TIME STAMPS 0:20: 💪 Ed talks about the new BBC Golden Era Documentary he’s a part of 1:20 🏋 What’s changed most about the gym business compared to the 80s/90s? 3:23 📚 What are the changes in today’s demographic? 7:42: 💰The questionable legacy of Joe Weider? 12:00 💪 Were the bodybuilders “lazy bums” like Joe & Arnold stated? 14:37 🏋 How important were connections to bodybuilding success back in the early days? 16:40 🦍 Were there any big names that Ed turned away? 18:04 👥 Commonality of broken families, absent fathers, poor self-esteem and low socio-economics among top bodybuilders 21:40 💪 Are the Pete Grymkowski stories true? 23:00 ⚔ Victor Richards Gold’s Gym gun incident 24:00 💪 Stories about Bob Paris 27:05 💪 Chris Bumstead and Classic Physique 29:05 💬 Did Mike Mentzer really train HIT style from what Ed observed? 30:55 💪 Dan Duchaine and his Gold’s Gym Sunday School 32:29 Why did Arnold try to damage or disparage the Gold’s Gym brand earlier? 34:16 🏋 Why did Arnold have his pictures removed from Gold’s Gym in the early 2000s? 36:45: 👥 Differences between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno in handling failures and successes, with Arnold's positivity standing out. 38:35 💬 Thoughts on Vince McMahon’s WBF 40:15 🦍 Why no Gold’s Gym Supplement line back in the day? 42:20: 💪 Bodybuilding competitions losing magic - What are competitors/promoters/IFBB doing wrong? 47:00 📚 Arnold Classic & FIBO 48:32 💰 Mike Hubon 49:29 💬 What did Ed learn about himself from all his house guests? 50:56 ⚔ Why did Ed choose to serve in the Vietnam War? 55:30 🏋 Is the “American Dream” over? 57:30 🏋 Calum Von Moger 58:50 🦍 What’s the future for Ed Connors? 1:02:45 ⚔ Ed’s book recommendations
Awesome interview and legendary guest ! Indeed the Golden Age, as this takes me back. I hope more people will become aware of your channel. You got a true passion in this Shawn, and recording important history. Super interesting on many levels.
I hope I can build the numbers a bit because it helps convince guests to trade their time to speak on the channel. But I also love the small, like minded and positive community that's building here, so maybe there's a happy medium number. My stuff is pretty niche within a largely apathetic bodybuilding subculture, so I probably don't have to worry about "sudden exponential growth" anytime soon 😂. Thanks always for the kind comments mate
Really appreciate that mate. I'm living doing these interviews so I'm gonna try to keep bringing on great guests. Thanks for your comment and kind words
Hello Ed. Sam Cupac here. One of your 2 full time Gold's gym managers(myself and Kent Kuhn) from 1978-1980(Ken and Marion Sprague 1978 and you and Pete and Denny Doyle[then Tim and Barb Kimber] shortly there after). Just wanted to say hello and good to see you are happy and doing well.
This was an incredibly entertaining and informative interview. I love the topics and questions you brought up, from Bob Paris and Mike Mentzer and Lou Ferrigno and things like how Mike was poisoned and Ray committed suiside. I never knew this. Even with why Dallas mcarver trained. Ed Connors has had an amazing life and knows so much about so many bodybuilders and the industry itself. Also what you said about today's body-building scene is exactly how I feel. The Olympia isn't what it use to be. It's like something is missing compared to when Haney, Dorian and Coleman were on top. I respect and admire the guys today but I just don't get excited like I use to throughout the eighties and nineties. Keep up the amazing work, you never dissapoint..
Hey Stefan. Thanks mate. I'm always very critical of my interviews and cringe every time I play them back, but finally I can say I was happy with this one. Ed helped by keeping a good tempo with his answers, balancing the stories without being overly long winded. Thanks for noticing the quality of the questions because I try to go deep and from a different angle without being overly sensationalistic
Was a total dream interview. I respect this man so much, and I'm so grateful that Dream Big Director, Marc Martinez made the introduction for me to get Ed on.
Really appreciate that you say so. It's one of my biggest goals to improve as I get very nervous and still harbour a tonne of self doubt. Hopefully I get better over time
An amazing interview. Very enlightening. Seems like Craig Titus was trouble from the start and it's not surprising where he ended up. When a venerable man such as Ed Connors describes the sorry state of current Bodybuilding, you know it is in a moribund condition. Greed seems to be at the heart of its corruption.
