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Title: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: Livewire on September 15, 2007, 05:22:18 AM
http://www.getanabolics.com/2007/09/bodybuilding-legend-frank-zane.html

Shawn Ray got robbed twice.  Zane, Dickerson, and Columbo did it - but today, none of them - including Zane - would crack top 3 at an Olympia again.  Zane has perfect lines here but he wouldn't make top 10 looking like this.
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: Get Rowdy on September 15, 2007, 06:14:35 AM
That routine was pretty awesome.  A Frank Zane upsized 15% with all the same proportions would look insane.
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: NarcissisticDeity on September 15, 2007, 06:18:17 AM
Thats old news last name who was under 200 was Samir in 1983
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: Livewire on September 15, 2007, 08:38:20 AM
That routine was pretty awesome.  A Frank Zane upsized 15% with all the same proportions would look insane.

In today's world, the only way zane could have upsized 15% - or 30 pounds - would be gh, insulin, and the like.  He'd like just like all the other blocky, small guys. 
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: D_1000 on September 15, 2007, 09:02:26 AM
No man under 240 will ever win the Olympia again. And even that's stretching it.
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: Bluto on September 15, 2007, 09:12:22 AM
im waiting for the time when no man under 300 pounds will ever win the olympia  8)
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: WOOO on September 15, 2007, 09:13:53 AM
no man under 260 has won it in the last 10 years
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: jacshelb on September 15, 2007, 09:48:58 AM
Ronnie was 245 in 2002 right?
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: nycbull on September 15, 2007, 09:54:51 AM
your forgetting sevestes, he will break the cieling.
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: The Coach on September 15, 2007, 10:10:06 AM
Only if they bring back back weight classes and the overall comparisons are fairly judged and just not on size.
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: Livewire on September 15, 2007, 12:15:29 PM
Only if they bring back back weight classes and the overall comparisons are fairly judged and just not on size.

Hi Silvio!
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: Knives on September 15, 2007, 12:20:45 PM
Ronnie was around 250-260 when he first won it

some people predict that the physiques will get smaller in the future, since no one will ever be bigger than Ronnie Coleman
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: NarcissisticDeity on September 15, 2007, 12:23:51 PM
Ronnie was around 250-260 when he first won it

some people predict that the physiques will get smaller in the future, since no one will ever be bigger than Ronnie Coleman

Ronnie in 1998 was 249 pounds , Dorian was 242 pounds !
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: MB_722 on September 15, 2007, 12:26:46 PM
samir was under 200? looked slightly heavier
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: Knives on September 15, 2007, 12:31:46 PM
Ronnie in 1998 was 249 pounds , Dorian was 242 pounds !

yeah, that makes sense.  they always claim to be heavier than they really are, so it can get confusing.

I've heard claims of Dorian's weight being 260-270, but at his height, size, and condition 242 sounds more realistic
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: Captain Equipoise on September 15, 2007, 01:05:07 PM
You guys remember when Kovacs was supposed to compete at 395 or some ridiculous weight like thaT?!
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: adipo8 on September 15, 2007, 06:16:49 PM
Request a separate division from the IFBB - Tall and short or classes - but you have to request it
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: WOOO on September 15, 2007, 06:18:28 PM
You guys remember when Kovacs was supposed to compete at 395 or some ridiculous weight like thaT?!



garbage
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: pumpher on September 15, 2007, 06:35:12 PM
http://www.getanabolics.com/2007/09/bodybuilding-legend-frank-zane.html

Shawn Ray got robbed twice.  Zane, Dickerson, and Columbo did it - but today, none of them - including Zane - would crack top 3 at an Olympia again.  Zane has perfect lines here but he wouldn't make top 10 looking like this.

I don't think Shawn Ray competed <200lb. Wasn't he 205-210?
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: gh15 on September 15, 2007, 06:52:09 PM
ray would win the o now days if looked like mid 90s at 200-210lb,,frank zane would win the o now days if competed at 200lb,,but thats about it,,you are talking here about guys that has symetry and condition out of this world,only reason ray didnt win is dorian which is a diff leage comparing to current champ

if ron came 100% on no one would win beside ron
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: tweeter on September 15, 2007, 06:55:22 PM
ray would win the o now days if looked like mid 90s at 200-210lb,,frank zane would win the o now days if competed at 200lb,,but thats about it,,you are talking here about guys that has symetry and condition out of this world,only reason ray didnt win is dorian which is a diff leage comparing to current champ

if ron came 100% on no one would win beside ron
Do you think Ron is the best ever?
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: marcus on September 15, 2007, 07:42:45 PM
Do you think Ron is the best ever?

