Legends Of Fitness

Jack LaLanne – A Legend Of Fitness

Nicknamed the Godfather of fitness, Jack LaLanne is one of the most influential fitness experts of the last century…

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Bernarr Macfadden – A Legend of Fitness

The self proclaimed Father of Physical Culture. An eccentric fitness-minded entrepreneur who would have been 141 years old today was he not so remarkably stubborn by dying of a urinary tract infection after denying medical treatment at the age of 87. It was a shoddy vaccination that nearly killed him in his early adolescence which gave Bernarr a life long disdain for doctors and obsession for expanding his knowledge of physical culture. All the latest fitness trends that are buzzing around the Internet such as intermittent fasting and milk diets were all being perfected by Macfadden over one hundred years ago. Bernarr


Happy Birthday To AH-nold

Sixty-two years of the Austrian Oak. Schwarzenegger may have had the greatest impact on changing the direction of fitness and motivating more people to workout than anyone in the last half century. Sure bodybuilders are pumped with steroids and produce a physique Predator Bicep

that most people would raise their brow at but their hard work, self-discipline, and dedication in the weight room can be appreciated by all. Without these guys exercising to the beat of a different drum we all might be performing an exercise routine from a typical gym class in the 50s.

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