The Story of John Grimek, the Renaissance Man of Fitness | BarBend

“LEGENDARY BODYBUILDER JOHN GRIMEK shared with me vital nutrition, strength and muscle building insights that I have integrated into my Russian Bear workout and products.” Val on his collaboration with John Grimek: "My friend John Grimek was a rare athlete who had the ability to perform in Olympic lifting and had the agility to excel in acrobatics plus he was considered the greatest in displaying muscle control throughout his body. John and I worked out Bodybuilding Programs for the Russian Bear

John Grimek: The Monarch Of Muscledom | Gym-Talk.com

John Carroll Grimek – Complete Profile: Height, Workout And Diet – Fitness Volt

John Grimek - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia

It was on this day, November 20, in 1998 that the iron game lost its greatest son. John Grimek wasn’t just the "Monarch of Muscledom" or the only man to retire undefeated in bodybuilding. To those who walked the halls of York Barbell or trained in the old Broad Street gym, he was simply John. A man of immense character who carried the weight of his legend with a quiet, humble grace. Born in Perth Amboy to Slovak immigrants, John learned the value of labor early. Before the world knew him as the