What happened to these guys?

[infraredline]

Explain to me what happened to Jay Cutler? Looked great a few years ago. Now? Looks like crap! I don't see a bigger gut. I just see crap all over!

As for Dorian, Kevin, Nassar...these guys were HUUUUGE yet still looked riiiiipped!

Todays pro bodybuilder in a Mr. O comp? *sigh smh* retarded. Really


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His past 2 Olympia showings he was dealing with injuries. This year he tore his other bicep, and by tore I mean actually tore not a botched synthol injection that fucked up his bicep in 2011. His tear this year caused his rear lat spread to be weak because he couldn't spread his lats all the way.

If you look at him from 2001-2006 and 2009-2010 he looked good. He didn't look that bad in 2011 either and was in pretty decent condition.

 

[burnthiscorpse]

If you look at the new Olympia 212 lb class.....those guys are where its at. In photos they appear to be 250 sometimes. But they have way more aesthetics and a much more appealing look.

I like the 90's guys, I basically grew up with that BB'ing era. I like some of the new guys too. I appreciate the massive guys. Some guys though.....eck....Marcus Ruhl for example, just big and blocky and boxy. Never had a chance to win the O. The O is all political anyways. Joe Weider decides who has the best image for the face of the sport at the time and as long as they look reasonably good they win.
I loved it a few years back when Dexter Jackson won.

 

[RickRock13]

A lot of the guys in the 212 class are carrying more muscle than guys in the open class. That class is pretty much all guys under 5'6". Flex Lewis is a fucking monster that's bigger than most guys in the open class, but he is 5'4" which is why he weighed in at like 204 at the weigh ins. I love that class too. Them guys look phenomenal there and have some sick lines. Peeled to the bone too

 

[bonacris]

Explain to me what happened to Jay Cutler? Looked great a few years ago. Now? Looks like crap! I don't see a bigger gut. I just see crap all over!

As for Dorian, Kevin, Nassar...these guys were HUUUUGE yet still looked riiiiipped!

Todays pro bodybuilder in a Mr. O comp? *sigh smh* retarded. Really


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Jay is still trying to hang with the big boys.. injuries, a divorce, major change in sponsor and coming back after taking a year out. Remember jay in 09. We know what he can look like but he will never look like that again.

I just hope he has the sense to drop down to a reasonable size when he stops competing

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[Nelson Montana]

If you look at the new Olympia 212 lb class.....those guys are where its at. In photos they appear to be 250 sometimes. But they have way more aesthetics and a much more appealing look.

I like the 90's guys, I basically grew up with that BB'ing era. I like some of the new guys too. I appreciate the massive guys. Some guys though.....eck....Marcus Ruhl for example, just big and blocky and boxy. Never had a chance to win the O. The O is all political anyways. Joe Weider decides who has the best image for the face of the sport at the time and as long as they look reasonably good they win.
I loved it a few years back when Dexter Jackson won.

I'm not sure Joe has a say in it. If he did, there would have been more profitable choices than Ron Coleman. And in the first Master's Olympia, he promoted the shit out of Lou Ferrigno and Robbie came along and took it -- because he looked better. (And Robbie is not exactly Mister congeniality).

I do think Dexter was the most aesthetic Mr O in recent times

 

[Nelson Montana]

If you look at the new Olympia 212 lb class.....those guys are where its at. In photos they appear to be 250 sometimes. But they have way more aesthetics and a much more appealing look.

I like the 90's guys, I basically grew up with that BB'ing era. I like some of the new guys too. I appreciate the massive guys. Some guys though.....eck....Marcus Ruhl for example, just big and blocky and boxy. Never had a chance to win the O. The O is all political anyways. Joe Weider decides who has the best image for the face of the sport at the time and as long as they look reasonably good they win.
I loved it a few years back when Dexter Jackson won.

I'm not so sure Joe has a say in it. If he did, there would have been more profitable choices than Ron Coleman for so long. And in the first Master's Olympia, he promoted the shit out of Lou Ferrigno and Robbie came along and took it -- because he looked better. (And Robbie is not exactly Mister congeniality).

I do think Dexter was the most aesthetic Mr O in recent times

 

[stevesmi]

A lot of the guys in the 212 class are carrying more muscle than guys in the open class. That class is pretty much all guys under 5'6". Flex Lewis is a fucking monster that's bigger than most guys in the open class, but he is 5'4" which is why he weighed in at like 204 at the weigh ins. I love that class too. Them guys look phenomenal there and have some sick lines. Peeled to the bone too

Samir Bannout fits that profile to a tee.

 

[stevesmi]

These guys looked smaller to me. No clue what you're talking about.

Shit! Even Jay Cutler didn't look as great as he did back a few years ago.

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Jay Culter is over 40.. usually these guys peak in their mid to late 30's. now that's not saying he can't pull a comeback like Arnold did and win it again (keep in mind he was 33 when he won it his last time), but the body can only take so much wear and tear before your peers pass you by.

also I think I saw someone say Arnold was 6 3".. he is listed as 6 2, and if you do some googling guys that have stood next to him peg him really between 6 feet even and 6 1. it would be very difficult to be 6 3 and a successful BB

 

[thedarkhalf]

Personally I like the look of the guys from arnold's era up until the dorian era....In my opinion dorian kickstarted the mass monster era

 

[infraredline]

Jay is still trying to hang with the big boys.. injuries, a divorce, major change in sponsor and coming back after taking a year out. Remember jay in 09. We know what he can look like but he will never look like that again.

I just hope he has the sense to drop down to a reasonable size when he stops competing

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I remember seeing somewhere that he said he will never be close to 300lbs again. He wants to get down to around 230-240 range and stay there.