My Top 10 Favourite Shows

[@chalaava]

The 2002 Night of Champions should have a special mention just for Markus Ruhl's freakiest version

[@Phyrrax]

Agreed, if Rühl would have been always near that shape he would have been a serious contender for Mr. O.

[@branominal]

Personally my favourite physique of any show ever. He didn't nail it often, but he absolutely perfected the mass monster at this show. No one has ever looked so freaky

[@chali8719]

Kevin’s triceps are unbelievable

[@rychier6994]

Kevin's triceps and delts are the best ever for me, certainly the best delts....

[@Tomn8er]

Kevin, Phil, and Roelly are the TRIfecta of triceps

[@TheGodOfAllChads]

@@Tomn8er haha nice

[@laurikotivuori1585]

@@rychier6994 Triceps go to Roelly, and delts have to go to someone like Ronnie or Roelly too. Remember that Levrone's delts had a noticeable asymmetry, other one was clearly bigger than the other one, and they were smaller than guys' like Ronnie and Roelly.

[@rychier6994]

@@laurikotivuori1585 Kevin's levrone is so much better than roelly, much better flow, much more aesthetic. Better shoulders imo too than either ronnie or roelly. Marcus ruhl had some crazy crazy ass shoulders too....

[@dirtydard4870]

2018 is my favourite. Rhoden came out of nowhere and finally toppled the villainous champ, Heath. A lot of us were desperate to see Heath punished for his gut, but resigned to the fact that he was unbeatable. Then Rhoden came in with one of the most mind blowing physiques we've ever seen, despite looking completely out of shape only weeks before. There was also the drama of Ramy falling to 6th place when he was many fan's favourite to win the show and Roelly finally nailing it and closing the door on Bonac.

[@Tomn8er]

I guess if you don't like Heath that would've been a good one lol... I on the other hand was rooting for him to tie the record so he could break it in 2019, but ah well. Rhoden and Roelly were fantastic.

[@xanthromera]

Rhoden looked great except for his shitty shapeless arms which look full of synthol. It was good to see Phil get beaten.

[@bychen5011]

10:07 Branch Warren bringing in that melanin to compete with the other guys

[@talesofthetapes1813]

The picture of Dorian's back double biceps from 96 German GP made me a fan of bodybuilding.

[@ahmedsaad2541]

As it is the best back of all time Every small detail is there

[@Kevin_Calzada]

Is a little over rated since it was actually the incredible camera that made the cuts look alot deeper. It made even Nassar soft back look ripped so with Dorian back in the camera shows so much quality. I wish today cameras make bodybuilder look better especially some 4k footage to see all the little detail.

[@TheLusianPopa]

@@Kevin_Calzada Dude Dorian always had incredible back definition to say its overrated... Yes the lighting helped

[@Kevin_Calzada]

@@TheLusianPopa I don't mean Dorian back is over rated because is not I mean on that particular shot making every line look so deep almost like a filter but it just makes that shot look a lot better

[@TheLusianPopa]

@@Kevin_Calzada its partly the great lighting, partly the angle and partly the back.Dorian was very full( for him) in that GP and that helps as the muscles push against the skin.

[@giganticitalianbodybuildin1584]

The 1996 GGP. Dorian Yates almost at his all time best, Nasser shredded, Ronnie with a wasp like waist, and even underrated bodybuilders like .Aaron Baker and the Jean Pierre Fux full of striations. That lighting. It's really hard to ask for something more.

[@iambodybuildingyt221]

Tomn8er is one of only three KZbin channels I don't watch in 1.5x speed lol and all I do is watch KZbin all day pretty much. My favorite Bodybuilding show of all time is probably the 1999 British Grand Prix, almost everyone was at or near their all time best shapes ever great video as always Tomn8er 👍😀.

[@areichental]

2008 Olympia was my number one. Seeing Dexter pull off that upset seemed inconceivable at the time but so thrilling. Glad it made your list. Having been there, the atmosphere was electric.

