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1984 to 1991
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Most dominant bodybuilder of all time.
Far too underrated now that his time has gone.
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Most dominant bodybuilder of all time.
Far too underrated now that his time has gone.
Agreed, I think he had one call out one year, cant remember which, think it was 87
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AMAZING TO THINK 91 HE RETIRED AND LOOKED INSANE THAT YR,WITH HIS BEST LEGS EVER ON STAGE ...
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AMAZING TO THINK 91 HE RETIRED AND LOOKED INSANE THAT YR,WITH HIS BEST LEGS EVER ON STAGE ...
And only 31 years old.
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And only 31 years old.
I KNOW ,,CRAZY SHOULD HAVE WENT 1 MORE 92 YATES LOOKED GREAT BUT STILL NOT LIKE 93/94 WHEN HE REALLY EXPLODED..
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I KNOW ,,CRAZY SHOULD HAVE WENT 1 MORE 92 YATES LOOKED GREAT BUT STILL NOT LIKE 93/94 WHEN HE REALLY EXPLODED..
I think Haney knew they needed new faces on the magazine covers, Yates would have been given the nod in 92 and Haney knew it.
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I think Haney knew they needed new faces on the magazine covers, Yates would have been given the nod in 92 and Haney knew it.
I THINK IT WOULD HAVE STILL BEEN CLOSE..I THINK YOUR RIGHT AND THE CONSENSUS AS WELL...
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The only Mr Olympia who retired in the best shape of his life.
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I think Haney knew they needed new faces on the magazine covers, Yates would have been given the nod in 92 and Haney knew it.
Agreed.
Also I read a quote from his wife saying she didn't want him to put himself through it anymore. It sounded less like the normal bodybuilding mag fluff so I've always thought that was true.
Plus Dorian really was looking like his toughest ever opponent. But for me Haney was more ahead of his time (and the pack) than anyone before or since because sometimes Ronnie looked like shit. Haney never looked bad. Google his Tokyo guest posing routine.
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I think Haney knew they needed new faces on the magazine covers, Yates would have been given the nod in 92 and Haney knew it.
that and he wasn't willing to up the dosage to bloated pig level
(http://musclemecca.com/imported-images/2013/03/dorian_yates_197_vs_lee_3-1.jpg)
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Agreed.
Also I read a quote from his wife saying she didn't want him to put himself through it anymore. It sounded less like the normal bodybuilding mag fluff so I've always thought that was true.
Plus Dorian really was looking like his toughest ever opponent. But for me Haney was more ahead of his time (and the pack) than anyone before or since because sometimes Ronnie looked like shit. Haney never looked bad. Google his Tokyo guest posing routine.
even 90 a smaller/softer haney beat a very good labrada..
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even 90 a smaller/softer haney beat a very good labrada..
That was the year they were drug tested, apart from Benfatto they were all off.
Paris looked tiny.
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that and he wasn't willing to up the dosage to bloated pig level
(http://musclemecca.com/imported-images/2013/03/dorian_yates_197_vs_lee_3-1.jpg)
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(http://musclemecca.com/imported-images/2013/03/dorian_yates_195_vs_lee-1.jpg)
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its not even close..haneys pecs/delts/lats/mass/thickness hanging off small joints like no other,,,yates is harder in some shots and his front lat spread is great but still indication what was to come from him'his fr lat spread might be best off all time at his biggest like 96 grand prix showing..
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That was the year they were drug tested, apart from Benfatto they were all off.
Paris looked tiny.
of course I should have mentioned that ;)
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its not even close..haneys pecs/delts/lats/mass/thickness hanging off small joints like no other,,,yates is harder in some shots and his front lat spread is great but still indication what was to come from him'his fr lat spread might be best off all time at his biggest like 96 grand prix showing..
Not close I agree, but the tightest he had ever been pushed in all his time as Mr Olympia. Dorian was coming and he was much hungrier than Haney by that time.
But Haney is the best competitive bodybuilder of all time in my opinion. Dorian would say that too.
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Sad how much bodybuilding has devolved. Haney absolutely SHITS all over everyone in this year's Olympia.
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Agreed, I think he had one call out one year, cant remember which, think it was 87
The tested show he faltered, a little.
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The tested show 1990
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Not close I agree, but the tightest he had ever been pushed in all his time as Mr Olympia. Dorian was coming and he was much hungrier than Haney by that time.
But Haney is the best competitive bodybuilder of all time in my opinion. Dorian would say that too.
I agree as well,,haney was better than his runnerup gaspari a lot more than yates ,,,gaspari genetically could never beat haney,and rich worked harder than most ,that's why he peaked quick 5 yrs and out or lower placings.i will give rich credit 87 he was big and full,everything was blown up .
