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Dead Bodybuilder-Influencer at Age 30: WTF?

Jo Lidner posing on a boat with arms spread wide

I’ve featured German bodybuilder Jo Lindner, a.k.a. joesthetics, in this newsletter a few times… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: aesthetic, aesthetics, anabolic steroids, drug-free, drugs, Jo Lindner, joesthetics, natural bodybuilding, steroids

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 201: Be Steve Reeves Cool

Steve Reeves on a rock at the beach (colorized photo)

Back in the 1940s and ‘50s, Steve Reeve’s physique and good looks helped him pick up women on the beach. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 1940s, 1950s, aesthetics, bodybuilding zen, classic physique, physique, steve reeves, symmetry

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 199: Bob Paris, Walking Statue

Bob Paris looking like a statue while walking backstage

Bob Paris’ aesthetic physique put many a normal man into a frozen envy coma—like the guy on the right in this photo… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: aesthetic, aesthetics, bob paris, bodybuilding zen, perfec, physique, symmetry

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 197: Frank Zane’s Rare Most-Muscular Pose

Frank Zane in a most muscular pose, black and white

Here’s a pose you rarely see Frank Zane doing—a most-muscular—unless he’s been eating too much cheese. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: aesthetics, bodybuilding zen, frank zane, physique, ripped muscle, symmetry

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 195: Bob Paris Belts Up

Bob Paris tightening his belt (posing)

Bob Paris’ aesthetic physique had him looking incredible even when he was just buckling his belt… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 1995, aesthetic, aesthetics, bob paris, bodybuilding zen, genetics, mr. olympia, perfect physique, symmetry

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 189: Bob Paris’ Crouching Tiger

Bob Paris in kneeling studio shot, photo by Mike Neveux

Admit it: If you had Bob Paris’ aesthetic physique, and you had an itch on the back of your neck, you’d scratch it like this every chance you got… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: aesthetic, aesthetics, bob paris, bodybuilding zen, perfect physique, physique, symmetry

New Shoulder Size Hercules Style

Steve Reeves flexing his biceps on a beach

In my rants about physique aesthetics and symmetry, I referenced Steve Reeves a few times… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: aesthetics, delt exercises, delt workout, shoulder exercises, shoulder size, shoulder workout, steve reeves, symmetry

Mass Illusion and Your Workouts

Jonathan and Steve comparison with arms down

I thought I was going to move on to other bodybuilding subjects after my rant on aesthetics, but I was asked about my own training and physique early on compared to Jonathan’s, my co-worker at Iron Man magazine and training partner for almost 20 years. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: aesthetics, ectomorphic, genetics, heavy weights, high reps, mass building, mesomorphic, muscle building

Your Perfect Physique…

Bob Paris vs. Chris Bumstead

Yesterday, I mentioned Steve Reeves, one of the most symmetrically built bodybuilders ever at 6’1” and 215 pounds…

While his genetics played a massive role in his look, he maximized that in the gym by attention to detail—for example, striving for equal measurement of his neck, upper arms, and calves, plus he trained his shoulders first in his workouts. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: aesthetics, bob paris, Chris Bumstead, frank zane, genetics, perfect physique, steve reeves, symmetry

Your Ideal Muscular Bodyweight Is…

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

While competitive bodybuilding has gotten somewhat out of hand in my opinion, some of us still strive for an aesthetic-muscle look…

That is, a physique with proportioned muscle that doesn’t force you to waddle down the beach or require a tailored circus tent for a suit. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: aesthetics, classic bodybuilding, classic physique, Mr. America, mr. universe, perfect physique, steve reeves, symmetry

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