1980 Olympia - CBS never released the footage

[Pet shop boys]

Mentzer was beaten by 4 other people though.

So you'd have to compare him to Dickerson, Coe and Zane as well.

This !

and not only that ...

A lot has been forgotten since that fatidic Olympia
However ... if you compare Mike with Tinnerino chances are Iron Mike deserved 6th ....


Mike Mentzer and Dennis Tinerino  competed against each other at the 1980 Mr. Olympia. While Mentzer championed High-Intensity Training (HIT) with brief, intense, low-volume workouts to failure, Tinerino, a successful and respected bodybuilder, followed a more traditional approach to building a massive, symmetrical physique through consistent, intense training and a strict diet....  Most people in attendance had Dennis ahead of Mentzer that year ......


WoooSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh  10.4.80

[Royalty]

This !

and not only that ...

A lot has been forgotten since that fatidic Olympia
However ... if you compare Mike with Tinnerino chances are Iron Mike deserved 6th ....


Mike Mentzer and Dennis Tinerino  competed against each other at the 1980 Mr. Olympia. While Mentzer championed High-Intensity Training (HIT) with brief, intense, low-volume workouts to failure, Tinerino, a successful and respected bodybuilder, followed a more traditional approach to building a massive, symmetrical physique through consistent, intense training and a strict diet....  Most people in attendance had Dennis ahead of Mentzer that year ......


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Mentzer won arms, lats, abs, pecs.

[Pet shop boys]

Mentzer won arms, lats, abs, pecs.

Arms ?  are you crazy?




Woosshhhhhhhhhhhhh

[Royalty]

Arms ?  are you crazy?




Woosshhhhhhhhhhhhh

Do I have to break down every picture for you?

Mentzer wins... and Mentzer isn’t even facing the camera

[Pet shop boys]

Dennis Tinenrino (8th place), and Ken Waller (dead last) ....

In some poses Dennis looked as good (if not better) than runner up Frank Zane .


WooooSSHHHHHHHHHHh 10.4.80

[Pet shop boys]

Do I have to break down every picture for you?

Mentzer wins... and Mentzer isn’t even facing the camera

Tinnerno is even further away from the camera

WooooSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHH  10.4.80

[Pet shop boys]

Roy Callender (Barbados Bomber) although compared to Arnold at  times , was overlooked and ended up placing behind Mentzer ... (another robbery by Mike)

Roy was in comparison with top three early in the show, seemed he was ahead of Mentzer during prejudging ...
 Roy had a chest Mike can only dream of .....

WooooSSSHHHHHHHHHHHhh

[Royalty]

No offense to Dennis Terrino but muscle thickness was not his strength. He was good. But Mentzer was better. 

[beakdoctor]

Dennis Tinenrino (8th place), and Ken Waller (dead last) ....

In some poses Dennis looked as good (if not better) than runner up Frank Zane .


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Dennis looked great at that show. Best abs of the bunch. Great muscle separation and huge pecs but his proportions never quite looked right. In all fairness he should've placed higher than 8th. Looking at it now he looked better than Mike on that day. Mike was his smallest ever, flat, depleted, Mike was probably ripped but too flat to show it off. Dennis and Boyer probably peaked better than anyone for that show- each were in their all time best shape.

[Pet shop boys]

Dennis looked great at that show. Best abs of the bunch. Great muscle separation and huge pecs but his proportions never quite looked right. In all fairness he should've placed higher than 8th. Looking at it now he looked better than Mike on that day. Mike was his smallest ever, flat, depleted, Mike was probably ripped but too flat to show it off. Dennis and Boyer probably peaked better than anyone for that show- each were in their all time best shape.

This.

WooooSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh  10.4.80

[Royalty]

Dennis looked great at that show. Best abs of the bunch. Great muscle separation and huge pecs but his proportions never quite looked right. In all fairness he should've placed higher than 8th. Looking at it now he looked better than Mike on that day. Mike was his smallest ever, flat, depleted, Mike was probably ripped but too flat to show it off. Dennis and Boyer probably peaked better than anyone for that show- each were in their all time best shape.

10 years later you’re still trying to explain this show to us. Get a fucking life.

Bottom line: Arnold was at his worst but had a “relationship” with the promoter who loaded the judging panel with Arnold fan boys. Arnold was booed by the audience.

