Modern Bodybuilding, Is The Era Of The Mass Monster Dead?

[MuscleScience]

I was listening to Dorian the other day. He feels like Physique and Classic Physique is going to kill modern bodybuilding. To tell you the Truth I actually feel that way as well. I love Classic and I really enjoy when 1981 post videos from the 80’s and 90’s.

What do you guys think? is Dorian just a crotchety old timer or is he on to something?

[AR's King Silabolin]

Its already ruined and Dorian is rigth. No room for BBs even at the classical gyms anymore. What happens on the stage, is just 1% Im more concerned abouth the antiBB-policy from gyms. In the 90s everybody had big trousers and tank and banana. Nowadays its just me around. Almost in the hole city eating banana:-(
Guess this trend also hits the mecca, like Venice and St. Monica, gyms in New York etc...fucking metros and feminists all over.

[EDCG19]

Hopefully the whole mass monster thing does go away, the best body building era was the 50-70s and than it ended
Frank Zane and Arnold had an impressive physique, the mass monsters today are impressive but I don't know anyone who actually wants to look like Jay Cutler or Phil Heath...



They should also bring back the vacuum pose, nobody wants to see that GH/Insulin gut on stage

[guitarzan]

Hopefully the whole mass monster thing does go away, the best body building era was the 50-70s and than it ended
Frank Zane and Arnold had an impressive physique, the mass monsters today are impressive but I don't know anyone who actually wants to look like Jay Cutler or Phil Heath...



They should also bring back the vacuum pose, nobody wants to see that GH/Insulin gut on stage

I hate that turtle shell gut look too

[MuscleScience]

I hate that turtle shell gut look too

Me too, Dorian thinks it’s caused by insulin. In one interview he talked about how he took it his last year or two and how it started to expand his waistline. He said it reduced after he stopped.

[Cuz]

I hope its going the fuccck away, its killed alot of good bodybuilders.

[MuscleScience]

I hope its going the fuccck away, its killed alot of good bodybuilders.

Insulin?

[Obs]

Monster mass has saved bodybuilding.

Until the meaty boys stepped on stagecthere was no money in it.

Both classic and open have a place.

They save the big boys for last for the same reason bullriding is at the end of the rodeo.
We dont see what common people see. Common people want the freak show. Kia Green, Roelly Winklarr, Phil, Seth, etc.

Every sport evolves and it is evolved purely by what generates the most revenue.
We want to see the best in a class.
The common person could care less. This is America and we want the biggest and baddest looking.

Bodybuildy is safe and mostly carried on the back of the open class. This is why open Mr O pays 6 times that of the 212 or classic class.

I think vote for open Mr O should be crowd decision.
If it had been... Roelly would have won and Kai would have too.

If there were only classic physique, bodybuilding would be dead as a doornail across the board.

[Obs]

Also...

I hear guys like dorian and Schwarzenneger bashing modern mass monsters as well as classic pysique competitors.

I feel a lot of it is an insecurity because in their day they stepped on stage at their peak with 100lb less bodymass because they didnt have the pharma tech we do.

They were the original mass monsters.
They had no different mindset than the guys today do and if they could have put on the kind of mass possible today back then.... They would have.
They didnt get to a certain size and say, "Ok thats all I am good."

Hell no!
If they could have they would.
Today we can and do.

I see it about as same as the old guy at the breakfast cafe saying, "I had arms like yours when I was a kid."

No sir, no you did not.

[Obs]

Can you imagine a 330 or 40 lb comp weight Shwarzenegger!?

Shuck a bunch corn that would have been one scary mofo!

He would have looked almost as good as Dallas!

[MuscleScience]

Also...

I hear guys like dorian and Schwarzenneger bashing modern mass monsters as well as classic pysique competitors.

I feel a lot of it is an insecurity because in their day they stepped on stage at their peak with 100lb less bodymass because they didnt have the pharma tech we do.

They were the original mass monsters.
They had no different mindset than the guys today do and if they could have put on the kind of mass possible today back then.... They would have.
They didnt get to a certain size and say, "Ok thats all I am good."

Hell no!
If they could have they would.
Today we can and do.

I see it about as same as the old guy at the breakfast cafe saying, "I had arms like yours when I was a kid."

No sir, no you did not.

Evolving and evolving for the better are not the same. I think the modern mass monster can continue to evolve but hopefully in both aesthetics and presentation. They have to hit a vacuum as a manditory and the posing round MUST be scored again.

[Obs]

Evolving and evolving for the better are not the same. I think the modern mass monster can continue to evolve but hopefully in both aesthetics and presentation. They have to hit a vacuum as a manditory and the posing round MUST be scored again.

Agree.
Honestly though I dont understand any of it.

Aesthetically Roelly had the best abs and proportion overall and was above and beyond bigger.

Phil looked like he was pregnant and shawn was no comparison to my eyes.

Guess its just my own personal favoritism following that of the peoples choice.

Announcers were downplaying it if anything.

"He loooks like a comic book character, probably the biggest arms ever on stage... He could possibly make the top five..."

