With his lifelong commitment to bringing fitness to the masses (and more mass to fitness), Joe Weider was responsible for changing the lives of millions of people. In this retrospective gallery, you can see the Master Blaster in top form over the years.
Joe Weider shares a lighthearted moment with Gold’s Gym and World Gym founder Joe Gold in this mid-60’s photo.
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Joe Weider (right) shares dinner with Mr. Universe Reg Park (left) and Reg’s dad (seated next to Joe) in Leeds, England, in 1951.
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Joe Weider (bottom right) and Mr. universe Steve Reeves (left) pay a visit to the NYC gym of the legendary Sig Klein (kneeling, center) in this mid-50’s shot.
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Joe Weider gazes proudly at his friend, pupil, and sponsored athlete, Arnold Schwarzenegger, who had just won the 1973 Mr. Olympia contest in New York City.
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Joe Weider discusses training strategies at the second incarnation of Gold’s Gym, in Santa Monica, with Mr. Universe winner circa 1979.
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Frequent Weider magazine cover model Don Peters (back row, second from right) would often host pool parties at his Sherman Oaks, California home in the 60’s, inviting bodybuilding luminaries, including people like (back row, left side) Dr. Andy Burpee and Dan Mackey, and (middle row, left to right) photographer Gene Mozee, Iron Guru Vince Gironda, 3x Mr. Olympia Sergio Oliva. This photo is from the summer of 1968.
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In this 1950’s shot, Joe Weider is flanked by fitness legend Jack LaLanne (left) and bodybuilder/trainer extraordinaire Vince Gironda.
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Joe Weider, the man who transformed bodybuilding and fitness congratulates (left to right), Kal Szkalak, Danny Padilla, and Mike Mentzer, the triumphant 1977 Mr. Universe team.
Joe Weider shares a lighthearted moment with Gold’s Gym and World Gym founder Joe Gold in this mid-60’s photo.
Joe Weider (right) shares dinner with Mr. Universe Reg Park (left) and Reg’s dad (seated next to Joe) in Leeds, England, in 1951.
Joe Weider (bottom right) and Mr. universe Steve Reeves (left) pay a visit to the NYC gym of the legendary Sig Klein (kneeling, center) in this mid-50’s shot.
Joe Weider gazes proudly at his friend, pupil, and sponsored athlete, Arnold Schwarzenegger, who had just won the 1973 Mr. Olympia contest in New York City.
Joe Weider discusses training strategies at the second incarnation of Gold’s Gym, in Santa Monica, with Mr. Universe winner circa 1979.
Frequent Weider magazine cover model Don Peters (back row, second from right) would often host pool parties at his Sherman Oaks, California home in the 60’s, inviting bodybuilding luminaries, including people like (back row, left side) Dr. Andy Burpee and Dan Mackey, and (middle row, left to right) photographer Gene Mozee, Iron Guru Vince Gironda, 3x Mr. Olympia Sergio Oliva. This photo is from the summer of 1968.
In this 1950’s shot, Joe Weider is flanked by fitness legend Jack LaLanne (left) and bodybuilder/trainer extraordinaire Vince Gironda.
Joe Weider, the man who transformed bodybuilding and fitness congratulates (left to right), Kal Szkalak, Danny Padilla, and Mike Mentzer, the triumphant 1977 Mr. Universe team.