[@tumbleweedconnection7906]

That 99 olympia was insane. I always say for anyone to truly understand how great bodybuilding was in the 90s to go watch Shawn Ray's 99 olympia posing routine then realize he only finished 5th. That speaks to the depth of the show and the 90s as a whole. The best decade in bodybuilding history.

[@marxmaxmuscle1]

just about to sit down to enjoy this one! Tomn8er is the MAN!

[@roninhubbard9059]

The only channel I have video notifications turned on for. 👌🏿

[@marxmaxmuscle1]

great video. not any thing like my top 10, but thats what makes it interesting. I am weird I like mostly 80s events. One of my all time faves to watch is 1982 Mr.O. Maybe one of the weakest champions but I simply love watching this one.

[@Tomn8er]

80s were nice for sure. Just so hard to cover it since almost no show has a full selection of mandatory comparison pics.

[@TheLusianPopa]

Damn great list, 92 and 98 Olympias also had sick lighting.Well tbh most of the 90s shows had awesome lighting but what really makes or breaks it is the backdrop. Back then they had a very dark black curtain behind the stage for prejudging and more ornate stuff for the finals.I think the black curtain thing is the best as it brings out the contour and makes them stand out . They should bring that type of staging back, at least the prejudging which where most of the comparisons take place. The 96 German GP had insane lighting but i wish they would have used black curtains behind the stage, it would have made it even more epic. And since we're on this subject Wayne Demillia was in charge of stuff like this back then, and the set designer was always a guy named Charles Blake, in all 90s Olympias he was the set and lighting designer.

[@stephencurran2284]

ya whats the deal with all the fancy backdrops, surely not the most optimal way to try and make extra money for shows

[@bestau301]

Best hamstrings of all time next please

[@steel_made]

Do a video on considering the best shape every Mr.Olympia bought in to the stage and who would be the ultimate Mr.Olympia

[@hasanshiam6281]

12:35 Kai looks like an amateur in front of Phil.

[@julianlaffe150]

all your videos are awesome bro, i have learned a lot of what i know of bodybuilding because of your channel. keep pushing

[@synchosis9209]

Hmm. What will be next? Top best Ronnie's posing costumes? 🤣 Good video, bruh

[@ohmy9261]

Hopefully top 10 asscheeks of all time

[@bychen5011]

Oh My!

[@ohmy9261]

@@bychen5011 Oh Myyyy....

[@marcelobraga3154]

Top 10 suits of Ronnie

[@giganticitalianbodybuildin1584]

@@marcelobraga3154Top 10 creepiest Kai Greene costumes.

[@mick998r]

Modern day advertising has ruined most sporting events. Loud glaring screens with bilge on them flashing away. Gone are the days of simple backdrops ...My favourite year was 1985 Mr O. Rich Gaspari was my idol and only 22 years old. I was 17 and it was my first ever Olympia video I watched. A he'll of a lot of top talent and in excellent shape as well. Gaspari's posing routine and music. Remember posing routines 😆Excellent video Tom. 👍

[@yushy5816]

id love to see more personal favorite top 10s. it's interesting seeing the varied perspective on what a great physique is.

[@Supersetman]

I love the thumbnail 🙌

[@r10magical76]

bro your videos is so good i allways wait for the apcoming ones

[@SummersSnaps]

