1991 NPC Nationals

1st Kevin Levrone
2nd Ken (Flex) Wheeler
3rd Paul Demayo
4th Ronnie Coleman
5th Matt Mendenhall
6th Bob Cicherillo
7th Chris Cormier
8th Edgar Fletcher
9th Dean Caputo
10th John Sayegh

[@coolcucumber2996]

the greatest amateur line up ever,

[@IroniZaGoblin]

The NPC of that era is far superior than the npc of today. I lowercased it for a reason. RIP Matt Mendenhall. You were awesome and will certainly be missed

[@venturawoods1314]

Yea man that is so true. Just before I read this I was thinking every one of these guys would blow obviously blow a Bostin Lloyd off the stage, but the top 4 could step on the Olympia stage today.

[@Retics]

Better genetics!! More drugs these days

[@grassosam5523]

Still better then the last Mr. O

[@FloridaManMatty]

Shiiiit. The NPC of that era was better than the IFBB of today.

[@kanethesevenfootmonster868]

​@@FloridaManMattyWay Better.......

[@jcr8834]

This lineup looks better than 2016 Mr Olympia

[@stevena9231]

the 90's use to have pro quality bodybuilders in top 5 in almost every USA show

[@stevena9231]

and nationals

[@blackmamba4682]

This lineup makes the 2018 one look like a joke.

[@kanethesevenfootmonster868]

​@@blackmamba4682Even More So Now.......

[@stevenewer1]

I mean this is the best amateur line up of all time... a future 8 time mr olympia ....ronnie ....a 26 time pro show winner and 4 x time mr o runner up kevin... an 18 pro show winner 4 x time arnold classic winner 3 x time mr olympia runner up ken wheeler....the best amateur to never go pro ...and here at 249lbs which was huge bigger than lee haney at the time ...the vast potential of matt mendenhall.... and the owner of the freakiest legs this side of platz ....paul demayo......all just incredible

[@emotionaleatingcoachsam]

Ronnie demayo flex and levrone in the same class holy fuck!!

[@MrPhilpets]

Bro.... wtf? You forgot Dean Caputo. lol :P

[@GaeasBlessing]

Flex was so amazing before he tried to play the size game. And you can't even blame him, that's the look the judges were (and still are) rewarding.

[@cooper482011]

Damn, I miss the 1990s - the Golden Era in bodybuilding.

[@thee_werner_alexander7314]

This level, quality and depth will never again be matched!

[@LycanOfSparta]

look at this ronnie dude. i bet he never went anywhere in bodybuilding

[@hughjarms4510]

LycanOfSparta epic comment!

[@Retics]

Ronnie was suppose to be natural back then

[@Malouco]

Michael Hayes I hv no doubt he was. He has done what won't be repeated. Waiting as long as he did to enhance his body in two years went on the longest streak to date. Hope Phil doesn't win anymore.

[@christian_urocar]

Haha

[@Nobodyyoucarabout]

Insane, almost all the pros agree that ronnie was natural at this show. Its obvious too once you realize how much he gained the next decade was unprecedented.

[@d2tb]

Haha, Flex did the exact same eye-roll when he lost to Kevin at the 96 Arnold too! lol

[@venacava8161]

holy shit that most muscular pose during 6:43, kevin certainly is the best there

[@iddicted]

damn ronnie looked way better than his later bloated years. crazy physique

[@kanethesevenfootmonster868]

True.......

[@ElvisFerbeyre]

I'm a big fan of Kevin, but I think Flex looked sharper

[@senatus]

Incidentally, many thanks to the mighty JoJo for posting these clips. He's an amazing, and IMO, very underrated, IFBB pro.

[@timjones7336]

Conditioning counted back then... Matt dwarfed everyone and still came in last...

[@AngelOliva302]

Clearly Matt M had the best Symmetry and proportion in this contest you can see it clearly when they are all standing side by side. - This contest in my opinion was between Kevin L and Matt M. - Thanks for the Video.

[@mytubezbigger6285]

Dam good upload, I had to comment. Kevins classic shoulders and tri's, Flex Wheelers classic aesthetics, shape, and symmetry. Dam, and I didn't even realize Ronnie Coleman was in here until I watched it, wow.

