At 84 years of age, Dr Bob Delmonteque runs marathons, cycles miles, and bench- presses over pounds. Bob is an example of how to slow and reverse aging and live life to the fullest. At age 65 he noticed he was beginning to lose muscle tone, definition and mass. He decided he needed to grow younger and devised a program to do so. He shares this simple program in his book "Lifelong Fitness", available at major bookstores here. If you can't find a copy, drop me a line and I'll tell you where you can get hold of one.
NASA recruited Dr Bob to set up and run the physical and mental health program for the first two sets of Apollo astronauts. Bob Delmonteque trained astronaut John Glenn in the 's, and again in when Glenn returned to space as the first senior to do so.
The National Fitness Hall of Fame has honored Dr. Bob Delmonteque, MD with their Lifetime Achievement Award. Click hereto read more about this remarkable senior.
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While he tucks into a breakfast of rice pudding and a cup of tea on a sunny Thursday morning, a steady stream of people approach to
The Longest Now
Some stories are too good to be true. Such is the story of Bob Delmonteque&#;s life&#;
He was a popular beefcake model in his youth. Pictures from his youth are now worth a tidy bundle. He himself was known in those days as a photographer of male nudes. He went on to become a major national exercise trainer, and was one of the trainers for the original Apollo astronauts&#; Somewhere in there, he got a degree in (sports) psychology. Some recent pictures:
Awesome studio photo published in &#;99 (taken when he was in his 70s?).
One Taken in (age 81+) at a modeling shoot.
Headshot from a recent ISSA profile.
Today Delmonteque is 84, has a build most year olds would kill for, and spends his time promoting his line of age-defying products and still modeling his physique for weight gyms in California. Here&#;s a charming article he published recently, in which he coyly refers to himself in the third person&#;
If I find a good reference to one of his photo exhibits (photos by him, not of him), I&#;ll post it here. Maybe I&#;ll even find a woman with a similar story! [the woman who h
Bob Delmonteque has died. He passed away on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, in Los Angeles. His age was reported as 85, which is a small fib, because when Bob reached 85, he remained 85 for the rest of his life. For his website, (still online as of this writing), Bob wrote a brief bio in which he says he was born Nov. 9, , which would have made him His given name was Mike Diaks.
The online autobiography completely omits the part of Delmonteque's life that may be of greatest interest to readers here. After the end of WWII, Delmonteque became one of the great early male physique models. He was initially made famous by photographer Douglas of Detroit, whose photos of Delmonteque appeared in nearly every male fitness and physical culture magazine of the day — this at a time when frontal male nudity could land you in jail.
While doing research for the Quaintance bio, I made an effort to locate as many people as possible who might have known Quaintance personally. One of those was Bob Delmonteque. I telephoned him (he had great disdain for email) and he graciously invited me to spend a day with him at his home in Woodland Hills, Calif. This was in the spring of
He regaled me with sto
Bob Delmonteque was born on November 9, Alvin, Texas, Dr. Bob is known as America's premier senior fitness consultant. Bob has trained Hollywood legends like John Wayne, Errol Flynn, Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable, and contemporary stars like Matt Dillon.
Since appearing on his first magazine cover in , Dr. Bob has spent over 65 years helping tens of thousands of people achieve proven, dramatic results with a celebrated method that combines expert training advice and sound nutritional counseling. His expertise was recognized by NASA who recruited him to provide the physical and mental health programs to the first two sets of Apollo 11 astronauts. Dr. Bob was the personal trainer to astronaut John Glenn in the ’s and for his heroic return to space in During the Lyndon Johnson administration he was on the President’s Council of Physical Fitness.
After WWII, Bob was in Hollywood, but didn’t feel very comfortable in acting roles. Since he had a naturopathic doctor’s degree, he became the doctor of the “Stars!” Bob also became a part owner/operator of Executive Health Clubs International, which operated health clubs worldwide.
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