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1991 WBF.
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Gary was pretty tall too, that makes him more impressive.
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the only thing (other than his biceps) that kept Gary from winning everything in sight was his lack of a back. That really hurt him through much of his career.
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Well, that and the hair piece! :-*
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Gary at his best wasnt half back......... i mean half bad , he wasnt half bad..
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I have an old Musclemag article with Gary Strydom talking about his experimentation with low carb, moderate protein, and high fat diet.
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Strydom rocked. There is the best picture of him at my gym. It appears to have been taken during a seminar, which I think is shown on one of the superstars of muscle tapes. He is pulling a hands clasped in front most muscular in just bike shorts. The man just looks just unreal. Cuts and striations everywhere. Most impressive picture ive just about ever seen in my opinion. Have never seen it on the net though, but would love to get a copy
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Strydom rocked. There is the best picture of him at my gym. It appears to have been taken during a seminar, which I think is shown on one of the superstars of muscle tapes. He is pulling a hands clasped in front most muscular in just bike shorts. The man just looks just unreal. Cuts and striations everywhere. Most impressive picture ive just about ever seen in my opinion. Have never seen it on the net though, but would love to get a copy
Was it in this series Tony?
(http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/arnoldsuperstars/3.jpg)
If so, I have the program on DVD and I can get some screenshots up when I get back to my home computer. Quality would be the same as what you see above.
As for Gary's height - one of the few pros with height. I can't envy a pro who is shorter than I am (around 5'9 or so) given that I think my height is very borderline as it is. Anything shorter is seriously pushing it. Gary was 6'1. Here are some other 6'1 beasts of bodybuilding:
- Paul Dillett
- Gunter Schlierkamp
- Berry Demay
- Mike Christian
All 6'1 and big as hell (230+ in contest condition).
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http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/muscletime4theproworld
These pictures definitely impressed me. They were from the DVD "Muscletime No. 4 - The Pro World II".
This was one of the best combos of size, shape, and conditioning that I have seen, all the more impressive given that it is 15 years old.
What I want to know is - what the hell was Gary's stack? ??? ??? ???
BUY IT HERE (http://www.mesomorphosis.com/go/aw.aspx?A=3&Task=Click&TargetURL=http://www.mesomorphosis.com/store/videos/muscletime-no-4.html)
(http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/muscletime4theproworld/2.JPG)
(http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/muscletime4theproworld/6.JPG)
(http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/muscletime4theproworld/14.JPG)
(http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/muscletime4theproworld/24.JPG)
(http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/muscletime4theproworld/27.JPG)
(http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/muscletime4theproworld/37.JPG)
:o :o :o
That is a LOT of ripped muscle. Very high quality physique. In 1991, he could have possibly defeated Haney and Yates at the Olympia. His back looked very good that year.
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I had a muscle and fitness with the 1987 night of champions. He had incredible legs biggest in the show.
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I forgot how good his calves were :o
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He also was near contest shape year round ,wbf made him a lot of money.He should have a least made up for that 88 olympia when he overdieted though.
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He also was near contest shape year round ,wbf made him a lot of money.He should have a least made up for that 88 olympia when he overdieted though.
Lets say he did not go to the WBF.....and lets say he never won an Olympia title.....we still would have had some awesome battles with Flex, Shawn, Francios, Dillett, Nasser, and Levrone. He would have been in their class if he didnt get side tracked.
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Lets say he did not go to the WBF.....and lets say he never won an Olympia title.....we still would have had some awesome battles with Flex, Shawn, Francios, Dillett, Nasser, and Levrone. He would have been in their class if he didnt get side tracked.
yes but his back was worse then Nasser and Dilletts...From the front he would had held his own and then some with these guys but when ever he turned around, it looked like a different person...
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yes but his back was worse then Nasser and Dilletts...From the front he would had held his own and then some with these guys but when ever he turned around, it looked like a different person...
lol worse then dilletts!!! i think not
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If Strydom had a back, he would have won several Mr. Olympia's. He had quite possibly the best delts and front taper of any bodybuilder in the last twenty years. I really liked him, but when he turned around Haney and Dorian just crushed him. He would have placed behind Vince Taylor at the 1991 Mr. O.
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These guys with no backs (Dillett, Gunter, Strydom), all have the distinction of being 6'1. It's probably just a lot harder to look big at that height.
