Author Topic: Francis Benfatto At The 1990 Mr.Olympia. (Read 9065 times)

suckmymuscle · « **on:** April 30, 2011, 10:36:43 PM »

One of my favorite bodybuilders ever. Even though his structure is not perfect - short torso - his aesthetics and muscular balance were incredible. Some say he looked his best at the 1987 Mr.World when he won his pro card, but I think he looked his best truly at the 1990 Mr.Olympia. He deserved better than his placing at that show.

SUCKMYMUSCLE

Voice of Doom · « **Reply #1 on:** April 30, 2011, 10:46:15 PM »

great tris!

clued-up · « **Reply #2 on:** April 30, 2011, 10:54:04 PM »

suckmymuscle · « **Reply #3 on:** April 30, 2011, 11:36:42 PM »

Quote from: james001 on April 30, 2011, 10:54:04 PM

That is perfect muscular balance with Classiical aesthetics. Thanks for the video, man.

SUCKMYMUSCLE

dj181 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 30, 2011, 11:50:47 PM »

Certainly within my top 3 of all-time

Zane
Labarda
Benfatto

Meso_z · « **Reply #5 on:** May 01, 2011, 12:33:29 AM »

Quote from: suckmymuscle on April 30, 2011, 10:36:43 PM

One of my favorite bodybuilders ever. Even though his structure is not perfect - short torso - his aesthetics and muscular balance were incredible. Some say he looked his best at the 1987 Mr.World when he won his pro card, but I think he looked his best truly at the 1990 Mr.Olympia. He deserved better than his placing at that show.

SUCKMYMUSCLE

Prefect proportions.

OTHstrong · « **Reply #6 on:** May 01, 2011, 03:39:04 AM »

Quote from: dj181 on April 30, 2011, 11:50:47 PM

Certainly within my top 3 of all-time

Zane
Labarda
Benfatto

exactly

dantelis · « **Reply #7 on:** May 01, 2011, 05:37:21 AM »

Definitely deserved better placings than he got. Extremely aesthetic. He had a body to emulate, even if he was extremely short. Wonder if he'd have done better if he was 5 inches taller?

US MUSL · « **Reply #8 on:** May 01, 2011, 10:35:57 AM »

I was at the 90 Olympia. Benfatto was a very graceful poser. He compete at 170lbs, we will never see that again. Shawn Ray didn't appear to be much more than 190. Drug testing really took a toll on size. Wonder what today's Pros would look like with a somewhat legitimate drug test?

Brocty · « **Reply #9 on:** May 01, 2011, 10:37:38 AM »

Epic fucking physique for a lil manlet. Throw that structure on a 5'10 or 6 foot guy and now we are talking

GroinkTropin · « **Reply #10 on:** May 01, 2011, 12:17:16 PM »

One of the most epic jawlines I have ever seen. Guys have no clue how to diet nowadays.

JP_RC · « **Reply #11 on:** May 01, 2011, 12:59:39 PM »

Great physique.

Reeves · « **Reply #12 on:** May 01, 2011, 01:24:48 PM »

A fantastic physique with superb aesthetics! Other than the faggoty walk at the beginning, his posing was excellent. This is what a bodybuilder should look like. Something carefully crafted by hard work over time as opposed to the tripe being foisted upon us today that is nothing more than a pile of shit with even more shit slapped onto it. FTN.

Raymon · « **Reply #13 on:** May 01, 2011, 06:48:55 PM »

I have seen bigger juniors, this guy is a walking drug shoppe.Just ask the Customs in a few countries.

dyslexic · « **Reply #14 on:** May 01, 2011, 07:01:51 PM »

Still looks the same today...

Except he's got that "gut" thing that everyone's been ranting about lately goin' on a bit there baby...

suckmymuscle · « **Reply #15 on:** May 02, 2011, 09:26:53 AM »

Quote from: Reeves on May 01, 2011, 01:24:48 PM

A fantastic physique with superb aesthetics! Other than the faggoty walk at the beginning, his posing was excellent. This is what a bodybuilder should look like. Something carefully crafted by hard work over time as opposed to the tripe being foisted upon us today that is nothing more than a pile of shit with even more shit slapped onto it. FTN.

