The Arnold Classic Thread!!!!!! [Archive]

Canuck_Muscle

02-14-2009, 05:14 AM

I thought we should have one up and start making some predictions. Get some hype going for the show. What are your guys top 5? Who do u think could be the dark horse this year? How do u think the guys like Branch, Victor, and Kai will make out after all coming back from surguries? My top 5 is this

1. Victor
2. Kai
3. Toney
4. Branch
5. Silvio

As for Dark horse I see Moe coming in to possibly maybe get a top 6 placing.

Canuck_Muscle

02-14-2009, 05:16 AM

Here is the competitors list

Gustavo Badell
Moe El Moussawi
Toney Freeman
Kai Green
Ahmad Haider
Marcus Haley
Johnnie Jackson
Dennis James
Victor Martinez
Ronny Rockel
Silvio Samuel
Sergey Shelestov
Branch Warren

poiuyt

02-14-2009, 05:48 AM

1 - Victor Martinez
2 - Silvio Samuel
3 - Toney Freeman
4 - Kai Green
5 - Branch Warren

I'm pretty confident of 1 and 2.
3, 4 and 5 could go any way between these 3.

przechuy

02-14-2009, 05:58 AM

Toney Freeman
Victor Martinez
Kai Green
Silvio Samuel
Branch Warren

Dan Kennedy

02-14-2009, 08:49 AM

Toney
Victor
Kai

STEELERJ-XL

02-14-2009, 09:32 AM

1st Kai, 2ND Vic, 3rd Branch, 4th Tony, 5th Haley. I could be so off, but theres a chance it could shape out this way. I want Kai to win though. And if he does........He could win the O.

MusclesMarinara

02-14-2009, 11:59 AM

1. Kai
2. Toney
3. Silvio
4. Vic
5. Branch

DECABEATZ

02-14-2009, 12:30 PM

Victor - definitely 1st
toney
kai
silvio
branch

ThePoser

02-14-2009, 12:51 PM

No Dennis James in top 6?

Rayrod

02-14-2009, 07:09 PM

1. freeman
2. kai
3. vic
4. branch
5. silvio

Guaresnay

02-14-2009, 09:23 PM

1.Freeman
2.Greene
3.Martinez
4.Warren
5.Samuel

buster12

02-14-2009, 09:39 PM

Awesome!

Dee

02-14-2009, 10:21 PM

The big boys are in this one, i dont think silvio is gonna fare that well at the arnold......
with victor, kai, branch and freeman there, if silvio gets 5th, he is lucky.....

Canuck_Muscle

02-14-2009, 10:24 PM

The big boys are in this one, i dont think silvio is gonna fare that well at the arnold......
with victor, kai, branch and freeman there, if silvio gets 5th, he is lucky.....

Yeah I agree. Silvio does have a lot of guys in the conditioning department but he is not that complete to me. His back and delts in particular don't stand out. He does have round ass muscle bellies though. That is why I had him in 5th. I know he is gonna come in ripped to shreds and other guys may miss their peak so I have him in a solid 5th without a doubt. If I had to replace him with another guy I am thinking Ronnie Rockel could take 5th away if he comes in sharper than he did at the Ironman.

lastrep

02-14-2009, 10:29 PM

Impossible to tell.. even if they are all in their best shape cause we don't know what improvement Kai and Victor have made..

I am pulling for Kai.. if he would have nailed it last year he would have won hands down.

Wiry Pyruvity

02-14-2009, 11:07 PM

I am really sorry to see that Melvin opted out...imagine a 3-way battle for best poser award with Darrem, Melvin, and Kai? I just hope that Kai doesn't blow his physique up too much...

MusclesMarinara

02-15-2009, 12:44 PM

Kai looks good from the little shown in the training vids

MisledYouth

02-15-2009, 01:00 PM

Would be nice to see Rockel get some redemption after his ass-fisting at the Ironman...

1. Victor
2. Branch
3. Kai
4. Rockel
5. Freeman

bigmikecox

02-15-2009, 02:55 PM

1 - Victor Martinez
2 - Silvio Samuel
3 - Toney Freeman
4 - Kai Green
5 - Branch Warren

I'm pretty confident of 1 and 2.
3, 4 and 5 could go any way between these 3.

