Take away the arms he is still the man with best back on the planet, the best hams on the planet and the best conditioning in the Olympia, hardly what you claim ...of the average pro. Come on now.
Everyone in this thread is wider than Phil.
Not really.Kai has a better back and chest. Branch has better legs. Kais arms could even be on par with Phils.So what does he have left? Now take someone like Ronnie. The only thing lacking was calves. Other than that, totally dominant. Phil is not dominant. He just happens to be competing in an era of mostly shitty bodybuilders.
Branch "troll doll" Warren has better conditioning, Kai's back is very comparable and has more thickness. Hams could go to Kai or Branch as well.He's very complete, but without his arms he's not nearly as impressive.
The day is prob coming when people will not even have to lift to look like that, it will be all drugs. Regardless his arms are freaky.
You're not saying that Phil is a broomstick with arms, are you?
No Branch doesn't. Branch is smooth as hell, no definition, lacks striations, lack of detail. All Branch has is a burnt out look, with a little bit of vacularity thrown in.