THE ATLAS BROTHERS - MASTERS OF HAND BALANCING AND BODYBUILDING ARTS

THE ATLAS BROTHERS

OF BODY PRACTICE IN SPOKANE

ROBBY ROBINSON WITH ATLAS BROTHERS OF BODY-PRACTICE -
STEVE AND SAM, DURING BODYBUILDING MASTER CLASS AND
SEMINAR IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON 2013
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I WAS CLUELESS THAT THERE WERE TWO MEN -- ALPHA-MALES, THAT WERE BODYBUILDERS, PERFORMERS, TEACHERS AND ARTISTS; THAT WERE HAND BALANCERS OF THE AWESOME KIND. 

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UNTIL I WAS INVITED TO COME TO SPOKANE WASHINGTON, IN WASHINGTON, THE HOME OF THE SEATTLE SEA-HAWKS, TO WORK WITH STEVE AND SAM ON THEIR TRANSITION FORM FROM A HAND-BALANCER TO BODYBUILDER, AFTER EACH ACT OR EXERCISE IN THERE ROUTINE. 

I LOVED THEIR ENERGY AND DRIVE SEEKING PERFECTION, WHICH HAS LEAD TO STANDING OVATIONS WHEREEVER THE ATLAS BROTHERS APPEAR. 

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TO SEE STEVE AND SAM DOING A LIVE PERFORMANCE LEAVES YOU SPELL-BOUND, AWE-STRUCK: 

THEIR STRENGTH AND POWER ON THE ROPES OR THEIR BARBELLS AND DUMBBELLS. 

EACH TIME I HAVE SEEN THEM PERFORM -- IT LEFT ME WANTING TO CHALLENGE AND CONQUER THOSE ROPES. 

SAM AND STEVE
ARE  PERSISTENT WARRIORS, 
BEGIN THEIR SUCCESS WHERE OTHERS END IN FAILURE. AT THEIR CRAFT.

BELOW IS THE 10-QUESTIONS INTERVIEW THAT STEVE ATLAS ANSWERED FOR MY BLOG:

1. WHAT IS THE BIGGEST THRILL WHEN IT COMES TO HAND BALANCING AS YOU ARE PERFORMING ARE PRACTICING?

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Answer:  The biggest thrill in training is the same as in performing... being perfect in our execution.  

We desire the ability to show the very best presentation for our audience knowing full well that if we do our job right, we'll get the most applause in return.  It is an amazing feeling when the crowd goes insane from a well performed act.

2. WHAT IS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND YOUR PERFORMANCE AND WHAT MOTIVATES YOU OR SAM TO GET IN THE BEST SHAPE, EACH TIME YOU SHOW CASE YOUR TALENT OF HAND-BALANCING? 

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Answer:  We are really driven to be at the very top of 'our' game.  

Since we started late in this craft of DUO (it's also called the art of hand-to-hand) 

WE HAVE TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF OUR PHYSIQUES BE FULLY BALANCED WITH AESTHETIC APPEAL

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LEAN, MUSCULAR, 
AND TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO USE IT EFFECTIVELY IS THE GOAL WE CONSTANTLY STRIVE FOR

In terms of long term goals... We'd like to perform at the Arnold Classic in Columbus, OH.  

In addition we'd like to get on a regular contract circuit of performing our act in front of crowds all over the place.

3. HAVE EITHER OF YOU HAD ANY MAJOR INJURIES, THAT HAVE PREVENTED YOU OR SAM, TO NOT BE ABLE TO PERFORM AT ANY TIME OVER THE YEARS? 
HOW OLD WERE YOU BOTH WHEN YOU GOT STARTED IN HAND-BALANCING? 
HOW OLD ARE YOU BOTH NOW AND HOW MANY YEARS AS TEAMMATES?

  

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Answer:  The only injury between us was a badly impinged left shoulder of the Base (Steve Atlas- myself). 

It was enough to drop off the most difficult elements for a while, but since it's healing and back to almost full strength the big elements are once again in our line of focus. 

Our preventative exercises have really saved our skins many times!  I (Steve) first got into DUO (Hand-to-Hand) in September of 2011.  

