Post some pics comparing the two together performing the same poses.
Arnold just dwarfes him.
Arnold flows, because each bodypart - arms, chest, legs, backs, etc is proportioned. Sergio is all arms. I don't see what the big deal is with this guy really. You don't care what the mags say, but most people do. These editors have been in the industry long enough to make these kind of decisions. Arnold was selected as having the greatest chest of all time! This shouldn't even be up for debate. His arms were just huge with massive peaks. Full AND peaked. The total package.
Take a tall guy, with bigger shoulders, chest, biceps, and FAR superior definition, and I'll show you the superior bodybuilder.
Serge alone looks great. He WAS great. Stand him next to Arnold and his faults become apparent to the critical eye...
And...
the judges agree!
I say I don't care what the magazines say, because I don't regard them as an accurate reflection of the truth. The fact that most people do doesn't impress me. At one point, most people thought the Earth was the centre of the universe.
Arnold does NOT have bigger shoulders- Sergio's dwarf Arnold's. You say that Arnold flows because each body part is proportioned, but as I've mentioned now in two straight posts (now three) that's bollocks.
Here, I'll copy and paste what I wrote earlier.
Definition- fine, Arnold was in better condition. Biceps- we've already been over this, it's a matter of taste. Some people like short, high peaked biceps (Arnold). Others (me) think that long, full biceps (Levrone's, Oliva's) look more powerful and massive.
Quads, no way. Arnold might have Sergio on separation, but this comes back to the conditioning factor. Sergio's quads were considerably bigger than Arnold's, and had way better shape and sweep. Sergio's quads were actually round and curved from the front, way ahead of his peers. Chest, debatable. Arnold has a bigger ribcage, but Sergio has phenomenally (and famously) thick pecs.
No symmetry or balance? Where do I even begin tearing this apart? Firstly, Arnold just looks wrong in the front lat spread. His waist is way too big for his shoulder and back width, not to mention his quad sweep. The result is the classic fridge look- Arnold never looked good in this shot. Shoulders- Arnold has a narrow structure relative to his waist. Sergio isn't the widest guy around, but he can get away with it with a 29" waist. Plus, Sergio's shoulders are actually bigger and better developed. Arnold's bis are too big for his tris, his chest too big for his lats from the front. You call that balance or symmetry?
So then somehow you arrive at the conclusion that Arnold had better 'overall', ok, whatever the hell 'overall' is
Bottom line: Arnold had
- Bis too big for his tris
- Arms too big for his delts
- Chest too big for his delts
- Chest too wide and full for his back- eg, front lat spread
- A wide waist
- Quads too small for his calves
- Quads too small for his upper body
- Quads too big for his hams
- Strange abs- a four back
- Narrow, sloping clavicles relative to his height
- Thick bone structure relative to Sergio
- Lacking quad sweep
- Lacking back width
- Lacking overall width
Time and time again in your post, you keep mentioning Arnold's arms- particularly his bis. This tells me that you stop looking at a bodybuilder's arms and judge them there- specifically, their bis. You have even failed to notice that Sergio has better overall arms.
