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	Topics Muscle Beach Topic Home Muscle Beach refers to either Muscle Beach Venice, an area in VeniceVenice, Los Angeles, California Venice is a district in west Los Angeles, California.... , CaliforniaCalifornia California is a state spanning the southern half of the west coast of the contiguous United States.... , United StatesUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., and America, is... , on Ocean Front Walk two blocks north of Venice Boulevard or to Original Muscle Beach, the actual and original location of "Muscle Beach", located on the beach two miles north of Venice, just south of Santa Monica PierSanta Monica Pier The Santa Monica Pier is located at the foot of Colorado Boulevard in Santa Monica, California and is the city's most famous... . Original Muscle Beach From the 1930s till the present the original Muscle Beach is located in Santa MonicaSanta Monica, California Santa Monica is a coastal city in western Los Angeles County, California, USA.... immediately south of the Santa Monica PierSanta Monica Pier The Santa Monica Pier is located at the foot of Colorado Boulevard in Santa Monica, California and is the city's most famous... . Popular gymnastic exhibitions were routinely held there on city-provided equipment. However, in the late fifties, the crowds of spectators reportedly got too big for the City to deal with, and it wanted to turn the space into parking lots. It was also rumored that the owners of the Ocean Park Pier were upset that the free shows were drawing their paying customers away from the Pier, and the owners of the Surf Rider Hotel found the entire scene offensive. Outcry over an alleged rape (bodybuilders were caught partying with underage girls) at the site led the city to shut it down in 1959, and re-open in 1960 without the weightlifting platform. The site of Muscle Beach Venice has inherited the modern fame and attention that was initially generated by the original Muscle Beach in Santa Monica, as the weight lifting platform from this earlier facility had been removed by the City of Santa Monica due to difficulties in the day-to-day maintenance and supervision of the original Muscle Beach site in 1959. Yet the original regulars of Muscle Beach in Santa Monica continued to congregate at the world-famous setting with an emphasis on gymnastics events, acrobatics and adagio training and performances. In 1989, the City of Santa Monica officially rededicated the original Muscle Beach and today it serves gymnasts, acrobats and youth with an extensive gymnastics training area. Meanwhile, the City of Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Department has continued the primary barbell, weightlifting and bodybuilding activities and events of the original Muscle Beach fame at the Venice weight pen. In 1987, the City of Los Angeles officially dedicated "Muscle Beach Venice" with the added word of 'Venice' in the title to distinguish it from the original "Muscle Beach" in Santa Monica. Muscle Beach Venice After the closing the original Muscle Beach, the bodybuildingBodybuilding Bodybuilding is the process of developing muscle fibres through the combination of weight training, increased caloric intake... attention shifted south to the somewhat lesser-known Venice Beach Weight Pen, operated by the Los AngelesLos Ángeles Los ?ngeles is the capital of the province of Biob?o, in the municipality of the same name, in Region VIII in the center-so... Recreation and Parks Department. A small, spartan weight pen was built near Windward in 1952, later replaced by the large current facility during a complete renovation and Muscle Beach Venice redevelopment effort in 1990, which sports a huge concrete barbellBarbell A barbell is a piece of exercise equipment used in weight training, weightlifting and powerlifting.... on the roof and bleachers for spectators. Today it is an open playground for with a gated area that encloses weight lifting equipment, the second area is a sand box with gymnastic, rope climbing, and acrobatic bars. By extension, it refers also to a high concentration of weightlifting and fitnessPhysical fitness The notion of physical fitness is used in two close meanings.... businessBusiness In economics, business is the social science of managing people to organize and maintain collective productivity toward acco... es in the area. Dave DraperDave Draper David Draper bodybuilder, actor and author, nicknamed "The Blond Bomber".... , Larry ScottLarry Scott Larry Scott, nicknamed "the Legend", born on October 12, 1938 in Blackfoot, Idaho is an American former IFBB professional bo... , and Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-born bodybuilder, actor and Republican politician, currently serving as the 38t... used to be regulars, among many famous bodybuilders and actors who have trained there. See also Joe WeiderJoe Weider Joe Weider is the co-founder of the International Federation of BodyBuilders and creator of the Mr.... Physical culturePhysical culture Physical culture is the promotion of muscular growth, strength and health through various physical exercise regimens like re... External links the Official website for Muscle Beach Venice