[@ardem7902]

The funny thing of this contest is that nobody gives notice to Ronnie Coleman .But after 7 years he had took all the notice of the world since the whooped the ass of all the the "future mr Olympias " of this npc contest

[@steerpike66]

And then he turned into the Goodyear blimp and his knees fell off.

[@andycheatle1732]

Not true, he placed in the final lineup. He had a way to go still

[@drewholloway5516]

How Kevin never won the Olympia is horrible

[@docadams2012]

what an awesome era. Im sure these BB get very nostalgic when they see this.

[@stackindatpapa]

90 was the best era 1- best music 2- best bodybuilding competetors

[@tomatos9445]

De mayo's legs r freaking insane

[@frogfromtwitch]

Kevin gets second 1 year later Flex getting Second 2 years later and Ronnie Getting second 15 Years Later

[@reamartin6458]

😂I switched a few things in my diet 🧪🧪🧫💉💉

[@rolexmarcelo3218]

Coleman here was natural, and those were his words.

[@matthiasbalke9089]

Better line up than the 2019 Mr Olympia.

[@grassosam5523]

Agree

[@jordangroff8978]

6:08 Paul's quads are ridiculous compared to everyone else' Damn!

[@kryptonianstrength8461]

Kevin and Roonie both had crazy leg development

[@jojosanders420]

Quads alone don't win the show...ask Tom platz

[@Trenacetate43]

They looked big from the front but looked small from the sides. His legs are weird

[@marciodutra3562]

Esse flex Weeler nunca foi bom perdedor, nunca soube perder, físico muito bom, mas tem q aceitar qdo o outro atleta está melhor, parabéns ao Kevin levrone pois sempre teve o espirito esportivo sabendo ganhar e perder respeitando os outros atletas.

[@8lek]

Ronnie coleman, amazing how far he came in 6 years following this.

[@jamesgoldbar5515]

and those were the days

[@JDilla2812]

Man, Paul is one of my favorites, So sad what happened to him, RIP Paul

[@cuelloga3876]

How was Ronnie even ignored then?! incredible size and conditioning.

[@anonymousinternetcowardmcq4967]

Cuello GA a little light in the legs but still unbelievable

[@sam88wise22]

Quest for more mass ruined the aesthetics

[@TheLusianPopa]

he wasnt and established, household name, aka easy to screw him in the placings to me ronnie before 96 always looked like he isnt filled out his frame he still had great muscle bellies and separation but his main strengths when he was O, back and legs/glutes are hardly amazing here

[@powerofme7144]

How ya doing JoJo? Thanks for posting history! I liked Flex best. Amazing lineup and any of them could’ve become Mr. O but only one did.

[@judowrestlerka]

Little known fact, a few of these guys go on to have pretty good careers.

[@aldolorenzone]

This video... Legendary right here... Levrone turning pro, flex second, de mayo, and Coleman , damn this shyt crazyy!

[@jabronis33]

They called flex Wheeler gigantic in 1991. Wow how times have changed. B

[@Nobodyyoucarabout]

Fun Fact: Everyone in the community at this time agreed that Ronnie was actually Natural here.

[@ohmy9261]

He was

[@rkofu1]

I love the commentator when he says, "Ronnie Coleman will probably come in fourth, you know, because it seems right?" Yeah, well, a couple years later, none of those guys could beat him, on their best day.

[@MrXcamas]

If you look close you will see that that levone looks like arnold, I mean, his face. Even the way he used to speak. haha

[@dons634]

Back when turning pro and winning a national show mean't something. Nowadays every other gym rat is a pro and you get a trophy just for turning up!

[@iktomi5]

the condition each man brought unreal this is the period when i did enjoy & fully respect & appreciate big Ronnie Coleman’s physique 💯 Flex looked incredible the abs on him 😍 Great round full muscle bellies but I think Kev won bc he of course had a most fabulous physique when he came dialled in. Oi & his back looked pretty amazing 👍🏿💯

[@barnetthejosh]

quality on show for a national ameteur comp is unrepeated

[@sebbimon]

Ronnie before entering the mass monster period.. holy fucking shit he looked good. Imagine if he skipped the GH and slin, what a beauty he would have been

[@ptflats]

Wow what a lineup. Coleman 4th, Levrone 1st, Flex 2nd.. Amazing!

