Author Topic: Lou Ferrigno at almost 340 pounds in 1993... (Read 21837 times)

Danimal77 · « **on:** April 12, 2016, 10:44:13 PM »

WTF was he on to get THAT big in his early 40's??

oldschoolfan · « **Reply #1 on:** April 12, 2016, 11:13:48 PM »

he was monstrous for sure

i really thought he would place higher than 10th at the olympia

Tha Grim Lifter · « **Reply #2 on:** April 12, 2016, 11:28:22 PM »

He used a small dose of test and some Deca. Maybe some clen the last few weeks to get extra ripped.

I totally believe up until the 1993 Mr.O he was natural. He was natural in Pumping Iron and in 1992 it was all muscle memory and muscle maturity kicking in. But he wanted to win the first Masters O and thought Robbie might have started juicing too so wanted that extra kick.

Danimal77 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 13, 2016, 02:32:02 AM »

Quote from: oldschoolfan on April 12, 2016, 11:13:48 PM

he was monstrous for sure

i really thought he would place higher than 10th at the olympia

He was hovering around 270 pounds in the late 80's/early 90's when he decided he wanted to compete again, so in 1991 he began training hard and by 1992 he had bulked up to 315 pounds while training for the 1992 Mr. Olympia and had gone down to 298 for the actual competition. He said he would come in even heavier in 1993 and so he beefed up to 335 pounds in the offseason (the pics I provided) and showed up onstage in 1993 at 318 pounds and should have placed much higher (at least 7th place). 5 days after the compeition he was 326 pounds, but then leaned down to 298 for the 1994 Masters Olympia sure he was going to take it, but Robbie had more of a complete package than Lou. He got so discouraged that he retired after that competition and lost all of his size again.

Danjo · « **Reply #4 on:** April 13, 2016, 04:28:41 AM »

Quote from: Tha Grim Lifter on April 12, 2016, 11:28:22 PM

He used a small dose of test and some Deca. Maybe some clen the last few weeks to get extra ripped.

I totally believe up until the 1993 Mr.O he was natural. He was natural in Pumping Iron and in 1992 it was all muscle memory and muscle maturity kicking in. But he wanted to win the first Masters O and thought Robbie might have started juicing too so wanted that extra kick.

^^this^^ I've had my ear to the wall on this issue for quite some time now, and I totally concur..

Rambone · « **Reply #5 on:** April 13, 2016, 05:32:40 AM »

Quote from: Tha Grim Lifter on April 12, 2016, 11:28:22 PM

He used a small dose of test and some Deca. Maybe some clen the last few weeks to get extra ripped.

I totally believe up until the 1993 Mr.O he was natural. He was natural in Pumping Iron and in 1992 it was all muscle memory and muscle maturity kicking in. But he wanted to win the first Masters O and thought Robbie might have started juicing too so wanted that extra kick.

I truly believe this. Until 1993, the only performance enhancer he was using was a hearing aid.

Hulkotron · « **Reply #6 on:** April 13, 2016, 05:35:26 AM »

Quote from: Tha Grim Lifter on April 12, 2016, 11:28:22 PM

He used a small dose of test and some Deca. Maybe some clen the last few weeks to get extra ripped.

I totally believe up until the 1993 Mr.O he was natural. He was natural in Pumping Iron and in 1992 it was all muscle memory and muscle maturity kicking in. But he wanted to win the first Masters O and thought Robbie might have started juicing too so wanted that extra kick.

I've heard this fact as well.

Nether Animal · « **Reply #7 on:** April 13, 2016, 05:37:21 AM »

Lou's best look was still in the Hercules movies.

el numero uno · « **Reply #8 on:** April 13, 2016, 05:40:54 AM »

Best genetics ever. Shame he's such a d!ck.

njflex · « **Reply #9 on:** April 13, 2016, 05:57:28 AM »

LOU has got to have some of the best genetics size/shape wise for someone 6'2 and over ever in full blown mode.i mean even at 260/275 he looked awesome.

njflex · « **Reply #10 on:** April 13, 2016, 05:59:20 AM »

Quote from: Nether Animal on April 13, 2016, 05:37:21 AM

Lou's best look was still in the Hercules movies.

this^^^

Disco187 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 13, 2016, 07:59:25 AM »

Lou was still pretty decent looking in that one sitcom he appeared in every once in a while. Can not remeber which one, maybe everyone loves raymond or something on that level. still looked pretty jacked

loco · « **Reply #12 on:** April 13, 2016, 08:18:07 AM »

Quote from: Disco187 on April 13, 2016, 07:59:25 AM

Lou was still pretty decent looking in that one sitcom he appeared in every once in a while. Can not remeber which one, maybe everyone loves raymond or something on that level. still looked pretty jacked

King of Queens?

njflex · « **Reply #13 on:** April 13, 2016, 09:07:36 AM »

Quote from: loco on April 13, 2016, 08:18:07 AM

King of Queens?

