Author Topic: top 3 bbers of all time (Read 28529 times)

airrick · « **Reply #50 on:** January 16, 2006, 05:23:04 PM »

Coleman
Arnold
Haney

NarcissisticDeity · « **Reply #51 on:** January 16, 2006, 06:42:24 PM »

Reeves

Schwarzenegger

Haney

bigdumbbell · « **Reply #52 on:** January 16, 2006, 06:48:34 PM »

richard simmons
john baysmore
tony little
jake

suckmymuscle · « **Reply #53 on:** January 16, 2006, 06:49:00 PM »

Quote from: flexfan on January 16, 2006, 03:18:56 PM

You are entitled to your opinion. However, I highly doubt Labrada had more detail than Flex did in the mid-90s or Ronnie in the mid-to-late '90s

Lee's muscular detail was astounding.

:oCheck the pics!

SUCKMYMUSCLE

Redwine · « **Reply #54 on:** January 16, 2006, 07:55:46 PM »

1) arnold
2) haney
3) coleman

njflex · « **Reply #55 on:** January 16, 2006, 08:16:49 PM »

arnold for bringing the masses to bbing,coleman for totally changing the limits of size and conditioning,and shawn ray for marketing and competing in top shape every year in his olympia run.

Hulkster · « **Reply #56 on:** January 16, 2006, 08:18:15 PM »

1. ronnie
2. Arnold
3. Haney
67898890987899. Yates.

GMCtrk · « **Reply #57 on:** January 16, 2006, 08:20:24 PM »

Quote from: Hulkster on January 16, 2006, 08:18:15 PM

1. ronnie
2. Arnold
3. Haney
67898890987899. Yates.

Yates revolutionized bodybuilding in terms of size, training method, and drugs. If it wasn't for Yates, the mass game may have never been what it is today, and with that, coleman would have never become mr. olympia.

Hulkster · « **Reply #58 on:** January 16, 2006, 08:23:33 PM »

Quote

Yates revolutionized bodybuilding in terms of size, training method, and drugs, injuries and guts.

Jr. Yates · « **Reply #59 on:** January 16, 2006, 08:33:51 PM »

don't forget about billy blanks

GMCtrk · « **Reply #60 on:** January 16, 2006, 08:35:32 PM »

Quote from: Hulkster on January 16, 2006, 08:23:33 PM

And the same thing could be said about Ronnie as well minus the injuries. Nobody will argue that Ronnie has superior genetics compared to Yates. This is evident in the way he had to train to be #1. If Ronnie trained like Yates he too would probably have injuries. But he doesnt have to due to superior genetics

Hulkster · « **Reply #61 on:** January 16, 2006, 08:58:56 PM »

Quote from: GMCtrk on January 16, 2006, 08:35:32 PM

And the same thing could be said about Ronnie as well minus the injuries. Nobody will argue that Ronnie has superior genetics compared to Yates. This is evident in the way he had to train to be #1. If Ronnie trained like Yates he too would probably have injuries. But he doesnt have to due to superior genetics

I would argue the exact opposite: body taper, muscle shape, vascularity and amount of visible striations are all areas that are largely genetically pre-determined in that you can only go so far as to change them. And these are all areas that ronnie takes dorian on.

I don't really think Dorian had great genetics for bodybuilding. But that didn't stop him from maximizing his potential. Hell, I don't think ronnie had great genetics either (check out the abs) but he had better genetics than Dorian did.

A bodybuilder that had great "natural genetics" would have been someone like Haney or Flex: great muscle shape, taper, lines etc etc.

GMCtrk · « **Reply #62 on:** January 16, 2006, 09:12:39 PM »

Quote from: Hulkster on January 16, 2006, 08:58:56 PM

I would argue the exact opposite: body taper, muscle shape, vascularity and amount of visible striations are all areas that are largely genetically pre-determined in that you can only go so far as to change them. And these are all areas that ronnie takes dorian on.

I don't really think Dorian had great genetics for bodybuilding. But that didn't stop him from maximizing his potential. Hell, I don't think ronnie had great genetics either (check out the abs) but he had better genetics than Dorian did.

A bodybuilder that had great "natural genetics" would have been someone like Haney or Flex: great muscle shape, taper, lines etc etc.

I just realized I made a mistake in my post, I meant to say that nobody will argue that Ronnie didn't have better genetics than Dorian, that is obvious.

Hulkster · « **Reply #63 on:** January 16, 2006, 11:19:11 PM »

Quote from: GMCtrk on January 16, 2006, 09:12:39 PM

I just realized I made a mistake in my post, I meant to say that nobody will argue that Ronnie didn't have better genetics than Dorian, that is obvious.

ah. that explains it!

Bast000 · « **Reply #64 on:** January 16, 2006, 11:22:17 PM »

1. Sarcasm

2. Mike Arvilla

3. Ronnie Coleman

phyxsius · « **Reply #65 on:** January 17, 2006, 03:55:21 AM »

Quote from: Matt C on January 17, 2006, 03:53:05 AM

He had one quality over most other bodybuilders: HEIGHT.

yes and it's a factor in this sport, unfortunately. Else guys like Shawn Ray and Lee Priest would have taken a few sandows home

crownshep · « **Reply #66 on:** January 17, 2006, 06:16:59 AM »

Quote from: suckmymuscle on January 15, 2006, 10:30:04 PM

Lee's physique is more beautiful than any statue ever created, by Fidias, or any other sculpture from Classical Greece. Just my opinion.

SUCKMYMUSCLE

Listen to this man,he speaks the truth.You might learn something.

bigdumbbell · « **Reply #67 on:** January 17, 2006, 06:19:47 AM »

Quote from: crownshep on January 17, 2006, 06:16:59 AM

Listen to this man,he speaks the truth.You might learn something.

yuck, but first you have to like greek sculpture.
this is superior:

btw this dude by Gaston Lachaise in 1938 is located at
the chrysler museum of art in newport news va

WiseGuy · « **Reply #68 on:** January 17, 2006, 06:48:05 AM »

Haney, Coleman and then Arnold.....Dorian gets honorable mention at 4th

kaylos · « **Reply #69 on:** January 17, 2006, 10:56:13 AM »

Quote from: GMCtrk on January 16, 2006, 08:20:24 PM

Yates revolutionized bodybuilding in terms of size, training method, and drugs. If it wasn't for Yates, the mass game may have never been what it is today, and with that, coleman would have never become mr. olympia.

Then he didn't revolutionize it.
He killed it.

jaejonna · « **Reply #70 on:** January 17, 2006, 11:16:07 AM »

Quote from: crownshep on January 17, 2006, 06:16:59 AM

Listen to this man,he speaks the truth.You might learn something.

Why in the second pic is there a Mini Lee Haney ??

MrUniverse · « **Reply #71 on:** January 17, 2006, 12:15:43 PM »

the best

MrUniverse · « **Reply #72 on:** January 17, 2006, 12:19:43 PM »

serious

Jr. Yates · « **Reply #73 on:** January 17, 2006, 12:27:15 PM »

yeah larry scott was awesome

MrUniverse · « **Reply #74 on:** January 17, 2006, 12:36:27 PM »

yes one of the best

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