Sil ain't gonna place that high unless everybody is off. If everybody is on (doubt it), Victor, Kai and Toney will be top 3. Vic has the "edge", based on the publicity going into the show. Then you have Branch, DJ and Sil making up the rest of the top 6. Branch should beat Sil if he is in the shape he was last year. DJ IMO, will not jump Sil unless he comes in like the 2003 O.

Formula94

02-15-2009, 04:19 PM

Vic
Kai
freeman/branch
branch/freeman
Silvio
DJ

BoneBz

02-15-2009, 04:27 PM

Damn, no Melvin this year? He may not be a top 3 finisher, but I enjoy what he does.

JamesWebb

02-15-2009, 04:31 PM

Yolo

02-15-2009, 05:20 PM

kai wont win even if he deserves it. kai could never win the olympia even if he deserves it. bodybuilding and the ifbb are way to political to let a guy who has videos doing things with fruit online to be their poster child. it sucks but it is the truth

Or it could be that there are pros out there with better genetics than Kai's (Toney comes to mind) and thus, all things being equal, might turn out to be the better bodybuilder. I do agree, however, that there have been many controversial decisions in the past and there's nothing that would indicate this changing any time soon.

In short, I think that there are guys out there structurally superior to Kai and while he is certainly a great bodybuilder,I believe he is overhyped.

MichaelWayne

02-15-2009, 05:23 PM

Would love to see a sweep of the Ah-nold and the 'O' with Vic taking both. But, Tony and Kai are getting alot of hype built up around themselves. Throw in Silvio and Branch...shit ya can't lose! Either way, should be a great show.

RudeMuscle

02-15-2009, 06:01 PM

what i would like to see
1.branch or toney
2.toney or branch
3.kai or vic
4.victor or kai
5.silvio

what most likely will happen
1.vic
2. kai
3.toney or branch
4.branch or toney
5.silvio

charlie

02-15-2009, 08:45 PM

1. Victor
2. Kai
3. Branch
4. Toney
5. Silvio

I can't wait to see Vic back on stage. It all hinges on that leg

Wiry Pyruvity

02-15-2009, 08:47 PM

^^that would be knee...lol

MusclesMarinara

02-15-2009, 09:03 PM

1. Kai
2. Toney
3. Silvio
4. Vic
5. Branch

edit: 3. Victor, 4. Silvio 5. Branch... after seein some pics its gonna be close. toney looks huge

Wiry Pyruvity

02-15-2009, 09:34 PM

how much does Toney's chest cost him? points wise...

ABOBO

02-15-2009, 09:40 PM

1. Victor Martinez
2. Tony Freeman
3. Kai Greene
4. Dennis James
5. Branch Warren
6. Silvio Samuel

The Celt

02-15-2009, 10:06 PM

I would like to see Toney win, I think he probably looks the best as far as aestetically pleasing compared to Kai and Vic. Branch is probably 5th although I'd like to see him higher.If Vic comes in anywhere close to where he was 2 yrs ago he'll win

probable top 5

Vic
Kai
Toney
Silvio
Branch

If branch is off DJ or Rockel could sneak into the top 5.....

SonOfPluto

02-16-2009, 02:14 AM

Toney Freeman all the way, provided the judges stick with the mandate to penalize competitors for bloated stomachs and synthol use. Otherwise, they will probably give it to Victor because of all the hype and publicity he has been given.

Chris the Swede

02-16-2009, 03:24 AM

Kai
Toney
Victor
Branch
Silvio

I put my money on Kai, hopefully he can manage to keep his midsection in check. On the other hand, Toney´s X is pretty incredible! This should be a great contest! :)

Canuck_Muscle

02-16-2009, 03:37 AM

Kai
Toney
Victor
Branch
Silvio

I put my money on Kai, hopefully he can manage to keep his midsection in check. On the other hand, Toney´s X is pretty incredible! This should be a great contest! :)

Yeah I think there is a good possibility that Kai could take this thing. The recent videos of him are showing him in lean condition and he has definatly got a lot of muscle packed on his frame this year. Even with the surgery he is looking large as hell. I cannot wait till next month. It is gonna be one of the best battles we have seen in a while.