Do you think that Steve Reeves was a fake natty?

[AmonRa]

Do you think that Steve Reeves was a fake natty? Seems like he was a narcissistic self absorbed SOB and fake natty too. Great width.

[anabolichalo]

natural bodybuilders is fake

[TheShape.]

 

[_aj_]

I think he was a legit natty, but he had 1:1,000,000 genetics and gave as much false hope to male America as juiced bb'ers do now with their retarded supps.

[galain]

I thought it was common knowledge that he juiced? Wouldn't have been much, but still, not natty.

[Danjo]

no

[The Scott]

Steve Reeves was the best of the true naturals.  Superb in every way.  The kind of face and physique that women love.

[_aj_]

Steve Reeves was the best of the true naturals.  Superb in every way.  The kind of face and physique that women love.

There's a lot of male 50+ homo love for Reeves here on Getbig.

[The Scott]

There's a lot of male 50+ homo love for Reeves here on Getbig.

I've known a few homosexuals that thought Reeves was very attractive.  So what?   I like women and the type of woman I have always been attracted to find Reeves type of physique to be very desirable in a man. I look more like a poor man's cross between Dave Draper and Steve Reeves, both of whom inspired me a great deal along with the Oak and Zane.

Steve Reeves is to me and many others of my generation and the one before it, the ideal physique.  Bill Pearl once remarked that while he (Pearl) was definitely a very heterosexual man, when Reeves walked in the room everyone, including Bill, just stopped and looked.  One of the most beautiful women I have known in my 50+ years of life adored Reeves.  Her son is a dear childhood friend of mine and as such I would never dishonor him nor he by speaking poorly about her (i.e., in a sexual manner) but she with her admiration of the Reeves ideal also inspired me to strive for it.

It does no good to seek to discredit that which is truth and in Steve's case his physique was his own and not from a bottle.   

[oldgolds]

He's on drugs in that photo....I think he was natty early on but when he made the movies he was definitely on drugs.

[Mr. MB]

Steve was my trainer at the Bert Goodrich Hollywood Gym in the mid 1950s. Ciba labs little blue Dianabol pills were just showing up. My guess is natural the whole time.

[TheShape.]

There's a lot of male 50+ homo love for Reeves here on Getbig.

I'd go about 1/18th gay for Reeves, a VERY long handshake, maybe even eye contact.

[no one]

reeves was a stud and had a physique 99% of GB couldnt touch. thats why he has to be on steroids.

[Alucard]

Compared to Arnold and other bodybuilders until today yeah, he can be considered natural or clean... I personally think that whatever there was available in those times, being testosterone or other stuff, Reeves for sure experimented with it at some point in his life... We are talking about a very narcissistic individual that would do anything to look good and always better...

[mryorkielover]

[SuperTed]

He probably used steroids during his life. BB's have always taken what's available at the time to improve their physiques.

What difference does it make anyway? Dude would still be considered one the greatest regardless.

[Howard]

I thought it was common knowledge that he juiced? Wouldn't have been much, but still, not natty.

He would have needed a time machine you idiots.

[kepler2008]

The Male Hormone by Paul de Kruif in 1945 :



Reeves had very good genetics for bodybuilding. Such as Lee Labrada for example. But after his shouder injury (1959), he could'nt train much. And his injury became worse. Nevertheless he managed to maintain good muscle mass. So I think he took some form of anabolic steroid during his last years as an actor. Mylène Demongeot and Valérie Lagrange said he was not even able to lift them during shooting.
I think he probably took something in 1948 also.

[The True Adonis]

Steve was my trainer at the Bert Goodrich Hollywood Gym in the mid 1950s. Ciba labs little blue Dianabol pills were just showing up. My guess is natural the whole time.

Mr. MB can you outline the way Steve trained and his diet when he was your trainer?

[Wez]

I don't know that he ever claimed to be natty. I remember reading somewhere that he was one of the first to work with Zeigler but I am old and my memory sucks. But Mr MB was there.

[Zillotch]

I believe that if he had knowledge of/access to hormones – he took them.

[BIG AL MCKECHNIE]

He would have needed a time machine you idiots.

for someone who has been around as long as you, you seem ignorant of the fact that chemical assistance has been available since the 1940's and there were hundreds of products developed by CIBA and others before dianabol came on the scene.
I mean even John fuckin Grimek experimented with testosterone injections back in the day.

So why would Reeves need a time machine?   Who's the idiot now?

[Fortress]

No doubt he experimented here and there with some basic gear of his time.

[_aj_]

Lostsa old timer's heads gonna explode if you keep insinuating that the GOD STEVE REEVES was juiced. Stop now.

[Dokey111]

Getbiggers agree he was juiced = he was natty.