Showing posts with label Classic Physique Ideal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Classic Physique Ideal. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Rule #1 of Classic Physique Building: Don't Ruin a Perfectly Good Physique!

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(Photo Above: Classic Physique Building Champ - Reg Park ) The key to building a classic physique is that you must know what a classic physi...
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Sunday, January 18, 2009

The Golden Age, the Classic Ideal, and Mainstream Bodybuilding!

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(Photo above: Muscular Development Feb 09 issue - a modern mainstream bodybuilding mag; Photo Below: Mr. America June 58 issue - a Golden ...
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Sunday, September 14, 2008

Classic Physique Champion - Clancy Ross!

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Meet Classic Physique Champion Clancy Ross (photo above) - Mr. America 1945, Mr. Pro America 1946, Mr. USA 1948. Clancy was known as "K...
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Joe Weider - Some Regrets?

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Photo Above: Joe Weider on the cover of Your Physique Magazine (Nov 1947) Recently, Joe gave a revealing interview which leads us to believe...
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

The Classical Look

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The tradegy of modern, mainstream bodybuilding is that it lost the ideal of the classic physique in favor of the gargantuan, "hulk-like...
Friday, September 21, 2007

The Golden Age of Classic Physique Building: The Classic Ideal

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What made the Golden Age of Classic Physique Building "Golden" was a conscious effort to emmulate the classic ideal. This can be s...
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Sunday, September 2, 2007

The Classic Physiques of Reg Park and Steve Reeves

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Reg Park (photo: left) was an English bodybuilder, businessman, and film actor. He won the Mr. Britain 1949, Mr. Universe 1951, 1958, and 1...
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

The Classic Proportions of Grimek and Reeves

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In a previous post, we put forward the basic characteristics of a classic physique: Broad shoulders and chest, narrow waist & hips, stra...
Monday, August 27, 2007

What is a Classic Physique?

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In short, a classic physique is one which is muscular, symmetrical, yet not over or under-developed. Shoulders and chest should be broad wit...