unbeleviable how some of you put arnold down about his body compared to yates or anyone nowdays. did you know arnold was in the 70s? early 70s at that( except 1980) the judges were actually looking for everything combined not just size. if arnold wanted to he could of been 300 lbs in contest shape. would that of won him titles? no. judges were not looking for that. hell zane beat him once and arnold was like 60 lbs bigger so he changed and became more ripped( but a healthy looking ripped) he was huge but in proportion. he was taller too. these guys at 5 ft 6 weighing 300 lbs are clowns. but the judges are awarding them titles. like i said arnold if competing today with his mind set and strive to be the best would probably be 350 lbs . he could of had thighs like platz or a back like dorians etc in his time but that wasnt gonna win him shows. he came in complete . he was a perfect speciman in the way of art and sculpture. he was athletic and could actually run swim play sports and walk without gasping for air. comparing him or anyone else from the golden era to todays guys is just crazy. its apples and oranges. the younger guys on here and in the gyms have no clue what real bodybuilding is or was. they just want to get big. period. looking for easy ways like synthol etc take drugs the day you start working out and lots of protein powders etc. lol. what tools.
Arnold was great in his day. I remember it well, heck I heard enough Bout how he looked from my friends older brother who used to train at Golds back in the 70s when Arnold was still there. The thing is people on here keep him on such a high platform claiming he was the best ever. That no one person will ever be as good as he was ......ever. That if Arnold had today's drugs he would still be better than anyone else. Seriously he is not a Greek God. He is just a man, yes a well built one with great genetics. Yet there have been others come along just as good. Even in Arnold's era, Serge Nubret comes to mind. He got robbed so Arnold could win, so did Sergio. Arnold is not perfect, never was. He did have one heck of a build no doubt. After all, if Arnold was so infallible then a few pictures of another champ posted in comparison should be no problem then right?? It's only when the posted picture of another champ is so fucking good that it stings right?