Who Had The Best Arms In Mr. Olympia History?

[@gabscarda6376]

Let’s just appreciate the work Marx Max puts into the channel

[@sahan6996]

but marx max muscle 💪 where is your biceps

[@minecraftavatarofhunterbiden]

TONS OF WORK AND HE IS SO SMART TOO

[@GILAMONSTER666]

@@minecraftavatarofhunterbidensurpassed my childhood idol luimarco. Grande marx max muscle 🎉

[@cvetkovicorama]

He's such a good guy too, he helped me a lot 😊

[@charliem4508]

​@@minecraftavatarofhunterbidenhe's very, very smart. he's into BBing for years.

[@taklampan650]

For me, Larry Scott. Just something so aesthetic about how he posed his arms. They weren't the best objectively speaking, but on him they looked so damn perfect

[@lesnuitssanskimwilde7986]

Actually he probably has the best biceps (not brachialis and brachoradialis) of the guys here. And his arms look very balanced.

[@ImYourHuckleberry_29]

Actually I think he had the best biceps in the attachment aesthetics. His bicep inserted almost into his elbow.

[@guillaumebillette4078]

Arnold in his encyclopedia of bodybuilding called him the first bodybuilder with perfect arms.

[@manduheavyvazquez5268]

Lee priest the best arms ever.

[@DramaticallyUnhinged]

This, for sure.

[@tomchalker736]

Very true

[@DatNguyen-hx6rb]

dont have shape like phil

[@ste9856]

Nope no way

[@guillaumebillette4078]

​@@DatNguyen-hx6rbHis arms have no shape like Phil? I strongly disagree.

[@damfunk.]

A comparison like this really shows how much synthol the new guys pump in their arms. Hadi and Derek are completely smooth in most of these shots. Zero muscle separation. It’s really a shame that the judges reward that bullshit.

[@Chopper650]

hadi has plenty of oil available in iran

[@fattdamon1980]

Derek has such obvious trash oil biceps and Hadi in his triceps and delts.

[@gameurai5701]

@@fattdamon1980 Stopped respecting Hany because of these two. He used to be a legit Mr.O winning coach, now he's overcompensating by destroying his client's bodies just so he can add another Mr.O title to his resumee. Honestly, why wouldn't he? He got those two 1st and 2nd two times in a row, it's fucking sad what modern bodybuilding judging has become. Even Samson Dauda, who is touted as an aesthetic god is full of SEOs. I just hope Krizo continues to improve (back, glutes, abs) and eventually becomes so complete that he can even beat synthol monsters. I firmly believe that a 100% maxed out Krizo can beat even a synthol'd up Hadi, Samson and Derek without breaking a sweat. Maybe a few years down the line we will see if I was right.

[@kamarmclean5518]

@@gameurai5701 i'm a krizo🤗 fan

[@Yabas00]

Lunsford a top 10 front double bi? Thats generous

[@jayhunnaturalbodybuilding4049]

Larry Scott,Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robbie Robinson,Marko Savolainen,Lee Priest,Dexter Jackson, Vince Teylor,Victor Martinez, Ronnie Coleman,Paco Bautista, Aaron Baker ,Phil Heath,Roelly Vinklar, Nick Walker.🔥🔥🔥

[@vets923]

It is Phil Heath and it is not even a competition. Phil has the most complete arms. The only two that come to my mind that could compete with him would be Roelly and Lee Priest.

[@Autonomous_Don]

Rollys triceps aren’t even believable. Like how tf?

[@bjf5027]

Sergios forearms literally go up to his wrist. Crazy development!!

[@JL-yw1cp]

Crazy insertions you mean

[@bjf5027]

@@JL-yw1cp that too!

[@davidkosiba624]

Honestly that is rather a disadvantage than an advantage , look at Ramon, his forearms lowkey ruins his phisique to me , some people just have too big forearms

[@herzi8372]

​@@JL-yw1cpCrazy muscle bellies you mean

[@JL-yw1cp]

@@herzi8372 no

[@namwarmaster6918]

Phil’s the only guy I’ve ever seen with bicep striations

[@jubjohnsous]

neckzilla & phil

[@ボギーンバレー]

Nah man even Sam Sulek had some bicep striations

[@namwarmaster6918]

@@ボギーンバレー I’ve never seen vertical striations on his biceps like Phil’s.

[@stiflingmystrife]

@todor7906 what are his dosages? I've never heard him or anyone disclose that.

[@guillaumebillette4078]

Look at some Lee Priest, Ronnie or Arnold videos and you can clearly see them. Phil's though were on another level and could be seen head on in a contest. The Doctor had insane levels of detail.

[@pikkon899]

I've always been a fan of Larry Scott's arms. I would say Larry Scott, Lee Priest, Arnold and Sergio Oliva Sr.

