Big names in exercise?

mzaruba423 · Post by **mzaruba423** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:27 pm

I was wondering what some names of people are who have made a big impact on weightlifting and exercise in general. All I can really think of besides like Richard Simmons and those people are like

Chad Waterbury
Christian Thibideau
Arnold

Any imput would be great!

Boopster · Post by **Boopster** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:55 pm

[quote="katiesuarez"]How about Olivia Newton John and Jane Fonda?

Ur killing me Katie

personal favorite Tony Little.....I love that hair!
(I am soooooo joking)

mzaruba423 · Post by **mzaruba423** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:59 pm

tony little hahaha

i love ronnie coleman though that dude's so big. too big i think
thanks though ladies

thekid24 · Post by **thekid24** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:40 pm

yeah ronnie's one of the VERY FEW bodybuilders who are actually as strong as they look.

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:28 am

swans05????

Joesportstalk · Post by **Joesportstalk** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 9:55 pm

Jay Cutler
Gilead (haha had to throw a curve inthere too)
Denise Austin
Billy Blanks

Dinah Al Sabah
Corey Everson
Ava Cowen

Rachel McLish ( first Ms. Olympia)

Boopster · Post by **Boopster** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:22 pm

mzaruba423 wrote:tony little hahaha

i love ronnie coleman though that dude's so big. too big i think
thanks though ladies

Ronnie was at show last October and all I can say is Holy Shit...that dude is BIG....actually big doesn't even describe him. Pictures are deceiving and until you see these guys in person...you really have no idea how massive they really are. I met Jay Cutler in 2007...what a good family man. He speaks very kindly of his wife Kerry and always gives her kudos for her support. Although I'm not much into this type of bodybuilding, and it truly doesn't do anything for me, it definitely is unbelievable when you get to see these guys up close. I felt like they could crush me with their thumb

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 3:13 pm

Some people would quote Joe Weider, founder of the O' comps, and many other training techniques over the years.

He has been criticised by many before, especially for having collaborations with big BB mags, and sometimes appearing to promote the idea, that the Arnie size build comes from just hard work, and Weider Protein powder style supps.

However rightly or wrongly he has inflouenced BB since the 30's, and nobody can deny that, regardless of their opinion or impression of him.

LINEBECK · Post by **LINEBECK** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 7:42 am

Magnus Sammuelsson
Mariusz Pudzianowski
Magnus Ver Magnusson
Phil Pfister
etc, etc.

OK so they're not household names (not here anyway) but I admire these types of athletes.

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:50 pm

Good names, but if Pudzianowski had been properly banned, after his DQ one year for testing positive, he'd be less of a name than he is.

jp44 · Post by **jp44** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 3:56 pm

Gotta give credit to Jack LaLanne. He brough fitness to TV before anybody else.

Current day fitness icons, IMO would include:

Billy Blanks
Cathe Friedrich
Tony Horton
Karen Voight
Kathy Smith
Alwyn Cosgrove

JP44