Author Topic: What the heck happened to Big Louie's physique 1975 vs 1993 (Read 8602 times)

bmacsys · « **on:** May 21, 2006, 08:23:23 AM »

I was watching Pumping Iron then I watched some footage from Louie's comeback and I noticed his upper body just paled in comparison in his comeback compared to him in 1975. His arms looked small for his torso and his torso wasn't that big. Lou looked so much bigger in PI and his Hercules movies than in his comeback even though in his comeback he supposedly weighed 315 vs 275 when he was young. I know he was older but I think there was more to it.

Max_Rep · « **Reply #1 on:** May 21, 2006, 08:28:43 AM »

Yes upper body looked small.

Max_Rep · « **Reply #2 on:** May 21, 2006, 08:32:07 AM »

In comparison.

Max_Rep · « **Reply #3 on:** May 21, 2006, 08:33:21 AM »

Max_Rep · « **Reply #4 on:** May 21, 2006, 08:34:21 AM »

pumpster · « **Reply #5 on:** May 21, 2006, 08:37:00 AM »

Ferrigno was concerned about being stereotyped as a monster and deliberately trained to be lighter & more defined instead of retaining the same mass. That and age; it was almost 20 years later. No different from Schwarzenegger and others in later years.

Max_Rep · « **Reply #6 on:** May 21, 2006, 09:20:51 AM »

Quote from: pumpster on May 21, 2006, 08:37:00 AM

Ferrigno was concerned about being stereotyped as a monster and deliberately trained to be lighter & more defined instead of retaining the same mass. That and age; it was almost 20 years later. No different from Schwarzenegger and others in later years.

I was being facetious.

Team Diver · « **Reply #7 on:** May 21, 2006, 09:26:11 AM »

Quote from: Max_Rep on May 21, 2006, 08:33:21 AM

#2

Swimmer!!

pumpster · « **Reply #8 on:** May 21, 2006, 09:53:17 AM »

Quote

I was being facetious.

No worries, wasn't speaking to anyone in particular.

bmacsys · « **Reply #9 on:** May 21, 2006, 10:09:34 AM »

Max, you look at some of the footage. In his comeback he had practically no v-taper. Hitting front doublebicep his arms were a shadow of what they were. Those pics are from the best you can find from his comeback. The only thing that was bigger than before in his comeback was his gut which years ago looked great and his rumored fake calf muscles. He was a lot heavier but he looked smaller. Bottom line.

bmacsys · « **Reply #10 on:** May 21, 2006, 10:10:35 AM »

Quote from: Max_Rep on May 21, 2006, 08:34:21 AM

#3

His arms look small here. Especially the left one.

Max_Rep · « **Reply #11 on:** May 21, 2006, 05:23:00 PM »

Quote from: bmacsys on May 21, 2006, 10:09:34 AM

Max, you look at some of the footage. In his comeback he had practically no v-taper. Hitting front doublebicep his arms were a shadow of what they were. Those pics are from the best you can find from his comeback. The only thing that was bigger than before in his comeback was his gut which years ago looked great and his rumored fake calf muscles. He was a lot heavier but he looked smaller. Bottom line.

Since I don't have the footage from the comeback, I'll have to take your work for it. I though Lou looked better the 2nd time he won the Universe than he did in PI.

pumpster · « **Reply #12 on:** May 21, 2006, 05:31:37 PM »

The concensus at the time was the he looked the best at the Universe.

Matt C · « **Reply #13 on:** May 21, 2006, 05:33:53 PM »

Quote from: Max_Rep on May 21, 2006, 05:23:00 PM

footage from the comeback

cqfd · « **Reply #14 on:** May 21, 2006, 10:26:19 PM »

I prefer his old look too.

his modern look: guts growth, inability to do a vacuum, too much mass lost while trying to be extra ripped, his torso seems too big for his arms, proportions are worse.

LuciusFox · « **Reply #15 on:** May 21, 2006, 10:32:44 PM »

Calf implants

gcb · « **Reply #16 on:** May 21, 2006, 10:35:43 PM »

Quote from: LuciusFox on May 21, 2006, 10:32:44 PM

Calf implants

yeah those calves are definitely fake - they don't even move when he changes his foot position.

LuciusFox · « **Reply #17 on:** May 21, 2006, 10:40:01 PM »

Quote from: gcb on May 21, 2006, 10:35:43 PM

yeah those calves are definitely fake - they don't even move when he changes his foot position.

At least they weren't synthol

Max_Rep · « **Reply #18 on:** May 21, 2006, 11:56:41 PM »

Matt C thank for the clip.

bmacsys... after seeing the clip I have to agree with you. He was never a threat to any front-runner.

LuciusFox · « **Reply #19 on:** May 22, 2006, 12:05:50 AM »

Quote from: Max_Rep on May 21, 2006, 11:56:41 PM

Matt C thank for the clip.

bmacsys... after seeing the clip I have to agree with you. He was never a threat to any front-runner.

I don't think they'd let someone with calf implants win anything.

dzulboy · « **Reply #20 on:** May 22, 2006, 12:17:40 AM »

Quote from: Max_Rep on May 21, 2006, 08:34:21 AM

#3

did that photo cost you 20 for the autograph?

KTMckay · « **Reply #21 on:** May 22, 2006, 12:46:03 AM »

Were gonna get Ron sued for 20 bucks with all these photos of lou.

gibberj2 · « **Reply #22 on:** May 22, 2006, 01:04:22 AM »

Wow those are horrible. And I'M accused of calf implants! But seriously guys. Mine are 17.5 natural

disco_stu · « **Reply #23 on:** May 22, 2006, 01:04:57 AM »

lou was much better in his comeback than in 75. no question about it.

the illusions of BB strike again!

gtbro1 · « **Reply #24 on:** May 22, 2006, 01:21:26 AM »

Quote from: dzulboy on May 22, 2006, 12:17:40 AM

did that photo cost you 20 for the autograph?

hahaha...I was gona ask that too!!

Author Topic: What the heck happened to Big Louie's physique 1975 vs 1993 (Read 8602 times)

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