Huge collection of Arnold pics from 1974 Mr. Olympia (his heaviest)

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Not as shredded as in '73, but packing some real mass










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[POTA]

I love how his lats connect to his damn waist from the front. Franco's too.

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They both had an emphasis on the t-bar rows... maybe its the secret sauce, as well as not developing the 'ol slin gut

[BlackNumero]

One thing that stands out is how much Arnold dominates in every photo.

Another thing these pictures make me realize was how genetically gifted Arnold was. Massive biceps with an overpowering peak, a huge puffed out chest and deep cuts on his massive quads even though he was tall. Not to mention he has a tight midsection that caves in and is surrounded by flaring bat wings that attach down to his waist. He had all of this...AND he was actually tall, and not just a normal guy compared to manlets. Not to many guys can say that. I gotta think he is one of the genetic greats. God knows what he'd look like with todays drugs.

[TTimmerman]

just rewatched pumping iron, damn ferrigno improved alot for the '75 olympia, epic FDB

[Radio89]

dope

[edward303]

Thanks for sharing the photos a lot I've never seen.

I think we all wished that Lou had continued to compete. Look how impressive he is in 74! He was still only 22, a couple days away from being 23 I think. He competed the day before also, in which he won the Mr. Universe for the second time.

I'm guessing he was too young the first time to compete in the Mr. Olympia or something? Why did he compete in it after winning in 1973?

[detrimental]

Pretty sure back then you had to win Mr. Universe before you could compete in Mr. Olympia, somebody correct me if I'm wrong

[cramron]

nice photos damn, Ferrigno looked good even in 74

[mharrislove]

Love that '74 version of Arnold's physique; repped OP.

[sexnews]

A lot of people say '74 was his best year, but I say he was at his best in '75.

[Gorky88]

They both had an emphasis on the t-bar rows... maybe its the secret sauce, as well as not developing the 'ol slin gut

Really? t-bar? I mean these oldschool duys were doing so much volume that I don't even know what their favorite exercises are. The difference to me is some of those old school squats like sissy squats or pullovers for chest etc. They were also doing a lot of pullups. Nowadays, people do more lat pulldowns and pullovers are not so famous. t-bar rows are pretty rare too other than Ronnie and Jay.

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beast!!!!!!!!! Goat!

[Riflemancho]

This must be the most awesome muscle bellies ever.. Arnold's lats are starting from his waist man..

[BigBoLuke93]

Arnold had such a sick Most Muscular

and he is dwarfing Lou in this shot

[niospecv]

While looking impressive Arnold's facial expression while doing the most muscular pose comes off as "constipated." Never liked this about him but he is still the face of BB.

[Zigurd]

Dude has sublime genetics. Teardrops that go way upwards, lats that connect in the waist, huge bicep peaks, best chest ever, slouched shoulders giving the illusion that his arms weight too much for his shoulders to carry, deep striations in his quads, awesome back. God damn.

[handyman89]

the way his chest and delts connect and look like one solid unit is unreal

[detrimental]

Really? t-bar? I mean these oldschool duys were doing so much volume that I don't even know what their favorite exercises are. The difference to me is some of those old school squats like sissy squats or pullovers for chest etc. They were also doing a lot of pullups. Nowadays, people do more lat pulldowns and pullovers are not so famous. t-bar rows are pretty rare too other than Ronnie and Jay.

Here's what he says about it:

Not enough bodybuilders do this exercise these days, but it was always one of my favorites. Stand with your knees slightly bent and grasp the handles of a T-bar machine. Position your torso at about 45 degrees to the floor with the weight at arms’ length.
Without moving your upper body, bring the weight up to touch your chest and hold for a moment at the top, then lower it under control to the start.

[Gunz007]

His chest is just perfect, and the width in his back is unreal. He dominated everyone with the front double bicep shot. That pose alone was enough to declare him the champ back then

[pharmamarketer]

And he always new he was the best. Mentally, he intimidated people right off the stage.

[spamy]

Thanks for sharing the photos a lot I've never seen.

I think we all wished that Lou had continued to compete. Look how impressive he is in 74! He was still only 22, a couple days away from being 23 I think. He competed the day before also, in which he won the Mr. Universe for the second time.

I'm guessing he was too young the first time to compete in the Mr. Olympia or something? Why did he compete in it after winning in 1973?

DOB: 30 July 1947, so in '74 he was 27 y.o. Ray, Priest or Gaspari are guys that have competed at pro level starting from their early 20's.

[jf1]

Does anybody have the color studio shot of Arnold '74 doing the FDB?
I think he has tan trunks on...

Reps for the pic.

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Not to take away from this thread, but Flex and iron agers have him at nine pounds heavier in 1971 (246 lbs) than in 1974 (237 lbs).

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1974 rear lat spread

[Tb0282]

Wow, great pics of Arnold! Thanks for posting

[adrianisgnarly]

Best physique ever in my opinion.