Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger with Dr. Jack Barnathan
who presented Arnold with the idea for a National Symposium on Fitness at the “Arnold Classic.”
At that time was only a mens bodybuilding competition.
Dr. Barnathan’s idea was to start an “education and expo part of the weekend to attract a more diverse audience of professionals.
This began with The “National Symposium on Fitness” which Dr. Barnathan created and gave to his profession to sponsor, and benefit from.
It is today the largest fitness expo in the world, and the Symposium one of the most prestigious in the sports-sciences with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger serving as special keynote speaker each and every year.