The Master-Judge Explains Why Ronnie Got Crushed At Last Year's Olympia.

[suckmymuscle]

  This is an interview with Jim Rockell. If there is a single judge in bodybuilding who deserves to be called a "master-judge", it is this guy. He has been involved with bodybuilding since the 1960s, and has been a bodybuilding judge since the early 1970s. He was already at the 1977 Olympia as an auxiliary judge. He is now the chairman of the Men's I.F.B.B, and the head judge of the Mr.Olympia. He has judged 600 bodybuilding contests in 30 years, both at the amateur and professional levels. According to him, judging pro shows is easier, because top pros have very few flaws - otherwise they wouldn't have reached that level in the first place. He has judged Bannout's, Haney's and Dorian's physiques, as well as Ronnie's since he competed at his first Olympia. This guy is the man.

  According to him, Ronnie lost mostly due to: lack of development and separations in his back and relative overall flatness compared to his previous self, as well as being slightly off in conditioning. He said that Cutler beat him mostly due to increased crispness of separations and hardness, not size.  Here's the interview:

  www.bodybuilding.com/fun/audio/am/awesome_muscles_podcast_3oct2006_int16.mp3

SUCKMYMUSCLE

[240 is Back]

relative overall flatness compared to his previous self

Weird.  I didn't see "Ronnie Coleman, 2005" on the stage during the 2006 mr O.


And IF that is the case, why didn't Jay win in 2001, when he was arguably better than Ronnie, and worlds ahead of his 2000 self?

[SWOLETRAIN]

c'mon 40 didnt u hear? its all fixed!!!

[Stavios]

Weird.  I didn't see "Ronnie Coleman, 2005" on the stage during the 2006 mr O.


And IF that is the case, why didn't Jay win in 2001, when he was arguably better than Ronnie, and worlds ahead of his 2000 self?

bump for the truth

[beatmaster]

c'mon 40 didnt u hear? its all fixed!!!

there you go, or they finaly realised its time for change!

[Forka]

I think Jay is fully aware 2001 showing is his best showing to date. His waist was smaller, his arms were bigger, and his symmetry was even better.  No one seems to ever address the fact that Ronnie is arguably the most symmetrical bodybuilder of any time period.  Yes, this year his back was off, his conditioning was off, and his injuries were noticeable.  If everyone wants to call out Ronnie's injuries, why isn't anyone calling out Jay's possible "nerve" damage. I really don’t' know where to sit with this one…  Is it genetics, or is it an injury? Why isn't Bob Swoop asking the reigning champ if he's suffered nerve damage? It was in the magazines… Chad called him on it.. Some others did too…. 

[240 is Back]

incredible how his face looked so different from 2003 to 2006.  Wow.

[suckmymuscle]

Ronnie shouldn't be judged based on margin of regression.

  Maybe. But the bottom line is that, when you raise the bar at something - in this case, back thickness, which he did at the 2003 Olympia -, you have an obligation to uphold that standard.

Nor should Jay be judged based on margin of improvement.

  Cutler's small margin of improvement was enough to make him become better than Ronnie after his regression. What is so fucking hard for you to understand? Rockell was already judging bodybuilding contests when you were pooping in your diapers, so I trust his judging more than I do your amateurish opinion.

SUCKMYMUSCLE

[240 is Back]

  Maybe. But the bottom line is that, when you raise the bar at something - in this case, back thickness, which he did at the 2003 Olympia -, you have an obligation to uphold that standard.

Ronnie had "an obligation" to be the best man on the stage.  Period.

The 77 Steelers had a much stronger defense than the 2006 Steelers.  Should we take Bettis' ring back?

