Author Topic: Golds Gym - "The Mecca", when it really was "The Mecca" (Read 514500 times)

wes · « **Reply #1075 on:** March 20, 2012, 01:01:48 PM »

Quote from: hazbin on March 20, 2012, 12:57:34 PM

I just thought of something. when Steve Reeves competed against John Grimek, one of the reasons he lost was that his waist was TOO SMALL!!! lmao. talk about swinging full circle. the AAU was running things, and the mr. America was kinda like a side show to the weightlifting competition, and they said Steve just didn't look strong enough!!

Back in those days,they had an interview,weightlifting contest,and you had to present yourself in a respectful manner..........none of which should have mattered in the physique portion of the contest.

Besides,Grimek was a York man and it was as political then as it is today.

Gotta` laugh at the waist being too small though............how ironic is that these days?

hazbin · « **Reply #1076 on:** March 20, 2012, 01:06:11 PM »

Quote from: wes on March 20, 2012, 01:01:48 PM

Back in those days,they had an interview,weightlifting contest,and you had to present yourself in a respectful manner..........none of which should have mattered in the physique portion of the contest.

Besides,Grimek was a York man and it was as political then as it is today.

Gotta` laugh at the waist being too small though............how ironic is that these days?

yup, pretty funny. i scanned some pics from old vids of me in the 90's, and wasn't gonna post em because all the nut huggers would tell me what i took. but i don't think they check this thread, so i may post some here if that's alright.

crownshep · « **Reply #1077 on:** March 20, 2012, 01:11:16 PM »

Quote from: wes on March 20, 2012, 12:54:02 PM

It`s sad that so many great bodybuilders never got a card,and then there are others who got a card and did nothing with it!

Tim,just to give you an idea how big Linkie got,watch till the very end of this video.Its a local show in my town,and all the class winners are onstage,and Dorian was the guest poser,its from 1990.Then Linkie walks onstage,and look at the size of him compared to Dorian,keep in mind also he was 6"2 tall.

wes · « **Reply #1078 on:** March 20, 2012, 01:22:52 PM »

Quote from: crownshep on March 20, 2012, 01:11:16 PM

Tim,just to give you an idea how big Linkie got,watch till the very end of this video.Its a local show in my town,and all the class winners are onstage,and Dorian was the guest poser,its from 1990.Then Linkie walks onstage,and look at the size of him compared to Dorian,keep in mind also he was 6"2 tall.

He was friggin` huge!

roc · « **Reply #1079 on:** March 20, 2012, 05:37:24 PM »

these photos are incredible wes!!!!! great job!!!!!!!!!

wes · « **Reply #1080 on:** March 20, 2012, 05:54:00 PM »

Thanks roc !!

Cableguy · « **Reply #1081 on:** March 20, 2012, 05:54:45 PM »

Quote from: crownshep on March 20, 2012, 08:55:16 AM

Dave,Sandra and Bertil.

Think I have this magazine!

wes · « **Reply #1082 on:** March 20, 2012, 05:56:19 PM »

Cableguy · « **Reply #1083 on:** March 20, 2012, 05:59:12 PM »

Quote from: Figo on March 20, 2012, 12:39:38 PM

nothing wrong with nostalgia

I feel bbing died in the mid 90s

Except of course for the great branch warren

Totally agree...I used to be inspired. Now I'm mostly disgusted and dissapointed. Everytime I see someone like Branch I just get pissed off at how far bodybuilding has fallen...

Cableguy · « **Reply #1084 on:** March 20, 2012, 06:00:48 PM »

Quote from: wes on March 20, 2012, 05:56:19 PM

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Cool shots of Daryl and Dave.

wes · « **Reply #1085 on:** March 20, 2012, 06:00:53 PM »

Cableguy · « **Reply #1086 on:** March 20, 2012, 06:02:33 PM »

Quote from: wes on March 20, 2012, 06:00:53 PM

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I've always liked Frank Hillebrand's physique.

wes · « **Reply #1087 on:** March 20, 2012, 06:04:30 PM »

wes · « **Reply #1088 on:** March 20, 2012, 06:06:45 PM »

Hillebrand looked great.

