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The original Gold's Gym logo, a bald weightlifter holding a barbell, was designed in 1973 by professional wrestler Ric Drasin, who was Arnold Schwarzenegger's training partner for four years. [11] During a training break, he sketched the weightlifter on a napkin.
Joe Gold's gym was where Arnold Schwarzenegger built and sculpted himself when he first came to America. Schwarzenegger has been California's governor, a movie actor, and a former Mr. Olympia. For the film Pumping Iron, released in 1977, Schwarzenegger's training was recorded in Joe's gym. Peter Brockway said in an interview that the gym earned ...
Joe Gold was known for the personal encouragement he gave trainers, although delivered in sarcastic jabs at their faults. Among Joe Gold's many devotees was Arnold Schwarzenegger, [4] who began working out at the gym in 1968 soon after arriving in the US. Schwarzenegger called Joe Gold "a trusted friend and father figure."
Bodybuilding legends and Mr. Olympia champions Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ronnie Coleman recently met up for a workout at Gold's Gym in Venice.
Here's exactly what Arnold Schwarzenegger was benching, deadlifting and squatting back in his professional bodybuilder days. ... "I go every day to the gym, I ride on my bike, I go down to Gold's ...
Arnold Schwarzenegger was a bodybuilder in his early 20s when he met Jim Lorimer, then mayor of Worthington, at the 1970 Mr. World bodybuilding championship. The pair enjoyed a decades-long ...
Pumping Iron is a 1977 American docudrama about the world of professional bodybuilding, with a focus on the 1975 IFBB Mr. Universe and 1975 Mr. Olympia competitions. Directed by George Butler and Robert Fiore and edited by Geof Bartz and Larry Silk, it is inspired by the 1974 book of the same name by photographer Butler and writer Charles Gaines [2] and nominally centers on the competition ...
Since 1965, Gold's Gym has developed into a global brand with over 600 locations, expanding to six continents with three million members. [2] More than 70 gyms are company-owned, the rest of the gyms are franchised. Famous personalities such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, [14] Lou Ferrigno and Franco Columbu trained at the original Gold's Gym in ...