Quote from: Oliver Klaushof on Today at 01:27:30 AM
When Dorian ascended to the top of the bodybuilding world, he redefined what it meant to be a mass monster. People look at pictures of Dorian's contemporaries (Levrone, Ray, Wheeler) and wonder why they couldn't beat this titan called "The Shadow" despite their seemingly superior balance and aesthetics. The reason becomes clear when all these men are standing on the same stage:
Dorian dwarfs them!
Yes it's true. Dorian had his own center of gravity. All other competitors were relegated to the status of mere satellites in his orbit. You had to see it in person. "IT" being this beautiful new creature called Dorian Yates. You had to force yourself to look away from this beast.
"The Yates" had it's flaws for sure...................
but he was too damn massive and defined (grainy if you prefer ) to let minor flaws (slight distention, relatively wide waist, small biceps in proportion to his body) stop him from dominating. Nothing like it existed before, and nothing would come close to it again until a new monster called "Big Bubba" began creating his own legend years later.
The problem with Coleman is, he has all Dorian's flaws, but they are even worse on him. Coleman has set the new standard for grotesque deformities. Dorian had distension, Coleman's stomach is far worse! Coleman's stomach is so bad, it absolutely ruins his front double biceps pose. His chest looks flat because of the extreme distention. It just ruins the pose!
The only Mr.Olympia with a REVERSE TAPER!
All this hype about Coleman's size, but to me it looks like "water-logged mass." His conditioning can't touch Dorian's. His abs look weird. Ronnie Coleman just. He looks.... FAT! Much of his weight is in his quads. Just as Dorian set the new standard for mass + conditioning, Coleman can be said to have set the new standard for huge quads. Had Dorian not been set back with a streak of bad luck, he would have increased his quad size to keep up with the trends. He would have continued to put on size, he would have continued to rule as a fucking TITAN amongst mere bodybuilders. Clearly he showed no signs of slowing down. Take both men at the same age and tell me who was bigger? Ronnie peaking at 40, Dorian matching his size with better conditioning in his 30s..........
Dorian is the better man.
Flawless post. Just flawless. I couldn't have put it better.
Flawless sure, because he minimizes Yates' huge flaws!
"The Yates" had it's flaws for sure...................
but he was too damn massive and defined (grainy if you prefer ) to let minor flaws (slight distention, relatively wide waist, small biceps in proportion to his body)
Minor flaws? These two are in denial. Massive waist, tiny bis, arms too small for torso and legs, GH gut!
