monday. He would do Chest, Back and Shoulders on Mondays, Legs on Tuesdays and Arms on Wednesdays. Below is what he would do on his first training day of the week.

Monday: Chest, Back and Shoulders

Exercise Sets & Reps
Seated Front Press 3-5 x 12, 10, 8, 8, 6
Wide-grip Pull-downs 3-5 x 12, 10, 8, 8, 6
Bent-over Lateral Raises 3-5 x 6-8
D/B Press 4-5 x 12, 10, 8, 8, 6
D/B Pullovers 4-5 x 12, 10, 8, 8, 6
Seated Lat Rowing 4-5 x 12, 10, 8, 8, 6

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