article: 2016 Arnold Classic Preview

[Geoff Roberts]

http://www.ironmagazine.com/2016/201...assic-preview/

[black-elephant]

Good article. Should be interesting.

[Young Gotti]

nice write up but I have to admit I hope your wrong

cedric might get some handouts because of Arnold but I don't see him being the best on stage, he rarely is

I also can't see juan pushing Compton or branch, I think both of them will bring more to the table size wise than juan, juan will be peeled, but so will branch, if Compton comes in in good conditioning I think hes ahead of juan as well

[Geoff Roberts]

nice write up but I have to admit I hope your wrong

cedric might get some handouts because of Arnold but I don't see him being the best on stage, he rarely is

I also can't see juan pushing Compton or branch, I think both of them will bring more to the table size wise than juan, juan will be peeled, but so will branch, if Compton comes in in good conditioning I think hes ahead of juan as well

All good points.

My reasoning, as I sort of explained in the article, is that I think the judges will be gun shy about putting guys like Branch very high after all the hoopla last year. Same goes for Justin too if he comes in prego again. Justin is the ultimate wild card. He could be prego and 5th, or out of ths world and the clear winner.

[Young Gotti]

All good points.

My reasoning, as I sort of explained in the article, is that I think the judges will be gun shy about putting guys like Branch very high after all the hoopla last year. Same goes for Justin too if he comes in prego again. Justin is the ultimate wild card. He could be prego and 5th, or out of ths world and the clear winner.

Yeah i hope the judges dont over compensate the results based on what arnold said

[Geoff Roberts]

Yeah i hope the judges dont over compensate the results based on what arnold said

Right. I sat close last year and it was so hard to not root for Branch. I remember Lionel coming out after him and he literally looked fat and bloated after looking at Branch. Branch just blows your mind from close up. I'm not saying he should do well, as his physique is pretty ugly, but I can see where he gets these placings.

[Young Gotti]

Right. I sat close last year and it was so hard to not root for Branch. I remember Lionel coming out after him and he literally looked fat and bloated after looking at Branch. Branch just blows your mind from close up. I'm not saying he should do well, as his physique is pretty ugly, but I can see where he gets these placings.

should be interesting to see the results after the rant and the posing changes.....are you going to be there this year?

[Geoff Roberts]

should be interesting to see the results after the rant and the posing changes.....are you going to be there this year?

Nope. Iv been the last two years and honestly, not my favorite thing. 4.2 million bodybuilding.com shirt wearing, skinny fat bro dudes running around with giant sacks full of supp samples. lol Plus, if you do not stay at one of the host hotels(which have to be booked about 10 months in advance and are not exactly cheap), getting to the venue is an absolute nightmare.