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Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 269: Arnold Is Stunned

Arnold in a white tank top at Muscle Beach

Arnold is stunned the first time he see’s a Cross-Fitter doing chins. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, bodybuilding zen, Franco Columbu, muscle beach

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 209: Arnold Vintage Gym-Prank Photo

Arnold and Ken Waller (no pants - LOL)

Arnold was notorious for practical jokes—like when he convinced Ken Waller it was bottomless Wednesday at Gold’s… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, bodybuilding zen, classic bodybuilding, gold's gym, Ken Waller, muscle beach, pumping iron, venice

Is This Bodybuilding? WTF?

Synthoil horror show

I’ve been harping on symmetry, proportion, and aesthetics lately. And I’ve seen some impressive representations of that on social media, such as Instagram…

One that comes to mind is [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: Benny Podda, bodybuilding, drug-free, drug-free bodybuilding, GymFailNation, joesthetics, muscle beach, muscle oil, physique, proportion, synthoil

Young Muscle in his 70s (photo)

Dave Van TIl onstage, in his 70s! (photo by Ralph DeHaan)

I get questions often about workouts and exercises, but the email below is different. It’s a motivator… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: Dave Van Til, frank zane, Jim Arrington, muscle beach, over 60, over 70, Ralph DeHaan

Mr. America’s 4X Mass Workout

Doug Brignole in a T-shirt at the beach flexing his biceps

I’ve mentioned that Mr. America and Drug-Free Mr. Universe Doug Brignole has been training differently lately. He’s now 62 years old—my age.

Here’s a nice sun’s-out-guns-out shot of him before judging a Muscle Beach contest in 2018 (Tony Redding photo)… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: failure, Mr. America, muscle beach, positive failure, X Reps

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

Get Ripped Now: Your Muscle-Beach Action Plan

Jonathan Lawson flexing his back and arms outside

“Man, you look incredible—amazing abs!” Who doesn’t want to hear compliments like that when peeling off your shirt at the beach, pool, or lake? Make a promise to yourself: You’re going to get ripped and look better than ever this year…

[Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: abs, beach body, biotrust, cheat days, cutting, fat loss, fat-to-muscle workout, free protein, get ripped, growth hormone, high-definition workout, lose fat, low-carb protein, muscle beach, physique, triple-shredded, x-traordinary abs, zig-zagging calories

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