Reason why frank mcgrath came last (pics)

[slaveboy1980]

I would still rather look like him than most pros.  Who is with me on this?  I would rather be 5'11 and 240 shredded with a tiny waist like his than 5'5 and 200 or 5'7 and 240, with a big waist and GH gut.

 

would you wanna be 6'6 275lbs, or be 5'10 231lbs?

[omg]

frank dont look as bad as you guys say there... still looks good to me even though some parts are abit lagging..he will improve with time he's quite new to pro ranks

[nycbull]

Unfortunately arms are just not valued as much in bb anymore. They use to be the symbol of bodybuilding and the reason for most fans interest, but now they are gettin overshadowed and lost to huge synthol filled oversized delts. And forearms were never very valued in BB or considered much in judgeing. Too bad. 

[The.Giant]

5'10 and 231...didn't you see that Moore's commercial with the tall guy hitting his head on everything? 

You don't hit your head on too much stuff at 6'6". You can still clear most doorways 

[Below Me]

Guess he needs to spend the rent money on something more than Animal products.

[cqfd]

Yeah... but I bet in a club or any setting other than a BB stage, Frank has no trouble pulling more hot chicks than any of the guys who beat him. He's got height, looks, muscles, without being "grotesque" in the eyes of the general female public..

yeah let's be real, most on the guys placing high in contests look quite stupid "on the street", like muscled obeses.
It's like models. Their extremely thin physiques make them look good on podiums but is that the kind of chicks you really want in your bed?

[jr]

Monster receding hairline.

[oakleyreplicas]

Frank has the smallest waist in the IFBB today, bar none.   He doesn't abuse GH/ insulin.  Looks fantastic.  A year of work on the back and he owns most pros. 
Judging and callouts were messed up at this show.... Compare 2nd place Dugdale to Last callout McGrath.  Are you telling me this difference warrents those placings???  I don't believe so.

[The.Giant]

That picture doesn't do dugdales conditioning justice.

He complete owned Frank on back and lower body (especialliy hams) conditioning.

Also, Dugdale got a gift with 2nd.

[Moen]

Frank has the smallest waist in the IFBB today, bar none.   He doesn't abuse GH/ insulin.  Looks fantastic.  A year of work on the back and he owns most pros. 
Judging and callouts were messed up at this show.... Compare 2nd place Dugdale to Last callout McGrath.  Are you telling me this difference warrents those placings???  I don't believe so.

Have to say that is some fishy judging

Even if his backside was that bad, he still owns dugdale on 50% of the body (the front) so ?

[Vince G, CSN MFT]

Frank McGrath DROPPED OUT AFTER ROUND ONE!!!  He would have finished very well most likely but he dropped out. 

[pumpster]

I would still rather look like him than most pros.  Who is with me on this? 

Actually this has been said over and over by many, already.

[pumpster]

Unfortunately arms are just not valued as much in bb anymore.

No, it's just that other muscles are expected to be as good. In the old daze greater imbalance was acceptable, for example less developed legs.

He might have to get on the GH bandwagon in a bigger way to catch up. Probably not worth it.

[BroadStreetBruiser]

You dickriders always get called out hahahahahahahaa

[The.Giant]

Frank McGrath DROPPED OUT AFTER ROUND ONE!!!  He would have finished very well most likely but he dropped out. 

Wrong. He was tied for last with 80 points after pre-judging.

Hope he continues to compete. Guy is the closest thing to an Ironager we have left. If he adds hamstrings/calves and gets his conditioning better he'll do great.

[slaveboy1980]

So what is Vince talking about?  Is he on crack? 

no, poo behind eye socket

[Adam Empire]

He is taking forehead growth to a new level.  Hello conehead.

[Parker]

Actually, his back is more detailed than Jay Cutler's...

[Chick]

Lets not get crazy, boys...Frank is a decent bb, but he was nowhere near Mark.

Franks strength is also his weakness...arms. good from the front, not so good from the rear.

[donrhummy]

And stubbs and abbew had great legs? 

No one is saying Frank deserved a top 3 placing but he should have been 9-10.

[Chick]

And stubbs and abbew had great legs? 

No one is saying Frank deserved a top 3 placing but he should have been 9-10.

Stubbs no...Abbew wasnt as bad as your making him out to be. Frank was notonly weak from the back, but soft as well and lacking width, he's very narrow...Stubbs and Abbew are wide as a country mile...

[donrhummy]

Stubbs no...Abbew wasnt as bad as your making him out to be. Frank was notonly weak from the back, but soft as well and lacking width, he's very narrow...Stubbs and Abbew are wide as a country mile...

Agreed on Stubbs/Abbew being wide, but I think their lack of proportion was overlooked more than Frank's. Again, I'm not saying Frank should have beaten Abbew, but I think Abbew/Stubbs got cut more slack than Frank did.

Also I agree that Frank's back is not wide enough but he's got big enough delts and a small enough waist that he's not that narrow if he just brings up his lats. Frank also has no gut, which in today's BB world should count for something (especially on a guy with a fair amount of muscle).

[oakleyreplicas]

I don't think that anyone is really debating weather or not Frank should have placed in the top 3, 5, or whatever.  But to have him last callouts is not right..... just like alot of other missed calls at this show.  Alot of people didn't get a fair placing or cllout at this show, and I believe everyone knows that.  It was not just Frank. 

But, her is something to ponder.....   The IFBB has been preaching how many years now about the big guts, and how they will not be rewarded in competition...... they say a tight waist waist will be rewarded, but  is it?  No, thats very obvious. 

It seems like a continuous cycle....

1. BODYBUILDERS NEED TO BE AS BIG AS NEXT GUY.... TAKES GH/SLIN..... GETS BIG MUSCLES AND BIG GUT. 
OR
2. BODYBUILDER HAS TINY WAIST, GREAT TAPER, ALOT SMALLER WAIST WITH SLIGHTLY SMALLER MUSCLES.


What do the judges want?!...... for the most part (and I know I'm being very general here), the guy who is not abousing gh/slin/igf, is going to have smaller muscles.  If the IFBB judges are saying to bring down the waists, that in turn is going to lead to smaller muscles overall, and smaller waists.

This, imo, is what McGrath is representing.  He represents what the IFBB "SAYS" they want.  That is why I believe that McGrath is talked about alot on the Internet and appears to have a strong following for a virtual unknown. Yes, he still needs to make improvements but he is still a young kid.  I believe the success McGrath has depends on if the Judges live up to what they claim.

Here's a video of Frank Mcgrath at the Ironman. I believe he is todays modern Ironage bodybuilder. Check out the vid.
Peace Bros.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4nfm6pYrKc&mode=related&search=

[Croatch]

Franks strength is also his weakness...arms. good from the front, not so good from the rear.

I would have to agree.  Frank's arms really don't look that great from behind.
Imagine having that physique and not placing...scary.

[SteelePegasus]

I don't see how Frank's conditioning was off.  Maybe if "off" means "not absolutely as good as possible" then I suppose he was off.  His conditioning was still very good though.  I'm also not sure if his back is weak, or if it's just that his arms are so strong they dwarf his back like Levrone's delts dwarfed his chest.  I read that his calves are 18.5" and I think he could use another couple of inches there.  His hamstrings are his true weakness in my opinion - they could be both bigger and harder.

All in all, I really don't see how that is a last place physique.

the legs look terrible, zero hams, quads are small, no cut what so ever