My Flyer (Sam) got into DUO (Hand-to-Hand) in June of 2012. 

I was turning 38, and Sam was 19 at the time. I'm now 40 and Sam is 21 years of age.  

I started training Sam almost 5 years ago, and then Sam's physical prowess and work ethic he became the designated training partner and the flyer of the Atlas Brothers effectively of June 2012.

4. WHEN WAS THE FIRST TIME YOU BOTH WITNESSED  A HAND BALANCING ACT AND DID THAT MOTIVATE YOU TO BECOME HOUSE WHOLE NAMES IN THIS VISUAL ART TODAY? 

ALEXIS BROTHERS - PAULO AND MARCO
LORADOR OF CIRQUE DU SOLEIL -- MYSTÉRE
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Answer:  The first act that I saw was in 1999. 

It was the Alexis Brothers: Paulo, and Marco Lorador in the Cirque Du Soleil production: Mystère.  

That was such an amazing show...

Although Sam watched a live act about two years ago in DUO it was nothing by comparison was when we paid a visit to our mentors in June of 2013 -- they still are amazing to watch!  

We want to do what we can to be 'like them'.  This should NOT be misunderstood as copying them or cloning them. 

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We (the Atlas Brothers) have our own act that is continuously growing better and stronger by the week.  

WE TRAIN HARD 
TO BE AS PERFECT AS POSSIBLE...

WE BOTH FEEL  THAT WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE AROUND US, 
THE REST WILL TAKE CARE OF ITSELF.

5. HOW MANY HOURS DO YOU BOTH SPEND WORKING OUT AND PRACTICING YOUR ARTS TOGETHER, AND DO YOU BOTH STILL ENJOY PERFORMING TO SOLD OUT AUDIENCES? DO YOU FEEL YOUR FAN BASE APPEAL HAS GROWN?

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Answer:  We train together five days a week, it used to be six- it's been cut to five to keep us from overtraining and burning out.  

60-90 minutes are the typical training time with each other, but on top of that both Sam and myself train an additional 1-3 more hours each day on our own respective regimens.  

Of course, we always want to perform to a sold out audience.  

All the shows we're hired to perform at are completely sold out and we love that.  

With Facebook and the internet, our fan base continues to grow by the week: the Atlas Brothers have their own official Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Atlas-Brothers/158824214265146 

6. RUMOR HAS IT, AT YOUR LAST PERFORMANCE, MANY IN THE AUDIENCE THOUGHT THAT PROMOTERS HAD GONE OUT TO VEGAS AND HIRED YOU AND SAM TO COME AND PERFORM YOUR ACT… CIRQUE-DU-SOLEIL-STYLE. HEARING SUCH A LABEL, HOW DID THAT EFFECT YOU BOTH? 

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Answer:  It's very humbling and flattering to hear such sentiments.  It's true.  

After the show, people truly thought we were performers from the circus world.  Certainly, whenever you hear such complements you want to aspire to live up to them.  

We improve at every single performance we're in and it is because we want to do this on a more full time basis.  

So getting stronger, becoming more live moving art on stage...

IT'S ALL A WORK IN PROGRESS THAT WE TRULY PRACTICE WITH PASSION

7. DO YOUR FAMILIES SUPPORT YOUR WORK, AND WHO IS YOUR BIGGEST SUPPORTERS? TELL OUR FANS ABOUT YOUR FAMILY'S REACTION TO YOUR HAND BALANCING ACT AND BODYBUILDING FAME. DO THEY ENJOY YOUR SUCCESSES?

STEVE AND SAM ATLAS OF BODY-PRACTICE
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Answer:  Our families are passionate supporters on both sides.  

Sam's father Jim is extremely supportive of the Atlas Brothers, and super proud of his son and would make every performance he could.  

My own parents and wife -- Anne, are also staunch advocates of our goal in making this big for us.  

You know our act, It's not exactly a normal everyday thing people see when they witness our practice... 

You stop what you're doing to watch and to be amazed.  Our families and close friends understand this and remain great advocates of support in all of our efforts.

8. WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR TEAM AND WHAT ROLE HAS  HE/ THEY PLAYED IN YOU BOTH DEVELOPING YOUR ACT?  HOW DID IT FEEL TO RECEIVE SUCH A HUGE STANDING OVATION AFTER THE LAST PERFORMANCE?  IT MADE ME FEEL PROUD.

STEVE AND SAM ATLAS DURING RR MASTER CLASS
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Answer: To be fair, there's a few people involved (coaches that MUST be mentioned).  I would never have learned DUO if I didn't see the Alexis Brothers Perform back in 99'. That said, it was performer and coach: Chris Jones, out of Las Vegas started us on our journey.  

Later, it was the Master -- Paulo Lorador who became and is the driving influential force of our hand to hand work.  

ROBBY ROBINSON AND STEVE ATLAS
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We recently brought the Black Prince on board of the Atlas Brothers team: 
ROBBY ROBINSON

This has been an incredible move bringing Robby on as the physique influence.  His championship status has nothing to prove because this guy has done it all!!!  

Now, we have bodies that are showcase worthy, and with the increasing skill sets- we're all very excited!

Standing ovations are the ultimate in appreciation of your efforts.  There's nothing like them, and they're ADDICTING!!!  

We always seek the standing 'O' at the end of our performance. Our physique coach Robby Robinson knows this feeling all too well.

9. GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF  THE BODY-PRACTICE TEACHING PHILOSOPHY FOR BOTH BODYBUILDING AND HAND BALANCING ART FORMS. DO YOU TEACH BOTH OR EITHER TO YOUR CLIENTS? DO THEY ENJOY THE SESSIONS?

Answer:  The Body Practice is a fusion of fitness and wellness that is compiled of several movement mediums that have been married together.  

*See the clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El0UtR3BZtU

The philosophy is one of quality of movement and intention, over raw and sheer output.  It's effects of mobility, flexibility, balance, and coordinated movement within a single session is irrefutably the best structured (body weight only) fusion system today.  

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i AM QUITE PLEASED WITH MY CREATION OF THE BODY PRACTICE

I teach classes, seminars, tours- I will be teaching a tour in Europe in 2014. 

I also certify people to become coaches, that they too can lead others into a greater sense of wellness to benefit from.  

My students love these classes and will be looking forward to the Winter Immersion in December 2013!

10. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO TO KEEP SUPERSEDING PERFORMANCE AFTER PERFORMANCE? 
DO YOU BOTH STILL GET A THRILL OUT OF BEING IN FRONT OF THOUSANDS OF FANS OF BOTH ARTS? 
WHAT DO YOU BOTH LOVE ABOUT HAND BALANCING AND BODYBUILDING?. 
DO YOU FOLLOW A CERTAIN TRAINING AND EATING REGIMES TO MAINTAIN YOUR MUSCULAR PHYSIQUES?

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Answer:  Both Sam and I are extremely motivated to get better and stronger each week.  

We feed off the roar of the crowd, THAT gives us strength.  That's what motivates us to look our best.  

So the union of DUO and physique presentation is extraordinarily powerful.  

Both of us eat clean and regimented all the time, with the exceptions of (right after a performance) we eat some treat-food!  After that's over though, we're right back on track -- in the gym and eating clean again.  

You can't be taken seriously, unless you first take yourself seriously.  Food, training, support systems and lifestyle... they all dramatically shape the direction we're headed.  For us, the choice is a simple one -- excellence. 

Much gratitude, love and respect to Robby Robinson for the interview- it's a true honor that the Atlas Brothers are privy to his friendship.

ROBBY ROBINSON AND ATLAS BROTHERS OF BODY-PRACTICE
STEVE AND SAM DURING ROBBY'S MASTER CLASS AND
BODYBUILDING SEMINARS IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON 2013
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IRON GAME LEGENDS - ROBBY ROBINSON TALKS OLD SCHOOL TRAINING

ROBBY IS A TRUE HERO THE SPORT NEEDS

AND WORLD CLASS REPRESENTATION OF

WHAT BODYBUILDING IS ABOUT

ROBBY ROBINSON - FRONT DOUBLE BICEPS VACUUM - ON STAGE POSING 70s
Read about RR's training and life experience, about other legends of Golden Era
of bodybuilding and what really happened behind the scenes of Weider's empire
- in RR's BOOK "The BLACK PRINCE; My Life in Bodybuilding: Muscle vs. Hustle" -
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Recently I had the privilege to speak with one of the most accomplished and admired bodybuilders of all time “Mr Lifestyle” Robby Robinson. 

