Gunter at the 2002 Mr. O

Great shot!

He makes Coleman look small..................er. Of course he is bigger than Coleman anyway. Why didn't he get Mr. O?

Originally Posted by hawghead1

He makes Coleman look small..................er. Of course he is bigger than Coleman anyway. Why didn't he get Mr. O?

He tends to look blocky in his abs and thigh shot (not that it is a strong point for Coleman). He does have a bigger waist than Coleman, and Coleman definitely has better muscle quality. Personally I prefer Gunter's look, and the personality he brings to the sport. I could see him being Mr. O someday, just not sure when it will happen.

[Matt C]

Originally Posted by hawghead1

He makes Coleman look small..................er. Of course he is bigger than Coleman anyway. Why didn't he get Mr. O?

I think Gunter is great, but he doesn't seem to be what the judges are looking for. Looking at things objectively, the flaws I can think of were basically pointed out already. He looks blocky in some shots as well as less quality muscle in certain areas (back for example, where Ronnie has him beat by far). He doesn't quite have the muscle density of some of the other top competitors, but he has plenty of good qualities. In my opinion he is the most Arnolesque looking of the new bodybuilders. Other than a better taper which Arnold conveyed in most poses, Gunter has a fairly similar structure. Great smile, great personality, very attractive for the sport of bodybuilding. The man does look like he walked right off a Hollywood billboard.

If he can bring up his back a notch or two and maybe some mass to his biceps, along with improvements in his posing (to eliminate some of the blocky shots), he could do even better than top 5 for sure.

He is one of my favourites, so personally, I would like to see him place as high as possible for as long as possible, as long as he keeps in good health and doesn't get injured. He is a tremendous athlete and has plenty to offer.

[Lee]

Here's another:

[Matt C]

Originally Posted by Lee

Here's another:

There's no question that Gunter dominated the night show at the 2002 Mr. O. He has yet to duplicate that condition, but he did come close at the 2004 Arnold classic. Apparently he has had some personal problems recently and a leg infection at the 2003 Olympia, so his inability to replicate his 2002 condition is understandable. What a great personality though - bodybuilding needs more like him in the sport.

Gunter, Lee Priest, Jason Arntz and more. Personalities like those will put the sport on the mainstream map.

[Lee]

I hope he can match that kind of conditioning again at the 2004 Mr. Olympia.