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Keith Thomas
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He's obviously a body-builder, but not like the Jusko
model I posted. Yet I can see Jusko's justification for the
Tarzan built the way it is, considering that Tarzan has, in
my mind, a denser mass than most men by virtue of his
"superhuman" qualities...the idea that NO man could do, or
be, what Tarzan become
I'd like to see Gordon Scott beat Johnny Weismuller in a
swim meet ;-) I think that's the point, overdeveloped
muscles are not the result of superior physical ability
only bobdybuilding and steroids.
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Charles Jensen
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The interesting thing though is that someone who was way
ahead of the body building craze and development was Bruce
Lee.
I saw a show on him on the history channel just a few
weeks ago an it talked about how body builders are amazed
by the development of Bruce Lee's body and how he did
things training that people didn't figure out in body
building until years later. Lee made protein drinks with
raw meat and all kind of vitamins that were difficult to
locate in his day.
They said he had a "christams tree", which is some
formation of muscles you only see in the most hardcore
body builders and not until years after Lee. And some of
his musculature was incredibly developed. Now, Lee's body
obviously wasn't hugely developed all over.. but this may
not be by choice but because he didn't have the bulk and
genetics to achieve that.
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Keith Thomas
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Although in a show I saw, I can't recall who, but they
criticized Lee for concentrating too much on developing his
physique for it's looks instead of for skill in the martial
arts. Basically calling him an over-hyped bodybuilder.
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Brad Teschner
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Gotta say that if anyone has nailed what Tarzan's physique ought to look like it was Disney. Lean body mass, well developed shoulders, forearms and calves. That's what a guy that's spent his life swinging from tress and eating bugs and tree bark should look like.
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John Byrne
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John Peter Britton
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Out in sept 2009.
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