Author Topic: IFBB Orlando (Europa Show of Champions) Prejudging pics & predictions (Read 13568 times)

Lift Studios · « **on:** April 18, 2009, 12:57:27 AM »

The Orlando Pro started out with Darrem looking like he would notch another win but as the prejudging went on he faded. While Darrem was slipping Hidetada was getting better the more he posed. Hidetada looked near his best, if not his best ever. Despite these two switching places, Troy Alves will leave Orlando the winner at least in my opinion. Troy was the best he'd been in years and picked the right show to get an Olympia qualification. Sergy looked good but wasn't sharp enough to go beyond 4th place. 5th will probably go to George Farah but we only saw the top four get compared.

My predictions:
1. Troy Alves
2. Hidetada Yamagishi
3. Darrem Charles
4. Sergey Shelestov
5. George Farah

Photos on bodybuilding.com here.

D_1000 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 18, 2009, 01:01:48 AM »

Quote from: Lift Studios on April 18, 2009, 12:57:27 AM

My predictions:
1. Troy Alves
2. Hidetada Yamagishi
3. Darrem Charles
4. Sergey Shelestov
5. George Farah

Full agreement here.

Ron · « **Reply #2 on:** April 18, 2009, 01:02:59 AM »

great pics ... for those who doubted Troy after his poor finish at the Ironman, Troy looks awesome.

Troy over Darrem, although Darrem looks graet too.

io856 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 18, 2009, 01:03:31 AM »

Quote from: Ron on April 18, 2009, 01:02:59 AM

great pics ... for those who doubted Troy after his poor finish at the Ironman, Troy looks awesome.

Troy over Darrem, although Darrem looks graet too.

How are Troy's glutes?

11venthhour · « **Reply #4 on:** April 18, 2009, 01:12:15 AM »

Quote from: io856 on April 18, 2009, 01:03:31 AM

How are Troy's glutes?

soft

1. hide
2. troy

D_1000 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 18, 2009, 01:18:00 AM »

Quote from: 11venthhour on April 18, 2009, 01:12:15 AM

soft

1. hide
2. troy

How's Hide's back? Not comparable.

1. Troy
2. Hide

11venthhour · « **Reply #6 on:** April 18, 2009, 01:20:35 AM »

weak hams, he got him on some width, but not touching him on detail. i would even give hide the back double. from the front troy has no legs, no detail either.

1. hide
2. troy

musclecenter · « **Reply #7 on:** April 18, 2009, 01:24:24 AM »

Quote from: D_1000 on April 18, 2009, 01:18:00 AM

How's Hide's back? Not comparable.

1. Troy
2. Hide

Lift Studios · « **Reply #8 on:** April 18, 2009, 04:29:31 AM »

Quote from: musclecenter on April 18, 2009, 01:24:24 AM

wes · « **Reply #9 on:** April 18, 2009, 04:31:19 AM »

Can`t overlook Paco Bautista for the top 5........not pretty to look at but ripped to shreds.

Stavios · « **Reply #10 on:** April 18, 2009, 05:05:20 AM »

Hide really is the clear cut winner in those shots

jwb · « **Reply #11 on:** April 18, 2009, 05:12:40 AM »

Talk about an inverse relationship between thickness and width...

Stavios · « **Reply #12 on:** April 18, 2009, 05:15:34 AM »

Paco looks great !!

i would have him top 3, cause I am a big conditionning fan.
He will place better in NY

kiwiol · « **Reply #13 on:** April 18, 2009, 05:32:19 AM »

One of the worst lineups ever. Hide may be in condition, but he's boring to look at as usual and his back is just plain embarrassing.

kyomu · « **Reply #14 on:** April 18, 2009, 06:23:46 AM »

Quote from: Stavios on April 18, 2009, 05:15:34 AM

Paco looks great !!

i would have him top 3, cause I am a big conditionning fan.
He will place better in NY

Who can be harder than this?
The hardest most muscular pose in the bbing history.

P.S. Possibly I wont go to NY Pro...Cus Muscletech want photoshoot him in tronto right after this..

Arkadius · « **Reply #15 on:** April 18, 2009, 07:20:44 AM »

I'd give it to Shelestov, at least he's not missing any bodyparts

Darrem's, Troys legs and Hide's back suck big time IMHO.

kyomu · « **Reply #16 on:** April 18, 2009, 07:25:36 AM »

Quote from: Stavios on April 18, 2009, 05:05:20 AM

Hide really is the clear cut winner in those shots

I would vote Hide for the first place.

wes · « **Reply #17 on:** April 18, 2009, 07:32:11 AM »

Quote from: Arkadius on April 18, 2009, 07:20:44 AM

I'd give it to Shelestov, at least he's not missing any bodyparts Darrem's, Troys legs and Hide's back suck big time IMHO.

You know jackshit about bodybuilding!!

Vince G, CSN MFT · « **Reply #18 on:** April 18, 2009, 08:07:46 AM »

Quote from: kyomu on April 18, 2009, 06:23:46 AM

Who can be harder than this?
The hardest most muscular pose in the bbing history.

P.S. Possibly I wont go to NY Pro...Cus Muscletech want photoshoot him in tronto right after this..

Yeah, I saved that and I'm going to put it on my wall. Paco is a fucking freak of nature.

Arkadius · « **Reply #19 on:** April 18, 2009, 08:09:31 AM »

Quote from: wes on April 18, 2009, 07:32:11 AM

You know jackshit about bodybuilding!!

I know more than you, that's for sure! How dumb must you be claiming that Sergei looks like shit?

kiwiol · « **Reply #20 on:** April 18, 2009, 08:09:42 AM »

Quote from: Vince G, CSN MFT on April 18, 2009, 08:07:46 AM

Yeah, I saved that and I'm going to put it on my wall. Paco is a fucking freak of nature.

Pretty sure that looking at that pic is going to make you hard, although not in the bodybuilding sense of the word

Arkadius · « **Reply #21 on:** April 18, 2009, 08:20:12 AM »

wes

Darrem's legs are tiny compare to Shelestov's!

And where is Hide´s back? Left in Japan?

kyomu · « **Reply #22 on:** April 18, 2009, 08:24:55 AM »

Darrem has huge water retention than tha pacific oscean.

Ron · « **Reply #23 on:** April 18, 2009, 08:29:41 AM »

Hmm..

1) Troy
2) Darrem
3) Hidetada
4) Paco Bautista
5) Shelestov
6) Farah

kyomu · « **Reply #24 on:** April 18, 2009, 08:31:42 AM »

Quote from: Ron on April 18, 2009, 08:29:41 AM

Hmm..

1) Troy
2) Darrem
3) Hidetada
4) Paco Bautista
5) Shelestov
6) Farah

I really dont understand Why Hyper soft Darrem is there.
He dont posses super structure or big mass. So without condition, he is nothing.
Why Why Why?