Arnold Schwarzenegger Reflects on Training at the Mecca

QUESTION What was it like training at Gold’s Gym back in the day? — Calvin H., via Facebook ANSWER Gold’s Venice was, and still is, the mecca of bodybuilding, because the energy that flows through it makes it unlike any other place you could ever train. Its founder, Joe Gold, started the gym in 1965 mainly as a place for his friends to train. If you couldn’t afford a membership, Joe usually waived the fee. He even let bodybuilders sleep on the roof if they needed a p