2017 Olympia - If Shawn Rhoden Brought this to the Stage?

[The Keto Kid]

Would he have won?

[old-school-lifter]

no, his back is a major weak point

lacks thickness, detail and width

phil, ramy, bonac, dexter, winklar all have better back poses

[seCrawler]

no, his back is a major weak point

lacks thickness, detail and width

phil, ramy, bonac, dexter, winklar all have better back poses

Weren't people making these same comments 4 yrs ago?  Maybe he is just another lazy bber.   

[Simple Simon]

he did bring that to the stage, onstage you always look worse than your staged bathroom /bedroom shots.

[Parker]

Weren't people making these same comments 4 yrs ago?  Maybe he is just another lazy bber.   

Rhoden suffers from leaving the sport for 7 years. So he's been having to play catch up. And to answer your question, yes. Four years ago it was the same thing.

[Matt]

no, his back is a major weak point

lacks thickness, detail and width

phil, ramy, bonac, dexter, winklar all have better back poses

Agreed.  I don't think any version of Rhoden would beat Phil at his best.  Even Rhoden at his best vs. an off Phil would be questionable in terms of whether that would be a win for Rhoden.  But Rhoden's best vs. Phil's best would for sure be a win for Phil.  And I don't think Phil was as far of this year as some have said.

[Parker]

Agreed.  I don't think any version of Rhoden would beat Phil at his best.  Even Rhoden at his best vs. an off Phil would be questionable in terms of whether that would be a win for Rhoden.  But Rhoden's best vs. Phil's best would for sure be a win for Phil.  And I don't think Phil was as far of this year as some have said.

If Rhoden had a better back that equaled Phil's and he came in the condition of that pic, he would have beaten Phil in the eyes of the bbing public. Rhoden has a better physique. A small waist that draws the eye to it. He is a copy of the Flex Wheeler physique. What Rhoden misses from the front are full triceps. And his arms lack pop in the FDB shot. But his legs are crazy separated.

[falco]

The gift of winning has already been handed to another guy. He will never win.