Author Topic: Who is the TRUE FATHER of "Modern Fitness" as we know it? (Read 6723 times)

Alex23 · « **on:** July 02, 2012, 04:48:59 PM »

Criteria:

1- A revolutionary and visionary
2- Someone who completely shifted the "fitness and conditioning" paradigm
3- A promoter and likeable image
4- Accomplished something that hasn't been done before
5- A great marketer.

K23 says:

che · « **Reply #1 on:** July 02, 2012, 04:51:54 PM »

Alex23 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 02, 2012, 04:56:03 PM »

Quote from: che on July 02, 2012, 04:51:54 PM

LOL!!! Well chosen.

arce1988 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 02, 2012, 05:29:34 PM »

Arnold is the man

njflex · « **Reply #4 on:** July 02, 2012, 07:12:16 PM »

arnold is bbing period put it on the map ,,,

chunkramwell · « **Reply #5 on:** July 02, 2012, 07:17:46 PM »

Welcome back Alex23!

Marty Champions · « **Reply #6 on:** July 02, 2012, 07:26:13 PM »

Alex23 is one of the most techinical lifters in history. Perfect form on every lift. The songs he choses are unimaginable and really put you in another world while hes training

flipper5470 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 02, 2012, 07:46:01 PM »

Alex23 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 02, 2012, 08:37:17 PM »

Quote from: Johnny Falcon on July 02, 2012, 07:26:13 PM

Alex23 is one of the most techinical lifters in history. Perfect form on every lift. The songs he choses are unimaginable and really put you in another world while hes training

Falcon truth, nothing comes even close.

no one · « **Reply #9 on:** July 02, 2012, 09:23:11 PM »

haha fatboy getting a nice and well deserved welcome in this thread.

whats it like being so hated? lol

mossel · « **Reply #10 on:** July 02, 2012, 11:24:44 PM »

Ron · « **Reply #11 on:** July 02, 2012, 11:46:43 PM »

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Who is the TRUE FATHER of "Modern Fitness" as we know it?

What is the era of 'Modern' that you are thinking of.

Explain 'Modern Fitness' - is it different than modern bodybuilding, modern figure, zumba, mainstream celebrity gurus, etc?

EpicSwolez · « **Reply #12 on:** July 02, 2012, 11:49:51 PM »

Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner

phreak · « **Reply #13 on:** July 03, 2012, 01:29:13 AM »

1- A revolutionary and visionary - Arthur Jones
2- Someone who completely shifted the "fitness and conditioning" paradigm - Arthur Jones
3- A promoter and likeable image - Arthur Jones (though not likable, he was a great promoter
4- Accomplished something that hasn't been done before - Arthur Jones
5- A great marketer. - Arthur Jones

Jaime · « **Reply #14 on:** July 03, 2012, 01:59:06 AM »

Hercules. Everything comes from greek physical culture.

Alex23 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 03, 2012, 02:48:27 AM »

Quote from: phreak on July 03, 2012, 01:29:13 AM

1- A revolutionary and visionary - Arthur Jones
2- Someone who completely shifted the "fitness and conditioning" paradigm - Arthur Jones
3- A promoter and likeable image - Arthur Jones (though not likable, he was a great promoter
4- Accomplished something that hasn't been done before - Arthur Jones
5- A great marketer. - Arthur Jones

good point.

however, w/o pumping iron, modern fitness wouldnt be the same

Benny B · « **Reply #16 on:** July 03, 2012, 05:13:08 AM »

Tapeworm · « **Reply #17 on:** July 03, 2012, 05:37:20 AM »

Quote from: Benny B on July 03, 2012, 05:13:08 AM

Gets my vote. Not enough to say he brought fitness culture to the general public. More like he created it. Mr & Mrs Suburbia never would have heard of a gym otherwise.

Donny · « **Reply #18 on:** July 03, 2012, 06:20:29 AM »

Quote from: Tapeworm on July 03, 2012, 05:37:20 AM

Gets my vote. Not enough to say he brought fitness culture to the general public. More like he created it. Mr & Mrs Suburbia never would have heard of a gym otherwise.

Got to agree jack la lanne was a real pioneer and with steve Reeves and reg park really brought muscles onto TV and to the cinema. Sure later came arnold and they all praised weider but for me Jack la lanne was really fit and motivated normal people to do a workout at home. His TV series is funny by Todays standards but turn the clock back..it was really new then.

flipper5470 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 03, 2012, 06:23:23 AM »

Jane Fonda introduced aerobics to millions of dumpy housewives and college girls. At my girlfriend's school (Miami of Ohio) you had literally tons of girls massing in common areas of their dorms to workout with her RECORD and printed manual. Can yu imagine working out to a vinyl LP? "What the fuck did she say?" or if the needle stuck you'd be doing elbow to knee for a year

Hulkotron · « **Reply #20 on:** July 03, 2012, 06:33:32 AM »

John Falcon meets all of these criteria and is also a great philosopher and spokesperson for the sport.

funk51 · « **Reply #21 on:** July 03, 2012, 06:54:28 AM »

Quote from: Tapeworm on July 03, 2012, 05:37:20 AM

Gets my vote. Not enough to say he brought fitness culture to the general public. More like he created it. Mr & Mrs Suburbia never would have heard of a gym otherwise.

x3

Heywood · « **Reply #22 on:** July 03, 2012, 06:56:55 AM »

Lalanne had a lot more to do with fitness than Arnold.

Maybe Arnold is the poster boy for Dianabol, not fitness.

bike nut · « **Reply #23 on:** July 03, 2012, 07:12:38 AM »

Didn't I have a post in this thread calling ChazBono23 a lying fat kunt?

Fucking pathetic.....

Donny · « **Reply #24 on:** July 03, 2012, 08:08:20 AM »

Quote from: Heywood on July 03, 2012, 06:56:55 AM

Lalanne had a lot more to do with fitness than Arnold.

Maybe Arnold is the poster boy for Dianabol, not fitness.

Arnold..can you imagine him doing what lalanne did? Arnolds fat hanging breasts. True he was Big but will he or is he in the shape Jack was till his Sad Death...NO.