CORRECTION: The York Barbell Club where Steve trained for his comeback is in York, Pennsylvania. I said Philadelphia by accident in the video.

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During that period, bodybuilders still looked human.  Steve had an incredible physique with great proportions and was also drop dead handsome.  That is quite a combo.

What most people fail to realize about Reeves is he had a unique posing style. Unlike today, where bodybuilders remain in a flexed state even when not posing, Reeves would completely relax between poses. His belief was that his poses looked more incredible going from relaxed to fully flexed, and if you look at the pictures I believe he’s right. Of course, pictures of him relaxed next to Reg flexing could beg the question how did he win, but when you see the pictures of him posing it was no contest. The judges saw it the same way, as I believe the judges voted 4-2 or 5-2 in Reeves’ favor.

This era needs a comeback

I just can't get over hypocritic Hollywood. Inviting a man for his great natural physique, and then asking to grade it down.

Both of these guys are way better than the mass monsters of today

They look so much better than current body builders.

In 87  I met a man who trained track and field athletes weight training, he loved Bodybuilding more though, he was also a retired  school head master, he told me he was at that show and I asked him about SR ? He told me he was amazing with great classic lines, symmetry that flowed from every muscle to the next and balanced.
I asked him about him looking smooth ? he replied when he contracted the muscle, it and he stood out, he was just  the more polished with a great tan as well as being so handsome.
In his eyes Steve was the winner 💪🏻

I'm a fan of both Park and Reeves, but Steve's proportions were on a whole different plane. He looked like he stepped off Mt. Olympus. To me, the contest looked like it was between Reeve's better physique and lines, vs Park's superior conditioning, which makes it the close contest that it was.

Clearly for Steve, his body was way more harmonious than Park's.

Park had more definition in still photos, but Reeves just had IT-that intangible presence, symmetry and good looks that radiates out during posing. It wasn't stolen, the right man won.

Reeves always in relaxing! Park always in posing!! When Reeves is in posing it's impossible to beat it!

Steve Reeves has the most insane chest insertions i have ever seen. Literally just a straight line across, no gap. Truly remarkable

It's his chest/shoulder line. It's incredible and can't be replicated. That's a big part of why he won. It isn't hard to see.

It’s Steve reeves that motivated everyone too take up bodybuilding he was our role model we all dreamed of becoming Steve reeves and look like him

As a Grunt from '66 to '70 (USMC), we used to go down to LA to work out at a high-end Gym. One day, this skinny guy came in (6'0, 175 lbs), and everyone in the gym just stopped their workout and got very quiet. He began a ninety-day workout routine. At the end of ninety days, he had gained 35 lbs and had a Mr. Universe body.  Steve Reeves was getting ready to shoot another of his 18 Hercules movies. He had a perfect body; he could squeeze his hand a dozen times and develop forearm muscle.

As a former bodybuilder, I was fortunate enough to have trained with some of the best at Muscle Beach and Gold's Gym.  Arnold accepted me into the group because of my height (6'5") and the fact I was in the military.  Training on weekends with Ken Waller, Bill Grant, Franco and Kent Keuhn were the best teachers for this novice starting out.  When Arnold started the classic in 1989, fate would allow me to again work with Arnold.  During this time I became reacquainted with my former training partners and shared a kinderd friendship with Reg Park and his family.  I spent 18 years working the Arnold Classic and while I was able to meet many great bodybuilders, my biggest regret was never getting to meet Steve Reeves.

Reg Park's symmetry in that picture of him and Steve was crazy, his abdominals are lined up perfectly.

That's when bodybuilding was best, they look healthy and no bubble guts

Bodybuilders that still look like actual human beings! love it