Vince Taylor is one of the most underrated bodybuilding champions in the history of the sport. He was a Guinness Book World record holder for the most number of IFBB pro bodybuilding wins. He had 22 victories in his career and of course, it was surpassed later on, but it does not diminish what he has achieved. Vince Taylor also holds the record for the most masters Mr. Olympia victories from 1996 to 2001.?

He ultimately retired from professional bodybuilder in 2002 after he was placed second at the Masters Olympia that year. But his hiatus was short, as he later came back after four years, and was placed third in the Australian Pro at 50 years old. Let us take a look at his career and personality.

Vince Taylor: The underrated champion

After placing third at the Australian Pro, Taylor went on to compete in the 2006 Mr. Olympia and placed 11th. He retired a year later, having placed 10th at the 2007 Arnold Classic.

To celebrate the impressive achievements of his career, content partner Williams Fitness has also put together a video showcasing, some of his biggest posing routines throughout his career. Vince Taylor also recently came into Muscle and Fitness to talk to the hosts of the Menace podcast. He?s currently 58 years old and is still as energetic as he was when he was younger. Everyone in the podcast was gushing about how Vince did not age even at 58 and he still looks the same.

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His career has been something out of a movie, and he has always been a man of greatness. Even when he left the sport after a controversial 13th position in 2001, he still respects bodybuilding as his first love. Let us see what his diet and workout looked like.

Vince Taylor?s diet and workout

During the podcast, Milos Sarcev, Chris Cormier, and Dennis James asked Taylor about his diet, and he gave a proper breakdown of what he used to eat, especially when he was competing. He said, ?I did exactly what everybody else was doing pretty much. I had my wife chop up the chicken, potato, and some greens that?s it.? He also added that he did not do the six to seven meals a day technique that many bodybuilders followed. Taylor confessed the fact that he was not a big eater, he only used to maintain his three meals per day, and had a disciplined life along with working out.

Vince Taylor was also known to have made?his gains on a diet of Coca-Cola, red meat, and ketchup. Even during his last competition, at the age of 50, he did not change his diet for bulking up. Vince had trained in the gym six days a week during his prime and kept his Sundays aside for resting. Taylor also trained twice every day, usually for one hour in the morning and two hours at night.?

However, Taylor’s bodybuilding journey was a roller coaster ride. He faced multiple hardships in his life, but even after going through a car crash and many major injuries due to lifting weights, he still managed to pull off a Guinness World Record.

The car crash during his first competition

His very first competition, Mr. Berlin, came in the year 1983, but the memory of this contest was blurry because of the unfortunate car crash that he had suffered while on the way there. He spoke about the incident, saying, ?I went to park in the car lot around the back of a theater, but then I got into a car wreck right there. This happened right in front of the entrance, and the police took about 2 minutes but it felt like forever.

When the police came we sorted it out and then we drove off, about 150 feet away we pulled up to an intersection, I looked over my shoulder before pulling off but the guy in front didn?t pull off and I went straight into the back of him. That?s two accidents in less than seven minutes!??

Due?to the car crashes that he experienced, he was late to enter the light-heavy category in the competition. Even after going through a car crash before the most important competition of his life, he turned up and stepped on stage among other competitors and miraculously beat all of them to win the contest. Earlier, Taylor had talked about how he used the lights and shadows on stage to his advantage while posing.

Taylor’s advice regarding posing

Taylor also gave very good advice about posing after Dennis James asked him how he was so confident on stage. Taylor said that he was not always optimistic about his conditioning when he saw other athletes on stage, so his main motto was to project and give the illusion to the judges that he had the best muscles. The illusion of light and shadow while posing also helped a lot while he was on stage.

Taylor still speaks about bodybuilding, and being on stage with a smile on his face, and he always lives for the moment, instead of thinking too much of what would happen in the future. This dedication to the sport is what allowed him to keep competing for so many years and ultimately helped etch his name in gold in the history books of bodybuilding.

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