Frank Zane

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Frank Zane Biography

Famous American bodybuilder modern bodybuilding idol, “star of the eighties” Frank Zane was born in the small town of Kingston, Pennsylvania on June 28, 1942. Coming from an ordinary American family. His dad, Adam Zane, worked as an ordinary electrician and owned a small company for the technical repair of televisions and radios. Frank's mother did not work anywhere and, to a greater extent, was exclusively involved in raising children and housekeeping. Frank also had a younger brother, Adam, who, compared to Frank, already, as a teenager, had very impressive strength beyond his years.

Since the Zane family had Protestant roots and corresponding religious views, this significantly distinguished them from the general mass of families living in the city. This, naturally, became the main reason for ridicule and ridicule from local children towards the Zane brothers, who often had to get involved in street brawls and come home with fresh bruises. Exactly sense of responsibility for her younger brother brought Frank into sports, so that in the end he would be able to stand up for both himself and him at the right moment. Another reason to become stronger, according to the famous athlete, is the sudden early death of his father, who smoked a lot and liked to regularly drink strong drinks to excess. Having lived only 57 years thanks to his destructive bad habits, Frank's father became a kind of negative example for his son, thereby strengthening him even more belief in a healthy lifestyle.

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At the age of 14, Frank tried a lot of different sports, including such disciplines as boxing, wrestling, wrestling and many others. But one day, what was called at that time a home set for weight training fell into his hands. Frank immediately realized that he had found what he had been missing and what he had been looking for all the time. After just half a month of hard training, the results of the training began to bear fruit, in Frank’s own words: “the muscles literally popped out from everywhere”...

Apart from his family, the young man has no one else to expect understanding from. According to Frank’s own recollections, the people who encouraged his athletic hobby could be counted on one hand. Apart from them, everyone else just “watered” them with criticism and ridicule. But the future champion did not give up - such statements only further fueled his thirst to prove to everyone that he was capable of achieving serious results. All these negative aspects did not reduce his enthusiasm in striving for even greater victories...

In addition to bodybuilding and sports achievements, Frank was also very attracted to studies. Among all the subjects he liked the most psychology. Seriously interested in it, Frank Zane, after graduating from high school in 1960 and successfully passing the entrance exams, entered Wilkes University in his home state of Pennsylvania. In 1964, he graduated with honors from this university, receiving a bachelor's degree in psychology. Not accustomed to stopping there, Frank continued to study this monumental and boundless science, and in 1977 he was awarded a diploma from the University of California, located in Los Angeles. Having conquered this second peak in the same field, Frank Zane became a truly recognized expert in the field of psychology. The athlete always justified his irresistible thirst for learning by the desire to have a decent, well-paid job that could easily be combined with his favorite bodybuilding activities.

Keep training hard, Frank Zane achieved incredible success in bodybuilding and won a total of about 150 various awards, among which are three highest victories for the athlete. These are deservedly won three Mr. Olympia titles in 1977-79. However, after such an impressive number of victories, the bodybuilder suddenly began to lose ground, and after 1980 inclusive, he no longer climbed to the highest step of the podium...

Frank Zane books, TV shows, coaching...

The biography of this amazing personality does not end there... Despite all the adversities, this man did not end his sports career, but found a worthy use for it on TV, becoming also a popular sports instructor, a real television fitness star, and becoming famous in another role as an excellent commentator on such well-known television channels as ABC, ESPN, CBS and NBC. In addition, the three-time champion is also known to us as a teacher. He became the author of a large number of popular books, articles and other methodological literature on bodybuilding, proved himself as an experienced trainer for a large number of modern bodybuilding stars, having trained a worthy successor.

Frank Zane now

In his mature years, Zane, as in his youth, looks irresistible thanks to his discipline and determination. According to the athlete, he still has a lot of aspirations and goals in life, although of course, professional competitions are, alas, long over.

This is what Frank Zane looks like in his old age:

As we can see, even now he has not changed at all - in his old age he is just as strong, sculpted and muscular, as if age were not a hindrance to him at all. And in general, is the word “old age” applicable to the athlete in these pictures? This is what sport does to a person...

In 1994, three-time Mr. Olympia Frank Zane was honorably and deservedly included in the well-known Bodybuilding Hall of Fame - a worthy conclusion to the professional biography of the great athlete. His name is written in golden letters in the history book of World Athletics. This man is still considered a style icon and an exemplary example for all modern bodybuilders.

Contents of the article:

Frank Zane biography.

Frank Zane photo.

Frank Zane Anthropometric data.

Frank Zane books, TV shows, coaching.

Frank Zane now.

Photo of Frank Zane in old age.