Author Topic: Shawn Ray's Best Showing Ever (Read 7038 times)

MattT · « **on:** October 22, 2006, 03:36:55 AM »

This is when I 1st saw a Mr O contest, and 1st got into bbing. And i will never forget how shocked i was to see a guy like Shawn Ray at 5'6 look as muscular as he did.. IMO this was his best condition, size, and overall shape he ever had..

MattT · « **Reply #1 on:** October 22, 2006, 03:46:24 AM »

Quote from: Xerxes on October 22, 2006, 03:42:11 AM

He is 5'7 and 1/2.

with shoes on..

Samourai Pizzacat · « **Reply #2 on:** October 22, 2006, 03:46:36 AM »

Quote from: MattT on October 22, 2006, 03:36:55 AM

This is when I 1st saw a Mr O contest, and 1st got into bbing. And i will never forget how shocked i was to see a guy like Shawn Ray at 5'6 look as muscular as he did.. IMO this was his best condition, size, and overall shape he ever had..

Was that in Dubai, India?

Figo · « **Reply #3 on:** October 22, 2006, 03:46:44 AM »

No matter what people think of S. Ray personally, he was the epitome of a consumate pro, with a polished physique and presentation.
The kind of individual that had what it took to take the sport mainstream with his obvious gift of the gab and eloquence.
Not just a meathead thats self-absorbed and lacking any personality, or a God-thanking barely coherent monster.
Ray would have given us regular ESPN coverage. Just my 2 cents.

davidpaul · « **Reply #4 on:** October 22, 2006, 03:47:37 AM »

Quote from: Samourai Pizzacat on October 22, 2006, 03:46:36 AM

Was that in Dubai, India?

MattT · « **Reply #5 on:** October 22, 2006, 03:48:50 AM »

Quote from: Figo on October 22, 2006, 03:46:44 AM

No matter what people think of S. Ray personally, he was the epitome of a consumate pro, with a polished physique and presentation.
The kind of individual that had what it took to take the sport mainstream with his obvious gift of the gab and eloquence.
Not just a meathead thats self-absorbed and lacking any personality, or a God-thanking barely coherent monster.
Ray would have given us regular ESPN coverage. Just my 2 cents.

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LASTREP72 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 22, 2006, 05:19:27 AM »

Quote from: Figo on October 22, 2006, 03:46:44 AM

No matter what people think of S. Ray personally, he was the epitome of a consumate pro, with a polished physique and presentation.
The kind of individual that had what it took to take the sport mainstream with his obvious gift of the gab and eloquence.
Not just a meathead thats self-absorbed and lacking any personality, or a God-thanking barely coherent monster.
Ray would have given us regular ESPN coverage. Just my 2 cents.

Yeah I have to go with what you said if BBing was ever to go "main stream" (I really think it's pretty main stream in it's own way now as these bbers are know wold wide) it would be through Ray - as he could speak well and just looked the part of a true professional. He looked great in that clip but Yates had already taken it to the freaky mass monster way and along came king Coleman with his lights out back double-bi and two tons of over-muscled ass cheaks!! Ray must have loved his career though as he got in young and got out without injuring himself. I remeber him saying in a FLEX mag running up to the 02 or either 03 Olympia that he felt his legs were a slight bit outta balance with his upper body (on the big side) but from that clip I really didn't see it in 98 - he looked great

Figo · « **Reply #7 on:** October 22, 2006, 05:42:02 AM »

Quote from: LASTREP72 on October 22, 2006, 05:19:27 AM

Yeah I have to go with what you said if BBing was ever to go "main stream" (I really think it's pretty main stream in it's own way now as these bbers are know wold wide) it would be through Ray - as he could speak well and just looked the part of a true professional. He looked great in that clip but Yates had already taken it to the freaky mass monster way and along came king Coleman with his lights out back double-bi and two tons of over-muscled ass cheaks!! Ray must have loved his career though as he got in young and got out without injuring himself. I remeber him saying in a FLEX mag running up to the 02 or either 03 Olympia that he felt his legs were a slight bit outta balance with his upper body (on the big side) but from that clip I really didn't see it in 98 - he looked great

Much like Gaspari his legs were predisposed to get huge, but he controlled the urge to become another Quadzilla(as did Gaspari), and instead had one of the most balanced(if not the most) physiques of his very long era. Better IMO, than Sarcev, on par with Paris and Labrada.
You're right, came in, and left young and fit.

Parker · « **Reply #8 on:** October 22, 2006, 05:46:17 AM »

Quote from: LASTREP72 on October 22, 2006, 05:19:27 AM

I remeber him saying in a FLEX mag running up to the 02 or either 03 Olympia that he felt his legs were a slight bit outta balance with his upper body (on the big side) but from that clip I really didn't see it in 98 - he looked great

His legs were one of his strong points. You could see it when he first got his pro card. If he wanted to, he could have taken the freaky route and made his legs a stand out bodypart, he could have been the black Tom Platz. Good thing he didn't

SteelePegasus · « **Reply #9 on:** October 22, 2006, 05:54:48 AM »

Quote from: Samourai Pizzacat on October 22, 2006, 03:46:36 AM

Was that in Dubai, India?