YES

Donny · « **Reply #14 on:** April 13, 2016, 09:09:40 AM »

Quote from: njflex on April 13, 2016, 09:07:36 AM

YES

They show that in Germany too...dubbed of course

Waller · « **Reply #15 on:** April 13, 2016, 09:12:28 AM »

Revenue from the sale of photographs must have been up that year.

Taffin · « **Reply #16 on:** April 13, 2016, 09:38:45 AM »

I always thought his arms were pretty well balanced and full, particularly as everyone is saying, in view of the size of his frame

(where do I Paypal the $20 upload fee to?)

funk51 · « **Reply #17 on:** April 13, 2016, 10:22:25 AM »

Quote from: Taffin on April 13, 2016, 09:38:45 AM

I always thought his arms were pretty well balanced and full, particularly as everyone is saying, in view of the size of his frame

(where do I Paypal the $20 upload fee to?)

big louie @hulksmashgreenstreet.com

Royalty · « **Reply #18 on:** April 13, 2016, 10:44:17 AM »

I heard that Lou experimented with HMB prior to the 1993 Olympia. Yates also was on HMB that year. HMB is basically an advanced version of deca. So it would've been overkill if he tried to use traditional deca during his contest prep.

Pet shop boys · « **Reply #19 on:** April 13, 2016, 12:47:50 PM »

The vascularity that Jayson Cutler could only dream of .

WooOSHHHHHHH

Dr Dutch · « **Reply #20 on:** April 13, 2016, 12:50:04 PM »

Tall guy with lotsa muscle. But he wasn't 340 contest shape. Dream on.
He looked horrible at his last Olympia's.
If he had to qualify like the rest it wouldn;t have happened.

Coffeed · « **Reply #21 on:** April 13, 2016, 12:57:23 PM »

Quote from: Dr Dutch on April 13, 2016, 12:50:04 PM

Tall guy with lotsa muscle. But he wasn't 340 contest shape. Dream on.
He looked horrible at his last Olympia's.
If he had to qualify like the rest it wouldn;t have happened.

Uh... yea he was 340. They had a scale in the pump up room and there's a photo with Big Louie weighing in at 340.

But he was holding 50 pound dumbbells with faint, salty tears in his eyes as the echoes of daddy tormented him... "Never feel sorry for yourself. You just gotta keep coming back stronger."

After which he quickly ripped out his hearing aid and wiped away the drying tears before demanding whoever just took that photo "You owe me twenty dowwahs!"

Dr Dutch · « **Reply #22 on:** April 13, 2016, 01:00:53 PM »

Haha nightmares of Matty swinging 20 buck notes before his eyes and calling his a loser will haunt him until his dying day.

Thespritz0 · « **Reply #23 on:** April 13, 2016, 01:05:33 PM »

This is MY take on the whole Ferrigno drama:
When I was a tender 15 year old, I was in my favorite book store and saw this on the magazine shelf... I KNEW I wanted then
to make working out with weights a part of my life, I even STILL have the issue in a plastic cover!!!
His father, Matt loved Lou, he might have been nagging and protective BUT he loved him...
He needlessly sued his OWN brother and Mother for running a business called "Ferrigno Fitness" selling machines and Weights, etc...
AND... when Lou's father died, just before he died, Matty (father) saw the Special Edition of Pumping Iron where Lou spoke badly of his father, leaving his dad to die broken hearted...

SO, I no longer see LOUIE as an inspiration, not just another bodybuilder as MOST of us have a sense of honor/respect...

Rambone · « **Reply #24 on:** April 13, 2016, 01:06:51 PM »

You look at your arms like you're admiring, right?

You're admiring what you're going to show them and then go.....

Boom! Like you're saying "Take a look at this hunk of man."

Something like that. You try it now.

Look up. That's right.

That's it. No, down here, Louie.

I told you. Look at your arms down here.

Look at both arms.

That's it.

Atta boy.