Frank Zane - Day After 1972 Mr. Universe - VIDEO PICS!!!

[Palpatine Q]

Never saw what the big deal was with Zane. His proportions are FAR from perfect.

He' tried to be just as big as everyone else when he started, and then when he couldn't he started with the "I'm mr symmetry" angle, his arms are tiny...legs are weak, big hips, funky abs and thin across the shoulder girdle.

These complaints are all relative of course, he was a top bodybuilder...but I can think of 50 pros with better lines than him, in my opinion of course.

he's a another media creation cooked up by the Weiders..."look at his lines ,he's a walking work of art" you say it enough times...people start to believe it.

[wes]

He`s a walking work of art! 



















Look at his lines! 

[Figo]

Never saw what the big deal was with Zane. His proportions are FAR from perfect.

He' tried to be just as big as everyone else when he started, and then when he couldn't he started with the "I'm mr symmetry" angle, his arms are tiny...legs are weak, big hips, funky abs and thin across the shoulder girdle.

These complaints are all relative of course, he was a top bodybuilder...but I can think of 50 pros with better lines than him, in my opinion of course.

he's a another media creation cooked up by the Weiders..."look at his lines ,he's a walking work of art" you say it enough times...people start to believe it.

Very good post

I'm a zane fan, but understand your points, I don't agree with them all, but as you said, its personal preference

However I must say, I'm not a fan of that look only, I like paris, benfatto, zane but also liked francois, de mayo, gaspari.

There may be some truth to the trying to get bigger, but then going for shape instead, when size didn't come easy. But the guy was analytical, a thinker and put thought into things. Played to his strenghts.

[Jaime]

Very good post

I'm a zane fan, but understand your points, I don't agree with them all, but as you said, its personal preference

However I must say, I'm not a fan of that look only, I like paris, benfatto, zane but also liked francois, de mayo, gaspari.

There may be some truth to the trying to get bigger, but then going for shape instead, when size didn't come easy. But the guy was analytical, a thinker and put thought into things. Played to his strenghts.

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[Mothballs]

Yes he was symmetrical and aesthetic. But he only displayed dominance when completely dry and hard vs bloofy competitors. 

that has alot more to do with his diet and muscle maturity then any diuretics he took.

he could have taken all of the diuretics in the world when these pics in this thread were taken and he wouldnt have looked half as good as he did when he won his olympia's.

thinking like yours is why bodybuilders nowadays look so shitty. they think that bodybuilders is all drugs.....how much growth, slin, t3, diuretics bla bla bla that you can take.

if guys nowadays dieted had instead of bragging about how much they eat on their cheat days now they'd look a million times better. but its easier to pump yourself up full of drugs then to work hard.

[Figo]

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lol

Ok haney, taylor, ray...
 

[NarcissisticDeity]

Never saw what the big deal was with Zane. His proportions are FAR from perfect.

He' tried to be just as big as everyone else when he started, and then when he couldn't he started with the "I'm mr symmetry" angle, his arms are tiny...legs are weak, big hips, funky abs and thin across the shoulder girdle.

These complaints are all relative of course, he was a top bodybuilder...but I can think of 50 pros with better lines than him, in my opinion of course.

he's a another media creation cooked up by the Weiders..."look at his lines ,he's a walking work of art" you say it enough times...people start to believe it.

Big hips?    Zane has been accused of a lot of things but having big hips? 

[Metabolic]

Big hips?    Zane has been accused of a lot of things but having big hips? 

I agree a lot here...

Zane has insane shoulder-waist ratio

[NarcissisticDeity]

I agree a lot here...

Zane has insane shoulder-waist ratio

Right , narrow waist & hips , wide clavicles

[PJim]

There's a video somewhere of the 1982 Mr Olympia where he's owning Casey Viator even though Casey probably outweighs him by 30-40 pounds....oh wait here it is

[Rearden Metal]

that has alot more to do with his diet and muscle maturity then any diuretics he took.

he could have taken all of the diuretics in the world when these pics in this thread were taken and he wouldnt have looked half as good as he did when he won his olympia's.

thinking like yours is why bodybuilders nowadays look so shitty. they think that bodybuilders is all drugs.....how much growth, slin, t3, diuretics bla bla bla that you can take.

if guys nowadays dieted had instead of bragging about how much they eat on their cheat days now they'd look a million times better. but its easier to pump yourself up full of drugs then to work hard.

Oh, ok. That's why the day after the Olympia in these pics hes soft as  a baby's butt.

[Rearden Metal]

BTW, how come none of them could grow any legs? Did Platz steal all of the leg genetics for entire generations?

[Jaime]

Right , narrow waist & hips , wide clavicles

His waist looks tiny from the back but average front on, not sure why this is exactly.

