Bodybuilder Chris Dickerson.

Bodybuilder Chris Dickerson won the Mr. Olympia title in 1982 at the age of 42. At the time, this was unheard of since the sport was dominated by Ironheads in their 20’s. In addition to his 1982 Mr. Olympia win, bodybuilder Chris Dickerson won nine other top IFBB pro titles during the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, establishing him as one of the most successful bodybuilders during the golden years of bodybuilding. Considered a renaissance man by today’s standards as well as a top pro bodybuilder, Chris Dickerson is also a accomplished opera singer. Singer first, Chris studied music throughout his life from when he teen, and is still an accomplished opera singer today who has cut several record albums singing in both Italian and German.

Watching Chris Dickerson’s 1982 Mr. Olympia posing routine to the Dionne Warwick song “I’ll Never Love This Way Again” was electrifying! That night you just knew that you were in the presence of greatness, watching this 42 year old bodybuilding champion put his heart and soul into his craft, all along knowing full well that he would be victorious and win the most prestigious title in bodybuilding, Mr. Olympia. In April 1983 Chris Dickerson was the first bodybuilder featured on the premier cover of Flex Magazine. Long over do, in the year 2000 Chris Dickerson was inducted into Joe Weider’s Bodybuilding Hall Of Fame. Bodybuilder Chris Dickerson’s competitive career spans over 30 years. Competing in over 50 contests since 1965. Over the past 3 decades, Chris has built one of the most dense, thick and symmetrical physiques ever seen on the posing dais, topped off by a dramatic posing style that rivals master poser Ed Corney.

I met bodybuilder Chris Dickerson in 1982 at Gold’s Gym in Venice CA. He had just won the Mr. Olympia contest and had his own office upstairs on Hampton drive where he sold Tee shirts, wraps, gloves and signed photos. When I walked into the office, sitting behind his desk on the phone was Mr. Olympia himself. Chris waived me in and signaled me to close the door. Sitting there I realized, here I am, just a kid in Gold’s Gym waiting for Mr. Olympia to get off the phone, how cool is this! This would be the start of my professional bodybuilding career. Chris finished up his call, stood up from behind his desk and introduced himself. We talked for about an hour about everything from training to dieting and everything in-between. I’ll never forget that day.

Checkout my full story about bodybuilder Chris Dickerson then and now and how his influence changed my life by planting the seed that would soon become Physique Bodyware, today’s leading maker of workout clothes & fitness apparel for bodybuilders.
- Iron Guy