[@Regenwurmbaendiger]

flex ...the perfecteteetetes man who ever hits a stage!

[@alexmedrano2000]

Kevin, Flex, Ronnie, DeMayo... what a line up at an NPC

[@Tomn8er]

yeah they won't though because of the obvious steroid use.. but funny how major TV networks don't have a problem showing roided up WWE wrestlers

[@maukau100]

Paul DeMayo's quads. Unreal.

[@comaisacuddlemonster]

Ronnie Coleman before being pregnant.

[@joakimknutsson9188]

Crazy line-up :P

[@munzw5724]

Better line up than the current Olympia imo.

[@andres9112]

This what unbiased judging looks like.

[@Xfactor2002]

Very true! He was even better at the USAs a year later...& of course 93 his rookie pro season, almost unbeatable. That is the direction bodybuilding should have gone IMO.

[@StayGoldHC]

man I wish I was around then...

[@timmycortez777]

90s bodybuilding was the shit

[@albertwayable]

i like their bodies in the golden age, very beautiful and dont bloated stomached like today

[@calexrose]

3 olympia finalist sick at npc show 1 weight class

[@Naturalhit]

Paul and Mat were huge, but Kevin had the package.

[@jordan3788]

Nobody would guess ronnie would be future mr.O & dominate the game

[@sinazargarzadeh]

Bodybuilders looked so much better back then!!

[@poulio99]

RIP DeMayo

[@JXHNV]

ohmygod fucking coleman man

[@vicentarreolacapri8829]

wow spawn kevin levrone y arnold e hulk the history forever

[@collegegymgains1012]

Give Ronnie a few years, and he would be bigger than Flex and Levrone.

[@Teenssj2]

who would've thought that flex and kevin would meet up in the future rofl!

[@moneydann]

rip paul demayo's

[@JerkVegas86]

Ronnie Looked Awesome!!!

[@being.official7346]

How classy ronnie's tris were

[@afzaal1987]

holy crap Ronnie Coleman

[@jaimemunoz8513]

wow.. interviewing lady at 2:40 was a little too handsy with Flex. Think Flex was a little uncomfortable lmao and the way she eye-balled him from crotch back up...

[@titis3120]

Coleman 4th ....years after he was the best the biggest and the stronger and 8 times MR Olympia...... gee!!

[@marcreischmann7443]

Do you have the other classes too?

[@PattyCakesahoy]

man ronnie looks so different in this

[@philanselmo272]

I'm Big fan of Kevin, but Flex Wheeler was better

[@anonymousinternetcowardmcq4967]

Adriano Imperatori he looks absolutely unreal, he should have won 15 Olympias

[@MikeG82]

no he wasn't

[@miguelriveraalvarez1855]

Kevin was better man

[@TheCorrectionist1984]

Better elbows maybe. Lol. But definitely not better legs and the upper body is a toss up

[@austincarl8755]

Yeah, i felt flex had more definition and had a better back. Kevin was just a thick beast.

[@tiger62300]

GENETICFREAKS YEAHHHHH GENEEEEETIC IS NUMERO UNO BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!#

[@dinomagic]

guys look great this is before the waists got crazy

[@cleaningotis]

Wish ESPN would put bodybuilding back on tv rather than fucking poker

[@ImYourHuckleberry_29]

This is when Kevin turned pro right? He must've packed on 20 lbs of muscle since this show

[@philcartier994]

Yep, won his pro card

[@BigManJevnikar]

good old days when ronnie had mobility lol

[@louislamonte334]

It's unfortunate that Paul DeMayo let a woman destroy his life.

