I read Arnold Encyclopedia again today

[monstercalves]

people age.....

[Mars]

These days we have branch warren

[phyxsius]

one thing i find bizzare, is how all the greats aged really badly, except for lou ferrigno and serge nubret.

if u see them in the pumpin giron reunion they looks awful, whereas they should look healthy.

i dont know if it is from the training or the steroids (even though they did way less than current pro's).

in the past, they didn't have the "fountain of youth"

[MikeThaMachine]

Bill Grant is still in great shape, Arnold except right after his surgery in 02-03 was is good shape, Ed Corney (43 in pumping iron) until about a year before that documentary was still guest posing and doing some masters shows, Mike Katz own fault he looks like crap now, Franco is still in good shape for being over 60.

[Tapeworm]

the reason it's shocking to you is because they show the documentary and the reunion at around the same time and you probably felt/hoped that they would stay that way for ever.

In a way they will*.  The legends have achieved nearly immortal status in that they will be forever remembered in top condition as the epitome of physical development.



* Feel good post of the day.

[Stavios]

These days we have branch warren

LMAO

[Bluto]

thread need more examples. to show pics of two mr olympias as typical for being in shape isnt really amazing news

you say you cant find pics like that for dorian and ronnie?

[Stavios]

thread need more examples. to show pics of two mr olympias as typical for being in shape isnt really amazing news

you say you cant find pics like that for dorian and ronnie?

what I say is they don't have the same look

not that they were "better" or anything

my favorite bbers are from the 90s: Levrone, Coleman, Newman, Francois, Wheeler, Sarcev , Ray, Dillet, Clairemonte .. the list goes on and on.
they all looked great

[Pollux]

the only thing I hate about the book is that Arnold keep saying how awesome he was

You know what though, he's the only person that can get away with saying such a thing and be right about it. 

[Pollux]

These days we have branch warren

Take me back to the 70's! 

[MikeThaMachine]

You know what though, he's the only person that can get away with saying such a thing and be right about it. 

Exactly, plus what is he supposed to do act like a loser and have low self esteem cause he only Won 7 Olympia's, Greastest action star but not best actor or can only be a 2 term Governor of Cali and not President.

[Stavios]

Exactly, plus what is he supposed to do act like a loser and have low self esteem cause he only Won 7 Olympia's, Greastest action star but not best actor or can only be a 2 term Governor of Cali and not President.

To be honnest, I love Arnold "the bodybuilder" but I hate the person.

Really really annoying, plus he raped a lot of women too ( but it's ok since he is Arnold )

[MikeThaMachine]

fuck u, loser.

Am I right or wrong??? You claimed they aged badly but then again it's obvious you don't know anything about what they have been doing since pumping iron was made.

[wes]

D.L.S,wait 35 years and see how young you look....that`s a long time bud!

[affy]

one thing i find bizzare, is how all the greats aged really badly, except for lou ferrigno and serge nubret.

if u see them in the pumpin giron reunion they looks awful, whereas they should look healthy.

i dont know if it is from the training or the steroids (even though they did way less than current pro's).

lol lemme guess you saw that one shitty picture of Arnold after his heart surgery.  Don't beleive the hype.

here's what he looks like today

[BEAST 8692]

lol lemme guess you saw that one shitty picture of Arnold after his heart surgery.  Don't beleive the hype.

here's what he looks like today

i'm sorry, but that pic is so shopped and air brushed it's ridiculous.

[affy]

i'm sorry, but that pic is so shopped and air brushed it's ridiculous.

i got it from arnold gallery...none of the other pics on that site look airbrushed

i think this is the picture they used in people magazines best bodies list last year

[Stark]

more...

and without sounding gay...he has his full package

[SWOLETRAIN]

those days big was 220-240. now you see 230-240 at local shows. Top 5 O is 250-280 w. the exception of Dex, hes just a freak in his own class. No peptides either. Now days peptides destroy waistlines and take freak to a whole new plateau

[D.L. 5]

i just said wat i thought. simple as that.

[Moosejay]

Hello.

To "Mikethemachine":

Why would you say such a lousy and anti-semetic thing about Mike Katz?

He's been a good friend of mine for many years, does not have low self-esteem, and looks just fine, particularly for 64 years old.

Dr. D

[Van_Bilderass]

Hello.

To "Mikethemachine":

Why would you say such a lousy and anti-semetic thing about Mike Katz?

He's been a good friend of mine for many years, does not have low self-esteem, and looks just fine, particularly for 64 years old.

Dr. D

Does he have one of those gyms with the lunk alarms?

[The_Hammer]

Can anyone confirm how recent this picture is?

It looks like if Arnold dialed it in he'd look great for his age.  Maybe even the kind of shape he was in the during the late 80's.

[D.L. 5]

arnold is a genetic freak of nature

[MikeThaMachine]

Hello.

To "Mikethemachine":

Why would you say such a lousy and anti-semetic thing about Mike Katz?

He's been a good friend of mine for many years, does not have low self-esteem, and looks just fine, particularly for 64 years old.

Dr. D

Wah wah wah cry like a little school girl cause your so sensitive about words. I will never get over the fact that people like you get so worked up over something said by someone you know nothing about. Grow up and get over it, if it was Jaejonna cracking an asian joke would you get pissed.... probably despite the fact that he's asian but you wouldn't know that. My post got edited anyway probably cause you snitched. Either way last I saw Katz may be alive but no where near good shape, he has to be heavier or close to what he weighed when he was competing and it's not muscle I also have heard of many instances in which Mike was not always so positive and mentally felt weak. Either way he owns a chain of gyms which basically despise BBer's and BBing so fuck him cause he turned his back on the "sport" if you ask me and no judging IMO does not qualify as supporting BBing cause look what they have done to it. Look I don't know him so I can't judge him on a personal basis but from what I do know I can't say there is a good chance of me ever getting along with him.