What went wrong with Lou Ferrigno's come back?

[delta9mda]

He had calf implants.

he had massive calf implants. could be 10th in a show, no big deal. if he won everyone would cry implants and it would have gotten ugly.

[NarcissisticDeity]

He looked awesome in the 70s

[BayGBM]

You saying it isn't taken in the reflection of a gym mirror? You can see his left arm in the foreground.

Ever seen a gym mirror that gives a true reflection?

That is not what I said.  Reading Comprehension 101.  Try it.

[jwb]

Well then you are saying a pic taken at an angle in a gym mirror will show no distortion.... total horseshit and you know it.

[jwb]

good example here arnold never did this pose from the left side it is in a reflection.... check out the arm thickness.

[Matt C]

Good Italian genes! 

Great comment!!!!

[AGB]

Nothing went wrong. He looked amazing - for him. He had calf implants and should never have been allowed to compete. The comeback Lou shows what lots of GH can do. He used so much GH he had to have wrist surgery.

Yes. It was 36 IU qd.

[Tito24]

synthol in calves ok but implants seriously..

[Dokey111]

Well then you are saying a pic taken at an angle in a gym mirror will show no distortion.... total horseshit and you know it.

LOL yeah you're right.  That pic is distorted by a full 1% (rounding up).  Jesus christ what the fuck is your point, that Lou didn't really have an unbelievable physique?  Because that's simply not true son.

[Figo]

those pics are reflections in a mirror

and actual reflections at that

[Red Hook]

What was Lou's TV contract like to be the Hulk?

also is he allowed to resell the image of the hulk, for example can he sell signed action figures of the hulk?

[#1 Klaus fan]

He looked awesome in the 70s

What changed the most was his waist.

[jon cole]

  One of the sickest bodybuilding pics ever, IMO.

for sure !

[~UN_$ung~]

is it confirmed that he had calf implants during hsi comeback in the 90s , or is it a rumor like flex wheeler??

[Master Blaster]

is it confirmed that he had calf implants during hsi comeback in the 90s , or is it a rumor like flex wheeler

Seems like he had trouble maintaing his weight/muscle comming in shredded.

[delta9mda]

is it confirmed that he had calf implants during hsi comeback in the 90s , or is it a rumor like flex wheeler

look at the pics and the vids, obvious implants. flex did not have implants, ray started that shit just to fuck with him.

[NarcissisticDeity]

What changed the most was his waist.

[~UN_$ung~]

look at the pics and the vids, obvious implants. flex did not have implants, ray started that shit just to fuck with him.

thats what i meant .,....i knew flex was just a rumor, so i wasnt sure about lou




one thing you gotta give ole' louie..............NO ONE else possibly in the history of mankind has been able to abuse large doses of steroids for almost 4 decades and keep that great a head of hair.

[~UN_$ung~]

i mean, for a tall guy........its not like his calves were all that bad to begin with

[Immortal_Technique]

That picture of Lou off his best getting owned by Platz is misleading. Ferrigno had bad-ass quads some years!

[Chick]

That picture of Lou off his best getting owned by Platz is misleading. Ferrigno had bad-ass quads some years!

Exactly...people tend to forget how good he was at a very young age....this guy could have been Mr. O for many years to come had he not landed the Hulk role...

Could have took over where Arnold left off on the stage... 76/ Franco 77-79/ zane 80/ Arnold  81 FRanco 82/ Dickerson 83 Bannout....looks like 7 Olympias possibly.

 Would have beaten Franco EASILY, Just as Arnld did...

 Zane only ushers in the "condition era" because there were no more big men worth a damn to contend against him...

Arnold at 80% would have lost to a better big man...

FRanco in 81 was a joke...

Dickerson/ Bannout would have been dwarfed on stage by a near 30 year old Ferrigno

Not Until Haney came along would things have gotten interesting...

[#1 Klaus fan]

Both Arnie and Lou had tremendous potential. Both still getting better when they retired (until their comebacks).

[NarcissisticDeity]

That picture of Lou off his best getting owned by Platz is misleading. Ferrigno had bad-ass quads some years!

It is misleading in these sense I believe Lou wasn't competing and Tom was , but at his best it wouldn't matter . Lou's quads don't compare in fact not many would.

[pellius]

Exactly...people tend to forget how good he was at a very young age....this guy could have been Mr. O for many years to come had he not landed the Hulk role...

Could have took over where Arnold left off on the stage... 76/ Franco 77-79/ zane 80/ Arnold  81 FRanco 82/ Dickerson 83 Bannout....looks like 7 Olympias possibly.

 Would have beaten Franco EASILY, Just as Arnld did...

 Zane only ushers in the "condition era" because there were no more big men worth a damn to contend against him...

Arnold at 80% would have lost to a better big man...

FRanco in 81 was a joke...

Dickerson/ Bannout would have been dwarfed on stage by a near 30 year old Ferrigno

Not Until Haney came along would things have gotten interesting...

Exactly! After other than Arnold at his best, no one in that generation came close to Lou. If he didn't go into acting he would have easily dominated the competition. Franco, Zane, Dickerson, Samir would have been overwhelmed standing next to Louie. Too bad he is most remembered by his Pumping Iron shape. He was off that year and looked much better in 1974. His father didn't help by being involved in his training.

Still, I think he made the right choice going into acting. I don't think the general public would know who he is if he wasn't in PI which led to some of the other roles he was in.

[Master Blaster]

i mean, for a tall guy........its not like his calves were all that bad to begin with

Look at that quad seperation.