YATES 97

[Taffin]

These guys on youtube recently recently released excellent
footage from that show. Way better than the IFBB video.
Yates had that old man muscle before 40.
ENJOY!
BTW - Go big screen on youtube- bottom right corner of vid.
That will take you to; HD Nasser, Shawn, Kevin, Priest.
KL looked awesome at night dropping a bunch of water from
prejudging.

Thanks for the  link, I  hadn't seen these before - nice and sharp.  The thickness of Fux's back is absolutely mind blowing!  And "Getbig.tv"!  LOL  Cheers 

[Nether Animal]

Damn, dorian's BDB in that vid is nuts

[Hypo]

Damn, dorian's BDB in that vid is nuts

Yeah, rear last spread is crazy too.

[Hack Benchers]

Best Yates: 1996 german grand prix

[OB1]

Nasser should've won in 1997 but got robbed.

[Dave D]

How weird was Joe W?

At the IFBB 's "superbowl" the backdrop of the stage is a GIANT portrait of his head placed on a muscular torso......

He was so worried people wouldn't know who he was? Could you imagine Roger Goodell or Adam Silver doing something like this?

I could understand Arnold having his bust back there, or Haney, Scott, Olvia or any other historical bodybuilder.

Joe never even competed, he was no legendary bodybuilder. He was a promoter.

It'd be like Trump doing the same thing at the Miss America pageant, completely unimaginable, but Joe did it....

Bodybuilding   

[Ronnie Rep]

A few pics actuaully show how dense he was. Insane here (1995):

Great shot. Really can appreciate how dense he was.

[Ronnie Rep]

Saw Dorian and his wife Debbie taking the tour in the World Trade Center in 98 a day before the NOC. He was still massive around 300 pounds.

[Earl1972]

How weird was Joe W?

At the IFBB 's "superbowl" the backdrop of the stage is a GIANT portrait of his head placed on a muscular torso......

He was so worried people wouldn't know who he was? Could you imagine Roger Goodell or Adam Silver doing something like this?

I could understand Arnold having his bust back there, or Haney, Scott, Olvia or any other historical bodybuilder.

Joe never even competed, he was no legendary bodybuilder. He was a promoter.

It'd be like Trump doing the same thing at the Miss America pageant, completely unimaginable, but Joe did it....

Bodybuilding   

it has always been called "joe weider's mr. olympia"

joe gave us bodybuilding, our sport

none of us would be here today if not for him so maybe he deserves some respect

E

[Dave D]

it has always been called "joe weider's mr. olympia"

joe gave us bodybuilding, our sport

none of us would be here today if not for him so maybe he deserves some respect

E

LOL Earl..

I don't care that it's called the Joe Weider Mr. Olympia, he deserves the recognition, no question.

But you don't see Adam Silver or Dr. James Nasmsith in blackface wearing NBA uniforms..... Joe could have had some class but he decided to be a world class schmoe.... r.i.p.

[Earl1972]

LOL Earl..

I don't care that it's called the Joe Weider Mr. Olympia, he deserves the recognition, no question.

But you don't see Adam Silver or Dr. James Nasmsith in blackface wearing NBA uniforms..... Joe could have had some class but he decided to be a world class schmoe.... r.i.p.

it has never been called "adam silver's nba championship"

E

[Dave D]

it has never been called "adam silver's nba championship"

E

Exactly. And great point

Silver, the NBA commissioner ( the modern equivalent of promoter Joe Weider  (or the founder of the ifbb/ hence the Dr James Nasmsith reference) understand it's about the sport not him.  Silver promotes the sport and it's history focusing on the big picture, the longevity of his company. Joe loved promoting himself, its called the Weider principal of ego boosting.

