Franco Colombo (Franco Columbu)

Franco Colombo was born in 1941, in the little wealthy family on the Italian island of Sardinia. From a young age, the future of bodybuilding champion in Boxing. The unexpected victory in an Amateur tournament brought him into professional sports. After some time, Franco wins among fans, the title of champion of Italy.

Anthropometric data of Franco Colombo

• Height: 166 cm
• Weight: 84 kg
• Biceps: 47 cm
• Chest: 134 cm
• Lower thigh: 44 cm

Strength

• Bench press: 237 kg
• Deadlift: 340 kg
• Squat: 300 kg

Franco Colombo and Bodybuilding

Colombo is sent to earn extra money in West Germany for 1965, he held his casual acquaintance with Arnold Schwarzenegger, which gave rise to serious body building. Over a sufficiently short period of time, Colombo has achieved considerable success in powerlifting. Weighing only 85 kg, it can press 245-pound barbell from a lying position, the weight of which is available to the athlete in the deadlift, equal to 350 kg in the squat with a barbell takes 315 lbs. With 1967, the athlete tries himself in the field of film industry. In 1968, becomes the champion of Italy and Europe in powerlifting.

After Schwarzenegger, he goes to America. Enrolling in a medical school, and works part-time on construction sites, while continuing to improve their athletic performance.

Becoming "Mr. universe", in 1975, Colombo, second only to Schwarzenegger, is the second step of the podium in the competition for the title of "Mr. Olympia". In the following 1976, after retiring from the stage in the main star competitor, Franco finally realizes his cherished goal and receive the title "Mr. Olympia". But the next day it becomes fatal for the winner. During the competition, he received a serious knee injury, forcing him to leave professional sports for several years.

Develop own system of exercises for recovering from injury, he again begins to perform the squats with light weight. This difficult moment of his life coincides with obtaining a medical degree and beginning practice for a young specialist.
His return to the podium before the end of a career in bodybuilding in 1981 becomes an absolute triumph and the second time brought him the title of "Mr. Olympia".

In addition to their outstanding success in the well-known sports Colombo for a long time held the title of champion in the inflating warmers. This amazing man is known not only for its athletic achievements, but alsothe authorship of several books dedicated to bodybuilding. Was repeatedly published one of his works, "Winning bodybuilding".