Arnold Classic 2012

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^^^^^ Ofc it’s all politics. I agree bro, but there were bigger rapes. I’m noy following bbing to long ( almost a year) but I got used to that. The cover from flex pro predicted the placings. How someone with his glutes soft as a butter win the show and one of the most conditioned guys places 5th. Btw. out of top 5 Correa was the only one who wasn’t weider athlete. I like Byeke, has most potential, but in that shape he certainly shouldn’t win. Hope he will get better in two weeks for arnold. Beyeke won this, so Kai could win Mr O as well.

And about ASC I think top 3 will be in order: Branch, Wolf, Evan. I would rather like to see Evan or Wolf winning, but you know how it is. Branch is thick as hell, one of the hardest working but his body is one of the most unaesthetic. They’re taller and have enough mass to dwarf Branch. But judges seem to like Warren. Wonder how will he do with that quad.

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curry needs back width still…warren is a beast fo sure.

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[quote]waylanderxx wrote:
Maybe I’m crazy, but in every single pre contest posing video or back pic of Wolf’s I’ve seen, his back always looks much improved and absolutely huge yet he always ends up having the same glaring weaknesses when standing on stage.[/quote]

Yeah I agree with that also, almost as if he just goes flat with his conditioning.

Really big fan of Evan’s work ethic, another great representative of bodybuilidng.

I think the top 4 could be a real toss up, or at least it should be politics aside.

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Top 5 Picks

  1. Branch Warren
  2. Dennis Wolf
  3. Gustavo Badell
  4. Dexter Jackson
  5. Evan Centopani

2012 Arnold Classic (14)
Fouad Abiad
Gustavo Badell
Lionel Beyeke
Matthias Botthof
Evan Centopani
Eduardo Correa
Brandon Curry
Dexter Jackson
Michael Kefalianos
Ben Pakulski
Shawn Rhoden
Branch Warren
Ben White
Dennis Wolf

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[quote]Mike T. wrote:
Top 5 Picks

  1. Branch Warren
  2. Dennis Wolf
  3. Gustavo Badell
  4. Dexter Jackson
  5. Evan Centopani

2012 Arnold Classic (14)
Fouad Abiad
Gustavo Badell
Lionel Beyeke
Matthias Botthof
Evan Centopani
Eduardo Correa
Brandon Curry
Dexter Jackson
Michael Kefalianos
Ben Pakulski
Shawn Rhoden
Branch Warren
Ben White
Dennis Wolf [/quote]

No way Dexter and Gustavo place ahead of Evan. Evan beat Dexter both times last year and Evan looks much better this year, and Gustavo just kind of sucks. To be honest i have seen some pics oh him posted from about a month ago and he looks more like an NPC heavyweight then a IFBB pro.

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Here is this pic from Jan 16th weight was posted as 258 lbs.

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My money is on Wolf!

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[quote]BodyBldgBabe wrote:
My money is on Wolf! [/quote]

Wolf is a competitor, not a champion. I like him, one of my faves but he’s never winning an O or Arnold.

I’m taking Branch to have a good showing with Evan winning.

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[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
Wolf is a competitor, not a champion. I like him, one of my faves but he’s never winning an O or Arnold.

I’m taking Branch to have a good showing with Evan winning.[/quote]
That sounds about right.

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http://www.flexonline.com/news/contests/2012-arnold-classic-contest-photos-posted

By the look of things neither roden, beyeke, or curry made the top 5/6 call out in the morning show. That sucks was rooting for a surprise showing :frowning:

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anyone watching? wolf looks awesome

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Branch wins. Not sure that I like the result, but whatever.

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Awesome, thanks for putting a few pics in here… they show things 100x better then the online feed… beyeke, brandon and wolf are my 3 favourites from the conditioning today

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My god branch has some monster legs.