I think it's pretty much fact at this point.
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: Armageddon on September 17, 2007, 01:00:41 AM
ray would win the o now days if looked like mid 90s at 200-210lb,,frank zane would win the o now days if competed at 200lb,,but thats about it,,you are talking here about guys that has symetry and condition out of this world,only reason ray didnt win is dorian which is a diff leage comparing to current champ

if ron came 100% on no one would win beside ron

Previously you said Labrada was better than shawn; so y wont Labrada win an O??
You always conflict with yourself with time,, that shows what kind of insecure fake you are

Not a meltdown but insulting people’s intelligence and taking people for granted is a act of desperation

Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: Bear on September 17, 2007, 04:14:42 AM
http://www.getanabolics.com/2007/09/bodybuilding-legend-frank-zane.html

Shawn Ray got robbed twice.  Zane, Dickerson, and Columbo did it - but today, none of them - including Zane - would crack top 3 at an Olympia again.  Zane has perfect lines here but he wouldn't make top 10 looking like this.

Huge Jackman was 200lb in X-men, practically every guy on the street weighs this these days. Zane was great but no-one would tolerate a Mr O smaller than most highschool guys who lift in this day and age when over 1 million American teenagers are juiced.
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: webcake on September 17, 2007, 04:22:31 AM
Yeah 200lbs and shredded is fairly big, but come on, we're talking about the Olympia here. The O is the best of the best, and in turn, also the biggest of the big. No Olympia winner has been under 200lbs for like 20+ years. So this isn't much of a revelation really.
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: Get Rowdy on September 17, 2007, 04:38:50 AM
Huge Jackman was 200lb in X-men, practically every guy on the street weighs this these days. Zane was great but no-one would tolerate a Mr O smaller than most highschool guys who lift in this day and age when over 1 million American teenagers are juiced.

All those guys are nowhere near Frank Zane's condition and would get raped onstage.
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: Parker on September 17, 2007, 05:21:26 AM
All those guys are nowhere near Frank Zane's condition and would get raped onstage.

Yeah, I was about to say, 200 pounds cut is diff than 200 pounds of flab.
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: supermannpc on September 17, 2007, 06:54:07 AM
i heard that next year there will be an under 202lbs weight class for every mens IFBB show
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: Playboy on September 17, 2007, 08:27:19 AM
http://www.getanabolics.com/2007/09/bodybuilding-legend-frank-zane.html

Shawn Ray got robbed twice.  Zane, Dickerson, and Columbo did it - but today, none of them - including Zane - would crack top 3 at an Olympia again.  Zane has perfect lines here but he wouldn't make top 10 looking like this.
Times have changed. The difference is back then you had big guys who were ripped at 225lbs tops. Now you have guys clocking in at 280lbs ripped. Different times.
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: Shawn Ray on September 17, 2007, 10:22:50 AM
Last time I was under 200 was in 87 when I won the Nationals :-\
I competed between 206 and 215lbs my entire Pro Career.
Those extra pounds made all the difference by comparision to 200lbs. ;D
It's all an Illusion anyway, weight never factored into my training or my appearance as a Pro so I never really cared about weight classes :-\
S. Ray
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: charles-benner on September 17, 2007, 11:35:54 AM
I would say the only real chance for the olympia at under 200 would be

Ronny Rockell i think under 200
David Henry
Silvio Samule
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: gh15 on September 17, 2007, 12:19:41 PM
Previously you said Labrada was better than shawn; so y wont Labrada win an O??
You always conflict with yourself with time,, that shows what kind of insecure fake you are