Then shawn and phil come out and they practically threw roses.

I was so excited watching last years olympia.
Roelly came out and I said holy shit he has got it!

Fuck yeah Roelly! You show that freeloading baby momma that got your license taken away! Then he won peoples choice and I was shouting "Take that you dumb announcers."

They called him out 3rd and I wanted to break shit!
Whaaaaat! Lookat phils belly! Roelly must have knocked him up!

[MuscleScience]

Agree.
Honestly though I dont understand any of it.

Aesthetically Roelly had the best abs and proportion overall and was above and beyond bigger.

Phil looked like he was pregnant and shawn was no comparison to my eyes.

Guess its just my own personal favoritism following that of the peoples choice.

Announcers were downplaying it if anything.

"He loooks like a comic book character, probably the biggest arms ever on stage... He could possibly make the top five..."

Then shawn and phil come out and they practically threw roses.

I was so excited watching last years olympia.
Roelly came out and I said holy shit he has got it!

Fuck yeah Roelly! You show that freeloading baby momma that got your license taken away! Then he won peoples choice and I was shouting "Take that you dumb announcers."

They called him out 3rd and I wanted to break shit!
Whaaaaat! Lookat phils belly! Roelly must have knocked him up!

The people’s champ thing is very strange they started that. It tells me they recognize they have been getting it wrong but don’t really want to change anything.

[Obs]

The people’s champ thing is very strange they started that. It tells me they recognize they have been getting it wrong but don’t really want to change anything.

Yeah...
Thats actually a great point and you are probably dead on.
They want money and cant get it without pleasing the crowd.
I bet Kai leaving cost them a lot.

[Cuz]

Insulin?

Along with recreational drug use and AAS, in theory those 2 combined can really damage the body ....300lb bodyweight just isnt healthy muscle or not thats only my opinion

[MuscleScience]

Along with recreational drug use and AAS, in theory those 2 combined can really damage the body ....300lb bodyweight just isnt healthy muscle or not thats only my opinion

I agree, Insulin scares me more than about anything.

[Obs]

Along with recreational drug use and AAS, in theory those 2 combined can really damage the body ....300lb bodyweight just isnt healthy muscle or not thats only my opinion

It is fact.
Just too much for the organs and thats why they enlarge to meet the demand

[Proximal]

Wow, just when I was going to start both. Is the enlargement/danger due to long time usage or can the onset be pretty quick (in the case of the gut)? TY guys.

[Capebuffalo]

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[Obs]

Wow, just when I was going to start both. Is the enlargement/danger due to long time usage or can the onset be pretty quick (in the case of the gut)? TY guys.

Ever notice how the arm veins on some of these guys is the size of a normal guys jugular?
A heart has to feed this enormous body with blood and oxygen.

It cracked me up how the coroner commented on Dallas's organs weight.

His heart lung liver and kidneys were all 2-4 times that of a normal guys...

Well no fucking shit! His biceps were four times that of a normal mans!

Until you reach a point of crazy unnatural mass gear aint bad for you. The only way to get that kind of mass is gear. Guys drop dead because they are enormous and have enormous organs to feed their enormous muscle mass. Steroids dont cause enlargement of the left ventricle. Being huge does.

[Proximal]

Obs, it was a sincere question. Yeah, I get the fact that to be huge, there are sacrifices. That's the price for commitment to any/most goals. If I'm lying in my coffin because of this, I don't want a gut, maybe that's all I'm asking. I'll shoot out some PMs to others.

[Proximal]

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Man, I remember when Zane beat him. I was so pissed. Mike had a great physique, really classic. I remember doing his HIT biceps workout in 78 Or 79, read about it in M&F. Holy F, 40 years - holy F.

[Obs]

Obs, it was a sincere question. Yeah, I get the fact that to be huge, there are sacrifices. That's the price for commitment to any/most goals. If I'm lying in my coffin because of this, I don't want a gut, maybe that's all I'm asking. I'll shoot out some PMs to others.

I wasnt attacking.
I mean there is an obvious cause of death in the mass monsters.

[Obs]

Obs, it was a sincere question. Yeah, I get the fact that to be huge, there are sacrifices. That's the price for commitment to any/most goals. If I'm lying in my coffin because of this, I don't want a gut, maybe that's all I'm asking. I'll shoot out some PMs to others.

You wont be lying in your coffin because of gear.
I wont either.
I will be lying in my coffin with an elarged heart and dead young because of shiddy food, more mass than my body was intended, smoking, stimulants, pushing my body to the brink of rhabdomyolisis countless times, and a final reult of a bunch of spent organs.

I wouldn't worry is my point. I didnt mean to come off rude at you at all. I was simply coming down on doctors that blame steroids for bodybuilders dying young.

Bodybuilding at this level causes bodybuilders to die young imo.

[Proximal]

I just wanted to ask about the gut. Dude, I'm 60, death is closer for me than if is for you, not my concern. I just don't want to look pregnant, lol, that's all I meant. BTW, my first touchdown today! At 60, is that some type of record?