[Forka]

That's a great shot 240.  Look guys, his waist is no where near what it is now, in terms of overall size...you know, that Kitchenaid look... I'm no expert, be it GH, FOOD, squats....lack of lifting belt... bull shit...more bull shit...   He can't present that 2001 package anymore. And yes, Ronnie can't present his best either. But does anyone remembe the '05 comparison of Victor and Ronnie at the big O? Ronnie's waist was nearly as small, and flater I might add then Victor's...and Ronnie had better legs.... maybe less full then Victor, but he was the better b.b that day.  You cannot make a case for Jay this year.  If anyone should have taken the title from Ronnie this year, it should have been Victor.  The only issue I have with Victor, is whether he uses some 'sight enhacment' ...to his arms/calves/delts...  that's my only quip about him. 

[NarcissisticDeity]

Ronnie shouldn't be judged based on margin of regression.

Nor should Jay be judged based on margin of improvement.

Why not? it worked for Ronnie in 1998 according to Shawn Ray

Ronnie Coleman was the most improved bodybuilder , and they should have an award for that but it SHOULDN'T be the overall title. Ronnie Coleman won the Mr Olympia for making the most improvement.

Ronnie does NOT have the complete physique. He has a certain degree of shape and detail but , let's be honest , he has a lot of weaknesses : calves , hamstrings , midsection. He has flaws on his physique that you just can't find on my physique or Flex Wheeler's physique.

Did they even count the posing routine? Ronnie Coleman is never going to be remembered for a posing routine.

In my opinion Jay really wasn't so much improved as Ronnie was so much off , Jay came close to 2001 which is his best Olympia showing but I don't think he exceeded it

Jay won because Ronnie was off and not just 2004 off he was way off , and Jay was on and Ronnie didn't have his trump card which was his back and he paid for it .

[Palpatine Q]

I think Jay is fully aware 2001 showing is his best showing to date. His waist was smaller, his arms were bigger, and his symmetry was even better.  No one seems to ever address the fact that Ronnie is arguably the most symmetrical bodybuilder of any time period.  Yes, this year his back was off, his conditioning was off, and his injuries were noticeable.  If everyone wants to call out Ronnie's injuries, why isn't anyone calling out Jay's possible "nerve" damage. I really don’t' know where to sit with this one…  Is it genetics, or is it an injury? Why isn't Bob Swoop asking the reigning champ if he's suffered nerve damage? It was in the magazines… Chad called him on it.. Some others did too…. 

Fvck yes.

Jay has just as many imbalances on his body as Ronnie..... he's been that way for three years now.

And his imbalances are on a far worse physique. 

Jay Cutler is the worst Mr. O af all time.

I had him 18th.

[NarcissisticDeity]

Fvck yes.

Jay has just as many imbalances on his body as Ronnie..... he's been that way for three years now.

And his imbalances are on a far worse physique. 

Jay Cutler is the worst Mr. O af all time.

I had him 18th.

What imbalances?

[Palpatine Q]

What imbalances?

His left arm and leg dwarf his right.

It's common knowledge, please stop being a condom.

[NarcissisticDeity]

His left arm and leg dwarf his right.

It's common knowledge, please stop being a condom.

That would be a symmetry issue and 2006 Ronnie's lats were asymmetrical as well as his triceps , among Ronnie's balance issues.

[Palpatine Q]

That would be a symmetry issue and 2006 Ronnie's lats were asymmetrical as well as his triceps , among Ronnie's balance issues.

Symmetry and balance are pretty much redundant. unless you mean proportion when you say balance, which would not surprise me because you are a nipple floating in semen

[NarcissisticDeity]

Symmetry and balance are pretty much redundant. unless you mean proportion when you say balance, which would not surprise me because you are a nipple floating in semen

No they're not symmetry is left/right exactness 

[Palpatine Q]

No they're not symmetry is left/right exactness 

I know But I really don't care.

Call it balance, proportion, symmetry or whatfvckingever   Jay sucks balls.

[Hulkster]

Why not? it worked for Ronnie in 1998 according to Shawn Ray

Ronnie Coleman was the most improved bodybuilder , and they should have an award for that but it SHOULDN'T be the overall title. Ronnie Coleman won the Mr Olympia for making the most improvement.

