This has been posted on YT but only at 240P & although good for that setting, I thought I would post a higher quality version I got from a collector several years ago. One of the best Nationals ever.
Fantastic footage man! I'm not too well versed when it comes to the Nationals but this has got to be the best heavyweight lineup in Nationals history right? I mean come on that top 5 is better and deeper than most of the Olympias throughout the 70s! To me this is proof that the 90s was the real Golden Era... In fact I'm gonna be making a video on that topic soon. Do you mind if I use a clip of this footage? I'd be sure to give you a shout out and direct people to your channel to view the original.
Use all the footage you want. I honestly think what's happened is you had a great gene pool coming up from the 80's & people wanted to look like those guys. The 80's guys could where jeans & shirts and although it was obvious they were BBr's they still looked athletic. With the right genetics you could win just taking juice & that's it. Many that have great genetics in this generation are bypassing bodybuilding because they have no desire to be 5'9 & 290 offseason. I sure the hell wouldn't. I enjoy watching the freaks but now it's juice, gh IGF1, Insulin Synthol or oil based steroid site injections. I'll tell my story someday & I went from 110 at 15 to 210 at 19 with a 30 inch waist natural. To change topics Brandon Curry is a guy with great genetics but look what he's having to do to be competitive. No life, loads of food, plenty of Supplements & a bunch of kids at home. It would have been a fun en devour in the 70's, 80's & 90's depending on who you were. The excess stuff started sometime in the 90's but it's when the HGH & Slin got used in excess plus the site injections things took a turn for the worse.
KC Darin I agree with you for Brandon Curry. And so Cedric McMillan or Toney Freeman who complains that judge tell him to be bigger to be much competitive come on the dude was 6''2" 285pouds on stage with flatt stomach, shreded to the guill and that wasn't enough for the judge. Ronnie Coleman in 2001 at 260 pounds was telled by Joe Weider himself, that he need to add more mass to his body or he will loose to Jay or Günther!
ya 90s golden era for sure. Tons of the pure unwatered down test cyp everywhere. Even the NPC amateur shows in the 90s blew away the pro shows you see now
The Lightheavies were really good too. I've got a video of that posted too. Appreciate you watching & commenting! KC! Lightheavies - th-cam.com/video/sDY1fuDzrBU/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for sharing. It’s in great condition. I remember watching live as if it was yesterday. Demayo won the juniors, Beating Levrone. I was in Venice at this time and seeing Levrone in flex was crazy. ‘92 USA’s went to Flex, who got 2 nd in his first Olympia in ‘93. Dorian and Kevin also were runner ups for the Olympia in their debuts. Dennis Newman, Mike Francois, and Demayo we’re tragic. Matt Mendenhall says he is glad he never got his pro card. It’s a weird sport. But we live it and love it.
Kevin, Flex, Paul, Ronnie, Porter, and Matt are dudes that I had on the wall in the basement back in the days when I was a young boy training. These guys are absolutely amazing bodybuilders. Respect!!!!!!! Rest in peace to Paul Demayo!
Amazing lineup....I remember watching this on ESPN.....Kevin, Flex, Ronnie, Paul Demayo.....Porter, .....3 guys who go down in History as some real legends in the sport....
Zephyr IV Who’s he bigger than here? He’s still got a crazy V taper(pure genetics), but no legs whatsoever. That’s why I believe he was natty at this point
Heavy metal fitness His legs show no resemblance to what would become some of the best ever. Levrone and the two white guys blow him out of the water here
Ronnie was the smallest guy in the Heavyweight class at this show, but let’s not forget a few key points: He had only been bodybuilding for a little over a year the day he first set foot on the stage at the NPC NATIONALS. His first competition was the 1990 Mr. Texas (aged 26 - which he easily won and qualified for a national pro-qualifier with less than a year training under his belt!!). He went on to place 3rd at the 1990 NPC Nationals, 100% natural, working a full time job as a police officer in Texas. Considering all of that, I’d say he made a somewhat respectable showing at the 91’ Nats. He went on to turn pro (IFBB) later that year in his 4th bodybuilding competition and 100% natural at the Worlds. The Big Nasty did good 😁
I 4 got to mention I was only 6. I was really lucky to meet a gentleman on the Old Ironage Forums around 2005 that sold all these old videos & I bought a lot of rare stuff. It does irk me if someone just downloads this video without permission & posts it on their site for views. If they would just ask; I would have NO PROBLEM & it's Totally OK for someone to DL to their computer. The thing is I had to pay for it (VHS) & then take good care of it for years. I then had to buy a $250 JVC High Quality VHS to DVD Burner to get Great Quality. I'm glad this video is out for people to enjoy but someone very recently just posted it on their channel. I like the guys content but he's done this to several people & some videos that are video split screen comparisons & very time consuming in editing; he will lie to his subs about all the time he put into editing it when I know the person who made the video & he's just lying to his subs about how he did this complicated editing. UNREAL!! Srry to vent but I respect honest hard working people like Marx Max Muscle & many others. He does things right & with integrity.
