Old School Inspiration or Old Fool Insanity?
Published: Sat, 09/11/10
Hey ,
Vince Gironda is one of bodybuilding's pioneers. In fact many call him the
father of bodybuilding. His roots go all the way back to the mid-1900s,
when he opened his own gym in 1948, in North Hollywood, California.
As a trainer and gym owner, Vince quickly developed a reputation as a
trainer of champions, including the very first IFBB Mr. Olympia in 1965.
From there, his fame grew and his gym began attracting some of the biggest
names in bodybuilding, including Lou Ferrigno, Frank Zane and even
Arnold Schwarzenegger.
father of bodybuilding. His roots go all the way back to the mid-1900s,
when he opened his own gym in 1948, in North Hollywood, California.
As a trainer and gym owner, Vince quickly developed a reputation as a
trainer of champions, including the very first IFBB Mr. Olympia in 1965.
From there, his fame grew and his gym began attracting some of the biggest
names in bodybuilding, including Lou Ferrigno, Frank Zane and even
Arnold Schwarzenegger.
I just wrote an article called,
"The Top 10 Controversial Vince Gironda Beliefs" == << New Blog Post
I'd love to hear your thoughts on some of his view points. Typically
people felt very strongly about Vince either following him with a passion
or violently disagreeing with him.
Let me know whas he ahead of his time?
Click here to vote old school inspiration or old fool insanity.
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MORE COOL GIRONDA STUFF
MORE COOL GIRONDA STUFF
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I'm not sure if you know this or not but I have another blog that
I started on the side with my friend Elliott Hulse who is a pro strongman.
I started on the side with my friend Elliott Hulse who is a pro strongman.
We have some serious discussion going over there, so feel to
join in. Here's what was added to that site over the last week related
to Vince.
The Greatest Trainer That Ever Lived Essay
7 Super Unconventional Gironda Exercises
Change Your DNA To Build Muscle?
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WHAT'S SO COOL ABOUT GIRONDA?
WHAT'S SO COOL ABOUT GIRONDA?
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Oh I don't know let me name a few things off the top of my head.
-He told Arnold he's nothing but a fat you know what when he first
met him.
-He was one of the first guy to talk about taking a deload week
every fourth week.
-He has lots of exercises named after him that he invented.
-He didn't give a rats assss if you liked him or not.
-He pretty much preached a ton of stuff fifty years before it was
accepted by the masses as the truth.
The list goes on and on. Check out some of the links from this
email, you'll be glad you did.
Keep training hard,
Mike Westerdal
P.S. I know it's easy to get excited and go buy all the material you can
find on Vince and I would say that's a good idea....but I do have a
cool surprise for you next week. It's a really cheap way you can get
your hands on some Gironda material that is currently out of
circulation. So stay tuned for that!