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The tested show 1990
there ya go...
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Lee is smooth as hell next to Dorian.
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All things considered, Haney is arguably the greatest Mr. O of all time.
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All things considered, Haney us arguably the greatest Mr. O of all time.
Only when it comes to upper chest development and personality.
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1-He broke Arnold's record
2- became the greatest mr.O of all time
3-Dorian was a new comer in 91'..... why chase after Dorian (a nobody at the time) and comeback in 1992??
there's where Haney is in a class of his own ...unlike Ronnie,Dexter,Jay etc.....
WOOOSSSHHHHHHH most dominant ever
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Haney was my role model when I started. Light years away from "Kaygay", "Jay-I m on the top of the world", "Lilly", and so on.
By the way, he is still alive, has a family and seem happy.
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Ate dinner with Lee. Very friendly, articulate and classy guy.
In almost every sense, Haney is a beacon of hope in a pro-bodybuilding world dominated by scumbags, mental wackjobs, physically destroyed drug-addicts, and deformed mutants.
He's successful, intelligent, ethical, balanced, and maintains a loving family.
Go Lee!
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I am a big fan of ronnie but lee haney is the greatest mr o of all time.
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Zero Palumboism.
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Lee was only 17 years old in this picture.
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:o
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Lee was only 17 years old in this picture.
I don't think he was , he was 17 in this pic he looks a little older in that pic , this second pic he's 19
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Olympia 2014 : only one is correctly dressed
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Pure class! And he's not driven by ego etc. Seems very normal!!!
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i always liked lees build and the way he carried himself and represented the sport,very classy guy. u would never see lee in a shoving match onstage degrading the sport of bodybuilding,hes above that crap. lee would prolly just laugh and tell the other guy don't hate on me cause I keep winning ;)as much as I like yates haneys chest thickness and delt thickness is crushing yates in those above pics :o
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Olympia 2014 : only one is correctly dressed
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he is dressed very nice! Love the suit
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I am a big fan of ronnie but lee haney is the greatest mr o of all time.
Ronnie is not even top 3. If you rank them according to dominance in their career, it's Haney, Yates, and Arnold in no particular order.
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Ronnie is not even top 3. If you rank them according to dominance in their career, it's Haney, Yates, and Arnold in no particular order.
It's a personal view and I agree with him.
Oh, and Arnold is way overrated.
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It's a personal view and I agree with him.
Oh, and Arnold is way overrated.
Oh, we know your thoughts on old Arnie. ;)
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Oh, we know your thoughts on old Arnie. ;)
And I keep spreading the gospel in this world full of sheeple.
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Iconic Lee picture
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And I keep spreading the gospel in this world full of sheeple.
Potatoes gonna potate.
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Potatoes gonna potate.
and sheeple gonna sheep...
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and sheeple gonna sheep...
Only neckbeards use that term
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Only neckbeards use that term
You know a better term?
Robots? Brainwashed people? Ass kissers?
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1984 to 1991
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What's most impressive is that as the years went by, he came in heavier yet his waistline was smaller/tighter. His chest and overall vascularity seemed to improve as well (at a heavier bodyweight). Most impressive 260 pounds on a 5'11" frame ever.
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Pure class! And he's not driven by ego etc. Seems very normal!!!
Ergo his moniker, 'Mass with Class'.
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You know a better term?
Robots? Brainwashed people? Ass kissers?
Fans
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Pure class! And he's not driven by ego etc. Seems very normal!!!
What would YOU know about class? Lol
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Fans
You don't get it, must be your age.
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Yesterday :
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KING LEE! The greatest Mr. O of all time! 8)
Arnold....Ha
Ronnie....Ha
Dorian....Ha
Phil....Ha
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KING LEE! The greatest Mr. O of all time! 8)
Arnold....Ha
Ronnie....Ha
Dorian....Ha
Phil....Ha
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Somebody posted that everyone except for Benfatto was off their usual conditioning.... But actually, Mike Christian was in top shape
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It seems to me Haney was able to make a good life for himself and his family.
Christian has completely disappeared. Is he still alive ?
Benfatto is still trying to sell useless bodybuilding products to earn his life. However, he is still in good physical shape though (I've seen him last year at German FIBO).
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What's most impressive is that as the years went by, he came in heavier yet his waistline was smaller/tighter. His chest and overall vascularity seemed to improve as well (at a heavier bodyweight). Most impressive 260 pounds on a 5'11" frame ever.
Agreed buy he was never 260 on stage. 243 was I believe was heaviest.
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Agreed buy he was never 260 on stage. 243 was I believe was heaviest.