Sadly,Whitsett,Otero,and Deferro are all dead now.

dr.chimps · « **Reply #1089 on:** March 20, 2012, 06:09:10 PM »

Quote from: wes on March 20, 2012, 06:04:30 PM

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Greg DeFerro?

wes · « **Reply #1090 on:** March 20, 2012, 06:09:44 PM »

Yup,that`s Deferro !

zodiac · « **Reply #1091 on:** March 20, 2012, 06:12:17 PM »

Awesome thread..thanks for taking the time to put those up..I love looking and studying those pics..it was really something else back then.

dr.chimps · « **Reply #1092 on:** March 20, 2012, 06:13:32 PM »

Quote from: wes on March 20, 2012, 06:09:44 PM

Yup,that`s Deferro !

I want to say Rocky. Same guy?

wes · « **Reply #1093 on:** March 20, 2012, 06:15:22 PM »

Quote from: dr.chimps on March 20, 2012, 06:13:32 PM

I want to say Rocky. Same guy?

Greg "Rocky" DeFerro.....same guy,dead now but I forgot how he passed away.

wes · « **Reply #1094 on:** March 20, 2012, 06:16:11 PM »

Quote from: zodiac on March 20, 2012, 06:12:17 PM

Awesome thread..thanks for taking the time to put those up..I love looking and studying those pics..it was really something else back then.

Hey,glad you like the thread bro!

Shows us just how far we haven`t come.

Old School Trainer · « **Reply #1095 on:** March 20, 2012, 06:51:19 PM »

I think his ticker quite on him finally. Complete nut job when he tried to make his master's comeback. Looked liked he was about 20-years older then his real age. He was married and divorced from a female that I think was in law enforcement and we kept have to make him leave the gym when she was there due to the restraining order. He had a gym that the bank locked up the doors one night after he went of desperate midnight sale of selling discounted paid in full memberships. He had really good arm genetics but couldn't survive one of my workouts back in the day.

njflex · « **Reply #1096 on:** March 20, 2012, 07:00:41 PM »

THANX WES,,,,

wes · « **Reply #1097 on:** March 20, 2012, 07:02:21 PM »

Quote from: njflex on March 20, 2012, 07:00:41 PM

THANX WES,,,,

Thank you too man.............I like it when you take over.........gives me a rest!

wes · « **Reply #1098 on:** March 20, 2012, 07:04:19 PM »

Quote from: Old School Trainer on March 20, 2012, 06:51:19 PM

I think his ticker quite on him finally. Complete nut job when he tried to make his master's comeback. Looked liked he was about 20-years older then his real age. He was married and divorced from a female that I think was in law enforcement and we kept have to make him leave the gym when she was there due to the restraining order. He had a gym that the bank locked up the doors one night after he went of desperate midnight sale of selling discounted paid in full memberships. He had really good arm genetics but couldn't survive one of my workouts back in the day.

One of the gym owners where I trained at,had a $99.00 membership for year.......after making a killing,he moved a ton of equipment out one night and closed down the fucking gym.

Lots of people still looking for him,and a couple that found him were not very nice to him at all.

Old School Trainer · « **Reply #1099 on:** March 20, 2012, 07:20:45 PM »

I was a PT at the local Gold's Gym and Greg stood right in front of counter before a workout right after the Master's Mr. O that was in Atlanta and told everyone that he took like 3rd place right behind Big Lou. The owner and I went to the show and he saw us there. Greg had some type of problem and showed up to pre-judging late so the judges didn't even let him compete in the night show. He was allowed to guest pose. What a tool! We both cracked the hell up. He did look good when he almost won the NOC competing with Haney a decade earlier.