Not a meltdown but insulting people’s intelligence and taking people for granted is a act of desperation



you better go back to my 1000 posts on getbig.com and read them again because you seem to forgot your brain somewhere,,

labrada was tooooooooooooooooooooooo oooo short to win olympia,,it wasnt the way he looked ,,he indeed was and still is 10 top bodybuilders in the bodybuilding history,,but 5'6 5'7 5'9 is not 5''5 or under,,5'5 or under can not and will not win an olympia due to height,,5'6-5'7 is very short and only ray could pull it,,over 5'8 preferably 5'9 510 511 6 feet is what you want as mr o frame

now go on an order your hormones via insecure people :D
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: Deadpool on September 17, 2007, 12:21:30 PM
Last time I was under 200 was in 87 when I won the Nationals :-\
I competed between 206 and 215lbs my entire Pro Career.
Those extra pounds made all the difference by comparision to 200lbs. ;D
It's all an Illusion anyway, weight never factored into my training or my appearance as a Pro so I never really cared about weight classes :-\
S. Ray

You're still here?  Is it just me or did you stop posting for a while.  Whatever happend to Kevin Levrone?  Why'd he quit us?
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: gh15 on September 17, 2007, 12:28:53 PM
Huge Jackman was 200lb in X-men, practically every guy on the street weighs this these days. Zane was great but no-one would tolerate a Mr O smaller than most highschool guys who lift in this day and age when over 1 million American teenagers are juiced.

most highschool kids are fat now days,,especially usa kids,,the 200lb they carry on them has 20% bodyfat if not more,,they may look like frank zane bodyfat% if they dieted down to about 145lb,,condition like his they wont have because the muscle is not developed enough,,,so no hichschool kids in usa do not look like bodybuilders or fitness models because the moment they take their shirt off there is nothing under beside flab

also americans are fat and average weight for a male is indeed 180lb-190lb in usa but it has 18-20% bodyfat in it in most cases,,that is no bodybuilder

you got to be able to see top 4 abs at the least on your physiqe to be considered anything in bodybuilding,,can be flexed but top 4 gotta be there at the least,,outlines of abs gotta be there,,no abs at all = too fat even if you have big toned arms
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: PANDAEMONIUM on September 17, 2007, 12:31:41 PM
It's all an Illusion anyway, weight never factored into my training or my appearance as a Pro so I never really cared about weight classes :-\
S. Ray

That's a good point.  I suppose if a pro today were 5'1" (hi, Lee!!) he could hit the under-200 mark and still look as big as the other guys on stage, proportionate-wise anyway.
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: The Coach on September 17, 2007, 12:40:01 PM
Last time I was under 200 was in 87 when I won the Nationals :-\
I competed between 206 and 215lbs my entire Pro Career.
Those extra pounds made all the difference by comparision to 200lbs. ;D
It's all an Illusion anyway, weight never factored into my training or my appearance as a Pro so I never really cared about weight classes :-\
S. Ray

You were around 191 when you won the Nationals, right?
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: Bill Loguidice on September 17, 2007, 01:06:06 PM
I think part of the issue with going back to height or weight classes for the powers that be - and to be honest I'm all for it in the hopes that it would curb some of the more abuseful things these guys do with the drugs/injections - is that if you indeed have a ripped smaller man with a tiny waist and good proportion and he loses the overall to a ripped larger man with bloated waist and weak (comparative) proportion, that would only create greater controversy and heartache for the judging panel and the federation.  In other words, it would have the potential to create more dissent about judging and standards and what-not and further polarize the sport.  Having separate contests based on height/weight is not a bad idea and it's obviously being experimented with, but I can't say it improves things over a unified contest, making that my third choice. 
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: Shawn Ray on September 17, 2007, 01:59:31 PM
When I competed in the 1987 Nationals, I weighed in at 197 1/4lbs.
I hit the stage around 202lbs ;D

Ohhh...... to be 20 years younger again, and lighter ;D
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: PANDAEMONIUM on September 17, 2007, 02:09:35 PM


Ohhh...... to be 20 years younger again, and lighter ;D

Hey, things could be worse.  You could weigh 500 lbs like CERTAIN people around here... ;)
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: Shawn Ray on September 18, 2007, 08:36:22 AM
Ah like this "Little Guy" in Hawaii :-*
Hi Keith ;D
Title: Re: No man under 200 pounds will ever win the Olympia again
Post by: Livewire on September 18, 2007, 08:43:06 AM
i heard that next year there will be an under 202lbs weight class for every mens IFBB show

that is SO intriguing.

Looks like Eryk Bui picked the wrong year to meltdown  :-*