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Muscle Beach 75th Anniversary Time Capsule Video

Published: February 20, 2010

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Here’s a video clip from the Muscle Beach 75th Anniversary Toy Drive that took place in December in Venice, California. It was a great day that also included a time capsule being buried that will be open in 2059 to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the original Muscle Beach in Santa Monica.
On hand were baseball [...]


Robby Robinson and the Master Plan (Part 6)

Published: November 12, 2009

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By Ian Duckett – (This is part six of a six-part series)
Day 6
I got up early and had my supplements and green tea, showered and shaved and had a breakfast in my room of oats and protein with a black coffee. I then set off walking to Gold’s. I walk along the beach front then head inland [...]


Robby Robinson and the Master Plan (Part 4)

Published: October 10, 2009

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By Ian Duckett – (This is part four of a six-part series)
Day 4 – off day from training
After breakfast, a little walk and phoning home I was picked up by Robby and Arden. They took me to an organic market in Santa Monica where they buy their food supplies. This was paradise again for me- row [...]


Robby Robinson and the Master Plan (Part 3)

Published: October 2, 2009

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By Ian Duckett – (This is part three of a six-part series)
Day 3 – Workout 2
I awake with a start on the day. Right away I took my morning supplements that Robby had structured out for me for the days ahead, I washed these down with cold, clean water. After morning rituals I headed out for breakfast [...]


Bill Grant Returns to Muscle Beach

Published: September 16, 2009

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By Bill Grant - It was a great day for an outdoor Bodybuilding Show. This contest had over 2,000 spectators and they were really enthusiatic about the show, which by the way was done very professional. Joe Wheatley really did a bang-up job promoting the event and the competititors where top quality.
He had at least seven television stations on hand [...]


Armand Tanny’s Passing Truly a Great Loss

Published: April 9, 2009

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Losing one great name in the sport of bodybuilding recently was more than enough, but to add a second makes it all the sadder. On the heels of Irvin “Zabo” Koszewski passing away, we learned that Armand Tanny followed. The former Muscle Beach mainstay was 90.
The younger brother of Vic Tanny – who went on [...]