Later Charles shows who is the real man!
Can't be forgetting about Charles Atlas!
Posted on 03/23/2013 12:07:22 PM PDT by EveningStar
Joe Weider, the legendary fitness and publishing figure who popularized the modern conception of fitness and nutrition, and is considered the father of the sport of bodybuilding, died this morning in Los Angeles of heart failure. He was 93 years old.
Joe Weider’s influence is felt in every area of fitness and health. He created a massive fitness publishing empire, which included Muscle and Fitness, Flex, Shape, and Men’s Fitness magazines. He popularized the use of fitness equipment in people’s homes and was a leader in establishing the use of nutritional supplements. The company he founded, Weider Health and Fitness, became synonymous with fitness, nutrition and a healthy lifestyle.
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Sandow is on the Olympia trophy. I doubt you could call the turn of the century modern bodybuilding.
Side note: There is a good website if you like to check out the old time bodybuilding (physical culture) books.
www.sandowplus.co.uk
“I doubt you could call the turn of the century modern bodybuilding.”
Without Sandow, could we have had Joe Weider? I’ve heard Sandow called the Father of modern bodybuilding on many occasions, by body builders themselves, and articles on the subject. Yes, it’s more than a hundred years old, but his system and work led to what we have today.
I agree with what you’re saying about him being the father of bodybuilding, but most people I know consider the 60’s the modern bodybuilding era. Guys like Reg Park, Dave Draper, Larry Scott, etc. We’re arguing over the minutia though. Everyone I know talks of how important Eugene Sandow was.
Ah, Jack is my hero.
Later Charles shows who is the real man!
Can't be forgetting about Charles Atlas!
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