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Bodybuilding Pros in 2017 have a weak/mediocre front lat spread
« on: December 16, 2017, 07:21:12 AM »
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Re: Today's pro's have a weak/mediocre front lat spread
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2017, 07:22:01 AM »
Not great either

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Re: Today's pro's have a weak/mediocre front lat spread
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2017, 07:22:59 AM »
He has potential, but has long torso

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Re: Today's pro's have a weak/mediocre front lat spread
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2017, 07:23:12 AM »

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Re: Today's pro's have a weak/mediocre front lat spread
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2017, 07:30:47 AM »
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Because they don't know  how to pose

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Re: Today's pro's have a weak/mediocre front lat spread
« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2017, 07:33:36 AM »
Because they don't know  how to pose


This.

Phils back is one of the best and Rhoden has a nice back double bi.
If Phil looks great from the back, and is kilos heavier than alot of people that competed in the 90's. There is no doubt that his lat spread is going to be better if done correctly.

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Re: Today's pro's have a weak/mediocre front lat spread
« Reply #6 on: December 16, 2017, 07:38:03 AM »
Naturally narrow shoulders coupled with a big gut results in more of a fat spread than lat spread really.  This in turn pretty much describes Phildo & Company.  Squatty little manlets posing to ghetto crap and all the while thinking they're somehow putting the "art" back into what the book Pumping Iron described as the "Art & Sport of Bodybuilding".   Fuck 'em all the hell.

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Re: Today's pro's have a weak/mediocre front lat spread
« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2017, 07:43:10 AM »

This.

Phils back is one of the best and Rhoden has a nice back double bi.
If Phil looks great from the back, and is kilos heavier than alot of people that competed in the 90's. There is no doubt that his lat spread is going to be better if done correctly.

What the heck are you talking about?  ??? He's not kilos heavier than guys in the 90s , he competes at 245-250 , Phil's front latspread sucks because of his structure

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Re: Today's pro's have a weak/mediocre front lat spread
« Reply #8 on: December 16, 2017, 07:45:03 AM »
What the heck are you talking about?  ??? He's not kilos heavier than guys in the 90s , he competes at 245-250 , Phil's front latspread sucks because of his structure

the added weight of todays competitors is enlarged internal organs and visceral fat.

their dimensions or the other body parts are similar.

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Re: Today's pro's have a weak/mediocre front lat spread
« Reply #9 on: December 16, 2017, 07:51:42 AM »
the added weight of todays competitors is enlarged internal organs and visceral fat.

their dimensions or the other body parts are similar.

and the front lat spread cannot be enhanced by doing site injections.

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Re: Today's pro's have a weak/mediocre front lat spread
« Reply #10 on: December 16, 2017, 07:56:38 AM »
Phil's front latspread sucks because of his structure

Not true ,it is the way he hits that pose ,  these  new guys bring their elbows and shoulders forward , like they are hitting a back lat spread , instead  of slightly leaning back .




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Re: Today's pro's have a weak/mediocre front lat spread
« Reply #11 on: December 16, 2017, 08:02:58 AM »
What the heck are you talking about?  ??? He's not kilos heavier than guys in the 90s , he competes at 245-250 , Phil's front latspread sucks because of his structure

Flex Wheeler 225 finishes in 2nd place. Shawn ray 210 finishes in 3rd. Phil is not even the biggest and is 250. There is zero doubt that guys nowadays weigh more on stage. Zero debate about it. What there IS to debate about, is whether bodybuilding is moving in the right direction in that sense? Many will say no...

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Re: Today's pro's have a weak/mediocre front lat spread
« Reply #12 on: December 16, 2017, 08:57:06 AM »
Che is correct, you have to slightly lean back when doing a front lat spread.

Case in point: Vince Goodrum, CSN, MFT, HPP, CEO. As you can see, Mr. Goodrum leans back, which accentuates his excellent V-taper.



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Re: Today's pro's have a weak/mediocre front lat spread
« Reply #13 on: December 16, 2017, 09:04:09 AM »
Not true ,it is the way he hits that pose ,  these  new guys bring their elbows and shoulders forward , like they are hitting a back lat spread , instead  of slightly leaning back .
This is the right way to do it








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Re: Today's pro's have a weak/mediocre front lat spread
« Reply #14 on: December 16, 2017, 09:08:13 AM »
What the heck are you talking about?  ??? He's not kilos heavier than guys in the 90s , he competes at 245-250 , Phil's front latspread sucks because of his structure

The question becomes where exactly is this extra weight located. Phil and Flex are the same height. I think it’s pretty obvious. See be there’s post for the answer.



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Re: Today's pro's have a weak/mediocre front lat spread
« Reply #15 on: December 16, 2017, 09:14:19 AM »
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Re: Today's pro's have a weak/mediocre front lat spread
« Reply #16 on: December 16, 2017, 09:23:43 AM »
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Phil with Flex's mid section and arnolds chest would be the perfect bodybuilder

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Re: Today's pro's have a weak/mediocre front lat spread
« Reply #17 on: December 16, 2017, 09:32:42 AM »
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 I doubt you could find a pic of flex that looks this bad:



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Re: Today's pro's have a weak/mediocre front lat spread
« Reply #18 on: December 16, 2017, 09:37:48 AM »
I prefer Flex over Phil, Lizzy. I was a big fan of Flex

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Re: Today's pro's have a weak/mediocre front lat spread
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Re: Today's pro's have a weak/mediocre front lat spread
« Reply #20 on: December 17, 2017, 02:52:48 AM »
Not great either


Rhoden's time is over. He has been watery with a gut for three Olympias in a row. People forget that he is one of the older competitors as well. All he can hope to do at this point is NOT regress substantially.

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Re: Today's pro's have a weak/mediocre front lat spread
« Reply #21 on: December 17, 2017, 03:38:50 AM »
Che is correct, you have to slightly lean back when doing a front lat spread.

Case in point: Vince Goodrum, CSN, MFT, HPP, CEO. As you can see, Mr. Goodrum leans back, which accentuates his excellent V-taper.

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Re: Today's pro's have a weak/mediocre front lat spread
« Reply #22 on: December 17, 2017, 05:12:36 AM »
I doubt you could find a pic of flex that looks this bad:





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Re: Today's pro's have a weak/mediocre front lat spread
« Reply #23 on: December 17, 2017, 05:17:53 AM »
Che is correct, you have to slightly lean back when doing a front lat spread.

Case in point: Vince Goodrum, CSN, MFT, HPP, CEO. As you can see, Mr. Goodrum leans back, which accentuates his excellent V-taper.




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Re: Today's pro's have a weak/mediocre front lat spread
« Reply #24 on: December 17, 2017, 10:14:28 PM »
The first five photos were taken from an angle a bit to the competitors' left, as opposed to directly head-on, so they're not the best to use to critique them in that pose.