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HARD BODY!
HARDBODY!
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look like
like the
the well-honed
well-honed machine
machine on
on the
the cover
cover of of this
this
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issue, you only need to develop a lifestyle that combines
issue, you only need to develop a lifestyle that combines
resistance training
training with
with free
free weights
weights and
and equipment,
equipment,
resistance
alternate
it
with
aerobic
exercises
of
jogging,
cycling
and
alternate it with aerobic exercises of jogging, cycling and
racquetball, and sustain it all with an underpinning of a high
racquetball, and sustain it all with an underpinning of a high
protein and
and carbohydrate
carbohydrate diet.
diet.
protein
Not
easy
you
say?
Right!
Well , that's
that's the
the all-out
all-out style
style of
of
Not easy you say? Right! Well,
Rachel
Melish
,
a
two-time
Ms.
Olympia--the
most
prestigious
Rachel McLish, a two-time Ms. Olympia -- the most prestigious
title in in women's
women's body
body building
building competition.
competition. That's
That's why
why Rachel
Rachel is is
title
seen
everywhere--on
TV;
in
health/
diet
publications;
on
the
seen everywhere -- on TV; in health/diet publications; on the
fitness
training
circuit;
on
magazine
covers;
and
in
her
own
fitness training circuit; on magazine covers; and in her own
book, Flex
Flex Appeal
Appe;1/(Warner
books, 1984).
1984 ). From
From her
her roots
roots in in the
the
book,
(Warner books,
sport
of
body
building,
she
has
emerged
as
the
premier
figure
sport of body building, she has emerged as the premier figure in in
the area
area of of muscle
muscle fitness
fitness and
and health.
health.
the
Rachel
earned
her
first
Ms.
Olympia title
title in in 1980,
1980, after
after a a
Rachel earned her first Ms. Olympia
successful
progression
through
local,
state,
regional
,
national,
successful progression through local, state, regional, national,
and
international
events.
She
won
the
title
two
years
later,
just
and international events. She won the title two years later, just
as
the
fitness
phenomenon
began
to
mature,
and
she
is
now
as the fitness phenomenon began to mature, and she is now
firm ly entrenched
entrenched as as a a highly
highly respected
respected and
and valued
valued commodity
commodity
firmly
in
the
growing
marketplace
of
recreation
and
leisure-time
in the growing marketplace of recreation and leisure-time
activities.
activities.
Because of of the
the impressive
impressive credentials,
credentials, Bally
Bally Midway
Midway
Because
perceives
Rachel
as
the
archetypical
Hardbody,
the title
title given
given to
to
perceives Rachel as the archetypical Hardbody, the
its new pinball being introduced in March at the ACME show in
its new pinball being introduced in March at the ACME show in
New Orleans.
Orleans. Rachel
Rachel is is represented
represented on
on the
the backglass
backglass of of this
this
New
pinball
in
four
poses
that
feature
her
doing
what
she
does
pinball in four poses that feature her doing what she does
best--dksplaying
well-developed physique.
physique.
best
-- displaying a a well-developed
Hardbodyconverts
the
strategies
body building
building onto
onto an
an
Hardbodyconverts the strategies of of body
automated,
electronic
playfield
and
provides
a
vicarious
trip
to
automated, electronic playfield and provides a vicarious trip to
the
club.
"While
translating
interactive
sports
into
electronic
the club. "While translating interactive sports into electronic
games has
has a a long
long history,
history, we
we think
think this
this is is the
the first
first time
time body
body
games
building
has
been
so
interpreted,"
said
Steve
Blattspieler,
vice
building has been so interpreted," said Steve Blattspieler, vice
president
of
sales
for
Bally
Midway.
"We've
made
it
as
real
as
president of sales for Bally Midway. "We've made it as real as
possible.
With
Rachel
on
the
backglass
as
motivation
,
the
player
possible. With Rachel on the backglass as motivation, the player
attempts to to exercise
exercise specific
specific parts
parts of of the
the body.
body. There
There are
are four
four
attempts
workout
stations:
arms/
shoulders,
back,
legs,
chest,
and
workout stations: arms/shoulders, back, legs, chest, and
abdomen. When
When you
you complete
complete one
one set
set of of each
each station,
station, you
you
abdomen.
qualify
for
being
one
step
closer
to
tournament
victory."
qualify for being one step closer to tournament victory."
With the
the emphasis
emphasis today
today on on how
how to to stay
stay fit,
fit, Bally's
Baily's body
body
With
building
in
a
less
painful
format
will
undoubtedly
educate
and
building in a less painful format will undoubtedly educate and
familiarize those
those about
about to to venture
venture onto
onto the
the straps,
straps, pulleys,
pulleys,
familiarize
weights,
and
wheels
as
well
as
provide
a
high
level
of
weights, and wheels as well as provide a high level of
entertainment and
and release
release to to those
those already
already so so indoctrinated.
indoctrinated. The
The
entertainment
initial
test
results
are
absolutely
phenomenal,"
said
Blattspieler
initial test results are absolutely phenomenal," said Blattspieler
challenges each
each operator
operator to to get
get his
his route
route collections
collections in
in
as as he he challenges
shape
with
Hardbodj.
shape with Hardbody!
ARDBODY
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