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This site features the extraordinary works of David Gentle including the History of Physical Culture and exciting muscle-building topics. We hope you enjoy your visit!

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Welcome to David Gentle's Website 

David Gentle is an internationally recognized Author and Historian of Physical Culture.  For several decades, he has been a regular contributor of over 25 of the world's top muscle magazines.

David Gentle, Author & Historian of Physical Culture

 

David Gentle's prolific writings include over 2,000 articles published in the World Muscle Press on all subjects relating to physical culture or strength.  See David's CV for details.

 

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David received the John Grimek Life-Time Achievement Award in Italy in recognition of his extraordinary contributions to physical culture.  

  

David Gentle was also awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Physical Culture Award by the Oscar Heidenstam Foundation  for services to bodybuilding.  For more information about David, please visit "About Author".

 

We invite you to visit David's Articles section - updated regularly.  It contains David’s extraordinary collection of 'iron works' including the history of physical culture. bodybuilding systems and tried and true techniques of bodybuilding legends.  .  Enjoy 'Profiles of the Greats', 'Unusual Feats of Strength' and David’s personal 'Insights and Reflections' of the Iron Game.  

   

David Gentle is truly one of Physical Culture's most prolific writers of our time!     

 

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