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Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 83: Lee Labrada’s Mass Secret

Lee Labrada with bow and arrow

Lee Labrada never won the Mr. Olympia, but he got close due to his incredible symmetry, proportions, and muscle size and density—“Mass With Class.” His physique was a work of art…

You can see that from this out-and-about photo by Michael Neveux of Lee in archer mode… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4x mass method, after-40 muscle building, athletic-aesthetic physique, bodybuilding zen, growth threshold, iron man magazine, Lee Haney, Lee Labrada, mass with class, Michael Neveux, mr. olympia, muscle size, perfect physique, physique, proportions, stimulate don't annihilate, symmetry

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 82: Mohammed Makkawy Sculpted Mass

Mohamed Makkawy kneeling pose

Mohammed Makkawy is one of the greatest short bodybuilders of all time. At only 5’3” the Egyptian-born physique sculptor defeated men much taller with his proportioned, no-weak-points physique.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4x mass workout, after-40 muscle building, bodybuilding zen, density training, Egyptian, flawless, master trainer, Mohammed Makkawy, physique, proportions, vince gironda

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 81: Danny Padilla Ruins Bodybuilding

Danny Padilla at the Colosseum, cropped

We often feature photos in our Zen newsletters that we’ve never seen before. This one of Danny Padilla is one of those. It looks like he’s at some type of ruins, perhaps the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, or the Parthenon in Greece (those are just a guesses). [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4x mass method, after-40 muscle building, bodybuilding zen, colosseum, danny padilla, density training, Greece, italy, master trainer, moderate weights, Parthenon, Rome, vince gironda

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 78: Danny Padilla’s Twisting Mass

Danny Padilla in a twisting back pose on stage, cropped photo

Danny Padilla was known in pro bodybuilding back in the day as “the Giant Killer.” That’s because at only 5’2”, his perfect mass-symmetry combo allowed him to beat bodybuilders who were much taller and larger than he was. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4x mass method, aesthetic, after-40 muscle building, arnold, bodybuilding zen, clint eastwood, danny padilla, density training, giant killer, larry scott, legend & myth, master trainer, stone age nutrition, symmetrical, symmetry, train 21 rest 7, vince gironda

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 60: Frank Zane Age 50

Frank Zane, relaxed in studio

Frank Zane, 3-time Mr. Olympia, was never a bigger-is-better bodybuilder. He concentrated on his weak areas to sculpt ripped, aesthetic mass… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 50 years old, aesthetic, after-40 muscle building, bodybuilding zen, Brad Schoenfeld, frank zane, home protection, mike westerdal, mr. olympia, over 40, over 40 bodybuilders, POF Mass-Move Matrix, protect your family, ripped, self-defense, symmetry

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 48: Bob Paris Before and After

The last time we talked about Bob Paris was Zen 29, but we revisit because his physique always inspires us.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 3d muscle building, after-40 muscle building, before and after, bob paris, Bob Paris before and after, bodybuilding zen, frank rich, iron man magazine, Lonnie Teper, massthetic arms, mechanical tension, metabolic stress, mr. olympia, muscle damage, perfect physique, physique, POF, positions-of-flexion training, symmetry, vascular arms, vascularity, veiny arms

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 46: Lou Ferrigno

Back in the 1970s, people thought Arnold was big—almost too big. Then came Lou Ferrigno, who was even bigger… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: after-40 muscle building, arnold, big arms, bodybuilding zen, fix your shoulder pain, huge arms, Lou Ferrigno, Michael Neveux, mr. olympia, no more shoulder pain, pumping iron, rick kaselj, shoulder pain, too big, x-traordinary arms

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

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 37: Frank Zane’s Perfection Progression

In our Zen 33 newsletter, we had before and after pictures of Frank Zane. We found a few others in our archive that show his progression from skinny teen, age 17, to bulky 20-year-old to Olympia physique perfection… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 3d muscle building, 7-minute fix, after-40, after-40 muscle building, belly fat burn, bodybuilding zen, Brad Schoenfeld, burn fat, fat burning, frank zane, mechanical tension, metabolic stress, muscle damage, perfect physique, perfection, physique, proportion, symmetry, young Frank Zane

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