George Eiferman

George Eiferman (November 3, 1925 – February 12, 2002[1]) was an American professional bodybuilder and trainer.

[2] Born in Philadelphia in 1925, he served in the Navy during World War II and entered into the sport of bodybuilding afterwards.

Having a number of prestigious titles, he began traveling the country and giving speeches at high schools on living a healthy lifestyle and the benefits of weight training for the Nationwide School Assemblies of America organization.

I went into the USMC with six months of weight lifting and it served me well, doubling my strength – inspired by his lecture back then.

In the 1980s, Eiferman had a TV show called Take 5 for Fitness on Fox 5 in Las Vegas.

As a trainer, nutritionist, and fitness ambassador, he had working relationships with weightlifters Steve Reeves, Lou Ferrigno, and Arnold Schwarzenegger as well as entertainers Mae West, Debbie Reynolds, Liz Taylor and Marilyn Monroe.

He also helped train celebrities like Rock Hudson, Sylvester Stallone, and even Elvis in the early 1970s when he was having weight/health issues.