FIT DAD COOL DAD
LOU FERRIGNO, 69, is a two-time Mr. Universe champion, a trainer and an actor (he’s the OG Hulk). His son, Lou Ferrigno Jr, 36, is also a bodybuilder, a trainer and an actor (he’s in four movies this year: Dreamcatcher, Final Frequency, Nightshade and Blackout). Here they discuss how they helped each other grow.
ON STARTING TRAINING
Lou Ferrigno: When I was young, I had the hearing issue and the speech impediment. My father was abusive, so I was obsessed with power. I would read the Hulk comic books, the Superman comics. I fantasised about being stronger than anybody else. I just loved strength.
I saw a guy in a Ren & Stimpy cartoon who had these big pecs. Girls on the beach loved the pecs. So when I was 11 or 12, I said,
