Joe Gold
Joe Gold
Joe Goldwas an American bodybuilder and businessman. He was the founder of Gold's Gym and World Gym. He has been credited with being the father of the bodybuilding and the fitness craze...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth10 March 1922
CountryUnited States of America
bodybuilding gold firsts
Gold's was the first bodybuilding gym made for bodybuilders.
american-businessman fun
I used to have a lot of fun at Gold's.
cells rarest
These are probably some of the rarest cells in the world.
american-businessman basically beach joined merchant work
Between the wars, I was basically a beach bum, and I wanted to find a way to work but not work, so I joined the merchant marines.
american-businessman embraced fortunate time
I was very fortunate to live in this time when bodybuilding was embraced by Hollywood, embraced by doctors, embraced by the world.
american-businessman waist
When they get a 50-inch waist and a gorilla butt, it's ugly looking - and I think bodybuilding has become ugly looking.
saws west highlights
It was the highlight of my life being in the Mae West show, because I saw and did things I never had before.
fun having-fun gym
That's the object of going to a gym, having fun.
balloons schwarzenegger belly
I couldn't pronounce Arnold Schwarzenegger, so I called him Balloon Belly.
names remember easier
I nicknamed everyone in the gym. It was easier than remembering their names.
work-out gold world
They came from all over the world to work out at Gold's Gym.
lucky
I've been very lucky in my life.
running simple order
To keep it simple you run your gym like you run your house. Keep it clean and in good running order. No jerks allowed, members pay on time and if they give you any crap, throw them out. There's peace where there's order.
thinking
Everybody thinks that I did this and I did that, but I just went along with the times.