(http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/muscletime4theproworld/4.JPG)
(http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/muscletime4theproworld/17.JPG)
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He probably for his era go down as one of the biggest at 260 ,one of the best shaped and freakiest bodyparts seen on a bber.he will always be dogged with could i have beat haney during 91 and 92 pro seasons.
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Conditioning back in the late 80's and 90's were superior compared to todays standards. Strydoms pics prove it!
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Gary looked so awesome at this event that he tried to leave multiple times but as soon as he did he came back to give the crowd more and they just cheered like crazy.
I can only imagine how imposing this guy would look in person at 6'1. These are linebacker proportions.
Two pictures of Gary leaving:
(http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/muscletime4theproworld/26.JPG)
(http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/muscletime4theproworld/35.JPG)
(http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/muscletime4theproworld/38.JPG)
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Gary looked so awesome at this event that he tried to leave multiple times but as soon as he did he came back to give the crowd more and they just cheered like crazy.
I can only imagine how imposing this guy would look in person at 6'1. These are linebacker proportions.
Two pictures of Gary leaving:
(http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/muscletime4theproworld/26.JPG)
(http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/muscletime4theproworld/35.JPG)
(http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/muscletime4theproworld/38.JPG)
Looking great, 'cept for the hyuuuge gyno. Wonder how many grams of Test he was pumping a day?
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that isn't huge gyno wtf..
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that isn't huge gyno wtf..
Yeah, I think it's noticeable, but not huge.
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awsome, best shots I've seen in awhile..
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Gary was pretty tall too, that makes him more impressive.
This dude was the first pro bodybuilder who I have seen in person, and yes; he was huge. It was something like 1987, when I went to Gold's Gym were I used to do my workouts, and I was just walked in and step on the stationary-bike for the warm up, when door opens and Gary and a rest of the competitors of the Finnish grand prix walked in. I almost fell over with that f*king bike when I see that monster. Gary take a bike next to mine, and he look amazing. I am 178cm(5'10") tall, and I weight just about 210lbs, but I look like a midget compared to him. I have never feel so small, never ever anywhere. Back then he was famous about his multirep-sets, and I was looking when he did some leg presses. There was an horizontal leg press which he choose, and he load it up to max, so there was something like 200 kilos (~400lbs) to work with. He start to do his reps, and after an half an hour he was still doing first set. There was buckets around the pressing machine to keep all sweat from dripping to the floor ;D
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I think Gary hit his peak in the WBF where he had the finances to truly help build the body he wanted. Rumors were rampant that he got anywhere from $250 - $350K per year as he was supposed to be the face of the WBF.
He had those cannonball delts. In all honesty if he had continued his IFBB ways I personally dont think he would of acheived the true growth as stated in my first paragraph....
Look at the money shot below....phenomenal
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his appearance in Schwarzeneggers Superstars of BBing was great, he was ALL business - no fucking about at all. He didnt speak to people and didnt get distracted when he was working out. His contract for the WBF was $400,000 a year guaranteed, i think the contract was for 3 years initially
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On top of everything, Gary is a pretty cool dude. Always friendly & funny. Smart guy... good balance and perspective. He did OK $$ with Crazy Wear, if I'm not mistaken.
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Delts are too big.
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That is a LOT of ripped muscle. Very high quality physique. In 1991, he could have possibly defeated Haney and Yates at the Olympia. His back looked very good that year.
royalty, seriously bro, strydom had no back. impressive from the front and how many times did haney whoop his ass?
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royalty, seriously bro, strydom had no back. impressive from the front and how many times did haney whoop his ass?
Haney VS Strydom only lasted once in 1988 and Gary got owned badly he just squeeked out 5th place over Mike Quinn !!
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damn that is the worst owning i've ever seen in a photo.
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Was it in this series Tony?
(http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/arnoldsuperstars/3.jpg)
If so, I have the program on DVD and I can get some screenshots up when I get back to my home computer. Quality would be the same as what you see above.
As for Gary's height - one of the few pros with height. I can't envy a pro who is shorter than I am (around 5'9 or so) given that I think my height is very borderline as it is. Anything shorter is seriously pushing it. Gary was 6'1. Here are some other 6'1 beasts of bodybuilding:
- Paul Dillett
- Gunter Schlierkamp
- Berry Demay
- Mike Christian
All 6'1 and big as hell (230+ in contest condition).
CHeers Mate it was in that Series. Exaclty from that position in the gym with the same guys in the background. I might just have to steal the photo of the gym wall one day. Strydoms physique is definelty one of my favourites from the front. Awesome screen shots by the way.
