The 1987 nationals is best known for the birth of Shawn Ray into the pro ranks. At the time I thought Shawn would win many Olympias. His legs were already huge, and he had all sorts of detail. All he needed with a little more width and thickness. He tried to gain size the next year and placed badly as a pro. Too smooth. For the rest of his career he didn't gain more then 10 lbs of solid muscle, but just showed up ripped. Odd how he barely progressed from such a young age. Was he on a pro stack in his teens?
Very solid show with balanced physiques, and a lot of pros like Vince Comerford, Vince Taylor Troy the Zuke, and Bob Chick. Phil Hill never did much as a pro. Zuke looked pretty pissed at the results, solid abs for a big man.
Bob looked thick as hell even at 21. To be top 5 there and no where near his prime (lacked the detail) was pretty impressive. The back was always there. The guns and legs came in later. That teen nats video was unbelievable. You guys looked pretty natural. The clowns doing it today are far from. Bodybuilding went to shit 1993 +.
