What are the most controversial things to happen in bodybuilding in your opinion? Thank you guys so much for watching, love you

@Emanuele_ravanelli

6 ай бұрын

markus ruhl being too small is a big one I would say xd

@Blaize__

6 ай бұрын

My most controlvertial opinion? Okaayyyyyyyyy…. If you sayyyyy soooooo….. BackGuy does, as a matter of fact, have slightly below average bac. It does exist guys

@tarochger2754

6 ай бұрын

Either Flex Wheeler losing in '93 or Kevin Levrone losing in '95

@Joshualemay1

6 ай бұрын

No way they told Markus Ruhl he was too small he was literally the biggest man they ever seen I didn't know it was that much rigged

@CallMeDrFeelgood

6 ай бұрын

May I ask from where you have this interview with Marcus Rühl with the icelandic subtitles ?

Wenn du alles gemacht hast, liegt es nicht an dir." - Markus Rühl

@ZingoBananaa

6 ай бұрын

Absolute legend

@theodorkohlhaas9281

6 ай бұрын

Urs wird das Ding irgendwann holen

@user-hi9gd8rq6c

6 ай бұрын

Ne an deiner Genetik

@maxbilger

6 ай бұрын

"Abbelschorle" -Markus Rühl

@rotzbieber9786

6 ай бұрын

Gewinne kannste das Ding eh net, weil der Bob tschigarillo macht mit

Tom Platz is such a great human being. He knew it was all rigged, yet he congratulated Franco on his win.

@daniell7196

6 ай бұрын

A gentleman for sure

@militaristaustrian

6 ай бұрын

You mean is, hes still alive

@imjustsam1745

6 ай бұрын

He coaches if you're interested, he and Frank Zane both have coaching businesses.

@ricardomilos2924

5 ай бұрын

And then there is haadi choopan not even gratulating just walkin off. And of Course His islamic army of Gay shits hatin on derek on Social Media. Islam is cancer + no sportmanship

@saretgnasoh7351

5 ай бұрын

@@robertmusil1107 I agree with you

My favorite back exercise is carrying the load of disappointment that my back is even smaller than Back Guy’s.

@BackGuy

6 ай бұрын

Damn that's rough

@3bod96_3

6 ай бұрын

That’s not possible, back guy back is reaching -infinity size

@Bigbroplays

6 ай бұрын

I can relate

Honestly, I think that after all this time, the mike vs. Arnold controversy is still one of the hottest. But the Rhül one, It's so absurd that jt Just seems hilarius

Personally, I believe that Ruhl had been incredibly robbed in that 2004 Mr. Olympia. Some may mention the status of his physique, commenting on his proportions but most forget what era of bodybuilding Ruhl was in. All other competitors had much worse proportions, also the fact that they said Ruhl "wasn't big enough" is absurd. Fun fact though, Ronnie was heavier than Ruhl but that may be due to height difference, bone and/or muscle density, Ruhl looked much bigger. Another thing to note is that Ruhl lacked on triceps a bit and his back was somewhat underdeveloped compared to his front and looked way worse when compared to the likes of Ronnie. But that is something I note, most controversial Olympias at that time had people winning due to their back, for example Dorian and Nasser 1997, Nasser completely dominated from the front, yet Dorian still won because of his back (and because it was rigged). Another would be Kevin Levrone, losing against the likes of Dorian and Ronnie also due to the lack of back development compared to them.

@ascadorcern6106

6 ай бұрын

some aluminium foil hat wearers say: it's because Markus english wasn't good enough to be monetized (?) i don't know if this is true but markus was a beast back then and i don't know why he shouldn't win. maybe someone can explain it to me

@EyesackWorley

6 ай бұрын

@@ascadorcern6106 I can explain it for you: His conditioning was much worse than his competition, especially in the legs and back. His legs were extremely undersized compared to his upper body. His back was also really small. His triceps and forearms were also weak points. He was an exceptionally terrible poser, and looked awkward in all poses. Remember that he is going against prime Ronnie Coleman, who had the best back of all time, close to the best legs of all time, and was one of the most conditioned of all time. There is no comparison between the two, its not even a close matchup

@texoo4463

6 ай бұрын

He dwarfed Ronnie but "its not even a close matchup" biased american opinion LOL@@EyesackWorley

My favorite back exercise is going too heavy on Romanian Deadlifts and accidentally getting a lower back pump instead of a hamstring pump and doing the walk of shame from the bar to the rack to put the remaining plates away, of course further increasing the lower back pump.

@Bigbroplays

6 ай бұрын

mine is pullups

@winstonpelloski6204

6 ай бұрын

Realest comment I’ve seen all week lmao

@imjustsam1745

6 ай бұрын

Reminds me of how my favorite glute exercise is bent rows. All body English on the concentric.

@raezor82

5 ай бұрын

I love doing chest expander pull-aparts.

