Best Shoulder to Waist evers?

[Giles]

I remember when Brian made a comeback in 1995 and won the Nabba Universe in the pro lineup, he was colossal!

I was in Paris shortly after that show for the WPF Universe (covering it for a UK mag, I was 19) and Brian was there supporting an Australian pal of his in the light heavies called Colin Murphy.

Brian was backstage with Colin and lying down on some mats with his hands clasped behind his head, at that point I had NEVER seen or even KNEW arms could be quite THAT big!!!

…until Ronnie walked past me at the 1996 British Grand Prix wearing a Met-** t-shirt eating an apple, that is. Mind = blown.

Brian was such a nice guy to talk to though, super friendly.

As for the legs, I recall magazine editor and photographer Malcolm Whyatt telling me he shot Brian doing legs, told me Brian trained his legs HARD and very heavy. 600lb squats to the floor for a decent amount of reps as example.

So whilst he was genetically blessed in some areas with that tiny waist, the legs (not through any lack of effort) were not.

Still, twice top ten at the Olympia (8th in 1988 & 7th in 1989) I do wonder what he would have achieved if he had kept going with the IFBB, if you watch the ‘89 Rimini Olympia he was really the only one that looked close to Haney in terms of size & overall structure.

[Camion]

I go with Lee Haney. That waist was so thin compared to his shoulders.

[bigmikecox]

Anja Langer

[lifepulse]

Anja Langer

If we're going to go that route, I think Shanique Grant needs to be thrown into the ring.

[Howard]

Brian buchannon - sorry that is not today.

Was thinking of him, right off the bat when I saw the thread title .
I think it was the 1988 or 89 Olympia where Brian does this 2 hands over head pose with vacuum.
Unreal V taper.

Prime Sergio doing his overhead victory pose is pretty epic in terms of sheer V taper .

[Howard]

Anja Langer

She was so damn pretty and looked so sexy as she gracefully slinked from pose to pose,etc.
Great V taper on her doing that hands on hips, bent arm modified most muscular.

A few years ago, I saw a "where is she now story" on Anja.
Still training and looks very fit, youthful and drop dead gorgeous

[Bestia]

If we're going to go that route, I think Shanique Grant needs to be thrown into the ring.

This.. most dramatic shoulder to waist drop ever

[lifepulse]

This.. most dramatic shoulder to waist drop ever

To the point of looking like an alien, lol. Sort of how Ramy looked that first year -- where you just scratched your head and wondered, "What the hell am I looking at?!?!"


-David

[bigmikecox]

If we're going to go that route, I think Shanique Grant needs to be thrown into the ring.

Agreed!!!

[bigmikecox]

Was thinking of him, right off the bat when I saw the thread title .
I think it was the 1988 or 89 Olympia where Brian does this 2 hands over head pose with vacuum.
Unreal V taper.

Prime Sergio doing his overhead victory pose is pretty epic in terms of sheer V taper .

He did that pose at the 88 Pro Worlds in Columbus!!! I remember watching that show on NBC!

[Bestia]

He did that pose at the 88 Pro Worlds in Columbus!!! I remember watching that show on NBC!

This will sound like supreme blasphemy but so be it, I think prime Lee Priest's victory pose more impressive than Olivia's. Hard to go against the old school original but it's just how I feel.

It is my favorite pose of all the possible poses and those are the two best at it

[bigmikecox]

She was so damn pretty and looked so sexy as she gracefully slinked from pose to pose,etc.
Great V taper on her doing that hands on hips, bent arm modified most muscular.

A few years ago, I saw a "where is she now story" on Anja.
Still training and looks very fit, youthful and drop dead gorgeous

She accepted my FB friend request.

[lifepulse]

This will sound like supreme blasphemy but so be it, I think prime Lee Priest's victory pose more impressive than Olivia's. Hard to go against the old school original but it's just how I feel.

It is my favorite pose of all the possible poses and those are the two best at it

In certain ways, I get it, and get what you're saying. The flow of Priest's forearms-to-arms-to-torso is hard to beat, and hard to match, in the entire history of the sport. Priest also was very detailed and hard (more so than Oliva, obviously) -- and his legs look so much denser and freakier. However, taken as a whole, from a distance, I can't see it this way. The "freakiness" of that pose was largely the forearms-to-arms, but it was also the sheer breadth of the wingspan relative to the waistline, and Priest just doesn't have that.


I remember a color shot of Priest hitting that pose, but taken closer up -- I don't think it even showed his calves, cropped at the knees I think -- and it was definitely an iconic shot that would be hard to beat.


-David

[Howard]

In certain ways, I get it, and get what you're saying. The flow of Priest's forearms-to-arms-to-torso is hard to beat, and hard to match, in the entire history of the sport. Priest also was very detailed and hard (more so than Oliva, obviously) -- and his legs look so much denser and freakier. However, taken as a whole, from a distance, I can't see it this way. The "freakiness" of that pose was largely the forearms-to-arms, but it was also the sheer breadth of the wingspan relative to the waistline, and Priest just doesn't have that.


I remember a color shot of Priest hitting that pose, but taken closer up -- I don't think it even showed his calves, cropped at the knees I think -- and it was definitely an iconic shot that would be hard to beat.


-David

I saw Priest do the victory pose (live) at the 1994 Arnold in his early pro days.
Granted, he had deeper cuts and thicker muscularity than Sergio.

However, as you rightly pointed out, Sergio had a vastly superior V-taper .
With that jaw dropping V taper, Sergio's round muscle shape with sweeping flow, was amazing.

In my OPINION, Sergio was superior in that pose with more visual impact when he hit it.

[Beti ona]

Sergio had the lines and the perfect structure to execute that pose. Priest had a lot of impact when he executed it, but he didn't look so perfect.

Akim, Will Harris, Coleman... they've all tried it, with doubtful success in my opinion.

Sergio Junior is pretty good and doesn't look weird or like shit.

I would say that it is the most unattainable pose in history, the proof is that very few athletes have attempted it, and fewer have seen themselves worthy of mastering it.

The clearest demonstration of respect or fear that they have to execute that pose can be seen in the classic, how many have chosen it as an option when they have to shoot their favorite classic pose? Nobody