John Basedow, who runs the “Fitness Made Simple” empire out of Massapequa will be speaking at the first annual Long Island Sports Expo September 6-7 at the Suffolk County Community College Sports & Exhibition Complex in Brentwood. Basedow covers the fitness and health waterfront with books, videos, infomercials, personal appearances and seminars.
Is it just me, but does Basedow look like an alien who materialized in a Gold’s Gym one day by mistake and worked the machines non-stop for 10 years straight? He seems to have a head that doesn’t belong perched on that power lifter’s body and a smile that is either dazed narcissism or one calculating how long it will take to get back to Planet Zog.
Sorry, enough of the ad hominem attack, especially coming from a writer who looks like he trains on pig’s knuckles and Guinness.
LIBN profiled Basedow in February of last year and our writer found him to be a personable and pleasant man. Also a shrewd one, the story reveals, with Basedow mapping a strategy to make Fitness Made Simple a presence on the Web.
But the hair, John? Any explanation?
More on the Long Island Sports Expo from NewsLI.com:
“Fitness Made Simple” is one of a wide array of seminars and demonstrations slated to take place during the Long Island Sports Expo. Targeted toward all sports and fitness enthusiasts; high school, college and youth athletes; coaches; athletic directors, and parents, the two-day event also will feature more than 100 exhibitors showcasing products and services.
Other 30-minute seminars will focus on sports performance training and conditioning, weight training, athletic injuries and rehabilitation, preventing burnout, mental preparation for athletic events, and coaching techniques. Hands-on demonstrations will focus on performance training and various sport-specific skills. In addition, Long Island’s Ultimate Athlete, a monthly high school sports magazine, will host a cyber-lounge filled with large-screen TV monitors with sports- and athletics-related video games. Professional athlete appearances also are being arranged.
More information is available online at www.supersportsexpo.com.
Good Afternoon AMBROSE:
Thanks so much for the additional publicity about John Basedow appearing at our Long Island Sports Expo. As one of the promoters of this first annual event we are looking forward to an awesome show. In addition to Basedow and his Fitness Made Simple program we have a full line-up of seminars on an all aspects of fitness, weight training, performance enhancing drugs and steroid use, sports injuries and their care and prevention, college sports recruiting, training the youth athlete, effective coaching techniques plus a wide variety of demonstrations in all traditional sports - even fencing and rugby!
Will be a great weekend for all Long Island families to get out and experience the first annual Long Island Sports Expo!!
Bill Bohn
Reading this was all the workout I needed today — oh my aching abs! But you forgot one detail, Ambrose: How is it that Mr. Basedow is that cut and yet he doesnt even fill out his shirt? Is he wearing XXL? Maybe it was the first article of clothing he laid eyes on when he materialized in the gym 10 years ago (left in the locker room by Tony “Big Guns” Bruno, Golds’ resident meathead, no doubt)? It’s certainly possible considering it’s denim — a fabric that was absolutely de rigueur on LI in the 90s…