Johnnie O. Jackson: Strong, thick as hell!

From muscletime.com, shown here doing dumbbell shrugs:

Another. Look how compact he is. Compared to other pros at the Olympia level, he is smaller than most. Amazing thickness!

Just sitting relaxed, not even flexing.

Just looking at the traps alone, you know this guy is strong as hell.

This is what I mean when I say he's smaller than a lot of other Olympia contenders. His frame isn't nearly as deep as some of the other guys like Art Atwood, Ronnie Coleman, Markus Ruhl, etc, but amazingly, he is likely just as strong!

Last shot.

My question is how is he this strong

You can tell how thick and dense his muscles are. Incredible quality pound after pound, but from what I heard he can deadlift 850 pounds and did it shortly after a bodybuilding comp (correct me if I'm wrong).

Structurally, he is short (5'8) which puts him at an advantage for squats and deadlifts, and he has short arms which puts him at an advantage for bench press, but man, he must just have some amazing genetics

Here is an example of the size difference

Both are about as strong from all accounts.

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Here's one from the 2004 Toronto Pro:

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Front lat spread: