THE STORY OF A BODYBUILDER

Petar Čelik: My contribution to the history of bodybuilding in Yugoslavia

When I was in senior high school in 1968r, reported the (first) ”CHOICE Atleti Yugoslavia”, I had three years experience in the training, with the weight load. Then I had to lay on the bench to lift 125 pounds and doing squats with a weight of 140 kg heavy shoulders. I think everyone knows that at that time there was no mention of any dopinzima or use illegal performance-enhancing drugs. At that time I had a body weight of 76 kg, height of 175 cm. It was my first participation in the competition of its kind, immediately at the highest rank. This does not mention it as something very important, but for the fact that I wanted to point out that my this sport coincides with its origins in the former Yugoslavia. This means that the events there, and thus the history of bodybuilding in the area remembered the life and practice. I have attended many competitions in which I was a participant. I've worked with many of those who later became a very successful athlete: Novica Pauljicic, Fikret Hodzic. Rasim Saric, Milos Šarčev, Žigović Agoston, Bodza Karoly, Juzbašić Ljubisa, Miodrag Prljevic Boban Janjušević, Dragan Miljkovic, Časar Arpad, Sasha Zlatarev Nikica Lazic, Jovo Stanisic, Milan Marinkovic, Nenad Platner, Slobodan Blagojevic, Irena Steel, Steel Dragica Anita Ivankovic, Erika Horvat, Ksenija Dunđerski Milka Sudarević Biserka rod, Iboja Žigović ...

That's why I found it strange that some are much younger than me, and who cannot have practiced the sport, a few decades later entered into it, and gave themselves the right to write the history of our sport, and I personally did not contact because my knowledge of all events are imminent. My memories go back, as I said from the first year of organized election “Atleti at the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia”. In addition, owning the largest photo archives in the territory of the former Yugoslav republics of that period, and most documents and records at all, which is normal, if you take into consideration that I was the editor of Hercules period of about 30 years. Next, I organized the first club registration for body building in Yugoslavia in Ljbljani - in 1971. In the eighties I initiated the establishment of the Bodybuilding Federation of Croatia, I have successfully completed and in Zagreb. I am also the founder and Body Building Association of Serbia. I am an international judge, and for years I was the national coach ... As a competitor I said, because I poosvajao all the titles: athlete of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia Mister, Mister Serbia, osvačač the various Yugoslav Cups, singles and doubles ... and I was direct and organizer of numerous national competitions, as well as the NABBA World Championships in 1984 in Belgrade ... So, I think I'm qualified to give you some facts and clarify some issues.

BODY BUILDING OR RUNNING GYM?

A strong and well shaped body has always been the personification of male beauty, symbolized invincibility, dignity and courage. The sculptures of ancient gods with a large, and well shaped muscles have formed a strong cult, herkulovskog male body. Striving for perfection, physical and spiritual, never man was not a party. Therefore, the desire to be God resembles, at least physically (being " like a God"), as old as the human knowledge about the beauty of the body.

The roots of the beautiful and harmonious developed male body goes way back in time, when there was no written word, found through archaeological finds and drawings in caves.

Petar Čelik: First Mister Yugoslavia Lazar Kisačanin ...

Takmilčenju held at the House of Trade Unions in Belgrade in 1968, won the Peter Mladenovic. He is the first holder of the title ATLETA Yugoslavia. That year, at the age of eighteen took part in the competition, and Petar Čelik, but he had no chance to reach the final (the final was reached on the basis of photographs sent). The fact that the competition was not championship in bodybuilding, but in athletic gymnastics.

A few years ago as the first elected Mister Yugoslavia Lazar Kisačanin called Soot from Petrovaradin. The choice of "the builders" was organized by the Slovenian Olympic triathlon magazine in an organ of the Alliance for weightlifting Yugoslavia, whose headquarters is at that time was in. The selection is not played out in public but a competition in which candidates are reported by sending your photos. Laza is still alive and retired as a chimney sweep for a business, that is. sets tile stoves. Since it is not sufficiently known fact, because stress, Lazarus Kisačanim the first Mister YU!

In 1987 Laza Kisačanin was a guest at the opening of the club Peter at Steel Park in N. Sad. Picture of the events.

Title athlete of Yugoslavia instances granted all the time while in the commission of the Association of Yugoslavia athletic gymnastics weightlifting, maintained namesake competition, and it is the period since 1968 - in 1990. year.

Up to 08 09th In 1990. The Chairperson of the Committee for the athletic gymnastics, was Tomislav Stokic. During his presidency of Yugoslavia Cup was held in Skopje.