[@FrankBailey-mg9uo]

My top 4 as well! I can't stand the way Coleman's or Heath's arms look.

[@yeigh08]

Larry Scott's arms and shoulders were a sight to see in person. Much better than the photos suggest. Sergio also had very good arms, complete from the shoulder to the delts. I was fortunate to see Sergio compete in the mid-70s before his tricep tear. Dickerson's arms were terrible in person.

[@FrankBailey-mg9uo]

Was it caused by a tear, or a bullet delivered by his wife?

[@atticusstevenson5360]

Thanks for making my rec! Personally my favorite arms on the list are Sergio Oliva's and Phil Heaths, but Larry Scotts arms are also insane in some shots.

[@jordanhickey9785]

How’s Derek not last?

[@fatboy5926]

I still think there’s only 1 correct answer - Lee Priest. World class in all 3 aspects. There’s a bunch of guys who all deserve a mention - but Lee is the arm king

[@fatboy5926]

Oh wait so it’s just the Mr Olympia winners?? Phil

[@Clayshooter100]

So much work went into this great video, thanks Mark.

[@Caje-zf8md]

Scott's arm development was considered to be the most balanced (biceps, triceps and forearms) during his time. It's also amazing that after five decades, Arnold fanboys are still fixated only on Arnold's biceps and merely overlook his underdeveloped triceps and forearms. In his book, even Arnold regrets not having better triceps development.

[@housesports000]

8:10 whats crazy is how Sergios tricep takes up as much of his arm as Arnolds bicep takes his 😂

[@Tpike777]

This dude puts in alot of work, it's a fucking awesome channel. Really appreciate the time stamps cause I'm the type to fast forward thru the poses and prob consume this in 20 minutes rather then 40.

[@haroldwood1394]

Larry Scott remains my pick here. Thanks for the hard work in this clip.

[@davidkohl6803]

I don’t understand why Ronnie Colman’s arms are so hyped up. His biceps look so small and undersized in the front double.

[@taklampan650]

100% agree, peaks look so small compared to someone like Ruhl or Arnold. Triceps carried in that front double

[@taehyeonlee6141]

you gotta look to his 1999 olympia version. most of his pictures that shows his bicep small are because of the low camera angle

[@dj_m19]

always thought this, obviously the peaks and separation are otherworldly...but his biceps just look small when flexed, there's a ton of gap between the forearm and the bicep itself

[@ImYourHuckleberry_29]

It's true. A front double bi and they shrink. He has a short belly and they insert too high. He does have a double peak though.

[@kriserauw5970]

Yes indeed. Never liked Ronnie’s biceps. They look small compared to Arnolds.

[@josephohrablo4866]

Arms means biceps and triceps . Arnold had horrendous triceps . Great right bicep peak and good left bicep. But good luck finding Arnold doing a CORRECT side triceps pose . You won’t find any . Coleman had unbelievable insane biceps and good triceps but not as good as his biceps . Yates had very weak biceps but probably the best side triceps of all time . Unbelievable . The best overall arms in terms of biceps AND triceps is Phil Heath . Just unbelievable development in both

[@bigd7696]

images.app.goo.gl/xa65PkB53NEPk9g49 I found this correct side triceps shot of Arnold in less time than it took to write this.

[@izzy8407]

Didn’t realize how amazing dexter Jackson’s arms were! One of my favorites

[@Ebi-LiftersLounge]

True, but the difference between right and left arm is quite big. Once you've seen it, you can't unsee it

[@aniqose6641]

Love these, idk why but this is my fave KZbin rabbit hole rn. One suggestion: The black background blended in with some of the shadows on the arms... I'd recommend a dark gray for these cropped body part comparisons, just for clearer outlines. Otherwise, peak vid 💪

[@target7252]

I'd go with 1) Heath, 2) Oliva, 3) Arnold for the best arms of a Mr. Olympia winner. Lee Priest might have the best arms in bodybuilding history.

[@anihop5258]

😂

[@justafloridamanfromthe75thRR]

hilarious

[@Imperialbbuilding]

True

[@f16airforce]

Bruh Bro hates short bicep insertions

[@kriserauw5970]

Priest never won the Olympia.

[@Stoverade]

Amazing video concept bro

[@MattGaetzOnAWhiteFordBronco]

Interesting experiment. I did feel like a serial killer at the end 😂 looking at just arms detached from a body.

[@TC10Football]

have just got home from a 9 hour pre-christmas retail shift and i see Mark has just blessed my evening, what a feeling I love you and all your little quirks and catchphrases

[@rvoykin]

In the arms only pic I paused it before you went through the names so I wouldn’t be biased, and the ones that stood out to me were Dexter Jackson. I was surprised when you also ranked him high, because when you do know the names, I don’t know to me he’s just not who you think of for arms. At least I do actually like his physique general but I never thought of him as a great person until now. The symmetry is insane, and the separation between the bicep and tricep is so clean and the muscle belly is so full and round I don’t envy your job trying to decide as well as the photoshop work though well done!

