What went wrong with Lou Ferrigno's come back?

[_bruce_]

 

[barrettaswine]

Don't forget his role on King of Queens. Actually, not bad at all. I met Lou one night. It was oct.93. right after the olympia. He was in great shape. We talked about what ed corney was up to and stuff like that. You guys can say what you want, but you could see that he still LOVES bodybuilding.

[The_Punisher]

good example here arnold never did this pose from the left side it is in a reflection.... check out the arm thickness.

Shit, up to this Day, no one looks better doing this pose than Arnold. end of story

[MCWAY]

Exactly...people tend to forget how good he was at a very young age....this guy could have been Mr. O for many years to come had he not landed the Hulk role...

Could have took over where Arnold left off on the stage... 76/ Franco 77-79/ zane 80/ Arnold  81 FRanco 82/ Dickerson 83 Bannout....looks like 7 Olympias possibly.

 Would have beaten Franco EASILY, Just as Arnld did...

 Zane only ushers in the "condition era" because there were no more big men worth a damn to contend against him...

Arnold at 80% would have lost to a better big man...

FRanco in 81 was a joke...

Dickerson/ Bannout would have been dwarfed on stage by a near 30 year old Ferrigno

Not Until Haney came along would things have gotten interesting...

I have to disagree a bit. Ferrigno lost to a smaller but better-conditioned Serge Nubret, who barely made the 200-lb weight class in '75.

As for lack of quality big men being the reason for Zane's wins, Robby Robinson and Mike Mentzer weren't exactly chopped liver.

Regarding '76, Ferrigno would have had to deal with Ken Waller who, I believe, would have defeated Ferrigno, due to having better proportions than Ferrigno and being bigger than Nubret (who again defeated Ferrigno in '75).

Even if he'd won the over-200-lb. class, I don't see him easily defeating Columbu.

[Immortal_Technique]

It is misleading in these sense I believe Lou wasn't competing and Tom was , but at his best it wouldn't matter . Lou's quads don't compare in fact not many would.

This is true. Platz obviously destroys him in legs alone any year. But it's a particularly unfortunate comparison since Lou did have great quads some years.

[#1 Klaus fan]

That is something you will never ever see again. Out of the three men two are taller than average. And the third is about average.

[MCWAY]

That is something you will never ever see again. Out of the three men two are taller than average. And the third is about average.

Since when is the average man 6 feet tall (as Nubret was billed)?

Besides, we've already seen this in bodybuilding in the early 90s. Take the WBF, for example. In 1991, four of the five finalists were at least 6 feet tall (the lone exception was Eddie Robinson who placed 5th, at 5'7").

J. Quinn (4th) - 6'1"
Berry DeMey (3rd) - 6'0"
Mike Christian (2nd) - 6'1"
Gary Strydom (1st) - 6'2"

[#1 Klaus fan]

I thought Nubret was 5'10 or 5'11...

[MCWAY]

I thought Nubret was 5'10 or 5'11...

He's cited as being 6 feet tall, 200 lbs at the '75 Olympia in Pumping Iron.

[Lundgren]

He's cited as being 6 feet tall, 200 lbs at the '75 Olympia in Pumping Iron.

Than it must be true

He was 6 3 peak. That would make serge being 5-8 5-10. Weights and height for these guys were greatly exaggerated.

[MCWAY]

Than it must be true

He was 6 3 peak. That would make serge being 5-8 5-10. Weights and height for these guys were greatly exaggerated.

How is his height exaggerated, standing next to 6'2" Schwarzenegger and 6'5" Ferrigno?

Plus, Ferrigno's weight wasn't "greatly exaggerated". He was billed to be competing at 275. When he weighs himself, after the 200-lb class had been decided, his weight was 268.

[NarcissisticDeity]

I have to disagree a bit. Ferrigno lost to a smaller but better-conditioned Serge Nubret, who barely made the 200-lb weight class in '75.

As for lack of quality big men being the reason for Zane's wins, Robby Robinson and Mike Mentzer weren't exactly chopped liver.

Regarding '76, Ferrigno would have had to deal with Ken Waller who, I believe, would have defeated Ferrigno, due to having better proportions than Ferrigno and being bigger than Nubret (who again defeated Ferrigno in '75).

Even if he'd won the over-200-lb. class, I don't see him easily defeating Columbu.

Serge never competed in the IFBB after that show , he wouldn't be a threat and Lou beat him in 1974 , Lou was still young and fresh he could have very easily improved and without a doubt he would have beaten everyone you listed especially Franco in 76

[~UN_$ung~]

Serge never competed in the IFBB after that show , he wouldn't be a threat and Lou beat him in 1974 , Lou was still young and fresh he could have very easily improved and without a doubt he would have beaten everyone you listed especially Franco in 76

thats an impressive photo............was that from pumping iron year

[NarcissisticDeity]

thats an impressive photo............was that from pumping iron year

yup

[MCWAY]

Serge never competed in the IFBB after that show , he wouldn't be a threat and Lou beat him in 1974 , Lou was still young and fresh he could have very easily improved and without a doubt he would have beaten everyone you listed especially Franco in 76

Lou beat him in '74; Serge beat Lou in '75. They're even. Besides, if Ferrigno can improve, so can Nubret. Again, Lou would still have to get past guys like Ken Waller, who has better proportions than Lou does, anyway. Waller was young and fresh, too (even in his mid-30s, especially considering you had guys like Bill Pearl win the NABBA Universe at his all-time best, while in his 40s).

Throw in guys like Robby Robinson (who ironically beat Lou for the first Masters Olympia) and Mentzer, and you have some pretty good competition in the 200+ lb. class. Not saying Ferrigno couldn't beat them. But, that would hardly be a lock for Lou.

[andreisdaman]

Great comment!!!!

aand we all know italians have some black in them

[Rome]

I think he looked GREAT. Very impressive thickness for a man of his height and decent symmetry.

But then again, I like Bodybuilding.

Most on this board seem to HATE IT.

[Topskin69]

Carpal tunnel syndrome. Resulting in hands falling asleep, inability to grip barbells, etc. Not altogether uncommon as a result of heavy GH use. Of course someone could say it was totally unrelated and they could be right, but the fact that several pros have had this procedure done makes me think GH probably had a lot to do with it.

There is something to this... even today... if you see Tom Prince in person you will notice how crazy and distorted his wrists look. There is also a few competing amateurs that train in Venice, that have a really bizarre look to their wrists.

Acrogemly is a hell of a condition! 

[Hulkotron]

Stallone also has enormous hands and wrists.