Clarence Ross, llamado en la época dorada del fisicoculturismo, "El Rey de los Físicoculturistas", nacio en California, en Oakland mas precisamente el 26 de Octubre de 1923. Es a los 17 años cuando comienza a entrenar sus musculos y luego del bombardeo a Pearl Harbour, se enlista en la Fuerza Aerea Estadounidense, donde se lo asigna como entrenador weightlifting. Persevering in its objective, "Clancy" Ross, not only had a body with a sleek lines but was also admired for his strength. In relation to the weights used in their training, can be highlighted in military press 140 kilos for multiple repetitions, 200 kilos in the squat for 10 repetitions, and 175 kilos for 10 reps in press plane. Prior to Ross, bodybuilders generally used the method of a simple series of exercise, an issue which he modified in his training by 2 to 3 series. Among his other data relating to their training, they could note that the exercise began with squats were preferred, and that Despite training in series of 8 to 10 repetitions, never neglected his strength training and power movements.
His titles won in the competitive environment were:
Pro Mr. America 1945 Mr. America 1946 Mr. USA 1948
Mr. USA 1949 (second place behind John Grimek, but before Reeves)
With a highly successful career, Clarence Ross was on the cover of numerous magazines, such as Iron Man, Health and Strength, Muscle Power and Your Physique among others have also appeared in such film projects in Hollywood. With John Grimek, were the only two people able to defeat Steve Reeves twice. In 1945, after retiring from the military, he opened his gym in Alameda, California and is also manager of the West Coast of the American Health Gyms Studios. He now lives in California.
Clarence Ross was named the king of bodybuilders, in a time where large, as Steve Reeves, John Grimek, Reg Park, Jack La Lanne, among other giants, were in the top of the bodybuilding world. The King ... there will have been right? just enough to see the photos and their training and force levels.
Abbye " Pudgy Stockton was born on August 11, 1917 in California. If after seeing the photo is any doubt, it is so, it was a real Strongwoman of the time who with her husband Les Stockton, performers had as at that time called "Muscle Beach" where Abbye demonstrated his acrobatic skills, levels impressive strength and aesthetically molded body. Among their actions, in addition to the surveys own at the time, was one who drew attention as the others: Abbye, about 1.60 in height and 52 kilos, stand on her hands to her husband of 81 kilos in one act balance in her arms outstretched on the stand in an upright position, holding hand in hand. As striking 
their actions and for his skill on stage, soon began to be part of the pictographs of the time, and was estimated to cover at least 42 magazines for 1940. By 1944, began writing a column in Strength and Health magazine, called "the barbell" where they write about everything related to women and weight training. Other activities favored the introduction of women in an environment that seemed to be dominated by men, was organizing the first event of lifting for women, an event that took place in 1947 in which she also participated. It was in 1948 when it named "Miss Physical Culture Venus." In his career, was also the possibility to pose an equal footing with giants of the era like Steve Reeves and John Grimek among others. Finally in 2000 it belongs to the IFBB Hall of Fame and in 2006, more specifically on June 26, Abbye leaves the physical world and happens to live in the memories of fans of bodybuilding, strength, y principalmente en muchas de las mujeres que hoy disfrutan del culturismo y los deportes de fuerza donde ella fue una pionera, una autentica guerrera del hierro. 
