2014 Arnold Classic - Branch Warren in decline

[Victor VonDoom]

Never thought I would see the day.  Chest used to be his best body part; now he looks deflated and deformed.  What a difference ten years makes.  Time to retire.  

Bah!  Doom disapproves.

[Fortress]

Holy shit this guy looks BAD.

The body can only withstand so much. His is now turning on him in a big way.

Yes, time to call it quits.

Bodybuilding was never meant to be this.

Utterly horrendous.

[JOHN MATRIX]

Lord of the rings

[Bloaty]

ripped n hard and nast vacularity, verymuscular guy that branch,cheers

[Megalodon]

you've come a long way bodybuilding

[Bloaty]

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[Tito24]

maybe he doesnt believe in doing bench press anymore

[Mr. MB]

Branch, no body made you take it to this…..so sad. I do hope you chill from the sport, embrace your family and have a good life.

[Disgusted]

First of all this heavy lifting jerky movement chain hanging around his neck BS is causing micro tears and of course other bad choices with the supplements is destroying his body. I feel bad for him. I've met him and he seems like a pretty decent fellow.

[Nails]

thats what happens when you do not believe in squeezing and contracting on every rep


Just moving weight around like apes


For example on the 4:35 Mark , dumbell Rows, he goes down on every movement during his set
, yet at the last rep, he feels the need to go up and not bring the weight down again for a negative, he simply drops it from armpit level , if he brought the weight down normally like he did ever rep it would only be an inch off the ground

oh wait , thats not HARDCORE and Wont build muscles   




 

[njflex]

THAT pose is terrible on him like with cutler doing it as well,do hands together type pose.he looks like mangled bacon in that pose.off season and without all that terrible color he looks human at least.

[Disgusted]

Partial lat tear under right arm pit.

[WalterWhite]

At some point it ends for all of them because the body can only handle so much.

[Victor VonDoom]

THAT pose is terrible on him like with cutler doing it as well,do hands together type pose.he looks like mangled bacon in that pose.off season and without all that terrible color he looks human at least.

You can't avoid doing a most muscular.  But it's not just that pose.  Again, chest looks deflated and a shadow if its former  self.  Chest, arms, midsection.  All have fallen from former glory.  Only the legs remain...  Again, 2004 vs. 2014 

[anabolicguru]

The sad part is, he still placed 6th, so whatever he thinks he looks like, the judges like it enough for him to stay in the game

[MB]

Every single competitor at the Arnold is in decline or at the most just holding on.  The window is very short to be at your best and it usually happens at the pro qualifiers or within the first year of turning pro.   

[njflex]

You can't avoid doing a most muscular.  But it's not just that pose.  Again, chest looks deflated and a shadow if its former  self.  Chest, arms, midsection.  All have fallen from former glory.  Only the legs remain...  Again, 2004 vs. 2014 

AGREE.but a different version most muscular maybe,that 1st pic looks like granite/full/mass and conditioned ,that's a peak as your going to get contest day for his look at the time ,damn..

[Victor VonDoom]

AGREE.but a different version most muscular maybe,that 1st pic looks like granite/full/mass and conditioned ,that's a peak as your going to get contest day for his look at the time ,damn..

Sorry, but no version of MM is going to make his 2014 chest looks good.  Really sad when you think back to where he was in previous years.  

[njflex]

Sorry, but no version of MM is going to make his 2014 chest looks good.  Really sad when you think back to where he was in previous years.  

WOW,,,even 3rd pic he looks ok in that pose'massive'thickness wise,legs are sick really,,,but still his old/old pics with crew cut yrs ago really yrs ago he had a pretty wicked build early 20's..

[G_Thang]

thats what happens when you do not believe in squeezing and contracting on every rep


Just moving weight around like apes


For example on the 4:35 Mark , dumbell Rows, he goes down on every movement during his set
, yet at the last rep, he feels the need to go up and not bring the weight down again for a negative, he simply drops it from armpit level , if he brought the weight down normally like he did ever rep it would only be an inch off the ground

oh wait , thats not HARDCORE and Wont build muscles   




 

The lifting culture was created by Ronnie but those two yahoos only have about 50-60% of his strength.  I'm not sure how JOJ gets the title of strongest, given he has a really weak bench press.

[Automation]

Branch is a decrepid, midget ogre who's organs are screwed. He spends time down the gym moving weights in a spasticated fashion to destroy his joints. For his down time he goes home and whacks off to midget porn then injects himself with steroids and other drugs. Every now and again he paints himself in creosote, puts on a sparkling thong, gets on a stage and trys to induce a heart attack in front of an audience of predominantly gay men. He does all this in a vain attempt to be seen as relevant by his equally deluded peers.

Whadda fucking mess.....

[MAXX]

wreckless training tends to do that. Guys like Shawn Ray was said to train "like a pussy" but also never had a serious injury or tear.

[dustin]

It's shit like this which made me drop my ego and not fear lifting "pussy weights" at the gym. I still lift heavy enough to challenge myself, but it's all about quality time under tension and not crushing huge weights. I don't compete, but I still don't want to tear something and look like a fucking moron for the rest of my life.

Branch is way past being done. He used to look fabulous just before and after he got his pro card. Seems to be the same for most bodybuilders nowadays. It's a shame that getting their pro card is the beginning of the end.

[hipolito mejia]

THAT pose is terrible on him like with cutler doing it as well,do hands together type pose.he looks like mangled bacon in that pose.off season and without all that terrible color he looks human at least.

This one does him more justice.

[LurkerNoMore]

He is starting to get that sunken pit look to his chest that Scott Steiner has.