tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086532741566247662.post5223131895571318621..comments2024-01-29T02:08:45.999-08:00Comments on Classic Physique Builder: Classic Physique Definition- CPB (Blog and Zine) -http://www.blogger.com/profile/10533269459900243281noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086532741566247662.post-91911698909273321042010-05-29T15:26:13.140-07:002010-05-29T15:26:13.140-07:00I prefer the male physique with a bit more "m...I prefer the male physique with a bit more "meat" on it...not super shredded...Those 40's-60's pre-juice bodies were the best...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086532741566247662.post-12561433322326053622009-06-23T03:27:47.522-07:002009-06-23T03:27:47.522-07:00I feel this site will educate the public on what i...I feel this site will educate the public on what it means to be balanced - to be defined with symetry & good health - Classic Physiques are all about balance and that never goes out of styleJohnny Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086532741566247662.post-81212126962513979702009-01-11T12:57:00.000-08:002009-01-11T12:57:00.000-08:00Hi Andre,Thanks! We are glad you like the posts h...Hi Andre,<BR/><BR/>Thanks! We are glad you like the posts here and appreciate your insightful comments.<BR/><BR/>With respect to Natural BB, we agree. Certainly, one cannot discount the possibility that some competitors may be "cheating" and thus are not really natural. <BR/><BR/>But even assuming that the vast majority of NBB'ers are natural (which we believe), remember that "natural' is defined differently by the different NBB organizations. So it might be that one qualifies as "natural" if they were off the drugs and hormones for the last 5 years (meaning that they could already have acquired a steroid-enhanced physique and look before going "natural"). There are very few "natural for life" NBB organizations and contests. This makes NBB a sort of "half-way" house for former "juicers" (which is still a good thing).<BR/><BR/>However, in our view, there is no doubt that the NBB world has been and continues to be very influenced by the mainstream BB'ing world in terms of their physique ideals. They strive for the same kind of overly-defined physique as well as try to emulate the same kind of proportions. <BR/><BR/>Just look at the difference in leg shape between many NBB'ers and the classic physique champs. Many NBB'ers have the same over-developed adductors (inside thigh muscles) which give the legs a "carrot" or "turnip-shaped" look. This is very different from the "straight-legged" appearance of the classic physique champs.<BR/><BR/>Also, just take a look at the NBB mags and you will see ads from the same modern supplement companies using the same steroid-enhanced physiques which promote the mainstream BB physique look. Surprisingly, in the NBB mags, you will NOT find any reference, articles, etc, to the classic physique champs of the Golden Age. It's as though the NBB world itself acknowledges no connection with the Golden Age.<BR/><BR/>So we believe your last comment sums it up perfectly, "NBB could have een a sort of U-turn in mainstream body building, instead it was a sort of missed shot" (with respect to restoring the classic physique building ideal).<BR/><BR/>But that's OK. That just means there is an opportunity for others (like all of us) to take up the mantle of classic physique building! <BR/><BR/>All the best,<BR/><BR/>CPB- CPB (Blog and Zine) -https://www.blogger.com/profile/10533269459900243281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086532741566247662.post-21136152563604166292009-01-09T08:17:00.000-08:002009-01-09T08:17:00.000-08:00Another good post!(Really there are only good post...Another good post!<BR/>(Really there are only good posts here!)<BR/><BR/>A quite interesting fact is about the so-called "Natural BodyBuilding". <BR/>It should be "hormones and drugs-free", nonetheless we can see shredded and ripped physiques. <BR/>There are two possibilities: 1- it is not a really Natural BB, or 2- one of the aims of NBB is to get a shredded phisique, and not simmetry and proportions.<BR/>Both cases are sad ones, in my opinion. <BR/>NBB could have been a sort of U-turn in the mainstreaming body building, instead it was a sort of missed shot. :-( <BR/><BR/>have nice days,<BR/>AndreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com