bwahahahahahahaha, good one. Dorian at 257 lbs looks identical in size to 01 ASC Ronnie and I highly doubt 3 lbs more would make a difference. So there goes Dorian's 'advantage' in the size department. Their conditioning was practically the same. I believe Ronnie had better overall conditioning. You think Dorian edges Ronnie out. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and say they are tied. I'm being very generous here since conditioning is determined on stage by level of separations and striations, and Ronnie has Dorian beat. This leaves balance and proportion. Depending on which version of Dorian we are talking about, Ronnie matches or eclipses Dorian. Ronnie's symmetry actually improved that year due to his tighter midsection, downsized quads, and fuller calves. At worst, 01 ASC Ronnie ties Dorian's best ever package. At best, he edges Dorian out for the win.
See your problem Neo is you're basing your opinion on how they compare off you're own slanted comparisons lol thats not a good template and I love your gross overstatement they appear identical in size lol not quite kid , see the most musculars I post at the bottom and that shows right there they're most certainly NOT identical in size
I conditioning I think maybe the same and I'm sure you believe Ronnie has better overall conditioning but it's reached by an inaccurate means and I love how you act like you're doing me a favor by admitting that at the very least they're tied , especially considering Peter McGough himself said NO ONE was more hard & dry as Dorian and Dorian & Lee Priest have both said that Dorian has better conditioning , you're not doing me a favor kid in that light I'm doing you one
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You're still under this delusion that conditioning means better separations & striations and its NOT its part of conditioning and how do you get striations ? and separations? by riding yourself of all water and fat can you still have striations and separations and still be holding fat and water? absolutely
Let me add striations are genetic and aren't always an accurate indication of overall conditioning , one can have dry & striated parts and still be holding water , when a competitor loses a contest due to conditioning , they always say the same thing , he was holding water and or he was a little soft , you don't hear them say well his striations weren't that sharp and thats why he lost or so-and-so had more separations , no it's all contingent on how dry the muscles are and how little fat are in them , how thin the skin is , see comments like ' Does he have skin ' or " he was bone dry & rock hard ' and ' his skin looked like tissue paper ' or ' skin looked shrink-wrapped around the muscle '
I hate to break this to you sport , Ronnie doesn't match or exceed Dorian in symmetry thats garbage , symmetry does include having a small waist & hips and this is the absolute ONLY advantage Ronnie enjoys in this department , it also includes balance & proportion which Dorian has a clear cut advantage in , like Ronnie's small waist & hips this is genetic. you're either born with great balance & proportion or you're not and Ronnie was NOT why? his torso is short , his arms are to long for his torso , his legs are long , now couple that with his proportion issues see glutes , calves , forearms , and there is NOT much you can do to alter this in 2001 it may have been good for Ronnie's physique that has nothing to do with Dorian who according to Dorian and Lee Priest , Yates has the edge in balance & proportion and lets see what an IFBB judge has to say about Dorian's symmetry
Bev Francis : Bodybuilder's phsyique you most admire ?
The man Dorian Yates , his combonation of size and shape makes for an awesome physique , unlike a lot of big guys he's not a load of massive parts just thrown together , His symmetry is almost perfect , Everything is in proportion , no weak bodyparts . This my friend is NOT debatable and they are NOT comparable
Lets recap shall we?
Yates advantage in muscular bulk 260 pounds VS 244-247 pounds
Yates advantage in density , I notice you always neglect to address this advantage ( speaks volumes )
Yates advantage in muscular balance & proportion
Yates ( according to McGough ) advantage in conditioning , although still may be comparable
So you're still behind the 8 ball looking for advantages kid
look at the pics there is NOTHING identical about the size even with the 3 extra pounds .