I'd have '91 Olympia for sure, for me it had everything. Haney at his absolute monstrous best, a challenging Yates to defeat (but he did so rightfully), but most of all the QUALITY of the posing routines just felt incredible in this particular year! I cannot recall another show where the routines from the competitors were of this standard. I always felt the routines slipped significantly down a tier or two after this show. Think about it; 1) Lee Labrada, his routine at this show is arguably the greatest routine EVER seen on stage. It raised the bar so high that no one came close to repeating it. It elevated the sport and showed something sorely lacking, mass with class. It wasn't all about putting muscle on and hitting most musculars and front double biceps through grinning teeth. This was almost ballet with gains! I feel it demanded a lot of respect from the public, like a feeling of 'I couldn't do that!' rather than 'yeah I can walk on stage and hit a few poses'. Totally different stuff altogether, Lee was in another league here. 2) Lee Haney, a masterpiece routine as well, superbly executed, totally professional and made Yate's routine look amateur and inexperienced. 3) Shawn Ray. Ok.. it's Phil Collins, but still he did it brilliantly, the climax was worth it. 4) Vince Taylor. I don't know if this was the Terminators first outing with this routine but I recall it being the first time I saw it. I have vivid memories of standing in the supplement store in Edinburgh as a kid looking up at the tv and just not buying anything but instead just waiting for this routine to be played. Ah... memories :) 5) Sonny Schmidt... "Thunder!! Thunder!!" Yep, man I felt this show was on point, the '92 quite a let down in comparison (the venue didn't help at all). On a side note, I'm so glad to hear you talk of things like 'lighting' more and more. As a photographer its EVERYTHING. Of course so much more extends beyond lighting for video and stills, aperture, ISO, shutter speeds etc, but light certainly is paramount. Staging as well and the backgrounds. As a photographer doing portrait work, I'd move the person somewhere where the background would be less distracting, less busy... but here in modern Olympia times they give no fucks. They must have shitty ads in the background and the most busiest ridiculous backdrops (that probably cost heaps too!), fucking dumb. No respect to the athletes at all. All the focus should be on them, this isn't opera! They can elevate the sport significantly through hiring an event photographer who understands these elements and the sport and is hired/flown from comp to comp to set things up right AND consistently from show to show within the organisation. That's something the IFBB should be doing.

[@Tomn8er]

Yeah 1991 might've made it if I had been old enough to see it! Some great arguments there regarding the posing routines. Agreed about Labrada 100%

[@Andrea-vanin]

My Honorable mentions: 80 Mr O, 90 Ac, 94 Mr O, 95 russian gp, 96 Ac, 05 Mr O, 2011 Sheru ... there been more fo' sure

[@PranayPokhriyal567]

that 1999 british grandprix was no.1 all time shows. those three people kevin, ronnie, flex were at their god level physique

[@robertgarland5012]

So many shows to go back and watch!

[@rstove698]

The recent 2020 Olympia would be my top show. With the show being sold and Covid creating show problems, it still kicked off with a great new generation of high quality competitors. Rammy's size over Brandons asthetics was great to witness.

[@christophermatthews5775]

Looking forward to your breakdown of the indy here this weekend

[@CODCritic101]

Flex had noticable gyno in his an and thigh shot never noticed that

[@KermitHitler]

The '88 Olympia had fantastic stage design, lighting and is one of the best all round Mr Olympia competitions in history

[@myworldview999]

the "3s"--1993 , 2003, 2013, produced the most dominant look of Dorian, Ronnie, and Phil. interesting...

[@Tomn8er]

Indeed. And 83 with a best-ever version of Samir too.

[@julillopepinillo]

Man i love your work!! Keep it up 💪🏻

[@alexmartinsfitness4171]

Great video as always

[@AB-ff1cq]

My go to place for bb history and analysis 💪

[@allenperezgarcia1026]

Sick thumbnail 🔥

[@craineyfit8619]

That iron man lighting was THE BEST lighting

[@elhadizerfaoui]

2011 Olympia has the best lighting ever. They should make it a reference.

[@cristiaantitus1969]

Hey TOMN8ER have you covered / done any shows from South Africa maybe?

[@majmunovski]

Give us more content pls

[@iambodybuildingyt221]

I wish he did

[@Blazin_Tundra]

I always thought you and Laughingstock media were the same person.yalk sound exactly the same. He has a dragon ball channel and even does an Arnold impression. 🤔

[@mangilitking4572]

Yesss a new vid!!!!!

