Author Topic: Two pics of Franco that I just saw for the 1st time (Read 21303 times)

1stkeepitreal · « **Reply #25 on:** February 17, 2012, 06:04:06 AM »

Quote from: wes on February 17, 2012, 06:02:13 AM

Old deep dish plate........not a good view but the best I could find.

the way all wheels should be made!

Marlo Stanfield · « **Reply #26 on:** February 17, 2012, 06:12:08 AM »

Quote from: wes on February 17, 2012, 05:36:27 AM

Those are the old fashioned 45`s with a thick outer lip for easy carrying.........no longer made!

Thanks man... i recently worked out at a Golds Gym near Palo Alto ( dont know the exact city where the gym was though), and they had 100lb plates with the same thickness... so i wasnt sure if they were the OLD 45 plates with deep dish, or 100lb plates

that gym is the only gym i saw with 100lb plates

wes · « **Reply #27 on:** February 17, 2012, 06:13:15 AM »

Quote from: Marlo Stanfield on February 17, 2012, 06:12:08 AM

Thanks man... i recently worked out at a Golds Gym near Palo Alto ( dont know the exact city where the gym was though), and they had 100lb plates with the same thickness... so i wasnt sure if they were the OLD 45 plates with deep dish, or 100lb plates

that gym is the only gym i saw with 100lb plates

No problem dude...........they were about as wide as a 100 pound plate,but much thinner.

EDIT: ^If that makes any fucking sense!!

Marlo Stanfield · « **Reply #28 on:** February 17, 2012, 06:25:08 AM »

Quote from: wes on February 17, 2012, 06:13:15 AM

No problem dude...........they were about as wide as a 100 pound plate,but much thinner.

EDIT: ^If that makes any fucking sense!!

haha yeah, it was one of those WTF moments at first... but i know what you mean

wes · « **Reply #29 on:** February 17, 2012, 06:26:52 AM »

Quote from: Marlo Stanfield on February 17, 2012, 06:25:08 AM

haha yeah, it was one of those WTF moments at first... but i know what you mean

I kind of confused myself there at first,but I figured you`d get it.

Bix · « **Reply #30 on:** February 17, 2012, 06:31:08 AM »

Quote from: Natural_O on February 16, 2012, 08:11:35 PM

Looks like Danny Padilla and John Balik in the background.

And the skinny bare legs to the far right belong to Georger Butler.

liberty · « **Reply #31 on:** February 17, 2012, 06:35:37 AM »

Miss those old school plates....they made an awesome sound clanking around when you were repping.

crownshep · « **Reply #32 on:** February 17, 2012, 06:37:44 AM »

Scroll down for a couple of videos of Franco deadlifting and benching.

http://domvog51.sportblog.fr/r19507/BODYBUILDING-FORCE/11/

wes · « **Reply #33 on:** February 17, 2012, 06:42:30 AM »

Quote from: liberty on February 17, 2012, 06:35:37 AM

Miss those old school plates....they made an awesome sound clanking around when you were repping.

Yup,they sang during a set of squats......sweet music!!

funk51 · « **Reply #34 on:** February 17, 2012, 06:43:54 AM »

Quote from: Royalty on February 16, 2012, 06:20:01 PM

Almost every Franco training pic on google is a deadlifting pic

maybe he was useing arnold's special weights which were used to impress newcomers to the gym.

funk51 · « **Reply #35 on:** February 17, 2012, 06:45:33 AM »

these are the plates fux should have used when he posed for his leg [wrecking] routine.

crownshep · « **Reply #36 on:** February 17, 2012, 06:52:10 AM »

Great cover of Franco

Brocty · « **Reply #37 on:** February 17, 2012, 07:14:56 AM »

Never should have been Mr Olympia

Should send his apologies to Padilla for the outcome and at least give him a handjob for the troubles

funk51 · « **Reply #38 on:** February 17, 2012, 07:22:21 AM »

Quote from: Brocty on February 17, 2012, 07:14:56 AM

Never should have been Mr Olympia

Should send his apologies to Padilla for the outcome and at least give him a handjob for the troubles

you do know that chris dickerson came in second and danny p was 5 th.....

that year

wes · « **Reply #39 on:** February 17, 2012, 07:23:19 AM »

Franco had a great physique for a short guy......his 81` Olympia win sucked,but he looked good in other years.

wes · « **Reply #40 on:** February 17, 2012, 07:26:50 AM »

Per Se · « **Reply #41 on:** February 17, 2012, 08:02:44 AM »

Quote from: 240_Iz_Nutz on February 16, 2012, 06:35:05 PM

Looks fake in that regard to me.

Dude, 7 plates T-bar row is not freakishly strong.
Franco was capable of a hell of a lot more.

Overload · « **Reply #42 on:** February 17, 2012, 08:37:02 AM »

Quote from: GraniteCityDon on February 17, 2012, 05:52:12 AM

i still cant believe it when he throws the car about, lb for lb strongest of his era? He laughs with 315 on his chest also, then finishes the rep as if it never happened!

Franco was a legitimate pound for pound power lifting badass.

I always liked that scene where he lifts the car up and drags it to the side like it's 300 pounds. Plus he was in an awkward position and still made it look easy.

GraniteCityDon · « **Reply #43 on:** February 17, 2012, 09:28:39 AM »

Theoretically speaking, would today's supplementation, equipment etc make that much of a difference to his numbers from back then? He genuinely seemed to be freakishly strong for a human being of any size, remembering that he was just a small guy who weighed well under 200lbs.

ARNIE1947 · « **Reply #44 on:** February 17, 2012, 09:40:23 AM »

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Polish Power · « **Reply #47 on:** February 17, 2012, 09:54:26 AM »

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