ROFL.....classic

Hedgehog · « **Reply #10 on:** October 22, 2006, 05:56:21 AM »

No offence, but Ray was better in both '94 and '96.

Here's his '94 performance:

YIP
Zack

SteelePegasus · « **Reply #11 on:** October 22, 2006, 06:31:45 AM »

Quote from: Hedgehog on October 22, 2006, 05:56:21 AM

No offence, but Ray was better in both '94 and '96.

Here's his '94 performance:

YIP
Zack

not impressed..he has looked "fuller" in other pics I have seen

*excuse the bad grammer but it conveys the message

figgs · « **Reply #12 on:** October 22, 2006, 09:05:41 AM »

Some of the best posing I've ever seen. FLAWLESS!

Sculpter · « **Reply #13 on:** October 22, 2006, 09:15:27 AM »

Shawn was a great bb'er.Classic physique.The only fault I could ever see w/him was that his upper body didn't match his lower body being that he had way too long legs for the length of his torso.Besides that a body I would want to try to achieve.

Rammer · « **Reply #14 on:** October 22, 2006, 09:26:35 AM »

I just uploaded this clip to YouTube of Shawn Ray from the '92 Olympia. It has a lot of biographical info, even shows him winning the Cal and as a kid with a fro, but hardly shows his Olympia posing routine at all. Still a good video for fans of Shawn Ray.

Here's shawn as a kid taken from the video clip.

sgt. d · « **Reply #15 on:** October 22, 2006, 09:45:06 AM »

nice clip

SteelePegasus · « **Reply #16 on:** October 22, 2006, 09:48:05 AM »

has this fucker ever trained naturally?

figgs · « **Reply #17 on:** October 22, 2006, 09:54:23 AM »

Quote from: SteelePegasus on October 22, 2006, 09:48:05 AM

has this fucker ever trained naturally?

Nope. He's probably juiced up in that childhood football picture.

Rammer · « **Reply #18 on:** October 22, 2006, 10:00:12 AM »

Quote from: figgs on October 22, 2006, 09:54:23 AM

Nope. He's probably juiced up in that childhood football picture.

LOL!

Shawn Ray · « **Reply #19 on:** October 22, 2006, 03:50:50 PM »

I love you guys! $:-\$
The Football pic was from my 7th Grade Flag Jr. High School team in 1978

Nice walk down memory lane, time for some Orange Juice, Peace!

S

IronMagazine.com · « **Reply #20 on:** October 22, 2006, 05:04:32 PM »

that is how a pro bb should look... size, shape, symmetry, proportion, v taper, small waist.

MattT · « **Reply #21 on:** October 22, 2006, 05:40:03 PM »

Quote from: Shawn Ray on October 22, 2006, 03:50:50 PM

I love you guys! $:-\$
The Football pic was from my 7th Grade Flag Jr. High School team in 1978
Nice walk down memory lane, time for some Orange Juice, Peace!
S

Shawn why not compete one more time? John Sherman's coming back, milos to. Why don't you step up to the plate and show them who the king of symmetry is?

bigbalddaddy · « **Reply #22 on:** October 22, 2006, 05:41:57 PM »

That was the last of the badass classic physiques! Let the haters hate, Shawn shoulda been Mr.O with out a doubt! If these bloated ass pros today claim to have a 32-34" waist

, Shawns must be about 22-23" in that Vid!

For real...Shawn for the record what was your waist size at that time before you went "off-season"

? 28-29"?

SteelePegasus · « **Reply #23 on:** October 22, 2006, 06:07:17 PM »

Quote from: Matt C on October 22, 2006, 05:43:36 PM

Shawn has nothing to prove and everything to lose. Plus he is a grounded family man now, making money elsewhere in the industry. If I was Shawn I would just do some HRT and train for fun.

But I agree that Shawn should step up...to the hair club for men.

jk Shawn, you know we love you.

listen, shawn had his run..the cars have been repo'd, Haney's record is still intact.

He now gets his kicks from making the Colorado Pro check bounce

talking about he is pushing a "weekend warrior" campaign for vyotech. Give me break

is he even natural now?

Snotroot · « **Reply #24 on:** October 22, 2006, 06:31:12 PM »

Quote from: SteelePegasus on October 22, 2006, 06:07:17 PM

listen, shawn had his run..the cars have been repo'd, Haney's record is still intact.

He now gets his kicks from making the Colorado Pro check bounce

talking about he is pushing a "weekend warrior" campaign for vyotech. Give me break

is he even natural now?

Hillarious !!