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Title: Bodybuilders from way back, able to hang with the current
Post by: Bluto on January 20, 2007, 06:30:54 AM: Which bodybuilder(s) from way back, say 70's or early 80's and older, would you think would be able to hang with todays pros, if they were around today?
Title: Re: Bodybuilders from way back, able to hang with the current
Post by: the shadow on January 20, 2007, 06:32:58 AM: Quote from: Bluto on January 20, 2007, 06:30:54 AM
Which bodybuilder(s) from way back, say 70's or early 80's and older, would you think would be able to hang with todays pros, if they were around today?

brian buchanan,rich gaspari,lee haney,bertil fox,arnold,tom platz,lee labrada,ed kawak
Title: Re: Bodybuilders from way back, able to hang with the current
Post by: NarcissisticDeity on January 20, 2007, 06:34:49 AM: This guy
Title: Re: Bodybuilders from way back, able to hang with the current
Post by: the shadow on January 20, 2007, 06:35:43 AM: Quote from: NarcissisticDeity on January 20, 2007, 06:34:49 AM
This guy
also franco
Title: Re: Bodybuilders from way back, able to hang with the current
Post by: canadaphiliac on January 20, 2007, 08:19:59 AM: Quote from: the shadow on January 20, 2007, 06:35:43 AM
also franco
Franco lacked legs for even that time period, he'd get torn up today.
Title: Re: Bodybuilders from way back, able to hang with the current
Post by: Stavios on January 20, 2007, 08:21:08 AM: Quote from: NarcissisticDeity on January 20, 2007, 06:34:49 AM
This guy
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Title: Re: Bodybuilders from way back, able to hang with the current
Post by: The Showstoppa on January 20, 2007, 08:22:33 AM: The ONLY thing it would depend on is if they were willing to up their dosages to todays pros levels.
Title: Re: Bodybuilders from way back, able to hang with the current
Post by: Hugo Chavez on January 20, 2007, 09:55:13 AM: Quote from: canadaphiliac on January 20, 2007, 08:19:59 AM
Franco lacked legs for even that time period, he'd get torn up today.
bullshit. His legs were not that bad for the time.

(http://www.imagedonkey.com/out.php?i=18886_francocolumbu001.jpg)
(http://www.imagedonkey.com/out.php?i=18884_francocolumbu071.jpg)
(http://www.imagedonkey.com/out.php?i=18885_francocolumbu034.jpg)
Title: Re: Bodybuilders from way back, able to hang with the current
Post by: Figo on January 20, 2007, 10:08:38 AM: Franco's legs were no worse than Arnold's. Also like most compact physique bbers, I think his lower body had predisposition to grow. He just didn't take it to Platz levels(not that many did).
Title: Re: Bodybuilders from way back, able to hang with the current
Post by: quadzilla456 on January 20, 2007, 10:19:56 AM: Quote from: Figo on January 20, 2007, 10:08:38 AM
Franco's legs were no worse than Arnold's. Also like most compact physique bbers, I think his lower body had predisposition to grow. He just didn't take it to Platz levels(not that many did).

Franco's legs were absolutely worse than Arnold's. To start, he was bow legged. That in itself is permanent disqualification from being considered equal. Next his seperation was lacking a great deal compared to Arnold and he didn't have the graceful sweeping lines Arnold had. Franco's hamstrings were never too defined. Arnold's hamstrings were also not exceptional but his legs overall looked 100% more pleasing than Franco's.
Title: Re: Bodybuilders from way back, able to hang with the current
Post by: donrhummy on January 20, 2007, 10:21:04 AM: Sergio. Padilla. Haney. Jeff King.

Sergio had it all. A complete physique, in proportion, aesthetic and massive:

(http://digilander.libero.it/gruppociak/so69.jpg)

Even his legs would stand up today. (Despite the fact that he had great calves, which, judging by today's BB's would get him graded down. ::) )

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/oliva/so186.jpg)

Danny Padilla:

In his 40's
(http://ironage.us/yabbse/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=4266.0;id=1552;image)
(http://ironage.us/yabbse/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=4266.0;id=1621;image)
(http://ironage.us/yabbse/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1065.0;id=9478;image)

Jeff King

(http://ironage.us/yabbse/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=14121.0;id=22194;image)

A monster!
(http://www.darkwoods.com/bodybuilder/male/bb/gallery/fullsize/king05.jpg)

Haney
(http://digilander.libero.it/mikementzer/Haney13.jpg)
(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/haney/lh359.jpg)
(http://digilander.libero.it/mrolympia2/lh54.jpg)
Title: Re: Bodybuilders from way back, able to hang with the current
Post by: Max_Rep on January 20, 2007, 12:24:27 PM: Quote from: donrhummy on January 20, 2007, 10:21:04 AM
Sergio. Padilla. Haney. Jeff King.

I absolutely agree! Arnold, Padilla, Haney, Jeff King... Later I would add Bob Paris, Matt Mendenhall, Rory L., 1993 Flex Wheeler.

I think the criteria started to change (for the worse) right around then.
Title: Re: Bodybuilders from way back, able to hang with the current
Post by: MRMD2003 on January 20, 2007, 03:28:51 PM: haney, sergio, and arnie !!!!
Title: Re: Bodybuilders from way back, able to hang with the current
Post by: SteelePegasus on January 21, 2007, 07:57:16 AM: no GH gut = no glory
Title: Re: Bodybuilders from way back, able to hang with the current
Post by: Thin Lizzy on January 21, 2007, 09:26:35 AM: How about Getbigger Serge Nubret?
Title: Re: Bodybuilders from way back, able to hang with the current
Post by: canadaphiliac on January 21, 2007, 10:13:24 AM: Quote from: Thin Lizzy on January 21, 2007, 09:26:35 AM
How about Getbigger Serge Nubret?

Not nearly enough gyno, and he has hair, another taboo.
Title: Re: Bodybuilders from way back, able to hang with the current
Post by: Dorian01 on January 21, 2007, 11:00:37 AM: Quote from: Thin Lizzy on January 21, 2007, 09:26:35 AM
How about Getbigger Serge Nubret?

Gut size is lagging.