Casey Viator was a professional American bodybuilder known for his symmetrical, and extremely well proportioned physique. Squat Until You Drop! This impromptu shot from 1971 gives you a pretty good idea why. The best training article on Casey during his 20s was written by Achilles Kallos and published in the October 1971 edition of Iron Man. At approximately 9 o'clock on the night of June 10, 1971, Viator did 13 repetitions in the squat with a 500-pound barbell on his back. Casey was preceded in death by his sister Martha “Tookie” Viator, brother in law Randy Reich, and nephew Mac Atteberry. Drugs played a huge part, but muscle memory seems like the bigger factor. Casey Viator was born in Lafayette, Los Angeles, USA, on September 4, 1951. Casey Viator, as he looked in December 1970, six months before he won the AAU Mr. America. Viator, who won the 1971 Mr. America at 19, was arguably the greatest teenage bodybuilder ever. Viator was found face down at his home in Clearwater, Florida by longtime girlfriend, Cheryl Harris. He was reported to gain 63.21 pounds of muscle in just 28 days (that’s no typo…63.21 pounds!) While an autopsy is imminent, Harris believes his death was the result of a heart attack. 1971 Mr America and 3x IFBB Pro title holder Casey Viator has died at the age of 62, on his birthday (September 4th). T hose who have a reasonable historical knowledge of bodybuilding will have heard of Casey Viator. My father knew Casey Viator and said that the Colorado experiment came after Casey had stopped training for a while, been in a car accident, and had a rough breakup with his girlfriend where he ate like shit and drank heavily. After he finished his education, he spent his career in body building. This is how it happened. Sadly, Casey Viator didn’t live long enough to see his inclusion on this honor roll. Casey's departure was not for long however, and his name was to be inserted into the record books. back in 1973 in a Colorado muscle experiment. Competitively, Casey made history in 1971 by becoming, at 19, the youngest man to win the coveted Mr. America bodybuilding title. During the month of May 1973, Casey Viator made the history books by making the largest muscular gains in bodyweight recorded on a human being. The following routine used Casey in his teenager years. He competed only sporadically after that, but he won three pro contests in 1980 and was third in the… Under the tutelage of Arthur Jones, on May 16, 1971, Casey Viator won the AAU Junior Mr. America contest. Casey was 19 years of age, and weighed 218 pounds at a height of less than 5 feet, 8 inches. Casey belongs among the pantheon of bodybuilding immortals based on his success both as a competitor and trainer. Casey was born in New Iberia and started training at the age of 15. Have you ever heard about Casey Viator? Then, four weeks later, Casey Viator won the AAU Mr. America contest in the most spectacular fashion in the history of such contests. At the time of my visit to Florida, Casey Viator was being trained by Mr. Jones for the 1971 Mr. America contest, and after seeing him, I had no doubt that he would win. This article listed Casey’s measurements ... ContinueCasey Viator Training Routine for Mr. America 71 At 19 years old, he became the youngest man to win the coveted Mr. America bodybuilding title. Back then, bodybuilders worked incredibly hard for their gains and had access to a limited number of products for muscle and repair. He died on Sept. 4, his 62nd birthday.