So I'm at the gym today and I see two girls that I know doing squats. They are both pretty hard core and one of them competes and does pretty well. Anyway, I tell them if they remember Ed Corney from PI. One says he kind of sounds familiar. They both said they've seen the movie so I mentioned the squatting scene with Arnold and how when I was a kid I use to think of that scene to inspire me. I also mentioned that he was from Hawaii. They both kind of smiled and one said, "How old was he?"
They didn't know who he was.
I kind of asked around the gym if they remember Ed Corney. I picked people that were at least in their forties. Still nothing.
I even asked a trainer, who was probably in his late forties, if he knew who Arthur Jones was. Never heard of him. When I told him he developed Nautilus and virtually all the machines we have in the gym today is based on his original equipment with the cams and everything he then proudly boasted that he has heard of Nautilus.
Kind of sad really.
That`s because todays gyms are populated with regular average people,(most who have no clue as to why they are even there), as opposed to back in the day when most members were bodybuilding,powerlifters,arm-wrestling competitively,or Olympic weightlifters...........
. among other serious track & field athletes who trained hard with the heavy iron.
In a few words...................
..todays gyms suck.
It brings back fond memories to me to have been involved all those great years full of great bodybuilders and gym camaraderie,but in the same vein,I feel a huge loss because that atmosphere no longer exists.
Anyone my age, older, or a bit younger,knows exactly what I`m trying to convey.