Lee Labrada certainly packed it on

[ChestBrockwell]

You can see his superior genetics for bodybuilding were the basis of his awesome development.

[Moosejay]

Yes, I don't know why he is not discussed here more as a bb...one of the best

[Jeffro]

A little short, but one of the greats, nonetheless.

[swilkins1984]

Labrada, Padilla, Ray, and Priest are the best shorter bbs of all time.

[donthate1]

HAHAAHAHA.

Genetics, that's funny.

[Jeffro]

Labrada, Padilla, Ray, and Priest are the best shorter bbs of all time.

Add Momo Benaziza in there as well

[Moosejay]

Labrada, Padilla, Ray, and Priest are the best shorter bbs of all time.

Prob add Franco, only bc he was an O winner...otherwise I did not like him

[candidizzle]

never really put any size on that chest tho

[Moosejay]

Prob add Franco, only bc he was an O winner...otherwise I did not like him

Brisbois
Bacchanini

[lift 456]

kinda a small chest on the guy?

[candidizzle]

kinda a small chest on the guy?

yes its not a good pose for him, at least, not the way he is holding is rigth arm behind him like that...really accentuates his lack of chest thickness

[swilkins1984]

Prob add Franco, only bc he was an O winner...otherwise I did not like him

I really think Franco is overated. All he was really was a strong dude with a great back and chest. No legs, arms, and sorta blocky.

[Charlys69]

i saw him competing in the 80´s and early 90´s. For his height he was a perfect Bodybuilder, like he said "The mass with class".
Also known for being one of the best Poser in Bodybuilding.

[240 is Back]

true... Labrada has better poses.  shallow and narrow, but quite symmetrical, whatever that means.

[Moosejay]

I really think Franco is overated. All he was really was a strong dude with a great back and chest. No legs, arms, and sorta blocky.

Yes, very true.

Great abs, chest and back....weak tris, fair bis, legs horrid...no business winning O...beaten by Zane in 76....by whole field in 81

[ChestBrockwell]

Yeah he was definately a top competitor with a very asthetic lines.
He was definately mass with class but not enuff mass to tople Haney or Yates during the 7 years he was on the Olympia stage.
Anyone here (possibly someone who saw him on the Olympia stage during his career) ever reckon he should have taken 1st?

[wes]

Who cares about his height or weight...........the guy looked flawless.

[ChestBrockwell]

Who cares about his height or weight...........the guy looked flawless.

Seems the Olympia judges cared unfortunately for him.
Not to take anything away from Lee Haney as there was nothing quite like him but like u mention the word "flawless", Haneys legs were not up to the same size as his massive back and chest arms neither were his arms.
Also alot of complete mass packing shorter guys seem to have gotten the shaft over the years. I have never been to a pro show and dont know how they come accross on stage but I have seen plenty of video where guys like Lee Priest who are visibly shorter look like they are killing some of their opposition and the height doesnt seem like an issue at all yet the taller guys seem to place better on average.

[local hero]

the short guys just get totaly dwarfed and dominated,, not only in hight, but more in width and overall size,, they just look tiny when stood in the line up

[wes]

You know what they say........."A good tall guy always beats a good short guy"

Kinda` sucks for the shorter guys mentioned in this thread as they were incredible bodybuilders.

[benchthis]

rather be tall

[Moosejay]

You know what they say........."A good tall guy always beats a good short guy"

Kinda` sucks for the shorter guys mentioned in this thread as they were incredible bodybuilders.

In my many years in bb, in all that I have witnessed, I'd aver tha most of the winners hail from wither the MW or LHW class....given to medium to shorter height winners.

[Stu]

Who cares about his height or weight...........the guy looked flawless.

Candizzle says his chest sucks.

[Monster_Everything]

never really put any size on that chest tho

You should teach him how to improve that weakpoint then..

[Stu]

You should teach him how to improve that weakpoint then..

Candizzle certainly knows about putting size on, yes....


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