Who will agree with me in saying Lee Haney is the best bodybuilder of all time?

[Wiggs]

Lee training, lol @ guys that get 2nd, 3rd and 4th place and midgets.

 

[NarcissisticDeity]

Remember the Ropeman?

[Nails]

 

[TrueGrit]

I remember Pumpster telling me that I didn't understand bodybuilding because I said Haney had awesome genetics..

[BB]

The photo in the jeans on the street is a great shot.

Lee gets overlooked, but he really was great. He was huge, but still maintained decent lines. Also, there was a ruggedness(for lack of a better term) to his build that you don't see much after the early 90's. It's the look like Sipes, Pearl, Mentzer, etc....  all had.

[oldtimer1]

Great size with a tiny waist. The bloated guys of today would look like crap standing next to him. 

[NarcissisticDeity]

I remember Pumpster telling me that I didn't understand bodybuilding because I said Haney had awesome genetics..

Turns out you were right and he was wrong.

Haney's genetics were great

[TrueGrit]

Turns out you were right and he was wrong.

Haney's genetics were great

Yeah..think that Pump liked big arms.

Can't find the the thread were he told me I didn't understand bodybuilding - to be fair though, I don't. I thought it was about V-taper not simply how much muscle you can build and synthol onto a frame that can't take it.

See you and him have debated this before..

http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=162407.0

[Hulkotron]

Two legends

What's with all the cocoa puffs on Sergio's stomach

Haney is underrated for sure.

[unrageable]

Lee is very, very underrated.  He was the first 8x Mr Olympia beating Arnold's record.

He improved every Olympia and his conditioning was always fantastic.  His last year was exceptional.

Great chest, awesome lats, one of the best backs, and the best v-taper.  His symmetry was very good.

He is definitely one of the best.  

[whitewidow]

Not sure why picture didnt show but that shot where he is wearing those jeans is insane!Thats the shot right there! one of the all-time best bodybuilding shots!Thats how a Bodybuilder should look! look at that mans waist! this is perfection gentlemen- no homo!
Lee Haney was all Sust everyday, deca, Trenbolone and anadrol very long stretches and halotestin thats what his favorite drugs were. thats all the AAS he used im not sure about exotics but I know for sure those are the only AAS he always cycled. he loved anadrol and trenbolone! and his daily sust shot. and he also loved his deca.and halotestin closer to game time.I have seen haney off-season once just massive and lean! similar to ronnie but not quite as drugeed up on new age drugs like ronnie was.

[Khofo]

[MB]

All-time I'd have:
1. Arnold
2. Dorian
3. Lee
4. Ronnie

[TrueGrit]

1. Nubret
2. Zane
3. Reeves
4. Haney

[Dokey111]

While there have been physiques that have surpassed Haney from other eras, consistantly Haney is better than Ronnie, better than Yates or anyone else.

Name a flaw on Haney based on his last time on stage competing (91 O).
Width....check...  ....since this is like the (glutes) of 00s
Size....check
Conditioning....check
Symmetry and Proportion....check
Posing....check

Some have said his arms and or legs were a bit too small...watch the included videos and view the included pictures...they were proportioned.  If anything, the guys today legs much too large.

We all know of the Mr. Os that won 4 or more probably didnt deserve every one. BUT, IMO, Haney deserved more of his wins than Ronnie or Yates. These two have shown up looking less than Olympian at times...Yates 94, 97 Ronnie 02, 04...In addition because of the injuries Yates sustained and the way Ronnie changed his body from perfection in 98 and 99 to nasty mutant in 03 ( and in this case nasty mutant isnt good as he lost separation and dryness, his shoulder to waist taper disappeared all at the cost of added size). Even Peter McGough former Editor of FLEX Mag questioned the move.

Haney continues to fly under the radar, constantly underrated but really according to the IFBB ideal is the best Mr. O ever...what Ronnie doesnt have...calves, abs and posing...Haney had. What Yates didnt have, two arms  , and taper, Haney had and what Arnold didnt have, dryness...Haney had.

Haney is the best ever overall. Better than Ronnie, Arnold and Yates...

Prepare for my onslaught oc videos and pics...
[ youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0E9OvBHB1M[/youtube]

here's a hint... the latest forum "...check" cliche is already old.  Try a new technique for starters.

[johnny1]

Defendantly one of the Best.... with 8 MR Olympias History has secured him of that, when i started Lifting in the late 1980s most people @ the gyms would say....Nah hes not better than Arnold....never will be cause his "Arms" are crap and imo more or less the same is true now for the average gym rat its about the "arms".....His biceps IMO were never a strong point however his all round balance was Exceptional for the era and his Size with Conditioning in 1984, 1986 and 1991 was Excellent, then along came Yates and took things to another Dimension in the Outright massive size and Conditioning Department ether way Lee was one of History's best...Take a look @ the Lines and his Conditioning of the Bottom picture and Remember that was 26 years ago @ over 240lbs

[BiGHer]

No insulina & GH yéT in those  picturEs

Plenty of GH in there

[tbombz]

one of the greatest but definitely cant beat this

[tbombz]

[PJim]

I always used to watch that video before the gym, great routine.

[tbombz]

yea flex looks amazing there. the lights of the ironman dont hurt either

[MP]

Haney is indeed awesome. One of the last greats before the "bloat" era began.

[johnny1]

Lees Musicality in the Conventional MM was Excellent....20 odd years down the Track looking @ the last 3 MR Os Cutler and Heaths Musicality in that Version of the mm is found wanting, Dexter had that Shot down-pat excellent Condition, ripped, etc although Haney outweighed him in Raw muscle mass bye @ least 20lbs shot on the left 1991 the other 1989 in Italy.

[The Abdominal Snoman]

Bodybuilding "jumped the shark" after Haney. I'm glad he quit when he did. He supposedly couldn't believe the amounts of drugs guys like Dorian and others were willing to use to try to get his title. Bowing out at 31years old says it all. True champion. The true Champion.

[johnny1]

one of the greatest but definitely cant beat this

Flex in 1993 @ the Ironman or A/C yip i agree i doubt even Haney @ his absolute best could of beaten that Flex however with all things we will never know.........However its Obvious Flex had a good amount of oil in his Biceps and shoulders from 98-99 onwards, His back was even better than Haneys @ his best and thats no easy feat (just take a look @ it @ the 98 ironman clip his backs shape, Detail and Muscularity was on another planet) along with the Quad flare etc, its incredible Flex never won even ONE Mr Olympia back in the 90s, however when you look @ the Depth of the Guys back then with Dorian, Ronnie, Cormier, Ray, Levrone, Labrada, Dillet, Francis, Nasser, Taylor etc etc he really needed to nail it 100% on the day at The Mr Olympia contest....he never did unfortunately. (pic c/o ND)