Before there was Branch Warren

[LurkerNoMore]

There was this Lego torso structurally challenged short stack.

But damn if he couldn’t achieve dry condition.

[wes]

Far better than Branch the troll IMO.

[Matt]

There was this Lego torso structurally challenged short stack.

But damn if he couldn’t achieve dry condition.

Damn - Rich looks good there. I can honestly say I've never seen that shot before.

Yes, Rich tended to look blocky at heavier body weights. It was like he kept a small waist up to 210-lb, but anything beyond that, and his waist was noticeably wider.

Rich was 222-lb in 1987, and 208.5-lb in 1988.

[Dalnet]

Far better than Branch the troll IMO.

X2. Gaspari looked way better.

[LurkerNoMore]

And Rich kept a full head of hair!

[Dokey111]

Gaspari vs Belknap, who wins

[wes]

Gaspari vs Belknap, who wins

I`d say Belknap.....just because although he was also short his build had a better flow to it.

[Dokey111]

I`d say Belknap.....just because although he was also sort his build had a better flow to it.

Throw Teufel in there

[Cook]

Rich looks great there.

[The Keto Kid]

And got that condition with zero cardio

[wes]

Throw Teufel in there

Teuful was great but very blocky.....insanely thick abs.......huge bencher also.

[wes]

And got that condition with zero cardio

Yup,trained with balls out intensity

[BayGBM]

I`d say Belknap.....just because although he was also sort his build had a better flow to it.

x3

[ProudVirgin69]

Young Branch shits all over Gaspari

[LurkerNoMore]

Young Branch shits all over Gaspari

He actually looks good there.

[wes]

He actually looks good there.

Yeah he does,but later on he became an abomination of a science experiment who got gifted titles IMO.

Can you tell I`m not a fan. 

[ProudVirgin69]

Gaspari did it first but I don’t think he’s that much better than Branch.  If they were competing in the same age I think they’d have similar physiques.  Branch has a better structure generally, he was just sort of a victim of the times .

 If he was a contemporary of Gaspari and relied on AAS more than gh/insulin, as well as incorporating more machines and less “slag iron” I think he would have had a very nice physique throughout his career, like what we see him present as a teen

Conversely, If Gaspari came up in the shadow of Ronnie and been tossing weights around like a construction worker, and grew on an all-you-can-eat hormona buffet I think he would have looked worse than Branch.

[wes]

Gaspari did it first but I don’t think he’s that much better than Branch.  If they were competing in the same age I think they’d have similar physiques.  Branch has a better structure generally, he was just sort of a victim of the times .

 If he was a contemporary of Gaspari and relied on AAS more than gh/insulin, as well as incorporating more machines and less “slag iron” I think he would have had a very nice physique throughout his career, like what we see him present as a teen

Conversely, If Gaspari came up in the shadow of Ronnie and been tossing weights around like a construction worker, and grew on an all-you-can-eat hormona buffet I think he would have looked worse than Branch.

Good points.

We`ve all  seen it before with modern day guys,they looked great coming up then in an effort to get monstrous size to be competitive they ruin their builds.

I guess it comes with the territory if you want to compete with todays mass monsters.

[ThisisOverload]

Young Branch shits all over Gaspari

Branch looked great early in his career.

A lot of guys did in his era.

All the GH/Slin abuse ruined their physiques to chase the size game.

[_bruce_]

Young Branch shits all over Gaspari

x2

[Humble Narcissist]

I`d say Belknap.....just because although he was also short his build had a better flow to it.

No way. Belknap never finished anywhere close to 2nd at multiple Olympias.