Not only did he compete at the absolute highest level of bodybuilding from 1975 up until 2000 where he won over 20 titles including Mr. America, Mr. Universe, and   Mr. Olympia, but also he is still active in the game today inspiring and helping trainees worldwide. 

Robby is a true hero the sport needs, and world class representation of what bodybuilding is about. Here is what Robby had to say on the most important factors of training (Along with proper nutrition). - BRAD KELLY

The Interview 

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What is your favorite time of day to train?

Early morning, between 4 and 5 am. It gets your heart rate up and really prepares you for the day.

Have you always liked early training? And did you ever get into twice per day training?

Yes, I have always enjoyed early training it just really gets you going for the rest of your day. I train one time per day, because my whole theory is 90% of bodybuilding is nutrition timing. The right nutrition with the right nutrients at the right time, making sure you take in a lot of water. 

DOING THE SAME THING RELIGIOUSLY

24/7 365 DAYS PER YEAR,

BODYBUILDING IS ALL ABOUT REPETITION

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What is your favorite training split?

3 days on, 1 off, sometimes 4 on 1 off depending on recovery.  

But for years, I had no direction; I did the full body workout 10 sets of 10 every body part.  I just loved to train so that is what I would do, every afternoon and come home around 6 to get in my meals.  

I worked at the Tallahassee Democrat. I would get up at 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning and get to work at 5AM, work from 5 to around 3 in the afternoon and go home or straight to the gym. 

I WORKED THE WHOLE BODY
EVERY SINGLE DAY

But I loved it, I didn’t think in terms I was doing anything wrong or overtraining. 

THAT WAS MY WHOLE THING, 

I JUST LOVED TO TRAIN 

AND WANTED TO EXCEL 

AND BE THE BEST

I would travel throughout the south competing and winning competitions all throughout the area.

So just a slightly higher rep range?

Yes, but not so high that you get to a point you just do not want to do it mentally and physically. Just high enough I can get a great pump and still achieve my goal.

That is how Chuck Sipes used to train to a degree, mixing in heavy and light training.   

Yep, I do not think you should train heavy all the time. However, I have worked out with people who do heavy heavy heavy heavy, but somewhere in there, something breaks down. Or you just get to tired and the muscle does not respond as well, so I always rotate light and heavy for variety. 

Variety is key, not so much variety you get away from your goals, but enough the body can enjoy. One time I might do barbell curls then then the next time I might do   Scott Curls 4 or 5 sets with Zottman Curls or Reverse Curls, or then again I may just do Barbell Curls 7 sets of 7.

But when training arms I do always train the tricep first, because it is the biggest muscle on the arm, with say; close grip press, lying tricep presses (extensions), rope extensions with arms on the  bench  and then next time around close grip press with maybe standing dumbbell or rope presses. I keep the basics, but always try to alternate them with various angles and such.

ROBBY ROBINSON ON MUSCLE BEACH, LOS ANGELES, CA 70s
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THE POWER OF GLUTAMINE MAKES A BODY BIG!

POWERFUL NUTRIENTS – GLUTAMINE

I AM A BIG, BIG BELIEVER IN GLUTAMINE SUPPLEMENTATION. I THINK, ALL BODYBUILDERS SHOULD BE USING A FREE-FORM L-GLUTAMINE SUPPLEMENT EVERY DAY.

MY PHYSIQUE IS GLUTAMINE-BUILT

-- 20/30 GRMS 45-MIN BEFORE YOUR HVY BACK, CHEST AND LEG DAYS --

IT'S A MUST!

ROBBY ROBINSON AT 67 - SIDE CHEST - TRAINING &
POSING WORKOUT AT GOLDS GYM VENICE, CA 2013
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I TAKE IT BEFORE AND AFTERWARDS TRAINING.

WHY?

