bloated bellies

[nycbull]

I didnt see a lot of distended abdomins at the Olympia..sure no one had a vacumn but didn't see the usuall protruding bellies...ANyone know how they did it?

[bic_staedtler]

You mean you weren't watching the same webcast as I was?

Branch?  Rockel?  ...these are but only two of the guys I noticed the distension on, and that's just a couple.

Sadly, the short-lived era of tight waisted champions (read: Dexter Jackson) is over. 

We're back to the O the way it was, and probably always will be:  Biggest, ripped guy (regardless of SHAPE) wins the Mr O.

That's too bad.  And it's not looking particularly good for Heath either...he's seen the writing on the wall.  I wouldn't be surprised if this fifth place finish will finally push him over the edge and start chasing the mass monsters next year. 

I mean...Branch Warren SECOND at the Olympia?...for the love of God, How?...Why?  He looks just terrible...yes, he's got the legs, yes he was ripped....but for the love of whatever motivates you, people...his OVERALL LOOK is terrible.

How Dex finished behind him is just...sad.

[phyxsius]

Jay always does the vacuum when he hit the front double bis.. that's why you see his "smooth" abs

[nycbull]

Jay always does the vacuum when he hit the front double bis.. that's why you see his "smooth" abs

He does try that's for sure, but no one can really suck it in like the old timer guys.

[Aerian]

You mean you weren't watching the same webcast as I was?

Branch?  Rockel?  ...these are but only two of the guys I noticed the distension on, and that's just a couple.

Sadly, the short-lived era of tight waisted champions (read: Dexter Jackson) is over. 

We're back to the O the way it was, and probably always will be:  Biggest, ripped guy (regardless of SHAPE) wins the Mr O.

That's too bad.  And it's not looking particularly good for Heath either...he's seen the writing on the wall.  I wouldn't be surprised if this fifth place finish will finally push him over the edge and start chasing the mass monsters next year. 

I mean...Branch Warren SECOND at the Olympia?...for the love of God, How?...Why?  He looks just terrible...yes, he's got the legs, yes he was ripped....but for the love of whatever motivates you, people...his OVERALL LOOK is terrible.

How Dex finished behind him is just...sad.

Rockel did not have a huge belly.  I think he looked awsome and would bet his waist was under 34 inches.  I would have liked to see a comparison between him and Dex as well.

[dyslexic]

One of the forum mods was runnin around the parking lot with his tight abs...

[nycbull]

You mean you weren't watching the same webcast as I was?

Branch?  Rockel?  ...these are but only two of the guys I noticed the distension on, and that's just a couple.

Sadly, the short-lived era of tight waisted champions (read: Dexter Jackson) is over. 

We're back to the O the way it was, and probably always will be:  Biggest, ripped guy (regardless of SHAPE) wins the Mr O.

That's too bad.  And it's not looking particularly good for Heath either...he's seen the writing on the wall.  I wouldn't be surprised if this fifth place finish will finally push him over the edge and start chasing the mass monsters next year. 

I mean...Branch Warren SECOND at the Olympia?...for the love of God, How?...Why?  He looks just terrible...yes, he's got the legs, yes he was ripped....but for the love of whatever motivates you, people...his OVERALL LOOK is terrible.

How Dex finished behind him is just...sad.

It was a big improvement over past years...at least most of the guys kept it sucked in during posing.  

Branch's has a more rough and gritty appeal and image. HE doesnt have a long lean flow to his body. So he took another approach in creating it and presenting it. Whatever look an athlete is going for, as long as they execute it 100 %, not half and half, it will be aesthetic and pure.

It would be silly to only accept one type of aesthetic as being ideal...not to mention boring.

[phyxsius]

He does try that's for sure, but no one can really suck it in like the old timer guys.

drugs forbid

 

[nycbull]

drugs forbid

 

yea I know its drugs, but I still dont know what is actually physically causing it...enlarged organs or visceral fat, or both?

why doesnt anyone really know?

[jtsunami]

You mean you weren't watching the same webcast as I was?

Branch?  Rockel?  ...these are but only two of the guys I noticed the distension on, and that's just a couple.

Sadly, the short-lived era of tight waisted champions (read: Dexter Jackson) is over.  

