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Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 276: Steve Reeves’ Workout Secret

In the 1950s, Steve Reeves’ fame as Hercules didn’t help his Banana Pancho swimwear line.

Steve Reeves covering his bits with a banana blanket

Seriously, Reeves’ good looks and perfect proportions skyrocketed him to movie stardom. What a physique…

Steve Reeves in two different poses at the beach, black and white

Reeves didn’t do a lot of sets per muscle group, choosing full-body workouts three days a week, but he did instinctively use many of the best exercises and angles.

One “secret” to his arm size was stretch position moves, loading the target muscle at full elongation—like overhead triceps extensions and incline curls…

Steve Reeves demonstrating overhead extensions and incline curls

Getting stretch overload every few workouts can add new layers of mass to almost any muscle.

In one classic study it was the sole reason for “the greatest gains in muscle mass ever recorded,” according to lead researcher, Jose Antonio, Ph.D. (see Old Man Young Muscle for more on that)

For the best stretch add-on exercises and how to use them, see the ebooks below.

Till next time, train hard—and smart—for BIG results.

—Steve Holman and Jonathan Lawson
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