Author Topic: Robby Robinson....Greatest Front Double Bicep ever??? (Read 14673 times)

tres_taco_combo · « **Reply #25 on:** April 29, 2018, 01:02:27 PM »

Quote from: BEEFYHEAVYWEIGHT on April 29, 2018, 06:02:24 AM

Just discovered this photo....and it made me wonder if this is the greatest front double biceps shot I have ever seen. Just pure good ole bodybuilding. Damn....

those lats and small waist make it all gravy

kepler2008 · « **Reply #26 on:** April 29, 2018, 01:30:16 PM »

dj181 · « **Reply #27 on:** April 29, 2018, 01:36:01 PM »

Just shows you what an 18 inch arm can look like

Conditioned 18 inches of course not some soft bloofy shit

Nether Animal · « **Reply #28 on:** April 29, 2018, 01:46:13 PM »

Quote from: TheShape. on April 29, 2018, 12:32:07 PM

How can nobody manage to achieve this look anymore?

Lower quality drugs and heavier reliance on them over hard work.

Moontrane · « **Reply #29 on:** April 29, 2018, 02:31:45 PM »

Quote from: NarcissisticDeity on April 29, 2018, 10:03:53 AM

Top photo is best ever, IMO.

oldtimer1 · « **Reply #30 on:** April 29, 2018, 03:07:14 PM »

Robby's back.

Cableguy · « **Reply #31 on:** April 29, 2018, 03:50:48 PM »

I've always thought Robby had the best FDB ever.

oldtimer1 · « **Reply #32 on:** April 29, 2018, 04:08:05 PM »

Sergio with Robby

Anonymous · « **Reply #33 on:** April 29, 2018, 04:35:08 PM »

The angle of the shot makes his waist look tiny. But this has to be one of the best FDB pics ever

Danimal77 · « **Reply #34 on:** April 29, 2018, 04:45:02 PM »

Quote from: Natural_O on April 29, 2018, 11:04:50 AM

That third pic was from when Robby guest posed at the 1977 AAU Mr. America in Santa Monica, California. He was HUGE there. I got into bodybuilding in 1977 and every month in Muscle Builder magazine, Robby looked like he was getting bigger and harder. I thought he was going to be an easy winner at the Mr. Olympia that year.

Any idea of his bodyweight for that guest pose?

Danimal77 · « **Reply #35 on:** April 29, 2018, 04:49:01 PM »

Quote from: TheShape. on April 29, 2018, 12:32:07 PM

How can nobody manage to achieve this look anymore?

He was also 41 years old there at the 1987 Mr. O. Looked great. So did Bertil Fox actually, even though he came in too light at 215 pounds.

tres_taco_combo · « **Reply #36 on:** April 29, 2018, 06:20:53 PM »

how tall was robby?

loving this dude after this thread.

Danimal77 · « **Reply #37 on:** April 29, 2018, 06:23:25 PM »

Quote from: oldtimer1 on April 29, 2018, 03:07:14 PM

Robby's back.

Damn, his upper back reminds me of Flex Wheelers from 1993 when he had cross striations.

NarcissisticDeity · « **Reply #38 on:** April 29, 2018, 06:25:09 PM »

Quote from: tres_taco_combo on April 29, 2018, 06:20:53 PM

how tall was robby?

loving this dude after this thread.

Danimal77 · « **Reply #39 on:** April 29, 2018, 06:28:18 PM »

Quote from: tres_taco_combo on April 29, 2018, 06:20:53 PM

how tall was robby?

loving this dude after this thread.

He claimed to be 5'9", but I've read 5'8" a lot and even as low as 5'7". As a comparison to 6'0" Ken Waller, he looked to be at least 5'8" if not 5'9" in his younger days. 5'7" seems to low for his prime height.

Danimal77 · « **Reply #40 on:** April 29, 2018, 06:29:46 PM »

Quote from: NarcissisticDeity on April 29, 2018, 06:25:09 PM

Well there you have it. I said 5'8"-5'9" and I was right. Interesting to note that the one measurement that's not included there are his biceps and according to an early 1980's Muscle and Fitness article, they measured 20.5".

His bodyweight was 206-208 pounds in the late 70's/early 80's, 215 pounds in the late 80's and 230-235 pounds during the 1990's Masters competitions.

oldtimer1 · « **Reply #41 on:** April 29, 2018, 06:39:48 PM »

I stood next to Robby at the Night of the Champions contest. He was wearing a track warm up suit. He looked about 5'8" my height and he looked small to me. Maybe 210 lbs max. The night of the show on stage it was clear he was the winner. Hard dense ripped muscle with that tiny waist with huge arms.

These 265lbs guys of today never remotely looked as good as he did. He had hard looking muscle and not the bloated soft looking muscles of today. Those guys trained like animals back then. Look at the videos of today's guys training with the exception of few like Yates, Shawn Ray and Coleman. It looks like today's champs are not even breaking a sweat working out.

Danimal77 · « **Reply #42 on:** April 29, 2018, 06:56:10 PM »

Quote from: oldtimer1 on April 29, 2018, 06:39:48 PM

I stood next to Robby at the Night of the Champions contest. He was wearing a track warm up suit. He looked about 5'8" my height and he looked small to me. Maybe 210 lbs max. The night of the show on stage it was clear he was the winner. Hard dense ripped muscle with that tiny waist with huge arms.

These 265lbs guys of today never remotely looked as good as he did. He had hard looking muscle and not the bloated soft looking muscles of today. Those guys trained like animals back then. Look at the videos of today's guys training with the exception of few like Yates, Shawn Ray and Coleman. It looks like today's champs are not even breaking a sweat working out.

Funny you say today's guys. Yates, Shawn Ray and Coleman started competing around 30 years ago. Imo, the 90's guys were in a league of their own. That was the END of the progression of bodybuilding.

tres_taco_combo · « **Reply #43 on:** April 29, 2018, 07:04:33 PM »

Quote from: Danimal77 on April 29, 2018, 06:56:10 PM

Funny you say today's guys. Yates, Shawn Ray and Coleman started competing around 30 years ago. Imo, the 90's guys were in a league of their own. That was the END of the progression of bodybuilding.

totally

shawn ray - kinda the last big named guy who had that crazy look

its not whether who is better but Shawn ray, kevin, flex, etc doesn't get any better.