Sensational interview with one of Bodybuilding’s true icons! So many interesting snippets that I wasn’t familiar with. I need to listen to his audio book!!! Keep up the amazing work on your very cool Channel, Shawn! 👍👌💪👊🤩🔥
Thanks mate that's very kind praise and this is one of those rare times when I think I didn't do a totally horrible job interviewing! 😂 Do you know Mike Hubon that Ed was referring to? Apparently he's in Perth
THE GYM BROTHERHOOD BACK IN THE EIQHTIES WAS GREAT IF SOMEONE WAS COMPETING THE WHOLE GYM WOULD MAKE WAY FOR THAT PERSON TO GET A GREAT WORKOUT AND ON THE WEEKEND WE WOULD GO TO LYGON STREET TO '' CARB UP''
ROBBY ROBINSON SNUCK INTO THE LOCAL GYM WHEN IT WAS CLOSED TO TRAIN HE IS STILL GOING STRONG I THINK HE WOULD BE A GREAT GUEST ON YOUR SHOW OK TIME FOR MY DINNER SEE YA
That's news to me that Mentzer died of a drugs overdose, but that doesn't surprise me. I saved up as a teenager to buy that workout DVD with mike training that German bodybuilder. I was shocked how bad Mike looked for someone under 50 and how he seemed to smoke one ciggie after another. I also felt let down how they filmed it. They were claiming the bodybuilder Markus someone or other was training only once every seven or eight days but they included behind the scenes footage which clearly showed they filmed the whole thing over a few days. Funnily enough this didn't stop me training HIT i just started buying Ellington Darden's books. But it took buying a few of his books for me to realize once you've read one you've read them all. He's a very good story teller though and I don't think he promotes HIT anymore. As for Elon Musk he's a complete charlatan. Common sense skeptic has gone a decent job of exposing him. Nothing is clear cut with apple either. DARPA developed Siri. I've got bodybuilding to thank for making me look at things beyond face value.
Great comment mate. Ellington Darden has just released a new book I see, lol. Maybe I should interview him because he spent a lot of time with Jones and the big names of the day. Not a Musk fan? I read the recent biography on him and enjoyed it. What's your thoughts for disliking Musk - i don't know much about him beyond the books I've read
@@carvedouttastone Yes, get Darden on if he'll agree to it. His stories about Arthur Jones are always interesting. Musk manipulates the share price of Tesla. Common sense skeptic has gone into this in some detail. He didn't invent tesla but bought off co founders. He's not autistic but narcissistic. There's no evidence of an autism diagnosis. His truck is a a complete flop. Rumour is that lesbian that tried to ruin Johnny Depp freezed her eggs when she was with Musk - she's since has kids. That creepy UA-camr lex someone or other is basically paid to be pro musk. X is a flop. He's a second grade engineer. He has inherited wealth. His cars self combust it's never ending. At least with Nautilus Arthur Jones didn't invent them and the equipment is still seen as still some of the best now after all this time. Dorian Yates bought MedX. They showcased nautilus equipment in one of those bill and ted movies.
Guests wise? I've filmed one with Conor Hefernan and Jamie Lewis which was a blast I've got another done with Tony Pearson and the director of Driven, Andrew Menjivar This Saturday I'm talking with Lyle McDonald If you have any guests you wanna see let me know
TIME STAMPS
0:20: 💪 Ed talks about the new BBC Golden Era Documentary he’s a part of
1:20 🏋 What’s changed most about the gym business compared to the 80s/90s?
3:23 📚 What are the changes in today’s demographic?
7:42: 💰The questionable legacy of Joe Weider?
12:00 💪 Were the bodybuilders “lazy bums” like Joe & Arnold stated?
14:37 🏋 How important were connections to bodybuilding success back in the early days?
16:40 🦍 Were there any big names that Ed turned away?
18:04 👥 Commonality of broken families, absent fathers, poor self-esteem and low socio-economics among top bodybuilders
21:40 💪 Are the Pete Grymkowski stories true?
23:00 ⚔ Victor Richards Gold’s Gym gun incident
24:00 💪 Stories about Bob Paris
27:05 💪 Chris Bumstead and Classic Physique
29:05 💬 Did Mike Mentzer really train HIT style from what Ed observed?