[@bulltrack2843]

You do such great videos and it shows that you put a lot of effort and you hace fun making them. Your YT channel is one of the best for BB I hace seen and hoppefully you will get so much more recognition and views on this platform 🙏🙏🙏

[@gameurai5701]

First off, thanks Marx for putting so much effort in this vid. 2nd: Wow, this video is truly eye-opening. While some of these arms don't look that great on an entire body, taken out of context just by themselves, all the Mr.Os had great arms. If I didn't know how the rest of his body looked, I'd say even Dorian had amazing arms. Bodybuilding truly is about symmetry, proportion and then size/conditioning.

[@whitebelt2905]

BRAVO!!!!! This was one of your best videos you’ve done. Keep up the great work. Btw, giving Arnold the rear double arm was criminal

[@guillaumebillette4078]

3rd place having Dexter and talking about Symmetrical arms? Come on man, he's a legend but he always had a clearly larger right arm by a lot so any arm symmetry is shot. Let's be honest here. The rest of the video is cool but that one stood out.

[@andrew98115wl]

Great video! Like this format!

[@anthonyk597]

Yep. Love these types of videos. Thanks Triple M

[@RM-306]

Great video. I really want to see a Head Size video Please. Its very relevant to judging. So many mass monsters have tiny heads. It really effects the overall look.

[@timjones7336]

Too many bodybuilders skip head day. Like calves, head size doesn’t seem to matter anymore

[@lesnuitssanskimwilde7986]

Good comment. Shoulders to head ratio or height to head ratio actually really matters. It's usually the downfall of short bodybuilders who have a head too big. Benfatto for example has fantastic arms and very good proportions but his head looks way too big. On the opposite you have sergio oliva, very good shoulders width and arms and a small head.

[@gameurai5701]

A small head size is a good trait to have imo. Take a look at Krizo vs Labrada for instance lol, it can also be a sign of health (low HGH/insulin dosage). Dillet had an absolutely tiny head back in the day, Shawn Ray, Flex Wheeler too. Ronnie's head was also tiny for his size. Lifting weights isn't going to increase your skull size, so it's a given that if somebody reaches modern size standards, if he's not using high dose GH that his head is going to appear small proportionally (same for hands and feet). It's been like that since the early 90s and then went away during the mass monster era.

[@lesnuitssanskimwilde7986]

@@gameurai5701 I doubt GH considerably enlarges skull size. It's genetic above all. Lee labrada sr had a really big head in comparison with it's shoulders width and height. Coleman was certainly using GH and so is probably krizo.

[@gameurai5701]

@@lesnuitssanskimwilde7986 Genetics always play a role, but some bodybuilders get acromegaly from GH even if they had a normal bone structure. Look at Samson Dauda 2-3 years ago and compare him to now, his skull got enermous from all sides including the cranium and his nose width nearly doubled too, hell even Krizo said he likes everything about him except his face and he's no model either, he really got injected with the ugly stick courtesy of Milos Sarcev with his crazy insulin protocol, something similar happened to Rafael Brandao too, mostly in the nose though. Dorian is another example, he used to look like a Handsome Squidward in 92, in 93 he looked like an entirely different person because of how wide his cheeks have become. And yeah, the Labradas are Labradas, GH isn't why they got such huge heads. Like father, like son - nice bodybuilders, but naturally thick-head. In both cases, there's no acromegaly to be seen.

[@oloraculocondetergenteysor3894]

1:ronnie 2:arnold 3:bertil fox 4:kai greene

[@Asiansxsymbol]

Derek has the worst arms in Mr O history. That is not arguable! Lol

[@Bambabah]

Complete lack of muscle separation. It's shocking actually.

[@bigd7696]

It's not shocking, oil filled does this. Have you seen his rear delts? Smoother than silk.@@Bambabah

[@May-D97]

Great video, appreciate the effort it took to produce this. Very entertaining 💪

[@philcartier994]

I paused the vid on each shot before you revealed who's arm it was and tried to guess who's it was. It was a lot harder than I thought. Great video!!