We're back to the O the way it was, and probably always will be:  Biggest, ripped guy (regardless of SHAPE) wins the Mr O.

That's too bad.  And it's not looking particularly good for Heath either...he's seen the writing on the wall.  I wouldn't be surprised if this fifth place finish will finally push him over the edge and start chasing the mass monsters next year.  

I mean...Branch Warren SECOND at the Olympia?...for the love of God, How?...Why?  He looks just terrible...yes, he's got the legs, yes he was ripped....but for the love of whatever motivates you, people...his OVERALL LOOK is terrible.

How Dex finished behind him is just...sad.

you mean you like twink ass stomachs?  Get with the big bois, grrrr

[bic_staedtler]

It was a big improvement over past years...at least most of the guys kept it sucked in during posing.  

Branch's has a more rough and gritty appeal and image. HE doesnt have a long lean flow to his body. So he took another approach in creating it and presenting it. Whatever look an athlete is going for, as long as they execute it 100 %, not half and half, it will be aesthetic and pure.

It would be silly to only accept one type of aesthetic as being ideal...not to mention boring.

I see your point, even though it's not what I would consider a champion physique.  It seems over the years you have one type of look winning over the other, and while the whole apples and oranges thing is tough to call, I still say I prefer the classic look over the freaking mutant-like look of Branch.  Your logic makes sense, though.  Makes me wonder what it would have been like had Jay not shown up looking the way he did...Branch beating out Dex, IMO, was just the wrong call.  I didn't watch the prejudging though, so I can't say if he blew it during that round.

[Palpatine Q]

You mean you weren't watching the same webcast as I was?

Branch?  Rockel?  ...these are but only two of the guys I noticed the distension on, and that's just a couple.

Sadly, the short-lived era of tight waisted champions (read: Dexter Jackson) is over. 

We're back to the O the way it was, and probably always will be:  Biggest, ripped guy (regardless of SHAPE) wins the Mr O.

That's too bad.  And it's not looking particularly good for Heath either...he's seen the writing on the wall.  I wouldn't be surprised if this fifth place finish will finally push him over the edge and start chasing the mass monsters next year. 

I mean...Branch Warren SECOND at the Olympia?...for the love of God, How?...Why?  He looks just terrible...yes, he's got the legs, yes he was ripped....but for the love of whatever motivates you, people...his OVERALL LOOK is terrible.

How Dex finished behind him is just...sad.

QFT. Branch is huge, and his legs are retarded, but IMO he didn't look all that great to me.  His back and arms are terrible.

Him placing above Dex and Kai was the joke of the show

[Cleanest Natural]

compare Branch's bdb with dex's

what now ??

[Determinator]

Rockel did not have a huge belly.  I think he looked awsome and would bet his waist was under 34 inches.  I would have liked to see a comparison between him and Dex as well.

Are you blind or just plain thick? watch his posing routine. Belly big.

[Playboy]

I didnt see a lot of distended abdomins at the Olympia..sure no one had a vacumn but didn't see the usuall protruding bellies...ANyone know how they did it?

Less HGH/slin/IGF-1 abuse.

[Cleanest Natural]

I feel sorry for those who cannot see the difference


by the way : this is how a bodybuilder should look in this pose

[Cleanest Natural]

and for the morons who been bodybuilding for less than 10 years, here's what a real bodybuilder should look like

yes it is real not photoshopped

it's called bodybuilding muthafukka!

[ThaRealist]

and for the morons who been bodybuilding for less than 10 years, here's what a real bodybuilder should look like

yes it is real not photoshopped

it's called bodybuilding muthafukka!

Absolutely

[Spike]

and for the morons who been bodybuilding for less than 10 years, here's what a real bodybuilder should look like

yes it is real not photoshopped

it's called bodybuilding muthafukka!

cute purse

[Playboy]

and for the morons who been bodybuilding for less than 10 years, here's what a real bodybuilder should look like

yes it is real not photoshopped

it's called bodybuilding muthafukka!

Exactly. Nice pics there.

[funk51]

One of the forum mods was runnin around the parking lot with his tight abs...

                          arnold better get back on the juice quick.

[Mr Nobody]