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Post by Tim Wescott on Mar 18, 2006 17:53:08 GMT -5
Read a post by Lonnie Teper on Graphic Muscle forums that Gary Strydom may be coming outv of retirement to compete once again. If so,I think it would be great!! First Benfatto and Vince Taylor,now Strydom!! I won`t hold my breath though,as he said this a few years ago..........................by all acounts,he is around 290 pounds and training hard. Some pics of Gary in his prime:    |
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Post by Tim Wescott on Mar 18, 2006 17:55:08 GMT -5
A couple more shots !!   |
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Post by Tim Wescott on Mar 18, 2006 17:56:28 GMT -5
He looked incredible,but his back development was a glaring weakness onstage.
All the best to him..........I`d love to see him compete again.
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Post by 1705total on Mar 18, 2006 18:50:12 GMT -5
I recently watched a FIBO clip of Strydom in 91. I can say that if it was not for the WBF, Strydom could have challenged Dorian for The O
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Post by Tim Wescott on Mar 18, 2006 19:21:19 GMT -5
I agree Steve...........he was massive!!
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DVINNY
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Post by DVINNY on Mar 18, 2006 19:32:26 GMT -5
It would be great to see a comeback
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Post by RUBICON19 on Mar 19, 2006 13:53:40 GMT -5
Any current pics?
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Post by Tim Wescott on Mar 19, 2006 14:25:46 GMT -5
I`ve only seen one,and he is wearing a big coat so you can`t tell what kind of shape he`s in.
He does look big though.
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Post by youngblood on Mar 20, 2006 13:20:44 GMT -5
He looked incredible,but his back development was a glaring weakness onstage. Strydom could have challenged Dorian for The O These two statements sort of cancel one another out! Dorian was all back, and Strydom was just the opposite. I suppose we would find out for sure whether the judges just look for a great back or not..... |
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Post by tonyb on Mar 20, 2006 18:18:55 GMT -5
Strydom was great! Hope he does well with his comeback. I suppose I question whether it is healthy for these guys to make a comeback at this huge weights. Hopefully Strydom looks as good as he did in his prime.
Certainly we have all seen that picture of Strydom vs Haney from the rear double biceps, so if he can have improved this weakness then im sure he will look good. Im not sure of the validity of this comment, but I have heard that hgrowth does significantly increase the size of the back, more than anything else... maybe someone else can clarify me on this
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