Mentzers arms were 18 5/8no way spanko broke the 17 inch barrierLee Haney is a good dude but he was also a torso dominant guydid his arms hit 18? hmmmmmm
yes francos arm was never bigger than 17 . he had some fake measurments at 19 but they were never that big.75 wasnt rigged. 80 wasnt rigged. per se but no way was arnold gonna lose. 81 really wasnt rigged either but franco is arnolds buddy. its not like judges were told who to vote for. they chose on their own but . . . . . . and also franco was a former mr olympia. they always get better treatment on stage just because they are a mr olympia already.
maybe influenced wasnt the right word. what i meant is they choose who they want but its an unwritten rule ( kinda) if arnold is competing he wins. he is BODYBUILDING. and franco is his buddy. plus the judges go with who was a past mr olympia etc and they get a special treatment sorta. if there are no other mr olympias competing then the one from a few years ago is considered the top guy defending his title. ( technically but not actually) and yes politics play a huge part in judging of anything. can they be bought? sure. are they? maybe . when there is money involved anything happens. would weider of said to anyone "vote for this guy" no. but if you didnt you may not be a judge any longer. its a silent rule so to speak.
yes a muscular arm looks much bigger than it is. and bodybuilding is ( was ) about creating an illusion. if your hips were wide you made your shoulders wider to make hips look small. big legs? make upper body bigger to balance them out . nowdays guys are just worried about getting big to be big. period. that is NOT bodybuilding. at least not like it should( used) to be. big but functional muscle is what its about. strive for proportions, symmetry size balance etc. not just big and puffy. they look like crap nowdays to us guys from the golden era. but to the younger guys the guys nowdays look awesome. BUT in 30 years the guys will be so sick/gross and stupid looking that even the guys from today will say they suck but back in their day( current time) the guys were awesome. lol
Arnold use to hit that twisting bicep post and his midsection would almost disappear. I am too lazy to post it.
judges dont want to rock the boat, they all vote in a similar way as to keep getting invited on the expenses paid trips around the world.In reality people have varying opinions, I for instance would lean more towards a complete balanced physique over mass for mass sake, if a guy had no calves then he wouldnt get a first place same as if he had zero arms.Lots of guys do well with no calves but not that many with sub par arms.
judges dont want to rock the boat, they all vote in a similar way as to keep getting invited on the expenses paid trips around the world.
Always found this to be one of the most impressive pics of Mike. Just looks thick. And no fucked up roid face...like todays so called champs.