History of BodyBuilding

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History of BodyBuilding

The Modern Era

Advancements

Better supplements

Further research in training techniques

Created a time period of mass monsters with freakishly big muscles

Popularization

Magazines (early 2000s)

Bodybuilding is as big as its ever been now because of the media

Social Media

Golden Era

Athletes

Frank Zane

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Through his Hollywood movies, he made bodybuilding mainstream and inspired many individuals to start training

The Mr. Olympia competition was founded, the most prestigious title in bodybuilding to this day

Silver Era

Development of competitons

More Body building competitions started opening like the Mr. America and Mr. Universe

Joe Weider founded the IFBB the biggest bodybuilding federation

WW2

Sparked a need for phsyical fitness

Lead to a passion for many

Ancient Era

Ancient Greece and Rome

Became fascinated with physical performance and aesthetics

Created the first gymnasiums to hone these abilities

Developed aesthetically pleasing proportions for their physiques

Bronze Era

Eugen Sandow(Father of Body Building) popularized bodybuilding by public displays of his physique and strength

Organized first BodyBuilding competition in London in 1901

Magazines with exercises Eugen Sandow invented like the bicep curl, dumbbell press and chest fly started circulating