Minneshögtid för Joe Weider

Begravningsakten för Joe Weider avhölls för ett tag sedan, och var en mindre ceremoni för de närmast sörjande. På söndag avhålls dock en minnesstund i Santa Monica, Kalifornien där många av kroppsbyggarsportens legender kommer att närvara, bland annat är Arnold på plats för att hålla tal. Bodybuilding.com webbsänder högtiden.

Nio timmars tidsskillnad mellan Los Angeles och Sverige ger att starttiden blir 22:00 söndag kväll svensk tid.

Joe Weider Memorial To Be Broadcast Live

Bodybuilding.com will provide a free, live webcast stream from Joe Weider’s memorial service in Santa Monica, CA on April 14, 2013. Arnold Schwarzenegger himself will be one of the speakers.

The Memorial for publishing, fitness and bodybuilding icon Joe Weider will be streamed live via the Internet on Bodybuilding.com, the largest fitness site in the world, with more than 25 million monthly visitors. The memorial is scheduled for Sunday, April 14, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. (PDT) in Santa Monica, California.

Visitors who cannot join the webcast live can view it later on Bodybuilding.com.

This memorial service is expected to be a memorable event in bodybuilding history. It will be attended by many of the great champions and legends of the sport. The major address will be delivered by Joe’s lifelong friend, former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

”Bodybuilding fans from around the world will be able to share in this amazing memorial,” says John Hardesty, Vice President of Digital Publishing at Bodybuilding.com. ”We are honored to have been chosen as the exclusive outlet for this historic broadcast and will present it exactly as it happens. Joe Weider’s contribution to fitness and bodybuilding cannot be overstated. Without Joe, none of us would be here.”

Joe Weider’s influence is felt in every area of fitness and health. He created a massive fitness publishing empire, including Muscle & Fitness, Flex, Shape, and Men’s Fitness magazines. He popularized the use of fitness equipment in people’s homes and was a leader in establishing the use of nutritional supplements. The company he founded, Weider Health and Fitness, became synonymous with fitness, nutrition and a healthy lifestyle.

Please join us in celebrating the life and legacy of the man who helped shaped our bodies, our industry, our sport and our world. An online memorial guest book has been set up for those wishing to express their thoughts and memories of Joe.

For lots of great stories, go to Bodybuilding.com: Joe Weider – Remembering the Legend.

BODY.se: Farväl Joe Weider!

Vissa människor förändrar dagen. Andra världen. Joe Weider, skaparen av modern ”träningstidningsindustri”, har avlidit, 93 år gammal. Men han var så mycket mer än en genial tidningsmakare.

BODY.se: Joe Weider, 1919-2013

Nyss nåddes redaktionen av nyheten om Joe Weiders bortgång. Tillsammans med sin bror Ben var Joe med och grundade organisationen IFBB, och i sin publicistiska verksamhet startade och drev han bland annat titlarna Muscle & Fitness, FLEX, Men’s Fitness och Shape. En visionär har lämnat sporten bodybuilding. Vila i frid, Joe.