Robby Robinson

So this was always phenomenal for me.

How could have somebody like Sergio, Larry Scott, let's say, Sergio Leiva, Arnold, Nubre, then you have other greats like Zayn, Albert Beckles, Robbie Robinson, and all these guys, Tom Platz, and even later, Lee Haney.

How did These guys did so much with so little.

So this is the question that everybody should think.

So anyways, it wasn't until I was 17 years old that I actually started working out on a regular basis.

Warrior would move to California and he would see a bodybuilder by the name of Robbie Robinson and he decided to take up the sport.

His first contest would take place in Florida where he placed fifth.

Now, Robbie Robinson, if you don't know who he is, what I can tell you is that he competed in the Mr. Olympia contest back in the 70s and the dude was freaking jacked.

I actually saw a TikTok video of this guy, or maybe it was a YouTube video, and he was on a podcast.

And for being in the 70s, I mean, he's still in pretty decent shape.

I mean, he's not jacked like he was 50 years ago, but if you get a chance, look up Robbie Robinson on the internet or look him up on YouTube and you'll see what I'm talking about.

Later on, while Warrior, he would go on to attend Life University in Marietta, Georgia.

um but that's what the look is you know to achieve that look that's that's what it is

well i'll tell you what's fun about this dude is i think probably a lot of people go through it i don't know if you went through it but like as i sort of like hitting close to 40 and hit 40 kind of you know it's like well dude you know i'm getting over the hill like you start thinking it's like i'm on the downside of this stuff well then i just decided like i'm gonna revert this man like every year i'm gonna make it a challenge to be in the best shape of my life so i'm gonna be 45 in two weeks right october 15th so then it's like okay my mission is to be a 45 being the best shape of my life then 46 best shape of my life i was talking to my wife about this and i'm like man it gives me something to look forward to or no i don't i look forward to aging now like i look at like a Like a Robbie Robinson, you know, right? Or like, I want to be that, not that I want to fast forward and be 80, but I'm like, dude, I want to be that dude that's 80 that just blows everybody's mind of the shape that you're in.

And it's like the fact that, you know, I'm going to be 45, you know, but I run circles around, like I got three teenagers and, you know, all their friends and boyfriends that are 18, 19, you know, whatever.

And it's like, you know, I don't know, just at least for me, it gives me a goal and gives me something to greatly look forward to.

Mm.

And in many ways, they advocated for Like, for example, minority groups, like, like Black athletes doing well, and I really don't wanna paint it that Joe and Ben Weider were, like, progressive, you know, figures in, in kind of our modern context, and there's, you know, Robbie Robinson bust-

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... being used with Weider's head on top.

I went to the gym and talked to the guy.

And it was funny because I told the guy in here, you know, I'm from California, you know, and I'm on the phone with Arnold, Tom Plath, Robbie Robinson.

This guy looks at me like, sure you are, you know.

So I'm working out.