[@iambodybuildingyt221]

Oh yeah

[@ohmy9261]

Hey Tom Happy Ramadan bro!

[@iambodybuildingyt221]

💪

[@joshuaclark1930]

Don't forget that the IFBB wasn't yet testing for some of the dehydrating chemicals used for the insane dryness achieved...

[@cjwhite2631]

IFBB drug tests? Lol

[@joshuaclark1930]

@@cjwhite2631 study your BB history

[@jakedavey4596]

Never usually comment but this was a great video 👌🏼

[@Lucas-hz4um]

Hey Tom, will be cool to see a top 10 about your favorite bodybuilders!

[@danasaeed9018]

A Great Topic.

[@aayushsharma8897]

Hey man please do a video on what would be the placings, if all the 16 Mr. Olympia winners till date competed in their prime against each other (Hypothetically)

[@j.d.norcross9362]

2011 Mr. O is also cool for the slim, aesthetic debut of Brandon Curry.

[@roninhubbard9059]

12:12 Kai's midsection looks horrible

[@thapennishad6021]

1998 gonna be ní 1

[@09jayineekhumanvid71]

Hi. It will be great if you can do a video on Indian bodybuilders...

[@minepopvideos5351]

Last years was epic

[@gustave9744]

New video les goo

[@ohmy9261]

Lesgoooooooo Dababy?

[@AbhijitBoruah]

My favorite mr Olympia is 2011 , because Phil heath best round round muscle display on 2011 mr Olympia

[@juanaguirre6153]

I missed your videos

[@ohmy9261]

Hamster

[@benstevenson1908]

99' british grand prix will always be the greatest bodybuilding show of all time imo

[@ostrichcum9369]

Dorian had striated abs holy shit

[@stanley26red]

AWESOME VIDEO!!!! 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻🤪

[@themonkeysquad9538]

13:00 Brandon Curry : 😢

[@testuser12]

What about making a most competitive Olympias list?

[@ahmedsaad2541]

Your voice is so good

[@KeiraR]

I agree! 😍

[@pradeepthapa4217]

Can yo make video on top 10 shredded bodybuilder

[@Tomn8er]

Did it already

[@pradeepthapa4217]

@@Tomn8er now i am going to watch that video

[@ethanpispas4098]

For me '93 is the best, not only because of the lineup, but also for Yates single handedly introducing (like it not) modern bodybuilding. To me 2021 is also very significant. First you had Ramy as the underdog after years of failing to meet expectations, and after getting shit on for "not deserving to be on the olympia", proving everybody wrong and winning the title decisively. Second you had the comeback of Phil Heath. Third you had 3 former Mr. Olympias on stage, all of them eventually losing. 4rth you had the dramatic entrance of Hadi Choopan literally arriving to the US 1-2 days before. Too bad the lighting was shit.

[@bhargavram4383]

can u do analysis on indy pro 2021

[@haronmo]

what happened to jays lower back? it’s kinda a strong point for him earlier in his career. just look at his 99 olympia

[@Tomn8er]

It was a never a strong point but his lats did seem to rise higher towards his last couple of years, at least in the back double.

[@haronmo]

@@Tomn8er true and the separation is kinda gone too

[@collinscott1860]

the one of markuss ruhls biggest ever where he looked like a absolute freak

[@jasonf9506]

Very cool idea for a video!

[@prasadmanic]

I think there's a show from 2015, where Kai's quads show awesome feathering. You even made a video on it saying it was one of the best lighting ever.

[@giganticitalianbodybuildin1584]

The NPC Victor Martinez legends?

[@lukasostaric1779]

2013 Prague Pro

[@giganticitalianbodybuildin1584]

@@lukasostaric1779 He already did a video on that.

