Audio Interview with Clint Walker from Cheyenne and The Dirty Dozen

From 1970-1996 Arthur Jones stated in his many lectures (which numbered in the hundreds) that: “An individual’s potential for building superior muscular size is pre-determined at birth just like an individual’s I.Q. or a man’s potential to become 7 feet tall.”

I grew up during the 1950’s my heroes were the cowboy Western stars of the Silver Screen Saturday matinee. Then in the middle 1950’s, Westerns came to television. Most were 30 minutes in length and very few were one hour long. One such hour long Western was series that was on for 9 years called “Cheyenne” and it starred a giant man named Clint Walker. He stood 6’5” and weighed 255 pounds with shoulders broad as a wide double door (or so they appeared to be). I became a fan of Cheyenne Bodie like the rest of the nation and most of the boys my age wanted to grow up to be like “Cheyenne”.

I traveled worldwide for Nautilus Sports/Medical Industries and during my travels I had the opportunity to meet many of my childhood sports stars and movie stars. In 1994 I was attending a Celebrity dinner and had the opportunity to meet Clint Walker and as a result of that meeting, Clint and I developed a life-long friendship.

I brought Clint Walker to Florida in May of 1995 to meet Arthur Jones. The meeting took place on a Saturday afternoon and lasted over 13 hours straight! They definitely ht it off and Clint later commented that “Arthur Jones was one of the most intelligent men he had ever met”.

During Clint Walker’s film career he had over a dozen films including his famous part as “Posey” in “The Dirty Dozen”. Throughout his film and TV career he stood out over everyone not just because of his good looks but also because of his great muscular physique. Clint developed his body by overloading the muscles with whatever he could find to work out with. While filming movies and his Cheyenne television series, Clint would always take time to workout on the set and today at age 83, he still trains regularly!

I have worked out with Clint Walker on 2 occasions-once in Dallas, Texas in 1995 and then again in 2007 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. I was amazed at not only how strong Clint is but also at how perfect his form is on each exercise when he is lifting weights.

Clint Walker exemplifies what a life-long commitment to strength training and good diet habits can do to enhance the quality of one’s life.

Recently, I had a chance to sit down and interview Clint. I was able to get his thoughts on several topics that I’m sure you will find interesting. Please take a few minutes to listen and when done, please leave me your comments in the comment section.

Big Jim Interview with Clint Walker

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