:)” –Indian Sue (via)Īrmond Bletcher’s prized motorcycle and car, ca. “…A shot of Armond when he was probably 19, in Santa Cruz, and I am the chesty blonde. Late ’70s or early ’80s Frank Kaisler (via) He’s a protector, an enforcer, a collector, and yet he has one admitted weakness– his chopper.”Īrmond Bletcher’s Harley chopper photographed at the Malibu ER Ranch. An occupation that requires he stand near his client, and merely from his size and looks, be able to discourage most people from hassling his client or even think about attempting anything, yet at the same time being physically able to do battle if the occasion calls for it. Working out in his own gym ( “Because I don’t like the creeps that frequent the public gyms”), he puts his lifting before anything else– he feels it’s vital to his occupation.
As he puts it, “A bear has a gut, and you know what he can do to a guy.” (His waist is 38″.)
He doesn’t workout for the usual definition and small waist, but rather lifts to develop and maintain overall brute strength. “He alternates his lifting schedule to workout different parts of his body, every other day, and increases the amount of weight as the exercise becomes too easy.
His daily routine consists of four sets of each exercise, sets of at least six reps– such exercises as curling 270 pounds.” Really ape for his lifting and good health, he doesn’t drink or smoke, has 22″ biceps, can press 350 pounds, can bench-press - “I cheat a little with an arched back.” - 590 pounds. “He’s been lifting weights for seven years, since he was 20with 60-pound bells, and has maintained a daily schedule except for “A couple of times when I broke my fist in fights.” His chopper, as with most chopper riders, is his “escape”- so much so in his case that he won’t even allow himself near it until after his workout, and most of the time he restricts his riding to weekends because, ‘ Once I get on it, I want to go, and keep on going– and the hell with everything else.'” ‘ Not huge meals– just five spread out across the entire time I’m awake.’ “Armond lives the good life of his wealthy clients while on duty and manages to spend three to four hours lifting weights everyday on his own time, while chug-a-lugging quarts of milk along with his five meals a day. He earns his coins by being a strong-arm bodyguard –strong-arm meaning that his bad news, mangler-of-men appearance, and obvious capability is used instead of a gun to protect his clients.” With this in mind, flash on Armond Bletcher, a 6’3″, 310-pounder who dwarfs his big 80, and makes it appear as if he’s putt-putting around on a Yamaha 125. Flop it on its side and it usually takes two guys to stand it up again. If for any reason you get off balance, it’s really a bitch to get it upright. “Anyone who has been on a 500-pound Hog knows that it is one heavy machine to handle– and because of its weight. “His willpower is strong enough to put down wine, women, and song in pursuit of his occupation, but his chopper remains his achilles heel.” –Easyriders magazine article, ca. Having his personal lifestyle and exploits plastered on the pages of Easyriders magazine probably didn’t help matters much. Armond had allegedly gone after his cousins to “mess them up” when they refused to put him on their shop payroll, which he desperately needed to show an honest source of income while being investigated by the Feds for numerous illegal activities. 357 when a baseball bat beating couldn’t diffuse his anger– just pissed him off more. There are many colorful tales– It’s reported that as a doorman he got away with shooting a man to death, that he was a known hitman, also Frank Sinatra’s bodyguard, and that he took horse steroids to achieve and maintain his enoromous size. A friend of the Fresno Hells Angels, and a feature favorite with the staff at Easyriders magazine, Armond was literally a giant among men and a controversial figure to this day. Depending on who’s telling it, Armond Bletcher was somewhere between 6′ 3″ – 6′ 8″, and tipped the scales around 300 – 350 lbs. He was never in competition, but he took steroids and was unbelievably big.” In the early ’70s Armond could bench 705 lbs., but he had to arch his back to do it. He was so strong he could pick up a couple motorcycles and put them on the back of a pickup truck. Armond Bletcher stood 6″8″ and weighed 350 lbs. There’s never a shortage of drunks or foolhardy motherfuckers willing to take us on, and a lot of times we’ll take on each other.
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