Author Topic: How did Lee Haney won 8 Olympia titles ?! (Read 30832 times)

Stavios · « **on:** January 31, 2008, 08:18:25 PM »

I am checking some Youtube videos right now and I don't see how nobody was able to beat this guy for 8 years

his legs were so fucking small compared to his torso that it looks ridiculous

weak arms as well

Speak on this mofos, what was so impressive about this guy ?

joelocal · « **Reply #1 on:** January 31, 2008, 08:19:27 PM »

He placed first!

Stavios · « **Reply #2 on:** January 31, 2008, 08:20:31 PM »

this is a serious thread Joe

anybody has comparaison pics of videos with the other competitors ?

James Blunt · « **Reply #3 on:** January 31, 2008, 08:20:40 PM »

Check the pec thickness in the fourth photo. MONSTROUS

TrueGrit · « **Reply #4 on:** January 31, 2008, 08:20:56 PM »

How did he won them?

He juiced for Jesus.

Stavios · « **Reply #5 on:** January 31, 2008, 08:21:45 PM »

arms looks super small in the first pic

James Blunt · « **Reply #6 on:** January 31, 2008, 08:22:02 PM »

He competed in the days when mass wasn't everything. Epic quality in his physique.

KillerMonk · « **Reply #7 on:** January 31, 2008, 08:23:13 PM »

Pure Genetics, i wonder how he would have gone in 93 against an ungodly Yates if he continued.

Stavios · « **Reply #8 on:** January 31, 2008, 08:23:37 PM »

Quote from: James Blunt on January 31, 2008, 08:22:02 PM

He competed in the days when mass wasn't everything. Epic quality in his physique.

I have to find a shot of his front relaxed

most imbalanced physique ever

England_1 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 31, 2008, 08:24:09 PM »

Quote from: KillerMonk on January 31, 2008, 08:23:13 PM

Pure Genetics, i wonder how he would have gone in 93 against an ungodly Yates if he continued.

Haney was lucky to beat Yates in 91 let alone 93. Haney would have been an after thought in the mid 90s

Stavios · « **Reply #10 on:** January 31, 2008, 08:24:32 PM »

Quote from: KillerMonk on January 31, 2008, 08:23:13 PM

Pure Genetics, i wonder how he would have gone in 93 against an ungodly Yates if he continued.

he would have had his ass handed to him that's for sure

I am not a fan of Yates but he look billion times more impressive than Haney

James Blunt · « **Reply #11 on:** January 31, 2008, 08:25:50 PM »

Great physique. It just flowed, even with so so arms they still looked great on him. Quality muscle!

Stavios · « **Reply #12 on:** January 31, 2008, 08:29:48 PM »

very weird looking physique

TrueGrit · « **Reply #13 on:** January 31, 2008, 08:29:57 PM »

Quote from: Stavios on January 31, 2008, 08:24:32 PM

he would have had his ass handed to him that's for sure

I am not a fan of Yates but he look billion times more impressive than Haney

Because Yates was a pioneer of HGH. Haney was the last great champ between the Pumping Iron era and the new age of HGH and insulin abuse. It's ridiculous to compare him to peak Yates as Yates ushered in a whole new (terrible) age that led to the guts and more muscle than frames can handle. When they competed on a level drug playing field Haney was a worthy winner.

Haney was a boring kind of guy but he pretty much deserved every single title he won, far less controversially than the likes of some of Yates' , Coleman's and Cutler's.

James Blunt · « **Reply #14 on:** January 31, 2008, 08:31:03 PM »

Somewhat like a less massive coleman

His back was his standout bodypart and it made him look incredible.

TrueGrit · « **Reply #15 on:** January 31, 2008, 08:33:52 PM »

Quote from: Stavios on January 31, 2008, 08:29:48 PM

very weird looking physique

In what way? You mean the tight, flat stomach and wide shoulders all tapering down to a perfect 'V'?

If anything Haney was the most genetically gifted of all time.

Baby_Hercules · « **Reply #16 on:** January 31, 2008, 08:35:55 PM »

Lee Saw the way the drug game was going and retired while he was ahead which was a very smart move. However if he had gone the way of the GH/insuin monsters he could have easily won 4 or 5 more sandows.

Stavios · « **Reply #17 on:** January 31, 2008, 08:38:06 PM »

Quote from: TrueGrit on January 31, 2008, 08:33:52 PM

If anything Haney was the most genetically gifted of all time.

bullshit

TrueGrit · « **Reply #18 on:** January 31, 2008, 08:40:31 PM »

Quote from: Stavios on January 31, 2008, 08:38:06 PM

bullshit

Persuasive argument. Anyway, think what you like. The whole thing came so easily to him, it was pretty much dumped into his lap. Maybe if he'd got into the GH and insulin in a big way you'd have a different opinion.

Also, can you tell me what is so weird about his physique in that youtube you posted?

Condor · « **Reply #19 on:** January 31, 2008, 08:43:40 PM »

Well then who in your opinion should have beaten Haney during the 80's?

He won 8 because he was the best of that era, not today.

Stavios · « **Reply #20 on:** January 31, 2008, 08:47:32 PM »

Quote from: TrueGrit on January 31, 2008, 08:40:31 PM

Also, can you tell me what is so weird about his physique in that youtube you posted?

his torso completly dwarfs everything else

his arms look long and way too small for his body

non-existant legs

Compare him to a guy like Lee Labrada and I think Lee looks much better

Big_Tymer · « **Reply #21 on:** January 31, 2008, 08:50:13 PM »

Haney is definitely not the most impressive Mr. O, but the reason he won 8 was because he was the best for all those years. The genetics of the 80s bodybuilders was the worst imo, he didnt have much competition

Stavios · « **Reply #22 on:** January 31, 2008, 08:51:31 PM »

Quote from: Big_Tymer on January 31, 2008, 08:50:13 PM

Haney is definitely not the most impressive Mr. O, but the reason he won 8 was because he was the best for all those years. The genetics of the 80s bodybuilders was the worst imo, he didnt have much competition

very true

looking at pictures, he only one because no one was impressive

the 90's was the best era of bodybuilding by far

TrueGrit · « **Reply #23 on:** January 31, 2008, 09:00:41 PM »

Quote from: Stavios on January 31, 2008, 08:47:32 PM

his torso completly dwarfs everything else

his arms look long and way too small for his body

non-existant legs

Compare him to a guy like Lee Labrada and I think Lee looks much better

You're using modern criteria to judge a guy from a totally different era. Yes, his arms were reasonably small - so were Dorian's compared to his torso. Hell, people have even claimed the same with Ronnie Coleman some years. When you have a huge back you do often get the 'small arms' complaint.

The legs issue is not relevant here as in those days judging was still much closer to that of the golden age; Arnold did not have huge legs. In fact, hardly any of them did until the era of the freak ( Tom Platz excepted). Labrada looked great, another pleasing physique before the GH monsters, and he was regularly top 4 but he still couldn't beat Haney. Haney was far and away the best of his era.

CT_Muscle · « **Reply #24 on:** January 31, 2008, 09:21:28 PM »

Quote from: Stavios on January 31, 2008, 08:47:32 PM

his torso completly dwarfs everything else

his arms look long and way too small for his body

non-existant legs

Compare him to a guy like Lee Labrada and I think Lee Haney looks much better

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