Lou Ferrigno at almost 340 pounds in 1993...

[Rambone]

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...

It sounds like you used to stay up all night reading the muscle books. Louie would be proud

[Thespritz0]

It sounds like you used to stay up all night reading the muscle books. Louie would be proud

^^
No, not all night, at that point in my life I had a lot of homework in High School, then at 18 joined the Army.
BUT, if you were in that era Books and Magazines WERE "our internet", as there was nothing else- and we had to get our training advice, etc... from them.

[Ronnie Rep]

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

Agree.

[Ronnie Rep]

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

Definitely.

[TSNWGS]

Lou Was seen in the movie pumping iron taking anabolics/androgenics right off his bedroom dresser, on film in the movie!

[TSNWGS]

I concentration curled a 185 pound dumbell right in front of Lou ferigno at golds gym Venice and dropped it and stared directly in his eyes and said that's how you do it!!!

[NarcissisticDeity]

Lou Was seen in the movie pumping iron taking anabolics/androgenics right off his bedroom dresser, on film in the movie!

Stop lol It's " multi-vitamins "

[Nether Animal]

Ferrigno Sr. dwarfing Louie.

[Danimal77]

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

Movies? No.. His best look was in HERCULES (1983), filmed in 1982. The one he did in the later 80's was far from his best look. Watch Cage 2 and tell me that doesn't annihilate his 270 physique from the late 80's version of Hercules he did.

1st pic is Hercules and the 2nd is Hercules from the late 80's. Last is for his training for Cage 2 (1994)

[Danimal77]

Ferrigno Sr. dwarfing Louie.

A couple years later at 310 pounds

[Danimal77]

Lou living large in the early 90's at 335 pounds

[Nether Animal]

I've seen Cage 2 and he doesn't look that impressive on the screen.

Bigger than the '80s sure, but bigger ain't always better.

[TSNWGS]

Notice the prescription bottle and the bottle behind the glass of water!

[Coffeed]

Lou Was seen in the movie pumping iron taking anabolics/androgenics right off his bedroom dresser, on film in the movie!

I wish some old timer would break the silence and tell us what those bottles are.

There was less manufacturers back then, but even today a lot of us can identify product packaging from the big 90's supplements.

[Rambone]

To my knowledge, big Louie was the first to expose his stash on video. 40 years later and they're still doing it. Fuckin posers

[Wiggs]

To my knowledge, big Louie was the first to expose his stash on video. 40 years later and they're still doing it. Fuckin posers

Lol

[ProudVirgin69]

The others are obviously insulin/HGH but I think this Phil Heath shot is just probiotics/relish/whatever

[Danimal77]

I've seen Cage 2 and he doesn't look that impressive on the screen.

Bigger than the '80s sure, but bigger ain't always better.

Maybe you prefer his smaller leaner version like he had in Cage 1 which he did around the same time as the second Hercules movie. To each their own.

[Rudee]

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.

Let's see this photo of Lou at 340 in contest shape.  I highly doubt that.

[Danimal77]

Let's see this photo of Lou at 340 in contest shape.  I highly doubt that.

I think you're forgetting the dude was 6'4" with a 60 fucking inch chest, 23" arms and actually had legs in the 1990's as opposed to the skinny ones he had in the 70's when he weighed 270-280 pounds. 335 pounds wasn't inconceivable. Ronnie went up to 330 pounds at 5'10". Nasser went up to 330 pounds at 5'11". Dorian went up to 305 at 5'10". Dillet went up to 330 at 6'1". Lou was 6'4" and MASSIVE in 1992/1994. Did you not see the multiple pics I provided in this thread?

[Dr Dutch]

I concentration curled a 185 pound dumbell right in front of Lou ferigno at golds gym Venice and dropped it and stared directly in his eyes and said that's how you do it!!!

He didn't hear you....you should have spoken LOUDER !!!!!

[loco]

It's only gay if you want it to be...no homo.   

[Coffeed]

Let's see this photo of Lou at 340 in contest shape.  I highly doubt that.

See the rest of my post.

The film was hotly contested after the photographer would not cough up the Jackson.

[C-BuZz]

[Coffeed]

This photo was almost certainly taken by the very excited husband.