[@lukasostaric1779]

@@giganticitalianbodybuildin1584 I know, the comment I was answering said that too, he was just looking for a name of the show

[@giganticitalianbodybuildin1584]

@@lukasostaric1779 When he said 2015 I just remembered the guest posing he did in the VML in 2015 where he looked out of this word even if a few weeks out. I guessed you knew about the Prague Pro video but I had to be sure.

[@jeffrey2999]

3:55 Lord have Mercy.

[@J_W_R_I]

I actually think that, the 80s has in overall, the best lightning, even more so than the 90s

[@michael4012]

Bannoit in 82 will ALWAYS be my favorite

[@stephencurran2284]

In 82? Are you sure you dont mean 83?

[@michael4012]

@@stephencurran2284 his posing routine in 82, but his overall look in 83

[@ninjaturtles41]

If the background is black the physics look better

[@EduardoPerez-gk1gj]

How did Chris chormier not make it in the top 10 greatest abs and thighs

[@ohmy9261]

U mean Ab and Thigh?

[@EduardoPerez-gk1gj]

Yes

[@iambodybuildingyt221]

@@ohmy9261 same thing

[@dionshelby5494]

Because he's a BB

[@user-kw5bq1li5r]

How about bodybuilders who weren’t able to keep momentum from 1 pose to another. Like Kais front lat spread compared to his back lat spread

[@stephencurran2284]

what dyu mean, hes great in both of those poses

[@Lp-tb9qe]

I love your channel

[@mechboythameemitg9311]

2010 AC is somewhat controversial in my mind

[@stevenchellen3041]

Kevin leverone had the best shoulder ever

[@abduljabar8445]

3:00 for F sake! Paul makes The Incredible Hulk just like normal person.

[@diarmuid4071]

top 10 calves and forearms

[@bychen5011]

Ummm, where’s the 2017 Ruby Pro? Big Lenny and Jason Genova???

[@iceking7045]

I’m waiting for top 10 bubbleguts

[@jonathanramsey8508]

I predict the 99 German Prix will be on here

[@gabrielcyr44]

Flex wheelers calves 😱

[@assafalpert1309]

1999 British Grand Prix, no question.

[@enokaranxha9090]

For me it is the 1999.

[@conspiracy.capital]

next vid idea : top 10 worst shows in bodybuilding like with worst lighting

[@waleed149]

Like your channel & your analysis on bodybuilding sport,, i just have an idea that might be good for a video,, can you compare between bodybuilders according to their racial backgroud & how does genetics interact with racial backgroud? Thank you

[@Tomn8er]

It's an interesting idea but in 2021 I'm not touching a topic like that with a 10 foot pole

[@waleed149]

@@Tomn8er well i can understand the reason,, it might be a good idea with a slight modification,, if you just compare between bodybuilders coming from different continents or countries even & why some countries are more superior in this sport?,, Ofcourse if you find this topic sensitive in this period i ll totally understand you,, thank you for replying

[@gozitan5]

Not just the lighting….but the back drop as well….both f which are a joke these days. …especially the latest 2021 Mr. Olympia

[@RichardRatner.1972]

Seeing Yates @ 97 Grand Prix changed my life, Kindest regards Richard U.K

[@J_W_R_I]

dude look at the 98 Finland GP

[@rage6224]

Oooooooo yeaaaah

[@MFBMQ]

1988 mr o

[@colbrahh3965]

😢Rip 96 German Grand Prix video

[@iambodybuildingyt221]

😭

[@theofcourse2414]

You forgot 2018 Olympia Shawn Rhoden

[@Akash619007]

BBs with longest competitive careers

[@victorprokop2240]

Top 10 glutes

[@fatboy5926]

I see videos of Dorian competing and I think “geez this guy/that guy could have/should have beaten Dorian” and then they turn around 😂😂😂 I still feel Dorian shouldn’t have won every Olympia he did but fuck me his back man

[@obaidjan3687]

Finally commented Top 4th .......😂😂

[@Bb_legs]

I will not stand for branch warren slander

[@sebastiansanchez375]

Why does Kai look so bad in the crab