Category: Fitness history

While it might seem like a modern invention, commercial protein powders first appeared in the 1950s, setting the stage for their widespread adoption by the fitness community in the subsequent decades. By the 1970s, a crucial era for bodybuilding, protein supplements were a staple, though they bore little resemblance to the tasty, high-tech formulas we know today.

Made famous by the 'Iron Guru' of bodybuilding, Vince Gironda, the Vince Gironda diet was a revolutionary, and often controversial, nutritional approach to achieving extreme muscle definition in the mid-20th century. Unlike the bulk-up, high-carb philosophies of his time, Gironda’s methods emphasized high-fat and high-protein intake with minimal carbohydrates to optimize hormonal response and body composition.