THE FITNESSBUILDING CRAZE IS OLD NEWS
FITNESS TRAINING
THE FITNESSBUILDING CRAZE IS OLD NEWS
By David Aston, http://www.fitnessbuilding.com
Ever since the fitness craze in the 1980’s, we have become a nation increasingly aware of our health and physique. Millions of dollars are spent every year in the quest for a perfect body. Gyms are big business, personal trainers are making a tidy living helping people stay fit, and body building supplements are at an all-time level of performance.
In actuality, the sport of fitness training has been around for quite some time. Being a fitness trainer is not a new profession. Nearly a century and half ago, the man known as the father of bodybuilding, Eugen Sandow was credited with inventing the sport by inviting people to view his body in muscle display performances.
Sandow built a stage performance around displays of strength and agility as well as showing off a “Grecian” physique which was considered the ultimate body. He became so successful; he created several businesses around his fame and was among the first people to market body building products bearing his name. As he became more popular, he was credited with the invention of the first exercise equipment marketed to the masses.
Before Sandow started his strongman act on the London stage, most people thought that a muscleman had to look like a cross between John Candy and King Kong. Sandow showed the world that he could be strong and at the same time muscled and well proportioned. This blond, blue-eyed athlete became a matinee idol decades before Steve Reeves or Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Sandow was also credited with beginning the first body building contest called “The Great Competition” held in London. This competition was the basis for many others to follow including the Mr. Olympia competition that remains the most popular weight lifting contest to date.
When World War II broke out, men in the country were inspired to become bigger in their physique, stronger, and more aggressive in their behavior. Training techniques were improved, nutrition was focused on more than ever, and fitness equipment evolved into effective means for working muscles in ways never thought of before.
It was also around this time that many body building organizations came into being including the Amateur Athletic Union and the International Federation of Body Building. In 1970, body building was taken to a new level when the film “Pumping Iron” was released starring Austrian newcomer Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Through the years, bodybuilding has just grown in popularity becoming almost an obsession for many people. Women fitness and fitness toning have women taking an interest in honing their bodies, and the sport has evolved into a real competitive arena.
If you’ve always wanted to learn about how to build your body to that “Grecian Ideal” envisioned by Eugen Sandow, there can be a lot to learn. Nothing will compare to actually getting to the gym and lifting those weights and going through a fitness program. You will need some information first.
That’s why we’re here. We want to reveal fitnessbuilding secrets to you.
David Aston, resident advisor to: http://www.fitnessbuilding.com
