Insane pic of Mike Christian

[Danimal77]

What does that matter?  It's genetics mostly, not bench presses that develop the chest.

Bench presses don't develop chest? Someone has never lifted weights in their life. 

[NarcissisticDeity]

Bench presses don't develop chest? Someone has never lifted weights in their life. 

Vince Gironda said flat bench presses were useless for building pecs

[ESFitness]

Bench presses don't develop chest? Someone has never lifted weights in their life. 

Look at how you flex your chest. Do you flex it straight out in front of your body like you would with a bench press? No. You flex withnyour hands down similar to a hands clasped most muscular. Thus, if you want to hit pec fibers you gotta replicate the movement. I.e. not the flat bench.

[jude2]

Vince Gironda said flat bench presses were useless for building pecs

I know some powerlifters who have good pecs and thats all the do is flat bench.

[SF1900]

I know some powerlifters who have good pecs and thats all the do is flat bench.

Its called "genetics." They could probably only do flyes and they would still have good pecs.

Genetics determine everything. Exercise really doesn't matter.

[jude2]

Its called "genetics." They could probably only do flyes and they would still have good pecs.

Genetics determine everything. Exercise really doesn't matter.

Agreed that's why what Vince said isn't exactly true.

[NarcissisticDeity]

 

[NarcissisticDeity]

 

[Grenache]

Career overview:

[Humble Narcissist]

Cocaine cowboy.

[hipolito mejia]

Was Mike robbed at the 1990 mrO ?

The crowd went nuts.  They thought Mike had it that year. 

[joswift]

Was Mike robbed at the 1990 mrO ?

They crowd went nuts.  They thought Mike had it that year.

poor legs

Benfatto was the best physique onstage that night

[Grape Ape]

Whole contest was horseshit.

Would they really have busted Haney if he failed?

No.

[LurkerNoMore]

It was always said Mike had a Mr. O level upper body and a Mr. State level lower body.

[pellius]

It was always said Mike had a Mr. O level upper body and a Mr. State level lower body.

With calves being a crapshoot it was very common for the quads among bbers not matching their upper body. Now that problem is non-existent. Seems everyone walks around with Platz-like quads. I wonder what's changed. I think having a far more variety of equipment to train quads has something to do with it. Squats are just not a productive movement for quads for many people. The vast array of squat machine variations and leg press are much more effective. Of course, maybe it's just because more people are getting into bbing and you are just drawing off a larger genetic pool and the ones with weak legs just never make it to the public eye.

I'm not counting drugs as they make everything better but just addressing the past disproportion between quads and upper body.

[Humble Narcissist]

With calves being a crapshoot it was very common for the quads among bbers not matching their upper body. Now that problem is non-existent. Seems everyone walks around with Platz-like quads. I wonder what's changed. I think having a far more variety of equipment to train quads has something to do with it. Squats are just not a productive movement for quads for many people. The vast array of squat machine variations and leg press are much more effective. Of course, maybe it's just because more people are getting into bbing and you are just drawing off a larger genetic pool and the ones with weak legs just never make it to the public eye.

I'm not counting drugs as they make everything better but just addressing the past disproportion between quads and upper body.

More people lift weights so there are more genetic freaks that work their way up to the pro ranks.

[Pet shop boys]

was he on hardcore "recreational" drugs since the 80's?



WoooSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[Kwon]

How far would Mike Christian go if he didn't use Cocaine and rec drugs?

[Hypertrophy]

With calves being a crapshoot it was very common for the quads among bbers not matching their upper body. Now that problem is non-existent. Seems everyone walks around with Platz-like quads. I wonder what's changed. I think having a far more variety of equipment to train quads has something to do with it. Squats are just not a productive movement for quads for many people. The vast array of squat machine variations and leg press are much more effective. Of course, maybe it's just because more people are getting into bbing and you are just drawing off a larger genetic pool and the ones with weak legs just never make it to the public eye.

I'm not counting drugs as they make everything better but just addressing the past disproportion between quads and upper body.

This. The leg press became the go to machine for quad development. It's like pecs. Prior to the widespread introduction of the bench, which I have read wasn't until the 40's,  chest development wasn't anywhere near what it is now.

[MCWAY]

How far would Mike Christian go if he didn't use Cocaine and rec drugs?

He was top-5 Olympia placer. Short of winning a Sandow, he couldn't go much higher.

[MCWAY]