A large number of competitors boycotted the Olympia the following year.

In a Netflix documentary about Arnold, Arnold told Netflix to not mention the 1980 Olympia.

[Pet shop boys]

In a Netflix documentary about Arnold, Arnold told Netflix to not mention the 1980 Olympia.

sad but this is true


WoooooooooSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[Griffith]

Dennis looked great at that show. Best abs of the bunch. Great muscle separation and huge pecs but his proportions never quite looked right. In all fairness he should've placed higher than 8th. Looking at it now he looked better than Mike on that day. Mike was his smallest ever, flat, depleted, Mike was probably ripped but too flat to show it off. Dennis and Boyer probably peaked better than anyone for that show- each were in their all time best shape.

Did he mess up his diet for the show?

Most of the other photos we see of him, he looked better than in 1980.

[Humble Narcissist]

sad but this is true


WoooooooooSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

He didn't want to make Royalty any more suicidal.

[NarcissisticDeity]

 

[Pet shop boys]

In that shot alone Dickerson crushes everyone



WooooSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[Humble Narcissist]

In that shot alone Dickerson crushes everyone



WooooSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

He was always in great condition. Being so short really hurt him but at least he got 1 Olympia.

[beakdoctor]

Did he mess up his diet for the show?

Most of the other photos we see of him, he looked better than in 1980.

Yeah. He was a crackpot. Full of all kinds of crazy ideas. Guzzeled down a bunch of coca-cola in the middle of the 79 Olympia, blowing the contest.. He used to say "a calorie is a calorie' and controledl his pre contest diet by aadjusting total calorie intake only? Gorging chocolate bars and coca-cola's then starving himself and taking amphetamines to keep going. Is it any wonder that he showed up small and flat?

He's lucky he got 5th.  The amphetamines will have you feeling great despite looking like shit.

Boyer coe had a funny experience with amphetamines leading up to the 82 Olympia. Said he was working out like a maniac and had boundless energy only to step on stage his smallest ever.

[Humble Narcissist]

Yeah. He was a crackpot. Full of all kinds of crazy ideas. Guzzeled down a bunch of coca-cola in the middle of the 79 Olympia, blowing the contest.. He used to say "a calorie is a calorie' and controledl his pre contest diet by aadjusting total calorie intake only? Gorging chocolate bars and coca-cola's then starving himself and taking amphetamines to keep going. Is it any wonder that he showed up small and flat?

He's lucky he got 5th.  The amphetamines will have you feeling great despite looking like shit.

Boyer coe had a funny experience with amphetamines leading up to the 82 Olympia. Said he was working out like a maniac and had boundless energy only to step on stage his smallest ever.

He dieted on 800 calories/day leading up to the contest. The fact that he had any muscle left at all by contest time is a great testament to steroids.

[Royalty]

GOLD: Roger Walker believes that Paul Graham didn’t even give Arnold the 1st Place check. 🤣

[beakdoctor]

Roger "angry nips" Walker was 'bummed' by Paul Graham in exchange for a guaranteed 1st place at the Sydney Olympia.

Unfortunately Arnold entered and Graham couldn't fulfill his promise to walker.

Graham explained his predicament to Arnold , who reportedly laughed at the thought of Walker getting railed for a first place victory that he'll never get. But nonetheless Arnold offered to give up a portion of his earnings- which was peanuts compared to his real estate income- to Walker. When this money was handed over, Roger opened the envelope and saw a wad of cash wrapped in a small note written on lose leaf paper. It read "quit complaining.  Everyone knows you got 6th place because you got big red utters for nipples."

This has made Roger, sometimes referred to as 'old roger', an angry, bitter man.

[LurkerNoMore]

Arnold broke Methnzer's mind almost as bad as Danimal broke Little Bitch's heart.

[Humble Narcissist]

Arnold broke Methnzer's mind almost as bad as Danimal broke Little Bitch's heart.

Mentzer never recovered and neither will Royalty.

[LurkerNoMore]

Mentzer never recovered and neither will Royalty.

Both descended into a state of mental illness that was evident to everyone that they encountered.

[beakdoctor]

Both descended into a state of mental illness that was evident to everyone that they encountered.

Sad but true.