Top 5 Bodybuilders of all Time

[davidpaul]

The 5 best mr olympias

[hipolito mejia]

1-Arnold
2-Sergio
3-Haney
4-Ferrigno

5  ( I can't remember the names of others bbers at this time)

[Tamer Razor]

Not taking in consideration time.

*Ronnie Coleman
*Flex Wheeler
*Chris Cormier
*Shawn Ray
*Dexter Jackson/Victor Martinez

Taking time in consideration.

*Sergio Oliva
*Arnold
*Lee Haney
*Ronnie Coleman
*Flex Wheeler

[Cold]

1. Arnold
2. Shawn Ray
3. Sergio Oliva
4. Ronnie Coleman
5. Kevin Levrone
6. Flex Wheeler


When I think of legendary bodybuilders, those are the first 5 names that pop into mind.  Titles, jobs, etc. blah blah blah who cares. What matters is who have left behind a legacy hardest to forget.

[IceCold]

Uhhh ... what !? There's a guy by the name of Ronnie Coleman who surpassed Dorian's mass AND conditioning ... MANY TIMES. And, for the record, ONE of the only things that Dorian changed about Bodybuilding was the flat stomachs ... because of Dorian ( and not ONLY Dorian ... there were others ) we now have GH guts. So sad, really. And please don't get me wrong, I like both Dorian and Ronnie's physiques, however, to state something like that ... well, that's just plain rediculous. Not to get into the whole, " Ronnie vs. Dorian " debate but Dorian looked absolutely horrible at the end of his Career. Ronnie on the other hand, besides his protruding stomach, looks great ... especially considering his age.

no, ronnie has never matched dorian's level of size and conditioning.

ronnie's best ever shape was in 01 at the AC where he weighed less than 250.

ronnie weighed more in 03 and on, but even that apperance was not close to ronnie's condition in 98 and 99, let alone dorian's. 

ronnie looks great now?

did you not notice the torn back and left triceps? 

[Tamer Razor]

no, ronnie has never matched dorian's level of size and conditioning.

ronnie's best ever shape was in 01 at the AC where he weighed less than 250.

ronnie weighed more in 03 and on, but even that apperance was not close to ronnie's condition in 98 and 99, let alone dorian's. 

ronnie looks great now?

did you not notice the torn back and left triceps? 

Dorian has himself said that Ronnie would have beat him.
Dorian was the most condition Mr O but probably the less aesthetically pleasing Mr O of all.
Dorian won the O with Torn Triceps and Biceps.....!!!

[Hulkster]

Dorian has himself said that Ronnie would have beat him.
Dorian was the most condition Mr O but probably the less aesthetically pleasing Mr O of all.
Dorian won the O with Torn Triceps and Biceps.....!!!

its no use arguing with either IceCold or ND.

they don't have any clue.

[IceCold]

its no use arguing with either IceCold or ND.

they don't have any clue.

no, i agree with the aesethic part. 

i'd say its between yates and franco as most unaesethic. 

but if aesethics mattered that much, zane would be an 8 time winner and flex would have beaten both ronnie and dorian.

by the way, the torn triceps is not even visible, if yates never said it, no one would know.

[gymguy]

Ronnie
Dorian
Arnold
Haney
Strydom

[NarcissisticDeity]

Dorian has himself said that Ronnie would have beat him.
Dorian was the most condition Mr O but probably the less aesthetically pleasing Mr O of all.
Dorian won the O with Torn Triceps and Biceps.....!!!

Dorian himself said the judges would probably go with Ronnie based on a size advantage , and he also added it was very hard for him to say the outcome and when pressed thats the answer he gave , at no point did he say " Ronnie is so far ahead of me I'd stand no chance "

Ronnie has said that he couldn't have beaten Arnold , Haney or Yates in their era .

[IceCold]

yates was referring to if he came back in 2004, not in his best.

no former champion in any sport will readily admit that someone is better.