Casey Viator/Casius Viatoro (September 4, 1951 – September 4, 2013) was an American professional
bodybuilder
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. He is noted as the youngest ever
AAU Mr. America – gaining the title at the age of 19 in 1971.
Viator grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana and began training with Kenwood Broussard. In 1968, Viator placed third in the Mr. Louisiana contest. The following year, he came in sixth in the 1969 Teen Mr. America, but won in the categories Best arms, Best Abs, Best Chest, Best Legs and Most Muscular. In 1970, Casey Viator's upper arm measured at 19 5/16 inches, and his forearm at 15 7/16 inches.
He trained under the guidance of
Arthur Jones for ten months prior to the Mr. America contest at
DeLand High School
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Special programs
International Baccalaureate
DeLand Hig ...
in
DeLand, Florida
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. The two first met briefly at the 1970 Mr. America contest in
Los Angeles, California
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, where Viator placed third. Realizing Viator's potential, Jones offered Viator a job at his business Arthur Jones Productions later known as Nautilus Sports Medicine.
Viator won the Teen Age Mr. America championship, Jr. Mister America championship, and the title of Mr. America. In 1982, he competed in
Mr. Olympia and earned third place.
Viator was a writer for ''
Muscle & Fitness
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'' and ''
Flex'' magazines.
Viator died on September 4, 2013, due to a massive heart attack on his 62nd birthday.
Titles won
* 1970
AAU Teen Mr. America
* 1970 AAU Teen Mr. America (Most Muscular)
* 1970 AAU Mr. USA
* 1971 AAU Mr. USA
* 1971 AAU Jr. Mr. America
* 1971
AAU Mr. America
* 1980
IFBB Louisiana Grand Prix
* 1980 IFBB Pennsylvania Gran Prix
* 1980 Pittsburgh Pro Invitational
See also
*
Colorado Experiment
The Colorado Experiment was a bodybuilding experiment run by Arthur Jones using Nautilus equipment at the Colorado State University in May 1973.
It is of interest due to its claims that incredible results can be achieved with a small number of s ...
, in which he gained 63 pounds of muscle in four weeks
*
List of male professional bodybuilders
This is a list of male professional bodybuilders.
A
* Fouad Abiad
* Manohar Aich, "Pocket Hercules"
* Abdulhadi Al-Khayat
* Achim Albrecht
* Troy Alves
* Charles Atlas
* Art Atwood
* Dayo Audi
B
* Jim Badra
* William Bankier
* Moh ...
*
List of female professional bodybuilders
References
* Roark, Joe. ''Factoids: featuring 2004 hall of fame inductee Casey Viator''. Flex Magazine, May 2004.
External links
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An Interview with Bodybuilding Legend Casey Viatorby David Robinson
The Colorado Experiment during which Casey Viator reportedly gained 63 pounds of muscle in only twenty eight days using Nautilus equipment
The Nautilus Bulletins describing Casey's HIT training
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1951 births
2013 deaths
American bodybuilders
American male journalists
People associated with physical culture
Professional bodybuilders
Sportspeople from Lafayette, Louisiana
Writers from Lafayette, Louisiana