Classical Bodybuilding Physiques > Modern Freaks

[medium195]

genetics do play a part in it maybe not as much as some people say when they use it as an excuse but i still think it is in the mix somewhere

well if an 'average joe' used the same cycle as a pro, ate and trained his ass off , and didnt get the same results, there is only one factor remaining, isnt there...?

response to training, diet, and PED's (all determined by genetics) is the deciding factor in all of this. its more than just in the mix somewhere, it is really all that matters, all other things being relatively equal. and to be totally frank about it, ronnie coleman would have looked better just doing pushups his whole life than probably 98% of 'average' gymgoers who train, eat right, etc.

[Miles_Dyson]

You cant Knock Jay for his look. He doesnt have a tiny structure. He has very wide clavicles, very wide hips and Large joints. He maximized his physique to what it is today, and I admire him for that. He took what he was born with and worked his ass off to be mr Oylmpia!!!

He was Inspired by the look of Bob Paris, but I am sure he realized fast that his structure would never allow him too look like that. I have allways admired the look of flex wheeler, but realized as a kid my genetics would never allow me too look anything like that.

There are tons of physiques I admire, but in the end bodybuilding to me is about taking my own physique and molding it into what I feel is the best version of ME!!!
Not trying to look like someone else!!

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Once I got leaner, I realized that achieving a certain look wasn't as easy as getting 'ripped'. Genetics are what they are, and we can only enhance them. Basically, be the best version of YOU that you can be!