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Standing Laterals Blow for Delt Growth (Arnold pics)

Rounder delts can make you look wider and your waist look narrower. That’s two aesthetic reasons to get shoulder training right, especially the side head that’s most responsible for those two effects. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: aesthetics, delt exercises, ideal shoulder exercise, resistance curve, shoulder exercises, shoulders, Steven J. Fleck Ph.D, William J. Kraemer Ph.D

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 125: Ray Mentzer’s Mr. America Mass

Ray Mentzer in a most muscular pose, cropped

This studio shot of Ray Mentzer is a classic (we’re not sure of the photographer), taken when he won the 1979 Mr. America. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 1979, aesthetics, bodybuilding zen, classic physique, genetics, Mr. America, ray mentzer

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 121: Danny Padilla’s Perfect Double Biceps

Danny Padilla doing a double biceps pose in a studio

Here’s Danny Padilla once again featured in our Zen weekly. Thickness, aesthetics, and mass in the studio in the ’70s. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 1970s, 4x method, 4x training, aesthetics, biceps, bodybuilding zen, danny padilla, density training, genetics, giant killer, magnesium, physique, progressive muscle-fiber exhaustion

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 77: Frank Zane’s Greatest Shot?

Frank Zane in a "relaxed" pose

Frank Zane wasn’t the biggest bodybuilder of his era by any stretch. He competed and won the Mr. Olympia weighing around 190 at 5’9”. And 40 years later, his physique is still considered an ultimate ideal by the many…

His secret was that he always came in super-crisp with delineated abs. In fact, his abs stood out in bold relief even when he was standing relaxed, as in this photo. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: aesthetics, anabolic reload package, big arms, bodybuilding zen, frank rich, frank zane, massthetic arms, mr. olympia, phyique, proportions, symmetrical, symmetry, vascular arms, vascularity, veiny arms, x-treme lean

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 76: Steve Reeves Double Biceps

Young Steve Reeves flexing his biceps

This photo taken in the ’50s shows the classic lines of Steve Reeves that made him a perfect movie Hercules. The man had excellent genetics, and not just in the looks department. Check out at his wide V taper, small waist and long calves… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 1950 Mr. Universe, 1950s, aesthetics, anabolic, anabolic workouts, anabolism, biceps, biotrust protein, bodybuilding zen, calves, drug-free, free protein, free supplements, full-body workouts, Gabriel Wilson, genetics, hercules, Jacob Wilson, mr. universe, muscle growth, quick-start muscle building, size surge program, small waist, steve reeves, stx method, symmetry, testosterone, V taper

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 68: Danny Padilla Onstage

Danny Padilla was “the Giant Killer” of pro bodybuilding back in the ‘80s. At only 5’2”, his symmetrical sculpted mass allowed him to beat bodybuilders who were much taller and larger than he was.

From the pic here, you can see why—no flaws anywhere. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 1980s, 4X, 4x muscle building, aesthetics, after-40 muscle building, bodybuilding zen, danny padilla, density training, fast-twitch fibers, giant killer, hypertrophy, iron guru, master trainer, muscle pump, slow-twitch fibers, symmetry, vince gironda

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 41: Shawn Ray

Shawn Ray is often referred to as the uncrowned Mr. Olympia, taking second in that contest twice: ’94 and ’96. His physique was almost flawless as this classic pose shows… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: aesthetics, after-40 muscle building, bodybuilding zen, Brad Schoenfeld, Chris Dickerson, classic physique, Dr. Dimitrios Stamou, eat the fat off, Harvard research, mechanical tension, metabolic stress, mr. olympia, muscle damage, physique, POF, positions of flexion, ripped muscle, Shawn Ray

Photos and Freakiness

Q: I saw your before and after photos from your first X-Rep year contrasted with the following year when you gained 10 more pounds of muscle [with X-hybrid techniques]. Personally, I don’t think you look better. You both look bigger, but I think your physiques are more impressive the X-Rep year.

A: Well, that’s not a question, but it’s a relevant opinion—bigger is not necessarily better. In Jonathan’s case, you are seeing his most-muscular pose, and when you gain more muscle, your physique can look more “crowded” in that pose. You could argue that his muscles are starting to look too big for his frame. Steve, on the other hand, is in a semi-relaxed pose in the X-Rep photo, and a twisting ab shot in his Beyond-X photo. He looks considerably bigger in the “after” photo, but it’s a different pose, which makes it difficult to judge.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: aesthetics, before and after photos, Beyond X, beyond x-rep muscle building, bodybuilding, freak physique, intensity techniques, more muscle, muscular, photos, physique, sleek physique, superhero physique, Ultimate Mass Workout, X Reps, x-hybrid, x-hybrid tactics, x-hybrid techniques, x-rep routine

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