That's a very immpressive picture though.

[NarcissisticDeity]

His waist looks tiny from the back but average front on, not sure why this is exactly.

That's a very immpressive picture though.

Average compared to whom? 

[NarcissisticDeity]

Even from the front , Frank is the narrowest by far

[Jaime]

Average compared to whom? 

Elite waist genetics.

Buchanan, Oliva, Reeves, Flex, few others.

Average is the wrong word but it wasn't in the highest group.

Obliques were a little blocky, twisted a lot in his poses.

But he had a small waist, the 80's lineup isn't structurally very good however.

It wasn't tiny.

[Iceman1981]

I agree a lot here...

Zane has insane shoulder-waist ratio

I also agree.

[Mothballs]

Oh, ok. That's why the day after the Olympia in these pics hes soft as  a baby's butt.

Ive seen natural guys go and pig out after a show and put on 20lbs of h2o by the next morning.

So your argument is a moot point.

You know if you would have dieted a little harder and not relied on drugs so much you would have looked a ton better at the show you did last year. But im sure you already know that.

[NarcissisticDeity]

Elite waist genetics.

Buchanan, Oliva, Reeves, Flex, few others.

Average is the wrong word but it wasn't in the highest group.

Obliques were a little blocky, twisted a lot in his poses.

But he had a small waist, the 80's lineup isn't structurally very good however.

It wasn't tiny.

Average was the wrong word and I'll bet Zane's waist is just as small as anyone you mentioned but their tapers were more exaggerated but ALL were heavier , to be more fair you would have to compare Zane to someone around the same weight to more accurately gauge if it's ' average '

Compared to someone like Samir who was 188lbs in 1983 , Zane's waist was much smaller

And how can you type he was structurally very good?  the hallmarks of a great structure. small waist & hips , wide clavicles , small joints , height etc , Zane has a great structure coupled with great muscle balance & proportion which in turns gives him the illusion of being bigger and a harmonious arrangement of muscles that all compliment the other , what more can you honestly ask for?

Wolf has an outstanding structure but his balance & proportion suck , Reeves had an outstanding structure and his balance & proportion were outstanding as well , Zane was like Reeves on a smaller scale like Labrada

[Jaime]

Average was the wrong word and I'll bet Zane's waist is just as small as anyone you mentioned but their tapers were more exaggerated but ALL were heavier , to be more fair you would have to compare Zane to someone around the same weight to more accurately gauge if it's ' average '

Compared to someone like Samir who was 188lbs in 1983 , Zane's waist was much smaller

And how can you type he was structurally very good?  the hallmarks of a great structure. small waist & hips , wide clavicles , small joints , height etc , Zane has a great structure coupled with great muscle balance & proportion which in turns gives him the illusion of being bigger and a harmonious arrangement of muscles that all compliment the other , what more can you honestly ask for?

Wolf has an outstanding structure but his balance & proportion suck , Reeves had an outstanding structure and his balance & proportion were outstanding as well , Zane was like Reeves on a smaller scale like Labrada

Yeah it was the wrong word, my perfectionism clouds my viewpoints sometimes.

He had a small waist and a good taper, few bad poses in there like everyone else.

I meant that lineup is structurally flawed for the most part.

Good point about the higher muscle mass, it does make taper a lot more pronounced.

[njflex]

Average was the wrong word and I'll bet Zane's waist is just as small as anyone you mentioned but their tapers were more exaggerated but ALL were heavier , to be more fair you would have to compare Zane to someone around the same weight to more accurately gauge if it's ' average '

Compared to someone like Samir who was 188lbs in 1983 , Zane's waist was much smaller

And how can you type he was structurally very good?  the hallmarks of a great structure. small waist & hips , wide clavicles , small joints , height etc , Zane has a great structure coupled with great muscle balance & proportion which in turns gives him the illusion of being bigger and a harmonious arrangement of muscles that all compliment the other , what more can you honestly ask for?

Wolf has an outstanding structure but his balance & proportion suck , Reeves had an outstanding structure and his balance & proportion were outstanding as well , Zane was like Reeves on a smaller scale like Labrada

good points,and i think zane's look is one of the best,labrada had great build but compared to zane he was lb for lb and due to be ing shorter bigger than zane muscle wise,lee had thick arms for his size and great shape coupled with sick condition,had good back and good balance top to bottom.

[Hulkotron]

Does he lift?

[njflex]

There's a video somewhere of the 1982 Mr Olympia where he's owning Casey Viator even though Casey probably outweighs him by 30-40 pounds....oh wait here it is

cool shit,,zne looked good there towards end career,,dickerson was all class there .

[Figo]

cool shit,,zne looked good there towards end career,,dickerson was all class there .

dickerson was pure class

Zane was a master too