I’ve featured German bodybuilder Jo Lindner, a.k.a. joesthetics, in this newsletter a few times… [Read more…]
Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 201: Be Steve Reeves Cool
Back in the 1940s and ‘50s, Steve Reeve’s physique and good looks helped him pick up women on the beach. [Read more…]
Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 199: Bob Paris, Walking Statue
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…]
Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 197: Frank Zane’s Rare Most-Muscular Pose
Here’s a pose you rarely see Frank Zane doing—a most-muscular—unless he’s been eating too much cheese. [Read more…]
Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 195: Bob Paris Belts Up
Bob Paris’ aesthetic physique had him looking incredible even when he was just buckling his belt… [Read more…]
Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 189: Bob Paris’ Crouching Tiger
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…]
New Shoulder Size Hercules Style
In my rants about physique aesthetics and symmetry, I referenced Steve Reeves a few times… [Read more…]
Mass Illusion and Your Workouts
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…]
Your Perfect Physique…
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…]
Your Ideal Muscular Bodyweight Is…
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…]