Bodybuilding is not powerlifting and Jay is a Mr. Olympia..........you do the math.
Maybe I never really bought this whole "we wanna look, we're not powerlifters" kind of thing? Just think of it, bodybuilders used to be popular becouse they looked strong and they most of the time in fact were strong. They trained heavy, many of them used to do powerlifting and strongman as well. I mean in Poland in the 70's bodybuilding shows involved strength tests. It was thought to be a part of a physique actually. In my city until few years ago there were contest for collegiates which involved bench press, deadlift and physique contest. They seperated it just few years ago. People who don't know shit about bodybuilding never see a difference between those 2 sports. You know where I'm getting at? I think looking good and shredded is fine, but if there's no strength to prove it then it's like being fake, you know. And in fact bodybuilders start to look fake and sometimes they even are fake. Synthol, temporary size from all that insulin, igf, esiclene and whatever shit they do... They look like dolls to me, plastic fucking dolls.
People are not stupid. There's a reason why Franco Columbu is admired, there's a reason why Coleman is admired and Haney is not as much. Most popular bodybuilders were known for their brutal strength and brutal workouts.
Bodybuilding is not just about shredded size to me. It's an art of creating illusion of strength, being athletic and god-like. Cutler doesn't have "wow factor" that many older bodybuilders have. Arnold even after all these years and all those much bigger competitors still make me think "wow, holy shit". Cutler makes me think "ok, big guy, great this, great that, most complete, shredded, yada yada".
