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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: SGT BARNES on April 07, 2023, 09:30:32 AM
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In answer to the question of why was Oliva special -
physique was not complete like modern, but the proportions like this were never seen at the time
Grandpa rant over
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Oliva was all arms, dude barely had a torso. 20 yr old Arnold sh*ts all over this Negro ::)
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Oliva was special but Oliva Jr. is more specialer
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Olivia deserves credit for being the only one to pull off the “victory” pose. Only one I can think of, at least.
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Oliva also worked as a Chicago police officer for 27 years ( from 1976 to 2003)
https://m.cpdp.co/officer/21250/sergio-oliva/
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Phenomenal
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My nikka
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Oliva was all arms, dude barely had a torso. 20 yr old Arnold sh*ts all over this Negro ::)
It’s pretty close, Arnold wins because of his height but Oliva beats him on several body parts
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Olivia deserves credit for being the only one to pull off the “victory” pose. Only one I can think of, at least.
Priest does it very well also.
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Oliva was all arms, dude barely had a torso. 20 yr old Arnold sh*ts all over this Negro ::)
Small waist, a lot of lats, decent quads. He made guys even in that era look blocky.
Never liked his his arms. The bicep attachment was actually too low. Didn't look good. If he was a young pro now everyone would say he had synthol in them because of size and cos they just look odd.
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Yes (imo) very special .... never before had the world seen proportions like his! (Arm size / Tiny waist ) he had the best bodybuilding genetics ever seen up to that point! Truly something unique/ special/ different!)
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Oliva had long muscle bellies with zero weak points....his major problem was getting into contest condition.
Great genetics.
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When you compare him to his peers, yes, he was great. He spanned Larry Scott's era, Arnold's era, and even the mid 80's, and was able to place great to well in each of them. There's something to be said for that.
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1%ile genetics. Calves on top of everything else.
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It’s pretty close, Arnold wins because of his height but Oliva beats him on several body parts
arnold had the larger noggin.
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Priest does it very well also.
Yes, great point
Seems like full forearms/calves and a small waist are the ticket
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It’s pretty close, Arnold wins because of his height but Oliva beats him on several body parts
Arnold won because of much better conditioning and posing.
His posing ability also helped him hide his weaknesses, such as his wide waist.
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In answer to the question of why was Oliva special -
physique was not complete like modern, but the proportions like this were never seen at the time
Grandpa rant over
Modern 'complete' physiques look like complete sh*t in comparison.
Hope this helps.
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Yea and if you actually compare bodyparts its only calves and forearms Oliva takes at this point. Well Arnolds calves better from the back.
Arnold won because of much better conditioning and posing.
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Modern 'complete' physiques look like complete sh*t in comparison.
Hope this helps.
this
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Prime Sergio vs Amateur Ronnie Coleman
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Oliva was special but Oliva Jr. is more specialer special ed
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Nothing special ?!! He was quite phénoménal.
(https://www.ironcompany.com/media/mf_webp/png/media/magefan_blog/2019/07/Bodybuilder-Sergio-Oliva.webp)
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(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e3/18/dd/e318dd95094823a7375e2cc812edb5db.jpg)
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One of those guys who looks like an alien alone, but looks like nothing special most of the time when photographed next to other good BBs.
Granted he’s mostly compared to Arnold who is probably the greatest ever.
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(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/2JcAAOSwpAJj18us/s-l1600.jpg)
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That 72 Olympia was probably the best condition Sergio wver brought to the contest stage. Arnold was a bit off that year compared to 71 and 73. But I still didn't see the big uproar over it. A matched his size and was still better conditioned despite being off.
Thos shots of Sergio standing alone in the field is the best Sergio ever looked imo. Yet he never brought that look to the stage. Sergio was great, very special genetics. I'd say one of a kind genetics. To this day no one else has shown those proportions. He was too good. He knew he could show up and win without having to diet as hard as the other competitors.
