Joe Weider "I predict"

[ukjeff]

http://forums.musculardevelopment.com/showthread.php/135604-JOE-WEIDER-quot-I-PREDICT-quot

In the thread JOE WEIDER: THE FATHER OF BODYBUILDING SAYS FAREWELL there is reference to 10 Predictions he made back in 1950. Here they are.

I PREDICT
Joe Weider’s Predictions from 1950

In the July 1950 issue of Your Physique Joe authored the by now iconic I Predict, in which he made ten predictions for the future. Reading them today is astonishing, because at the time they were written they would've been massive flights of fancy to scientists, the sporting community and the general populace. Like Alexander Graham Bell testing his first phone, Joe called it.


PREDICTION 1
I PREDICT that civilization will speed up in every phase and that the stresses and strains on mankind will continue to increase.

PREDICTION 2
I PREDICT that the resulting increase in mental and physical illness will force the world to recognize the importance of systematic exercise and physical activities to prevent and combat the evils of civilization.

PREDICTION 3
I PREDICT that bodybuilding will become the chief form of systematic exercise and physical activity and that it will come to be looked upon as one of the greatest forces in the field of preventive medicine.

PREDICTION 4
I PREDICT that a full realization of the importance of muscular development will sweep the world and that the sport of bodybuilding will grow by leaps and bounds.

PREDICTION 5
I PREDICT that the principles of good bodybuilding, which include balanced diets, adequate sleep, plenty of fresh air, ample sunshine, and regular workouts, will become basic principles of living.

PREDICTION 6
I PREDICT that bodybuilding will become the stepping-stone to every other sport and physical activity.

PREDICTION 7
I PREDICT that the art of relaxation, which is one of the fundamental principles in bodybuilding, will become more and more important as the tensions increase and that relaxation will be universally taught and advocated.

PREDICTION 8
I PREDICT that bodybuilding will spread to every corner of the world and that it will one day be recognized as the king of all sports and physical activities.

PREDICTION 9
I PREDICT that those who practice bodybuilding will live healthier, happier and more useful lives.

PREDICTION 10
I PREDICT that bodybuilding will one day become one of the greatest forces in existence and that it may be hailed as the activity which actually saved civilization from itself.

maybe 3 out of 10?

[Raymondo]

Well that was 1950... he was talking about another kind of bodybuilding back then.

[Natural Man]

Replace what he calls "bodybuilding" by "physical conditionning (lifting weights naturally, doing cardio and having a decent healthy diet)" and yeah, he was right. Except he mostly did the promotion of steroid use and unhealthy "bodybuilding", not really natural healthy physical conditionning. Still, this is the direction it is headed as more and more people of all ages discover the activity.


 

"I" predict humans of the future will be less numerous, smarter and in pefect physical health...

[ukjeff]

Except he mostly did the promotion of steroid use and unhealthy "bodybuilding", not really natural healthy physical conditionning.

Steroid induced bodies who all use his supplements.

Buy the supps kids and you can have a body like theirs.

[dj181]

Replace what he calls "bodybuilding" by "physical conditionning (lifting weights naturally, doing cardio and having a decent healthy diet)" and yeah, he was right. Except he mostly did the promotion of steroid use and unhealthy "bodybuilding", not really natural healthy physical conditionning. Still, this is the direction it is headed as more and more people of all ages discover the activity.


 

"I" predict humans of the future will be less numerous, smarter and in pefect physical health...

ever notice how individuals with a higher intellect and a higher education level are generally leaner than others?

[Nordic Beast]

ever notice how individuals with a higher intellect and a higher education level are generally leaner than others?

stand next to the stairs and an elevator in a hospital----all the dr's take the stairs while the janitors etc take the elevators