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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: hillbilly on March 12, 2006, 02:38:22 PM
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I think this guy has it all! huge ripped and small waisted! Loads of momentum and the most improved bodybuilder in the last year.
Go Branch!
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not in 06'. maybe 08 !!!! hs still has to worry about dexter
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fuck no !
Big branch fan here but he needs a back and he needs to gets some cuts.
it is weird cause he is dry dry dry but not a fucking line or seperation
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I just think they will not go for dex i just got a gut feeling that he wont take the O he look so good i just dont think his body looking shocking enough (if that makes sence).
Huge with a small waist will be the O criteria i reckon. so that rules Jay out. i just think hes the only pro with that kinda huge freaky ripped look who hasnt ended up with a massive gut as a result.
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if coleman, cutler, jackson, and martinez are out of the equation. he can outmuscle everyone else. i'm not a huge fan of his. but the man has qualtiy muscle and his conditioning is off the charts. the man gets dry and grainy like dorian.
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I for one can Branch as a future Mr. O, but this is the problem I have with branch
A weak back. Look at Coleman and Yates, they both had unreal backs before they ever became Mr. O. For them it was just a matter of brining everything else up. If branch can get his back up, watch out. No one ever predicted ronnie becoming mr. o...
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f**k no !
Big branch fan here but he needs a back and he needs to gets some cuts.
it is weird cause he is dry dry dry but not a fucking line or seperation
I agree the back has to come up but i dont think its that bad.
As for separation i think its improving contest by contest. by the time the O comes round (providing coleman isnt there) i think he may suprise with his improvements. concidering how much better he looked last night even since the O. That long again cud do wonders.
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if coleman, cutler, jackson, and martinez are out of the equation. he can outmuscle everyone else. i'm not a huge fan of his. but the man has qualtiy muscle and his conditioning is off the charts. the man gets dry and grainy like dorian.
The first three r legit
But martinez! i dont see it i think he looks worse now than he did a year ago (i mean shape wise i know hes had better condition of late)
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It is true about Branch..... Dry as hell but lack of cuts.
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no cuts here folks
(http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/big/04gnc17.jpg)
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I for one can Branch as a future Mr. O, but this is the problem I have with branch
A weak back. Look at Coleman and Yates, they both had unreal backs before they ever became Mr. O. For them it was just a matter of brining everything else up. If branch can get his back up, watch out. No one ever predicted ronnie becoming mr. o...
I think that his rear double bi is pretty weak. but the rear lat i think wud be ok if he actually hit the pose right! i mean every pic where u see him in that pose he's either lent real far foward or hes twisting round to the side.
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Never. Branch Warren will only win if everybody else sucks ass. TP was better than him (had the same kinda physique, with more mass)- just that TP competed against much better guys.
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Branch has weak forearms, average arms, weak (pretty much non-existent) back and awesome wheels and shoulders. Dude is awesome from the side because he has some sick wheels. However, there has not been a Mr. Olympia with such a weak back since Arnold. Hell, at least he tapered down nicely. Branch lacks the genetics that Coleman and Doz had when it comes to the back. Before Ronnie was Mr. Olympia, he still had one of the sickest backs in the business. He finally put together the conditioning and got a fair shake (ala Freeman) and he has cleaned up since. Branch does not have the aesthetics to ever be Mr. Olympia. Dex crushes him and Gustavo has better flow. Jay isn't that much older, so I don't think he is going anywhere for a bit. Ronnie will win the show until he decides to retire; the other guys are munchkins next to him. He defecates larger turds than Branch or Dex.
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Yes displaying monster cuts for this level of condition ::) ::) No delt and arm seperation. Also his back isnt very detailed for being that crazy ripped. he is great but needs to get way deeper seperation to really show the condition off.
facts jack
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Yes displaying monster cuts for this level of condition ::) ::) No delt and arm seperation. Also his back isnt very detailed for being that crazy ripped. he is great but needs to get way deeper seperation to really show the condition off.
facts jack
he's awesome
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Branch is amazing , and if he continues to bring up his body like he has in the last year,he will be one of the top guys for a while to come.