Ronnie does NOT have the complete physique. He has a certain degree of shape and detail but , let's be honest , he has a lot of weaknesses : calves , hamstrings , midsection. He has flaws on his physique that you just can't find on my physique or Flex Wheeler's physique.

Did they even count the posing routine? Ronnie Coleman is never going to be remembered for a posing routine.

In my opinion Jay really wasn't so much improved as Ronnie was so much off , Jay came close to 2001 which is his best Olympia showing but I don't think he exceeded it

Jay won because Ronnie was off and not just 2004 off he was way off , and Jay was on and Ronnie didn't have his trump card which was his back and he paid for it .

LOL no offense to shawn, but what contest was he at?

Ronnie's HAMSTRINGS are a weakness?

WTF?

Sorry, but this asessment of Ronnie 98 seems highly questionable.

and I like shawn!

[suckmymuscle]

First of all, my opinions are not amateurish

  Your opinions are definitely amateurish. This became evident in the truce thread, where you got your ass handed to you epically by me, NarcissisticDeity and others en absurdum. You never replied to any of the posts I directly called you out. Coward. You and NeoSperm are the two greatest morons and Coleman spooge-suckers in this board.

a contest should be judged based on who is the best man of the day, period.

  And guess what you idiot? Jay destroyed Coleman! It wasn't even close! All the five senior judges who make the final decision gave it to Jay. Cutler's victory was by a significant number of points. The bottom line is that Cutler was almost as good as Coleman last year, and this year he surpassed him. Period.

FYI, I am not saying I know more than Jim Rockell, I'm simply pointing out the fault in your suggestion that he automatically knows more than someone younger than he does or who hasn't been around the industry as long as him.

  It doesen't work that way, kid. How many contests have you judged? How many have you even attended? Rockell has judged more shows than you have attended, and he has seen ten times more physiques up-close than you have in all of your magazine collection combined.

SUCKMYMUSCLE

[Palpatine Q]

And guess what you idiot? Jay destroyed Coleman! It wasn't even close! All the five senior judges who make the final decision gave it to Jay. Cutler's victory was by a significant number of points. The bottom line is that Cutler was almost as good as Coleman last year, and this year he surpassed him. Period.

That's because Ronnie is 43 years old.

When he was in his prime Jay looked like a fat little boy standing next to him. He sucks. He acts like he actually did something besides hang around long enough for age to catch up to someone who was vastly superior.

I had him 23rd

[suckmymuscle]

In my opinion Jay really wasn't so much improved as Ronnie was so much off , Jay came close to 2001 which is his best Olympia showing but I don't think he exceeded it

Jay won because Ronnie was off and not just 2004 off he was way off , and Jay was on and Ronnie didn't have his trump card which was his back and he paid for it .

  Well, I don't agree with that totally. I do think that Jay improved a lot his overral muscularity. He had deeper separations - especially on his quads - in 2001 and his midsection was tighter and more separated as well, but he is now on an obviously higher level of muscle development. However, I do agree that 2001 was his best conditioning by far.

SUCKMYMUSCLE

[suckmymuscle]

That's because Ronnie is 43 years old.

When he was in his prime Jay looked like a fat little boy standing next to him. He sucks. He acts like he actually did something besides hang around long enough for age to catch up to someone who was vastly superior.

I had him 23rd

  It doesen't matter: you are judged by how you look on the day of the contest. Period. But yes, Ronnie is an overral vastly superior bodybuilder than Jay.

SUCKMYMUSCLE

[Bear]

Weird.  I didn't see "Ronnie Coleman, 2005" on the stage during the 2006 mr O.


And IF that is the case, why didn't Jay win in 2001, when he was arguably better than Ronnie, and worlds ahead of his 2000 self?

According to him, Ronnie lost mostly due to: lack of development and separations in his back and relative overall flatness compared to his previous self, as well as being slightly off in conditioning

[Palpatine Q]

One thing is for sure, Ronnie would beat the crap out of Jay in a streetfight and then force him to blow him