Mr Olympia this weekend
Discussion
Morba said:
always am. Kai has dropped the ball again, he wont make top 3 this year based on prejudging.
Heath, Jay and Dexter are fighing it out for champion.
Cant not mention Branch, he rules the 'most muscular'
Where did you get the updates from? I was hoping Kai would do well this year, but I figured it would be a 4-way fight with Branch as an outsider.Heath, Jay and Dexter are fighing it out for champion.
Cant not mention Branch, he rules the 'most muscular'
Used to be very interested in this in my youth, but lost interest after the Haney/Yates era when incredible mass became the must-have. I started going to gym's 5 years after Arnold won his last Olympia, so I'm more in the "Golden Age" - Arnold, Oliva, Waller, Nubret, Beckles etc. Bob Paris had the physique I admired most at the time - he would look tiny on stage now I expect.
Still, since I've seen this post I'll take a look and hopefully be inspired to lift some (light) weights again.
Still, since I've seen this post I'll take a look and hopefully be inspired to lift some (light) weights again.
douglasr said:
Used to be very interested in this in my youth, but lost interest after the Haney/Yates era when incredible mass became the must-have. I started going to gym's 5 years after Arnold won his last Olympia, so I'm more in the "Golden Age" - Arnold, Oliva, Waller, Nubret, Beckles etc. Bob Paris had the physique I admired most at the time - he would look tiny on stage now I expect.
Still, since I've seen this post I'll take a look and hopefully be inspired to lift some (light) weights again.
Same here - my interest peak with Shawn Ray as a combo of size/aesthetics ..... I cant help feel the current crop are more akin to the people that cover themselves in piercings...very dedicated, but not my bag!Still, since I've seen this post I'll take a look and hopefully be inspired to lift some (light) weights again.
I dunno, look at Dexter he's a fantastic shape and not a mass monster.
Remember that the days of arnie and serge was the days of imbalance between legs and upper body.
It was only when Tom Platz came along that people realised legs needed more work. Due to that torsos became stronger and thicker.
Remember that the days of arnie and serge was the days of imbalance between legs and upper body.
It was only when Tom Platz came along that people realised legs needed more work. Due to that torsos became stronger and thicker.
Morba said:
I dunno, look at Dexter he's a fantastic shape and not a mass monster.
Remember that the days of arnie and serge was the days of imbalance between legs and upper body.
It was only when Tom Platz came along that people realised legs needed more work. Due to that torsos became stronger and thicker.
Dexter is apparently 5'6" and 233lbs. Thats only 6lbs less than Arnold at 6'2". That's a lot of mass.Remember that the days of arnie and serge was the days of imbalance between legs and upper body.
It was only when Tom Platz came along that people realised legs needed more work. Due to that torsos became stronger and thicker.
I saw platz at a show once. He had an injured shoulder and was not competing, but he still showed the crowd his legs - uproar. 34" thigh IIRC. I did lots of squats the next week...
Morba said:
Remember that the days of arnie and serge was the days of imbalance between legs and upper body.
But the pay off for that imbalance was that the legs retained (visually) their ability to operate as legs! I don't think Running Man would have been quite the film with a 5ft5 250lb monster with thighs that rubbed together!
Of course, after Yates the sport just gave up on mainstream acceptability and went its own way. Imagine Pumping Iron if made today...it would be on BBC3 at midnight if it was lucky!
Tiggsy said:
But the pay off for that imbalance was that the legs retained (visually) their ability to operate as legs!
I don't think Running Man would have been quite the film with a 5ft5 250lb monster with thighs that rubbed together!
Of course, after Yates the sport just gave up on mainstream acceptability and went its own way. Imagine Pumping Iron if made today...it would be on BBC3 at midnight if it was lucky!
'Hasta la vista, baby! Oooo I'm chafing something rotten down there!'I don't think Running Man would have been quite the film with a 5ft5 250lb monster with thighs that rubbed together!
Of course, after Yates the sport just gave up on mainstream acceptability and went its own way. Imagine Pumping Iron if made today...it would be on BBC3 at midnight if it was lucky!
I think charisma counts for a lot though - who would be the lead figure in a modern day Pumping Iron? I don't think Jay covets attention as much as Schwarzenegger did, and Ronnie Coleman would be terrible!
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