Front Double Biceps (see Figure 1)
Standing face front to the judges, with the legs and feet
in-line and a short distance apart, the competitor will raise
both arms to shoulder level and bend them at the elbows.
The hands should be clenched and turned down so as to
cause a contraction of the biceps and forearm muscles,
which are the main muscle groups that are to be assessed
in this pose. In addition, the competitor should attempt
to contract as many other muscles as possible as the
judges will be surveying the whole physique, from head to
toe.
The judge will first survey the biceps muscles looking for a
full, peaked development of the muscle, noting whether
or not there is a defined split between the anterior and
posterior sections of the biceps, and will continue the
head-to-toe survey by observing the development of the
forearms, deltoids, pectorals, pec-delt tie-ins, abdominals,
thighs, and calves. The judge will also look for muscle
density, definition, and overall balance.
This is the criteria specific to the front double biceps shot , I'm going to break this down for you
The hands should be clenched and turned down so as to
cause a contraction of the biceps and forearm muscles,
which are the main muscle groups that are to be assessed
in this pose.
now pay attention to this the ' main muscle group ' being assessed The judge will first survey the biceps muscles looking for a
full, peaked development of the muscle, noting whether
or not there is a defined split between the anterior and
posterior sections of the biceps,
Clear advantage for Ronnie Coleman his biceps are outstanding however notice the two main muscle groups in this pose are the biceps AND the forearms , Dorian has a clear cut advantage in the forearms over Ronnie just like Ronnie has a clear cut advantage in the biceps , Dorian's forearms are among the best ever in the history of bodybuilding , they have a better shape they insert lower near the wrist and they're in proportion with his biceps & triceps , Ronnie's are shaped like bowling pins and are akin to having high calves and they're most certainly NOT in proportion with his massive biceps/triceps
Any advantage in biceps Ronnie has is LOST due to Dorian's advantage in forearms , so its a push on the main muscle groups moving on to this rest of the pose
Deltoids in this shot a push neither in my opinion have a clear advantage over the other , pecs I would say Dorian has a slight advantage in this pose in the pecs because his don't go flat and they don't disappear in this particular pose , pec-delt tie-in , while Ronnie does have a better pec-delt tie-in it's not evident in this shot its more noticeable in the most muscular or the hands clasped most muscular so I would say a push , abdominals? Dorian I mean this isn't in dispute , well give Ronnie thighs just because he has better separation of the rectus femoris however this advantage in almost useless because notice the word calves clear advantage for Dorian coupled with the following
The judge will also look for muscle
density, definition, and overall balance.
muscle density Dorian end of sentence , definition which is conditioning advantage Dorian , overall balance Dorian , muscular bulk Dorian . so while Ronnie does have some clear cut advantages over Dorian in this pose as a WHOLE ( pay attention ) as a whole Dorian wins this pose
