Joe Weider passes away 3.23.13

[suprfast]

Very sad news. Was amazed to find out that he was 93 years old.

[babablacksheep]

No...this is sad...he is the founder of what BB is today....I take my hat off to him...he has done many good things for this sport

[ordawg1]

Re: Joe Weider passes away 3.23.13

One hell of a guy-RIP Joe-OD

[chrisotpherm]

Yep he is the pyramid on which things have been built.

[Fit Guru]

He is getting slammed on a lot of BB sites which is BS!! If it weren't a Joe Weider there wouldn't be bodybuilding!!! Period!!

[red crayon]

Re: Joe Weider passes away 3.23.13

Without Joe there would be no Arnold. Remember he was the one who brought Arnold to the USA. Thats just one thing he did. He will be missed!

[SisterSteel]

Re: Joe Weider passes away 3.23.13

There is no doubt that he and his brother did A LOT to create the industry but I also believe he exploited the athletes that helped build his empire.

[mj_0360]

Re: Joe Weider passes away 3.23.13

I use weider bbing principles every time I lift.

[neoclassical]

Re: Joe Weider passes away 3.23.13

There is no doubt that he and his brother did A LOT to create the industry but I also believe he exploited the athletes that helped build his empire.

^^^
Agreed.

[xdude]

Re: Joe Weider passes away 3.23.13

image in 1936 ..fresh out of the great depression when things just starting to get moving... he proposes the idea of muscle building and comparison for a sport ..I mean think of how frugal people were after 6 years of cutting corners, we are not talking the cutting corners we do today...we are talking unemployed without unemployment for years ..
.. can you image the audacity of the idea .. of eating a lot of food and building muscle ..

regardless of what you think of the guy.. he started something.. in a time when he probably face a lot of flack for it ...