30:55 💪 Dan Duchaine and his Gold’s Gym Sunday School
32:29 Why did Arnold try to damage or disparage the Gold’s Gym brand earlier?
34:16 🏋 Why did Arnold have his pictures removed from Gold’s Gym in the early 2000s?
36:45: 👥 Differences between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno in handling failures and successes, with Arnold's positivity standing out.
38:35 💬 Thoughts on Vince McMahon’s WBF
40:15 🦍 Why no Gold’s Gym Supplement line back in the day?
42:20: 💪 Bodybuilding competitions losing magic - What are competitors/promoters/IFBB doing wrong?
47:00 📚 Arnold Classic & FIBO
48:32 💰 Mike Hubon
49:29 💬 What did Ed learn about himself from all his house guests?
50:56 ⚔ Why did Ed choose to serve in the Vietnam War?
55:30 🏋 Is the “American Dream” over?
57:30 🏋 Calum Von Moger
58:50 🦍 What’s the future for Ed Connors?
1:02:45 ⚔ Ed’s book recommendations
Awesome interview and legendary guest ! Indeed the Golden Age, as this takes me back. I hope more people will become aware of your channel. You got a true passion in this Shawn, and recording important history. Super interesting on many levels.
I hope I can build the numbers a bit because it helps convince guests to trade their time to speak on the channel. But I also love the small, like minded and positive community that's building here, so maybe there's a happy medium number. My stuff is pretty niche within a largely apathetic bodybuilding subculture, so I probably don't have to worry about "sudden exponential growth" anytime soon 😂. Thanks always for the kind comments mate
You are doing really great work Shawn, very refreshing. Thanks for this interview with Ed, he is also amazing!
Really appreciate that mate. I'm living doing these interviews so I'm gonna try to keep bringing on great guests. Thanks for your comment and kind words
Hello Ed.
Sam Cupac here.
One of your 2 full time Gold's gym managers(myself and Kent Kuhn) from 1978-1980(Ken and Marion Sprague 1978 and you and Pete and Denny Doyle[then Tim and Barb Kimber] shortly there after).
Just wanted to say hello and good to see you are happy and doing well.
This was an incredibly entertaining and informative interview. I love the topics and questions you brought up, from Bob Paris and Mike Mentzer and Lou Ferrigno and things like how Mike was poisoned and Ray committed suiside. I never knew this. Even with why Dallas mcarver trained. Ed Connors has had an amazing life and knows so much about so many bodybuilders and the industry itself. Also what you said about today's body-building scene is exactly how I feel. The Olympia isn't what it use to be. It's like something is missing compared to when Haney, Dorian and Coleman were on top. I respect and admire the guys today but I just don't get excited like I use to throughout the eighties and nineties. Keep up the amazing work, you never dissapoint..
Yes it was a relevation to me about Mentzer as well. Does that mean he was murdered or was it accidental?
Hey Stefan. Thanks mate. I'm always very critical of my interviews and cringe every time I play them back, but finally I can say I was happy with this one. Ed helped by keeping a good tempo with his answers, balancing the stories without being overly long winded. Thanks for noticing the quality of the questions because I try to go deep and from a different angle without being overly sensationalistic
Amazing that you got him , truly insightful comments.
Thank you so much, as ever ;)
Was a total dream interview. I respect this man so much, and I'm so grateful that Dream Big Director, Marc Martinez made the introduction for me to get Ed on.
Wow legend !
Truly honored to interview the great man
This was awesome man! This channel is underrated!!!!
Great interview. I am looking forward to listening to the rest of my audible version of Three Muscleteers. Thank you both.
My pleasure mate. Glad you enjoyed the interview and yes, give the book another shot. Ed put a lot of heart into it.
Great interview
Your an excellent interviewer, your questions are exactly what i want to know, brilliant interview sir, much appreciated!
Really appreciate that you say so. It's one of my biggest goals to improve as I get very nervous and still harbour a tonne of self doubt. Hopefully I get better over time
An amazing interview. Very enlightening. Seems like Craig Titus was trouble from the start and it's not surprising where he ended up. When a venerable man such as Ed Connors describes the sorry state of current Bodybuilding, you know it is in a moribund condition. Greed seems to be at the heart of its corruption.
Great interview. I’ll have to reread Ed’s book. He’s full of great stories.
Sensational interview with one of Bodybuilding’s true icons!
So many interesting snippets that I wasn’t familiar with.
I need to listen to his audio book!!!
