Author Topic: Charles Clairemont - pics (Read 13976 times)

AVBG · « **on:** August 09, 2007, 05:40:14 PM »

One of the greats of the 90's.. Mr O worthy physique.

Stavios · « **Reply #1 on:** August 09, 2007, 05:52:09 PM »

those are some of the fullest biceps ever

fucking crazy

blinky · « **Reply #2 on:** August 09, 2007, 07:27:59 PM »

i always liked his build back in the day. guy had great shape and symmetry.

what happened to him? where is he now?

The Coach · « **Reply #3 on:** August 09, 2007, 09:08:44 PM »

Thats real BBing.

donrhummy · « **Reply #4 on:** August 09, 2007, 09:13:03 PM »

No gut or gyno and he's got good calves. Wouldn't place in a national show.

mrbham · « **Reply #5 on:** August 09, 2007, 09:30:26 PM »

I have always amired him. I think he would win some shows nowadays. But he decided it wasn't worth it to compete with Dorian. It was Dorian and JP and Dillit and Nasser. When you look awesome why would you want to kill yourself to look like them?

Scott Markey · « **Reply #6 on:** August 09, 2007, 09:57:56 PM »

One of my faves from the 90's. He never got much press. Look at what the majority of the pros look like compared to Claremont. If Darem Charles can win all of the shows besides the O and the Arnold. Then CC could be easily winning these shows today. Ahhh, The 90's................

Danimal77 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 09, 2007, 10:02:49 PM »

Him and Ian Harrison were both amazing in the 90's and sorely overlooked.

JasonH · « **Reply #8 on:** August 09, 2007, 11:59:33 PM »

He was a great physique standing on his own but he's actually a relatively small guy anyway - put him next to Dorian or even the smaller more cut physiques like Ray and Wheeler and pales into significance even more. I've seen him guest pose and and he never seemed to display a lot of confidence in himslef.
Still an excellent physique though - if he'd been around 7-8 years before he was, he would have blown most top guys away.

Cleanest Natural · « **Reply #9 on:** August 10, 2007, 12:57:03 AM »

Quote from: BigJ on August 09, 2007, 11:59:33 PM

He was a great physique standing on his own but he's actually a relatively small guy anyway - put him next to Dorian or even the smaller more cut physiques like Ray and Wheeler and pales into significance even more. I've seen him guest pose and and he never seemed to display a lot of confidence in himslef.
Still an excellent physique though - if he'd been around 7-8 years before he was, he would have blown most top guys away.

Well buddy let me help u with that assesement : I met Clairmonte in 95 in Romania While guestposing for the European championship. He is aqt least 6' and weighed at the time in offseason 136 kilos...also had a measured arm of 58 cm....his thighs also were absolutely huge. By the way : Dorian would not dwarf him . He came in smaller at shows , smaller than Dorian , because he was not willing to abuse insulin and everything there was to abuse...instead chose to look fantastic.

ali23 · « **Reply #10 on:** August 10, 2007, 01:37:16 AM »

No he is not one of the greats.. just because he has an aesthetically pleasing physique doesn't make him one of the greats.. he's obviously never had the heart to continue competing, and has never put the complete package come game time..

That's just like calling Troy Alves one of the greats of the 2000's..

The greats of the 90's include early on Lee Haney, Vince Taylor, then Dorian, Shawn, Kevin, Flex, Nasser, and later on Ronnie Coleman.. Then below them other guys like Chris Cormier, Mike Francois, Paul Dillet etc...

Cleanest Natural · « **Reply #11 on:** August 10, 2007, 01:41:09 AM »

Quote from: ali23 on August 10, 2007, 01:37:16 AM

No he is not one of the greats.. just because he has an aesthetically pleasing physique doesn't make him one of the greats.. he's obviously never had the heart to continue competing, and has never put the complete package come game time..

That's just like calling Troy Alves one of the greats of the 2000's..

The greats of the 90's include early on Lee Haney, Vince Taylor, then Dorian, Shawn, Kevin, Flex, Nasser, and later on Ronnie Coleman.. Then below them other guys like Chris Cormier, Mike Francois, Paul Dillet etc...

ok kiddo...

Brutal_1 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 10, 2007, 05:02:23 AM »

Quote from: ali23 on August 10, 2007, 01:37:16 AM

No he is not one of the greats.. just because he has an aesthetically pleasing physique doesn't make him one of the greats.. he's obviously never had the heart to continue competing, and has never put the complete package come game time..

At least he'll have his liver and kidneys

He was VERY overlooked...his problem was he was soft spoken, never talked trash or even rarely interviewed. I think his last O appearance was in 95, where he was placed 10th behind a soft wheeler and francois!

Awesome physique...smart man though for leaving

delta9mda · « **Reply #13 on:** August 10, 2007, 06:38:48 AM »

Quote from: Brutal_1 on August 10, 2007, 05:02:23 AM

At least he'll have his liver and kidneys

He was VERY overlooked...his problem was he was soft spoken, never talked trash or even rarely interviewed. I think his last O appearance was in 95, where he was placed 10th behind a soft wheeler and francois!

