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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Ron on January 05, 2015, 09:01:51 AM
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Will be interesting to see where this magazine's new direction goes. Will they still stay old school or start some new ideas....
Iron Man Magazine Announces New Ownership
Iron Man Magazine, the world’s leading bodybuilding and fitness magazine and the fitness world’s pillar of information for training announced today that entrepreneur Binais Begovic and his wife Dr. Catherine Begovic have purchased the company
From - Beverly Hills, CA (PRWEB) January 05, 2015
Iron Man Magazine, the world’s leading bodybuilding and fitness magazine and the fitness world’s pillar of information for training announced today that entrepreneur Binais Begovic and his wife Dr. Catherine Begovic have purchased the company. Iron Man Magazine was founded by Peary and Mabel Rader in 1936. It was then purchased by John Balik and Michael Neveux in August of 1986 with Mr. Olympia Lee Haney on the cover. Iron Man Magazine was created to be a source of inspiration, information and transformation for the fitness industry. 79 years later it is still driven by those core values. Iron Man Magazine licenses to countries all over the globe including Japan, Australia, Sweden, Norway, and Italy.
Binais Begovic, a fitness athlete himself who was featured as a cover model for the magazine in 2006, brings a deep passion for weight training and scientific nutrition. Begovic was born in Montenegro and fled with his family to Sweden as a teen when war erupted in his native country. Begovic is an athlete ranking nationally in Judo and other fitness competitions. After winning competitions in Europe, he came to Los Angeles to shoot for fitness magazines and became an integral part of the fitness world. “Being on the cover of Iron Man Magazine and being featured in the magazine was one the critical moments in my career. It gave me credibility, international exposure, and was the launching point to expand my love of fitness into other businesses.” Begovic’s goal with the magazine is to make effective training and nutritional information accessible to everyone. “In a world where the Internet makes it confusing for people interested in fitness, Iron Man Magazine is the one place they can always turn to for credible information as well as up to date news, and the insiders' look into the fitness industry.” He also would like to use it as a platform to launch new athletes into their fitness careers and provide opportunities for fitness enthusiasts to participate in a community where they can share ideas. Begovic’s vision for Iron Man Magazine is also to highlight other popular divisions such as Bikini and Men’s Physique in additional to traditional bodybuilding. Begovic is planning a re-design of the magazine, a re-launch of the website with informational articles and videos, as well as other events centered on the core values of “inspiration, information, and transformation.”
The launch of the re-designed Iron Man Magazine under the new ownership is projected to be the April issue 2015. The past owners John Balik will be retained as a consultant to the Publisher, and Michael Neveux as photographer/Design Director.
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Balik is smart to sell while he still can... Print media dying...
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Hey maybe they'll have a message board. That'll go swimmingly.
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IronMan had Great writers back in the 90's.
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They still make Ironman magazine?
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If that dumbass fitness model paid more than $50 for Ironman, it'll go down as one of the worst business deals of the century. You know what they say about fools and their money...
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this mag used to be great. than the raders got old. :'( :'( :'( :'(
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printed media is dying everywhere thanks to the internet. Messageboards pretty much killed the need for magazines to collect infos and testimonies.
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If that dumbass fitness model paid more than $50 for Ironman, it'll go down as one of the worst business deals of the century. You know what they say about fools and their money...
Considering they publish Ironman Sweden and it does well, if he got a good deal, it may be a wise investment for him. Various magazines do sell out there.
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Ironman was great.
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Is that from your collection?
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this mag used to be great. than the raders got old. :'( :'( :'( :'(
Yup. In the same vein, bodybuilding used to be great. Then the size queen schomes came along.
Iron Man covers from when the magazine was under Rader's watch were excellent with their "Top Man" photography.
Today, "Top Man" means the guy doing the boo-fooing. Feh. Schmoetell 6ex fare and yup. They'll leave the lube on for you.
Gross.
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The old Iron Man under Rader were fantastic. I still read them.
Is this the guy who bought the magazine?
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The old Iron Man under Rader were fantastic. I still read them.
Is this the guy who bought the magazine?
Yes.
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Are they still gonna hold that Pro show that has paid the winner $10k for the last 20 yrs?
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The Iron Man office was on the same street as the cable office I worked out of in the 80's. Used to go down the street and get a free mag from John every month. Got to know him pretty well, great guy. Knew Steve Holman, Leon Bachman, and Faith Walker as well. All good people. Used to have some good conversations with those guys. Fun days.
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Considering they publish Ironman Sweden and it does well, if he got a good deal, it may be a wise investment for him. Various magazines do sell out there.
I'm in Sweden and am wondering where this magazine is sold? Maybe seen 1-2 copies somewhere over the years. I doubt any reader actually pays for a copy. How is it distributed? "Does well" sounds like bullshit to me.
Binais promoted some bb shows here recently. The Swedish IFBB affiliate of course forbade any athletes to compete in these shows if they wanted to continue competing with Swedish bb fed. Binais was going to sue them etc. Don't know what happened with that.
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Binais Begovic is a bodybuilder so that should help re knowing what to put in the magazine. It certainly is a challenge to make anything from those mags. Then again, they were always low return businesses depending on
supplement sales and other things to make a profit.
https://www.facebook.com/binais
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i wonder if he'll bring back the magic circle ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D.....
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Here is another shot from his Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/BinaisOnline/photos_stream
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i wonder if he'll bring back the magic circle ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D.....
Ha. That thing is so overbuilt and complicated compared to other versions that do the same thing, but it always puts a smile on my face when I see it.
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this mag used to be great. than the raders got old. :'( :'( :'( :'(
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Tinerino
Interesting life, would like to learn more about plane crash and hitman stuff
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Here is another shot from his Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/BinaisOnline/photos_stream
Holy shit look at the synthol swelling in the upper biceps lol!
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IronMan had Great writers back in the 90's.
^^
This
They aren't 'old school' anymore for many years since they switched from bodybuilding/strongmen to bermuda faggs & bikini sluts.