“Back guy has smol bak” “Markus Ruhl is too smol” Same vibe really

Next you should do controversies in powerlifting!

I think Markus's best-ever condition was at the 2002 night of Champions, which doesn't mean I don't think he wouldn't have deserved the Mr. O in 2004 or at the very least a top 3 placing, but if he had brought the 2002 condition at the Olympia the judges wouldn't have been able to not award the title to him

@tonybrg999

6 ай бұрын

woulda been the same thing...they told him he was too small and there is not a single person that would agree

@alextomulescu4593

5 ай бұрын

@@tonybrg999for real. He made Ronnie Coleman look like a twink compared to him. Although Ronnie was way leaner and Markus’s back brought him down, placing him on fifth is just a disgrace

@grumbazor

4 ай бұрын

at least he got a good business running, is rich af (for a german living in germany), is a internet meme and famous among young people, almost everyone knows him. Honestly, that is more worth than winning a competition. He did a lot of things right.

Great video.Rarely see such new content for this sport, thanks and can't wait for more ! Fave back exercise: Gironda Lat Pulls

@BackGuy

6 ай бұрын

More to come bruther❤️

@Brett.D

6 ай бұрын

I also enjoy body building...but the on stage stuff is definitely not a sport...some type of beauty pageant...

You should definitely do a bodybuilding/ bodybuilding controversy iceberg. I feel like that would pop off

Really love the format on these types of videos, great job man!

I would ABSOLUTELY love more videos like that! As I've commented before, I very much enjoy history lessons of the stuff I'm passionate about. My favourite back excercise is barbell row. Hits my back very well, I feel all of the working muscles, unlike something like lat pulldown.

We need more bodybuilding history. Greetings from the country where the Thunfischproteinshake comes from.

My favorite back exercise is T bar rows with elevated feet. The elevation is there so the bar can travel deeper for a greater stretch at the bottom position where there is the most resistance. Using plates with smaller diameter allows for more ROM too

@Euf1tex

6 ай бұрын

☝🏻This guys a nerd

@juanm2192

6 ай бұрын

oh@@Euf1tex

legitimately one of the most fire vids ive seen from u bro much love

I like this video style. it's cool and informative to people who aren't in the bodybuilding loop (single arm lat pulldown)

Great video, I certainly would want to watch more of this. My favourite back exercise is dumbell row

amazing production guy with back

Nice Work! btw unilateral dumbell Row with a path focused on the lats or the pronated grip pull up are for me the best back exercise

My favorite back exercise is watching Back Guy's smol back

I just started lifting with barbells, and my favourite back exercise is, even though I'm just starting out, is the pendley row. Super fun and technically challenging 😊

Great video! Please make another. Also lat pull downs are my fav

Pretty informative and good video Keep it up mr. Big Bak 💪🏿

Glad to see some original fun content again, no more gym compilations with comments interspersed

Please more this is so captivating that by the time I reached the end of the video i was hoping for more

Nothing beats a T bar row for me, best pump for high volume and a great all around back exercise from the stretch to the lockout

Next level editing, love it. ❤

Damn, what a great video, got me wanting more!

Im loving the fitness history videos ! Favorite back exercise is Ring Rows,

I whatch your stuff from waaaaay back. this video is nice work. dont try to chase trends as you did many times before. work more on great video essays that little by little shows your personality as well and your channel is gonna grow, for shure. IMO anyway. grettings from brasil!

out of all your video types this one is probably my favorite👍

Great video. Please make more!

Loved this video. One of your best IMO.

Mr. Olympia: "We want winners that can speak English to rep the sport better." Meanwhile, Arnold: "ya ya ya California clean air ya ya protein shake with a cigar ya ya"

Very down to see the part 2

My favorite back exercise is the pullup. I'm really bad at pullups, but I've done them enough to where I can actually feel my lats working and not just my arms.

Great editing bro

This was really cool, please do more!

Favorite back exercise within these 2 years of training by far is seated rows with a close grip thingy.

Favorite back exercise is easily hammer strength low row with the seat set way high up so you’re pulling up from a really low angle. I sit leaning forward and let my shoulders come forward at the bottom of the movement, and pinch my shoulder blades together at the top while pulling with my lats during the movement. Has had a huge impact on the appearance of my upper back/width. Don’t even have to lift super heavy just focus on the squeeze and blood flow.

we NEED more of these

If you do more of these you'll get a bigger bakk. Favorite back exercise is chest support neutral grip machine row.

Very good video and I hope we'll get more

2:27 crazy gyno

These are really good. Prefer them to the iceberg format. Hope you do more.

A part 2 Is necessary. Fav back exercise: Lat pulldown

We need more of these

My favourite back exercise is lifting with my back. A lot of people says my technique is bad, but I feel the burn for weeks and mobility is halved. You can't tell me it's wrong when the results speak for them self

@maximilianthiel8485

6 ай бұрын

:D

My favourite back exercises are pull ups, inverted rows, and cable rows. Can't choose between them

We need the follow up!

