1970s Bodybuilding Legend Still Going Strong

Some things just are better the way they were. Take bodybuilding, for instance. Back in the ‘Golden Age’ and era, which spawned the sport into the mainstream, the scene in California became the face and personality of the fledging way of life. In particular, two places in the state – Gold’s Gym and Muscle Beach, both out of which several men became household names.

One of those men was Bill Grant, who still looks back on those days as something extremely special. “Those days at Gold’s Gym,” Grant remembered, “they were the best days of my life. It was like living your dream. I wanted to go to Muscle Beach and work out there. Little did I know, Arnold was thinking the same thing in Austria.”

Arnold, of course, is Arnold Schwarzenegger, who became and still is the most popular bodybuilder of all time. When ‘The Austrian Oak’ came over from Europe, his unique accent and personality became a big attraction, and can easily be seen in the major motion picture, “Pumping Iron.” Continue Reading »

“The Black Prince” Throws Barbs at Arnold and Weider, Steroids in Bodybuilding and Baseball

To be considered one of the pioneers and a legend in your sport is something that can never go away. Even if he never picked up a weight again, Robby Robinson would always be one of the elite bodybuilders of all time.

While most men at the age of 62 find more time to sit around than exercise and have a diet that make their doctors turn red, the man known as “The Black Prince” still busts it in the gym and has not ‘enjoyed’ as much as piece of pie in over 20 years.

Never one to not speak his mind during the ‘golden age of bodybuilding,’ Robinson still has that trait and it is part of what has made him so great while being understood in certain circles. He has his own opinion on some of the biggest names in his sport and others, like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Joe Weider, Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds. Continue Reading »

Frank Zane Still Going Strong at 65

In the sport of bodybuilding, champions have come and go at a steady pace over the years. To sustain a lengthy career is quite an accomplishment in any form of athletics, and to be a top competitor in a period of time that spanned three decades in this field is definitely outside the norm.

That is if you’re name is not Frank Zane. The 65 year-old Pennsylvania native is still working out, and has no intention of stopping. “I am one of the very few people (former competitive bodybuilders) still training,” Zane said. “There’s Larry Scott, Bill Pearl, and me. Have you seen Arnold (Schwarzenegger) lately?”

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2008 Arnold Classic Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships

In a world that revolves around money, even the sport of bodybuilding must make adjustments. The difference between amateurs and professionals in sanctioned International Federation of Body Building events is prize money being awarded to the winners. At the recent Amateur IFBB Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Championships held at the Arnold Schwarzenegger 2008 Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio, money was no object.

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