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Every bodypart was a strong point. Small waist, joints, wide. Best genetics ever. Didn't know how to train pre contest to be ripped.
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Best physique of all time. I put Sergio’s photo on a beach in Australia.
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Prime Sergio vs Amateur Ronnie Coleman
Not a prime Sergio there, that's from the 1980's. He had knee issues by then which affected his leg training.
Also has a torn left triceps.
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That 72 Olympia was probably the best condition Sergio wver brought to the contest stage. Arnold was a bit off that year compared to 71 and 73. But I still didn't see the big uproar over it. A matched his size and was still better conditioned despite being off.
Thos shots of Sergio standing alone in the field is the best Sergio ever looked imo. Yet he never brought that look to the stage. Sergio was great, very special genetics. I'd say one of a kind genetics. To this day no one else has shown those proportions. He was too good. He knew he could show up and win without having to diet as hard as the other competitors.
Exactly like Hanky today!
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Former UFC fighter Yoel Romero reminds me of his fellow Black Cuban Sergio Oliva:
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Epically poor poser but some of the best BB genetics ever put in service.
(https://www.drworkout.fitness/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Sergio-Olivas-Workout-Routine-and-Diet-Plan.jpg)
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(https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/images/2007/drobson331_h.jpg)
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Exactly like Hanky today!
LOL....difference was Sergio actually showed up!
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Best physique of all time. I put Sergio’s photo on a beach in Australia.
(https://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=684201.0;attach=1434537;image)
Arms look much better aesthetically as well as freakishness here. Maybe he just needed to be in better condition.
The other thing not mentioned is that he trained using very basic movements like only flat bench for chest and he was still able to reach near complete development.
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(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e3/18/dd/e318dd95094823a7375e2cc812edb5db.jpg)
3 greats right there.
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3 greats right there.
Nubret holding his own there. Looks awesome
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Best physique of all time. I put Sergio’s photo on a beach in Australia.
Looks hard here. Most pics he looks very bloofy and soft.
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Former UFC fighter Yoel Romero reminds me of his fellow Black Cuban Sergio Oliva:
Why does everyone say this guy is so jakkked. Doesn’t look like much.
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Why does everyone say this guy is so jakkked. Doesn’t look like much.
I think they are saying that by UFC/fighter standards - not by bodybuilding standards. He was also late thirties to 40+ fighting top fighters in their twenties, and doing well, if not beating them. He also had about 20 years as a top combat sports athlete. I don't think he even trains with weights much, and for what it's worth, he always tested clean under USADA. He's a genetic freak.
You'd be right to say he isn't impressive by bodybuilding standards, but he's very jacked for a fighter.
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No torso, arms way to big for everything else, albeit he was massive
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Yes (imo) very special .... never before had the world seen proportions like his! (Arm size / Tiny waist ) he had the best bodybuilding genetics ever seen up to that point! Truly something unique/ special/ different!)
Agreed. Probably the best bodybuilding genetics ever.
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He was so special that they made a character called "Biscuit Oliva" in Japan
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ii8850-G8S0/maxresdefault.jpg)
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Huge physique for being a rice eater.^
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Huge physique for being a rice eater.^
His character came from Cuba in that series
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His character came from Cuba in that series
Huge physique for a sugarcane eater and cigar smoker.
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Yes, great point
Seems like full forearms/calves and a small waist are the ticket
not IMO, priest's chest dissappears when he lifts his arms above his head.
V-pose was never succesfully duplicated IMO.
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Oliva had long muscle bellies with zero weak points....his major problem was getting into contest condition.
Great genetics.
And contest condition in the late 60's was a completely different ball park ... In other words, at the time he felt didnt really need to get leaner
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He was so special that they made a character called "Biscuit Oliva" in Japan
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ii8850-G8S0/maxresdefault.jpg)
Not special, there's tons of biscuits people all over japan.
Might even have a "Biscuit Hankins" at this point.