[quote]mbdix wrote:
Something I whipped together. Don’t think this is either of their primes/best physique. Just f’n around with pictures, but if I say so myself…grainy but I kinda like this one[/quote]
Good shots for comparisons! Straight on, both at their peak!
Arnold was probably 240 there.
Still, the ONLY way to truly compare is to have the same lighting situations, as well as angle, camera height, etc.[/quote]
Thanks. It’s also not a fair comparison because Arnold has quads and Ronnie looks like he might have ‘octos’!!!haha I like they are both at the gym in this one too
[quote]mbdix wrote:
Something I whipped together. Don’t think this is either of their primes/best physique. Just f’n around with pictures, but if I say so myself…grainy but I kinda like this one[/quote]
Good shots for comparisons! Straight on, both at their peak!
Arnold was probably 240 there.
Still, the ONLY way to truly compare is to have the same lighting situations, as well as angle, camera height, etc.[/quote]
Thanks. It’s also not a fair comparison because Arnold has quads and Ronnie looks like he might have ‘octos’!!!haha I like they are both at the gym in this one too[/quote]
True! Arnold was developed to the ideals of his era.
Although many people criticize Arnold’s thigh development, he actually had very remarkable shape and separation. Look at the detail of his frontal thigh. Rectus femoris, sartorius, as well as both heads of the vastus stood out clearly and were quite balanced between 'em. No one at the time had that.
[quote]mbdix wrote:
Something I whipped together. Don’t think this is either of their primes/best physique. Just f’n around with pictures, but if I say so myself…grainy but I kinda like this one[/quote]
Good shots for comparisons! Straight on, both at their peak!
Arnold was probably 240 there.
Still, the ONLY way to truly compare is to have the same lighting situations, as well as angle, camera height, etc.[/quote]
Thanks. It’s also not a fair comparison because Arnold has quads and Ronnie looks like he might have ‘octos’!!!haha I like they are both at the gym in this one too[/quote]
True! Arnold was developed to the ideals of his era.
Although many people criticize Arnold’s thigh development, he actually had very remarkable shape and separation. Look at the detail of his frontal thigh. Rectus femoris, sartorius, as well as both heads of the vastus stood out clearly and were quite balanced between 'em. No one at the time had that.
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Very true. I would not complain one bit with Arnolds thighs. Ronnie’s only thigh complaint is he could not find pants that fit.
First off I’m a little biased, for me body-building reached its zenith in 1979 with Frank Zane securing his third Sandow and has been in decline since then, very slowly in the 80s, slowly in the 90s and like crazy in the last 10 years.
So:
#1 Frank Zane - He was my motivation for starting out in the sport, awesome arms-overhead vacuum pose #2 Samir Bannout - superb symmetry, great back and arms #3 Lee Haney - before the era of the mass monsters he had it all #4 Flex wheeler - looked like he was straight out of a cartoon - amazing muscle tie-ins #5 Albert Beckles - for those amazing biceps and proof that age is no barrier #6 Kevin Levrone - powerhouse physique - extreme muscularity without the chemical super freak look #7 Shawn Ray - class act all the way
@ Zraw: Why cant he win the Olympia? ( sorry if this is a dumb question )[/quote]
He looks awesome by himself but isnt nearly big enough! He only qualified for the O last year and didnt place (so 16th with a lot of other guys)
iirc one judge had im 15th[/quote]
Okay I understand. How “small”( never thought I would use that term for a guy looking so big and awesome haha ) is he compared to the top guys in the O? ( Only asking to get a better understanding of BB, sorry if it is annoying )
since stu listed Lee Labrada i checked him out because i had only heard his name before and didnt know anything about him…I would say that is pretty much the ideal bodybuilder physique…mass, thickeness, great proportion. awesome stuff
