Uber Arnold
The Uber Sergio image I created was one of the more popular pieces we've ever put up on Iron Age. So popular, in fact, that requests to uber-size other classic physiques have flooded in. Most popular was Arnold's. It seems many of you would like to know what Arnold would have looked like if he were competing with today's advantages?

Arnold Schwarzenegger, at his peak, competed at somewhere between 235 and almost 250 pounds (He, himself, has stated that he was "almost" 250, and cut, at the 1971 Mr. Olympia). Standing about 6'1" he sported 21+" upper arms, a 57" chest, 28" thighs, and a 34" waist. As with Sergio, I decided to attempt to render what the Oak might have looked like at about 40, maybe even 50 pounds heavier, bringing him into the 290-lb. range. Considering that 6'1" Gunter Schlierkamp competes at close to 300 lbs. I don't think this would have been an unreachable goal for Arnold.

The results are staggering, even to me. Had he been able to effectively add muscle mass while keeping his beautiful proportions (in addition to bringing up his leg mass to today's standards) he would have been simply untouchable. See for yourselves.

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