Who Looked the Best in the Mandatory Poses, Part Two

Jerry Brainum, Tom Terwilliger and Phil Williams discuss the topic of "Who Looked the Best in the Mandatory Poses" during the Golden Age of Bodybuilding (1960's to the 1980's). In Part Two of the interview, Jerry, Tom, Phil and host John Hansen look at the Rear Double Biceps, the Rear Lat Spread, the Overhead Abdominal Pose and the Most Muscular Pose and make their choices of the bodybuilder who looked best in each pose. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Beginning of the Podcast 4:10 - Review of the 2021 New York Pro 11:50 - Part Two of the "Who Looked the Best in the Mandatory Poses" interview 12:00 - Who has the Best Overhead Abdominal Pose? 12:46 - John Hnatyschak 13:25 - Thierry Pastel 13:55 - The combination of thick abs and a small waist 15:09 - Developing the obliques during ab training 16:46 - Frank Zane's abs 17:26 - Steve Michalik's small waist 18:13 - The benefits of doing a vacuum pose 21:16 - The vote for Best Abdominal Pose 22:37 - Who had the Best Rear Double Biceps pose? 23:00 - Phil Williams back at the 1988 Chicago Pro 25:28 - What makes up a great Rear Double Biceps pose? 26:26 - The best way to train for back separation and definition 27:20 - The importance of genetics in developing a great back 31:06 - Who had the Best Rear Lat Spread? 32:18 - What makes up a great Rear Lat Spread pose? 32:54 - Franco's great rear lat spread 33:14 - Tony Pearson's lat spread 34:55 - How Momo Benaziza's back inspired Dorian Yates 35:13 - Freddy Ortiz's freaky rear lat spread 36:45 - Samir's Christmas Tree lower back 38:22 - The vote for Best Rear Lat Spread 41:05 - Who Had the Best Most Muscular Pose? 42:00 - Harold Poole's Most Muscular 43:12 - Franco's Most Muscular pose 43:35 - The comparison of Sergio vs. Arnold in the Most Muscular Pose 44:15 - Gary Strydom's freaky most muscular 44:35 - Why did Sergio look so freaky in the Most Muscular pose? 45:58 - Lou Ferrigno made the Most Muscular pose famous 48:00 - The vote for Best Most Muscular Pose 50:44 - The neck of Vic Siepke 53:44 - How would Jeff King have done competing in the IFBB? 55:06 - The potential of Matt Mendenhall 1:01:41 - Bonus Question - Who had the Best Legs in the Golden Era? 1:04:00 - The problem with winning too many trophies John on RX Muscle - NY Pro Review John Hansen Fitness.com Bodybuilding Legends Website Support the Podcast on Patreon Jerry Brainum's Applied Metabolics Newsletter John's YouTube Channel John's Instagram Page John's Facebook Page