Old Pros vs. New Pros: You Decide

[FireGuy]

Awesome link, thanks!

[ckyass]

I prefer the look of the old pros with the small abs and waists! I still prefer arnolds build over todays pros!

Couldn't agree with you more man

[PIGPEN8181]

I prefer old school, Dorian Yates and Ferrigno especially.

[tyward]

I always based my training on Zane because his bone structure was much like mine. I'm still working on that perfection. LOL We sat next to each other at a classic on the beach some years ago and discussed the old and the new, he's a great guy and is as astonished as I am about the size now! In twenty years I imagine all the young guys will be talking about how tiny Ronnie Coleman was and how could he had ever won a contest...

[godhainder]

Dorian's back mass can't be touched.

[BIG_TRUCK]

I prefer old school, Dorian Yates and Ferrigno especially.

Dorian yates really isn't considered old school.

Kinda started the mass monster era.

[tyward]

Along with training, diet, etc. I also think that genetics are changing. Last night I was going through the stats on high school juniors who play football. 6'7", 6'8" even 6'9" was not uncommon and their body weights ranged upward of 330. One kid was 374 lbs! When I was a senior in high school a guy in my class took the state heavyweight championship in wrestling, he was 194lbs...

[PIGPEN8181]

Dorian yates really isn't considered old school.

Kinda started the mass monster era.

True he isn't much old school, I meant before the genetic mass monsters like Coleman, Ruhl, and Warren. Branch is my all time favorite, smart and a hell of a nice guy to talk to.

[BIG_TRUCK]

Along with training, diet, etc. I also think that genetics are changing. Last night I was going through the stats on high school juniors who play football. 6'7", 6'8" even 6'9" was not uncommon and their body weights ranged upward of 330. One kid was 374 lbs! When I was a senior in high school a guy in my class took the state heavyweight championship in wrestling, he was 194lbs...

Nice point about genetics.

But most high school football coaches lie about how big their players are.... Some colleges get called out for lies as well. Sounds like your high school is full of slobs if they are over 330lbs lol.

[freddyfresh33]

nice

[Jfew44]

I like the in-between stage. Flex Wheeler in '93 has the best physique out of all of them IMO

[dezza6969]

that sites awesum. the first pic of benefatto n bannout i like the best. that pose is wikid. bannout wins tho

[machineDK]

I actually like the 90's - early 00's the best! Kevin Levrone, Shawn Ray, Flex Wheeler, all looked amazing to me. I like both the new and old pro's, I just think they have different things to offer. I mean, some of the new pros (Dexter Jackson anyone?) have nice symmetry and proportions too, it's just the fact that those haven't been the ones winning 8 times in a row! Hopefully Dexter winning is a sign of change though, Kai Greene looks amazing but I really don't think bodybuilding needs another Ronnie Coleman right now.

[BoxerTricks07]

I dont think you can really compare old to new school, like peeps have said before with technology, advanced aas etc its impossible to be fair, but imo more mass doesnt mean someone has a better body, some of those old school bbs had bodys sculptured to fcuk!
i think they should all be appreciated individually and dont forget it was a different look back then as with fashion and everything thing else, everyone assumes that bbs are going to get bigger 10 years from now but i think it all depends on the look and everyone of the legends mentioned have baddass bods in their own right

[c-Z]

Awsome link bro

[amcon]

This website has some of the best comparison photos I have seen of the old pros vs. new pros.

http://ironage.us/virtual/virtual7.html

great post

[pnm]

I wonder what a new school bodybuilder with old school abs would look like

[wanabeMASSIVE!]

I prefer the oldschool pysique to todays.

[ninesecz]

Coleman is one big dude

[bjpennnn]

damn dorian is huge i love arnold though

[Friend]

Dorian Yates' back is incredible

[...aydn...]

hate the hgh look of the new school. arnold is king.

[ranging1]

apart from the OBVIOUS OVERALL size differnce

noticed how the new pros waists are so much LARGER AND WIDER, compared to the old scool lean waist look
ALSO i think the valcularity, and level of definition for the new pros is scary

PROBABLY the biggest size differnce is the old scool and new scools leg size

arnies biceps still look the greatest, in just overall

dexter jackson i think is amazing in fact he has one of the best looking waist lines and abdominals for his weight class, doesnt have that massive tummy of ronnie

comparing ronnie and arnie, lol arnis legs look so small next to ronnies, who looks like hes carrying sacks of water in his legs, arnold has the perfect back V, ronnies looks like a Y hahaha, look at the photos and ull c what i mean

have to say arnold is king, in every foto his body just looks perfect, i think he just had the perfect structure and genetics, n no matter how hard some people train u couldnt look like him juts becuase everything he has is almost perfect symatry,

BTW dorian yates is one BIG MOTHER ****ER, but bit of an ugly bastard IMO