Why You Should Eat Before Morning Workouts
by dotFIT experts You’ve heard it before: “Eat your breakfast.” Should you eat in the morning? And what if your goal is weight loss? How does breakfast affect your ability to burn fat at the […]
Mr Olympia
A natural, the “Iron Knight” is yet another Golden Era bodybuilder we pay homage to…
Chuck Sipes, “the Iron Knight” (1932-1993) is one of the nicest bodybuilders you’d want to know. He worked with the California Youth Authority for 20 years helping troubled kids. He made appearance at high schools […]
Do you know Earl?
Earl Maynard is another great bodybuilder from the Golden Era that deserves more recognition. He competed in the first two Mr. Olympia contests and placed third in both, beating out Sergio Oliva who placed 4th […]
The Most Successful Teenage Bodybuilder Of All Time?
Harold Poole (December 25, 1943 – August 2, 2014) at age 19, won the IFBB Mr. Universe. A year later he was the first African America to win the IFBB Mr. America and successfully defended […]
One fitness myth that is anything but…
B: John Platero Sergio Oliva, “the Myth” was a Cuban refugee who defected while competing on the Cuban National weightlifting team in Jamaica. He eventually moved to Chicago and began working out at the YMCA. […]
Get to know bodybuilding’s “Golden Boy.”
Larry Dee Scott (October 12, 1938 – March 8, 2014), nicknamed “The Legend” and “The Golden Boy.” It’s hard to believe 50 years have passed since the first Mr. Olympia, so in honor of that […]
Get to know fitness’ Black Panther…
Our industry burgeoned into the limelight with the help of some pretty amazing bodybuilders. And as we move forward, it seems appropriate to look back and give thanks and recognition to those who really helped […]
Is it time to step backward as we move forward in fitness?
John Platero I believe we are in the Renaissance of the fitness era, but most people forget or are unaware of the golden era of fitness. Charles Atlas is the man that really began the […]