These Indian bodybuilders of the early 1900s were shredded.

A great deal of the time when we think about classic bodybuilders we reference the Golden Era of the sport when Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sergio Oliva, Frank Zane, Franco Columbu, and a host of other athletes dominated the scene. Some may even travel even further back mentioning athletes like Larry Scott as well. But we rarely look back to the early days of the endeavor.

Other than Eugene Sandow, there aren’t that many individuals that people mention in regards to bodybuilding in the early 1900s. But Eugene Sandow wasn’t the only authority in regards to the bodybuilding endeavor. Indian bodybuilders Gosh and Sen Gupta wrote extensively about classic bodybuilding training and posing back in the 1920s and 1930s.

Recently, Doctor Eric Helms made a post on Instagram giving the Gupta brothers their due and the pictures showcasing the Indian bodybuilders are nothing short of impressive. They had great physiques and appeared to be ahead of their time.

Traveling through Mumbai and New Delhi, Generation Iron 3 covered one of the only official IFBB Pro bodybuilder in from that country. His name is Varinder Singh Ghuman. One of his mission’s was to put India on the map internationally in the bodybuilding world. Ghuman is known as the vegan bodybuilder, trained and mentored by Sheru Aangrish, who is also the founder and promoter of the massive Sheru Classic bodybuilding events.

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