I moved to California and trained my first year at Vince Gironda’s gym. I learned a lot from him, as irascible as he was!
Tag: Training The Stars
Mitch David Carter and Vince Gironda
Mitch David Carter was a trainer at Vince’s and actually I trained Joseph Campanella. I’d see Robert Blake and Brian Keith every morning; funny as hell, griping like two old women.
Every Woman Has Her Weigh at Long Beach Gym By Peggy Gironda
A good advertisement for her own system, Peggy Gironda is 5 foot 8 inches, weighs 128 pounds. Her husband, Vince Gironda, was Mr. America of 1950 and he had a prominent part in a number of pictures.
Therese A. Barron On Vince’s Gym
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.
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.
Vince Gironda’s Famous Wooden Dumbells
Fooling with the wooden weights of Muscle Guru Vince Gironda.
Gene Mozee
Vince Gironda called Gene Mozee a “walking bodybuilding encyclopaedia.”
Vince Gironda – Profile Of A Real Champion
At the age of 44, Vince Gironda is one of the world’s best developed athletes.