Nasser looked great at the 96 O

[Shockwave]

Too bad he failed the diuretic test, IMHO the best he ever showed on an O stage, much better back than 97.




Almost had a real christmas tree


Needs to learn how to fckn pose though


FDB is good, again needs to learn how to fckn pose



Dwarfs Levrone


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[local hero]

your right about the posing,,, ive no idea why people try and flex abbs when they hot shots from the front like front lat spread, looks shite...throws the shape off

[dr.chimps]

'Yo Nasser! Over here. Or, there. Whatever.'

[Shockwave]

'Yo Nasser! Over here. Or, there. Whatever.'

Hahaha.
His googly eyes seem much more under control in this pic than others though.

[_bruce_]

Nasser was the more modern and freakier version of Lou - same bitterness.

[MORTALCOIL]

His best 'O showing I agree. '96 Nasser would have deserved to beat a '97 Yates. But in '96 Yates was still good enough to take it.

[Dr Dutch]

Didn't he know using diuretics was against the rules ?

[Shockwave]

Didn't he know using diuretics was against the rules ?

Dorian knew, and he dieted differently and lost a little size, but still came in with his trademark conditioning, without the diuretics. (Or at least didnt get caught).
Little things that separate Champions from runner ups. 
I dont know why Nasser was never able to get in condition when he got heavier, too worried about losing muscle maybe?
I personally think thats why he was never able to win the big one, he never did what it took to win, if he had came in shredded just ONCE it would have been his, unfortunatley, weather he didnt know or he was just too worried about coming in small, he never lost all the fat/water off his back. Shame really, he should have won the O in 97.
Back was just soft, and if the back is soft and watery, generally that means their condition is off, and he paid the price for it.

[NarcissisticDeity]

Didn't he know using diuretics was against the rules ?

Yup they all did and at first they were just going to have the contestants lose their contest placing but not the earnings but all of the contestants agreed they would lose the placings and the winnings

he took a gamble and came up short

[Dr Dutch]

Didn't Shawn Ray lose an Arnold for the same reason once?

[Shockwave]

Yup they all did and at first they were just going to have the contestants lose their contest placing but not the earnings but all of the contestants agreed they would lose the placings and the winnings

he took a gamble and came up short

I dont understand why he wouldnt have just done what Doz did, diet a little harder and possibly sacrifice some size to make sure he was in condition, rather than lean on the diuretic and hope he passed. 

[Dr Dutch]

I dont understand why he wouldnt have just done what Doz did, diet a little harder and possibly sacrifice some size to make sure he was in condition, rather than lean on the diuretic and hope he passed. 

It has nothing to do with dieting, Bro....

[JP_RC]

Never been a fan of him. Overrated in my opinion.

[NarcissisticDeity]

Didn't Shawn Ray lose an Arnold for the same reason once?

I think Shawn lost due to steroids

[Shockwave]

It has nothing to do with dieting, Bro....

When I speak of diet, Im speaking of water manipulation and contest prep.
Obviously they knew of the diuretics ban.
Dorian said he dieted harder than normal, sacrificed some size and made sure he came in dry and in condition so he didnt have to rely on diuretics.
This is clear when you look at the media from the contest.
Nasser clearly didnt.
So you explain to me the difference?

[spude]

yes he does look amazing there...too bad about testing, it's their health, grown up dudes should be allowed to risk a couple of years of their lifespan, to live the dream, so to speak

[michael arvilla]

Never been a fan of him. Overrated in my opinion.

  You had to see him in person ("back in the day") there weren't very many "freaks" (certainly not like now where every show has competitors that go 300 lbs plus in the offseason) He was coming in from the era where bodybuilders were considered "huge" if they weighed 240 lbs onstage (Lee Haney etc) He was one of the first guys to weigh a legitimate 270 lbs onstage (as time went on and guys "caught up his weaknesses were much more apparent) but for his time/prime he was one of the best bodybuilders around (Nassar and Dorian were the two freaks) ......not overrated at all imo
(if ya asked any gym rat whos physique they wanted to emulate back then Nassar would be at the top of that list)

[tom joad]

I think Shawn lost due to steroids

serious question:  how does a top pro lose an ifbb contest because of steroids?

[dr.chimps]

serious question:  how does a top pro lose an ifbb contest because of steroids?

Forgot to mail in his Mensa membership dues?

[ARNIE1947]

 

[wes]

I used to like Nasser as a bodybuilder,and he was great at one time,but the Nasser hype on getbig board killed that for me.

[Shockwave]

I used to like Nasser as a bodybuilder,and he was great at one time,but the Nasser hype on getbig board killed that for me.

Agreed.
They tried to make it seem like he was the best BB that ever lived and that he was so fcked by the system, he had no flaws, his back wasnt as bad as people said, hes so smart, such a great human being, etc, etc,
The best was when they tried to spin things like "Nasser had a better RDB than Dorian because everything is better on Nasser besides his back", "His FLS is better than Dorian" "His FDB is better than Ronnie" Lulz.

3x Mr Olympia (at least) 

[99 Bananas]

Didn't Shawn Ray lose an Arnold for the same reason once?

tested positive for winstrol.

[delta9mda]

Didn't Shawn Ray lose an Arnold for the same reason once?

i think ray got popped for deca or something else but you could be correct. have to check the old flex mags.

[gh15]

i think ray got popped for deca or something else but you could be correct. have to check the old flex mags.

stano zo lol lol lol ,,but that was only because it was easy to detect lol ,,

gh15 approved