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Josef Weider (/ ˈwiːdər /; November 29, 1919 – March 23, 2013) [1] was a Canadian bodybuilder and entrepreneur who co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) alongside his brother Ben Weider. He was also the creator of Mr. Olympia, Ms. Olympia, and the Masters Olympia bodybuilding contests.
Mar 23, 2013 · March 23, 2013. Joe Weider, a scrawny youngster who sculptured himself with bodybuilding during the Great Depression and created an empire of muscle magazines, fitness equipment, doubtful...
Born in 1920, Joe Weider grew up in a tough neighborhood in Montreal, Canada during the hard times of the Great Depression. When young Joe left public school at age 12 to pull a small wagon 10 hours a day delivering fruit and groceries for a market, it was an act of survival for both him and his family.
Jan 23, 2019 · A personal remembrance of this one-of-a-kind fitness icon. Joe Weider passed away early Saturday morning, March 23, 2013, at age 93 in Los Angeles. He had been ill for some time, and the cause of his death was heart failure. Joe Weider's influence on bodybuilding and the fitness industry is so pervasive that it defies measurement.
Joe celebrated his birthday on November 29, and for most of his life 1922 was declared his first year, but, void of records, neither the day nor the year is certain. (Later records choose either 1920 or 1922.)
Mar 23, 2013 · Weider was born Nov. 20, 1920, in Montreal. He first dreamed of power as a young teenager living in a gang-infested ghetto there.
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Mar 23, 2013 · Born in a tough neighborhood of Montreal in 1920, Weider began lifting weights as a teenager to stand up to bullies and older boys before competing in his first bodybuilding contest at the age...
