2020

Daily Discussion Thread: 08/04/2020
6 weeks out, road to pro card
Antoine is a big guy
Do you think Dorian deserved his later O's? Here he is in 96'
Still growing - 5‘8“ - 245lbs ; what do u guys think of that back shot?
Sergio Oliva looking like the final boss of genetics
Would Samir Bannout win the Classic Physique Olympia today? He weighed 196lbs @ 5’8” in 1983. Today in the IFBB, between 5’7” and 5’8”, the weight limit is 192lbs.
Will you guys go back to the gym as much as before?
Mandatory Pose Wednesday: Rear Lat Spread
Taller bodybuilders look the most imposing to me
Aaron Clark - 4th at his Tampa comeback show. He was a top 212 contender, excited to see him healthier and back to the 212s
I am really considering attempting classic physique but I’m afraid I’m too small still, perhaps in about a year
Who else do you think could beat fankhouser’s calves
Is Kai Greene mentally deranged ?
Does anyone else go through that phase of enjoying working on a specific muscle group and then hating it?
For those who haven't seen it, interview with my favorite Mr O Lee Haney, training, diet, coaching Hollyfield etc
For those who love watching Prep series — Jason Lowe (Classic, now 212) has a decent channel. Not the best but I think he is pretty honest and I enjoyed the behind the scenes.
Alex Cambronero looking crazy aesthetic and conditioned

Daily Discussion Thread: 08/04/2020

Posted: 04 Aug 2020 03:00 PM PDT

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6 weeks out, road to pro card

Posted: 05 Aug 2020 04:35 AM PDT

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Antoine is a big guy

Posted: 04 Aug 2020 02:24 PM PDT

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Do you think Dorian deserved his later O's? Here he is in 96'

Posted: 04 Aug 2020 03:03 PM PDT

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Still growing - 5‘8“ - 245lbs ; what do u guys think of that back shot?

Posted: 04 Aug 2020 09:58 PM PDT

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Sergio Oliva looking like the final boss of genetics

Posted: 04 Aug 2020 10:26 AM PDT

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Would Samir Bannout win the Classic Physique Olympia today? He weighed 196lbs @ 5’8” in 1983. Today in the IFBB, between 5’7” and 5’8”, the weight limit is 192lbs.

Posted: 04 Aug 2020 09:46 AM PDT

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Will you guys go back to the gym as much as before?

Posted: 05 Aug 2020 07:48 AM PDT

Gyms are slowly opening back up across the world. Will you guys go back to the gym as frequently as before or have you made a private gym that you prefer?

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Mandatory Pose Wednesday: Rear Lat Spread

Posted: 05 Aug 2020 07:21 AM PDT

Welcome back to another installment! We're hitting Rear Lat Spread today.

1) First, as always, we will begin with the feet. Diagram here.

The feet can be the other way too, depending on whether you are stronger with your left or right side, but the general positioning remains the same. Make sure your rear foot is pointed outwards and that your knee follows in the same direction. This will allow your quad sweep to be visible from the back, and your whole lower body will appear much bigger.

2) Ball both your hands into a fist but leave the thumbs sticking out, resembling a "thumbs up" position. Reach towards the bottom rear of your rib cage with your thumbs to lock your hands in place. Next rotate your hands so that the back of the hand is facing up, and the side fist is facing front. The trick with this is to make sure your elbows do not drift too far to the front. They still need to be pointed out to the sides to create the maximum illusion of width.

3) After metaphorically "pulling your lats" around for width, you might need to play around with lean, either forward or backwards, to achieve the best illusion.

4) Don't forget to flex the hamstrings and glutes!

From /u/walril

"As with all posing, start at the feet and move up. Because the quads come into play, I like to anchor my heels, try to turn my knees out and flex the quads, along with squeezing the glutes. What this does is showcases the separation in the quads. From there I place my thumbs in the small of my back making sure my knuckled fist is at my sides and the pinky is slightly above my navel. As I bring the elbows past midline, I focus on not shrugging my shoulders While relaxing the lats. Also pushing into the sides of my body to further make my waist look smaller than it is."

Examples:

Phil and Big Ramy

More examples

What we're here for:

Critique the pose, not the poser.

Everybody is welcome to participate, this ain't 'mirin mondays so don't worry about the status of your bulk or cut. We are here to improve.

Every pose can be hit in more than one fashion.

Individual criticisms tailored to the posters physique are absolutely welcome!

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Taller bodybuilders look the most imposing to me

Posted: 04 Aug 2020 10:37 AM PDT

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Aaron Clark - 4th at his Tampa comeback show. He was a top 212 contender, excited to see him healthier and back to the 212s

Posted: 05 Aug 2020 06:58 AM PDT

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I am really considering attempting classic physique but I’m afraid I’m too small still, perhaps in about a year

Posted: 05 Aug 2020 06:19 AM PDT

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Who else do you think could beat fankhouser’s calves

Posted: 04 Aug 2020 11:39 AM PDT

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Is Kai Greene mentally deranged ?

Posted: 04 Aug 2020 03:11 PM PDT

I genuinely can't comprehend it, Kai had the OG growth arc. He came from nothing, worked his way to the top and was one a seriously competitive bodybuilder - nearly a role model.

Now he sells e-books and wears stupid wigs for Instagram funnels. Does anyone genuinely find this sho-nuff nonsense with the Afro wigs entertaining whatsoever ?

He makes 30 Second dance / skit videos that aren't even remotely interesting yet there's always an instant thousand comments like '😂😂😂😂😂😂HAHAH YES BROTHER KAI VERY FUNNY' from other Instagram bodybuilders that don't even watch the videos - they just know that commenting will get them views

Can anyone name a worse character-decline arc than Kai ?

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Does anyone else go through that phase of enjoying working on a specific muscle group and then hating it?

Posted: 04 Aug 2020 08:22 AM PDT

Recently I bought a pull up bar and I would always do at least a set of pull ups whenever going downstairs/upstairs, but now I think I've done 2 sets over the course of a week.

I am newbie, so I'm not sure whether that plays a role, but this happens to every muscle group.

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For those who haven't seen it, interview with my favorite Mr O Lee Haney, training, diet, coaching Hollyfield etc

Posted: 05 Aug 2020 12:27 AM PDT