Phil Grippaldi

Updated on Dec 13, 2023

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Name Phil Grippaldi		Role Olympic athlete

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Phil Grippaldi was an Olympic weightlifter for the United States. His coaches were James "Butch" Toth and Mike Huszka.

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Early age

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Grippaldi was born in 1946 and raised in New Jersey. At an early age, Grippaldi was exposed to bodybuilding. One of his neighbors, Mike Gubliano, was a bodybuilder though he never competed in any events. Gubliano had a lot of influence on Grippaldi in the early years of his life. Gubliano excelled in training his arms. With arms of 22 inches, he was a man worth listening to when it came to working our your arms. In 1966, Gubliano ended up becoming a bodyguard for the world's top model. Grippaldi could not help but to start training with Gubliano's arm workouts as soon as he entered puberty. Gubliano took Grippaldi through his three-hour-long arm workouts. At only age 16, Grippaldi had 19-inch arms, which would later be what he was known for.