Shawn Rohden

**FLIP** · December 14th, 2012, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by g4owensj

Lets all just agree now that Kai has the best back in BB right now.

Phil might have the best back double but his rear lat spread is not impressive at all... Kai looks a foot wider

**bigrgc** · December 14th, 2012, 01:24 PM

Now someone post a back shot of Shawn Rhoden. All I keep seeing is front and side views. The guy looks great from those angles, but 1/3 is still missing...

**bigrgc** · December 14th, 2012, 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by FLIP

Phil might have the best back double but his rear lat spread is not impressive at all... Kai looks a foot wider

Phil destroys Kai in this shot! Every bit as wide, and as thick + the details blow Kai away here. Makes Kai look like he needs to make a phone call to Hany Rambod so he can get on Phil's level here

**Sacrifice Without Regrets** · December 14th, 2012, 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by bigrgc

Now someone post a back shot of Shawn Rhoden. All I keep seeing is front and side views. The guy looks great from those angles, but 1/3 is still missing...

**BBLawyer** · December 14th, 2012, 01:29 PM

Yeah as much as I didn't like Phil's arrogant attitude and cheating at this last olympia, his back is better than Kai's. I like Shawn's physique but he should not have beat Dex at the Olympia. Dexter may not have been as big as Shawn but Shawn back was not up to par witht he rest of his body and Dexter was not missing anything......except maybe calves lol but, you know.

**bigrgc** · December 14th, 2012, 01:35 PM

Originally Posted by Sacrifice Without Regrets

Thank you. That back is very clearly not top 3 in the world. The attention shouldn't be drawn to the arms and hamstrings when hitting a rdb shot. Also the conditioning from the back is not what you would expect from a top 3 Olympia placer. Some of the details are there, but he looks like he needs to add about 10-15 pounds of mass to his back to have a complete physique...

**D-NUTZ** · December 14th, 2012, 01:39 PM

Who doesn't belong..

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**bigrgc** · December 14th, 2012, 01:43 PM

^^^Not even in their league. Has a lot of work ahead of him i he wants to hang with the big boys. Phil brought his back up a lot since turning pro! As long as Shawn is willing to put in the work he can too

**Zenith** · December 14th, 2012, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted by bigrgc

Now someone post a back shot of Shawn Rhoden. All I keep seeing is front and side views. The guy looks great from those angles, but 1/3 is still missing...

**Zenith** · December 14th, 2012, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by bigrgc

Thank you. That back is very clearly not top 3 in the world. The attention shouldn't be drawn to the arms and hamstrings when hitting a rdb shot. Also the conditioning from the back is not what you would expect from a top 3 Olympia placer. Some of the details are there, but he looks like he needs to add about 10-15 pounds of mass to his back to have a complete physique...

I agree he needs to bring up his back but 10-15 pounds! haha

**bigrgc** · December 14th, 2012, 01:58 PM

^^^Not a bad shot, but as a competitive bodybuilder you should know that the attention shouldn't be drawn to hamstrings and arms (particularly biceps) when hitting a rdb. The attention should be drawn to the back muscles. This is not fitting for someone placing top 3 in the world. The upper and middle traps fit with the rest of his body, but his lats need a ton of work. If I were a judge would have no problem placing Ed Nunn over Shawn Rhoden. Edd Nunn has everything Shawn Rhoden has, minus Rhoden's signature fdb pose

**bigrgc** · December 14th, 2012, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by Zenith

I agree he needs to bring up his back but 10-15 pounds! haha

Seriously. It is nowhere near fitting with the rest of his body. Look how huge his legs are. The guy is said to be 5'10 so 10-15 pounds to complete his physique isn't too much to ask

**Giles** · December 14th, 2012, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by bigrgc

^^^Not a bad shot, but as a competitive bodybuilder you should know that the attention shouldn't be drawn to hamstrings and arms (particularly biceps) when hitting a rdb. The attention should be drawn to the back muscles. This is not fitting for someone placing top 3 in the world. The upper and middle traps fit with the rest of his body, but his lats need a ton of work. If I were a judge would have no problem placing Ed Nunn over Shawn Rhoden. Edd Nunn has everything Shawn Rhoden has, minus Rhoden's signature fdb pose

Disagree with you there big time mate...

I love Edd's shape but he's not in Rhoden's league...And Rhoden will likely only get even better and better...

**bigrgc** · December 14th, 2012, 02:03 PM

I hope that Rhoden will get better and better. He has a ton of potential, and it's the right direction for bodybuilding. Just really needs to bring that back up, and nail the conditioning to have the total package