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Check out the Samir Bannout Interview on the Bodybuilding Legends Show on FloridaPhysique.com. In Part One of the interview, Samir talks about beginning Bodybuilding in Lebanon, winning the 1979 Mr. Universe and his thoughts on competing in the 1980 and 1981 Mr. Olympia contests. - http://www.floridaphysique.com/#!bodybuilding-legends---samir-bannout-par/cakh
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Check out the Samir Bannout Interview on the Bodybuilding Legends Show on FloridaPhysique.com. In Part One of the interview, Samir talks about beginning Bodybuilding in Lebanon, winning the 1979 Mr. Universe and his thoughts on competing in the 1980 and 1981 Mr. Olympia contests. - http://www.floridaphysique.com/#!bodybuilding-legends---samir-bannout-par/cakh
LOOKED GREAT IN MR O WIN AND THEN GOT A BIT BIGGER AND IT RUINED HIS LINES OVER TIME,,HE STAYED STEADY INTO 90'S ..GREAT BUILD..
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And the 1980 Mr. Olympia debate continues! :)
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One of my favorite builds next to Serge and Arnold. I'll listen when I get home.
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One of my favorite builds next to Serge and Arnold. I'll listen when I get home.
Thanks!
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LOOKED GREAT IN MR O WIN AND THEN GOT A BIT BIGGER AND IT RUINED HIS LINES OVER TIME,,HE STAYED STEADY INTO 90'S ..GREAT BUILD..
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He had the perfect lines and symmetry in the '70's but couldn't nail his conditioning. He was always holding water. When he finally figured out how to get ripped, he hit his peak in '82 and '83.
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And the 1980 Mr. Olympia debate continues! :)
Thanks a lot will enjoy it Im sure .
WoooSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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One of my favorites
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Wow, great early pics! I wish I would have had those to add to the video. Thanks ND
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Wow, great early pics! I wish I would have had those to add to the video. Thanks ND
No problem , I'm listening now and Samir has some cool stories , great interview
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Samir with his brother in law
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The Lebanese Lover
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At his best one of the best physiques ever.
One of the few I would like to look like.
Look forward to listening.
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At his best one of the best physiques ever.
One of the few I would like to look like.
Look forward to listening.
There's a color picture from M &F or Flex somewhere where his tricep looks carved out of plastic. He was the first person I saw with that striate thick tricep look.
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Damn, fantastic pics! I'll have to borrow some of them for Part 2. Do you have any good early pics of Boyer Coe? That interview will be going up next week.
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There's a color picture from M &F or Flex somewhere where his tricep looks carved out of plastic. He was the first person I saw with that striate thick tricep look.
Probably from the '83 Olympia
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Love Samir.
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Ask him about punching British GP promoter :D
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Ask him about punching British GP promoter :D
For a surfie ( sorry The Ugly :D) you sure do know some juicies
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ask him about fingering someone's wife/GF under the table
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Guys you are getting vulgar now.
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Guys you are getting vulgar now.
it happened but don't worry, I'm really nice in person
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Damn, fantastic pics! I'll have to borrow some of them for Part 2. Do you have any good early pics of Boyer Coe? That interview will be going up next week.
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Great pictures...Great thread... :) never seen some of these pics before.
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Not a single turtle guts was seen.
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It says here that Samir was 188lbs in 83 , in the interview he said he was 196lbs , I always thought that 188lbs figure was low
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does he do a WEider impression?
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Damn, Maria Shriver was CUTE back then!
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Valentino before the oil explosion :D
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Wow, absolutely fantastic ND! Thank you very much!!
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When did the mustache first appear? Looks like it coincided with his upping the dosages.
Still no pic of that "plastic" tricep, but thanks for all the great pics!
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For a surfie ( sorry The Ugly :D) you sure do know some juicies
zillion of old bb magz in my collection ;)
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zillion of old bb magz in my collection ;)
I don't know what happened to my bb mag stash.
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Great pictures...Great thread... :) never seen some of these pics before.
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Never realized how short Samir was. He claimed 5'7"-5'8", yet was noticeably shorter than Tom Platz, who was under 5'7" himself. He couldn't have been more than 5'5" in reality.
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When did the mustache first appear? Looks like it coincided with his upping the dosages.
Still no pic of that "plastic" tricep, but thanks for all the great pics!
This one??
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is this a clean and jerk?
no way he is pressing 220kilos
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I don't know what happened to my bb mag stash.
My favourite was: Muscle Elegance ( ;D :-*), Muscle Australia, Health & Strength (old format),............
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is this a clean and jerk?
no way he is pressing 220kilos
At a guess Fake Plates is what it is.
