Kevin Levrone will be out of 16 :(

[Dystopia1980]

Why did the end up doing an impromptu posedown at the conference?

Levrone should have kept everything a secret until pre-judging.

It's all part of his plan, he wants people to look at him while he's flat and depleted and write him off as not a threat, then BOOM.
Well at least that's what I'd like to think LOL. He's playing CHESS after all :P

[batspoof]

Levrone should have done the Arnold Classic. Given that the individual posing routine now counts towards your final score, Lev would have schooled the other guys in the posing round and sured up a much better placing than what he'll get at the Olympia.

[BiggerTommorow]

It's all part of his plan, he wants people to look at him while he's flat and depleted and write him off as not a threat, then BOOM.
Well at least that's what I'd like to think LOL. He's playing CHESS after all :P

Levrone is definitely the smartest guy on that stage when it comes to bbing and strategy. Hard to say what is accidental and what is purely planned and strategy but from a mind perspective he is definitely on another level than a lot of these guys.

[corvin25]

Was a smart move on Levrones part, as Bob pointed out in the beginning Jim Mannion, Raphael Santojas and even Steve Weinberger were in attendance front and center. So he was like BOOM how ya like me now and with the crowd firmly behind him it kind of gave him a leg up.

Levrone also told Bob in the Flex interview that he would be seeking the Arnold Classic invite so who knows what he can achieve by then. Either way I commend the dude on what hes achieved in 5 months when its been 13 years since his last show prep. Outstanding!

On a side note, the standing O by some of his peers when he walked in, the way they talk about him in reverence as there idol and standing on the same stage, the way Ruhl, Dexter, and Flex all got choked up talking to him and about him in the different interviews. This guy has mad respect from his peers and the fans and is walking the walk.... his legacy will remain intact no matter where he places.

[bigBOSSguy]

Kevin getting "dwarfed" and looking "narrow and small" lol how will he make the top 16 is beyond me, shoulda did classic physique!!









u guys kill me looool

#LevrOwned

this pic show his chest is bigger than the other two...what is ur problem OP?

[OlaftheGreat]

this pic show his chest is bigger than the other two...what is ur problem OP?

his chest is half as thick as cedrics. get some glasses

[Glenn Gould]

this pic show his chest is bigger than the other two...what is ur problem OP?

I agree, Kevin wins this pose easy... then again, it's his signature pose. His structure and thickness is still there... not sure about the conditioning.

[balls2wall]

Am I the only one who notices the dramatic increase in width of Kevin's waist? I think it will kill his front poses.

[xylitol999]

Yes, seems like he adds more 3-6 inches to his waist.

[kepler2008]

Amazing, This guy is 52 years old, has 6 months of serious training behind him, look like à 30 years old male (face, skin) and still has a competitive body.
Twenty years ago, before internet, he was a unachievable goal, a model. He's still here.
Levrone has already marked bodybuilding history, whatever his placing.
Astounding génétics !

[KevinSorbo]

Am I the only one who notices the dramatic increase in width of Kevin's waist? I think it will kill his front poses.

Yes, seems like he adds more 3-6 inches to his waist.

I don't think his waist is too much wider than it used to be. Why judge waist size in a most muscular shot when the arms are covering half the abs and usually some serratus?

It looks good here:




The most muscular pose gives the illusion of a wider waist and he's not 100% back to old size, (at least in these recent pics before carb-up).

[aekest]

I don't think his waist is too much wider than it used to be. Why judge waist size in a most muscular shot when the arms are covering half the abs and usually some serratus?

It looks good here:




The most muscular pose gives the illusion of a wider waist and he's not 100% back to old size, (at least in these recent pics before carb-up).

I met levrone two years ago and Cedric last year. Cedric is by no means a small guy.
But that side pic with his forearms looking like chopsticks... He definitely needs to target them better.

[Nightrobe]

Levrone should have done the Arnold Classic. Given that the individual posing routine now counts towards your final score, Lev would have schooled the other guys in the posing round and sured up a much better placing than what he'll get at the Olympia.

He wouldn't have enough time for it; if it were this year...

I feel like he has to be trolling or just simply doing it to promote his supplement company... There was a vid of him struggling to squat 315lb; which probably showcased in his leg development this olympia. The outter sweeps of his quads made his waist looks bigger and I honestly don't think he has a 29-inch like he stated...

He should compete again next year; if he's really that serious. Can't take olympias this lightly... By the way, he doesn't always revert back to some DYEL/nonlifting-physique (like most people yap about); most of the offseason he does maintain quite a big physique. e.g. unless if he was injured, or sing/acting on the road he then doesn't bother working out...



Oh well, good to see him compete. What he had accomplished was amazing anyway.

[BetaThanU]

Probably not the best promotion for a supplement company..

[Jegudiel]

I wanted to see this Kevin Levrone on stage, but I was wrong.

[Penile_Dementia]

OP just got Levrowned lmao. Idiots being so sure of how terrible he'll look.