[@CheesyPumbah]

yay

[@joakimknutsson9188]

I mean top 5 was juiced up. Heard rumors that Coleman was natural a bit into his carrer. Might Ronnie've been natural here? I doubt it though

[@senatus]

Yeah, no way was he natural. He certainly hadn't gone as crazy with everything as he would circa 2000-2001 onward, but yeah, he was familiar with his fair share of Equipoise, test prop, Anadrol, etc. Brian Dobson was a pretty good teacher :) Speaking of Ronnie, if Levrone had shown up looking like this *points above* in 2002, K-Lo should have won hands-down. Of course, that was Ronnie beating Ronnie. In their primes, much as I like Levrone's physique and would actually prefer to look like him, a prime Ronnie was just too much.

[@OriginalMindTrick]

senatus Great comment mate.

[@hansolo8780]

His first "big" show and he did not know much about drugs, so he was asking Flex Wheeler to help him out and some others, also he was a cop during that time so many athletes were pretty much curious about him and did not want to share anything with him except Flex.

[@Retics]

Ronnie was natural. We he started.. you could tell. 1st stage was the juice and he was a mid tier pro. Next stage was GH and slin and his body went crazy

[@blackmamba4682]

@@dodododes yeah buddy

[@legendarylifts8836]

flex got robbed there , better overall physique then kevin had at the time

[@ImYourHuckleberry_29]

Can't agree. Flex isn't as thick as Kevin and has weak spots like narrow shoulders, no calf or hamstring development. Kevin the superior physique.

[@jrv7054]

+ArseneWenger flex had some decent calfs 0:10

[@philhealth4978]

I am sorry but Kevin literally looks like a Hercules statue here. There is no way that Flex could have beaten him looking so narrow and thin standing next to him.

[@skullz515]

Damn this is when ronnie didnt have a gut

[@gavinsemonell7452]

flex is such a poor sport when he loses! almost every show he loses he has some little thing he does whether its rollin his eyes or even better! taking the silver medals off when he lost to ronnie in 98!

[@cooper482011]

That was 1999 not 98.

[@StayGoldHC]

@Xfactor2002 Just such a ridiculous line up.. I mean Mendenhall (probably best amatuer to ever turn pro), Levrone, Wheeler, Demayo, and ronnie freakin coleman lol I think its interesting that back then alot of these guys didn't get as much bigger between turning pro and being competitive as a pro as the guys do now.. Well, minus Ronnie LOL!

[@gekipa]

Kevin no.1 !!! Was bigger and harder than Flex...

[@skullz515]

@gmanthebeast1 watch the whole video so you dont embarrass yourself

[@thakagan]

Flex before size game...much better!!!

[@georgeballs1]

flex should of won!

[@passingby4547]

Wowww

[@jojosanders420]

Flex is still the best

[@franzscherer3897]

Mendenhall was first.

[@Martchh]

better than Mr.O 2015 expect for dexter

[@dodododes]

we should expect Dexter ?

[@janikiraly2]

haha flex looked better without synthol:)

[@mrnutritionlife5396]

how come Ronnie didn't win he supposed to be the top bodybuilder. what changed for him to win so many Olympias after always losing.

[@jrv7054]

He was natural in early 90s when he was on the creative it was lights out for other bodybuilders

[@jrv7054]

+Nutrition Life Ye I believe he was placing like 15th at the Olympia naturally obviously his gonna become the best.

[@jamesmcclure1942]

its called maturity. look it up

[@TopGuN2207]

to get a physique like ronnie had in this show, gotta juice. no way in hell he was natural.

[@philhealth4978]

Haha some of you are dumb af. Ronnie Coleman was NATURAL?!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA He was 1000% on the sauce here, his legs just looked a tad bit too small for his upper body which is why he placed poorly before becoming Mr. O.

[@TheRsbigreddog]

you hear all the time of bodybuilders legs being compared to Tom Platz's. i just don't agree. i'm not impressed by his legs especially with the legs of today. NO COMPARISON

[@ChedderBobTV]

hahahaha ronnie coleman 4th!

[@CesarLopez-wk6sz]

Matt Mendenhall is most complete

[@dodododes]

funny thing is that Coleman was natural there and Flex was on roids from 18.... and they were comparable

[@nealkelly9757]

dodo dodes You naive fool