Author Topic: WHY HASN'T BODYBUILDING EVOLVED IN THE LAST 30 YEARS?? (Read 9822 times)

alexxx · « **on:** June 24, 2006, 04:56:20 PM »

Nobody in the last 30 years has had a better chest than this if not the whole physique!!

gracie bjj · « **Reply #1 on:** June 24, 2006, 04:58:23 PM »

thats one of my favorite arnie pics,talk about a perfect chest he had it imo

Hulkster · « **Reply #2 on:** June 24, 2006, 05:02:34 PM »

bodybuilding certainly has evolved over the last 30 years...

Guys like Ronnie, Flex and Shawn at their bests were better than the champions of the 70's.

granted, Dorian started the "lets award the big ugly phyisiques over the smaller, but way better one" trend in 1994, but bodybuilding bounced back in the late 90's, with the 1998 and 1999 Olympias being really good. Then 2000 saw Ronnie sporting a big gut, and its been downhill from there.

Slick Vic · « **Reply #3 on:** June 24, 2006, 05:06:32 PM »

Geezus, Alexxx. Bodybuilding has evolved.... just not for the better. By the way, that Arnold pic, to me, is the BEST "overall" Arnold pic. Good call.

alexxx · « **Reply #4 on:** June 24, 2006, 05:16:15 PM »

Quote from: Slick Vic on June 24, 2006, 05:06:32 PM

Geezus, Alexxx. Bodybuilding has evolved.... just not for the better. By the way, that Arnold pic, to me, is the BEST "overall" Arnold pic. Good call.

thats the one I carry in my wallet.

alexxx · « **Reply #5 on:** June 24, 2006, 05:21:27 PM »

Ronnie is not in Arnold's league. If Arnold competed today Ronnie wouldn't stand much of a chance.

Hulkster · « **Reply #6 on:** June 24, 2006, 05:24:08 PM »

that arnold pic is only good because you can't see his toothpicks...er..I mean quads

gracie bjj · « **Reply #7 on:** June 24, 2006, 05:24:59 PM »

the real question is out of 100 people on here how many would prefer arnies look or ronnies look if they could look like either one,id rather have arnies look,arnie even at his biggest could look somewhat normal in dress clothes where ronnie in a suit looks like you just took the suit and put it on a refrigerator,no disrespect to ronnie but thats just my opinion

pumpster · « **Reply #8 on:** June 24, 2006, 05:31:01 PM »

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the real question is out of 100 people on here how many would prefer arnies look or ronnies look if they could look like either one,id rather have arnies look

Just to clarify, Arnold's look was considered just as repulsive to some in the 70s-no difference don't kid yourself. If he looked better in street clothes it was because without hormones he lost more than most BBs between contests. He responded to them more than most, which to me made them more artificial to me than someone like Coleman who always seems huge without or without em.

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Ronnie is not in Arnold's league. If Arnold competed today Ronnie wouldn't stand much of a chance.

Such a biased assessment only discredits you.

alexxx · « **Reply #9 on:** June 24, 2006, 05:33:29 PM »

Arnold's quads where fine!

The three best chests in history of bodybuilding on the same stage at the same time!

Hulkster · « **Reply #10 on:** June 24, 2006, 05:34:25 PM »

Personally, I think it wouldn't matter which one I looked like if we are looking at Ronnie back in the day:

He looked great, certainly not like his later years:

hard to believe its even the same person..

pumpster · « **Reply #11 on:** June 24, 2006, 05:35:09 PM »

His quads looked fine at certain angles only-he knew how to pose em. Looked way too small in shots where he didn't position them.

Of course they also looked better/bigger when he was heavier, as in that shot.

Hulkster · « **Reply #12 on:** June 24, 2006, 05:35:57 PM »

Quote from: alexxx on June 24, 2006, 05:33:29 PM

Arnold's quads where fine!

The three best chests in history of bodybuilding:

sure they were. Just like Dorian's arms were fine too.

alexxx · « **Reply #13 on:** June 24, 2006, 05:37:29 PM »

Quote from: Hulkster on June 24, 2006, 05:35:57 PM

sure they were. Just like Dorian's arms were fine too.

No need to be bigger in real life as it becomes harder to walk with huge wheels.. trust me!

pumpster · « **Reply #14 on:** June 24, 2006, 05:37:37 PM »

When he didn't angle them properly, both the quad & ham deficiencies were revealed; he was top-heavy but in all the right places to help you forget the shortcomings.

Hulkster · « **Reply #15 on:** June 24, 2006, 05:37:55 PM »

In all seriousness, Arnold's quads weren't that bad, its just that his arms and chest (and calves) were so huge he needed to have Ronnie-sized quads to look balanced.

Which he didn't have.

pumpster · « **Reply #16 on:** June 24, 2006, 05:40:12 PM »

The great upper body & calves along with proper posing, good quad cuts & shape distracted from the imbalance in quad and ham size.

Hulkster · « **Reply #17 on:** June 24, 2006, 05:45:04 PM »

Quote from: pumpster on June 24, 2006, 05:40:12 PM

The great upper body & calves along with proper posing, good quad cuts & shape distracted from the imbalance in quad and ham size.

true, and the same can be said about his triceps.

alexxx · « **Reply #18 on:** June 24, 2006, 05:48:25 PM »

Quote from: Hulkster on June 24, 2006, 05:45:04 PM

true, and the same can be said about his triceps.

pumpster · « **Reply #19 on:** June 24, 2006, 05:52:58 PM »

Arnold's tris were a little like Coleman's-very good size but overshadowed by the biceps and also not quite as cut as some others so they didn't stand out as much.

Hulkster · « **Reply #20 on:** June 24, 2006, 05:54:37 PM »

Alexxx thinks littleboy Arnold looks good wearing makeup

alexxx · « **Reply #21 on:** June 24, 2006, 05:56:12 PM »

Quote from: Hulkster on June 24, 2006, 05:54:37 PM

Alexxx thinks littleboy Arnold looks good wearing makeup

That little pic of Reeves is dwarfing your Ronnie avatar one!

danielson · « **Reply #22 on:** June 24, 2006, 06:01:04 PM »

Quote from: alexxx on June 24, 2006, 05:37:29 PM

No need to be bigger in real life as it becomes harder to walk with huge wheels.. trust me!

you are an ass, but you are funny.

pumpster · « **Reply #23 on:** June 24, 2006, 06:04:20 PM »

Almost everything else save calves and chest have progressed today. For whatever reason on chest no comparison today. Some of the sickest chest shots ever.

BayGBM · « **Reply #24 on:** June 24, 2006, 06:23:51 PM »

Even many second tier pros are bigger and better conditioned than the pros of the 70s. Wake up.