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Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 157: Ronnie Coleman, Mass Monster

Cropped pic of Ronnie Coleman in a tight shirt

Here’s an impressive shot of massive Ronnie Coleman, so delirious from contest dieting that he went shirt shopping at Baby Gap. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: bodybuilder, bodybuilding zen, mass monster, mr. olympia, powerlifter, ronnie coleman

Confessions of a Psychotic Bodybuilder, #3

Arnold vs. Mentzer in two outdoor photos

So at 62, and with 45 years of training under my belt, I thought you may be interested in some things I’ve learned about building muscle.

Along with that experience, I was Editor in Chief of Iron Man magazine for 27 of those years, where I interviewed some of the best bodybuilders, including Tom Platz, Lee Labrada, and Arnold, to name a few. Plus, I read everything that went into every issue.

Here are some key things I have learned about building muscle… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold schwarzenegger, bodybuilder, intensity, mass building, mike mentzer

Confessions of a Psychotic Bodybuilder, #2

Jonathan demonstrating each triceps POF exercise

I mentioned that we as bodybuilders are somewhat “psychotic.” Sacrificing so much in an attempt to look swole is not exactly normal—but it does satisfy a certain alpha-male need.

I left off discussing the early version of my mass-building method Positions of Flexion and how it accelerated my gains. It actually helped me win a bodybuilding contest in my early 20s. Why did it work so well? [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: alpha muscle, bodybuilder, Brad Schoenfeld, positions of flexion

Confessions of a Psychotic Bodybuilder, #1

Steve as a teen in the 1970s doing squats

We have to be somewhat “psycho” to want to sacrifice so much in an attempt to build seam-splitting mass. To put up with the burn, ache, and soreness from countless workouts is a bit masochistic…

But there’s a deeper layer of psychosis that I need to confess… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arthur jones, bodybuilder, genetics, hardgainer, heavy duty, high-intensity training, mike mentzer, muscle-building myth

Speed Reps = Fast Mass

Image of Steve Holman after Old Man, Young Muscle with abs

If you’ve been a bodybuilder for decades like us, you may remember Nautilus-machine creator Arthur Jones say this about muscle-building repetitions… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arthur jones, bodybuilder, Brad Schoenfeld, Charles Poliquin, fast mass, hypertrophic, Nautilus, rep speed, speed reps

Train 3 Days a Week for a Bodybuilder Physique?

Big and lean bodybuilder doing seated lateral raises

Q: I have limited time to train—three days a week. I can get to the gym M-W-F, but I usually have family stuff on the weekends, so that’s it. Can I build a bodybuilder physique by training only three days a week? What program would you recommend?

A: Can you get a bodybuilder physique training only 3 days a week? That depends entirely on your genetics. We’ve known a few guys who looked like bodybuilders going to the gym zero days a week. Not kidding—lucky bastards. LOL! [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 3 days a week, anabolic hormones, bodybuilder, bodybuilder physique, brad pilon, eat stop eat, fat-to-muscle, genetics, intermittent fasting, muscle immensity, myofibrillar, negative-accentuated, physique, positions of flexion, recovery, sarcoplsmic, Size Surge, x-centric

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 59: Mike Mentzer Relaxed Mass

This impressive shot of Mike Mentzer was a poster that Steve had on his wall in his late teens for motivation… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 1980 Mr. Olympia, anabolic reload, bodybuilder, bodybuilding, bodybuilding zen, frank zane, genetics, hypertrophy, IFBB, iron guru, master trainer, mike mentzer, motivation, mr. olympia, muscular potential, nautilus machines, physique, pre-ex 3x, pre-exhaustion, roger schwab, slow-twitch exhaustion, stx method, vince gironda

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 50: Tom Platz’s Beach Walk

Some of the most motivating photos to us are those featuring a top bodybuilder out in the general public—when they’re in decent shape, that is (LOL). In Zen 36 we featured Arnold walking through the streets of Venice, California.

This one is Tom Platz walking the path at Venice Beach, a classic photo from one of the best physique photographers of all time, Michael Neveux…. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold, beach body, beach physique, bodybuilder, bodybuilding zen, freak physique, genetics, home-gym training, hypertrophic, jose antonio, Michael Neveux, mr. universe, muscle beach, quick-start muscle building 2.0, stretch overload, stretch-overload workout, tom platz, venice

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 44: Jim Haislop’s Proportion

We featured Jim Haislop, 1968 Mr. America, way back in Zen 8. We recently ran across this shot of him, and all we can say is, Whoa! [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: bodybuilder, bodybuilding zen, Doug Brignole, fast-twitch fibers, frank rich, heavy-light, hypertrophy, jerry brainum, Jim Haislop, massthetic arms, Mr. America, physique, power-density, slow-twitch fibers, symmetry, vascular arms, vascularity, veiny arms

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 35: Mohammed Makkawy

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

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4X, abs, after-40 muscle building, bodybuilder, bodybuilding zen, density training, iron guru, legend & myth, master trainer, Mohammed Makkawy, mr. olympia, physique, vince gironda

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