Thx Man.. I'll have one coming out in the next 2 days; probably tomorrow. I'm going to cover from the 70's to recent on my channel but I've got a bunch of old tapes stored away I'm slowly burning to DVD; then to the computer to make videos. Thx for watching!
No doubt Kevin is one of a kind. Not only bodybuilding but sold over 100,000 CD's which very few bands do & also tried the acting thing; but he really started too late in life to make it big. At least he got to be in some movies which is pretty cool. Looking forward to the Arnold Australia but it would be better if they had a Master's Olympia again that starts at 45 & over. Thx for watching!
@10:45 That’s sports update was probably the first app notification!! It came on espn every 30 mins!! Holy shit super glued to the bube tube when that sound came on!!! Immediately hypnotized by pro sports scores updates!!
Know a guy who trained with Porter back in the day. Cant remember but I think he was also his roommate? But his precontest drug cycle was basically 76mg of Parabolin 3×week 50mg Stanazol 3xweek 100mg of Test Propionate EO day. Lol....Guys today do 10x that amount.
Lee Haney got a glimse of Kevin, Flex, Paul-(RIP) and Ronnie and said I better retire after this years 1991 Mr. O competition before all these young guns crush me and I don't finish at the very top as #1. Don't think Lee was ever worried after the shadow Yates becoming the New-1992-Champion. Lee was very smart to finish with his health, injury-free body and the record of #8 in a row on Top. Fast Forward 7-years to 1998 and Ronnie Colemans era Reign begins even thou Lee Haney's overall package is still the best and greatest imo of all the Mr O's. Nobody could duplicate that 3 on1 off training look. Kevin is the only one still healthy 30+ years.
One of the best and sadist lineups number one Flex wheeler Flash Forward loses half a leg number two Paul DeMayo OD's from heroin number three is not a bad story Matt Mendenhall was smart enough to bow out, it probably saved his life from any tragedies like the rest number three Kevin levrone wicked pec tear was never the same afterwards and Big Ronnie Coleman yeah buddy lightweight ain't nothing but a peanut best bodybuilder of all time basically a crippled now.
Guys back then was about hard work (diet) first, juice came later. Now its juice first and semi hard work and sloppier diet. Guys are bigger now days but the quality in comparison is a joke. Search the 1997 NABBAs. Fuk even those amateur guys look better than the current MR Olympia lineup.
This is what u called a aesthetics, not like todays mr. O blOatedsthetics. Way back before in 90s massive look but looks detailed and has a small waist.
Yea Buddy...I'm not saying he's Natural there but he says he was. A few weeks later he won the drug tested Universe. It's possible he was using some fast acting PED's that are out of your system fast. Here's the link..Start around 8:30 where he talks about this contest 1st. th-cam.com/video/-5YPxIsnaDM/w-d-xo.html
He was natural then 100%. I was in his life personally back then. Nobody ever believes it though. He also competed in his 2 first Olympia’s drug free. Hard to believe but he did
Flexb123 he retired from bodybuilding in 1993 I believe. He made this decision when he saw Momo Benaziza collapse and die on stage at a show he was also competing in. Up till then he had done exceptionally well in the IFBB pro ranks.
@@MIK23458 Ok thanks, ya I remember momo dying. Porter had a quick but great run and then just disappeared completely. He got a lot of attention in the magazines during his run. A couple covers also if memory serves.
Man the the 80's and 90's were really special mass with class like Sammir Bannout says... just look at this line up... btw Flex always gets robbed and end up 2nd lmao... My top 3 would have : 1.Flex 2. Ronnie 3.Levrone
This was 1991. The Mr. Universe was always right after the Nationals but starting around 1990 they started drug testing for it. Whole story HERE: th-cam.com/video/-5YPxIsnaDM/w-d-xo.html Out of many Heavyweights Ronnie is the only one who signed up to do the Universe & that's how he turned pro.
