Saturday, January 05, 2008

  • Steve Reeves' Favorite Exercises for Building The Classic Physique

    • You can see why they say Steve Reeves has the classic physique -- he looked like a Greek statue brought to life.

    He was also one of the most successful bodybuilders of all time, winning almost every contest he entered including the 1947 AAU Mr. America title.

    Reeves trained at the York Barbell Club in York, PA for the 1950 NABBA Mr. Universe contest (which he won.)

    While there, John Grimek, watched him train, and later wrote an article about what he saw in the November, 1964 issue of Muscular Development Magazine.    		Steve Reeves' Favorite Exercises for The Classic PhysiqueSteve Reeves
    Here are some of Steve Reeves' favorite exercises, as written by Grimek:

  • Hack Squats
  • Cable Rowing
  • Incline Bench Dumbbell Curls
  • Behind Neck Press

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    Posted by John Wood @ Saturday, January 05, 2008

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