As far as the speculation/wishful thinking by the usual assortment of Arnold hangers-on and misfits that Schwarzenegger would've gotten better had he continued competing, that's very debatable[/b]. Factoring in the length of time he was juicing and training seriously beginning in his early teens, his career was about as long as Colemans and I suspect based on the visual evidence coupled with his actions he knew by 73-74 he'd gone as far as he could in terms of BB goals.
Most of the Arnold ball lickers don't train and thus don't comprehend that Schwarzie knew to hang it up at his best; perfect fodder for babbling groupies then and now to continue the what-ifs lol. He only came out of retirement a couple of times for movie-related reasons, not for BB purposes.
The drugs are another issue and they likely would've been a big factor BUT we'll never know that nor what the downsides on his appearance would've been either.
I think you mean some other years.
As far as the speculation/wishful thinking by the usual assortment of Arnold hangers-on and misfits that Schwarzenegger would've gotten better had he continued competing, that's very debatable[/b]. Factoring in the length of time he was juicing and training seriously beginning in his early teens, his career was about as long as Colemans and I suspect based on the visual evidence coupled with his actions he knew by 73-74 he'd gone as far as he could in terms of BB goals.
It's not debatable he would have gotten better it's a fact , there were many areas of his physique he most certainly could have and did improve on like abdominals , intercostals and obliques ( see 1980 where this areas clearly improved over his early days ) because there were more of an emphasis on these muscles , another area he could have most certainly improved was hamstrings , he could have improved on his conditioning as well .
And he had gone as far as he could go in terms of his BB goals? how about he did everything he wanted to and wanted to move onto bigger & better things , he really didn't face anyone who pushed him with the sole exception of Sergio and Arnold thrives on competition and I wish Sergio would have beat Arnold in 72 that would have motivated Arnold even more to improve . and he was juicing since his early teens? and? back then they would come off and they aren't on anything anywhere near what they're doing today , so stop acting like his physique was burnt out from heavy drug use
Most of the Arnold ball lickers don't train and thus don't comprehend that Schwarzie knew to hang it up at his best; perfect fodder for babbling groupies then and now to continue the what-ifs lol. He only came out of retirement a couple of times for movie-related reasons, not for BB purposes.
He never reached his best not considered all of the above , he had many areas he could have improved on , I love how it drives you absolutely crazy that Arnold crushed your heros , you've even reduced to attacking anyone who agrees with Arnold's dominance
maybe if he used a BowFlex he would have really improved LMFAO I bet he couldn't bench 400
pounds power-rods
The drugs are another issue and they likely would've been a big factor BUT we'll never know that nor what the downsides on his appearance would've been either.
Arnold was tall he could have added a lot of size to his quads , hams and even his back with NO ill effects to his structure it would have balanced out his physique more as well
