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Title: What if Arnold competed in the 1990's?
Post by: Danimal77 on November 23, 2013, 01:22:03 PM
Anyone ever think about what Arnold might have looked like had he competed in the 1990's. I don't mean a man in his 40's. I mean an early-mid 1970's version of Arnold, but with the access to the 1990's drugs, equipment and training? How much weight do you think he could have gained?
Title: Re: What if Arnold competed in the 1990's?
Post by: Kwon_2 on November 23, 2013, 01:26:14 PM
Anyone ever think about what Arnold might have looked like had he competed in the 1990's. I don't mean a man in his 40's. I mean an early-mid 1970's version of Arnold, but with the access to the 1990's drugs, equipment and training? How much weight do you think he could have gained?

Imagine a 1970's Arnold competing against Sandow in 1894?

Would The Arnold have replaced the Sandow as the biggest BB-trophy then?
Title: Re: What if Arnold competed in the 1990's?
Post by: Shockwave on November 23, 2013, 01:26:54 PM
I think he would have looked somewhat like Gunter....

I think Doz would have beaten his ass though, dont think his back/conditioning would be able to beat big Ron or diesel.
Title: Re: What if Arnold competed in the 1990's?
Post by: The Onion on November 23, 2013, 01:27:52 PM
 ;D
Title: Re: What if Arnold competed in the 1990's?
Post by: The Grim Lifter on November 23, 2013, 01:32:54 PM
;D

Hammer wider than Heath
Title: Re: What if Arnold competed in the 1990's?
Post by: SweetMuscles on November 23, 2013, 01:38:11 PM
We can never know. Look how tiny these guys get when they come off modern gear cycles.
Title: Re: What if Arnold competed in the 1990's?
Post by: Papper on November 23, 2013, 02:00:46 PM
Before the first bodybuilding contest of 1901, Arnold would just poke himself together with Eugene Sandow in a room. And spend with him.. one night! The next day, Sandow would be ready to lose.
Title: Re: What if Arnold competed in the 1990's?
Post by: ether on November 23, 2013, 03:04:41 PM
(http://www.houseofbodybuilding.com/competitors_guide/gunter_photos/GunterSchlierkamp.jpg)

Next question.
Title: Re: What if Arnold competed in the 1990's?
Post by: anabolichalo on November 23, 2013, 03:09:37 PM
(http://www.houseofbodybuilding.com/competitors_guide/gunter_photos/GunterSchlierkamp.jpg)

Next question.
great physique
Title: Re: What if Arnold competed in the 1990's?
Post by: polychronopolous on November 23, 2013, 03:28:55 PM
Joseph Schwarzenegger
Title: Re: What if Arnold competed in the 1990's?
Post by: hipolito mejia on November 23, 2013, 04:07:05 PM
You need to bring Joe Weider to the equation too,  without the need joe had in the 70's to push his products, I doubt Arnold would have done as good as he did back then, but top six material in the 90's for sure.
Title: Re: What if Arnold competed in the 1990's?
Post by: TheShape on November 23, 2013, 04:20:13 PM
He would of looked like shit.
Title: Re: What if Arnold competed in the 1990's?
Post by: TrueGrit on November 23, 2013, 04:22:59 PM
He would have needed the crazy legs. Back then, apart from platz, they had modest sized legs.
Title: Re: What if Arnold competed in the 1990's?
Post by: Parker on November 23, 2013, 04:33:24 PM
Anyone ever think about what Arnold might have looked like had he competed in the 1990's. I don't mean a man in his 40's. I mean an early-mid 1970's version of Arnold, but with the access to the 1990's drugs, equipment and training? How much weight do you think he could have gained?
He'd look like Gunter. So, I'd sad he'd be around 290-315 pounds.
Title: Re: What if Arnold competed in the 1990's?
Post by: booty on November 23, 2013, 08:48:58 PM
Arnold was perfection
Title: Re: What if Arnold competed in the 1990's?
Post by: Danimal77 on November 24, 2013, 11:16:13 PM
(http://www.houseofbodybuilding.com/competitors_guide/gunter_photos/GunterSchlierkamp.jpg)

Next question.

