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Title: Battle for the Olympia DVDs? Which are good?
Post by: Go 4 It on September 21, 2008, 02:20:00 PM
Hey guys, I want to buy a few of the Battle for the Olympia DVD's, anybody have any good suggestions on what are the best years to buy?
Title: Re: Battle for the Olympia??
Post by: Zach Trowbridge on September 21, 2008, 02:22:20 PM
I've got 1998 and 2007, both are pretty good.  I would guess anything from the mid to late 90's would be good - Yates, Levrone, Cormier, Coleman, Ray, etc.
Title: Re: Battle for the Olympia??
Post by: Meso_z on September 21, 2008, 02:32:25 PM
I've got 1998 and 2007, both are pretty good.  I would guess anything from the mid to late 90's would be good - Yates, Levrone, Cormier, Coleman, Ray, etc.

+1. Everything from the 90's and early 00's.
Title: Re: Battle for the Olympia??
Post by: Go 4 It on September 21, 2008, 02:33:33 PM
Definitely want to get something from the 90's.....01 & 02 look pretty cool too, anybody seen these?
Title: Re: Battle for the Olympia??
Post by: monstercalves on September 21, 2008, 02:36:07 PM
Definitely want to get something from the 90's.....01 & 02 look pretty cool too, anybody seen these?

id go with helsinki 92 dorian winning his 1st.... 93  could be good with flex on the scene

also 98 with ronnie winning his 1st .....

Title: Re: Battle for the Olympia??
Post by: tbombz on September 21, 2008, 05:40:36 PM
I would imagine 97 would be a good year.  Dorian Yates, Shawn Ray, Kevin Levrone, Flex Wheeler, Paul Dillett, Ronnie Coleman, Chris Cormier, Nasser El Sonbaty.
Title: Re: Battle for the Olympia??
Post by: Pollux on September 21, 2008, 06:24:07 PM
id go with helsinki 92 dorian winning his 1st.... 93  could be good with flex on the scene

also 98 with ronnie winning his 1st .....



Battle for the Olympia video series started in '96, bonehead.
Title: Re: Battle for the Olympia DVDs? Which are good?
Post by: Earl1972 on September 21, 2008, 06:29:21 PM
98

the best body's training without cheesy music in the background

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Title: Re: Battle for the Olympia??
Post by: monstercalves on September 21, 2008, 06:30:54 PM
Battle for the Olympia video series started in '96, bonehead.


thanks fag face
Title: Re: Battle for the Olympia??
Post by: Pollux on September 21, 2008, 06:31:00 PM
Definitely want to get something from the 90's.....01 & 02 look pretty cool too, anybody seen these?

I have the complete collection of the BFTO series ('96-'07). 2001 and 2002 videos are pretty good.

The thing with BFTO and which one is good truly depends on the buyer. Don't get me wrong, they're all good, but my personal favorites are 1999 because of Flex Wheeler's and Chris Cormier's training segment and the other ones with Dexter Jackson in it. You see what I mean?
Title: Re: Battle for the Olympia??
Post by: Pollux on September 21, 2008, 06:32:01 PM

thanks fag face

*pats monstercalves on the head* Calm down, junior.  ::)
Title: Re: Battle for the Olympia??
Post by: monstercalves on September 21, 2008, 06:36:11 PM
*pats monstercalves on the head* Calm down, junior.  ::)

so

what were all the vids called then ?.... just "mr olympia 92" ?? and just consisted of the contest posing routines?

thanks in advance "senior"  ;)
Title: Re: Battle for the Olympia??
Post by: Earl1972 on September 21, 2008, 06:37:47 PM
so

what were all the vids called then ?.... just "mr olympia 92" ?? and just consisted of the contest posing routines?

thanks in advance "senior"  ;)

yes

BFTO is the training leading up to the show

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Title: Re: Battle for the Olympia??
Post by: Pollux on September 21, 2008, 06:44:03 PM
so

what were all the vids called then ?.... just "mr olympia 92" ?? and just consisted of the contest posing routines?

thanks in advance "senior"  ;)

Exactly! And Mr. Olympia '93, '94, '95, etc. This thread is about BFTO, and I'm just simply stating that the series started in '96.
Title: Re: Battle for the Olympia??
Post by: monstercalves on September 21, 2008, 06:49:50 PM
Exactly! And Mr. Olympia '93, '94, '95, etc. This thread is about BFTO, and I'm just simply stating that the series started in '96.

yep

cheers
Title: Re: Battle for the Olympia DVDs? Which are good?
Post by: Go 4 It on September 21, 2008, 06:55:28 PM
I have the complete collection of the BFTO series ('96-'07). 2001 and 2002 videos are pretty good.

The thing with BFTO and which one is good truly depends on the buyer. Don't get me wrong, they're all good, but my personal favorites are 1999 because of Flex Wheeler's and Chris Cormier's training segment and the other ones with Dexter Jackson in it. You see what I mean?

Hows the 07 DVD, it's like 3 discs right?
Title: Re: Battle for the Olympia DVDs? Which are good?
Post by: monstercalves on September 21, 2008, 07:00:54 PM
Hows the 07 DVD, it's like 3 discs right?

u should just download from rapidshare cost a couple of $ a month and u get about 2mb/s.... i.e u can download a 800mb movie in 4 minutes
 
on rapidshare there is a complete list of bodybuilding titles

not sure if they have all the BFTO's  but there is a fat arsed list all freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

no way i would buy an overpriced DVD these days
Title: Re: Battle for the Olympia DVDs? Which are good?
Post by: Pollux on September 21, 2008, 07:22:17 PM
Hows the 07 DVD, it's like 3 discs right?

Yeah, it's pretty good. The segment with the expo is pretty short, but the athletes' meeting, press conference, and backstage are pretty good lengths.

Disk one and two are the training segments. Disk three is everything else.
Title: Re: Battle for the Olympia DVDs? Which are good?
Post by: England_1 on September 21, 2008, 08:47:58 PM
1996 BFTO is easily the best. It has a very raw feeling to it. 8-10 minute segments, and star power. You have IFBB stars on that tape that were never on 1 BFTO again. Truly awesome.