Underrated "Mass Monster":World Bodybuilding Federation Champion, Gary Strydom

[MCWAY]

1992 WBF posing routine (video half-second ahead of audio):

Top 5 Posedown (vs. David Dearth, Aaron Baker, Jim Quinn, and Berry DeMey)

Post-victory interview (WHOPPER ALERT!!)

[pamith]

Great physique, very complete, possibly the best delts ever, yes he was massive

[michael arvilla]

“ very complete?” What about his back? (Horrible)… don’t get me wrong I’m a fan of his physique…… if he had a back he could have been Mr O

[pamith]

It's been widely reported that Gary was quite friendly with the cock.  Not his own.

Bro...

[Humble Narcissist]

Great physique, very complete, possibly the best delts ever, yes he was massive

Shitty back eliminates his Physique as being complete.

[Van_Bilderass]

He was a mass monster back then but now you look and he had a middleweight's back. The delts and chest made him look massive but now he looks "boyish" to me.

He was known for his high calorie, extremely high carbohydrate diet which was uncommon at the time.

Later he was known for pushing the GH higher than anyone else at the time(12iu rumored).
Also early user of insulin, "you use it when you need it" (when on high GH).

[AbrahamG]

Bro...

Bet you blew up his FB messenger within 10 minutes.

[AbrahamG]

For a second I thought I was looking at Brian WH Hankins, Esq!

[1Patrick]

Gary is an idiot who sucked Bertil’s dong.

[Never1AShow]

“ very complete?” What about his back? (Horrible)… don’t get me wrong I’m a fan of his physique…… if he had a back he could have been Mr O

I agree weak back, but he looks fucking huge with Bertil right above here.

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[Brenda Steunbeer]

His arm - chest development back then was superior to most IFBB pro's in 2025

[falco]

Great physique, very complete, possibly the best delts ever, yes he was massive

If anything, not complete. His back was very underdeveloped.

[Royalty]

If Eddie Robinson was a bit drier in 1991, he would’ve been a threat to win that WBF show.

[NarcissisticDeity]

If Eddie Robinson was a bit drier in 1991, he would’ve been a threat to win that WBF show.

Eddie was a tank and pretty complete

[Never1AShow]

There was no threat. It was as real a show as WWF.

[oldschoolfan]

gary's chest and delt combo is the best i have seen . it just flowed nicely if he had a good back the dude would have been a multiple mr o, but. he was smart he took the wbf money invested it and never really competed much after that only twice actually.   in fact it was rumored the weiders didnt care if he competed every time they put him on  a magazine cover it sold well.

[Royalty]

gary's chest and delt combo is the best i have seen . it just flowed nicely if he had a good back the dude would have been a multiple mr o, but. he was smart he took the wbf money invested it and never really competed much after that only twice actually.   in fact it was rumored the weiders didnt care if he competed every time they put him on  a magazine cover it sold well.

Additionally, his quads were enormous and cut

[MCWAY]

There was no threat. It was as real a show as WWF.

So, they hired former Mr. Universes and Mr. Olympias as judges, just for the heck of it?

Eddie looked great. Strydom was just bigger and more aesthetic. For all the claims about how this show was "rigged", almost NOBODY can make an argument as who should have beaten Strydom and why?

[MCWAY]

Eddie was a tank and pretty complete

If Eddie Robinson was a bit drier in 1991, he would’ve been a threat to win that WBF show.

I remember back then, I picked either Robinson or Strydom to win it. When I saw the highlights on WWF Superstars and found out Robinson only got 5th, I was a big miffed. Eddie's a FL guy 

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[Never1AShow]

So, they hired former Mr. Universes and Mr. Olympias as judges, just for the heck of it?

Eddie looked great. Strydom was just bigger and more aesthetic. For all the claims about how this show was "rigged", almost NOBODY can make an argument as who should have beaten Strydom and why?

Yes, it was all for show.  The Toast of the Town deserved to win and had the best physique, but it was for show.

[Brenda Steunbeer]

WBF had a great lineup

[Brenda Steunbeer]

Of the guys on that photo Morant, Comerford, Dearth and Mike Quinn are dead

[Humble Narcissist]

I remember back then, I picked either Robinson or Strydom to win it. When I saw the highlights on WWF Superstars and found out Robinson only got 5th, I was a big miffed. Eddie's a FL guy 

I met him when he was still an Ohio guy. Great guy either place. Started out as a great powerlifter as well.

[galain]

Of the guys on that photo Morant, Comerford, Dearth and Mike Quinn are dead

I'm surprised at how much bigger Jim Quinn is than Mike Q. He always seemed a like a wide dude with bad insertions but he looks quite a bit larger than I ever thought he did.

[NarcissisticDeity]

I'm surprised at how much bigger Jim Quinn is than Mike Q. He always seemed a like a wide dude with bad insertions but he looks quite a bit larger than I ever thought he did.

Jim is 6'0" 260lbs Mike was 5'8" at his best 204lbs