If you want to hear the whole story click that link I left. He said he was only around 200 pounds but looked a lot bigger. I've seen a construction worker who's never touched a weight have 18 inch ripped arms. Some people are just genetic freaks. He gained another 75-80 pounds of muscle after this but your talking 1 in a billion genetics.
Very hard for me to believe too. Maybe he had it timed where his test would show clean for the Universe. Some roids are in and out of your system very fast & he was smaller for the Universe. What's funny is when the lady asks Kevin if he is going to do it. He kind of stumbles around the question because he knew it was going to be tested. I don't think the interviewer did.
I know it's hard to believe he was but he was only around 220 pounds here. He was the only Heavyweight to even try out for the Heavyweight World Championships 2 weeks later because of it's very strict drug testing. ( I can't say for 100% certainty but he says he was, along with his peers & Brian Dobson. This is 1 in a Million or more Genetics with an insane work ethic. I've seen a couple of black guys I knew 100% were Natural that played Division A College Football that could have been great bodybuilders.. 6"2 - 235 pounds with low Bodyfat with just basic heavy training for football.
@@KCDarin I'm with you. Only Ronnie can say if he was clean, but I definitely can believe he could've been natty. Imo he has those one in a million type of genetics that'd allow him to be that big and that shredded.
Matt Mendehall was down placed so many times by IFBB judges. Here was a classic bone structure, wide shoulders, narrow hips, calves that were balanced to the rest of his physique. I swear the judges of his time were trying to undo the "greek God" look, unfavoring what was once the traditional norm. Now I like Levrone but just standing relaxed you can see Matt is the more genetically gifted guy there. Certainly against quadzilla who is far out of balance. Even Ronnie could not hold his own in the legs against Matt. Flex was amazing head to toe. I always felt bad for Matt and Bob Paris. The judges in their time SUCKED!!!
@@jamiealexander7665.. if Kevin Levrone,Flex Wheeler or Kai Green say so.. no reason to not believe... That's way he could get much biger later... Iam lifetime natural lifter with determination and work ethik only a fracture from Ronnie and genetics too and still nobody believes that I never used gear...
You could look at Ronnie Coleman in this video and say to yourself, "Geez, if this guy does what everyone else does, he will be Mr. Olympia" and that is exactly what happened!
The sad thing is a lot of people get upset; especially before his competitors stated it as fact..that someone with 99.99% genetics can look like that without any gear. I met an old black man who was jacked & ripped, so I asked him how old he was & how long he had been working out. I heard 55, which is what I thought his age would be & he stated he has worked construction all his life & never touched a weight. His Grandson was with him & I said you look amazing for 55 or even 35. His Grandson said, "No He's 65. and the man verified I had heard him wrong. It was quite a site as this old man had sub 10% BF and round big arms and chest in a white WB tank top. They are out there. I've seen a few guys with amazing genetics play football & know they never touched gear. They've all been black guys but my 2nd year of college when I was 19 I had an 18 yr. old freshman football player move in the dorm room right next to me & he was on roids but 6'1, 240 and a back that looked amazing. I was all tanned & cut because I was competing during that time but at 190 pounds he dwarfed me. He got mouthy with me one too many times & we got into a scuffle & after ended up becoming good friends.
Fantastic footage man! I'm not too well versed when it comes to the Nationals but this has got to be the best heavyweight lineup in Nationals history right? I mean come on that top 5 is better and deeper than most of the Olympias throughout the 70s! To me this is proof that the 90s was the real Golden Era... In fact I'm gonna be making a video on that topic soon. Do you mind if I use a clip of this footage? I'd be sure to give you a shout out and direct people to your channel to view the original.
Use all the footage you want. I honestly think what's happened is you had a great gene pool coming up from the 80's & people wanted to look like those guys. The 80's guys could where jeans & shirts and although it was obvious they were BBr's they still looked athletic. With the right genetics you could win just taking juice & that's it. Many that have great genetics in this generation are bypassing bodybuilding because they have no desire to be 5'9 & 290 offseason. I sure the hell wouldn't. I enjoy watching the freaks but now it's juice, gh IGF1, Insulin Synthol or oil based steroid site injections. I'll tell my story someday & I went from 110 at 15 to 210 at 19 with a 30 inch waist natural. To change topics Brandon Curry is a guy with great genetics but look what he's having to do to be competitive. No life, loads of food, plenty of Supplements & a bunch of kids at home. It would have been a fun en devour in the 70's, 80's & 90's depending on who you were. The excess stuff started sometime in the 90's but it's when the HGH & Slin got used in excess plus the site injections things took a turn for the worse.
