Author Topic: ARNOLD at his HEAVIEST (Read 39530 times)

GoneAway · « **on:** April 24, 2008, 06:00:06 AM »

This thread is dedicated for pics, video, and discussion of Arnold at his heaviest weight. What year was it? Competition or guestposing?

There are plenty of studio shots and guestposing footage of Arnold at a massive weight, and I welcome all footage and discussion.

Here are some pictures taken by Christine Zane (courtesy Ironage forums), of Arnold guestposing in 1971. :O

lovemonkey · « **Reply #1 on:** April 24, 2008, 06:28:34 AM »

LOL at his left arm in the second pic.

NotMrAverage · « **Reply #2 on:** April 24, 2008, 06:37:02 AM »

There was a pic of him guestposing at 260 doing a most muscular from one of his later years, I guess pre-74 O where he looked freaky. Someone must dig it up.

Mars · « **Reply #3 on:** April 24, 2008, 06:38:42 AM »

freakyer than jay cutler could ever dream of.

GoneAway · « **Reply #4 on:** April 24, 2008, 06:43:09 AM »

Quote from: lovemonkey on April 24, 2008, 06:28:34 AM

LOL at his left arm in the second pic.

Freaky, no?

You'll be blown away by these shots. Guestposing at Mr. Southern Hemisphere in Australia, 1974, as seen in Arnold 'The Early Years' DVD.

_bruce_ · « **Reply #5 on:** April 24, 2008, 06:43:23 AM »

Excellent, though the lighting is pretty dramatic... did child-kamali handle the lights?

lovemonkey · « **Reply #6 on:** April 24, 2008, 06:51:10 AM »

Quote from: GoneAway on April 24, 2008, 06:43:09 AM

Freaky, no?

You'll be blown away by these shots. Guestposing at Mr. Southern Hemisphere in Australia, 1974, as seen in Arnold 'The Early Years' DVD.

It's a shame he wasn't at this size when recording Pumping Iron.

jaejonna · « **Reply #7 on:** April 24, 2008, 06:53:33 AM »

Quote from: lovemonkey on April 24, 2008, 06:51:10 AM

It's a shame he wasn't at this size when recording Pumping Iron.

In the part where he talks about cumming and he was wearing the yellow tank in front of the section mirror, i think he was just a few pds off from his heaviest. ....."all pumped up you know..."

candidizzle · « **Reply #8 on:** April 24, 2008, 06:55:54 AM »

excellent...more insanely lighted arnold pics with over-flattering shadows and nobody next to him for comparison..

GoneAway · « **Reply #9 on:** April 24, 2008, 07:04:09 AM »

Backstage, prior to the guestposing in the first post.

GoneAway · « **Reply #10 on:** April 24, 2008, 07:27:00 AM »

To whoever scanned and photographed these, thank you.

Studio shoot from 1974.

Swedish Viking · « **Reply #11 on:** April 24, 2008, 07:45:24 AM »

I haven't seen some of these; they are really impressive. Anyone got anymore '74 shots? I imagine the man himself, along with George Butler and a few others have plenty of pics that very few people have seen. I really feel like I missed a great period in history.

GoneAway · « **Reply #12 on:** April 24, 2008, 07:53:38 AM »

Quote from: Swedish Viking on April 24, 2008, 07:45:24 AM

I haven't seen some of these; they are really impressive. Anyone got anymore '74 shots? I imagine the man himself, along with George Butler and a few others have plenty of pics that very few people have seen. I really feel like I missed a great period in history.

Here are some more shots from the '74 studio shoot.

phyxsius · « **Reply #13 on:** April 24, 2008, 07:57:31 AM »

monster!!

jaejonna · « **Reply #14 on:** April 24, 2008, 08:30:10 AM »

I think this was from the same show...

GoneAway · « **Reply #15 on:** April 24, 2008, 08:37:45 AM »

Quote from: jaejonna on April 24, 2008, 08:30:10 AM

I think this was from the same show...

Nah, he's wearing different posing trunks there and the curtains are a different style.

Here's Oak from 1974 Olympia. Some say he was at his biggest here.

jaejonna · « **Reply #16 on:** April 24, 2008, 08:43:53 AM »

gone away, do you have the side chest shot from that show....i think that was one of the best arnold shots ever cause of the shadowing..

rccs · « **Reply #17 on:** April 24, 2008, 08:44:46 AM »

I think that at his heaviest he participated in a powerlifting contest, I don´t remember which year, but I saw a photo of him deadlifting 710 lbs, a pretty good weight for the seventies.

jaejonna · « **Reply #18 on:** April 24, 2008, 08:49:17 AM »

i thought arnold looked good in those pics outside where he wore the blue trunks...and here is a better shot of the shadow pic above...

GoneAway · « **Reply #19 on:** April 24, 2008, 08:57:21 AM »

JaeJonna, do you have Arnold 'The Early Years' DVD? There's a part which shows Arnold posing outside in the blue trunks. It's just freaky to see.

Is this the shot you were referring to? :O

donrhummy · « **Reply #20 on:** April 24, 2008, 09:04:31 AM »

Those are from 1974 when he was 20 lbs heavier than 1975 (which was Pumping Iron). Remember how huge he looked in PI? Imagine if he'd been in his 1974 shape!

Amazing.

Look at how small he makes Ferrigno look!!

Destroys Cutler. No improvement in 34 years.

Iceman1981 · « **Reply #21 on:** April 24, 2008, 10:36:24 AM »

Quote from: jaejonna on April 24, 2008, 08:49:17 AM

i thought arnold looked good in those pics outside where he wore the blue trunks...and here is a better shot of the shadow pic above...

Here are some that I took from the DVD. Great physique at a young age.

Iceman1981 · « **Reply #22 on:** April 24, 2008, 10:37:06 AM »

Iceman1981 · « **Reply #23 on:** April 24, 2008, 10:39:11 AM »

a few more

JasonH · « **Reply #24 on:** April 24, 2008, 11:11:52 AM »

Great pics - Arnold's arms chest and calves were ridiculously good.