VITALIJ ASOVSKIJ

WORLD BODYBUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA.

“VILNIUS BODYBUILDING SCHOOL”.

VITALIJ ASOVSKIJ.

In the mid of sixties of the last century talented bodybuilders started their activities in Vilnius (Lithuanian SSR). They were CESLAV TAMULEVIC (Чеслав Тамулевич) and LEONAS PIVORIUNAS. They set a famous Vilnius “Victoria” gym. Basing on this gym famous “Vilnius Bodybuilding School” (‘Vilniaus kultūrizmo mokykla”, «Вильнюсская школа культуризма») was established. In 1970 LEONAS PIVORIUNAS left bodybuilding and VITALIJ ASOVSKIJ (Виталий Асовский) came to replace him. VITALIJ ASOVSKIJ is a known contemporary poet and drama writer. Through Socialist times “Vilnius Bodybuilding School” presented many famous International level bodybuilders. The essence of the school was that the Chairmen of the school CESLAV TAMULEVIC and VITALIJ ASOVSKIJ  developed theoretical and practical background for bodybuilding sport. Especially that was important in 1987 when the first official “U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation” («Федерация культуризма С.С.С.Р.») was set. Bodybuilding became a recognized sport at that time and primitive games of bodybuilders had to become sport looking. Prohibition of bodybuilding was stopped and basics of the sport were needed very much. CESLAV TAMULEVIC and VITALIJ ASOVSKIJ founded and developed complicated schemes of posing routines for bodybuilders. No other in the World did anything like this ever and this made “Vilnius Bodybuilding School” unique. Bodybuilders from Lithuanian SSR and other countries used to come and to study the knowledge of CESLAV TAMULEVIC and VITALIJ ASOVSKIJ. Basing on the works of CESLAV TAMULEVIC and VITALIJ ASOVSKIJ a certain system of judging criteria was developed. It was something scientific and it is nothing to compare with today’s primitive bodybuilding. The “U.S.S.R. Ministry of Sport” («Министерство спорта С.С.С.Р.») started presenting honour names of the “U.S.S.R. Master of Sport” («Мастер спорта С.С.С.Р.») for bodybuilders. After the fall of Socialist World the “West” has eaten the “Socialist Bodybuilding”.  Scientific ways of Socialist system became the same primitive as in the “West”. In 1998 International Olympic Committee (I.O.C.) refused to recognize bodybuilding sport and threw away the I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) federation. That was the end of bodybuilding recognition as sport. In 2023 G.A.I.S.F. was closed and also in 2023 W.A.D.A. (World Anti Doping Agency) refused to work with I.F.B.B.. Former Socialist Countries still play games with bodybuilding but there is no more sport in the World like bodybuilding any more.

Some time ago CESLAV TAMULEVIC, LEONAS PIVORIUNAS and VITALIJ ASOVSKIJ at the Parliament of the Lithuanian Republic were presented with the W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Bodybuilding Federation) International Honour Silver Medals.

You can get more details on the International Site www.wff.lt .