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Title: Where is Brian Buchanon these days?
Post by: LITTLE JOHN on March 16, 2010, 05:39:40 PM
Was living in england then australia then
Title: Re: Where is Brian Buchannon these days?
Post by: Omega on March 16, 2010, 05:44:16 PM
Algarve
Title: Re: Where is Brian Buchannon these days?
Post by: LITTLE JOHN on March 16, 2010, 05:49:20 PM
1980 6th WABBA junior, 8 years later 2nd IFBB Mr Olympia now that is progress.
Title: Re: Where is Brian Buchannon these days?
Post by: Adder on March 16, 2010, 06:12:29 PM
1980 6th WABBA junior, 8 years later 2nd IFBB Mr Olympia now that is progress.
LOL you are stupid he did not place 2nd in any olympia.
Title: Re: Where is Brian Buchanon these days?
Post by: 240 is Back on March 16, 2010, 06:14:15 PM
He fell out of shape and balooned up to a 32 inch waistline.
Title: Re: Where is Brian Buchanon these days?
Post by: LITTLE JOHN on March 16, 2010, 06:19:49 PM
That's what it says on his bio at PBW.com
Title: Re: Where is Brian Buchanon these days?
Post by: Adder on March 16, 2010, 06:52:36 PM
That's what it says on his bio at PBW.com
http://www.bodybuildbid.com/articles/mrolympia/allolympia/mrolympia1988.html

Place   Name   Weight
1
   Lee Haney    243 1/4
2
   Rich Gaspari    209 1/2
3
   Berry DeMey    227
4
   Lee Labrada    176
5
   Gary Strydom    229
6
   Mike Quinn    204
7
   Brian Buchanan    210
Title: Re: Where is Brian Buchanon these days?
Post by: LITTLE JOHN on March 16, 2010, 07:19:49 PM
Thanks I knew it was wrong it is in his profile 2nd Mr Olympia maybe he thought he should have been 2nd that year.
Title: Re: Where is Brian Buchanon these days?
Post by: ~UN_$ung~ on March 16, 2010, 07:24:55 PM
http://www.bodybuildbid.com/articles/mrolympia/allolympia/mrolympia1988.html

Place   Name   Weight
1
   Lee Haney    243 1/4
2
   Rich Gaspari    209 1/2
3
   Berry DeMey    227
4
   Lee Labrada    176
5
   Gary Strydom    229
6
   Mike Quinn    204
7
   Brian Buchanan    210

not to digress but i find that weight to be very suspect, no way we he that much heavier then then next heaviest competitor
Title: Re: Where is Brian Buchanon these days?
Post by: 240 is Back on March 16, 2010, 07:35:07 PM
"not to digress but i find that weight to be very suspect, no way we he that much heavier then then next heaviest competitor"

Yeah, that does sound odd.  haney 243 pounds... Gaspari 209 pounds?  
Title: Re: Where is Brian Buchanon these days?
Post by: ~UN_$ung~ on March 16, 2010, 07:40:19 PM
"not to digress but i find that weight to be very suspect, no way we he that much heavier then then next heaviest competitor"

Yeah, that does sound odd.  haney 243 pounds... Gaspari 209 pounds?  

strydom must have been pretty close to him in weight as well
Title: Re: Where is Brian Buchanon these days?
Post by: LITTLE JOHN on March 16, 2010, 07:46:44 PM
Remember Haney was over 5'10" so 243 sounds about right.
Title: Re: Where is Brian Buchanon these days?
Post by: njflex on March 16, 2010, 07:51:44 PM
strydom must have been pretty close to him in weight as well
not in 88 strydom overdieted big time was ripped to the bone but very,very small,back was very obvious weak point at this show,but he rebounded and was legit 260 at wbf with a good back not great but improved.demey was tall but was ripped at 227 that yr.haney was the biggest then ,he was waiting for big vic richards but as we know that never happened.
Title: Re: Where is Brian Buchanon these days?
Post by: ~UN_$ung~ on March 16, 2010, 08:04:46 PM
Remember Haney was over 5'10" so 243 sounds about right.

5'10 sounds a little generous., rich gaspari is a SHORT dude, i have seen him in person a few times, and in that pic, he does not have more then 2 inches on gaspari


so say he is 5'8 243......thats like phil heath at the arnold

he isnt that heavy
Title: Re: Where is Brian Buchanon these days?
Post by: njflex on March 16, 2010, 08:16:03 PM
5'10 sounds a little generous., rich gaspari is a SHORT dude, i have seen him in person a few times, and in that pic, he does not have more then 2 inches on gaspari


so say he is 5'8 243......thats like phil heath at the arnold

he isnt that heavy
i think haney was listed at 5'11,gaspari 5'8
Title: Re: Where is Brian Buchanon these days?
Post by: LITTLE JOHN on March 16, 2010, 08:30:53 PM
I know Lee and he is over 5'10".
Title: Re: Where is Brian Buchanon these days?
Post by: Matt C on March 16, 2010, 09:42:06 PM
"not to digress but i find that weight to be very suspect, no way we he that much heavier then then next heaviest competitor"

Yeah, that does sound odd.  haney 243 pounds... Gaspari 209 pounds?  

