Demise of 96-Year-Old Friend Left Arnold Schwarzenegger "Devastated" and Aching With Pain

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Arnold Schwarzenegger won six consecutive Mr. Olympia awards and started his bodybuilding contest- Arnold Sports Festival. Jim Lorimer, who co-founded the Arnold Sports Festival and inspired Arnold, passed away this Thursday, leaving Arnold by himself. [{ "selector": ".wljnq-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".sfusk-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(-116px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".rrulc-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 321px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

What Arnold Schwarzenegger said?

"Jim Lorimer will live forever through the millions of people he inspired to join our fitness crusade and tune into this little niche sport called bodybuilding."

Arnold Schwarzenegger added

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"I am devastated that I won’t sit with him again and hear his wisdom, or critique bodybuilders together, or just laugh and laugh. My thoughts are with Bob, Kathy, Jeff, and the whole Lorimer family, but I also know that Jim isn’t gone."

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jim Lorimer built a legacy

Arnold Sports Festival is today the biggest bodybuilding fest after Mr. Olympia. It did not rise from a local bodybuilding show to a show that catered to 200,000 in just a few days. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jim Lorimer built the platform through their hard work and dedication.

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Demise of 96-Year-Old Friend Left Arnold Schwarzenegger "Devastated" and Aching With Pain

"Jim Lorimer will live forever through the millions of people he inspired to join our fitness crusade and tune into this little niche sport called bodybuilding."

Arnold Schwarzenegger added

"I am devastated that I won’t sit with him again and hear his wisdom, or critique bodybuilders together, or just laugh and laugh. My thoughts are with Bob, Kathy, Jeff, and the whole Lorimer family, but I also know that Jim isn’t gone."

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