In his book he said he was 257lbs in 1989 and admittedly to heavy and not in the best shape. At his best in 1991 he was 249lbs
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Lee is a real class act. More pro bodybuilders could learn a lot from him. I had the pleasure to interview him this summer at the 2014 NPC Southern States -
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Lee is a real class act. More pro bodybuilders could learn a lot from him. I had the pleasure to interview him this summer at the 2014 NPC Southern States -
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In his book he said he was 257lbs in 1989 and admittedly to heavy and not in the best shape. At his best in 1991 he was 249lbs
No way. Check out the weigh ins at the I think 89 Olympia or maybe it was 88. He was the heaviest guy at the show at 243. Strydom was like 228.
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It seems to me Haney was able to make a good life for himself and his family.
Christian has completely disappeared. Is he still alive ?
Benfatto is still trying to sell useless bodybuilding products to earn his life. However, he is still in good physical shape though (I've seen him last year at German FIBO).
Mike Christian is still around
He was the Bell hop @ this years 50th Olym[pia special
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Also, Lee Haney is famous. While most don't even know who Ronnie or Dorian are. Non B.B. public I mean.
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All things considered, Haney is arguably the greatest Mr. O of all time.
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No way. Check out the weigh ins at the I think 89 Olympia or maybe it was 88. He was the heaviest guy at the show at 243. Strydom was like 228.
You are wrong. I have a Muscle and Fitness magazine from early 1990 and is states that he was 257 pounds in the last years Mr. Olympia.
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You are wrong. I have a Muscle and Fitness magazine from early 1990 and is states that he was 257 pounds in the last years Mr. Olympia.
Then it must be so. ::)
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Even being an 8 time champ, Haney is very underrated. He's far better than most give him credit for having been.
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recently (with Evander Holyfield)
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a few years back (with his wife)
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No way. Check out the weigh ins at the I think 89 Olympia or maybe it was 88. He was the heaviest guy at the show at 243. Strydom was like 228.
That was 1988 that only Olympia that was officially weighed
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Then it must be so. ::)
Are you seriously questioning the journalistic integrity of Muscle & Fitness?
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Lee was 243 and a quarter pounds in 88,its at the 47 mins mark here.
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Two screencaps of Haney. The first from 1988, and the other when walking onstage in 1984
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Was classy. Still classy. Can't say that about anyone, these days.
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Two screencaps of Haney. The first from 1988, and the other when walking onstage in 1984
Awesome...Best ever.
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Only in my dreams do I look as awesome as that. Lee Haney is better than Ronnie from top to bottom. Not to mention he has a better win/loss record. Lee Haney is King. Better than Arnold and Yates. People can make all the excuses they want. He beat Yates, He has more titles than Arnold not mention he's just better than Arnold. Lee Haney needs to get the respect he deserves. The King of Bodybuilding. Hebrew Israelite, Lee Haney.
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Only in my dreams do I look as awesome as that. Lee Haney is better than Ronnie from top to bottom. Not to mention he has a better win/loss record. Lee Haney is King. Better than Arnold and Yates. People can make all the excuses they want. He beat Yates, He has more titles than Arnold not mention he's just better than Arnold. Lee Haney needs to get the respect he deserves. The King of Bodybuilding. Hebrew Israelite, Lee Haney.
I think that Arnold & Ronnie may have better arms than Lee...
But yeah, Lee is #1
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One of my favorite Haney pics from 1984
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Awesome build, once of the best.
With all at their respective bests, Yates and Coleman still wax him though.
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;D
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One of my favorite Haney pics from 1984
his frdb worked due to massive lats/no hips/thick chest even in that pose,,,
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Awesome build, once of the best.
With all at their respective bests, Yates and Coleman still wax him though.
As much of a Haney fan I am , Yates and Ronnie would both beat him at their respective bests. Flex Wheeler would as well and maybe Levrone.
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his frdb worked due to massive lats/no hips/thick chest even in that pose,,,
I agree. Despite not having spectacular biceps his front double biceps pose was spectacular. In contrast to Phil Heath who has great biceps and arms all together his front double biceps pose isn't that great.
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8)
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:)
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great pics,,his back creviced and cut with the best of them'yates/coleman'top 4 backs with stubbs alltime possibly..
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:)
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:D
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Are you seriously questioning the journalistic integrity of Muscle & Fitness?
No. :-X
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Awesome build, once of the best.
With all at their respective bests, Yates and Coleman still wax him though.
spoken like a true schmoe
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spoken like a true schmoe
Just stating the facts getshardforgaynersj
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One of my favorite Haney pics from 1984
Wasp Waist.
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recently with his son Joshua
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