That superstars of muscle tape was unreal in terms of quality of physiques though.
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awesome physique !!!!!!!!
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fucking amazing phisique :o
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1stpro BB'er I met too. His legs were so crazy big, I seriously thought his quads where going to snap the tendons holding them to his knees.Was very nice & approachable. I left the show & went straight to the gym & training legs until I almost passed-out.
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Gary had shrunk considerably after an injury from what I've gathered. Here is a pic:
(http://forum.bodybuildingpro.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1125&stc=1)
Some more recent pictures are on page three and four of this thread:
http://forum.bodybuildingpro.com/showthread.php?t=1034
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never trust a man who wears a piece...Just ask Shawn..
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(http://www.body-building.ru/forums/uploads/post-3-1141939922.jpg)
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awsome, best shots I've seen in awhile..
No, fakes.
16/9, bad stretched.
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No, fakes.
16/9, bad stretched.
They are just screenshots I took using the PowerDVD program.
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Even in those pics that Macfarland took, he still has that awesome shape to his arms. That is genetics for ya
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That is a LOT of ripped muscle. Very high quality physique. In 1991, he could have possibly defeated Haney and Yates at the Olympia. His back looked very good that year.
You sir, are out of your mind.
Period.
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Haney VS Strydom only lasted once in 1988 and Gary got owned badly he just squeeked out 5th place over Mike Quinn !!
One of the worst OWNAGE in recorded history was the strydom vs Haney Rear Dbl Bi shot.....
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Gary had shrunk considerably after an injury from what I've gathered. Here is a pic:
(http://forum.bodybuildingpro.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1125&stc=1)
Some more recent pictures are on page three and four of this thread:
http://forum.bodybuildingpro.com/showthread.php?t=1034
Always liked Gary....Unfortunately Matt that is not him...
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Whateva, he couldn't beat Haney or the other top guys in the IFBB so he switched to win himself a pro title.
Congrats on that impressive WBF championship Gary ::)
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Always liked Gary....Unfortunately Matt that is not him...
Really? Tim Wescott posted that pic on mayhem a couple of years ago. I didn't really know much about the details behind but, but somebody did confirm it was Gary after a reported shoulder injury.
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That is 100% Gary Strydom.
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he looks 215 tops.
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he looks 215 tops.
Lonnie tepper said he is 295 ::)
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who wants to be me he is at least 270 and when you see the contest pics you admit it?
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awesome genetics!
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Once he signed on with the WBF, that was it when it folded. He was never going to be given the placings he should of gotton from that point on.
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Delts are too big.
there's an old saying that you can never have delts or calves that are too big...
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Anybody know how Strydom trained or what he took?
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there's an old saying that you can never have delts or calves that are too big...
Ever seen Nasser when his delts were at their biggest?
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A friend of mine trained at gold's late eighties early 90's few times and said he has never seen anything like him,he was a fan of his,leg's were enormous for tall bber.his still look's good but i believe he can't hang with today's top guy's.
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Always liked Gary....Unfortunately Matt that is not him...
That is DEFINITELY Gary. It appeared in an article in MuscleMag and they quoted Gary talking about being that small.
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Put Gary on the levels of GH that most of today's guys are on, and you would have seen a much different Strydom.
I don't know how much better his back could have gotten, but the rest of him was fucking amazing.
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These guys with no backs (Dillett, Gunter, Strydom), all have the distinction of being 6'1. It's probably just a lot harder to look big at that height.
Are you kidding me? Gunter has a gigantic back - one of the biggest I've ever seen.
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I had Gary here in 1989. He won our pro Grand Prix that year. We had 2 shows, Robbie won one and Gary the other. I had him back to guest pose about a year later and I weighed him at 128kg or 282lb in very good condition. He was one of the most popular guests ever. He was very intense about training and a fan favorite. I have ran into him several times since and he has always been in great shape. You guys underestimate how good he was. Although everyone rags on his back and posts that shot next to Haney, Gary over dieted for his first and only Olympia and he faded from the back. When he didn't over-diet, his back wasn't that bad. I would have to say in 18 years of promoting, he would be one of our top 5 guest posers ever. Can't wait to see his return. Gary was one of the first "freaky" bodybuilders, long before our current era.
TD
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Put Gary on the levels of GH that most of today's guys are on, and you would have seen a much different Strydom.
I don't know how much better his back could have gotten, but the rest of him was fucking amazing.
But what would happen to his stomach? :-\