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Title: Before there was Branch Warren
Post by: LurkerNoMore on February 18, 2023, 03:34:45 PM
There was this Lego torso structurally challenged short stack.

But damn if he couldn’t achieve dry condition.
Title: Re: Before there was Branch Warren
Post by: wes on February 18, 2023, 03:49:18 PM
Far better than Branch the troll IMO.
Title: Re: Before there was Branch Warren
Post by: Matt on February 18, 2023, 03:58:25 PM
There was this Lego torso structurally challenged short stack.

But damn if he couldn’t achieve dry condition.

Damn - Rich looks good there. I can honestly say I've never seen that shot before.

Yes, Rich tended to look blocky at heavier body weights. It was like he kept a small waist up to 210-lb, but anything beyond that, and his waist was noticeably wider.

Rich was 222-lb in 1987, and 208.5-lb in 1988.
Title: Re: Before there was Branch Warren
Post by: Dalnet on February 18, 2023, 04:04:01 PM
Far better than Branch the troll IMO.

X2. Gaspari looked way better.
Title: Re: Before there was Branch Warren
Post by: LurkerNoMore on February 18, 2023, 04:06:15 PM
And Rich kept a full head of hair!
Title: Re: Before there was Branch Warren
Post by: Dokey111 on February 18, 2023, 04:31:07 PM
Gaspari vs Belknap, who wins
Title: Re: Before there was Branch Warren
Post by: wes on February 18, 2023, 04:33:56 PM
Gaspari vs Belknap, who wins
I`d say Belknap.....just because although he was also short his build had a better flow to it.
Title: Re: Before there was Branch Warren
Post by: Dokey111 on February 18, 2023, 04:36:23 PM
I`d say Belknap.....just because although he was also sort his build had a better flow to it.

Throw Teufel in there
Title: Re: Before there was Branch Warren
Post by: Cook on February 18, 2023, 04:43:13 PM
Rich looks great there.
Title: Re: Before there was Branch Warren
Post by: The Keto Kid on February 18, 2023, 04:44:50 PM
And got that condition with zero cardio
Title: Re: Before there was Branch Warren
Post by: wes on February 18, 2023, 04:45:28 PM
Throw Teufel in there
Teuful was great but very blocky.....insanely thick abs.......huge bencher also.
Title: Re: Before there was Branch Warren
Post by: wes on February 18, 2023, 04:46:14 PM
And got that condition with zero cardio
Yup,trained with balls out intensity
Title: Re: Before there was Branch Warren
Post by: BayGBM on February 18, 2023, 04:52:01 PM
I`d say Belknap.....just because although he was also sort his build had a better flow to it.

x3
Title: Re: Before there was Branch Warren
Post by: ProudVirgin69 on February 18, 2023, 05:41:14 PM
Young Branch shits all over Gaspari
Title: Re: Before there was Branch Warren
Post by: LurkerNoMore on February 18, 2023, 05:42:02 PM
Young Branch shits all over Gaspari

He actually looks good there.
Title: Re: Before there was Branch Warren
Post by: wes on February 18, 2023, 05:45:56 PM
He actually looks good there.
Yeah he does,but later on he became an abomination of a science experiment who got gifted titles IMO.

Can you tell I`m not a fan.  :D
Title: Re: Before there was Branch Warr
Post by: ProudVirgin69 on February 18, 2023, 05:47:14 PM
Gaspari did it first but I don’t think he’s that much better than Branch.  If they were competing in the same age I think they’d have similar physiques.  Branch has a better structure generally, he was just sort of a victim of the times .

 If he was a contemporary of Gaspari and relied on AAS more than gh/insulin, as well as incorporating more machines and less “slag iron” I think he would have had a very nice physique throughout his career, like what we see him present as a teen

Conversely, If Gaspari came up in the shadow of Ronnie and been tossing weights around like a construction worker, and grew on an all-you-can-eat hormona buffet I think he would have looked worse than Branch.
Title: Re: Before there was Branch Warren
Post by: wes on February 18, 2023, 05:53:57 PM
Gaspari did it first but I don’t think he’s that much better than Branch.  If they were competing in the same age I think they’d have similar physiques.  Branch has a better structure generally, he was just sort of a victim of the times .

 If he was a contemporary of Gaspari and relied on AAS more than gh/insulin, as well as incorporating more machines and less “slag iron” I think he would have had a very nice physique throughout his career, like what we see him present as a teen

Conversely, If Gaspari came up in the shadow of Ronnie and been tossing weights around like a construction worker, and grew on an all-you-can-eat hormona buffet I think he would have looked worse than Branch.
Good points.

We`ve all  seen it before with modern day guys,they looked great coming up then in an effort to get monstrous size to be competitive they ruin their builds.

I guess it comes with the territory if you want to compete with todays mass monsters.
Title: Re: Before there was Branch Warren
Post by: ThisisOverload on February 18, 2023, 07:09:41 PM
Young Branch shits all over Gaspari

Branch looked great early in his career.

A lot of guys did in his era.

All the GH/Slin abuse ruined their physiques to chase the size game.
Title: Re: Before there was Branch Warren
Post by: _bruce_ on February 19, 2023, 12:11:08 AM
Young Branch shits all over Gaspari

x2
Title: Re: Before there was Branch Warren
Post by: Humble Narcissist on February 19, 2023, 01:03:25 AM
I`d say Belknap.....just because although he was also short his build had a better flow to it.
No way. Belknap never finished anywhere close to 2nd at multiple Olympias.