posted Tue, 04/11/2023 - 12:32
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+ 6 Old School vs. Bodybuilders look today
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I was just chatting with a member on an SI and we happen to bring up ole school bodybuilders vs new school bodybuilders. Personally I grew up looking at 90's bodybuilders. I had all the magazines, however my brothers I love that 70's era, so my preference is the way those guys looked. I try and imitate that look.
My favorite ole school look is from "The Myth" Sergio Olivia. I liked Arnold's look too. Both guys started as powerlifters.
My question to y'all is what look did you guys like....Arnold, Sergio, Frank Zane look or Ronnie Coleman, Dorian look? Or maybe one on the new school guys like Nick Walker?
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Frank zane 100%... fuckin swole David Hasselhoff.
Frank Zane was nice. Symmetry, aesthetics
100% Agree. The Golden era-look is the most aesthetically pleasing look IMO. Guys like Arnold, Mike Mentzer, Serge Nubret, Frank Zane, Danny Padilla, Boyer Coe, etc... I respect the past and current massive shredded freaks, but the older classic look is what I'm pushing for. My wife and most of her friends who like muscular dudes prefer the golden-era look to the freakishly big and shredded look.
I liked Arnold's era but I also liked Kevin Levrone's era. Both eras were legendary
Holey crap! I wrote my reply then read yours I swear I didn't plagarize. LOL Same exact opinion.
Great minds think alike... or is it weak minds? Either way it's all good!
100% agree +1
I gotta agree with you here. Seems like most of today’s bodybuilders are either way too small, or ridiculously big to the point it just looks too fake. Like they are all using Synthol. I don’t know, just my opinion.
Yea man I just can't get into them...I mean Nick Walker? I can't bro. No disrespect to the Nick fans. Think about it though, guys like Kevin Levrone, Flex Wheeler would definitely place at top if they competed today if the judging criteria was a little different lol. Everything is about SIZE. Those guys I mentioned looked damn good...symmetry and all.
N5 back then is Mr 0 today, no condition at all..
Lifted-presence92Kevin levrone is my favorite of all time he was a true genetic freak.
And the one of few that he grew and cut into a show!!
Yea Levrone definitely grew into a show. That was well known. Don't know why folks didn't believe that. After his season was over he would deflate.
I watched I video from 2002 he was sporting Shawn ray, exactly 3 months out of the show and he was small, after that they go all together for the Olympia meet up, kevin wearing the same clothes like the others the Olympia hoodie, and he was small he literally was small.. I thought it was with them just for fun he didn't look like a bb. Then boom 13 weeks later.. In all seriousness he is a hyper hyper hyper responder!!
Yep nobody grows as fast as Kevrone. Muscle memory is a mofo
Lifted-presence92Yeah bro idk how he never won but just like anything politics play a huge role..
That era man...unbelievable. Just glad I witnessed it.
You said it brother pilitics, they did the same with ronnie and flex, Dorian and Nasser, even way back Arnold and nubret..
Yeah, how freakish are his genetics to take 6months completely off then come back and pack on 60-80lbs in like 16-20weeks to compete! Wtf!
Lifted-presence92Yeah bro unreal then he competed like a few years ago and looked amazing!
He even competed in the Olympia in 2016 and the Arnold classic in 2018 like that’s just insane..
He might be the world's best gear responder! One of those suppressed myostatin anomalies.
@Lifted-presence92 and P1nh3d I think he is the world's best gear responder. He's proven that over and over. The guy shrinks to regular joe blow status then a few months later he's top 3 Mr. Olympia. That's Levrone for ya.
I agree 100%
That's 100% true bud he just looks at AAS and grows lol
Just insane!
Kevin was one of the strongest bodybuilders around that time too.
Yes sir, although I believe it was stronger in a bench general not only then, especially today no one's coming even close.
Yessir Kevin was a true genetic freak no doubt. He's one one of my favorites too. Those damn shoulders bro! Damn! Did you see his comeback at age 50?
I kinda use his off cycle method. He came off completely. Thing is he really shrinks and loses alot of size off cycle but his muscle memory brings him right back to his old size when he gets back on cycle.
Lifted-presence92Yeah bro I watched his documentary vlad did on him it was pretty legit man.
I couldn’t do that tbh I’d feel like dog poop lol more power to you for being able to.
So what do you do just come off completely and pct like with hcg, clomid and nolva? No trt at all?
These days these open pros never even come off them claim to but I know it’s bs there off is like 200-400 test with a crap ton of primo and or deca or npp.
None of them ever lose size like Nick Walker and that whole group of guys. All of Matt Jensens dudes just grow like weeds!
Yep they do lie I agree. Nobody seems to be honest ya know? Lol bro I was told a long time ago that if you tell the truth you don't constantly have to remember lies and that's true my man. Yes I come off completely and follow that pct protocol that you mentioned above. Gotta be honest, I do lose some size but once I go back on I regain what I lost. Now can I be bigger cruising and using higher doses? Maybe but I'm not trying to be Mr. Olympia as I value my health more and I get decent gains.. I've done it this way so long I can't change it now lol. I feel a lil awkward cause most cruise but I'm just being honest I feel best completely coming off and yes I feel like shit but that goes away eventually. When I get back on I'm firing from all cylinders! But good question man, like I tell folks just cut through the chase and tell the truth. I've admitted to not really having experience with Tren or GH which is also awkward for a veteran but hey truth is truth right. Now with that being said I have some overall knowledge and a decent background.
If you check out Mocvideo productions on YouTube he's posted up Levrone's full length Full Blown DVD and the Maryland Muscle Machine DVD. If you got some time to kill its worth the watch. Truly an uncrowned Mr. O!
You got that right...the uncrowded Mr.Olympia period. " The Maryland muscle machine".
My dad got into body building in the 80s after he stopped wrestling. I would watch him lift but he idolized the guys from the 70s-80s. So for me growing up I would look at all his mags he had from those guys. After I started boxing in 99-2000 I kinda fell off on who was who. I still have nostailga from being a kid. I like that classic look more than anything. Then you see the Mutant and as much as he is a spectacle it's too much for me. I salute those guys.
Yea like your dad I idolized those ole school guys. Wish I was born earlier lol. As a youngster I payed attention to all those guys, mostly 90's bodybuilders
My thoughts exactly!!!