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Issue: 1987 February - Vol 13 Num 2

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GET YOUR
GET
ROUTE IN
IN
ROUTE
SHAPE WITH
WITH
SHAPE
HARD BODY!
HARDBODY!
T
T
look like
like the
the well-honed
well-honed machine
machine on
on the
the cover
cover of of this
this
o o look
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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1987/PLAY METER 7
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Industcy
trends
surface
ace
ds surf
stry tren
Indu
at Hanson
Hanson auctions
B Y BONNIE
B ONNIE THEARD
THEARD
BY
Auctioneer Gary Berry starts the bidding
at 11 a.m. He and Neumann review
equipment in advance.
H
anson Distributing
Distributing
anson
of
Warren,
Mich.
of Warren, Mich.
(formerly
Mt.
(formerly Mt.
Clemens) completed
completed its
its 50th
50th
Clemens)
consecutive
monthly
auction
consecutive monthly auction
on Saturday,
Saturday, February
February 7,
7,
on
marking
the
longest
running,
marking the longest running,
regularly scheduled
scheduled auction
auction
regularly
by
any
full-line
major
by any full-line major
distributor.
distributor.
Jeff Neumann,
eumann, regional
regional
Jeff
vice
president
of
Hanson,
vice president of Hanson,
has
directed
the
auctions
for
has directed the auctions for
over
a
year
and
finds
that
over a year and finds that
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METER/February 1987
ask me,
me, 'If
'If pins
pins are
are so
so hot,
hot,
pins are
are the
the best
best sellers
sellers
pins
ask
how
come
there
are
so
right
now.
"The
strength
of
right now. "The strength of how come there are so
many used
used ones?'
ones?' There
There was
was
the pin
pin market
market is is seen
seen at
at
the
many
a
shortage
of
good
used
our
auctions,"
said
our auctions," said
a shortage of good used
pins in in the
the past,
past, but
but now
now
Neumann. "For
"For a a year
year to
to a a pins
Neumann.
year-and-a-half,
used
pins
operators
are
really
year-and-a-half, used pins
operators are really
convinced pins
pins are
are back.
back.
moved up
up in in value.
value. People
People convinced
moved

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