[Earl1972]

i'm fine with joe putting his name on it, we would not have this sport if not for him, think of all the amazing bodies we saw because of him, stop being so ungrateful you'd still be a pencil neck geek if not for Mr. Weider

if anything i think it is disrespectful that the nba doesn't honor james naismith, because of him tons of underprivileged black kids are millionaires, think of the lives he saved knowing that many of those guys would be drug dealers and gang bangers if not for the sport he created

i am now pissed off just thinking about it

it is downright disrespectful for him to be basically forgotten and unknown

E

[NarcissisticDeity]

i'm fine with joe putting his name on it, we would not have this sport if not for him, think of all the amazing bodies we saw because of him, stop being so ungrateful you'd still be a pencil neck geek if not for Mr. Weider

if anything i think it is disrespectful that the nba doesn't honor james naismith, because of him tons of underprivileged black kids are millionaires, think of the lives he saved knowing that many of those guys would be drug dealers and gang bangers if not for the sport he created

i am now pissed off just thinking about it

it is downright disrespectful for him to be basically forgotten and unknown

E

i'm fine with joe putting his name on it, we would not have this sport if not for him

That's actually not accurate there were competitive bodybuilding contests decades before Joe & Ben Weider , They've done a lot for the " sport " however it would exist in some form or another if they never entered the fray

[Earl1972]

That's actually not accurate there were competitive bodybuilding contests decades before Joe & Ben Weider , They've done a lot for the " sport " however it would exist in some form or another if they never entered the fray

i don't think so

E

[NarcissisticDeity]

i don't think so

E

Would it be as huge? Who knows , it's not that big anymore anyway but it would have existed. I don't have a problem with him using his name he and Ben put in a lot or work to get it where it is

[Dr Dutch]

How weird was Joe W?

At the IFBB 's "superbowl" the backdrop of the stage is a GIANT portrait of his head placed on a muscular torso......

He was so worried people wouldn't know who he was? Could you imagine Roger Goodell or Adam Silver doing something like this?

I could understand Arnold having his bust back there, or Haney, Scott, Olvia or any other historical bodybuilder.

Joe never even competed, he was no legendary bodybuilder. He was a promoter.

It'd be like Trump doing the same thing at the Miss America pageant, completely unimaginable, but Joe did it....

Bodybuilding   

Joe Weider did compete, actually. Can't remember in what, some weightlifting stuff I think.

[Royalty]

1997 was the year that Arnold made some semi- disrespectful things about Yates.

But I think that Arnold was upset that Yates named Mentzer as his primary role model (along with Casey Viator and Bruce Lee)

[Danimal77]

I was backstage at a contest in Michigan (1996) when he was getting ready to guest pose.  I'm still awestruck
20 years later.  They announced him as being 310 pounds and the dude had abs. 

Wow, I actually thought his highest offseason weight was 305 pounds. I guess I was wrong.

[oldschoolfan]

Whoever set the stage that year was kissing Joe Weider's ass. They put such a large & obnoxious painting of Joe in the background, that it stole the audience's attention away from the competitors.

royalty i am sure joe weider got up there and painted that fucking pic of him,  not only was he a  cheap bastard who fucked over bodybuilders for years, but he was also a author, and painter !   

[NarcissisticDeity]

Wow, I actually thought his highest offseason weight was 305 pounds. I guess I was wrong.

Yeah you're wrong habitually 

[Nether Animal]

Yeah, that pic is the best at showing that, hands down.  If you post it with a straight on muscletime photo from the front at the same show, his legs can actually look skinny and 2d.  That's how guys like Hulkster who have never been to a show get caught up in thinking he was awful.

Found another

[Simple Simon]

How weird was Joe W?

At the IFBB 's "superbowl" the backdrop of the stage is a GIANT portrait of his head placed on a muscular torso......

He was so worried people wouldn't know who he was? Could you imagine Roger Goodell or Adam Silver doing something like this?

I could understand Arnold having his bust back there, or Haney, Scott, Olvia or any other historical bodybuilder.

Joe never even competed, he was no legendary bodybuilder. He was a promoter.

It'd be like Trump doing the same thing at the Miss America pageant, completely unimaginable, but Joe did it....

Bodybuilding   

I have no idea who those people are...

[Danimal77]

Yeah you're wrong habitually 

Yeah, I was off by 5 whole pounds 

[AbrahamG]

Best Yates: 1996 german grand prix

Unquestionably.