Clarence Bass Interview, Part 1

The amazing physique of Clarence Bass at age 60!
Photo courtesy of Pat Berrett
Clarence Bass is a former attorney turned fitness author. He is probably best known for his best-selling book RIPPED, which chronicles how he brought his body fat down to 2.4% and became a past 40 bodybuilding champion. For 16 years Clarence wrote a monthly Q and A column in Muscle & Fitness magazine. He has kept detailed journals and photos documenting his fitness spanning almost 60 years. He continues to train and publish monthly articles on his website. www.cbass.com

At age 76, Clarence's athletic performance has been judged as "superb," and his overall fitness evaluations from the famed Cooper Clinic in Dallas have placed him in the top category for men in his age group. Some of the topics covered in part one of our interview include;

• The back story behind writing RIPPED;
• How he became the longest running columnist ever in Muscle and Fitness magazine;
• Openly and honestly discusses his steroid use;
• How competitive bodybuilding has changed in recent years;
• His thoughts on HRT;
• The results of his most recent blood workup;
• www.cbass.com , is one of the most accessible sites on the web. Not just for blind users but for, computer dummies (like me) as well;
• His most recent book TAKE CHARGE;
• Effort based training as opposed to heavy training;
• The Tabata protocol and interval training;
• Sub-max intervals;
• Combination training;
• Fast and slow twitch muscle fibers and what forms of exercise stimulate each;
• And much, much more.

Interview with Clarence Bass, Part 1