Iconic bodybuilding photos

[alfresco]

In his best shape ever.

 

[alfresco]

Makaway and Arnold

 

[alfresco]

Here's an unshopped version

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You are right. The is a shopped version out there.
Don't think this is the one though. Could be wrong.
I don't keep shopped versions.

 

[Nyoco]

Two of my personal favourites, my first inspiration was Steve Reeves, he was impressive, imagine looking like that 70 years ago.



Serge Nubret

 

[Nyoco]

I don´t want to clutter the thread so here is a link to some great Steve Reeves pics some of you might not have seen before:

Many Years Before Hercules: 23 Cool Pics of Steve Reeves in the 1940s

Born in Glasgow, Montana in 1926, Steve Reeves was an American professional bodybuilder, actor, and philanthropist. He moved to California a...

www.vintag.es

 

[alfresco]

You are right. The is a shopped version out there.
Don't think this is the one though. Could be wrong.
I don't keep shopped versions.

Here is a shopped version. What a shame.

 

[heavyhitter]

In his best shape ever.

I love this photo. He looks insane

 

[maldorf]

 

[maldorf]

 

[james caan]

Jusup was one of my favorites as a teen.

 

[james caan]

This image, and of course images of Frank, made me practice my vacuum on a daily basis lol

 

[thethinker48]

I still think the best legs ever. I was invited to a private posing
exhibition in LA before the Olympia (he should have won) with
just him posing. Took a foto of him with my cousin. (She go
us in through a contact at Golds who was sweet one her.)
You could see the cuts through his sweatpants. Unreal.

Tom is one of the few people I'd pay to attend a talk for, the most eloquent psycho bodybuilding has ever seen

Two of my personal favourites, my first inspiration was Steve Reeves, he was impressive, imagine looking like that 70 years ago.

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Serge Nubret
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I remember Serge had a thread on getbig way back where he would answer people's questions. He spilled some backdoor insight as to what happened with the final take of pumping iron

 

[UsmcOldSchoolMuscle]

 

[UsmcOldSchoolMuscle]

 

[UsmcOldSchoolMuscle]

 

[james caan]

To me, one of the classiest physiques in bodybuilding history!

 

[FK86]

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That variation of the most muscular is 100% Kevin's. No one looks better doing it than him. For the crab, I vote Dennis James. Hands-on-hips, Rich Gaspari.

 

[USMuscle9403]

I see yall got Arnold's Encyclopedia covered

One of my favorite all around physiques, Mike Mentzer



Haney looking 150%

 

[Mr. Malice]

 

[maldorf]