KC Darin
I agree with you for Brandon Curry. And so Cedric McMillan or Toney Freeman who complains that judge tell him to be bigger to be much competitive come on the dude was 6''2" 285pouds on stage with flatt stomach, shreded to the guill and that wasn't enough for the judge. Ronnie Coleman in 2001 at 260 pounds was telled by Joe Weider himself, that he need to add more mass to his body or he will loose to Jay or Günther!
@@KCDarin well said that 👍
Tomn8er 82 Nationals lineup might give this one a run for best ever.
ya 90s golden era for sure. Tons of the pure unwatered down test cyp everywhere. Even the NPC amateur shows in the 90s blew away the pro shows you see now
more exciting than todays Olympia
The Lightheavies were really good too. I've got a video of that posted too. Appreciate you watching & commenting! KC! Lightheavies - th-cam.com/video/sDY1fuDzrBU/w-d-xo.html
They all looked better back then.
coz they were.
Carla is enjoying her time with the stunning Flex.
Lol true
Thanks for sharing. It’s in great condition. I remember watching live as if it was yesterday. Demayo won the juniors, Beating Levrone. I was in Venice at this time and seeing Levrone in flex was crazy. ‘92 USA’s went to Flex, who got 2 nd in his first Olympia in ‘93. Dorian and Kevin also were runner ups for the Olympia in their debuts. Dennis Newman, Mike Francois, and Demayo we’re tragic. Matt Mendenhall says he is glad he never got his pro card. It’s a weird sport. But we live it and love it.
Kevin, Flex, Paul, Ronnie, Porter, and Matt are dudes that I had on the wall in the basement back in the days when I was a young boy training. These guys are absolutely amazing bodybuilders. Respect!!!!!!! Rest in peace to Paul Demayo!
Amazing lineup....I remember watching this on ESPN.....Kevin, Flex, Ronnie, Paul Demayo.....Porter, .....3 guys who go down in History as some real legends in the sport....
Damn! Flex looks so happy and nowadays he's struggling so hard. Losing his leg still shock me.
He was never a happy guy. Always had issues.
ITS NOT THE LOSS OF HIS LEG BUT WHAT STEROIDS WILL DO.
What happened with his leg?
Great footage! Thanks for posting. This was the first year I started following BB and so love going back to those years. Cheers!
“What a thick thick man”
He forgot to say “no homo”
7:00 Back when Ronnie was the smallest guy on stage😂😂😂
floorgeneral309 smallest?? Ur drunk
Zephyr IV Who’s he bigger than here? He’s still got a crazy V taper(pure genetics), but no legs whatsoever. That’s why I believe he was natty at this point
floorgeneral309
No legs? Wtf? If he has no legs then everyone in this comment section is handicap
Heavy metal fitness His legs show no resemblance to what would become some of the best ever. Levrone and the two white guys blow him out of the water here
Ronnie was the smallest guy in the Heavyweight class at this show, but let’s not forget a few key points:
He had only been bodybuilding for a little over a year the day he first set foot on the stage at the NPC NATIONALS. His first competition was the 1990 Mr. Texas (aged 26 - which he easily won and qualified for a national pro-qualifier with less than a year training under his belt!!). He went on to place 3rd at the 1990 NPC Nationals, 100% natural, working a full time job as a police officer in Texas.
Considering all of that, I’d say he made a somewhat respectable showing at the 91’ Nats. He went on to turn pro (IFBB) later that year in his 4th bodybuilding competition and 100% natural at the Worlds.
The Big Nasty did good 😁
thank you for uploading this ❤️🌹
This one of the best BB videos out there. I was only two at the time, but damn this is good!
