Friday, December 25, 2009

Happy Holiday Season to all Classic Physique Builders!

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(Photo Above: Steve Reeves at 17 years of age - after about 1-2 years of training - a great inspiration to us all!) Hi Everyone! Happy Holi...
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Classic Physique Building: Rethinking Size!

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(Photo Above: Monty Wolford - Mr. Southwest 1949, Mr. Los Angeles 1951, Mr. Venice Beach 1951) Perhaps the most destructive aspect of roid-...
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Friday, November 6, 2009

Pre-Roid Golden Age Split Routine for Classic Physique Building!

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(Photo Above: Joe Weider with CPB Champs Armand Tanny, Alan Stephan, Clancy Ross, and Floyd Page at the 1949 Mr. North America Contest) In...
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Monday, October 12, 2009

Golden Age Split Routines for a Classic Physique!

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(Photo above: Joe Weider , publisher of pre-roid Golden Age mags Your Physique , Muscle Power , Muscle Builder , and Mr. America ) Up until ...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Publication Alert: Classic Physique Builder (CPBzine) Fall 2009 Issue Ready!

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(Photo above: Classic Physique Builder ( CPBzine ), Fall 2009 Issue, Vol 1. No. 3) Hi Everyone! The Fall 2009 issue of CPBzine is ready fo...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Ab Training for a Classic Physique: Pre-Roid, Golden Age Approaches!

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(Photo Above: Steve Reeves - Mr. Pacific Coast 1946, Mr. Western America 1947, Mr. America 1947, Mr. World 1948, Mr. Universe 1950) In prev...
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Monday, August 31, 2009

Classic Physique Definition: Principles and Practices!

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(Photo Above: CPB Champ Leo Robert - Mr. Canada 1951, Mr. Universe - Pro 1955) One of our CPB Readers asked how the pre-roid Golden Age ch...
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Thursday, August 27, 2009

Steve Reeves and Reg Park: Waist Comparisons and Individual Variation!

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(Photos Above: CPB Champ Reg Park above and middle, CPB Champ Steve Reeves below) OK...since the last post generated a bit of discussion ...
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Sunday, August 23, 2009

Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Classic Physique Builders!

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(Above Photo: Steve Reeves pose highlighting his 29 inch waist and V-taper) The intent of this post is to make clear to CPB Readers how we ...
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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Rader Abbreviated Routines for Building a Classic Physique!

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(Photo Above: Classic Physique Builder John Grimek on the Cover of Peary Rader's Iron Man Magazine - Feb 53 issue) In the pre-roid, Gol...
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Monday, August 10, 2009

The Roots of Classic Physique Building: Sig Klein!

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(Photo Above: Early Classic Physique Builder, Sig Klein on the cover of the Feb 1945 issue of Strength & Health ) Although our primary ...
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Saturday, July 25, 2009

Steve Reeves on Classic Definition and Reducing!

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(Photo Above: CPB Champ Steve Reeves on the cover of the Reg Park Journal July 1958 issue) OK...we learned some new tools from Vince Girond...
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Monday, July 20, 2009

Vince Gironda's Definition Routine for a Classic Physique!

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(Photo Above: Classic Physique Builder Vince Gironda - The "Iron Guru") Here is the classic "Definition Routine" by Vin...
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Friday, July 10, 2009

Classic Physique Building vs. MD (Muscle Dysmorphia)!

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(Photos above: left - MD magazine cover Aug 09 issue; right - classic physique builder John Grimek , Mr. America 1940, 1941, Mr. Universe 19...
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

The CPB Muscle Confusion Principle & Varying Your Rep Range!

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(Above: Autographed Photo of Steve Reeves in his 1961 film - "Duel of the Titans") If you follow a good routine that is giving yo...
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Sunday, June 21, 2009

Publication Alert: Classic Physique Builder (CPBzine) Summer 2009 Issue is Out!

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(Photo Above: Classic Physique Builder ( CPBzine ) Summer 2009 Issue Hi Everyone, Classic Physique Builder ( CPBzine ) Summer 2009 Issue ...
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Thursday, June 18, 2009

Classic Physique Builder (CPBzine) Summer 2009 Issue - Almost Ready!

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(Photo above: Classic Physique Builder ( CPBzine ) Summer 2009 issue - vol. 1 no. 2) The second issue of Classic Physique Builder ( CPBzin...
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Saturday, June 13, 2009

Classic Physique Building High Intensity - The Steve Reeves Way!

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(Photo Above: Classic Physique Builder Champ Steve Reeves doing Military Press) In previous posts on CPB Blog, we have listed Steve Reeves...
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Classic Physique Building Champ Melvin Wells - the "Buffalo Hercules"!

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(Photo Above: CPB Champ Melvin Wells - Mr. New York State 1949) Another pre-roid, Golden Age champ who is not well known is Melvin Wells. H...
Sunday, May 24, 2009

Classic Physique Building: Muscle Recovery & Workout Frequency!

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(Above Photo: John Grimek , Mr. America 1940, 1941) If you have been following Classic Physique Builder ( CPBzine and CPB Blog ), you know...
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Monday, May 18, 2009

Mainstream Bodybuilders Flee Unexpected Drug Testers at NABBA Belgian Contest!

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(Above Photo: Classic Physique Champions Steve Reeves, NABBA Mr. Universe 1950 - on the left; Reg Park, NABBA Mr. Universe 1951 - on the ri...
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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Alan Stephan's "Gaining Bulk is Easy" Routine for Building a Classic Physique!

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(Above: Classic Physique Builder Champ - Alan Stephan , Mr. America 1946) Here is a no nonsense, classic routine for beginners by Alan Steph...
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