Several years ago, when I knew nothing about working out, I went to Vince’s Gym in Studio City because I was in terrible shape and had heard that it was a hard core gym where I could train with some great trainers and be assured that I was learning how to workout correctly.
Training The Stars
Vince Gironda’s Hollywood Gym Helped The Studios Whip Their Stars Into Shape For The Movies
Brian Keith, Doug Drexler and Vince Gironda
Many of you may remember Brian Keith from the 60′s TV show Family Affair. I recall him very fondly in The Russians are Coming! Keith was anything but Hobbit-like, and it was fairly well known by all that he was ferried to work each morning by John Barleycorn.
Darren M. Mead Wins Middleweight Class At The 1989 IFBB North American Championships
I had the honour of having Vince Gironda train me in late 1989 and went on to win the middleweight class at the IFBB North American Championships.
Daryl Conant and Vince Gironda
I went searching for the truth about true natural bodybuilding and my search ended with the ultimate teacher in bodybuilding history, the Master, the Iron Guru – Vince Gironda.
Barry Hosteter At Vince’s Gym
Barry Hosteter – actor, writer, and former instructor at Vince’s Gym.
Dewey Martin at Vince’s Gym
I remember Dewey Martin quite well from the early 1980s when we both worked out at Vince Gironda’s famous body-building gym in North Hollywood, CA.
Actor Peter Lupus Trains at Vince Gironda’s Gym
Actor Peter Lupus Trains at Vince Gironda’s Gym.
The Greats of Bodybuilding
The greats like Larry Scott are great because they totally master their minds and bodies.
Herbie Gibbons By Dean Du Preez
I feel honored to have crossed paths and built a good friendship with a very likeable and humble man that was once a well known personality in his country Rhodesia.
Joe DiMarco On Vince Gironda
Joe and I talked about Vince Gironda, who had a column in the Muscle Builder magazine during the same era as the Bill West and Joe DiMarco articles.