[Obs]

I just wanted to ask about the gut. Dude, I'm 60, death is closer for me than if is for you, not my concern. I just don't want to look pregnant, lol, that's all I meant.

Sorry I thought you were talking about organ enlargements health factors. On that factor it wont enlarge your organs until you have ridiculous mass imo that would require them to meet the demand.

[Family_guy]

Also...

I hear guys like dorian and Schwarzenneger bashing modern mass monsters as well as classic pysique competitors.

I feel a lot of it is an insecurity because in their day they stepped on stage at their peak with 100lb less bodymass because they didnt have the pharma tech we do.

They were the original mass monsters.
They had no different mindset than the guys today do and if they could have put on the kind of mass possible today back then.... They would have.
They didnt get to a certain size and say, "Ok thats all I am good."

Hell no!
If they could have they would.
Today we can and do.

I see it about as same as the old guy at the breakfast cafe saying, "I had arms like yours when I was a kid."

No sir, no you did not.

I agree to a certain extent about Arnold just not having the same drugs at his disposal to get bigger but I definitely disagree that he would just want to get bigger and bigger. If you listen to the way he talks about his physique back then he considers it a work of art. I agree.

The aesthetics of those guys is really an amazing thing that has been lost now in the open class. Arnold’s proportions were beautiful to me. I love that look. And I don’t believe he would have ever come to the stage at 330 even if he could have....just my thoughts

[Obs]

I agree to a certain extent about Arnold just not having the same drugs at his disposal to get bigger but I definitely disagree that he would just want to get bigger and bigger. If you listen to the way he talks about his physique back then he considers it a work of art. I agree.

The aesthetics of those guys is really an amazing thing that has been lost now in the open class. Arnold’s proportions were beautiful to me. I love that look. And I don’t believe he would have ever come to the stage at 330 even if he could have....just my thoughts

I dont think that arnold dorian or any of those guys come close to this in effort or ability

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^^^^ This is a work of art ^^^

Classic physique has its place. Just like classic cars.


We will have to disagree on that.
They strived to be as big as possible.
They did the best they could without hgh and slin.
They had thinner waists and generally less mass everywhere.
Yes some of the new guys have a gut. It is required to put down the amount of food they do to maintain and grow.

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Anold is an actor. He helped make bodybuilding famous with his poularity and attitude.
Full respect to him.
No comparison though. Look at roellys big bloated gut!!! Disgusting!

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[Obs]

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roelly was beat by these goofy looking fuckers

[KennyJ]

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Man that guy needed to be more dedicated and maybe he could have looked good.

[KennyJ]

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roelly was beat by these goofy looking fuckers

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[Obs]

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[Capebuffalo]

Man that guy needed to be more dedicated and maybe he could have looked good.

If he didn’t smoke and drink he’d still be alive.

[Proximal]

I agree to a certain extent about Arnold just not having the same drugs at his disposal to get bigger but I definitely disagree that he would just want to get bigger and bigger. If you listen to the way he talks about his physique back then he considers it a work of art. I agree.

The aesthetics of those guys is really an amazing thing that has been lost now in the open class. Arnold’s proportions were beautiful to me. I love that look. And I don’t believe he would have ever come to the stage at 330 even if he could have....just my thoughts

I’m 100% with you on this. Personally, I always thought he kept his thighs smaller than he could have made them, just to call focus upon & place more emphasis on other body parts like his arms and calves. And no way would he let the proportions of his waist overwhelm his physique. I think I recall him talking about going for an “X” shape (wide shoulders, tiny waist, big calves).

Let’s not forget Sergio either, talk about the genetics of a freak. Could you image him on all of this?

I am a fan of legs, but after Tom Platz, I think everyone tried to top them & things got a bit distorted.

Obs, thanks for trying to clarify. I’ll be running 4iu’s of hgh, but minimal insulin (just pre & post workout for start). If I bloat, I’ll stop because I’m going for the exact opposite. Hey, how do you feel about higher taxes for the rich ?

[Obs]

Fuck this thread.

YAY ARNROLD KING OF ZERO QUAD SWEEP AND ENORMOUSLY DISPROPORTIONAL LOOKING CHEST

[Capebuffalo]

Fuck this thread.

YAY ARNROLD KING OF ZERO QUAD SWEEP AND ENORMOUSLY DISPROPORTIONAL LOOKING CHEST

Rough night? You’re a little cranky this am.

[Proximal]

Fuck this thread.

YAY ARNROLD KING OF ZERO QUAD SWEEP AND ENORMOUSLY DISPROPORTIONAL LOOKING CHEST

lmao Obs. Hey Arnold did manage the big belly in the movie Junior.

[Obs]

lmao Obs. Hey Arnold did manage the big belly in the movie Junior.

Thats good because he didnt really manage anything else but a chest.
You should go drink some wine and talk about gaining mass.

You are worried about getting a gut from hgh when its already round

[Proximal]

Thats good because he didnt really manage anything else but a chest.
You should go drink some wine and talk about gaining mass.

You are worried about getting a gut from hgh when its already round

Got it.

[MuscleScience]

This is perfect in about every way.