Yates 96 German Gran Prix

[Shockwave]

Just thought I'd repost this, for awesomeness.

Courtesy of Deltamda.

[Shockwave]

Real talk.

[Grape Ape]

That vid is the closest to capturing Yates' 3d effect that is often missing in photos and really only appreciated in person.

[Shockwave]

That vid is the closest to capturing Yates' 3d effect that is often missing in photos and really only appreciated in person.

Exactly why I posted it. I wonder if a lot of it is due to the pre-digital age.....

[Nails]

soon it will be yate on the receiving end of that finger

[Shockwave]

soon it will be yate on the receiving end of that finger

Can't see shit captain.

[Grape Ape]

Exactly why I posted it. I wonder if a lot of it is due to the pre-digital age.....

not sure, but Yates' foot position in poses often hides his outer quads a bit which can make his legs look almost thin.  I can see how those who follow the sport only from muscletime photos can get confused.

[The Abdominal Snoman]

How long has Dorian been wearing earrings? Meterosexuals can get away with it. But Dorian isn't a metero.

[MB]

Like college basketball, bodybuilding peaked 20 years ago.

[illuminati]

That vid is the closest to capturing Yates' 3d effect that is often missing in photos and really only appreciated in person.

Well said.
Dorian had to be seen in real life to fully appreciate just how Big he was.

[Shockwave]

He literally looks like a tank,  huge from every angle, wide and dense. ... almost hard to describe.

[wolfrittner]

Monster Calves !!

[visualizeperfection]

I think we should start another dorian vs ronnie discussion.

I truly believe dorian was better, even sans both arms.

[illuminati]

He literally looks like a tank,  huge from every angle, wide and dense. ... almost hard to describe.

Well said,
He is impossible to describe pictures just do not do him justice.
With Dorian seeing is Believing.

[Shockwave]

I think we should start another dorian vs ronnie discussion.

I truly believe dorian was better, even sans both arms.

So do I... but I think Dos filled the actual IBM judging criteria better... I also prefer his build, he has that monster, herculean look, where Ronnie had more a cartoonish caricature look.

[SomeKindofMonster]

I think this photo shoot captured his granite look about as good
as any photos.
BTW - That video is shot in a 4:3 ratio format and posted in a 16:9 format
making his waist look a lot wider but also everything else.
This may have come from the makers of the DVD but I've seen other shots
from Nasser and they have that same stretched out look that are not from Delta.
I've also seen the original format video.
Open pictures to full size to get the full effect.
These smaller pictures don't do the full size ones justice.

[njflex]

I think this photo shoot captured his granite look about as good
as any photos.
BTW - That video is shot in a 4:3 ratio format and posted in a 16:9 format
making his waist look a lot wider but also everything else.
This may have come from the makers of the DVD but I've seen other shots
from Nasser and they have that same stretched out look that are not from Delta.

looked insane at this weight ,but...

[AbrahamG]

Just thought I'd repost this, for awesomeness.

Courtesy of Deltamda.

To date, I think this (1996 German Grand Prix Dorian) was the greatest physique to ever grace any bodybuilding stage. 

[Royalty]

It's too bad that Yates did not look this good a week earlier at the 96 Olympia

[njflex]

To date, I think this (1996 German Grand Prix Dorian) was the greatest physique to ever grace any bodybuilding stage. 

one of the last multi mro's with sick calves of past 5 winners..from the rear with the massive back to slender but shredded hams then to bottom calves hang of from sides and rear like no other..

[Iceman1981]

If he had better arms then I would rate that physique as the best of all - time.

[cephissus]

forget dorian, nails, who's in your avatar

[sancho ed]

will be yrs, decades before we see a top 6 line up like that....

[Alucard]

I'm not a Yates fan, but holy fucking fuck, everytime i rewatch that video i'm speechless... Pure unmatched granite rock hard physique from head to toe, he looks bulletproof... And people talk about Heath's 3D effect, lol, this is another universe... Yes, bodybuiding peaked in the early 90s...

[Hulkster]

If he had better arms then I would rate that physique as the best of all - time.

needs a smaller waist/better taper too.

his waist is tank wide in that vid.

nothing like the mr. O that came after him.