Steve Reeves

Steve Reeves (Stephen L. Reeves) (January 21, 1926 - May 5, 2000), was a bodybuilder, actor, and author.

Bodybuilding

Born in Glasgow, Montana, Reeves became interested in bodybuilding as a teenager, long before the rise in general interest in the activity. His competitive bodybuilding period was brief, but he won the following events:

Related Topics:
Glasgow, Montana - Bodybuilding

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• 1946 - Mr. Pacific Coast
• 1947 - Mr. Pacific Coast
• 1947 - Mr. America
• 1948 - Mr. World
• 1950 - Mr. Universe

By his own account, his best cold (unpumped) measurements at the peak of his bodybuilding activity were:

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• Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
• Weight: 216
• Neck: 18 1/2"
• Chest: 52"
• Waist: 29"
• Biceps: 18 1/4"
• Thighs: 26"
• Calves: 18 1/4"

Arnold Schwarzenegger's Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding states:

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By the distinction between lifting weights purely for strength and training with weights to shape and proportion the body had been clearly made. ... However, bodybuilding still remained an obscure sport. No champion was known to the general public--that is, until Steve Reeves came along. Reeves was the right man in the right place at the right time. He was handsome, personable, and had a magnificent physique. Survivors from the Muscle Beach era recall how crowds used to follow Reeves when he walked along the beach, and how people who knew nothing about him would simply stop and stare, awestruck.

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