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[bartosh]

1) he stepped on stage and kept his word. I respect that

2) he exceeded my expectations significantly. That being said, there is argument for a dead last placing

3) "I'm bringing that 90s conditioning back baby" lol

[Glenn Gould]

It's all part of his plan, he wants people to look at him while he's flat and depleted and write him off as not a threat, then BOOM.
Well at least that's what I'd like to think LOL. He's playing CHESS after all :P

Dude, even 1996 Levrone couldn't make such a dramatic transformation in just 24 hours...

[KevinSorbo]

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Just because they guessed right, (which is a 50/50 chance), it doesnt take away the fact that deciding placings or being so sure how a bodybuilder will look on stage based on gym or hotel shots, is idiotic. I'm surprised so many here have a hard time understanding that and havent learned from seeing Toney Freeman bathroom shots or 09 Jay. Look it up

[Jaixs]

Just because they guessed right, (which is a 50/50 chance), it doesnt take away the fact that deciding placings or being so sure how a bodybuilder will look on stage based on gym or hotel shots, is idiotic. I'm surprised so many here have a hard time understanding that and havent learned from seeing Toney Freeman bathroom shots or 09 Jay. Look it up

50/50 chance? Brb 5 months of training being 50+

[KevinSorbo]

50/50 chance? Brb 5 months of training being 50+

Well he's either in the top 10, or out of the top 10. It's guesswork. What I said stands

[RC2008]

He wouldn't have enough time for it; if it were this year...

I feel like he has to be trolling or just simply doing it to promote his supplement company... There was a vid of him struggling to squat 315lb; which probably showcased in his leg development this olympia. The outter sweeps of his quads made his waist looks bigger and I honestly don't think he has a 29-inch like he stated...

He should compete again next year; if he's really that serious. Can't take olympias this lightly... By the way, he doesn't always revert back to some DYEL/nonlifting-physique (like most people yap about); most of the offseason he does maintain quite a big physique. e.g. unless if he was injured, or sing/acting on the road he then doesn't bother working out...



Oh well, good to see him compete. What he had accomplished was amazing anyway.

It's pretty pathetic...

An Olympian struggling to squat ****ing 315lbs.... Guys who have been lifting only a year or 2 do 315 for reps.

[Penile_Dementia]

Just because they guessed right, (which is a 50/50 chance)

Well he's either in the top 10, or out of the top 10. It's guesswork. What I said stands

That doesn't mean it's a 50/50 chance at all.


That's not how probability works.

[KevinSorbo]

That doesn't mean it's a 50/50 chance at all.


That's not how probability works.

You can nitpick the odds but you know what I'm saying, my point still stands. I guess you thought Toney Freeman would win the O after seeing those bathroom shots in '08.

It's not complicated. If you think you can judge placings or be COMPLETELY certain of how well someone will do on stage judging by hotel and gym pictures days or weeks out, you're just delusional.

It's pretty pathetic...

An Olympian struggling to squat ****ing 315lbs.... Guys who have been lifting only a year or 2 do 315 for reps.

You think he was training for strength? And the clip of him squatting 315 was in the middle of a workout, we have no idea how much he can actually squat. Far from pathetic.

[Penile_Dementia]

You can nitpick the odds but you know what I'm saying

No

my point still stands

no

I guess you thought Toney Freeman would win the O after seeing those bathroom shots in '08.

no... but I made an informed guess that it would be he best showing

It's not complicated. If you think you can judge placings or be COMPLETELY certain of how well someone will do on stage judging by hotel and gym pictures days or weeks out, you're just delusional.

i don't - but sometimes conditions can enable informed guesses with good odds

Anyway, OP wasn't Levrowned, like you claimed. He was completely right, and on a reasonable basis that has nothing to do with believing he was infallible.

[KevinSorbo]

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i don't - but sometimes conditions can enable informed guesses with good odds

Anyway, OP wasn't Levrowned, like you claimed. He was completely right, and on a reasonable basis that has nothing to do with believing he was infallible.

Great responses really thorough. like a child "no no no". Ok then.

And regarding Freeman, if you don't think that, then you agree my point DOES stand.

[Penile_Dementia]

And regarding Freeman, if you don't think that, then you agree my point DOES stand.

no.

[KevinSorbo]

no.

yep! thanks for seeing the light. took a while but you got there.

[Blacksmith80]

Dennis James called him a legend several times last night, if you know better than James than you have to be better bodybuilder than him.

[Penile_Dementia]

yep! thanks for seeing the light. took a while but you got there.

that is quite a confused leap you're making.

"i don't - but sometimes conditions can enable informed guesses with good odds

Anyway, OP wasn't Levrowned, like you claimed. He was completely right, and on a reasonable basis that has nothing to do with believing he was infallible."

Hard to break it to you, but this is clearly outlined disagreement, and it's completely compatible with my stance on Freeman.