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Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 237: Bruce Lee’s Ass-Kicking Pants

Bruce Lee in "genie pants"

“One more crack about Major Nelson allowing me out of my bottle, and I’m kicking everyone’s ass.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: bodybuilding zen, bruce lee, physique, ripped, ripped abs, ripped muscle

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 235: Arnold Gets Schooled

Cropped and colorized pic of Arnold flexing

You can see the disappointment on Arnold’s face as he finds out that the Women’s Studies class is not what he imagined. Luckily, he attended the first class wearing pants… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, bodybuilding zen, mass building, physique

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 233: Arnold: Rare Photos

Three images of Arnold posing backstage

Here’s a classic shot of Arnold when he auditioned for a Judas Priest cover band… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, bodybuilding zen, classic bodybuilding, classic physique, physique

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 213: Mike Mentzer’s Directional Mass

Mike Mentzer doing the "pointer" pose on stage (black and white)

When anyone requested the “bodybuilder-giving-directions” pose, Mike Mentzer obliged without hesitation, raising his arms with a slow head turn and stating, “Make a right at the Arby’s.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 1980 Mr. Olympia, aesthetic, bodybuilding zen, mike mentzer, physique

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 201: Be Steve Reeves Cool

Steve Reeves on a rock at the beach (colorized photo)

Back in the 1940s and ‘50s, Steve Reeve’s physique and good looks helped him pick up women on the beach. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 1940s, 1950s, aesthetics, bodybuilding zen, classic physique, physique, steve reeves, symmetry

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 199: Bob Paris, Walking Statue

Bob Paris looking like a statue while walking backstage

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…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: aesthetic, aesthetics, bob paris, bodybuilding zen, perfec, physique, symmetry

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 197: Frank Zane’s Rare Most-Muscular Pose

Frank Zane in a most muscular pose, black and white

Here’s a pose you rarely see Frank Zane doing—a most-muscular—unless he’s been eating too much cheese. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: aesthetics, bodybuilding zen, frank zane, physique, ripped muscle, symmetry

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 189: Bob Paris’ Crouching Tiger

Bob Paris in kneeling studio shot, photo by Mike Neveux

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…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: aesthetic, aesthetics, bob paris, bodybuilding zen, perfect physique, physique, symmetry

Gladiator Bodybuilder Mass is BS?

Movie poster for 300

Earlier this week, I had an interesting quote from Canadian strength coach and hypertrophy expert Christian Thibaudeau. Very knowledgeable guy, and his Instagram feed, @christian.thibeudeau.thibarmy, has lots of interesting tips, as well as observations—like this… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: bodybuilder, mass building, muscle building, muscle mass, physique

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

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