My Pilgrimage To The 'Mecca'" "People seem to assume that because I'm a pro bodybuilder, I must have been out to Venice Beach on many occasions and trained at the world-famous Gold's Gym. The truth is that until a couple weeks ago, I had never so much as set foot inside Gold's. Five years ago… Continue reading Kai Greene, ‘The Predator,’ Iron Man, April (2009), 372-375
In 1965, former bodybuilder and US Marine, Joe Gold opened up a gym in Venice California as a place for himself and his friends to train. Charging $60 a year, Joe kept costs down by making his own gym equipment, skimping on the heating and recruiting every bodybuilder worth his salt as a member. Unbeknownst… Continue reading Why Did Gold’s Gym Become So Popular?
I have a great story to share about the day I met the three best bodybuilders in the world on the same day. I was 14 at the time and had just started to get interested in bodybuilding. It was wierd because I had been interested in muscles and bodybuilding for a long time, from… Continue reading John Hansen, ‘The Day I Met Arnold, Lou and Franco’, Iron Age (c. 2004)
In a career that spanned four decades, Mike Mentzer, who passed away on June 12, 2001 was one of bodybuilding’s most prominent, inspirational and controversial figures. In order to flesh out the unique life, times and psyche of this complicated star, we’re reprinting (beginning on the next page) a feature on Mentzer from the February… Continue reading Peter McGough, ‘The Mike Menzter Story’, Flex Magazine, September (2001).
In a career that spanned four decades, Mike Mentzer, who passed away on June 12, 2001 was one of bodybuilding’s most prominent, inspirational and controversial figures. In order to flesh out the unique life, times and psyche of this complicated star, we’re reprinting (beginning on the next page) a feature on Mentzer from the February… Continue reading Peter McGough, ‘The Mike Menzter Story’, Flex Magazine, September (2001).
I have a great story to share about the day I met the three best bodybuilders in the world on the same day. I was 14 at the time and had just started to get interested in bodybuilding. It was wierd because I had been interested in muscles and bodybuilding for a long time, from… Continue reading John Hansen, ‘The Day I Met Arnold, Lou and Franco’, Iron Age (c. 2004)
In 1965, former bodybuilder and US Marine, Joe Gold opened up a gym in Venice California as a place for himself and his friends to train. Charging $60 a year, Joe kept costs down by making his own gym equipment, skimping on the heating and recruiting every bodybuilder worth his salt as a member. Unbeknownst… Continue reading The History of Gold’s Gym
