BODYBUILDING: A CLASSIC LOOK
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60 WWW.MAXMUSCLE.COM ı JANUARY 2016 PRO TRAINING It is in the essence of mankind to constantly strive to achieve his greatest potential. It speaks to the core of what it means to be human – to relentlessly pursue ongoing innovation and tirelessly work toward self-improvement and self- actualization. This unique trait of our species is evidenced by our endless list of monuments to progress, from the great pyramids, to the magnificent works of art of every age, to the pursuit of science, technology and athletics, including the pursuit of the development of our own ultimate physical selves. Since the days of the ancient Greeks, the pursuit of physical developme nt and the muscular physique form has been pursued as an ideal – celebrated, preserved in marble and stone. The turn of the 20th century saw the birth of modern physical culture and bodybuilding as we now know it. In 1901, renowned strength and posing exhibitionist, Eugene Sandow, organized WKH YHU\ ¿UVW PRGHUQ ERG\EXLOGLQJ contest, earning the title, “The Father of Modern Bodybuilding.” Judging criteria for this bodybuilding show focused not merely on sheer muscular size, but focused on symmetrical, balanced muscular developmen t. As is the nature of all things hu man, the upper limits of performan ce are constantly being challenged and exceeded. Modern bodybuilding presents itself today in the form of massively developed athletes, representing the upper echelon of genetic predisposition, the evolution of the technology of nutrition and exercise, and years of focused training and a lifestyle dedicated to the discipline of hypertrophy. To most, modern bodybuilding’ s current champions represent ideal, but unattainable levels of development, even for the most diligent, most committed athletes. A LOOK BACK TO THE FUTURE As the sport of competitiv e bodybuildin g has continued to grow and evolve, the interest in participation in this fascinating, ancient (shall we say instinctive endeavor?) has grown exponentially as well. While admittedly, most individuals of “average genetics” could not hope to compare with the current heroes of bodybuilding, many still participate in this, the physical culture founded by Eugene Sandow. Enter the new categories of bodybuilding, Physique and now Classic Physique categories. The National Physique Committee, the largest governing body of the sport LQ WKH 86 ¿UVW LQWURGXFHG ³3K\VLTXH´ category in 2011 as an option for novice bodybuilders and athletes who had not invested the time to develop the requisite muscular size for bodybuilding. Men’s Physique athletes would now have a venue to participate in bodybuilding contests, and once again, the judging criteria shifted focused less BY PETE CICCONE, CSCS, IFBB PRO A CLASSIC LOOK on sheer muscular size as on balanced development and conditioning. These Men’s Physique contests have become extremely popular across the culture RI ZKDW ZH QRZ UHIHU WR DV WKH ³¿WQHVV lifestyle.” Athletes wear board shorts and are not judged on lower body development. For the 2016 contest season, the NPC has now introduced what could be considered a throwback to the “Golden Era” of bodybuilding, the early 1900’s through the Arnold era (1970’s and just after), where symmetry and balanced muscular development were emphasized. The new division, Classic Physique, is intended to be for competitors who want to present more muscular size than is currently acceptable for Men’s Physique, but not as extreme as current bodybuilding standards. Athletes will wear standard black spandex posing trunks, and will utilize several of the standard bodybuilding poses. There is an air of anticipation and excitement in gyms across the nation, as athletes await the new division. It’s going to be an aesthetic look back – into the future of the sport! MS&F BODY BUILDING “To give anything less than your best is to ZHJYPÄJL the gift.” Steve Prefontaine
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PRO
TRAINING
It is in the essence of mankind to
constantly strive to achieve his
greatest potential It speaks to the
core of what it means to be human
ndash to relentlessly pursue ongoing
innovation and tirelessly work
toward self-improvement and self-
actualization This unique trait of our
species is evidenced by our endless
list of monuments to progress
from the great pyramids to the
magnificent works of art of every age
to the pursuit of science technology
and athletics including the pursuit of
the development of our own ultimate
physical selves
Since the days of the ancient Greeks
the pursuit of physical development
and the muscular physique form has
been pursued as an ideal ndash celebrated
preserved in marble and stone The
turn of the 20th century saw the
birth of modern physical culture and
bodybuilding as we now know it In
1901 renowned strength and posing
exhibitionist Eugene Sandow organized
WKH YHU iquestUVW PRGHUQ ERGEXLOGLQJ
contest earning the title ldquoThe Father of
Modern Bodybuildingrdquo Judging criteria
for this bodybuilding show focused
not merely on sheer muscular size
but focused on symmetrical balanced
muscular development As is the nature of all things human
the upper limits of performance are
constantly being challenged and
exceeded Modern bodybuilding presents
itself today in the form of massively
developed athletes representing the
upper echelon of genetic predisposition
the evolution of the technology of
nutrition and exercise and years of
focused training and a lifestyle dedicated
to the discipline of hypertrophy To
most modern bodybuildingrsquos current
champions represent ideal butunattainable levels of development even
for the most diligent most committed
athletes
A LOOK BACK 991251 TO THE FUTURE
As the sport of competitive bodybuilding
has continued to grow and evolve
the interest in participation in this
fascinating ancient (shall we say
instinctive endeavor) has grown
exponentially as well While admittedly
most individuals of ldquoaverage geneticsrdquo
could not hope to compare with
the current heroes of bodybuilding
many still participate in this the
physical culture founded by EugeneSandow Enter the new categories of
bodybuilding Physique and now Classic
Physique categories
The National Physique Committee
the largest governing body of the sport
LQ WKH 86 iquestUVW LQWURGXFHG sup33KVLTXHacute
category in 2011 as an option for novice
bodybuilders and athletes who had
not invested the time to develop the
requisite muscular size for bodybuilding
Menrsquos Physique athletes would
now have a venue to participate in
bodybuilding contests and once againthe judging criteria shifted focused less
BY PETE CICCONE CSCS IFBB PROA CLASSIC LOOK
on sheer muscular size as on balanced
development and conditioning These
Menrsquos Physique contests have become
extremely popular across the culture
RI ZKDW ZH QRZ UHIHU WR DV WKH sup3iquestWQHVV
lifestylerdquo Athletes wear board shorts
and are not judged on lower body
development
For the 2016 contest season the
NPC has now introduced what could be
considered a throwback to the ldquoGolden
Erardquo of bodybuilding the early 1900rsquos
through the Arnold era (1970rsquos and just
after) where symmetry and balanced
muscular development were emphasizedThe new division Classic Physique is
intended to be for competitors who
want to present more muscular size
than is currently acceptable for Menrsquos
Physique but not as extreme as current
bodybuilding standards Athletes will
wear standard black spandex posing
trunks and will utilize several of the
standard bodybuilding poses
There is an air of anticipation and
excitement in gyms across the nation
as athletes await the new division Itrsquos
going to be an aesthetic look back ndash intothe future of the sport MSampF
BODY983085BUILDING
ldquoTo giveanything
less than yourbest is toZHJYPAumlJLthe giftrdquo Steve Prefontaine
