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May 25, 1000
Indian Bodybuilding
As the greeks developed the form of the avtivity, currently known as bodybuilding, The native people of indians have heard and adopted this daily activity making it the very first known form and advertisment of the sport. -
Period: May 25, 1000 to May 31, 1000
Indias passtime
Physical culture can be traced back to 11th century India where stone dumbbell weights, known as Nals, were lifted by those wanting to develop their bodies to enhance health and stamina to help overcome the challenges of daily life. Gyms were commonplace in India during this period and by the 16th century weight training is thought to have been India's national pastime, much like Baseball in America. -
May 27, 1000
First set of weights invented
After adopting the sport of bodybuilding the Indians have created the very first set of dumbbells called the Nals. This is the very first product ever record to the sport of bodybuilding.( This product was sold thought out India and the Middle East) -
Rising of Eugen Sandow
Officially know as the first famous bodybuilder and the father of modern bodybuilding, Eugene Sandow (born Friedric Muller), born 1867, immediately became a phenomenon with his unprecedented combination of muscle quality and strength. -
World Weightlifting Championships
While Sandow continued to promote bodybuilding, weight-lifting contests were officially held for the first time with the World Championships and England in 1891. Weightlifting was also featured in the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, Athens Greece. -
The Fitness Boom
Due to Sandow's influence, sales for barbells and dumbbells increased by a wide margin and a whole bodybuilding industry was created, with Sandow earning thousands of dollars a week. -
"The Great Show"
The first bodybuilding show, staged in 1891 and billed "The Great Show," was developed and promoted by none other than the great Eugene Sandow. -
First at home workout ideas
Following this contest, bodybuilding culture became increasingly widespread. Many entrepreneurs seized upon the notion of physical development and began distributing bodybuilding equipment and literature. Bernarr Macfadden, who became referred to as the father of physical culture, sold his popular chest expander and went on to become one of the greatest physical identities on the early 20th century. -
First Bodybuliding Magazine
Bernarr Macfadden, published one of the first bodybuilding magazines, Physical Culture, and eventually became the most successful magazine publisher ever. -
Bodybuilding Ad.
The advertisements featuring the young man getting sand kicked into his face, only to retreat into a world of physical self-development, and eventually turn the tables on his bullying perpetrator, served as inspiration for many who took up bodybuilding upon seeing them. This advertisement is thought to be part of the most successful advertising campaign in history. -
More Weights
By the end of the 1920s, barbells, dumbbells and various other exercise devices were sold the world over as the general public grew to acknowledge the importance of becoming fit and strong. -
Local Free events
In the 1930s, California helped boosted up the bodybuilding and fitness culture by adding a small lot on the beach which is now a world famous hangout spot for bodybuilders known as mucsle beach. Advertisment and Marketing events help with free events throught California. -
More Events
Bodybuilding competition intensified when the AAU (the Amateur Athletic Union) established the Mr America in 1939. -
John Grimek
By 1940, the first modern bodybuilding event had arrived, the Mr America, which was won by John Grimek. The Event was help by a group of local bodybuilders and a a few bank loans to help the advertise the event. -
IFBB
Bodybuilding was truly developing at an exponential rate with the IFBB (the International Federation of Bodybuilders) being formed by Ben Weider in 1946. -
NABBA
NABBA (the National Amateur Bodybuilders Association) being formed in England in 1950. -
Mr. Olympia Origin
In 1963, Joe Weider surveyed the available bodybuilding titles, and felt that none of them quite matched the vision he harbored of where the sport was headed. The Master Blaster insstrinctively realized that the current generation of bodybuilders was taking the sport to uncharted heights, and that they required a contest worthy of their talents. Joe came up with the iltimate contest, the ultimate prize for the ultimate physique, the Mr. Olympia, which materialized in 1965 -
Bodybuilders on the big screen
As bodybuilding increased in popularity into the 1970s, Arnold and other superstars such as three-time Mr. Olympia winner Frank Zane, Dave Draper and Mike Mentzer became household names. The movie industry often specifically targeted muscular actors such was the marketability of this type of physique. -
IFBB Pro
In the 1970s, the IFBB rose to prominence as the dominant bodybuilding organisation. Toward the end of this period, the IFBB consisted of more than 100 member countries and had become the sixth largest sporting federation in the world. -
Multi-Billion-Dollar-Industry
Bodybuilding was regarded as a legitimate sport, had become a multi-billion-dollar-industry and had adherents in all major countries. -
Everyones on the Bodybuilding Bandwagon
By the 1980s, bodybuilding had become a popular sport with great cross-over appeal. Film stars and athletes from many sports were increasingly using bodybuilding to improve their marketability and performance. -
Popular Magazine Topic
Bodybuilding also became popularized through various media publications, most notably Muscle and Fitness (spawned from 60s publication Muscle Builder and Power) which hit the stands in 1980 and its offshoot Flex magazine, released in 1983. Originally owned by Weider Publications, these magazines are now under the ownership of America Media Inc (AMI), who also publish the National enquire and Star -
Actors and Athletes Turns Ripped
Actors like Sylvester Stallone and Chuck Norris had become noticeably more muscular as had athletes Ben Johnson and Carl Lewis, for example. -
The Mucsles aren't the only thing Growing.
Prize money, sponsorships and endorsements had increased due to the growth of the bodybuilding industry and had become a major motivating factor for many entering the sport. -
Political Bodybuilding
In the 90s, Arnold became the Chairman for the Presidents Council on Fitness and used bodybuilding-related practices to inspire the American public to get fit and active. -
Bodybuilding.com
Bodybuilding.com was founded on August, 4, 1999 http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/ceo-ryan-deluca-on-bodyspace-at-the-million-member-mark.html -
Muscle and Fitness
In 2004, Arnold Schwarzenegger became the executive editor of both Muscle and Fitness and Flex Magazine, magazines he appeared on the cover of 30 and 20 times respectively. -
Pay-Pre-View
Media across the board have seized the opportunity to capitalize on bodybuilding's success. Pay-per-view have broadcast the Mr. Olympia while programs promoting the bodybuilding lifestyle such as Cory Everson's show on ESPN gained momentum. -
Origin of Bodybuilding
Weight training, as a general athletic activity, was initially practiced as a means to gain strength and measure power in ancient Egyptian and Greek societies. These societies would primarily use stones of various sizes and weights (a practice that would occur, in one form or another throughout history) in their quest for bodily transformation. The celebration of the human body through muscular development was, in fact, one of the Greek ideals.
