Franco seems to be in good health today after all those years of super heavy squats and deads.
Franco was 5'3" ..... I know this since I first started Bodybuilding and heard of him in 1988...... I doubt anyone will ever be mr.O that short or shorter ever again WooSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Fucking hell, these guys must be such a disappointment when you see them in the flesh, thats fucking tiny...
I think that even today they lie about their height. When I met him ('75), I think Franco was around his claimed height of 5' 5". Now, probably not as with the passing of years, we all shrink. And Franco seemed a good guy that day long ago. He was polite and had a good sense of humor as did Ken Waller.
1974
Wish there were more quality shots like this of the 74 O, Arnold was incredible. Is there any footage out there of the 1973 olympia?
No, there isn't. Wayne Gallasch has some black and white grainy footage of the 1974 Olympia but there's none of the '73 Olympia. It's ironic because Charles Gaines and George Butler attended that contest to cover it for their book Pumping Iron. Too bad they didn't think to hire a film crew to take some video footage of the contest as well.
Im 5'10 I stood near Phil Heath in 2008 in Warrington, he was doing a guest spot, no way is he 5'9, 5'7 at best.
5'10" is a giant in bb
In that deadlift, looks like every muscle in his body is working.
Yeah, '73 was arguably better shape as far as detail than '74 but I think Arnold added more size in '74 with comparative detail. There is gym footage plus an interview with Arnold & Franco to promote the 1974 Mr. International but that hasn't been released.