Bro this was an amazing video! More!

Please make more of these and if you think Günther Schlierkamp is worthy of these type of videos please include him

Favorite back exercise? Close-grip pulldowns for sure

The guy seen after the shot with Coleman and Cutler isn't Rühl, but Günter Schlierkamp. Great video tho!!

would love to see a part 2

I always loved Markus. I always thought he was way underrated

Good ol' bent over barbell rows. I 've got pretty huge lats naturally, so I find rows to be way superior to build an all-round thick back, not just wide.

I DO WANT MORE OF THIS, that's why I'm subscribed 👍

Please do more of these

This was a very good video. Tx.

Make more of these. And Barbell Rows.

my favorite back exercice is the classic brabell row

I definitely would say pullups. I started very skinny with no back strenght and I still suprise myself now that I can do multiple pullups in the same set.

Man that new outro is absolutely savage.

Mike Mentzer came in 5th btw... He always acted like he only lost to Arnold when 3 other guys beat him.

My fav back movement has to be the one arm machine row

Krok rows are amazing. Heavy weight with full range of motion and a gnarly stretch. Can’t beat em.

If you want to make another video like this, I ask that you include the Kevin Levrone not winning an Olympia in it. Great video btw

Favourite Back Exercise : Barbell Row on 3D Smith Machine

You have to understand that bodybuilding since at least the mid 1960s. Through the 2000s has often been about marketability first, and secondly about who has the best body. Joe Weider was a marketeer not a trainer. When Scott retired Weider went to Europe, found his champion and brought him back to America and molded him into a champion. In terms of controversies, In 1975 when the producers of Pumping Iron made their docudrama they fabricated the narrative of Arnold vs. Lou because they knew as filmmakers that story would sell. In 1980 Arnold decided to compete again because after the success of Pumping Iron, he knew that he was on the verge of real stardom, and that winning a competition one last time would be a huge promotional boom. But what he failed to realize was that bodybuilding had really evolved in the five years he was away from the sport, and that several of his competitors had objectively surpassed him, and he wasn’t the top guy on the stage by some standards. That wasn’t going to work to his advantage at the box office so the fix was in.

Now I want to see a Bodybuilding controveries iceberg

Looking at all pictures of Markus Rühl. It doesn't matter that he did no win. Just look at him. Everyone knows this beast of a man is just too much for competition.

my favorite back exercise gotta be the barbell rows, works the entire back and feels amazing

Face pulls are my faw even tho they are more for back deltas I do them every back/shoulder training

Markus rhul at his peak is just legendary arguably the GOAT physique

Dont forget what arnold did to serge nubret two weeks prior to the 1975 olympia.

More of these vids bro!

Very interesting video, more please! :)

Papa Platz still remains the most gentleman, nicest bodybuilder, it takes so much to be respectful despite such injustice

5:21 That's not Markus Rühl but Günther Schlierkamp, by the way.

Cant believe you didnt mention Günter Schlierkampf. He, just like Markus Ruhl deserved a win!

I like this content. Bent over rows are my favorite

Mike Mentzer had his opinion. He rationalized a defeatist attitude. But Arnold at 80 percent still deserved to win as he projected still the attitude of a champion.

My fav back exercise would be Kroc rows

When I was a kid first getting into bodybuilding I just knew Markus Ruhl was going to win Mr.O one day. The same with Dennis Wolfe

Markus and Günter were both robbed at the Olympia because Ronnie was so popular. Bodybuilding has never been a fair sport. And honestly this year Hadi still beat Derek in almost every pose while being leaner and drier on stage but since Derek is a proud Christian American and Hadi barely knows any English words the judges did what they always did.

This goes well with me never understanding bodybuilding

At the 04 O, Markus was 280 and Ronnie was 296, both on stage. My favourite back Excecise is the Deadlift.

@juanm2192

6 ай бұрын

deadlifts target your erectors, and majority of your lower body. not a "back builder"

my favourite back exercise is the one armed dumbbell row

5:20 talks about Markus Ruhl, shows Gunther

Beautiful, beautiful editing 🥵

Prime Seated Row-plate loaded. Do it 1 arm w weight in the top and middle posts

Lat Pulldowns, at a little wide than shoulder length. Hits perfectly.

That Jay still thinks rewatching the challenge rounds and saying blatantly that he won. Jay was never better, bigger or leaner than Rühl. Rühl was even bigger than Ronny Coleman in some years.

my favorite back exercise is carrying scrubs in Overwatch to grandmaster, those lats are batman wings by now.

Close-grip cable row and pulldowm.

you should cover the controversy regarding Serge Nubret at the 1975 olyimpia, how he was accused of being in a p**n movie and more, its outrageous

Even though it might not be the most effective back exercise hypertrophy wise I really like heavy deadlifts👍