Pro's strongest and weakest poses (opinon thread)

[Larfleeze]

Thought we could do with a discussion on here that isn't "does this showing beat that showing?" for once, so here goes:

Choose a pro (past or present) and say which mandatory pose you think is their strongest and weakest (and why), with pics of course.

To get us started:

Phil Heath

Strongest: Rear lat spread.
Ridiculously complete and thick from head to toe, no current pro can match his completeness or separation in this pose.

Weakest: Front lat spread.
This pose really exposes Phil's structural flaws (narrow clavicles, less than ideal chest shape), and his quads although separated look rather undersized (although his posing doesn't help). He looks far better in this pose when he just relaxes a bit (see below).






Ronnie Coleman

Strongest: Back double biceps.
Just ridiculously huge and separated all over, no one touches Ronnie in this pose (admittedly you could argue almost any pose was Ron's best, the guy was that damn good).




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Weakest: Side triceps.
This pose just doesn't suit Ronnie's structure. His massive arms look much smaller than they are, and his physique just looks rather awkward in this pose.
The 98 version here looks far better than the others imo.



Dexter Jackson

Strongest: Side chest.
Complete, shredded all over and hides all his flaws (even his calves look awesome). Great pose for Dexter.



Weakest: Ab and thigh.
Exposes his flaws (missing lat chunk, lack of calves, undersized quads, midsection tapers outwards, noticeable distension) and doesn't really show his strengths, not pretty at all imo.



Couldn't find a shot from the Master's O (his best showing imo), anyone have one?

[Jaixs]

Did Dexter lose a single abs & thighs during the challenge rounds 04-05? Id say its one of his strongest poses. Hence (opinion thread) I guess..

[Larfleeze]

Did Dexter lose a single abs & thighs during the challenge rounds 04-05? Id say its one of his strongest poses. Hence (opinion thread) I guess..

In 04 he beat Ruhl in it and lost to Ronnie. He didn't compete in 05 in protest of the challenge round I believe.

[Unbiasedfan]

Nasser

Strongest: FDB



Weakest: BDB



Dillet

Strongest: FDB



Weakest: BDB

[Larfleeze]

Damn, just noticed the typo in the title, any way to change that?

[Unbiasedfan]

Jay C

Strongest: ST



Weakest: A&T



Branch

Strongest: ST



Weakest: FDB, BDB, RLS, ...joking. RLS

[Unbiasedfan]

Kai

Strongest: BDB



Weakest: Back relaxed



Dorian

Strongest: FLS



Weakest: (pre bi tear) SC



Ramy

Strongest: FLS



Weakest: FDB

[Larfleeze]

I'd say Dorian's weakest is the MM personally

[RoroCwalker]

Agreed with everything in this thread, although, I wouldn't put Jay's Ab&Thighs as being his worse pose, his Crab MM or SC would take it, IMO.

Kai's strongest pose ;

Back double bicep



It's a beautiful pose for Kai, not only does it have that "freaky" massive aspect, but it flows perfectly due to the fact that he has so much flare to his lats, put together with a great quad sweep flare, making his waist look small and creating that perfect "X" frame, it is also a by-product of his flawless posing in that pose.

A combination of Jay's flaring lats that gives the impression that they're about to burst out of his skin, Haney's low insertions and vast lats coverage, and Ronnie's unbelievable thickness, all put into one and balanced out to give you Kai's current BDB.



Forget his back development, his leg development is incredible when he's in condition, every single muscle is detailed, massive and flows perfectly, all the way from the meticulous details from his calves, to the incredible separation, size and definition his hamstrings present, all to finish a perfectly balanced gluteus, leading up to the waist and then, the batman flare lats. Let us not forget the peaks his biceps have, another Coleman-esque feature he has.


Kai's weakest pose ;

Side tricep



Despite his phenomenal leg development, his torso is dull-looking compared to all his other poses.

[pyrolee]

Phil's abs and thigh is his weakest pose compared to the FLS.

[Juggertha]

Kevin Levrone

Best: Most muscular. Strong chest, shoulders, and tricep flare.


Worst: Back double. Really fades into nothing here.

[flangmasterj]

Great idea for a thread. Will be on later to add some pics.

[Unbiasedfan]

^a simple and yet great idea that will probably allow for some enjoyable discussions. Good one Lar.

[SWThomas]

I agree. Great thread! Reps!

[XxHesixX]

I'd say Dorian's weakest is the MM personally

I think its just the way he chose to pose, his hand clasp'd is pretty good imo

[bartosh]

you know ramy has good things ahead of him when his weakest pose is incredibly strong

[BartPimpson]

A lot of mixing and matching of eras happening ITT.

Come on guys, be fair to the pros. Don't compare someone's best showing to their final half-assed appearance five minutes before retirement.

[blessedbabi]

Shawn Ray
Best pose


Just beautiful.

Worst pose


To be honest, couldn't really pick one. All his poses are amazing.

[NVious]

/\ Ray doesn't really have a "weak" pose, his issue was more so size than it ever was any one pose.

[BartPimpson]

Strongest



Weakest

[TTimmerman]

lol whut at dexters A/T being his weakest... he looks ****ing chiselled and taper of the gods

[Unbiasedfan]

I would say ray's weakest would be the side chest.

Arnold's weakest would probabaly be one of the rare poses we see him hit, A&T or ST. Between the ones he has it, rls is weaker than his amazing mm imo.

[Unit1994]

Ramy

Strongest: FLS



Weakest: FDB

If that is his weakest pose then he doesn't have a weak pose.

[Larfleeze]

I would say ray's weakest would be the side chest.

Arnold's weakest would probabaly be one of the rare poses we see him hit, A&T or ST. Between the ones he has it, rls is weaker than his amazing mm imo.

Every pic I've seen of Arnold's side tri has been fantastic, I really don't know why he didn't hit it more.






His worst was probably the A+T or FLS, but even then..

[abestseller]

Johnnie Jackson

Best: Back double bicep

Worst: Ab and thigh

(not enough posts for pics yet)

[Unbiasedfan]

Johnnie Jackson

Best: Back double bicep



Worst: Ab and thigh

Imo the rls is his strongest.

[RockyTheKid]

From the front, Paul Dillet was amazing:





From the back...not so much:

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Dex

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Franco

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Flex