Flex vs Ronnie

[MEGAMANLET]

[P.O.L]

flex gets my vote

[willldabeast]

flex gets my vote

i have to agree, i think of this every time i see this vid

[J_Bo]

Ronnie was the defending champ and Flex did not do enough to dethrone him. Ronnie was in good condition that year and had a TON of mass on Flex. Look at the difference in the pecs when they're just standing there... The only areas Flex has Ronnie on are the oil-enhanced ones...

[MEGAMANLET]

Ronnie was the defending champ and Flex did not do enough to dethrone him. Ronnie was in good condition that year and had a TON of mass on Flex. Look at the difference in the pecs when they're just standing there... The only areas Flex has Ronnie on are the oil-enhanced ones...

does that include abs? i thought flex had much better abs and his arms looked bigger to me too

[Captain Sagara]

I vote Flex over Ronnie due to personal preference in terms of asthetics,lines and that kind of aspects but if i were a judge i also would have choosen Ronnie for the winner...
But i don't think this is one of those years that Ronnie's win can be debated,if we were to debate Ronnie's wins when he probably could have lost,those years were 2001 and 2002...

[J_Bo]

does that include abs? i thought flex had much better abs and his arms looked bigger to me too

The arms were oil-enhanced....
And the may have been better relaxed, but ronnies arms are almost bicep peaks are probably the greated of all time. His tris matched Flex's too in actual flexing shots. Ronnie had much more "hardness" in his arms. Flex's were kind of just big...

Obviously Flex had better ab genetics, but their waists were very close to the same size and condition at this particular show.

[Captain Sagara]

Other then oil on his calves and shoulders i doubt Flex had oil on his arms,his biceps and triceps were always very big and full with a nice peak...but i can be wrong because Flex used to be a lazy dude and i would not be surprised if he also had a bit of oil in the arms...

[Duckenheimer]

I much prefer Flex's physique.

No question that Ronnie was the clear winner though. His muscularity and conditioning wasn't even in the same universe as the other two. Lights out:



I would have placed Flex behind Cormier. Flex's arms and delts that year just took away from things IMHO.

[J_Bo]

I much prefer Flex's physique.

No question that Ronnie destroyed him in overall mass, separation + conditioning - and in my personal opinion, due to Flex's disproportionate arms and delts - symmetry.

I think a lot of people are like that... They prefer Flex's look, but if you really break down the factors, Ronnie was obviously the superior bodybuilder...

Edit: just saw your edit... Damn! Cormier was awesome that year, too... Haven't had a top 3 that good in a while.

[J_Bo]

Other then oil on his calves and shoulders i doubt Flex had oil on his arms,his biceps and triceps were always very big and full with a nice peak...but i can be wrong because Flex used to be a lazy dude and i would not be surprised if he also had a bit of oil in the arms...

Judging by the way they look nowadays, I would have to assume he used it in his arms...

[Duckenheimer]

I think a lot of people are like that... They prefer Flex's look, but if you really break down the factors, Ronnie was obviously the superior bodybuilder...

1993 Flex, with that kind of conditioning and quality, may have been a worthy challenger to a much larger Ronnie. But the softer and synthol filled late 90s Flex, just didn't have the edge on conditioning over Coleman, which would be necessary to fend off such a monstrously sized competitor.

[Captain Sagara]

1993 Flex, with that kind of conditioning and quality, may have been a worthy challenger to a much larger Ronnie. But the softer and synthol filled late 90s Flex, just didn't have the edge on conditioning over Coleman, which would be necessary to fend off such a monstrously sized competitor.

Flex 93 is my favourite physique of all time...

[realistromeo]

93 flex was off the chain.

He was so damn crisp...his back was "perfect"

But ronnie had moar hardness, a larger clavicle, and larger back and legs in 99

One thing that i always thought of is that Chris Cormier was the only bodybuilder who could trump Ronnie in the genetics department and overthrow ronnie coleman.

He had a great blend of asthetics size fullness and was a bodybuilders bodybuilder.

[flangmasterj]

Ronnie destroyed Flex.

Flex's shoulders and calves just bug the hell out of me.

[MaskedManiac]

Ronnies My Buddy But Flex.

The
Maniac.

