Title. I guess its easy for me to look at a picture and tell if it has that classic look, but what the heck is it specifically? Pics WITH an explanation would be nice..
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07-30-2010, 11:06 PM #1Registered User
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What Makes a "Classic Physique" a Classic Physique?
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07-30-2010, 11:43 PM #2Registered User
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Well sir, going by the majority of the numbskulls around here, "Classic Physiques" are anything that's shown in a grainy, desaturated, dated photo.
Here, let me provide an example of what the experienced bodybuilding connoisseur's consider classic:
Here we have a normal picture of Ronnie Coleman from the 2003 Olympia.
Not what one would consider a "classic physique" amiright?
And here we have... a beautiful classic physique, seemingly carved from the Greek Gods themselves.
It's all about the ****ty colour and graininess guys. Oh oh, this would also count as showing Ronnie Coleman having "a really grainy look".
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07-30-2010, 11:44 PM #3Registered User
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In all seriousness, google Bob Paris.
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07-30-2010, 11:45 PM #4
Classic physiques arent all drugged out like the physiques of today
Example:
Good waist, proportions, not all drugged out
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07-31-2010, 12:05 AM #5Registered User
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wide shoudlers thin waist
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maybe no possibility
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07-31-2010, 12:11 AM #7We are what we eat
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Bob Paris has one of the best physiques, if not the best, in the history of modern BBing.Originally Posted by DPNZ
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07-31-2010, 12:31 AM #8Registered User
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Good lines, symmetry, proportion, with a tight waist and an aesthetic appeal. Also the way you present your physique.
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07-31-2010, 12:48 AM #9LBD
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Your point well taken, but it is more than obvious that, other than Ray shown, that a "classic physique" is little more than striking a pose where the body is presented with the hips and abs angled, arms generally held out but flexed differently, legs held assymetrically, and eyes looking but not focused on anything.Originally Posted by Vai
Good lines, symmetry, proportion, with a tight waist and an aesthetic appeal. Also the way you present your physique.
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07-31-2010, 01:15 AM #10Registered User
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Haha, well I did say the way you present your physique helps give it that classic look.Originally Posted by Tyrbolift
Your point well taken, but it is more than obvious that, other than Ray shown, that a "classic physique" is little more than striking a pose where the body is presented with the hips and abs angled, arms generally held out but flexed differently, legs held assymetrically, and eyes looking but not focused on anything.
But here you go
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07-31-2010, 01:31 AM #11<10% bodyfat, >220lbs
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It's kinda like pornography. I will know it when I see it.
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Last edited by TheOneAboveAll; 07-31-2010 at 01:45 AM.
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all you need for a classic physique is a small waist, small legs and a hair cut popular pre 1990"This next set is for all my haters who keep hacking my ******** and saying i like cocks.."
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07-31-2010, 11:38 AM #13Pro Architect
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07-31-2010, 12:34 PM #14Registered User
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Think "mass monster," then think the opposite of that.
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07-31-2010, 01:40 PM #15Lift Heavy.
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The first Flex Wheeler pic in the OtisBDriftWood looks like he's a superhuman or something.
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07-31-2010, 01:44 PM #16LBD
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Yeah, I'm thinking "classic" means the average 19 year old bber of today, but with bigger arms. lolOriginally Posted by zjpj
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07-31-2010, 01:49 PM #17Banned
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The lack of HGH and slin.
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07-31-2010, 09:18 PM #18may the best man win
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a midsection that doesn't make you vomit
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07-31-2010, 09:57 PM #19Registered User
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lol, yeah. You need to actually want abs like the physique in question. Typically smaller legs and lats too.. But proportions are the key.Originally Posted by d16daily
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07-31-2010, 11:23 PM #20Registered User
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Thanks fellas for the good responses. If I had any rep power I would rep... but I dont haha.
Good photos, nice to see Victor up there as a "classic physique" and not just people from years ago.
And yeah I guess alot of what makes your physique classic is how you present it.
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08-02-2010, 06:27 PM #21Team Schwarzenegger
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The classic physique always should have a small waist, hips, broad shoulders and big calves. If these features are exaggerated then the more the classic the physique should be.
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08-02-2010, 06:59 PM #22Registered User
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Are you retarded? Just because you're not 250lbs doesn't mean you're not on something.Originally Posted by Kulutuea
Classic physiques arent all drugged out like the physiques of today
Example:
Good waist, proportions, not all drugged outSpike92 is 15.
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08-02-2010, 09:55 PM #23Registered User
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his point is that they dont look like they are on anything....that doesn`t mean that they aren`tOriginally Posted by Big Slim DaDDy
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08-03-2010, 10:20 AM #24Registered User
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08-03-2010, 02:22 PM #25Pro Fitness Model
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Classic Bodybuilding is not a LOOK ... it's a competitive class that was created to curb drug use without actually testing for anything. It's a height, weight formula that limits how big one can actually get. It's IFBB recognized and it's my main focus when I compete.
Weight/Height Categories
The categories that are open for competition at these Championships are:
Men
Classic BB: Up to & including 170 cm + 2kg
Classic BB: Up to & including 175 cm + 4kg
Classic BB: Up to & including 180 cm + 6kg
Classic BB: Over 180 cm + 8 kg(*see note below)
+ overall
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08-03-2010, 02:44 PM #26Registered User
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Yes but a classic physique, in OP's sense, is a midsection that does not induce vomiting as somebody beautifully put it. Also more streamlined legs I'd say.Originally Posted by Barn01
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08-03-2010, 02:44 PM #27Registered User
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When i think classic physique i think, very small waist, wide shoulders, decent conditioning (not rock hard glute kind we see today), propotioned and without the freaky leg development we say today. Im not saying that is what a classic physique loooks like its just the first thing i thought of.
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08-03-2010, 05:44 PM #28Registered User
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yep, that's pretty much what came to mind for me as well. Plus there are definitely certain poses and variations on poses that give more of that classic look, as someone said earlier (hips angled, legs at certain angles, often with slightly bent knees, etc). Lee Labrada's physique and posing were very reminiscent of the "classic" look from the golden era, although with more modern conditioning. You look at him and then watch most of the guys he competed against and it's quite a contrast. And in interviews you can tell that he did that intentionally.Originally Posted by lancs_hotpot
So to me both the proportions and the posing are important components of the classic look.Last edited by lotus_esprit5; 08-03-2010 at 05:53 PM.
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