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1996 Arnold Classic - Video - Look at the caliber of the lineup
« on: January 28, 2013, 11:17:54 PM »


how the hell do you embed this vid??? anyhow...was looking at the caliber of pros in this show, and then i look at this yrs list (almost 20 yrs later).....what a joke! btw look at the size of dillet! and shawn only placed 5th place....easily would have one this yrs classic in that kind of shape!


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Re: arnold classic 1996
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2013, 11:31:43 PM »


how the hell do you embed this vid??? anyhow...was looking at the caliber of pros in this show, and then i look at this yrs list(almost 20 yrs later).....what a joke! btw look at the size of dillet! and shawn only placed 5th place....easily would have one this yrs classic in that kind of shape!
The pros back then were more polished, more separated, small waists...
This pic of Phil Heath shows his great arms, but he also has a gut

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Re: arnold classic 1996
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2013, 12:02:26 AM »

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« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2013, 12:36:01 AM »
Nice line up rigth thir!!
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« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2013, 02:12:29 AM »

Fuck Dillet is huge.

And Kevin looks about 90 when Arnold is interviewing him

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« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2013, 02:58:16 AM »
Damn I forgot how good those guys looked. Really makes you realize how bad these guys look today You gotta love slin and GH.  ::)

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« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2013, 05:15:51 AM »
93 and 96 the best Arnolds ever!

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Re: arnold classic 1996
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2013, 12:50:28 PM »
u had shawn and dillet placing out of the top three, now you got guys like branch winning this shit? where did we go wrong?  ???

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« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2013, 12:58:33 PM »
  Great Era

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« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2013, 01:19:48 PM »


Anybody have anymore of that 30 second Pumping Iron outtake?

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« Reply #10 on: January 29, 2013, 01:30:37 PM »
u had shawn and dillet placing out of the top three, now you got guys like branch winning this shit? where did we go wrong?  ???
and people rave about Branch's "conditioning", when these guys were far more conditioned.

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« Reply #11 on: January 29, 2013, 02:55:12 PM »


Dillet looks friggin unbelievable  from the front.   Legit 23" arms.

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« Reply #12 on: January 29, 2013, 03:26:23 PM »
Yep, These guys look insane!
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« Reply #13 on: January 29, 2013, 04:03:10 PM »
Kev looked awesome...Flex was showing early signs of being a bitch at this point
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« Reply #14 on: January 29, 2013, 04:04:25 PM »
Dave Palumbo worked with Kevin for that show.

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« Reply #15 on: January 29, 2013, 04:11:10 PM »
top 5 incredible builds on 5 guys of full african american decent,mixed,1/2 like kev,,,insane muscle bellies ,,cartoonish,,,

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Re: arnold classic 1996
« Reply #16 on: January 29, 2013, 04:18:30 PM »
Kev looked awesome...Flex was showing early signs of being a bitch at this point
Flex looked "too full" and smooth. 2nd two times in row since he broke his neck.


Dave Palumbo worked with Kevin for that show.
Wasn't Kev working with someone else? And shouldn't Palumbo have been working with Kev, as he could never get his Pro card...

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« Reply #17 on: January 29, 2013, 06:19:01 PM »
i was noticing that there was a sixth guy on stage.....looks like a white guy.....was it andreas muntzer? anyone?

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« Reply #18 on: January 29, 2013, 06:22:44 PM »
i was noticing that there was a sixth guy on stage.....looks like a white guy.....was it andreas muntzer? anyone?

yes, that's him

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« Reply #19 on: January 29, 2013, 06:24:18 PM »
u had shawn and dillet placing out of the top three, now you got guys like branch winning this shit? where did we go wrong?  ???

When Jay Cutler started being the ideal physique.

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« Reply #20 on: January 29, 2013, 06:33:14 PM »
so with kevin it was 50 pct diet and 50 pct training,.. where is the final touch man ::)

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« Reply #21 on: January 29, 2013, 06:38:25 PM »
I thought neither Kev nor Flex were at their best. Kevin's legs weren't sharp, I would have gave the nod to Flex. Why do Dillet's lats look 8ft across from the front but his rls sucked? Fuck he was huge. Ray's 5th place had people asking if he was done and had allot of his competitors smiling. Of course he killed it at the next couple of Olympia's and had the last laugh as usual. This was also the contest where people took notice of J-P Fux. Outside of Dillet he made the top 5 look like little boys. People were like who the fuck is that?!

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Re: arnold classic 1996
« Reply #22 on: January 29, 2013, 07:30:59 PM »
Imagine switching channels and find the Arnold on ESPN.....those days are gone baby.
Great clip, image quality dont do justice


Btw, if that contest was available on blu-ray I'd be the first one to buy it.

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Re: arnold classic 1996
« Reply #23 on: January 29, 2013, 08:26:03 PM »
Flex looked "too full" and smooth. 2nd two times in row since he broke his neck.

Wasn't Kev working with someone else? And shouldn't Palumbo have been working with Kev, as he could never get his Pro card...

Back on NBR Kevin was the guest and he thanked Dave on air for prepping him for that show. A few weeks ago somone posted this video on Rx and Dave spoke about it again.

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Re: arnold classic 1996
« Reply #24 on: January 29, 2013, 10:46:10 PM »
it died in the 90's :(