I 4 got to mention I was only 6. I was really lucky to meet a gentleman on the Old Ironage Forums around 2005 that sold all these old videos & I bought a lot of rare stuff. It does irk me if someone just downloads this video without permission & posts it on their site for views. If they would just ask; I would have NO PROBLEM & it's Totally OK for someone to DL to their computer. The thing is I had to pay for it (VHS) & then take good care of it for years. I then had to buy a $250 JVC High Quality VHS to DVD Burner to get Great Quality. I'm glad this video is out for people to enjoy but someone very recently just posted it on their channel. I like the guys content but he's done this to several people & some videos that are video split screen comparisons & very time consuming in editing; he will lie to his subs about all the time he put into editing it when I know the person who made the video & he's just lying to his subs about how he did this complicated editing. UNREAL!! Srry to vent but I respect honest hard working people like Marx Max Muscle & many others. He does things right & with integrity.
A blast from the past takes me back thanks for sharing 👍👌
KC - your channel is a gem. So much rare footage from the best eras of bodybuilding that I've never seen anywhere else. Keep doing your thing!
Awesome piece of bb history man. Thanks for the upload, Subscribed
Ronnie got 4th ! They had no idea just in few years he will dominate 8 years Mr. O !
In retrospectiv, this was probably the best amateur lineup ever 👍
Good channel, so nice to see all old school bodybuilders
Thx Man.. I'll have one coming out in the next 2 days; probably tomorrow. I'm going to cover from the 70's to recent on my channel but I've got a bunch of old tapes stored away I'm slowly burning to DVD; then to the computer to make videos. Thx for watching!
Wow this video is amazing. Every one of these guys looks stellar. I miss these days. To me, this is real bodybuilding
Just love old bb video. The quality is really good.
Awesome vid! Some of my favs; Mendalhall, DeMayo, etc. Thanks for posting!
thanks for sharing
the quality of the BB was top notch,
Awesome footage of the old school era!! I subbed you
Quality footage, loved the video especially Kevin levrone he was on !!
Paul's outer quad sweep is insane, his legs look so much bigger than everyone else's.
Holy shit.....Ronnie reminds me of a before/after Barry Bonds
Gratitude at ur feet
KC Darin thank you,many of these bodybuilders became great bodybuilders,this proves 27yrs later how great Kevin Levrone is.Shaa Boom!
No doubt Kevin is one of a kind. Not only bodybuilding but sold over 100,000 CD's which very few bands do & also tried the acting thing; but he really started too late in life to make it big. At least he got to be in some movies which is pretty cool. Looking forward to the Arnold Australia but it would be better if they had a Master's Olympia again that starts at 45 & over. Thx for watching!
What a heavyweight line up of future stars,and looking at them,Nobody would predict Ronnie being a future 8 time Mr Olympia.
De mayo looked awesome
Wow this looks like Mr.O :)
@10:45
That’s sports update was probably the first app notification!! It came on espn every 30 mins!!
Holy shit super glued to the bube tube when that sound came on!!!
Immediately hypnotized by pro sports scores updates!!
Thanks for this excellent quality footage!
Great video
Awesome 👏
Thanks 🤩
Size, symmetry, conditioning and hair!
This show put Levrone on the map launching his Pro career.
Kevin won because of his back, he had a crazy wide back, also great conditioning
Kevin looked phenomenal here
Kevin's back was always a weak point for him lol
For me the 1990s is the true golden age.
Thanks bro!!🖒
AWSOME vid snag bruh!
Flex looking crazy 🙌
amazing upload many other bodybuilding videos
kevin was very hard and massive perfect and really eastetic
Know a guy who trained with Porter back in the day. Cant remember but I think he was also his roommate? But his precontest drug cycle was basically 76mg of Parabolin 3×week 50mg Stanazol 3xweek 100mg of Test Propionate EO day. Lol....Guys today do 10x that amount.
Awesomeness
Ronney looks like Patric Moore
Great vid brother. How about putting the full contest shows from 80's and 90's? I subbed your channel as well.
This is the show that put Levrone on the map and shot off his career.
Three legends , Ronnie,Kevin,Flex😎
That’s was when the sports was beautiful and fun to watch , if bigger was better the elephant would be the king said Mr Levrone .
thanks good video
You're Welcome! Thx for watching!
Lee Haney got a glimse of Kevin, Flex, Paul-(RIP) and Ronnie and said I better retire after this years 1991 Mr. O competition before all these young guns crush me and I don't finish at the very top as #1. Don't think Lee was ever worried after the shadow Yates becoming the New-1992-Champion. Lee was very smart to finish with his health, injury-free body and the record of #8 in a row on Top.
Fast Forward 7-years to 1998 and Ronnie Colemans era Reign begins even thou Lee Haney's overall package is still the best and greatest imo of all the Mr O's. Nobody could duplicate that 3 on1 off training look. Kevin is the only one still healthy 30+ years.
great footage, wow look at Ronnie. Tomn8er commented! NICE!
