Bodybuilder Bill Grant.

When you think about bodybuilder Bill Grant these words come to mind, honest, motivated, energetic and charming. Today at an age when most men are getting to retire, bodybuilder Bill Grant, a world renowned fitness expert TV & movie actor and radio talk show host is going stronger than ever with bookings all around the country promoting fitness & bodybuilding shows, giving training and nutrition seminars, writing training over 40 e books, hosting TV and radio shows and much more.

Bill Grants bodybuilding career spans over 4 decades! Nicknamed the man of steel, Bill Grant was also Arnold Schwarzeneggers training partner back in the day, also known as the golden age of bodybuilding. Bill Grant is more than just a bodybuilder he is also a savvy businessman with his line of Bill Grant nutrition products and Old School training DVD’s. Some how, Bill still makes time to speak to people both young & old about proper form, training techniques and diet. He’s an articulate, energetic, well-spoken man with a big heart.

I first met bodybuilder Bill Grant back in 1978 at the Night of Champions contest held in New York City. From the minute I entered the lobby of the Beacon Theater, there they were, all my idols of the time, Robby Robinson, Mike Mentzer, master poser Ed Corney, Danny Padilla, Boyer Coe and Bill Grant. I found myself drawn closer to these Gods of Gold’s Gym! Seeing them in the pages of Weiders Muscle Builder Magazine was one thing, but seeing them in person, that was a real trip! The first thing I noticed was that these guys looked much bigger & taller in the muscle magazines. In person, these guy’s were ripped and it was clear as day, most of my bodybuilding idols were barely 200lbs. But here they were, all wearing their plain unassuming jogging suits, zipped all the way up so that you couldn’t get a glimpse of what was in stored for you at the pre-judging or the evening show. But the one thing you could see were the veins in their hands and forearms, the striations in their upper pecs and their chiseled facial features, these guy’s had tissue thin skin. Out of my haze, suddenly, the atmosphere changed it became like a scene at the local carnival with all my Ironhead idols yelling like those carnival barkers trying to shame you into spending your last dollar trying to win a stuffed teddy bear by throwing baseballs at lead weighted milk cans! Especially Ed Corney, he was the only bodybuilder that charged money for an autograph. I guess that Pumping Iron book cover went to his head. I was shocked; this guy wants to charge me $20 bucks for his signature. I said to myself, hey I gotta eat too! Besides this was Ed Corney the master poser but Tad’s Steakhouse got my money that day!

Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed another one of my Gold’s Gym idols laughing at all the banter going on in the lobby, it was the Man of Steel himself Mr. America & Mr. World winner bodybuilder Bill Grant. Suddenly I heard “hey kid, you with the calves, I’ll give you an autograph!” Not only did Bill sign my program, he took the time to give training & nutrition tips while spending a little time with a kid from the suburbs who wanted to be a pro bodybuilder one day. I never forgot that day!

Today, flash forward almost 30 years later, bodybuilder Bill Grant and I are friends and he’s doing work with my company, Physique Bodyware. Call it karma, call it destiny, but that day in 1978 changed my life. It planted one of the seeds that would later become my dream job, creating one of the leading makers of Men’s & Women’s Sportswear, Street wear and Workout Gear made in the USA, Physique Bodyware. Checkout our exclusive interview by staff writer David Robson with bodybuilder Bill Grant and hear what he’s up to these days. Read all about his latest projects, Bill Grant nutrition, Old School Training DVD’s, plus his hardcore training & nutrition secrets to get you ripped at any age. Read all about how Bill Grant has become one of today’s most sought after fitness trainers since Charles Glass. In our exclusive multi-part series, bodybuilder Bill Grant talks candidly about his Pumping Iron days as Arnold’s training partner & friend, his successful movie & TV career also his lifetime achievements as master of ceremonies. Bill Grant opens up for the first time about his never-ending contributions to the sport of bodybuilding and his generous charity work around the world.
Read our full interview with bodybuilder Bill Grant featuring a few more stars from Pumping Iron the movie, featuring legends Frank Zane, Dave Draper, Ed Corney, Mike Katz and Danny Padilla.
-Iron Guy