As good a deadlifter as Samir was,
He was not Clean & jerking 220kg.
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This one??
That's theone, awesome, thanks!
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is this a clean and jerk?
no way he is pressing 220kilos
Most of the photo shoots had fake weights, I remember the gym used yo play a video tape where Samir is struggling like fuck curling a heavy weight on the ez bar, he puts it down, and someone picks it up and curls it with one hand...
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[ 4K UHD ] 1983 Samir Bannout in his Prime ;D
[ FHD ] Samir Bannout - 1985 GYM Posing ;D
*** if Samir had been in 1985 Mr.Olympia, i think he would have been in the Top 3 ***
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[ FHD ] 1989 Arnold Classic Pose Down ;D
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Did Samir talk about when he was married to Lee Labrada's sister, Lourdes? And how he was arrested for beating her? Which in turn led to their divorce and Lee Labrada despising him forever.
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Amazing build .great shape.
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Did Samir talk about when he was married to Lee Labrada's sister, Lourdes? And how he was arrested for beating her? Which in turn led to their divorce and Lee Labrada despising him forever.
Didn't she hide his 'supplements' or something like that..?
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Never realized how short Samir was. He claimed 5'7"-5'8", yet was noticeably shorter than Tom Platz, who was under 5'7" himself. He couldn't have been more than 5'5" in reality.
Old post, but on the above question:
No, I don't think so. From meeting Samir, and him being 55 at the time I met him, I would pin Samir's prime height at 5'7" to 5'8", based on my height, one inch taller.
It's possible he lost a CM due to age, but I can't fathom him being 5'5". You know, it's hard to say for certain...but my experience from meeting bodybuilders is that some - maybe even most - lie about their weight, but very few lie about their height. If a bodybuilder is 5'10" and 245-lb, it would be more impressive in some sense to claim 5'8" and 245-lb.
So I don't see bodybuilders really needing to lie about height, especially with 6'0" being somewhat of a death knell in terms of bodybuilding judging.
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Old post, but on the above question:
No, I don't think so. From meeting Samir, and him being 55 at the time I met him, I would pin Samir's prime height at 5'7" to 5'8", based on my height, one inch taller.
It's possible he lost a CM due to age, but I can't fathom him being 5'5". You know, it's hard to say for certain...but my experience from meeting bodybuilders is that some - maybe even most - lie about their weight, but very few lie about their height. If a bodybuilder is 5'10" and 245-lb, it would be more impressive in some sense to claim 5'8" and 245-lb.
So I don't see bodybuilders really needing to lie about height, especially with 6'0" being somewhat of a death knell in terms of bodybuilding judging.
Bodybuilders lie about their weight too. Everyone is claiming 250 plus contest time. When Samir won the Olympia he was a shade under 190lbs on stage. Zane was 183lbs in the 1980 Olympia.
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Old post, but on the above question:
No, I don't think so. From meeting Samir, and him being 55 at the time I met him, I would pin Samir's prime height at 5'7" to 5'8", based on my height, one inch taller.
It's possible he lost a CM due to age, but I can't fathom him being 5'5". You know, it's hard to say for certain...but my experience from meeting bodybuilders is that some - maybe even most - lie about their weight, but very few lie about their height. If a bodybuilder is 5'10" and 245-lb, it would be more impressive in some sense to claim 5'8" and 245-lb.
So I don't see bodybuilders really needing to lie about height, especially with 6'0" being somewhat of a death knell in terms of bodybuilding judging.
Maybe you are not as tall as you think you are and that you are 5’8 while Samir is 5’7
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Bodybuilders lie about their weight too. Everyone is claiming 250 plus contest time. When Samir won the Olympia he was a shade under 190lbs on stage. Zane was 183lbs in the 1980 Olympia.
the 88 Olympia was the only time they were officially weighed
Labrada was 176
Mike Quinn 207
Haney 243
Paris 226
Strydom 227
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the 88 Olympia was the only time they were officially weighed
Labrada was 176
Mike Quinn 207
Haney 243
Paris 226
Strydom 227
Why do they not weigh them anymore?
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I was in LA with my buddy in 94 and my buddy is a dead ringer for Mark Messier. We go to the Firehouse and Samir is there and he gets up and yells "look its Mark MEssier". Meanwhile we are like--look its Mr Olympia
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[ 4K UHD ] 1983 Samir Bannout in his Prime ;D
[ FHD ] Samir Bannout - 1985 GYM Posing ;D
*** if Samir had been in 1985 Mr.Olympia, i think he would have been in the Top 3 ***
[ FHD ] 1989 Arnold Classic Pose Down ;D
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[ FHD ] Samir Bannout - 1985 Posing ;D