This version of Chris Cormier would win the Mr. O

[Earl1972]

very underrated

better than shawn ray, should've won multiple arnolds

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[Sexybeast777]

^better than Shawn Ray???

[Earl1972]

yep

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[Bevo]

Shawn had a massive chest

[Danimal77]

Cormier could in theory go up to 260-275 competition weight, and still keep that look, whereas Ronnie had a gut problem at those weights.

Cormier did compete at about 265 pounds in later years if I'm not mistaken. He was lighter in his earlier years.

[Viking11]

Chris had one of the all time classic physiques in my book,   nothing distorted or over done, no weak points,  a lot of quality muscle. If he had  been 6" he would have been  an easy Mr O,., as it was , he came damn close. Great guy too, met him at one of my shows, chatted with me, took a fun pic, not sure where it is now.

[Disco187]

I think victor Martinez overall is a better bodybuilder, considering both in shape....

Cormier was good but kind of boring in my opinion, a third to fifth place bodybuilder, lack of wow factor in any specific bodyparts

[dearth]

i get a kick out of these youngsters (tomin8tor, nicks power and stregnth) putting out old school bodybuilding videos,
and offering their insightful commentary

[Dan-O]

I think victor Martinez overall is a better bodybuilder, considering both in shape....

Cormier was good but kind of boring in my opinion, a third to fifth place bodybuilder, lack of wow factor in any specific bodyparts

What you call "lack of wow factor in any specific bodyparts", I call, "WOW, he has perfect balance and symmetry".

It's funny how lack of any disproportionate bodyparts can be considered a weakness.

[Parker]

Cormier did compete at about 265 pounds in later years if I'm not mistaken. He was lighter in his earlier years.

You mean when he had the torn tricep and looked like he could care less about conditioning? After he lost to Jay at the 2004 Arnold you could kinda see that his drive for competing was waning or snuffed out. The torn tricep was the end of it.

[Nether Animal]

The torn tricep was the end of it.

Yes, it was but he still looked good.

[illuminati]

When at his best
He had a very very good physique

No lacking body parts
The wow factor was his hole physique

[bigkid]

I think victor Martinez overall is a better bodybuilder, considering both in shape....

Cormier was good but kind of boring in my opinion, a third to fifth place bodybuilder, lack of wow factor in any specific bodyparts

No fucking way.  Prime Cormier smokes Victor and it's not close.

[Sexybeast777]

Shawn had a massive chest

no, I disagree, his chest was decent, considering the judging criteria at that time, but his strong points were his legs and his arms, his torso muscles (chest and back) never impressed me in terms of size, but he had great conditioning, lines and cuts everywhere. I would say legit 22'' arms contest ready in his prime

[Bevo]

no, I disagree, his chest was decent, considering the judging criteria at that time, but his strong points were his legs and his arms, his torso muscles (chest and back) never impressed me in terms of size, but he had great conditioning, lines and cuts everywhere. I would say legit 22'' arms contest ready in his prime

  massive chest

[Bevo]

Chris had one of the all time classic physiques in my book,   nothing distorted or over done, no weak points,  a lot of quality muscle. If he had  been 6" he would have been  an easy Mr O,., as it was , he came damn close. Great guy too, met him at one of my shows, chatted with me, took a fun pic, not sure where it is now.

He was already 5’9/5’10

Around a good height for a competitor and O winning potential

Don’t need to be 6 ft, look at the O winners the last 30+ years, no one was a 6 footer

[Bevo]

I think victor Martinez overall is a better bodybuilder, considering both in shape....

Cormier was good but kind of boring in my opinion, a third to fifth place bodybuilder, lack of wow factor in any specific bodyparts

Chris had a quality look Victor always lacked, it’s like victor and his era was the start of all the bloofy bber looks, Victor looked all gh and insulin, with lots of obvious oil in his arms and calves. Vic is a very overrated bber, always has and always will

Even his 2007 Olympia look wasn’t all that compared to chris in 99

[Parker]

Chris had a quality look Victor always lacked, it’s like victor and his era was the start of all the bloofy bber looks, Victor looked all gh and insulin, with lots of obvious oil in his arms and calves. Vic is a very overrated bber, always has and always will

Even his 2007 Olympia look wasn’t all that compared to chris in 99

Victor looked his best at his NOC win. After that it was all glazed donuts...

[Bevo]

Victor looked his best at his NOC win. After that it was all glazed donuts...

Yep and like most, back in 2000 when he got his pro card

[Sexybeast777]

massive chest

maybe it's because to me a massive chest is like Arnold or Franco, Shawn has my chest size, it's big but not massive, IMHO

[Sexybeast777]

[Bevo]

maybe it's because to me a massive chest is like Arnold or Franco, Shawn has my chest size, it's big but not massive, IMHO

Your chest must be pretty massive then  impressive

[Bevo]

Markus with massive chest

[Sexybeast777]

Your chest must be pretty massive then  impressive

thank you but no, Arnold, Franco and Lou Ferrigno had massive chest, but I do try my best. I'm very much into golden era type of bodybuilding though (big chests, vacuum pose, v-tapers, huge arms, muscular legs but not too big where they overpower the upper body)

[Sexybeast777]

Markus with massive chest

yes Markus has massive chest, massive everything really, he's the best (I even made thread dedicated to him)