See how far we've progressed. This lineup is better than every recent Pro lineup except for the Arnold and Olympia......16 years later.....
I get what you're saying but I don't think it's progressed, I say It's regressed. Back then the Nationals class at an amatuer show was better than a current pro lineup. BB was at it's peak in the early 90's. Diuretics testing changed the direction of the Modern BB. It came about at a time when (96ish) when a few people were on the bubble of becoming mass monsters and there were some GH guts. Once the testing was instituted and competitors (and promoters) began to realize that the same level of crispness was never going to appear onstage again it seems like BB shifted into high gear and headed down the "bigger is better" highway.
Only a few over the past years have been able to get dry, vascular, and stay full when dieting down. It seems like there are more mediocre competitors today. Hell I think some are pro's because the IFBB says they need at least X amount of pro's.......
Just an early morning rant, I haven't had breakfast yet.