He stayed true to his vision of what a great physique was. Real pretty shape and flow to his physique, with good size and definition. Blow all the air out of your abdominal cavity and squeeze at the top of each rep, holding it for a couple of seconds to etch in every last fiber of detail.Ĭormier ranks the top classic physiques of all-time. Take your time and focus on the muscles being worked. And don’t just race through the movement so you can get all your reps in and finish the set.
Use a wide variety of exercises, but avoid any side bends or movements of that nature. Abs need to be trained with the same intensity you would use for legs, back or anything else. And I’m not talking a couple of sets of crunches thrown on at the end of the workout. Can you imagine Sergio Oliva’s hands-over-head victory pose or Lee Haney’s lat spread with big waists? A small waist makes shoulders and backs look wider, chests fuller and gives legs that outer flare.ĭistended midsections and wide waists were never seen in the classic days because abs were trained with the same dedication as any other bodypart. Every pose from every angle starts with it. The midsection is the centerpiece of the entire physique. If there is a single bodypart that is the hallmark of a classic physique, it is the midsection. They’re an endurance muscle and higher reps are the way to create hams that hang from the side and show deep cuts from behind.ĬLASSIC TIP #3: KEEP A SMALL, CHISELED WAIST Hams aren’t a big muscle group and they won’t grow from heavy weight and sloppy form.
In addition, since a lot of guys have an imbalance between quads and hamstrings because they train hams after doing heavy squats and leg presses, train hams in a separate workout so you can put more energy into them. Some examples are upper chest, rear delts, quad sweep, triceps and leg adductors. The key is to make it specific and focus on a small muscle or part of a larger muscle (or muscle group). Each muscle needs to be developed so that combined with everything else, it will enhance the whole physique.Įvery week, devote one workout to bringing up a weakness.
If you have arms that are too big for your shoulders or a chest that is too big for your back and legs, those overpowering bodyparts will only make the surrounding ones look even weaker. Just slapping on muscle haphazardly with no attention to proportion and symmetry will only end up in a sloppy physique. Size is important, but a classic physique isn’t just big, it’s balanced.
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