Sunday, 23 March 2014

History of Fitness Training: The Lost Muscle Beach Video

   There was a time when when only muscle bound freaks went to the weight room! 
 At least that was the perception by the rest of the world. Surf and sand romance movies of the 1960's pitted the beach blanket bathing suit crowd such as Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon against the dim-witted Muscle Men. The Muscle Men were depicted as overgrown, slow thinking, oafs!
   The scenario has changed from the 1960's to today. Weight training is now an accepted and encouraged activity for athletes, injury rehabilitation patients, housewives, office workers, seniors and weekend warriors. This was more of a gradual evolution. However could there have been a catalyst - a single moment that helped sway the direction of weight training as a positive fitness tool?
Did two ambitious personalities possibly meet and change the course of history?

   Recently an archaeology student was walking through the sandy ruins of what was once Muscle Beach in Venice California. He noticed a relic protruding from the sand. It was a symbol of a past culture -a VHS video tape. The tape was in in rough condition. However the student had a trump card.
He took the tape to Dan Carle, an Ottawa, Canada based sports media legend and current digital media specialist. Dan the Man was able to restore this historic relic to a presentable state.

 Scroll below to the video and prepare to view something very enlightening and quite peculiar.
You may recognize the Muscle Beach titan in the clip!
Take note also of the undercover Miami Vice cop fashion statement of the Fitness Trainer!
Interesting but strange!  
(Note: For best viewing, click to full screen mode.)

Until next time,........Keep fit!

Little Bobby Strong
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Links

schwabe27.uwmfatloss.hop.clickbank.net
dan@audiencebuilder.ca
www.fitnwell.com