As odd as it may seem, at the arnold classic his thighs actually looked a lot better compared to everyone elses when he was standing relaxed----no one could touch him------when he flexed them, they still looked awesome, but not quite the same in comparison to his competitors.
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Yeah, I just hit up Ben Weider on the Nextel. He said branch is next. HTH.
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AHHHHHHHH No I do not think so, I couldnt realy tell you who at present either Jay or a outside bolter from the blue , but not Branch , just not freaky and special enough for a O title , but in saying that I havnt got a replacement canidate either so it may be a unknown yet ???
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Branch has weak forearms, average arms, weak (pretty much non-existent) back and awesome wheels and shoulders. Dude is awesome from the side because he has some sick wheels. However, there has not been a Mr. Olympia with such a weak back since Arnold. Hell, at least he tapered down nicely. Branch lacks the genetics that Coleman and Doz had when it comes to the back. Before Ronnie was Mr. Olympia, he still had one of the sickest backs in the business. He finally put together the conditioning and got a fair shake (ala Freeman) and he has cleaned up since. Branch does not have the aesthetics to ever be Mr. Olympia. Dex crushes him and Gustavo has better flow. Jay isn't that much older, so I don't think he is going anywhere for a bit. Ronnie will win the show until he decides to retire; the other guys are munchkins next to him. He defecates larger turds than Branch or Dex.
Arnold had a massive back.
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He is very good,but olympia no .just because it is too late in the game to get a back that rivals coleman,and even cutler's.It's not like he can up the dosage and improve dramatically to their level.I think he has great conditioning and built like a brick,But do you see him pushing till 41 like coleman.
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He is very good,but olympia no .just because it is too late in the game to get a back that rivals coleman,and even cutler's.It's not like he can up the dosage and improve dramatically to their level.I think he has great conditioning and built like a brick,But do you see him pushing till 41 like coleman.
Cutler's back was crap in 2001. Even worse if you go back and watch his video "a cut above"
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Still cutler was good enough for 2nd place,yes cutler's has improved,but his back was and is better than the current one warren is sporting.
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AHHHHHHHH No I do not think so, I couldnt realy tell you who at present either Jay or a outside bolter from the blue , but not Branch , just not freaky and special enough for a O title , but in saying that I havnt got a replacement canidate either so it may be a unknown yet ???
After Gustavo cleans house the next couple of years, watch out fof Toney Freeman !!!
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cutlers back is slowly improving to ronnies. hell of an improvement from 04'. I think jay will come real close this year. he looked just as big as ronnie at the ASC. i know its offseason but jay still looked pretty good.
(http://static.flickr.com/42/109506279_549b1ed698_m.jpg)
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Still cutler was good enough for 2nd place,yes cutler's has improved,but his back was and is better than the current one warren is sporting.
Cutler's back in 99-01 was no better than the current back Branch displays.
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Branch is the most overrated bodybuilder since Kamali. The dude is thick and nasty, but as many have accurately pointed out, he has weak muscle separation in his upper body, relatively narrow frame, below average arms and back, and a somewhat ugly physique. I'm no fan of Badell, but Badell's frame, separation, and symmetry blows Branch away.
If you're a hardcore guy, you like the crazy legs and calves and that redneck look Branch has.
But if you're gay, softcore, or retarded like me, you prefer Melvin Anthony's physique. If only Melvin could stay away from those brownies and ice cream, he'd move up a couple spots.
Special "Twig" Ed
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he's weak, Mustafa Mohammad is way, way better
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Branch will be one of the top guys for the next several years. It will be tough for him to win the Olympia though because he gets dwarfed when compared to taller bodybuilders. He looks better posing alone than when standing next others. I think Gustavo has a better chance of winning the Olympia because he stands out during the comparisons (as seen during his challenge round victory at the Olympia).
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Cutler's back in 99-01 was no better than the current back Branch displays.
In the back poses Cutler is much more complete than Branch. I don't know if Branch is just posing wrong or what? Until he improves his back poses and definition he's no threat to Cutler.
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Branch as Mr O..I can not see that happening.....Saying that though he is a freak and will win some smaller shows..
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not yet !!! maybe 2 or 3 years from now. needs a back. too many guys out there that can beat him. coleman, cutler jackson, badell and martinez.