I must point out that balance and aesthetics, although not mutually exclusive, are not the same. You can have a balanced physique that is not aesthetic, like Ruhl's or Kai Green's, but seldom will an aesthetic physique not be balanced. Being balanced immediately makes a physique more balanced than if it weren't, even if the bodybuilder has square muscles, wide hips and a bad structure.

What makes Benfatto's physique so special is that it was both balanced and aesthetic. His muscles were all in proportion to one another, symmetrical, and they had a beautiful round shape. His skeletal structure was also good, with the clavicles wide enough for the hips. The only fault in Benfatto's physique was that his torso was a little short, but this is not important.

SUCKMYMUSCLE

dyslexic · « **Reply #16 on:** May 02, 2011, 08:45:05 PM »

Quote from: suckmymuscle on May 02, 2011, 09:26:53 AM

I must point out that balance and aesthetics, although not mutually exclusive, are not the same. You can have a balanced physique that is not aesthetic, like Ruhl's or Kai Green's, but seldom will an aesthetic physique not be balanced. Being balanced immediately makes a physique more balanced than if it weren't, even if the bodybuilder has square muscles, wide hips and a bad structure.

What makes Benfatto's physique so special is that it was both balanced and aesthetic. His muscles were all in proportion to one another, symmetrical, and they had a beautiful round shape. His skeletal structure was also good, with the clavicles wide enough for the hips. The only fault in Benfatto's physique was that his torso was a little short, but this is not important.

SUCKMYMUSCLE

And now he has the pec tear...

Raymon · « **Reply #17 on:** May 02, 2011, 08:54:09 PM »

Quote from: dyslexic on May 02, 2011, 08:45:05 PM

And now he has the pec tear...

And he thinks he can compete in the sport of PERFECTION, Wrong find a day job smallfry.

suckmymuscle · « **Reply #18 on:** May 03, 2011, 10:05:01 AM »

Quote from: dyslexic on May 02, 2011, 08:45:05 PM

And now he has the pec tear...

Well, this thread is about the 1990 Mr.Olympia, and he didn't have any pec tears back then.

SUCMYMUSCLE

the Algebra Wizard · « **Reply #19 on:** May 03, 2011, 11:24:58 AM »

Quote from: suckmymuscle on April 30, 2011, 10:36:43 PM

One of my favorite bodybuilders ever. Even though his structure is not perfect - short torso - his aesthetics and muscular balance were incredible. Some say he looked his best at the 1987 Mr.World when he won his pro card, but I think he looked his best truly at the 1990 Mr.Olympia. He deserved better than his placing at that show.

SUCKMYMUSCLE

Are you sure that's 1990 ? not circa 1993-1995 ?

Cableguy · « **Reply #20 on:** May 03, 2011, 01:42:19 PM »

Quote from: suckmymuscle on April 30, 2011, 10:36:43 PM

One of my favorite bodybuilders ever. Even though his structure is not perfect - short torso - his aesthetics and muscular balance were incredible. Some say he looked his best at the 1987 Mr.World when he won his pro card, but I think he looked his best truly at the 1990 Mr.Olympia. He deserved better than his placing at that show.

SUCKMYMUSCLE

I had the pleasure of meeting Francis at World Gym Venice around 1995 or so. Humble, down to earth guy. If he had a longer torso, he'd be damn near perfect physiquewise.

suckmymuscle · « **Reply #21 on:** May 03, 2011, 02:10:50 PM »

Quote from: the Algebra Wizard on May 03, 2011, 11:24:58 AM

Are you sure that's 1990 ? not circa 1993-1995 ?

He was wearing black trunks in 1990, so I think it is. But you could certainly be right.

SUCKMYMUSCLE