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Title: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: musclecenter on March 01, 2017, 08:22:00 AM
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: Fortress on March 01, 2017, 08:28:13 AM
Looks like shit. Should do very poorly.
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: wes on March 01, 2017, 08:31:41 AM
Tied for 16th. place.
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: Fortress on March 01, 2017, 08:41:02 AM
Him and Levrone aiming to "do some damage".
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: falco on March 01, 2017, 08:58:19 AM
Remarkable site injects in his left shoulder.
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: Nether Animal on March 01, 2017, 09:03:09 AM
If he still has his legs he might look okay. But this was 3 years ago, and guys generally don't improve at his age (hundreds of years old)...

(http://www.bodybuilding.com/contest_media/28841/273/d/img_13891417459827.jpg)


(http://www.bodybuilding.com/contest_media/28841/273/d/img_13911417459827.jpg)
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: Tennisballz on March 01, 2017, 09:13:52 AM
Seems like a nice guy but he won't do well against the pros of today.
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: milone79 on March 01, 2017, 09:23:48 AM
competing for a participation ribbon.....IFBB is dead! just fucking bury it already
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: lightweight83 on March 01, 2017, 09:25:51 AM
Seems like a nice guy but he won't do well against the pros of today.

Agreed.  Looks pretty damn good by himself, and much fuller then Levrone, but he's gonna get dwarfed by the top guys of today.  How old is this guy exactly?  He should probably look into the masters.
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: Matt on March 01, 2017, 09:29:37 AM
Tied for 16th. place.

Sad but true.  This is not the same as his 15th place at the 2007 Mr. Olympia contest, where there were 24 competitors, none of whom were placed after Will.  They were all "16th" in the manner you describe, you could say.

So Will's 15th that year at the Olympia was a meaningful placing.  Especially given that he was, what, 46 years old at the time?

Could you imagine how freaky Will would look in person?  He would easily be the largest and most muscular man in any gym 99% of the time, literally anywhere in North America.  Yet despite this, by Arnold Classic standards, we are saying he looks bad.  Perspective makes a difference here.  He will place last, as you said, but he is looking freaky for any age, let alone a 55-year-old man.

Oh, and I fear for his health.
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: Jamaal on March 01, 2017, 09:42:38 AM
Anyone else recall when the Arnold was a great lineup and the competitors actually came inshape?
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: Fortress on March 01, 2017, 09:49:56 AM
Sad but true.  This is not the same as his 15th place at the 2007 Mr. Olympia contest, where there were 24 competitors, none of whom were placed after Will.  They were all "16th" in the manner you describe, you could say.

So Will's 15th that year at the Olympia was a meaningful placing.  Especially given that he was, what, 46 years old at the time?

Could you imagine how freaky Will would look in person?  He would easily be the largest and most muscular man in any gym 99% of the time, literally anywhere in North America.  Yet despite this, by Arnold Classic standards, we are saying he looks bad.  Perspective makes a difference here.  He will place last, as you said, but he is looking freaky for any age, let alone a 55-year-old man.

Oh, and I fear for his health.

To be clear, yes, I am critiquing his physique from a top-tier-show perspective. No question he looks unreal. But in a pro lineup? Donesville.
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: Jamaal on March 01, 2017, 09:50:41 AM
Exactly. And the same can and should be said for Levrone.
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: Disgusted on March 01, 2017, 09:54:04 AM
Looks small and depleted.
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: Jamaal on March 01, 2017, 09:55:36 AM
Strange paradox how all older body builders except Dexter are on a "comeback"
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: Skeletor on March 01, 2017, 11:58:04 AM
If he still has his legs he might look okay. But this was 3 years ago, and guys generally don't improve at his age (hundreds of years old)...

(http://www.bodybuilding.com/contest_media/28841/273/d/img_13891417459827.jpg)


(http://www.bodybuilding.com/contest_media/28841/273/d/img_13911417459827.jpg)

He has the face of a chronically constipated man.
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: milone79 on March 01, 2017, 12:08:19 PM
Anyone else recall when the Arnold was a great lineup and the competitors actually came inshape?

yup the good old days when it was actually worth watching...
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: wes on March 01, 2017, 12:12:03 PM
To be clear, yes, I am critiquing his physique from a top-tier-show perspective. No question he looks unreal. But in a pro lineup? Donesville.
Same here.
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: Matt on March 01, 2017, 12:33:01 PM
To be clear, yes, I am critiquing his physique from a top-tier-show perspective. No question he looks unreal. But in a pro lineup? Donesville.

