Author Topic: 1995 Arnold Classic (Read 8150 times)

NarcissisticDeity · « **on:** December 06, 2009, 06:39:20 AM »

Flex lost and this was Lee Labrada's last pro show

NarcissisticDeity · « **Reply #1 on:** December 06, 2009, 06:40:07 AM »

NarcissisticDeity · « **Reply #2 on:** December 06, 2009, 06:40:43 AM »

NarcissisticDeity · « **Reply #3 on:** December 06, 2009, 06:41:30 AM »

NarcissisticDeity · « **Reply #4 on:** December 06, 2009, 06:42:28 AM »

NarcissisticDeity · « **Reply #5 on:** December 06, 2009, 06:43:22 AM »

NarcissisticDeity · « **Reply #6 on:** December 06, 2009, 06:43:58 AM »

closeline · « **Reply #7 on:** December 06, 2009, 06:45:00 AM »

Andreas Munzer should have taken this show

Flex was a close second

Meso_z · « **Reply #8 on:** December 06, 2009, 09:09:01 AM »

very thick backs....

nycbull · « **Reply #9 on:** December 06, 2009, 09:58:18 AM »

Munzer is more ripped than the rest but it goes unoticed at that level, and that little difference is what killed him. Too bad he thought he needed to go that extra yard, when it really wasnt necessary.

Immortal_Technique · « **Reply #10 on:** December 06, 2009, 10:04:46 AM »

Are Baker's calves fake? Weren't they really weak about 1 year before this?

I think it's very noticable how much more ripped Munzer is than most of the others. Didn't people say because of his comparitive lack of size that he was "living on his striations", haha. Baker had the size but his condition was unimpressive which cost him. Flex's uneven conditioning on his flabby hams is what puts him in second, plus a lot less thickness than Francois, who nailed it that year!

Hulkster · « **Reply #11 on:** December 06, 2009, 10:39:46 AM »

Flex looked good there.

Danimal77 · « **Reply #12 on:** December 06, 2009, 11:00:20 AM »

Quote from: Hulkster on December 06, 2009, 10:39:46 AM

Flex looked good there.

Ronnie looked better

Parker · « **Reply #13 on:** December 06, 2009, 11:12:38 AM »

Flex looked pretty good for someone coming off of a severe neck injury. But he deserved 2nd place. His hams and lower back are softer than his 1993 form. In essence, we are seeing the downward spiral of Flex. I remember him saying that he saw the 1994 Mr. O and was in awe, said he couldn't stand up those monsters. So for 1995, he tried to overcompensate. I firmly believed if Flex came in slightly heavier, like one or two pounds heavier than his 1993 form (216 pound for the 93 ASC) he would have won.

I've always been a fan of Francois, a little more polish, and he just might have won a Mr. O.

Sherief Shalaby · « **Reply #14 on:** December 06, 2009, 11:24:08 AM »

was labrada really off at this show or he was just the same as his previous shapes but it was just the time to kick him out?

Figo · « **Reply #15 on:** December 06, 2009, 11:41:37 AM »

Labrada wasnt as sharp anymore, difficult to compete against monsters such as Clairmonte, Francois, Levrone, Yates, Nasser, that had top conditioning as well, whilst he was a smaller guy with great shape, but couldnt realistically beat them if they were "on".

Its good he hung it up whilst at the top. Instead of dragging it out ala Bannout, Nasser, Gaspari, etc

Sherief Shalaby · « **Reply #16 on:** December 06, 2009, 11:56:22 AM »

Quote from: Figo on December 06, 2009, 11:41:37 AM

Labrada wasnt as sharp anymore, difficult to compete against monsters such as Clairmonte, Francois, Levrone, Yates, Nasser, that had top conditioning as well, whilst he was a smaller guy with great shape, but couldnt realistically beat them if they were "on".

Its good he hung it up whilst at the top. Instead of dragging it out ala Bannout, Nasser, Gaspari, etc

i am just wondering because from these pics he looks the same or let me say close to his best shape that had made him 2nd at AC 93 and 4th at Mr. O of the same year.. how come to put him behind clairmonte and munzer all of a sudden like this??.. i personaly feel clairmonte had a great physique and could beat labrada but logically it seemed to me as if "they" just wanted him out because the type of his physique belonged to a previous era so they treated with him harshly and not as before!!..

Figo · « **Reply #17 on:** December 06, 2009, 12:11:31 PM »

Quote from: Sherief Shalaby on December 06, 2009, 11:56:22 AM

as if "they" just wanted him out because the type of his physique belonged to a previous era so they treated with him harshly and not as before!!..

Yeah, a changing of the guard...

Hulkster · « **Reply #18 on:** December 06, 2009, 12:13:44 PM »

Quote from: Danimal77 on December 06, 2009, 11:00:20 AM

Ronnie looked better

of course he did, when at his physical peak he looked better than everyone

Figo · « **Reply #19 on:** December 06, 2009, 12:15:00 PM »

Quote from: Hulkster on December 06, 2009, 12:13:44 PM

of course he did, when at his physical peak he looked better than everyone

Cant argue with that!

Parker · « **Reply #20 on:** December 06, 2009, 12:16:27 PM »

Quote from: Sherief Shalaby on December 06, 2009, 11:56:22 AM

i am just wondering because from these pics he looks the same or let me say close to his best shape that had made him 2nd at AC 93 and 4th at Mr. O of the same year.. how come to put him behind clairmonte and munzer all of a sudden like this??.. i personaly feel clairmonte had a great physique and could beat labrada but logically it seemed to me as if "they" just wanted him out because the type of his physique belonged to a previous era so they treated with him harshly and not as before!!..

I remember reading a Flex dedication or Big Picture article of him, it said his highest weight was 196! He was definitely of a diff era.

BIG DUB · « **Reply #21 on:** December 06, 2009, 12:22:25 PM »

I still have the VCR tape, i recoreded it when it came on tv!

johnny1 · « **Reply #22 on:** December 06, 2009, 04:45:27 PM »

awesome proportions, down somewhat in size but still awesome lines

bigbobs · « **Reply #23 on:** December 06, 2009, 04:51:01 PM »

His 1st place at the 95 AC put him as one of the expected top contenders for the Olympia that year but instead he got 7th place and the NOC winner (Nasser El Sonbaty) demolished him at the Olympia that year (getting 3rd), and every time Nasser and Francois competed after that Nasser beat him. It just took the judges till 95 to accept that fact, and that's why they unfairly gave Francois 1st and Nasser 2nd at the 94 NOC.

NaturalWonder83 · « **Reply #24 on:** December 06, 2009, 04:52:08 PM »

Quote from: bigbobs on December 06, 2009, 04:51:01 PM

His 1st place at the 95 AC put him as one of the expected top contenders for the Olympia that year but instead he got 7th place and the NOC winner (Nasser El Sonbaty) demolished him at the Olympia that year (getting 3rd), and every time Nasser and Francois competed after that Nasser beat him. It just took the judges till 95 to accept that fact, and that's why they unfairly gave Francois 1st and Nasser 2nd at the 94 NOC.

good post