Wow they all looked amazing lol good look on the footage tho!!!!
Thx 4 Watching/Commenting Lex! Cool name BTW.
@@KCDarin thanks for making it!!
Flex wheeler crazy crazy shape, proportions, density and leann body mass...
RIP Paul Demayo.
flex was amazing here...
Kevin gets 2nd in 92 O. Guy is a phenom
Flex is a true legend
Do you have clips of 1991 jr nationals
Legendary national championship
Kevin came out to this show and completely dominated
Flex... Creyendo que debe ganar todos los concursos a los q se presentaba. Paso lo mismo en el arnold... En el olímpia del 98, 99 contra Coleman.
yumum
Vernon Gauthier the middleweight looks awesome
Rick Velente & Bob Papa!!!
One of the best and sadist lineups number one Flex wheeler Flash Forward loses half a leg number two Paul DeMayo OD's from heroin number three is not a bad story Matt Mendenhall was smart enough to bow out, it probably saved his life from any tragedies like the rest number three Kevin levrone wicked pec tear was never the same afterwards and Big Ronnie Coleman yeah buddy lightweight ain't nothing but a peanut best bodybuilder of all time basically a crippled now.
This is what should become of Classic Physique. Those guys had really good stage presence. They looked tight and on point.
Guys back then was about hard work (diet) first, juice came later. Now its juice first and semi hard work and sloppier diet. Guys are bigger now days but the quality in comparison is a joke. Search the 1997 NABBAs. Fuk even those amateur guys look better than the current MR Olympia lineup.
Ronnie!!!! Crazy!!! Hahaha lil Ron🤯🤯🤯🤯
Wats the diff between the nationals the juniors and the npc shows?
Wow Carla Dunlap was all up on flex!
De mayo best poser?? Wtf!!
ronnie's back is crazy..... leg size is small but back size isn't small.
This is what u called a aesthetics, not like todays mr. O blOatedsthetics. Way back before in 90s massive look but looks detailed and has a small waist.
6:20 a young Ronnie Coleman about 50 lbs lighter than he was in 2003
Yea Buddy...I'm not saying he's Natural there but he says he was. A few weeks later he won the drug tested Universe. It's possible he was using some fast acting PED's that are out of your system fast. Here's the link..Start around 8:30 where he talks about this contest 1st. th-cam.com/video/-5YPxIsnaDM/w-d-xo.html
He was natural then 100%. I was in his life personally back then. Nobody ever believes it though. He also competed in his 2 first Olympia’s drug free. Hard to believe but he did
I always told him if he got on. He would be Mr Olympia 1 day.
Ronnie Coleman........MAN!
Mendenhall was the most gifted in the lineup
Yea but he just didn't have the condition.
Flex 100% got some cheeks from that woman interviewing him.
Wow, Porter Cotrell, whatever happened to him? Flex looked awesome.
Flexb123 he retired from bodybuilding in 1993 I believe. He made this decision when he saw Momo Benaziza collapse and die on stage at a show he was also competing in. Up till then he had done exceptionally well in the IFBB pro ranks.
@@MIK23458 Ok thanks, ya I remember momo dying. Porter had a quick but great run and then just disappeared completely. He got a lot of attention in the magazines during his run. A couple covers also if memory serves.
I HAD PORTER HE WAS DEFINITELY SHARPER.
intro song name pls
It's a demo of some guys I jammed with. We never named the song. The vocal parts need work but I liked the solo part. Thx for watching.
KC Darin that's cool i thought it was Metallica music tat i never heard before 😂
Flex Wheeler pissed off as usual.
Ronnie Coleman before he was pregnant.
Man the the 80's and 90's were really special mass with class like Sammir Bannout says... just look at this line up... btw Flex always gets robbed and end up 2nd lmao... My top 3 would have : 1.Flex 2. Ronnie 3.Levrone
Ahmed Touhami No way. Flex was good but Levrone was better. Personally I would have had Demayo 2nd.
Damn Ronnie with a smaller waist than Flex! 😮
Haha that small one 😂
Wow top5 was better than 2019 Olympia.
