Steve Reeves

[Stephano]

What Reeves had over all of them was perfect proportions , none of those guys could match. The closest was Reg Park

Chest 52″

Thighs 26″

Arms 18.5″

Neck 18.5″

Calves 18.5″

Waist 29″

Height 6′ 1″

Weight 215

Those measurements look like BS to me.  That sure as shit doesn't look like an 18.5" arm, nor does that look like a 52" chest. 

[NarcissisticDeity]

Those measurements look like BS to me.  That sure as shit doesn't look like an 18.5" arm, nor does that look like a 52" chest. 

So you can tell from a 2D picture huh?  your skills are now complete  You truly are a Jedi Master

[OlympiaGym]

u can't tell from the pics but the measurements seem exaggerated 2 me 2. they seem 2 b 2 good & symmetrical. we will never know for sure

[Erik C]

u can't tell from the pics but the measurements seem exaggerated 2 me 2. they seem 2 b 2 good & symmetrical. we will never know for sure

We do know for sure. It's a matter of record. Back in Steve Reeves' day, bodybuilders didn't run away from you, when you you pulled out a tape measure. Steve Reeves stats are accurate, as posted. He trained in a Physical Culture mode, so he kept his measurements in line for symmetry. His arms would go up over 18.5" and he would stop working them, because he couldn't get his calves and neck to match, for symmetry. Old Skool bodybuilding wasn't just about mass, it was about looking good too.

[funk51]

reeves only claimed 18 on arms calves and neck perfect proportion ....

[thebrink]

i agree way more impressive

reeves is just a homoerotic male pin up

fuck off his arms were way too small. Can you not properly gauge proportions??

[Big Chiro Flex]

I'm hard as a rock right now

[Never1AShow]

Reg park was a beast

Looks like the guy who played "Meat" in the Porky's series.

[The Scott]

I get the argument about bloated bellies ruining the sport

but why on earth is Steve Reeves rolled out

guy looks like an average gym rat with a good looking face

ive never got this hero worship shit with him 

Talk about stupid. 

[Neptuno]

Steve Reeves is all about bodybuilding must to be.

From face to feet.

Seeking the perfect body not the bigger body

[Palpatine Q]

I'd rather have my build than Steve Reeves any day of the week.

twink

[bigmc]

I'd rather have my build than Steve Reeves any day of the week.

twink

x 2

maybe little twinks will be shouting and screaming about how awesome you were in 50 years

because your ankles were symetrical

[Palpatine Q]

x 2

maybe little twinks will be shouting and screaming about how awesome you were in 50 years

because your ankles were symetrical

If Steeve Reeves wasn't handsome and in the movies, he would be an afterthought. his physique is ok, nothing special

some homosexual writer has an orgasm in print 60 years ago about Steeve Reeves and it's taken as the word of God....LOL

when it comes to Opinions, i'll take my own.

[funk51]

  almost 20 years after he last competed....

[NarcissisticDeity]

If Steeve Reeves wasn't handsome and in the movies, he would be an afterthought. his physique is ok, nothing special

some homosexual writer has an orgasm in print 60 years ago about Steeve Reeves and it's taken as the word of God....LOL

when it comes to Opinions, i'll take my own.

 

[Danimal77]

Reminds me when younger people talk about the Beatles. I hear younger people say they were terrible but when you ask who they liked in rock prior to the Beatles they come up with nothing. They don't realize all their rock heroes from Led Zep, The Stones, The Who and so many more learned rock playing Beatles songs. In truth they were the best band of all time.

This is the same with Steve Reeves. Who looked like that in the 40's and 50's? To this day if he was at a beach walking down the boardwalk foot traffic would stop and jaws would drop in his perfection with movie star looks. If a top 10 Olympia did the same he would be greeted with laughter and call outs about steroids.

The Rolling Stones and the Beatles came up at the same time, so no, they did not learn rock from playing Beatles songs.

[Danimal77]

Those measurements look like BS to me.  That sure as shit doesn't look like an 18.5" arm, nor does that look like a 52" chest. 

Actually, Reeves has stated that his arms went as high as 19.5", however, they seemed to be 18" most of the time. His height has been debated as well. He's been said to have been 6'2", as well as 6'1" (same as Red Park).

[TheShape.]

Actually, Reeves has stated that his arms went as high as 19.5", however, they seemed to be 18" most of the time. His height has been debated as well. He's been said to have been 6'2", as well as 6'1" (same as Red Park).

I think that 19.5" measurement is bullshit. I've never read that. In his book he mentioned his arms at their largest were 18.5" or something like that.

[BB]

Here's some other measurements listed for him from an older Mr. America program -

http://www.musclememory.com/articles/MrAsizes.html .

It reads best if you click the link.

[Erik C]

First of all, the Rolling Stones and the Beatles came up at the same time, so no, they did not learn rock from playing Beatles songs. The same applies to the Who, who had been around since the early 60's as well. As for Led Zeppelin, YES, I'm sure Jimmy Page was influenced by the Beatles, but he also goes back to the early late 50's/early 60's and was in the Yardbirds before Led Zeppelin.

All the early British Rockers were influenced by 1950s American Rock n' Roll: Elvis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Bo Diddley and Eddie Cochran, to name a few.

[che]

The most overrated bodybuilder of all time.

[Danimal77]

I think that 19.5" measurement is bullshit. I've never read that. In his book he mentioned his arms at their largest were 18.5" or something like that.

It was in a Muscle and Fitness magazine from 1981.

[Danimal77]

All the early British Rockers were influenced by 1950s American Rock n' Roll: Elvis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Bo Diddley and Eddie Cochran, to name a few.

You are correct.

[DroppingPlates]

Why would a straight man look like Steve Reeves?

[booty]

Perfection from head to toe!