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    FIT DADS ARE COOL DADS

    May 20, 2021 5 minutes
    PHOTOGRAPHS BY RYAN YOUNG
    —Interview by Lou Schuler

    HULK SMASH

    (THE RULES OF PARENTING)!

    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. (You can see Junior in four movies this year: Dreamcatcher, Final Frequency, Nightshade, and Blackout.) Here’s how each helped the other grow.

    Men’s Health: How did each of you start 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 fantasized about being stronger than anybody else. I just loved strength.

    I saw a guy in a cartoon who had these big pecs. Girls on the beach loved the pecs. So when

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