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Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 158: Muscleman Beach Run

Here’s a rare shot of Joe Weider, Frank Zane, and Arnold running on the beach. Apparently Joe didn’t get the animal-print nut-hugger memo. [Read more…]

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 151: Arnold’s Curls for the Girls

Here are a couple of shots of Arnold back in the Golden Era. [Read more…]

Focus on Muscle Mass—Period

I can remember reading in Muscle Builder/Power magazine back in the ‘70s about the Weider Staggered Sets Principle…

No, that’s not training drunk—it’s doing a set for another body part between sets of the one you’re working. [Read more…]

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 144: Arnold at His Peak

Here’s a cool shot from the 1970s of Arnold apparently substitute teaching in Speedos. It’s colorized, something the photographer, the late Gene Mozee, probably wouldn’t approve of, but it does make this version unique… [Read more…]

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 142: Arnold’s Mass Miss?

Here’s a rare shot of Arnold’s mass back in the ’70s that appears to be colorized. We’re not sure who took the pic, but it’s a killer shot, although… [Read more…]

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 135: Arnold Rare Hotel Photo

Here’s a unique shot of Arnold on a hotel balcony back in the ’60s. We’re not sure who took the pic, but our guess is it’s Hawaii, as the Oak’s flowered trunks suggest. [Read more…]

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 129: Vintage Arnold Muscle Shot

Here’s a unique shot of a young Arnold, probably colorized. Our guess is he’s around 20 years old here. [Read more…]

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 124: Serge Nubret’s Aesthetic Mass

French bodybuilder Serge Nubret competed against Arnold for the Olympia multiple times. But his aesthetic physique never quite overshadowed The Oak’s mass.

Nubret’s physique was more about animalistic beauty, artistic rather than gargoyle-like—tiny waist, broad shoulders, every muscle fully developed… [Read more…]

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 123: Arnold’s Interview Arm Flex

Here’s a unique shot of Arnold wowing a female reporter. This exemplifies one reason so many of us lift—to roll back our sleeve and flex a massively peaked biceps… [Read more…]

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 119: Arnold Backstage Muscle

Here’s a unique shot of Arnold backstage during his last competition, his comeback win at the 1980 Mr. Olympia. He’s got that Oak thickness that’s impressive even by today’s freak standards… [Read more…]