Keep up the amazing work on your very cool Channel, Shawn!
👍👌💪👊🤩🔥
Thanks mate that's very kind praise and this is one of those rare times when I think I didn't do a totally horrible job interviewing! 😂 Do you know Mike Hubon that Ed was referring to? Apparently he's in Perth
WHAT DOESN'T KILL MAKES YOU STRONGER ED SAYS
I SAY WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU PUTS YOU ON LIFE SUPPORT
THE GYM BROTHERHOOD BACK IN THE EIQHTIES WAS GREAT
IF SOMEONE WAS COMPETING THE WHOLE GYM WOULD MAKE WAY FOR THAT
PERSON TO GET A GREAT WORKOUT
AND ON THE WEEKEND WE WOULD GO TO LYGON STREET TO '' CARB UP''
COMPETITIVE BODYBUILDING IS THE SAME AS THE TITANIC HEADING FOR THE ICEBERG
Mike Hubon was Mr Cuts.
ROBBY ROBINSON SNUCK INTO THE LOCAL GYM WHEN IT WAS CLOSED TO TRAIN
HE IS STILL GOING STRONG
I THINK HE WOULD BE A GREAT GUEST ON YOUR SHOW
OK TIME FOR MY DINNER SEE YA
GET GREGG VALETINO ON YOUR SHOW AND ASK HIM ABOUT LOU FERRINGO
That's news to me that Mentzer died of a drugs overdose, but that doesn't surprise me. I saved up as a teenager to buy that workout DVD with mike training that German bodybuilder. I was shocked how bad Mike looked for someone under 50 and how he seemed to smoke one ciggie after another. I also felt let down how they filmed it. They were claiming the bodybuilder Markus someone or other was training only once every seven or eight days but they included behind the scenes footage which clearly showed they filmed the whole thing over a few days. Funnily enough this didn't stop me training HIT i just started buying Ellington Darden's books. But it took buying a few of his books for me to realize once you've read one you've read them all. He's a very good story teller though and I don't think he promotes HIT anymore.
As for Elon Musk he's a complete charlatan. Common sense skeptic has gone a decent job of exposing him. Nothing is clear cut with apple either. DARPA developed Siri. I've got bodybuilding to thank for making me look at things beyond face value.
Great comment mate. Ellington Darden has just released a new book I see, lol. Maybe I should interview him because he spent a lot of time with Jones and the big names of the day. Not a Musk fan? I read the recent biography on him and enjoyed it. What's your thoughts for disliking Musk - i don't know much about him beyond the books I've read
@@carvedouttastone Yes, get Darden on if he'll agree to it. His stories about Arthur Jones are always interesting.
Musk manipulates the share price of Tesla. Common sense skeptic has gone into this in some detail. He didn't invent tesla but bought off co founders. He's not autistic but narcissistic. There's no evidence of an autism diagnosis. His truck is a a complete flop. Rumour is that lesbian that tried to ruin Johnny Depp freezed her eggs when she was with Musk - she's since has kids. That creepy UA-camr lex someone or other is basically paid to be pro musk. X is a flop. He's a second grade engineer. He has inherited wealth. His cars self combust it's never ending. At least with Nautilus Arthur Jones didn't invent them and the equipment is still seen as still some of the best now after all this time. Dorian Yates bought MedX. They showcased nautilus equipment in one of those bill and ted movies.
@DH-zp7bc interesting. I'll try get Ellington on
Whose up next?
Guests wise?
I've filmed one with Conor Hefernan and Jamie Lewis which was a blast
I've got another done with Tony Pearson and the director of Driven, Andrew Menjivar
This Saturday I'm talking with Lyle McDonald
If you have any guests you wanna see let me know
Frugal Weiders 😅
MIKE MENTZER WAS A COKE HEAD
SORRY BUT THAT'S THE TRUTH
A GOOD BOOK ? 1984
MUD WHAT MUD
SEE WHAT THE SOLDIERS WENT THROUGH IN WORLD WAR ONE
THAT UBER DRIVER STORY TELLS ME THIS PERSON CAN'T KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT
SORRY
THIS GUY HAD NOTHING TO OFFER
YOU LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE PULLING TEETH TO KEEP HIM ON TRACK
AS FAR AS THE VIETNAM WAR WAS CONCERNED AMERICA SHOULD BE ASHAMED
TRAIN AT HOME GET DUMBELLS AND BARBELLS AND DO THE REAL WORK