Dec 1, 2021
Ed Connors and Tim Kimber, two of the owners of Gold's Gym in the 1980's, talk about how they acquired the gym and made it into the biggest gym empire in the world. Ed and Tim also talk about how much Hollywood and the media loved bodybuilding in the '80's, the start of Women's Bodybuilding and how they created the great atmosphere of Gold's Gym. At the end of the podcast, host John Hansen reads the article "You Are Dave Draper" from the August-September, 1980 issue of IronMan Magazine as a tribute to Dave Draper who passed away on November 30, 2021.
Time Stamps:
2:45 - Rest In Peace Dave Draper (1942-2021)
13:00 - Start of the Ed Connors-Tim Kimber interview
16:50 - Tim's background and how he became one of the owners of Gold's Gym
25:30 - When Ed met Pete Grymkowski
29:00 - Moving the gym from Santa Monica to Venice
35:00 - When Hollywood loved bodybuilding
42:00 - The beginning of the NPC
44:00 - The impact of the bodybuilding magazines on the industry
47:00 - When Women's Bodybuilding started
54:00 - Franchising Gold's Gym around the world
57:00 - Creating the Gold's Gym atmosphere
1:07:44 - John Hansen reads the article "You Are Dave Draper" from the August-September, 1980 issue of IronMan Magazine.
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