When did Bodybuilders stop having shredded triceps and split biceps?

[Royalty]

Recently everyones arms see "watery" if not "oily". Go back the the 80's and early 90's and arms were MUCH drier and crisper.


Besides bigger guts, I would say this smooth arm syndrome (SAS) is what makes todays bodybuilders inferior the champs of the past.

[NarcissisticDeity]

Recently everyones arms see "watery" if not "oily". Go back the the 80's and early 90's and arms were MUCH drier and crisper.


Besides bigger guts, I would say this smooth arm syndrome (SAS) is what makes todays bodybuilders inferior the champs of the past.

Well Ronnie still has awesome biceps but his triceps suck , he used to have striations but he can't get them that sharp anymore , I would say in mid 90s was the highlight of the conditioning but split biceps and striated triceps are genetic , so no matter how lean you get if its not going to happen its not going happen , check out this pic of Dean Tornabene from the 80s , sick triceps.

[gdavidx28]

Since this guy died

[GMCtrk]

Since this guy died

SIN PELO

[phyxsius]

MONSTER TRICEP

[phyxsius]

Darrem Charles tricep is ripped but lack of size

[sarcasm]

Darrem Charles tricep is ripped but lack of size

what? Darrem's arms are some of the biggest in the business, personally next to Preist i think he has the best arms in the sport.

[phyxsius]

Charles and the killer

[pumpster]

Ya, the drugs seem to increase size but remove some of the density seen in the old days.

[hillbilly]

perhaps now everyones arms r so big they lack detail due to there swollen size

[Hulkster]

I think its cool that the reigning Mr. O. has ripped tris and split bis.

With the last few Mr. Olympia winners, they had great physiques but their arms were always looked down upon (Haney and Dorian). 

[GMCtrk]

Ronnie is plain and simple a genetic freak. After watching Blood and Guts over again last night, I think it would be downright scary if Yates had Coleman's genetics

[phyxsius]

Ronnie has triceps?

[HRDCOR]

Priesty has amazing shredded triceps, when lee is dieted down the groves in his triceps are deep enough to grate cheese with !!!!!

[Hulkster]

Ronnie has triceps?

he used to-check out the pic. However, in 05, his triceps were down in size.

[NarcissisticDeity]

Priesty has amazing shredded triceps, when lee is dieted down the groves in his triceps are deep enough to grate cheese with !!!!!

Check this !!

[NarcissisticDeity]

I think its cool that the reigning Mr. O. has ripped tris and split bis.

With the last few Mr. Olympia winners, they had great physiques but their arms were always looked down upon (Haney and Dorian). 

It wasn't their arms that were looked down upon it was the biceps , Haney has striated tris and Yates did some what when he was lighter but both had awesome triceps , and Dorian had great forearms.

[HRDCOR]

Yeah thats what  Iam talking about !!!! Preist,s arms start to look like that at about 8 weeks out, also up close you can see sirrations in his biceps as well !! , its freaky good!!

[pumpster]

Haney's arms look puny. Exactly why he and Yates were good but not superstars.

[GMCtrk]

Yates has the best side tricep shot of all time. How you can achieve that with shit arms, I do not know

[pumpster]

Of all time-sure pal...he wasn't in the top 5 arms even in the contests he won, including triceps.

Great density and conditioning, weak arms..

[NarcissisticDeity]

Of all time-sure pal...he wasn't in the top 5 arms even in the contests he won, including triceps.

Great density and conditioning, weak arms..

When you say he has weak arms it shows you have zero clue on what you're talking about , Yates had among the best triceps in the sport and among the best forearms , to say any part of arm was " weak " is nonsense , his biceps were good , certainly not great but by no means poor , stop being melodramatic.

[Hulkster]

When you say he has weak arms it shows you have zero clue on what you're talking about , Yates had among the best triceps in the sport and among the best forearms , to say any part of arm was " weak " is nonsense , his biceps were good , certainly not great but by no means poor , stop being melodramatic.

again, I have said this before and ND can't seem to grasp it:

The fact that yates had good triceps and forearms (but only okay biceps) is MEANINGLESS because  they all FIT TOGETHER POORLY, which gives a weak looking effect:


you can't partiton the arm into individual parts, you have to look at the whole complex.
And with Dorian, the complex was a weak spot, revealed time after time.

[pumpster]

Overall the arms are thick but size is mediocre. This guy probably thinks Columbu had great arms too. 

[Old-Skool]

Except the year he was given the Olympia with one bicep, a torn quad, and holding more water than a pool. You might not like who Shawn Ray is, but he won that Olympia in his best shape ever, and had incredibly thick arms.