Pro Bodybuilders in Person

[bigmikecox]

I read a lot of crap on here about how small Heath's chest is or how narrow he is. But how many of you have actually seen a pro in person?  Pictures do NOTHING for them. I used to see Marcus Haley in the gym here in Palm Harbor, Fl and the man was BIG. But it wasnt his size that got me it was how lean AND big he was.

Ronnie was from another planet. I saw him guest pose at the Mr. Ohio back in 1999 and he had GOBS of muscle. Same with Haney. His chest was so dense its hard to imagine the human body getting that big. But as impressive as Ronnie and Haney were, Dillett was something special. He was AS impressive if not more than Coleman. He only guest posed for MAYBE 2 minutes. He was 4 weeks out from the 98 O (which he dropped out of) and inthe shape he was in, he would have placed 2nd to Coleman that year.

But the BIGGEST SOB ive ever laid eyes on was Victor Richards. Saw him at the 1994 Olympia and his legs had to be 34 inches and his calves looked like they had balloons in them.

[da_vinci]

What about their cocks?

(no homo)

[Bevo]

Comes to mass nobody beats 03/04 Ronnie

[wild willie]

What is really amazing is to see them in street clothes and you think to yourself......yes they look good....but you really can't tell until they are up on stage and then you can see that they look unreal.


I saw Milos in street clothes and then again up on stage......in street clothes he looks athletic.....but when he is posing in trunks you get a sense of how amazing he is.


Same thing with the late Sonny Schmidt.

We were at the Olympia one year..... and a guy that was there with us thought that Nasser was not impressive.......Well then Nasser was up on stage in trunks and this same guy was like WOW!!!!!


The pros are deceiving in clothes.

[bigmikecox]

are you saying vic richards was bigger than coleman?

a ludicrous claim

He was shorter and denser!!!!!!!!!!!

Victor was about 5'7

[Nails]

i saw ronnie and cutler last year , never saw ronnie in his prime, and cutler was huge this was a month or two after the mr olympia


i saw paul dillet 3 times twice at round table pizza back in 1998 (big but not huge )and once at bare elegance strip club and he must have upped the sauce because he was massive

[bigmikecox]

What is really amazing is to see them in street clothes and you think to yourself......yes they look good....but you really can't tell until they are up on stage and then you can see that they look unreal.


I saw Milos in street clothes and then again up on stage......in street clothes he looks athletic.....but when he is posing in trunks you get a sense of how amazing he is.


Same thing with the late Sonny Schmidt.

We were at the Olympia one year and a guy that was there with us thought that Nasser was not impressive.......Well then Nasser was up on stage in trunks and this same guy was like WOW!!!!!


The pros are deceiving in clothes.

Marcus Ruhl in street clothes was nothing impressive. On stage, OMG!!!!

And Dexter isnt small! I saw Dexter and Joe McNeal at Outback in New Port Richey, Fl and got a pic next to him. Now this was about 6 weeks before the 2009 O and he made me look TINY

[Stark]

I saw Ruhl and Dorian a couple of times - I wasn't impressed  

[bigmikecox]

Ferrigno guest posed at my show in 1995. Never have i seen someone with a chest so big. I got to see him pump up back stage. WTF???  He wasnt as impressive as he was in 1993/1994, but he was still about 320lbs and looked it. And it wasnt a fat 320 either

[JasonH]

I saw Ruhl and Dorian a couple of times - I wasn't impressed  

You obviously haven't seen him at 300lbs in the offseason then - I first saw him training in Temple gym in the year leading up to the 1997 Olympia - the guy was a freak.

Other notables for me - Fankhouser's calves in real life and stupendously big, as well as Ronnie's biceps.

[Skeletor]

Ruhl:



I think the most impressive would be someone like Noah Steere, height makes a huge difference.

[PJim]

Ruhl:



I think the most impressive would be someone like Noah Steere, height makes a huge difference.

One of my college buddies met Noah, said you couldn't imagine how big the guy was.

[Nails]

You obviously haven't seen him at 300lbs in the offseason then - I first saw him training in Temple gym in the year leading up to the 1997 Olympia - the guy was a freak.

Other notables for me - Fankhouser's calves in real life and stupendously big, as well as Ronnie's biceps.

just posted on his FB seconds ago

[bigmikecox]

One of my college buddies met Noah, said you couldn't imagine how big the guy was.

Met him at the Arnold once. Big man!!!!

I saw Kim Chivesky at one of the after parties after the Arnold. She had s short skirt and it was backless. OMG! So big! But, when you talked to her, she sounded like a 10 yr old girl. No deep voice at all!

Laura Creavalle was pretty bitchy and had traces of stuble.

Cory was hot, plain and simple. And so sweet.

Chris Duffy was HUGE. Met him in 1993. Nice guy. Talked to me for a bit too.

[bigmikecox]

just posted on his FB seconds ago

Lean as shit! That is what is most impressive. The mass they carry with the low bodyfat

[JasonH]

just posted on his FB seconds ago

Cool pic 

It's true that photos don't do it justice though.

Seen Noah Steere too - massive guy.

[Big Chiro Flex]

In real life...

Kai Greene: in a hoody and sweats just looks like a massive round bloated fat guy, but extremely genuine and nice

Flex Lewis: freakiest calves I've ever seen.

