Saturday, April 10, 2010

Classic Physique Building: Symmetry Over Size!

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(Photo Above: Bruce Lee from the Film "Way [or Return] of the Dragon") OK...We all know that Bruce Lee wasn't a Classic Phys...
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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Modern Bodybuilding, Natural Bodybuilding, or Classic Physique Building: Which Would You Choose?

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(Top Photo: Natural Bodybuilder Dave Goodin; Middle Photo: Roid-based Bodybuilder Kai Greene ; Bottom Photo: CPB Champ Steve Reeves ) Here ...
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Classic Physique Building: Finding that "Sweet Spot" of Muscular Growth!

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(Photo Above: Classic Physique Building Champ - Steve Reeves in France, 1948) We've all heard about and recognize the importance of the...
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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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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Classic Physique Building Tip for Avoiding Sticking Points: Train 21 Days, Rest Seven!

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(Photo Above: Classic Physique Builder Vince Gironda - Owner of Vince's Gym) Every trainer, sooner or later, will run into a sticking ...
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Monday, February 8, 2010

Classic Physique Builder Zine: New CPB Readers' Page!

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(Above: "Before" and After Photos of Steve Reeves , Mr America 1947, Mr World 1948, Mr Universe 1950) We hope everyone has been e...
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Thursday, January 28, 2010

Classic Physique Builder Zine (CPBzine) Distribution Update - Winter 2010 Issue!

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(Photo Above: CPB Champ Alan Paivio , Mr. Canada 1948) Hi Everyone, We have now completed our distribution of the latest issue (Winter 2010...
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Friday, January 22, 2010

Publication Alert! Classic Physique Builder Zine (CPBzine) Winter 2010 Issue!

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(Photo Above: Classic Physique Builder Zine - CPBzine - Winter 2010 Issue, Mr America 1945 Clancy Ross on Cover!) Hi Everyone, The new Wi...
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Monday, January 18, 2010

Classic Physique Builder Zine Update: Winter 2010 Issue - Almost Ready for Distribution!

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(Photo Above: Winter 2010 Issue of Classic Physique Builder Zine - CPBzine vol 2 no 1) Hi Everyone! Sorry for the sparsity of posts, but ...
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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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