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« on: November 25, 2006, 10:45:30 am »
Is it true that when Steve Reeves began training that he used the same routine for the first year?

I heard that somewhere and thought it was pretty interesting.
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« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2006, 01:16:36 pm »
Don't know if you've seen this and I don't know if he used it for a year, but here is the workout Reeves used in his garage when he first started. Reeves had carved it in the wall of the garage and told George Helmer about it many years later. Helmer had to tear out drywall to find this "Holy Grail". The pics are from Reeves' book, "Building the Classic Physique The Natural Way".

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« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2006, 12:03:11 pm »
Mark:  Thank you for that!  Unbelievable!  Indiana Jones couldn't have done a better job, it's like finding the Dead Sea Scrolls!  That little house and garage in Oakland... it's incredible to think that the most perfect physique the world has ever seen was created there.  The actual routine written on the walls of the Great Pyramid by Hercules himself.  I have goosebumps.   Cool 
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« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2006, 06:08:33 pm »
I feel the same way, Dallas! I would like to see the section. George Helmer cut out the piece of the wall that contained the routine. It is in the possession of the Steve Reeves International Society. Maybe I'll get a glimpse of it someday.
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« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2009, 12:16:18 pm »
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« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2009, 03:25:57 pm »
Wow. That really is a true bodybuilding relic, much like the original Sandow trophies, which I believe Steeve Reeves also once had, and is also in hands of the Steve Reeves International Society if I'm not mistaken.

Seems like the Steve Reeves International Society is the bodybuilding world's version of the Knights Templar.

What else do you think (that actually exists) would be classed as a true bodybuilding treasure?
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« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2009, 12:40:14 pm »
Quote from: Ben S on July 27, 2009, 03:25:57 pm

What else do you think (that actually exists) would be classed as a true bodybuilding treasure?

That's a very interesting question. Maybe deserves it's own thread. I would like to have this barbell and crazy plates that Reeves is using here...

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« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2009, 01:00:26 pm »
Quote from: Mark Mills on July 29, 2009, 12:40:14 pm
Quote from: Ben S on July 27, 2009, 03:25:57 pm

What else do you think (that actually exists) would be classed as a true bodybuilding treasure?

That's a very interesting question. Maybe deserves it's own thread. I would like to have this barbell and crazy plates that Reeves is using here...
Ok, you can have the barbell and plates.....I'll take the girl Wink
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« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2009, 10:24:34 pm »
Quote from: Mark Mills on July 29, 2009, 12:40:14 pm
Quote from: Ben S on July 27, 2009, 03:25:57 pm

What else do you think (that actually exists) would be classed as a true bodybuilding treasure?

That's a very interesting question. Maybe deserves it's own thread. I would like to have this barbell and crazy plates that Reeves is using here...

So Mark I suppose those incredible guys in Uganda are big Reeve’s fun!

Hey Mark

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« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2009, 02:45:57 am »
Quote from: Frank Capallupo on July 29, 2009, 01:00:26 pm
Ok, you can have the barbell and plates.....I'll take the girl Wink
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You make a good point! Wink
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« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2009, 02:48:45 am »
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So Mark I suppose those incredible guys in Uganda are big Reeve’s fun!

I'll bet they are. The secret is to have holes in the plates! Call the infomercial people! Wink
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« Reply #11 on: July 30, 2009, 03:21:43 am »
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« Reply #12 on: August 01, 2009, 02:54:50 pm »
Wow, photos of Reeves I have never seen before. Love the photo of Steve and George Eifferman on the beach probably 1947. They were both vets and got $25 dollars a week for a year post discharge. They roomed together and spent the year training. Both won the AAU Mr. A and both won the Mr. U. Can you imagine the stir Steeve made on that beach. He is only about 22 here but was an Army combat veteran of the Philippines campaign.

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« Reply #13 on: August 06, 2009, 03:39:08 pm »
Guess who is with Steve Reeves Lips Sealed

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« Reply #14 on: August 06, 2009, 05:08:00 pm »
Quote from: Frank Capallupo on August 06, 2009, 03:39:08 pm
Guess who is with Steve Reeves Lips Sealed

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That's Timmy Leong...best back in the '53 Mr. America

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« Reply #15 on: August 06, 2009, 06:29:52 pm »
Mark - Correct as usual Roll Eyes We will stump you yet Wink Timmy looked very good but Steve sure takes the cake. I believe that  picture was taken over 50 years ago?

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« Reply #16 on: January 04, 2010, 03:24:21 pm »
Quote from: Frank Capallupo on July 29, 2009, 01:00:26 pm
Quote from: Mark Mills on July 29, 2009, 12:40:14 pm
Quote from: Ben S on July 27, 2009, 03:25:57 pm

What else do you think (that actually exists) would be classed as a true bodybuilding treasure?

That's a very interesting question. Maybe deserves it's own thread. I would like to have this barbell and crazy plates that Reeves is using here...
Ok, you can have the barbell and plates.....I'll take the girl Wink
Frank

A true bodybuilding treasure?  I would like to have some Steve Reeves DNA in my muscle cells!  Lips Sealed
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« Reply #17 on: January 04, 2010, 07:27:40 pm »
Quote from: Dallas on January 04, 2010, 03:24:21 pm
Quote from: Frank Capallupo on July 29, 2009, 01:00:26 pm
Quote from: Mark Mills on July 29, 2009, 12:40:14 pm
Quote from: Ben S on July 27, 2009, 03:25:57 pm

What else do you think (that actually exists) would be classed as a true bodybuilding treasure?

That's a very interesting question. Maybe deserves it's own thread. I would like to have this barbell and crazy plates that Reeves is using here...
Ok, you can have the barbell and plates.....I'll take the girl Wink
Frank

A true bodybuilding treasure?  I would like to have some Steve Reeves DNA in my muscle cells!  Lips Sealed

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