Same here.

Yes, and your criticisms are fair.

I need to take a step back to process just how freaky Will would be in person.
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: Jamaal on March 01, 2017, 12:34:04 PM
yup the good old days when it was actually worth watching...

Sometimes it's logical only to wonder how much longer bodybuilding will be a "sport" these day... The same 5 guys at the top of the world.

Then a large divide between the rest.
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: Simple Simon on March 01, 2017, 12:35:18 PM
Sometimes it's logical only to wonder how much longer bodybuilding will be a "sport" these day... The same 5 guys at the top of the world.

Then a large divide between the rest.

its never been a sport......
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: Jamaal on March 01, 2017, 12:39:10 PM
its never been a sport......

CBS might argue that point in a few months...

So would ESPN years ago
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: Simple Simon on March 01, 2017, 12:40:34 PM
CBS might argue that point in a few months...

So would ESPN years ago
the gym is exercise, the stage is art.
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: Jamaal on March 01, 2017, 12:42:18 PM
the gym is exercise, the stage is art.

That's very meta. Couldn't the same be applied to any "sport" as well then to discredit it?
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: K A N N I B A L on March 01, 2017, 01:01:04 PM
That's very meta. Couldn't the same be applied to any "sport" as well then to discredit it?

Most sports have a measurable performance component....time, distance, weight.
Bodybuilding is a pageant.
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: Simple Simon on March 01, 2017, 02:18:43 PM
That's very meta. Couldn't the same be applied to any "sport" as well then to discredit it?

its impossible to discredit bodybuilding, to be discredited one must first have to have attained credit.
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: The Wizard of Truth on March 01, 2017, 02:26:02 PM
Vampire
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: Powerlift66 on March 01, 2017, 02:34:42 PM
the gym is exercise, the stage is fucking gay these days...

Fixed
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: Jamaal on March 01, 2017, 05:30:37 PM
its impossible to discredit bodybuilding, to be discredited one must first have to have attained credit.

Bodybuilding is the sole reason why Arnold Schwarzenegger is known worldwide.

That alone validates and garners credit to bodybuilding.
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: wes on March 02, 2017, 03:21:06 AM
its never been a sport......
Pageant Of Peace
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: Sokolsky on March 02, 2017, 03:41:39 AM


What's up with the tennishat  ???
Trying to display the receding hairline ???
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: Nether Animal on March 02, 2017, 05:40:02 AM
What's up with the tennishat  ???
Trying to display the receding hairline ???

That Perfetto shirt is probably 15 years old too lol.
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: Jamaal on March 02, 2017, 09:32:37 AM
Pageant Of Peace

Imagine if there were a speaking portion a la pageant of bodybuilding
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: TheOne on March 02, 2017, 09:12:27 PM
He scares women and small children on the daily with that face, someone needs to tell Big Will to stop sporting his Halloween mask 8 months early
Title: Re: 2017 Arnold Classic USA - Will Harris 5 days out
Post by: HockeyFightFan on March 02, 2017, 09:35:55 PM
Sad but true.  This is not the same as his 15th place at the 2007 Mr. Olympia contest, where there were 24 competitors, none of whom were placed after Will.  They were all "16th" in the manner you describe, you could say.

So Will's 15th that year at the Olympia was a meaningful placing.  Especially given that he was, what, 46 years old at the time?

Could you imagine how freaky Will would look in person?  He would easily be the largest and most muscular man in any gym 99% of the time, literally anywhere in North America.  Yet despite this, by Arnold Classic standards, we are saying he looks bad.  Perspective makes a difference here.  He will place last, as you said, but he is looking freaky for any age, let alone a 55-year-old man.

Oh, and I fear for his health.

This is creepy.

Like "hide the children" type creepy.

This is a guy who has definitely slammed the ham to Sesame Street a few times.