David Gentle is an internationally recognized Author and Historian of Physical Culture.  For several decades, he has been a regular contributor for over 25 of the world's top muscle magazines. David is a  prolific writer, with over 2,000 articles published in the World muscle press on all subjects relating to physical culture.

David received the John Grimek Life-Time Achievement Award in Italy in recognition of his extraordinary career as both a writer and historian of physical culture.   

In 2002, David was awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Physical Culture Award by the OSCAR HEIDENSTAM FOUNDATION  for services to bodybuilding.  The following is a sampling of some David's prolific work.