Awesome physique...smart man though for leaving

he was in the 97 mr olympia. yates was soft spoken and didnt do too many interviews and look where it got him.

triple_pickle · « **Reply #14 on:** August 10, 2007, 06:55:51 AM »

Quote from: sevastase on August 10, 2007, 12:57:03 AM

.... I met Clairmonte in 95 in Romania While guestposing for the European championship. He is aqt least 6' and weighed at the time in offseason 136 kilos...also had a measured arm of 58 cm....

Parker · « **Reply #15 on:** August 10, 2007, 07:47:20 AM »

I like Charles him and Alq Gurley never got their due respects. I remember on one of the Gran Prix his wife made fun of Fux's wee-wee, and that is the way she put it. And she was hot as well, I believe she was from the Caribbean like he was.

Jerryme7 · « **Reply #16 on:** August 10, 2007, 08:06:44 AM »

I thought Clairmont was from Britain?

HUGEPECS · « **Reply #17 on:** August 10, 2007, 08:55:22 AM »

My goodness. Charles was what bodybuilding was supposed to be. Nobody dare talk shit about his physique. if it wasn't for those lard ass judges, charles could have win a Sandow

Bear · « **Reply #18 on:** August 10, 2007, 09:03:20 AM »

Quote from: sevastase on August 10, 2007, 12:57:03 AM

Well buddy let me help u with that assesement : I met Clairmonte in 95 in Romania While guestposing for the European championship. He is aqt least 6' and weighed at the time in offseason 136 kilos...also had a measured arm of 58 cm....his thighs also were absolutely huge. By the way : Dorian would not dwarf him . He came in smaller at shows , smaller than Dorian , because he was not willing to abuse insulin and everything there was to abuse...instead chose to look fantastic.

This is 299 pounds with 23.1 inch arms or there abouts. Do you believe this? I don't.

delta9mda · « **Reply #19 on:** August 10, 2007, 09:23:54 AM »

Quote from: Parker on August 10, 2007, 07:47:20 AM

I like Charles him and Alq Gurley never got their due respects. I remember on one of the Gran Prix his wife made fun of Fux's wee-wee, and that is the way she put it. And she was hot as well, I believe she was from the Caribbean like he was.

that was charles wife

D_1000 · « **Reply #20 on:** August 10, 2007, 09:36:02 AM »

Quote from: Danimal77 on August 09, 2007, 10:02:49 PM

Him and Ian Harrison were both amazing in the 90's and sorely overlooked.

Ian Harrison had a very ugly physique. Muscle shape was bad, proportions were off.

Clairmonte was...okay. Not in the same class with Levrone, Ray, Yates and Wheeler, but not too far behind.

Brutal_1 · « **Reply #21 on:** August 10, 2007, 09:37:00 AM »

Quote from: delta9mda on August 10, 2007, 06:38:48 AM

he was in the 97 mr olympia. yates was soft spoken and didnt do too many interviews and look where it got him.

lol, yeah the difference between him and Yates was.......about 15iu/day

IceCold · « **Reply #22 on:** August 10, 2007, 12:33:44 PM »

cc looked great - by himself.

he didnt have the size or conditioning to make an impact.

the bigger guys dwarfed him and the guys who were shorter and weighed less outconditioned him.

for those to say, he just didnt want to do insulin or whatever, is a pathetic cop out.

he was most likely using, milos was one of the 1st and look at him.

JasonH · « **Reply #23 on:** August 10, 2007, 12:48:31 PM »

Quote from: sevastase on August 10, 2007, 12:57:03 AM

Well buddy let me help u with that assesement : I met Clairmonte in 95 in Romania While guestposing for the European championship. He is aqt least 6' and weighed at the time in offseason 136 kilos...also had a measured arm of 58 cm....his thighs also were absolutely huge. By the way : Dorian would not dwarf him . He came in smaller at shows , smaller than Dorian , because he was not willing to abuse insulin and everything there was to abuse...instead chose to look fantastic.

Sevastase - with all due respect (you squat some good weights man) but with Clairmonte you're way off - I didn't say Clairmonte wasn't good - he was an excellent physique and his condition was second to none - but there were just so many guys at that level better than him. He was competing in bodybuilding during the golden era where he had to beat guys like Dorian, Shawn, Flex, Kevin, Nasser etc. His placings were totally deserved under the circumstances when it came to the Olympia - he was a second or third tier bodybuilder at best during that time. I've seen him in person too and he wasn't as big as you say - he only got up to as high as 250 in the offseason and stayed relatively lean all year round - his arms were no bigger than 21in at best (his best bodypart). Like I say, a great physique, but there are better. I don't think he was overrated at all.

disco_stu · « **Reply #24 on:** August 10, 2007, 12:59:23 PM »

He came across reluctantly from the NABBA where he was dominating and had ran out of competition.

how would it look if someone from the NABBA also placed highyl or even won an IFBB show after moving across organisations?

CC was an excellent BB. Another victim of politics and screwed up judging which awards none of the basic BB fundamentals.

Author Topic: Charles Clairemont - pics (Read 13976 times)

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