arnold '74- the ideal physique

[phreak]

for me at least.

here he competed at his biggest, somewhere between 240-250 pounds. you can really see it in his legs, and i think it was this year that he created the best balance between his upper and lower body. he was smaller in '75, after dieting down for "stay hungry" and only having 3 months to get ready for the olympia. everything just flows perfectly. of course he could have been harder/drier, but the aesthetic here is hard to beat, if it can be beat at all IMO.

 

[gorgeousfrankenstein]

Friggin awesome photos, I totally agree.

 

[LEX]

That first pic pretty much sums up what I have been after for all this time....

 

[Shamino]

Was watching him train back then and he was the most intense Ive ever seen and he was jacked out his mind without the huge gut.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my6IroYcyEI

(no its not a rick roll)

 

[phreak]

Was watching him train back then and he was the most intense Ive ever seen and he was jacked out his mind without the huge gut.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my6IroYcyEI

(no its not a rick roll)

gotta love pumping iron...

and to think, he was 10-15 pounds lighter than '74 in that video...

george butler took a bunch of photos from the '74 O, they are floating around on the net somewhere. i'll try to dig them up.

 

[phreak]

That first pic pretty much sums up what I have been after for all this time....

you and me both bro