1996 Mr. Olympia PICS You May Not Have Seen!!!

[BRO]

Munzer looked absolutely shredded in some of the contests; and surprisingly he hadn't won more shows...

[The Grim Lifter]

Charles Clairmonte was the shit.  Perfect lines and an athletic looking physique - looks functional.  I remember after his Olympia how the Flex writers had their little column criticizing the physiques.  These untrained fucks actually sat there telling pros what they needed to work on.

So the criticism on Clairmonte was that he could 'easily pack on 20-30lbs without losing symmetry.'  and guess what, the next year he shows up some 20lbs heavier andd with a gut and not as conditioned. 

Same thing with Munzer.  Guy was more ripped than a pair of underwear of an obese fuck.  Yet they critique his physique for not being as hard as 'he has been in the past.'  They literally made that guy kill himself. 

Totally agree. Clairmonte quit after 1997 and it was just being too heavy. If he was still competiting in the early 2000's he would have been winning most shows like Darrem Charles was doing, he was a better version.

[dyslexic]

Those shots are "stills" from video footage, that's why they look so crisp with contrast.

[yates fan]

seems like everyone was harder and more ripped in that era,the 90s!

[ESFitness]

roland looking 30years younger.

[Iceman1981]

Awesome pics and post!  This is now the new classic bodybuilding era..shows just how far the cult has fallen.

Thanks.

[JasonH]

This was the first Mr. O I watched and and owned on VHS. These guys were so fucking huge and ripped. I miss these days.

Same here - I must have watched this contest about 100 times. I remember showing it to my non-bodybuilding friends and they were utterly gobsmacked.

[HockeyFightFan]

Bbing has gone down hill big time.

I see what you did there.....

[andreisdaman]

Bbing has gone down hill big time.

agreed..there's not even a reason to buy the magazines any more