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The original Gold's Gym logo, a bald weightlifter holding a barbell, was designed in 1973 by professional wrestler Ric Drasin, who was Arnold Schwarzenegger's training partner for four years. [11] During a training break, he sketched the weightlifter on a napkin.
Ric Drasin was the recipient of the first Joe Gold Lifetime Achievement Award, presented at the World Gym International Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 26–28, 2012. With this award, Drasin was recognized for his contributions to the fitness industry as a bodybuilder, professional wrestler, actor, and artist.
More than 70 gyms are company-owned, the rest of the gyms are franchised. Famous personalities such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, [14] Lou Ferrigno and Franco Columbu trained at the original Gold's Gym in Venice Beach. Ten months after the Gold's Gym acquisition, [13] new gyms were opened also in Europe. RSG Group opened the brand's flagship gym in ...
World Gym International LLC is an American fitness center founded in 1976 by Joe Gold during the glory days of "Muscle Beach" in Venice Beach, California. Joe Gold is also the founder of Gold's Gym, another unaffiliated gym chain, which he sold in 1973. [1]
The company has made several acquisitions over the years, including the Omni Hotel chain in 1996, [5] Gold Gym International in 2004, [6] and Cresta Construction in Irving, Texas. In August 2020, TRT Holdings sold Gold's Gym to German fitness company RSG Group for US$100 million [ 7 ]
The newest Gold's Gym opens Friday, Dec. 29, just in time for El Pasoans to make healthier resolutions. The gym, at 12261 Eastlake Blvd., will open from noon to 8 p.m. for a soft opening.
Gold's Gym opened in South Asheville in 2014 after The Rush Fitness Complex closed. The location has previously been a Bi-Lo Grocery, a chain that closed its last stores in 2021.
Gold's Gym Dreamland, a franchisee in Cairo, is under fire for posting the following advertisement, which has since gone viral: Gold's Gym/Facebook. Social media users did not react kindly to the ...