Eric Helms has some awesome posts on weightlifters of the past.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bjaark7h1VV/?taken-by=helms3dmj
https://www.instagram.com/p/BjLGqfehuGp/?taken-by=helms3dmj
https://www.instagram.com/p/BjAwREdBkmw/?taken-by=helms3dmj
https://www.instagram.com/p/BiuzRaHBQ6I/?taken-by=helms3dmj
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bih5Moml0t1/?taken-by=helms3dmj
Back before people could scream about steroids as an excuse -lol
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Funny thing is…most people would say that on about everyone pictured.
The posts Eric Helms makes are on pre-steroid/pre-testosterone lifters, late 1800’s early 1900’s
Steve Reeves? Maybe.
Picture of him at 15
Those are some big naturals.
These are some awesome picts thanks for sharing them. I really like how each guy filled out differently They all were unique. Nowadays they all look the same only their faces are different.
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Guys like Reeves and Pearl are always going to be questionable because you can find very different accounts and quotes from them about PEDs.
Guys from the earlier eras,… while some look bigger because they’re lean, others are just brick sh-t houses to begin with. YOu have to realize that two types of people go into bodybuilding type pursuits: smaller statured ones whose smaller frames (joints etc) make them look huge, and larger statured ones, whose larger frames allow them to look monstrous, and usually possess a decent amount of muscle naturally even before they touch a weight. Just my own thoughts though.
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With out social media around I wonder how they were seen by the general public. I mean they were performing in shows, there must have been an awe factor.