Jason Huh: monster bloat, fat belly and face, arms looked like 24"

PJ Braun: insane arms, super vascular, nicest guy as well

Frank McGrath: forearms are retardedly huge and vascular as the pics. Looks like jose raymonds quad

Dan Hill: in clothes, physique looks like he was maybe a backup wide receiver for a semi pro arena football league....this is the best comparison I can make.

Branch: Massive but shorter than you'd imagine

Dex Jax: saw him at a restaurant I worked at when I was in undergrad the morning after he guest posed a local show. He was wearing 3  loose shirts (beater, long sleeve and tee shirt over long sleeve) and his back muscles were all still popping out like crazy. I'll never forget that. Everyone in the restaurant was just staring at him in amazement and you could hear people making comments.

*Every one of these guys were extremely friendly and appreciative to their fans. This was my same take from seeing em at the Arnold as well. Didn't meet any douche bags that I had to throw hands with.

[snx]

Craziest things I've seen:

Greg Kovacs took his shirt off and hit a few poses. Said he was about 355lbs. He had abs, and that was the craziest thing I've ever seen. A human being has never been that big.

Scott Milne. This was before he turned pro. He'd yet to even do a junior show. He was bouncing at a bar in a town called Grand Bend, and he was ridiculously massive and WIDE - widest guy I've ever seen. He was about 23. I thought I was the cat's meow then, and I felt like a little kid.

J.D. Dawodu. Had dinner with him. This was post-contest at the Olympia back in 99, or one of those years. His arms were stupid. Craziest, fullest, most vascular arms I ever saw up to that point (hadn't met Ronnie yet!)

Cutler. I've had dinner with Jay a bunch of times. He's a great guy, but what's striking about him is how wide he is in person. His delt width is retarded.

Dexter. Met him a bunch of times. What always freaked me out was how un-big he looked in clothes. Then he'd peel (you're welcome Lonnie) and it'd freak you out. No fat. None. Everything tight and lean, all the time. And he ate like shit whenever we ate out. He was either drinking protein shakes or eating fast food.

Ronnie. I was always surprised by how un-wide he looked just standing relaxed. He never walked around with ILS like some kind of idiot. Of course, then he'd flex and it'd be lights out.

Dorian. The man has the craziest calf genetics. They look ridiculous.

Johnny Jackson. Ate lunch at the cafeteria with him. His traps are the most insane traps you'll ever see.

[bigmikecox]

i seen hamdi aykutlug several times, hes considered small, but when you stand next to him, youll find out hes quite thick.

pics do him no justice, and when hes shredded, it looks unreal.

as for monsters, i seen jean pierre fux in his prime, he was an absolute monster, it was hard to believe his sheer size.

Saw Fux guest pose! MASSIVE!!!  Looked real unhealthy though. His gut was out of control.

And most bbers are SHORT!!!  Shawn Ray is about 5'6.

[Bevo]

I saw tons of pros in the late mid 90's at golds Venice when i was living in ca all the time, flex and Cormier always impressived me a long with prince at the time.

[Parker]

He was shorter and denser!!!!!!!!!!!

Victor was about 5'7

On the video where he was a bloated (he's wearing shades), he is about the same height as Dorian is.

[booty]

Ronnie Coleman in clothes (never seen him on stage) is a freak.  He makes other pro bodybuilders look average next to him.

[Wiggs]

Ronnie by far.  I've seen him smaller in 1999. Which btw, his waist was tiny at that weight. I've seen him in the 280s and at 320. If you haven't seen him, its impossible to explain. Like Mik said, it's the size and condition is whats impressive.  Ronnie is just insane...It actually demotivated me knowing I could never look like that.

Jay's width is insane.

Dillet is a comic character.

I wish I could have seen Dorian in his prime.

[viking1]

In 1997, I went to a local show in Southern California where Palumbo was guest posing.  This was when he was 300lbs. He was massive in person. I remember a bunch of sista's hugging him when he went through the audience, "Damn, Boy...  You One Huge Mutha Fucka!!!"... all giggling, laughing, fondling him like a little puppy. It was hilarious how bad they were into him...   looked like a bunch of hoochies from an 80's   Two Live Crew video


I saw Frank Columbo in person about 5 years ago... He came into a store I used to work at and his wife was bossing him around.. just like a child....   his face lift was massive and still had some of "The Bat" in his back.  LOL


I used to train at the Powerhouse in downtown Huntington Beach(early 90's). Seemed like just about all of the big guns(male and female) would pass through there. Lot's of photo shoots and posing sessions going on in the middle of the gym. They all just looked huge to me. That was an awesome gym..   PIP

[njflex]

Ronnie by far.  I've seen him smaller in 1999. Which btw, his waist was tiny at that weight. I've seen him in the 280s and at 320. If you haven't seen him, its impossible to explain. Like Mik said, it's the size and condition is whats impressive.  Ronnie is just insane...It actually demotivated me knowing I could never look like that.

Jay's width is insane.

Dillet is a comic character.

I wish I could have seen Dorian in his prime.

yates walked into the crowd in  92 front of the auditorium people were in awe ,he had a leather jacket on and filled it out tight,,,enormous 280 ..leverone was 260 legs for that time were huge unreal...