dexter had a god like physique, possibly "better" than coleman

[Archer77]

No way.  Coleman had a few peak years where he was huge and still had decent lines.  I've never thought dexter had a good physique.  Like wolf, his lats are to high giving him a Y frame..  He also never seems to change.  I guess you could commend him for consistency.

[DroppingPlates]

Dexter is a dwarf. A dwarf can become Mr Dwarf, but should never be Mr Olympia...

BB is not about how many basketball dunks he can score

[arce1988]

[anabolichalo]

WTF do you mean with this? On which planet do you life?
Dex is no Ronnie, but a genetic freak as well.

planet getbig


decent everyday physique

easy to maintain

[delta9mda]

Pfffss...  Dexter was a very lucky Mr Olympia in 2008. Lucky that Jay was so far off the mark and the rest of the competition was weak as shit.

Bottom line he's small, no wow factor and has a ninja turtle abdomen.

Sure he is a good pro and complete and so.. except for calves. He has no visible calves.

Bullshit, Toney was top 3 at that show but they couldnt move jay further down than second.

[doriancutlerman]

First off, he's only 5'6.
Flat chest
High lats
lack of cross striations
No taper from lats to waist
pathetic calves

Great arms
Great back
Great Conditioning

Almost spot-on, but Dexter's delts and pecs are actually VERY good.  His pecs might look flat when he stands relaxed, but his most-muscular is world class and his side-chest is pretty awesome.  And the detail in his delts is unrivaled these days. 

I also can't fully agree about his taper.  It's not especially dramatic, but he couldn't have a good front double-biceps without at least a fair V-taper -- and I can't think of any sane person who'd suggest that Dex has anything less than a very good FDB.

[disco_stu]

best fdb ever.

and thats the pose that weaknesses show up.

very few bb have good flowing fdbs.

even coleman's looked weird.

dex shouldve won several mr.o's. he's the best BB that we've seen since haney. most complete, most aesthetic, least weaknesses.

we hear about shawn ray being robbed...well ray was blocky and lacking compared to dex.

[hipolito mejia]

The best BB is the one with the least amount of weaknesses. And Dexter is pretty much flawless top to bottom.

1- High lats.
2-T taper.
3-weird chest insertion/flat when doing FDB
4-poor calves
5-torso and gut overpowering lats when doing FDB.
6-Cheese burger shaped like head.
7-5'6"


I could go on all night ...but I need to bump Goddess Colette Nelson thread which I can't seem to find.

[Mr Nobody]

He only won because no whone else showed up.

[Parker]

Dexter had a dark passenger. And the 8th season looks to be a good one.

[cswol]

many commented dexter was almost flawless top to bottom, you cant include the lower half, his calves are missing

[gcb]

as a bodybuilder coleman was perhaps better - but the flow of dexters physique i find nicer

[Schmoff]

1- High lats.
2-T taper.
3-weird chest insertion/flat when doing FDB
4-poor calves
5-torso and gut overpowering lats when doing FDB.
6-Cheese burger shaped like head.
7-5'6"


I could go on all night ...but I need to bump Goddess Colette Nelson thread which I can't seem to find.

hahahahhahahaha

[Teutonic Knight]

just saying i feel this way but coleman has a thousand times more charisma

WOW, Anabolichalo knows how "GOD" looks like 
Hey AnaMarine how is life north of Macedonia 

[99 Bananas]

Possibly...

[BikiniSlut]

You guys are out to lunch.

Dexter has one of the best most consistent physiques ever. His calves are average....they aren't non-existent and at least he doesn't put oil in them.

He DID deserve the Olympia. The only reason he doesn't place higher is due to sheer size. Aesthetically he's pleasing as hell compared to most.

Contests aren't won on calves.

I don't see the big deal about huge quads and calves.....the old physiques looked much better without the Branch Warren quads and Ben P calves. Not aesthetically pleasing IMO.

[Papper]

You guys are out to lunch.

Dexter has one of the best most consistent physiques ever. His calves are average....they aren't non-existent

-He and Wolf has the worst in contemporary top 5.

and at least he doesn't put oil in them.

-No one knows

He DID deserve the Olympia.

-Yes he did. but it was a weak time in bb.

The only reason he doesn't place higher is due to sheer size.

-And so it should be.

Aesthetically he's pleasing as hell compared to most.

-True. But his gut is not aestethic and aestethics plays a lesser role in saying someone is better in bb.


Contests aren't won on calves.

-Neither on aestethics or being consistent.

I don't see the big deal about huge quads and calves.....the old physiques looked much better without the Branch Warren quads and Ben P calves. Not aesthetically pleasing IMO.

-Agreed. Just that when the thighs are big, small calves looks worse. Dexter should decrease quads if his calves are dead.

[Papper]

That's BS, it was a well deserved win

He deserved to win. Yes sir.

But what was he up against, soft Jay.. Tony? had Jay been on he'd win easily. Gave Dexter the title.

He was lucky to win between stronger periods in bb like Ronnie and Phil/Kai.

[AbrahamG]

First off, he's only 5'6.
Flat chest
High lats
lack of cross striations
No taper from lats to waist
pathetic calves

Great arms
Great back
Great Conditioning

Thanks Tom.

[Bevo]

And there are some that argue that dex is better than Shawn! Hahaha Shawn was more complete with calves

[Bevo]

kevin levrone and chris cormier were probably the most complete pros in my opinion

As much as kev was one of my favs Chris is prob more complete , kev had no legs (only early on) and weak back.

Chris is 5'10 , good proportions, structure/frame and could play the size game without looking out of place, was complete from head to toe

[Van_Bilderass]

Dexter has a very ugly thick skinned look.

[whitewidow]

I rather look like a prime dexter then a prime Ronnie. Dexter has got by looking way more healthy and has always came in great condition. I cannot remember many shows were dexter came in out of shape. Dexters 2008 Mr.Olympia victory was probably the best physique i have ever seen. Maybe not impressive to the mass monster crowd but to a longtime bodybuilding fan like myself Dexter brought in the whole package! Flawless physique! perfect proportions, super grainy, insane V-taper, insane vascularity, insane lean muscle mass much improved from any other year or show, 8-pack abs, Dexter also held his poses for along time and Dexter looked very healthy. You don't want to go into a show looking like you are going to die! Dexter looked like he did a great job and was not abusing any diuretics,alot of bodybuilders you can tell are in bad shape when they are on-stage, they have bags under there eyes,they look over-dieted, they look red in the face, Dexter looked insanely healthy! overall dexter is the best bodybuilder ever-IMO. many probably disagree but this is just my opinion.

[DroppingPlates]

He deserved to win. Yes sir.

But what was he up against, soft Jay.. Tony? had Jay been on he'd win easily. Gave Dexter the title.

He was lucky to win between stronger periods in bb like Ronnie and Phil/Kai.

I was never a true fan of Jay's physique, other than his 2010 shape. Tony is only good when he brings the conditioning, which isn't the case in most cases, but I perfer his structure over Jay.
It has been said before, Dex is almost flawless (yes, I know his calves) and is pretty consistent in his conditioning, for over a decade. That's an accomplishment!

[Tony Doherty]

Dexter has pretty much outlasted everyone from several eras. He did my 1st pro show in 2001 and won it again this year for the 4th time.
Everyone else from those days is done. One of the best ever. Respect.

Check him out in March this year.