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THE LOOK OF POWER

  The Look of Power Tips for Developing Mass that “Stands Out” from the Crowd Tim Belknap - seen here on a 1982 cover of IronMan  - definitely had the "look of power."       “When you see an individual who has built his or her muscle mass to an advanced degree, and has done it with basic, heavy exercises, they have a certain look about them.  It is hard to describe in words, yet everyone knows it when they see it.  Extremely developed bodybuilders, however, often lack this ‘look,’ despite having a high level of muscle tissue, and having perhaps very large muscular measurements.  Still, they look, as my younger brother once noted, ‘like a bunch of body parts strewn together.’  One who has predominantly utilized the ‘basics,’ and is capable of using relatively heavy weights for moderately high repetitions, looks powerful and strong.  Again, it is an almost undefinable, yet undeniable truth.”           ~Ken Leistner (in a March, 1987 issue of “The Steel Tip”)      If you want to