He felt that most men had a structure that led to more development of the glutes and hips rather than quads when using regular squats. It wasn't the exercise itself he disliked, but rather its efficacy for most trainees. For example, he was against regular squats for the most part. I first want to make it clear that I don't agree 100% with Gironda. In this article I want to present to you some of the Gironda ideas that had the most profound impact on my own system, how to adapt these ideas to the modern world, and how to design a periodized program making good use of his methods. At first it was only his exercises which piqued my curiosity, but as time progressed I began to absorb more of his knowledge and modulated my own to include his theories. And the more I read his material, the more he began to influence my way of thinking and training. I'll freely admit that since I've been concentrating more on bodybuilding than performance training, Gironda has been my biggest influence.
But the fact remains: no trainer in the history of bodybuilding has brought more to physique training than Vince Gironda. Some of Gironda's ideas were so revolutionary that people were just not ready to accept them. So, long story short, Gironda wasn't exactly a public relations dream! Plus, some (if not all) of his methods went against what was advocated in his time (and even still in ours). Gironda told him, "Well, you sure look like a fat fuck to me!" In fact, the first time Arnold came to America, he went to Vince's gym and presented himself in a somewhat pompous way. If you were fat he told you straight out. Bodybuilders with big egos don't like honesty they like their arse freshly kissed! So if Gironda was so good, why haven't more people heard about him? Well, he wasn't into marketing himself he was more of an underground guru type. He was also known as the trainer to the stars, because when an actor needed to get in shape fast for a role, he went to Vince. World 1967, 1970), who had some of the best physiques of their time. Those are the two best known of Vince's pupils, but he actually had a stable of champions training under his tutelage. Mohammed never won the Olympia, but he did finish second twice (19) and won several pro contests. He also worked with bodybuilding legend Mohammed Makkawy, one of the most shredded and aesthetic bodybuilders of all time. Gironda brought Larry Scott up from a 157-pound guy with average genetics to a 207-pound winner of the Mr. Vince Gironda was the original "Iron Guru." While Weider was touting himself as being the "trainer of champions" it was actually Gironda who had one of the most successful followings of bodybuilding champs.
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