I wish I could post links to my site.  :(

Rich was weighed in at 209 and 1/2 pounds.  Everyone was officially weighed in.  I don't really think Rich is particularly short - he is around 5'8 even.  Lee claimed he was 5'11 and 1/2.  He was definitely over 5'10 and I think Lee's cited height was accurate.  I would say that in 1987 Rich was 220.
Title: Re: Where is Brian Buchanon these days?
Post by: Parker on March 16, 2010, 09:45:18 PM
Matt, that pic of Gaspari showed his neck was faaaarrrr bigger than his arms were :-X.

As far a Brian Buchanan, it has been said that he has a food stand in London.
Title: Re: Where is Brian Buchanon these days?
Post by: Spoony Luv on March 16, 2010, 10:41:47 PM
Pictures don't do Lee Haney justice...His back and chest were massive...Shawn Ray was 210...And Ray has said many times that Lee Haney was a just a massive man...25 to 30 pounds heavier then Shawn? I would say so...
Title: Re: Where is Brian Buchanon these days?
Post by: Matt C on March 17, 2010, 01:17:15 AM
Matt, that pic of Gaspari showed his neck was faaaarrrr bigger than his arms were :-X.

As far a Brian Buchanan, it has been said that he has a food stand in London.

Good point about Rich's neck.  :-X :-X :-X

I have also heard that about Brian.  Someone who lived in the same city confirmed it.
Title: Re: Where is Brian Buchanon these days?
Post by: Mr Nobody on March 17, 2010, 04:36:49 AM
He fell out of shape and balooned up to a 32 inch waistline.
LMAO  ;D
Title: Re: Where is Brian Buchanon these days?
Post by: ~UN_$ung~ on March 17, 2010, 04:46:18 AM
im all for having a small waist, but

anyone besides be actually find buchanon's waist to be simply too small


it looks freakish and disturbing to me, like a sideshow act

Title: Re: Where is Brian Buchanon these days?
Post by: crownshep on March 17, 2010, 05:48:06 AM
The 88 Olympia was the first time competitiors were weighed in front of the cameras,all the weights are legit.The pics posted are from the 85 Olympia.
Title: Re: Where is Brian Buchanon these days?
Post by: Parker on March 17, 2010, 05:51:26 AM
im all for having a small waist, but

anyone besides be actually find buchanon's waist to be simply too small


it looks freakish and disturbing to me, like a sideshow act


Well, it's been said that he squated 550-600 pounds for reps, so it ain't that small, and if true, squatting heavy doesn't really affect the waist...look at Melvin Anthony as a example.
Title: Re: Where is Brian Buchanon these days?
Post by: LITTLE JOHN on March 17, 2010, 02:33:09 PM
Good point good to hear he is back in London livin the dream.
Title: Re: Where is Brian Buchanon these days?
Post by: ~UN_$ung~ on March 17, 2010, 02:37:36 PM
Well, it's been said that he squated 550-600 pounds for reps, so it ain't that small, and if true, squatting heavy doesn't really affect the waist...look at Melvin Anthony as a example.

doing alot of complex power-driven movements like squating and deadlifting could probably thicken the waist to some extent.....look at how stumpy most powerlifters are

but genetics are what dictate waist size

i still hold my opinion that buchanon's waist is disturbingly small.....it just looks anthropomorphically incorrect
Title: Re: Where is Brian Buchanon these days?
Post by: LITTLE JOHN on March 17, 2010, 03:06:58 PM
London weather is always so nice.
Title: Re: Where is Brian Buchanon these days?
Post by: YoungBlood on March 17, 2010, 04:35:50 PM
I wish I could post links to my site.  :(

Rich was weighed in at 209 and 1/2 pounds.  Everyone was officially weighed in.  I don't really think Rich is particularly short - he is around 5'8 even.  Lee claimed he was 5'11 and 1/2.  He was definitely over 5'10 and I think Lee's cited height was accurate.  I would say that in 1987 Rich was 220.

Remember the trick Duchaine used in order to spell the word cunt?

Quote my post if you didn't know it before hand. Try it on one of your links.