BECAUSE IT HELPS TO RESTORE THE GLUTATHIONE LEVELS IN THE BODY AND LIVER, HELPING IT TO REGENERATE, COOL OFF! AND RECYCLE THE OTHER ANTIOXIDANTS PUTTING THE BODY BACK INTO THE BUSINESS OF BUILDING MUSCLE.

MY OWN ESTIMATE -

THIS IS ONE REASON I NEVER GET COLDS OR FLU. 
IT'S BEEN YEARS.

40 GRMS TWICE A DAY IS MY INTAKE.

YOU CAN REPLENISH ALL THE VITAL NET WORKS OF THE BODY SYSTEMS. 

15 GRMS OF GLUTAMINE - MORE LIKE A CHILD DOASGE, BUT MEGA DOSAGES TAKEN FOR A LONG PEROID WILL TRIGGER LOSE WATERY STOOL..

1 KILO GLUTAMINE
IS A PART OF RR-7-PACK
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IF YOU ARE 

• EATING BAD, 
• NOT DRINKING ENOUGH WATER, 
• DRINKING ALCOHOL, 
• EATING SUGAR OR 
• NOT GETTING ENOUGH REST 

-- THEN YOUR GLUTAMINE LEVELS MUST BE VERY LOW.

THIS IS WHY SO MANY GET SICK AND ARE SLOW TO RECOVER.

TO BUILD AND RETAIN MUSCLE TISSUE THE AMOUNTS OF 3 T0 5 SCOOPS TWICE A DAY ON EMPTY STOMACH. JUICE OR WATER GETS THE JOB DONE.

TAKING 5-TSP OR MORE A DAY OF GLUTAMINE DECREASES PROTEIN NEEDS SLIGHTLY, AS GLUTAMINE HELPS THE BODY USE PROTEIN MORE EFFECTIVELY.

GLUTAMINE DETOXIFIES YOUR BODY

ROBBY ROBINSON - SIDE CHEST 
PHOTO SHOOT ON MUSCLE BEACH, LA '70s
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HOW TO USE GLUTAMINE

• CONTROLLING
  APPETITE .................... 1 - 3 tsp.
• BALANCING
  BLOOD SUGAR .............. 1 - 3 tsp.
• SUPPORTING
  MUSCLE GROWTH .......... 3 - 5 tsp.
• TREATING COLDS
  AND FLUS .................... 3 - 10 tsp.
• HEALING LEAKY GUT /
  FOOD ALLERGIES........... 3 - 10 tsp
• WOUND
  HEALING ..................... 3 - 10 tsp.
• HIV-INFECTION
  TREATMENT ................. 3 - 10 tsp.
• CANCER /
  CHEMOTHERAPHY ......... 3 - 14 tsp.

GLUTAMINE POWDER

-- CAN BE TAKEN IN WATER, JUICE, OR MIXED INTO HEALTHY SHAKES.

CO-FACTOR NUTRIENT: VITAMIN B-6

-- 50 MG PER DAY, -- HELPS THE BODY USE GLUTAMINE MORE EFFECTIVELY.

I NEVER GET SICK, COLDS OR FLU, MUST BE 25 TO 30 YRS SINCE OR GETTING ANY KIND OF SICKNESS.

I TAKE 40 GRMS GLUTAMINE A DAY IF NOT MORE -- MY WORKOUTS ARE TAKEN INTO A BEAST MODE, MY MUSCLE SIZE AND QUALITY KEEPS GOING UP AT 67 -- 

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU COULD DO FOR A WEIGHT TRAINING ATHLETE / MUSCLE AND DIGESTIVE SYSTEMS.