[Iceman1981]

It's a video of both guys standing relaxed. One guy worked his a$$ off physically and mentally (Ronnie), and the other guy half a$$ed his way mentally and physically while injecting his body with oil (Flex). I like Flex, but I would never award a guy filled will oil as the winner. Flex without oil is one of the best of all-time though. Ronnie in 99' was just too big and ripped that year to lose. That is probably Ronnie at his best and in my opinion the best physique of all-time.

[Samantha905]

Ronnie is amazing and huge, but i find his body ugly 2bh, just dont like looking at it,

Flex's is more eye-pleasing imho

[White_Goodman]

Ronnie was the defending champ and Flex did not do enough to dethrone him. Ronnie was in good condition that year and had a TON of mass on Flex. Look at the difference in the pecs when they're just standing there... The only areas Flex has Ronnie on are the oil-enhanced ones...

i always thought that was ronnies first win

[Newbtime]

i have never liked 1 thing about flex wheelers build... and i have been a ronnie fan since day 1 so.... my answer is kind of obvious

[Newbtime]

I vote Flex over Ronnie due to personal preference in terms of asthetics,lines and that kind of aspects but if i were a judge i also would have choosen Ronnie for the winner...
But i don't think this is one of those years that Ronnie's win can be debated,if we were to debate Ronnie's wins when he probably could have lost,those years were 2001 and 2002...

i fail to see how ronnie was any less asthetic then flex in 99

you just think ronnie is and always was a un apealing mass monster.. he still had a small ass waist in 99

if anything i would pick ronnie as being more aesthetic then flex, and IMO he just blew everyone out of the water that year, i think 99 was ronnies best year.

[stealth_swimmer]

I much prefer Flex's physique.

No question that Ronnie was the clear winner though. His muscularity and conditioning wasn't even in the same universe as the other two. Lights out:



I would have placed Flex behind Cormier. Flex's arms and delts that year just took away from things IMHO.

Wow, you read my mind (serious). At least goin by that vid. Flex was a little bigger in the limbs but Cormier's overall shape was better IMO, and Cormier's rear lat spread was better. Rear lat spread was always Flex's weak point.

i fail to see how ronnie was any less asthetic then flex in 99

you just think ronnie is and always was a un apealing mass monster.. he still had a small ass waist in 99

if anything i would pick ronnie as being more aesthetic then flex, and IMO he just blew everyone out of the water that year, i think 99 was ronnies best year.

Well I think Flex's waist was a little less distended but Ronnie wasn't totally bloated either. And honestly I also feel that Ronnie's overall aesthetics were better than Flex's that year.



This is just my opinion of course, but I feel that Flex looked REALLY good in the front double bi...but not much else. Oh ab and thigh looked good but overall didn't have the stage presence in it like the front double bi. Back double bi was good but severely lacked lower back thickness (not lower lat, I mean below the lats in the lumbar region, didn't have much of a christmas tree) so it threw the whole pose off.

Am I nitpicking? Yes. Still one of the greatest physiques ever, but I feel people tend to overlook his flaws, which honestly I found pretty glaring.

[Guardian]

if anything i would pick ronnie as being more aesthetic then flex

Yea ok can people on this board get any more bias ...

[Newbtime]

Yea ok can people on this board get any more bias ...

LMAO

didnt see that come from you





ronnie >flex overall in every posibble way in 99... ya flexes bag-of-oil biceps and calvesand distended abs are VERY aesthetic

[flangmasterj]

**** Ronnie was a BEAST!!

[DPNZ]

Ronnie destroyed Flex.

Flex's shoulders and calves just bug the hell out of me.

I agree, the guy never should have placed in the top 5 after he did that **** to himself. Made a mockery of the sport and was an insult to the other competitors.

Ronnie 100%

[wilwn]

no contest man, ronnie DWARFED flex.

[syldog]

FLEX is pathetic. Had so much oil in him he makes the EXXON VALDEZ oil spill look mild. Loser.

[wilwn]

i fail to see how ronnie was any less asthetic then flex in 99

you just think ronnie is and always was a un apealing mass monster.. he still had a small ass waist in 99

if anything i would pick ronnie as being more aesthetic then flex, and IMO he just blew everyone out of the water that year, i think 99 was ronnies best year.

guardian bait

[J_Bo]

i always thought that was ronnies first win

This is a video of the 99' Olympia... Ronnie's first win was in 98'