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Omg look at Ronnie small. What year was this??? Was this when Ronnie start competing? Can someone tell me
This was 1991. The Mr. Universe was always right after the Nationals but starting around 1990 they started drug testing for it. Whole story HERE: th-cam.com/video/-5YPxIsnaDM/w-d-xo.html
Out of many Heavyweights Ronnie is the only one who signed up to do the Universe & that's how he turned pro.
KC Darin he claims he was natural here? What a fucking joke
If you want to hear the whole story click that link I left. He said he was only around 200 pounds but looked a lot bigger. I've seen a construction worker who's never touched a weight have 18 inch ripped arms. Some people are just genetic freaks. He gained another 75-80 pounds of muscle after this but your talking 1 in a billion genetics.
KC Darin I saw the video. He was not natural bro
Very hard for me to believe too. Maybe he had it timed where his test would show clean for the Universe. Some roids are in and out of your system very fast & he was smaller for the Universe. What's funny is when the lady asks Kevin if he is going to do it. He kind of stumbles around the question because he knew it was going to be tested. I don't think the interviewer did.
8:44 wtf?
Levrone is impressive. He looks like the natural, no big belly like today's "naturals" that look like pregnant women in the 8th month
Is it true Ronnie was natty at this time?!
I know it's hard to believe he was but he was only around 220 pounds here. He was the only Heavyweight to even try out for the Heavyweight World Championships 2 weeks later because of it's very strict drug testing. ( I can't say for 100% certainty but he says he was, along with his peers & Brian Dobson. This is 1 in a Million or more Genetics with an insane work ethic. I've seen a couple of black guys I knew 100% were Natural that played Division A College Football that could have been great bodybuilders.. 6"2 - 235 pounds with low Bodyfat with just basic heavy training for football.
@@KCDarin I'm with you. Only Ronnie can say if he was clean, but I definitely can believe he could've been natty. Imo he has those one in a million type of genetics that'd allow him to be that big and that shredded.
@@skycorrigan6511 Here is a video link where he talks about it: LINK: th-cam.com/video/-5YPxIsnaDM/w-d-xo.html
These guys beat all the classic physique guys today
Obviously. This is what the classic physique should be, no weight cap but maintain the tight waist and symmetry.
Matt Mendehall was down placed so many times by IFBB judges. Here was a classic bone structure, wide shoulders, narrow hips, calves that were balanced to the rest of his physique. I swear the judges of his time were trying to undo the "greek God" look, unfavoring what was once the traditional norm. Now I like Levrone but just standing relaxed you can see Matt is the more genetically gifted guy there. Certainly against quadzilla who is far out of balance. Even Ronnie could not hold his own in the legs against Matt. Flex was amazing head to toe. I always felt bad for Matt and Bob Paris. The judges in their time SUCKED!!!
All great physiques - what a waste Matt wasnt ever given a Pro Card - Now they Give them out with cornflakes packets buy 3 & get a free IFBB Pro Card.
When Ronnie Coleman was the scrub of the group! LOL
..when Ronnie was still Natural.. that's mindblowing..
He probably was natural, thats just....so fucking unreal!
It's hilarious that people actually believe that.
@@jamiealexander7665.. if Kevin Levrone,Flex Wheeler or Kai Green say so.. no reason to not believe... That's way he could get much biger later... Iam lifetime natural lifter with determination and work ethik only a fracture from Ronnie and genetics too and still nobody believes that I never used gear...
You could look at Ronnie Coleman in this video and say to yourself, "Geez, if this guy does what everyone else does, he will be Mr. Olympia" and that is exactly what happened!
The sad thing is a lot of people get upset; especially before his competitors stated it as fact..that someone with 99.99% genetics can look like that without any gear. I met an old black man who was jacked & ripped, so I asked him how old he was & how long he had been working out. I heard 55, which is what I thought his age would be & he stated he has worked construction all his life & never touched a weight. His Grandson was with him & I said you look amazing for 55 or even 35. His Grandson said, "No He's 65. and the man verified I had heard him wrong. It was quite a site as this old man had sub 10% BF and round big arms and chest in a white WB tank top. They are out there. I've seen a few guys with amazing genetics play football & know they never touched gear. They've all been black guys but my 2nd year of college when I was 19 I had an 18 yr. old freshman football player move in the dorm room right next to me & he was on roids but 6'1, 240 and a back that looked amazing. I was all tanned & cut because I was competing during that time but at 190 pounds he dwarfed me. He got mouthy with me one too many times & we got into a scuffle & after ended up becoming good friends.
Wtf, Ronnie was natural??