I think that Kamali did start out okay, he had better than descent conditioning. But he kept getting bigger, which made his structural flaws standout more. Plus he was getting bigger in the wrong places. Top that off with pics of him and Nasser at 300+ pounds, add in his self created hype, and a little water= an Iranian Stay-Puff Marshmallow man.
And if he tries to get smaller, he does it too quickly, and I doubt he can capture what he had during his rookie year, very few can go back in time for their best look.
Venom,
I think you have a point about his adding mass made his structural flaws really stand out.
Arms, Torso.....
I also think his dieting down is also a problem, maybe he is someone who can't diet down no matter what the strategy is, without losing too much lean mass giving him that emaciated look.
What you are saying is a bunch of BS. His problem is his muscle bellies and structure. His poor placings are not due to losing muscle precontest.
If the problem is looking sucked out and flat how come he looked better when Disgusted had him on a close to zero carb diet and a bunch of cardio. He looked worse when he was fully loaded the week before.
No reason to get mouthy, BilderNugg.
I don't know his dieting strategy so really, I can't argue that phase of it.
I just know that he looks so small and sucked out, more so than other competitors who've dieted just as long or longer.
The guy looked good in 1994. Then, for some reason, he started to believe his own hype about training quarter squats in smith machines with 8 spotters and bulking up to a sumo wrestler in the off season because "it only matters what you look on game day".
In short, Kamali has a weak mind IMO.
Check out his training vids. Training with heavy weights is easy. Anyone can do that. Use full range of motion, use good form is hard.
Kamali seemingly don't know jack shit about training hard IMO.
If he ever did, his pompous ass forgot it along the way.
Cicherillo, for all his "light" training, trains much harder than Kamali.
YIP
Zack
Zachary,
I also agree about the training.
I wonder about any pro bodybuilder who relies on the Smith Machine for the bulk of their movements, or machines for that matter.
I know Chick swears by machines, but still..........

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