Ben Weider August, 2001 |
在过去的55年中,Ben和Joe Weider一直是全球领导者,致力于向全世界数百万人推广锻炼的益处。当他的兄弟乔(Joe)专注于创建杂志,健身器材和运动营养行业时,本(Ben)专注于发展国际健美联合会(IFBB)。 Ben是IFBB的创始人,第一任主席和现任主席。IFBB拥有172个国家,是世界第六大业余体育联合会。 Ben是Louis和Annie Weider的第三个孩子,出生于1924年2月1日,早年生活在加拿大蒙特利尔的ColonialeAve。 为了帮助家人,Ben七年级离开公立学校,在一家餐馆工作,每天工作12天,每周工作6天,每周的工资为2.50美元。艰苦的工作帮助他灌输了Ben的纪律,但是他仍然保持着幸福运气的态度,在他下班的时候,他喜欢跳舞,拳击和社交。 1942年,年仅18岁的本本应征加入加拿大军队。他在陆军情报部门工作了三年,出院后返回蒙特利尔。 1940年,乔开创了《威德》杂志业务,并要求本与他一起创业。他们的努力促成了Weider健康与健身帝国的发展。 在1940年代初,Weider首次倡导使用维生素和营养补品时,他们始终面临着医生的嘲笑,他们认为服用营养补品的想法是愚蠢的。他们还因宣传力量训练的积极益处而受到大量批评。 During this time, doctors were concerned that people who exercise would get an "athlete's heart." The connotation of this was that an athlete's heart was a negative thing, which would lead to sickness and early death. However, today it is known that an athlete's heart is the best type to have. Coaches also felt that training would make the athlete muscle bound and, therefore, lose their agility and capacity to participate in sports. Today we know that all athletes in all sports routinely perform bodybuilding exercises in order to increase their strength and improve their sports performance. 如今,食品补充剂行业的年营业额达数十亿美元,据估计,维德公司控制着该行业的25%。 During the last few months, I spent time with Ben and this interview covers topics ranging from the history of the IFBB, fighting apartheid through bodybuilding, the fitness bodybuilder, his involvement with the International Napoleonic Society, and finally the future of bodybuilding. |
Ben Weider, Rob Wilkins采访。 |
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