Really, you're comparing Gunther's genetics with Arnolds? I don't think so.
Title: Re: What if Arnold competed in the 1990's?
Post by: Danimal77 on November 24, 2013, 11:18:09 PM
He'd look like Gunter. So, I'd sad he'd be around 290-315 pounds.

Can you picture Arnold weighing THAT MUCH? I'd say 280 max. He was tall, but even at his all time heaviest (offseason) he never went over 250-260 pounds and he was a monster at that weight (57" chest and 22" arms).
Title: Re: What if Arnold competed in the 1990's?
Post by: Danimal77 on November 24, 2013, 11:24:32 PM
He'd look like Gunter. So, I'd sad he'd be around 290-315 pounds.

So, you're saying if Arnold put on 50 pounds + onto THIS frame he'd look like Gunther? lol

Title: Re: What if Arnold competed in the 1990's?
Post by: Dr.J on November 25, 2013, 02:01:06 AM
The oak would have rocked it!
Title: Re: What if Arnold competed in the 1990's?
Post by: WOOO on November 25, 2013, 02:02:34 AM
huge insulin belly

sponsorship deal with test-pill-snakeoil
Title: Re: What if Arnold competed in the 1990's?
Post by: Trapper_Slapper on November 25, 2013, 03:47:13 AM
(http://www.houseofbodybuilding.com/competitors_guide/gunter_photos/GunterSchlierkamp.jpg)

Next question.

I was thinking the same exact thing.
Title: Re: What if Arnold competed in the 1990's?
Post by: ether on November 25, 2013, 03:47:21 AM
So, you're saying if Arnold put on 50 pounds + onto THIS frame he'd look like Gunther? lol



Great arms, huge chest, good back, mediocre legs ... So yeah
Title: Re: What if Arnold competed in the 1990's?
Post by: Parker on November 25, 2013, 03:50:56 AM
So, you're saying if Arnold put on 50 pounds + onto THIS frame he'd look like Gunther? lol


They both have the same wide waist. Also, Gunter did a commerical for a video game where he dressed up as a "barbarian", he was offseason and looked just like Arnold in terms of physique. Big chest, arms, wide waist.
Title: Re: What if Arnold competed in the 1990's?
Post by: Thick Nick on November 25, 2013, 07:12:58 AM
Anyone ever think about what Arnold might have looked like had he competed in the 1990's. I don't mean a man in his 40's. I mean an early-mid 1970's version of Arnold, but with the access to the 1990's drugs, equipment and training? How much weight do you think he could have gained?

Most pros all do the same things or at least reasonably close... So in the end the best responder / best genetics still wins. Arnold would more then likely still dominated if he was doing the same stuff they were all doing in the 90s or even today. Guys like him Ronnie Dorian... Same training and drugs (relatively) as everyone else... Just best genetics for muscle growth.
Title: Re: What if Arnold competed in the 1990's?
Post by: Mr Nobody on November 25, 2013, 10:51:43 AM
Same result he would beat the piss out of everyone.
Title: Re: What if Arnold competed in the 1990's?
Post by: Megalodon on November 25, 2013, 11:06:13 AM
Regarding Schlierkamp, Schwarzenegger's bone and muscle structure had a much better flow, especially in the legs. Schlierkamp had the more mangled comma shaped inner quads as compared to Schwarzenegger's elongated teardrop quads. Schlierkamp also had flat out varicose veins(the disfiguring condition, not just extreme vascularity) near one of his knees. Schlierkamp was one of the many modern bbs who added a lot of unaesthetic adductor inner thigh muscle but had no more actual quad mass than Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger also had better calves.
Title: Re: What if Arnold competed in the 1990's?
Post by: hench on November 25, 2013, 12:35:50 PM
arnold already looked better at his lower bodyweight, everyones skeletal structure is different and arnold has ridiculously light bones so he's much bigger and complete at lighter bodyweights.
Arnold still makes the tiny tits with inflated bodyweights look small and squatty today
Shame there isn't superior video footage around from 1974, his thighs look crazy here and he was thick, defined huge and balanced