I still thin if you had a time machine and stuck Jay Cutler in it the day of the last olympia and put him onstage at an early 90's olympia he wouldn't win. I honestly dont' see him beating Yates, Ray, Levrone, Labrada, Flex or Dillet using the standards they used back then. You're supposed to be seperated and musclular, you're supposed to have a defined midsection. Jay just looks liek a fidge with limbs, so does ronnie. If you look at everything that BB is supposed to be there arent' that many guys in the top 10 right now who would exemplify the standards that BB is supposed to be about. Look at the shot of Padilla, he has everything a BB should have and if judged properly would destroy most of the top 10 today. Maybe Dexter and heath meet the requirements, maybe toney Freeman but out of the top 10 guys at the last olympia only Dex, Toney and maybe Victor demosntrate what BB is supposed to be.
I'm not sure about that one. Granted no one was harder than Dorian, but the criteria back then was size and condition, with asthetics coming in a distant third. In the early 90's diuretics were rampant and that led to the dryest physiques on the planet. But if you think Dillet in his day has the same condition that Cutler has you need to have your eyes checked out. Symetry was only the deciding factor if it was close between the two in size and conditioning. Now it is size and symetry, with conditioning being the deciding factor. Bottom line, Jay is bigger and more symetrical than dorian although without the granite conditioning. Jay blows leverone away on size and shape alone, conditioning is about the same. Ray, Lebrada and Flex don't have the size to compare. Plus Flex could never return to his 93 shape. 2006 Jay cutler is Mr. Olympia, Accept it. There are no fantasy matches so just accept it.
The new direction of BB is size and shape. Conditioning has taken a bit of a back seat. The only threat to Cutler would be an in shape Victor M. Dennis James has great size (freakish density) and shape, but needs to tighten up to get that dry granite look that Dorian had. If someone could bring that look back without failing the Diuretics test, that would change the direction that bodybuilding is heading. It would make it more competitive for the smaller guys. But untill then the ultra ripped small guy isn't going to beat the likes of an In shape Cutler. Coleman's done. His body is failing him and the injuries are starting mount up. He'll most likely compete again, but unlike the Injured Dorian who was the defending champ, there is no incentive to perpetuate the career of the 1st loser of the last olympia. Cutler and Victor M would have to blow it on their diets and contest prep for Coleman to win again.
I can certainly appreciate the gains made by coleman as he was a walking defintion of BB. He has brought his physique to freaky proportions, however he is plagued with injuries, Maybe he'll begin to train smarter not harder to prevent injuries, but BB is an EGO sport and I just don't see that happening. I see more injuries in his future.
I think Cutler today back in the 90's (post Munzers death) could have won the O. He was bigger than Dorian and Nasser, and had a more asthetic physique. Prior to that, judges were blinded by the Granite package that dorian presented.
