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John Grimek
John Carroll Grimek (June 17, 1910 – November 20, 1998) was an American bodybuilder and weightlifter active in the 1930s and 1940s. Grimek was Mr. America in 1940 and 1941, and Mr. Universe in 1948. In 1949, he won his last contest, the AAU Mr. USA. Grimek retired from bodybuilding undefeated. Throughout his career he carried the nicknames "the Monarch of Muscledom" and "the Glow." Life Grimek was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, the son of Slovak immigrants George and Maria Grimek, peasants from the village Ústie nad Oravou in northern Slovakia. Grimek moved to York, Pennsylvania in 1935 to join Bob Hoffman, the founder of York Barbell. Besides his bodybuilding exploits, Grimek also represented the United States in weightlifting at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, where he took 9th place in the men's heavyweight category. Grimek was Mr. America in 1940 and 1941, and Mr. Universe in 1948. In 1949, he won his last contest, the AAU Mr. USA, against a field t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strength And Health
''Strength & Health'' was a bodybuilding/fitness/Olympic weightlifting magazine, one of the earliest magazines devoted to fitness and bodybuilding. Until the late 1960s, it was the most popular weightlifting magazine in the United States. History The magazine was published between 1932 and 1986 in 54 Volumes, a volume a year in 6 parts, published every 2–3 months. It was published by York Barbell Company, which was established by Bob Hoffman. In the 1940s, several early gay physique photographers, including Bob Mizer, contributed photos to the magazine and advertised homoerotic (sometimes nude) photographs in its back pages. This eventually gave rise to physique magazines designed for gay audiences, starting with Mizer's ''Physique Pictorial'' in 1951. In an article titled "Let Me Tell You a Fairy Tale", the editors of ''Strength & Health'' decried the emergence of "homosexual magazines", warning of their corrupting influence on youth. Editors Its first editor was Lithuanian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, highest population within its city limits of any city in the European Union. The city is also one of the states of Germany, being the List of German states by area, third smallest state in the country by area. Berlin is surrounded by the state of Brandenburg, and Brandenburg's capital Potsdam is nearby. The urban area of Berlin has a population of over 4.6 million and is therefore the most populous urban area in Germany. The Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr region, as well as the List of EU metropolitan areas by GDP, fifth-biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Weightlifters
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1910 Births
Events January * January 6 – Abé language, Abé people in the French West Africa colony of Côte d'Ivoire rise against the colonial administration; the rebellion is brutally suppressed by the military. * January 8 – By the Treaty of Punakha, the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan becomes a protectorate of the British Empire. * January 11 – Charcot Island is discovered by the Antarctic expedition led by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot on the ship ''Pourquoi-Pas (1908), Pourquoi Pas?'' Charcot returns from his expedition on February 11. * January 12 – Great January Comet of 1910 first observed (perihelion: January 17). * January 15 – Amidst the constitutional crisis caused by the House of Lords rejecting the People's Budget the January 1910 United Kingdom general election is held resulting in a hung parliament with neither Liberals nor Conservatives gaining a majority. * January 21 – 1910 Great Flood of Paris, The Great Flood of Paris begins when the Seine over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murals Of York, Pennsylvania
A mural is any piece of graphic artwork that is painted or applied directly to a wall, ceiling or other permanent substrate. Mural techniques include fresco, mosaic, graffiti and marouflage. Word mural in art The word ''mural'' is a Spanish adjective that is used to refer to what is attached to a wall. The term ''mural'' later became a noun. In art, the word began to be used at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1906, Dr. Atl issued a manifesto calling for the development of a monumental public art movement in Mexico; he named it in Spanish ''pintura mural'' (English: ''wall painting''). In ancient Roman times, a mural crown was given to the fighter who was first to scale the wall of a besieged town. "Mural" comes from the Latin ''muralis'', meaning "wall painting". This word is related to ''murus'', meaning "wall". History Antique art Murals of sorts date to Upper Paleolithic times such as the cave paintings in the Lubang Jeriji Saléh cave in Borneo (40,000–52,0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IFBB Hall Of Fame
The IFBB Hall of Fame was established in 1999 to honor outstanding athletes and officials in the sport of bodybuilding. There have been no inductees since 2011. Induction years 1999 * Carla Dunlap *Cory Everson *John Grimek *Lee Haney *Rachel McLish *Sergio Oliva *Reg Park * Bill Pearl *Steve Reeves *Arnold Schwarzenegger * Larry Scott * Frank Zane 2000 * Chris Dickerson *Dave Draper *George Eiferman *Bev Francis * Lisa Lyon * Clarence Ross *Abbye "Pudgy" Stockton 2001 *Kay Baxter * Albert Beckles *Franco Columbu * Jack Delinger * Diana Dennis * Kike Elomaa *Eugen Sandow 2002 *Samir Bannout *Laura Combes *Ronald Essmaker *Barton Horvath * Mike Mentzer *Chuck Sipes 2003 * Leroy Colbert * Lynn Conkwright *Lou Ferrigno *Bert Goodrich *Tom Platz *Dorian Yates 2004 * Ed Corney * Rich Gaspari * Lee Labrada *Harold Poole *Alan Stephen * Ellen Van Maris 2005 * Stacey Bentley *Mike Christian *Mohamed Makkawy *Oscar State * Armand Tanny * Rick Wayne 2006 * Jules Bacon * Sigmund Klein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Split Weight Training
Split weight training, also known as split routine, or split workout routine, is a type of exercise workout routine. It is a workout regimen where different muscle groups are targeted on separate days, rather than exercising the entire body in a single session. This type of training allows for focused work on each muscle group while providing appropriate recovery time between training on the same muscle. This type of training is mostly used by bodybuilders and fitness trainers, while professional lifters typically avoid this approach. It is the opposite of a full-body workout, where the entire body is targeted in a single session. Workout splits Push/pull/legs The Push/pull/legs split consists of three different workout routines: First, the push muscles consisting of the chest, anterior and lateral deltoids, and triceps. Then, the exercises for pull muscles ( latissimus, trapezius, rhomboids, biceps, and rear deltoids) are worked on the second day. The final workout consist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squat (exercise)
A squat is a strength exercise in which the trainee lowers their hips from a standing position and then stands back up. During the descent, the hip and knee joints flexion, flex while the ankle joint dorsiflexion, dorsiflexes; conversely the hip and knee joints extension (anatomy), extend and the ankle joint plantarflexion, plantarflexes when standing up. Squats are considered a vital exercise for increasing the strength and Muscle hypertrophy, size of the lower body muscles as well as developing core stability, core strength. The primary Anatomical terms of muscle#Agonist, agonist muscles used during the squat are the quadriceps femoris, the adductor magnus, and the gluteus maximus. The squat also Isometric exercise, isometrically uses the erector spinae and the rectus abdominis muscle, abdominal muscles, among others. The squat is one of the three lifts in the strength sport of powerlifting, together with the deadlift and the bench press. It is also considered a staple exerc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muscular Development
''Muscular Development'' was an American fitness and bodybuilding magazine first published in 1964. It was founded by Bob Hoffman. It ceased publication in November 2023. History John Grimek was the editor from 1964, until its sale in 1986 to Twinlab.Muscular Development Romanian website muscular.ro, Retrieved January 17, 2007. In 2001, Twinlab sold ''Muscular Development'' to Steve Blechman who then resigned from Twinlab. getbig.com, Retrieved January 17, 2007. ''Muscular Development'' was also published in . ''Muscular Devel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