FROM PRINCE TO KING – WEIDERS EMPIRE AND STEROIDS – ROBBY’S INTERVIEW IN NATURAL MAG INTERNATIONAL

TRAINING AND DIET PROTOCOLS

FOR A NATURAL BODYBUILDER

AND ONE ON STEROIDS ARE

COMPLETELY DIFFERENT

The "Godfathers of Bodybuilding" BEN and JOE WEIDER with the Legends 
of the Golden Era of Bodybuilding ROBBY ROBINSON, ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, 
KEN WALLER, FRANCO COLUMBU and ROGER CALLARD - Read about RR's training 
and life experience, about other legends of Golden Era of bodybuilding and what really 
happened behind the scenes of Weider's empire - in RR's BOOK "The BLACK PRINCE; 
My Life in Bodybuilding: Muscle vs. Hustle" -  on Amazon and Kindle - 
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PERSONALLY AUTOGRAPHED BY ROBBY ROBINSON ONLY IN RR'S 
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BY: It is amazing that you won countless titles as a 100% drug-free bodybuilder. You were beating athletes who were not only taking steroids, but also prescription-grade diuretics. 

However, your drug-free status would change when you received that fateful call from Joe Weider, who instructed you to “go see my doctor... he’ll give you the supplements you need.” What you would receive, as you wrote in your book, was a shot of the steroid Deca Durabolin.

Do you think, as Joe Weider was herding his athletes in to see “the doctor” that he had any idea the impact drugs like these would have on the sport for decades to come?

RR: I was in my own world of training and developing my physique, I had no clue what steroids were. 

I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT YOU BUILD YOUR BODY

WITH GOOD NUTRITION, HARD WORK

AND VISUALIZATION OF WHAT YOU WANTED

YOUR BODY TO LOOK LIKE

I would envision what I wanted my body to look like and I worked towards it. 

I entered all those shows. I didn’t win all of them, but the ones I didn’t place in, I won all the body parts (best arms, chest, back, abs) and most muscular. I was blessed with genetics that created a shockwave in bodybuilding.

I am sure that Joe was aware of the echo he was creating in the world of bodybuilding, when he directed us towards visiting his doctor, for the “supplements”. 

All you have to do is read the book about the 3^rd Reich in Germany, it will tell you everything your want to know about Deca. It was widely used by the German soldiers. 

I was injected with 200 mg of Deca Durabolin every two weeks with B-12, Calcium and Glutatione, intravenously. It transferred my blessed natural genetics into a marvel that still stands out today, even at the age of sixty-seven... 

MY PHYSIQUE WAS MADE FOR BODYBUILDING

ROBBY ROBINSON - FROM PRINCE TO KING
ARTICLE IN NATURAL BODYBUILDING MAGAZINE, AUGUST 2013
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BY: It really hit home for me when you talk in your book about Joe Weider and his magazines being the initial inspiration for your to become a bodybuilding. Many of us can really relate to that. It was those same sorts of images that planted the seed in us, that if we worked hard enough, we could achieve the level of health, fitness and physique that we dreamed about.

That being said, later in the book there sits one of the most powerful and hard hitting passages ever. It reads,

"... with Ben Weider controlling the competitions, the IFBB and its worldwide affiliates, and Joe’s magazine proclaiming himself the trainer of the champion. the Weiders had successfully monopolized bodybuillding. Joe sent me, one of his top athletes, to doctors who administrated steroids, just as Hitler was known to have done to his soldiers, and to athletes before the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Joe’s propaganda was convincing people around the world that they could achieve the physiques of his stars by using his supplements and following the diets and routines printed in his magazines. The part he left out was that these bodybuilding stars were on steroids, not weight-gaining supplements, and that training and diet protocols for a natural bodybuilder and one on steroids are completely different. Joe ahd his Muscle Builder magazine were misleading fans and aspiring bodybuilders, and I was part of the machine. Yet staying with the Weider empire was the only way for me to realize the dreams I had dedicated my life to... "

ROBBY ROBINSON - FROM PRINCE TO KING
ARTICLE IN NATURAL BODYBUILDING MAGAZINE, AUGUST 2013
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Robby, Joe Weider, the undisputed "Godfather of Bodybuilding“ recently passed, leaving behind his legacy. How should the thinking-man’s bodybuilder remember Joe Weider?

RR: If I had not gotten the letter from Joe, you nor others in the world, would have hear about Robby Robinson. I never would have gotten far. I never would have won all those big shows. 

Yes, I did have some adversity, but it made me a stronger person, both mentally and physically. I was glad to be part of the stable of bodybuilders that Joe had assembled. I feel he earned the title “The Godfather of Bodybuilding”. 

THANK YOU, JOE