Male Fitness Models and Bodybuilders - Eddie Robinson
In
my life I have been blessed as an athlete, husband, and father of two
precious children, Cara & Seth.
My career as an athlete started at a young age, as a teenager
I played football and boxed at the Golden Gloves in Akron Ohio. In 1982,
I moved to Florida and got involved in bodybuilding and power lifting
which became my true love. As a teenager I was able to accomplish winning
just about every bodybuilding and powerlifting meet in the state of
Florida.
My career took off like a rocket in 1986 when I took a
world record in the bench press at 5'8 and 220 pounds; I had pressed
575 and 610 pounds ranking me number one in the world. At that time
I had channelled my strength to pursue a career in bodybuilding. Winning
the Mr. Florida, Mr. America, and Mr. USA titles gave me professional
recognition as one of the greatest pro bodybuilders and powerlifters
in the world.
Having
competed as a professional bodybuilder for twelve years I decided to
retire in 2001 giving up my pro status as an IFBB pro athlete and moving
on to what God has in store for me next. I have been blessed in my career
accomplishing seventy-five national and international magazine covers,
226 articles & advertisements along with numerous endorsements.
The highlights of my career have been working with Arnold Schwarzenegger,
being featured doing a series of photos for his bodybuilding encyclopaedia
along with competing in the Arnold Classic. I was also honored 
to
have the privilege to work with Vince & Linda McMahon endorsing
ICO/PRO, and competing in the WBF, one of the highlights of my life.
And last but not least Mr. Joe Weider.aka (The Master Blaster), I owe
a lot to this man for taking me under his belt for the last twelve years,
and for having faith in me as a pro athlete & contracting me for
most of my professional career. I am honored, and always will be for
being an endorser of Muscle & Fitness, Flex, and Weider Nutrition.
My career has enabled me to travel the world, and meet
some of the world's greatest people. I thank God for blessing me with
the opportunity to meet these great people who have become my friends,
and by giving me the strength to be the best athlete, father, and husband
that I can be.
I
would like to take this opportunity to thank my fans for all their support
through the twelve years of my professional career. Your letters have
always given me the drive and inspiration to be the best athlete that
I can in the sport of bodybuilding. Please remember, just because I
have retired from the sport of bodybuilding don't think that this is
the end of Eddie Robinson, I promise you this is just the beginning!
I am up to bigger and better things, a new chapter in my life. I have
captured all of these achievements for a reason. Now it is time to capitalize
on all of these achievements and put them to work.
God Bless!
Eddie Robinson II
Please read Eddie's article " How
I mastered a monster bench " in our Articles
section.