[@themonsoon117]

Really impressed by the effort here, but the judging is all over the place. After the front double, the judging slid downhill and quick. Bradnon's way to high in the side chest arm pose. Phil Heath's arm destroys Brandon's in the side because he's so much better separated. If you look closely, Phil has cross straitions on his bicep in the side chest. His forearm blows Brandon's out of the water as well in all regards. Several others beat Brandon Curry there as well. Lee Haney had no business being 3rd in the side tricep. His arm is so much smaller than everyone else's, and he's more in place around 9th in this callout due primarily to conditioning. In the back double, the bias is also showing. Arnold isn't anywhere near first. His forearms, shoulder, and triceps simply aren't up to par. You mention his tricep sweep matching Ronnie's for instance. You have Arnold's fist being over twice the size of Ronnie's here, so of course Arnold's arm looks big. Phil Heath's arm has the best shoulder in the back double with the best separation between muscles. He also has the best forearm by a country mile. He wins the back double arm pose. Most muscular is crazy too. Phil wins. Why not compare their hand clasped most musculars arms? Look at Phil's arms in the standing clasped. They dwarf Ronnie's. I don't know Marx. There's some serious jurry rigging going on here to put Ronnie at the top. Ronnie's definitely in the top 15 best arms ever, but he's not top 3. Phil is always in that discussion with Roelly and Lee Priest. Realistically, if you include conditioning, Phil's arms have cross striations on his tricep and bicep, and his radiobrachialis is the best ever by far.

[@davidchant49]

dude, that must have been soooooo much work, props to you my G, its appreciated

[@andreasbadenhorst820]

Personally Phil should have been first in the rear double

[@nickvtguitar546]

Great video, respect for the thoroughness and effort, echoes of superset man with more detailed analysis

[@nickvtguitar546]

And things of that nature

[@giacomomordini3009]

Good job marx!!! Awesome video

[@scottheaton8469]

Priest and Heath. Complete and huge in bis, tris, and forearms. I would give it to Priest because he was so short and still had 22" arms.

[@nathanbarber680]

Great video!

[@bjf5027]

Larry should be waaaaaaaay higher

[@davidm4773]

Thanks for the video! Very entertaining!

[@stevenking4622]

Worth the wait, take a bow sir 👏

[@akatzzki]

These type of videos are my favorite

[@dunnymonster]

Phil Heath has the best arms of any Mr Olympia in my opinion 🙂

[@MasterChief37]

He does for the guys who have won it, but Lee Priest beats him. IMO Priest is the arm GOAT !

[@mariowaldo]

Que video tan bueno. Felicidades se nota el esfuerzo que le pones al canal, ojalá creciera más el canal te lo mereces.

[@MoutezZ]

I completely agree with you about the winning of Arnold Schwarzenegger on Back Biceps single arm... tremendous arms that Arny have back then !!!

[@bigmike913]

We have some real good arms coming soon these new guys coming up are amazing

[@danielk.5890]

Great content for bodybuilding enthusiasts!

[@kammerverschluZ]

Hey MMM, here is a video idea for you. Surely you know the Battle for the Mr O series. So I think a Gym Mr Olympia would be fun. Pick a year and compare the guys posing. Of course you can't judge dryness. But mass, shape, symmetry and things of that nature.

[@gameurai5701]

In that case, Dennis James is the GOAT, not even Ronnie compared to him in the gym.

[@Jsizzle6809]

I know this is about Mr. Olympia winners only but it’s still bothering me. Lee Priest best arms of all! Sorry….i feel better now. Just had to say it

[@RM-306]

Arnold has the most ledgendary arms, but maybe King Ronnie has the best?

[@tristanfarbig6067]

No way Coleman is on the first- beside the peaks… they look always unsemtrical

[@Williameg27]

“SURPRISE SURPRISE THE KING IS BACK”

[@landonmclain5275]

Ronnies biceps look tiny compared to the rest of his arm

[@menknurlan]

Sorry but Phil heath absolutely beats Ronnie in this regard. Phils arms are literally perfect. There is not a sing thing off, no weakness anywhere. He has insane forearms, both in mass and detail, he outmuscles Ronnie there. He has better biceps, more striations/detail and bigger in size than Ronnies, though Ronnie's are peakier, Phils biceps fill up his arm better. Phils triceps show better deffinition and are much bigger than Ronnies. Ronnie's arms are good in some shots. But Phils arms are faultless. just perfect. Ronnie has weaknesses in his arms, Phil doenst. And the MM pose you counted the shoulders, this is about arms, not shoulders,

[@jmarcguy]

This needs to be nominated for an Oscar or something!

[@leotorrejos2582]

Phil heaths arms is the goat. The most complete and 3D looking

[@cvetkovicorama]

I love yours "pumping iron" references 😂

[@wademcknight3545]

Dorians arms looked pretty small the way you cut them, why didnt he get last or very close to last?

[@ImYourHuckleberry_29]

Scott below Dorian? Cmon Max

[@NikosNikos-dr7wv]

Dorian deserved higher. He had everything. Ronnie at 1 is crazy.

[@ImYourHuckleberry_29]

@NikosNikos-dr7wv you like Dorian's arms more than Ronnie's??

[@Gradiusfan]

Appreciated the Trailer park boys reference in 10:44,

[@Aybee.AB-.-72]

Dude, in the side chest, ronnie has less definition in his arm than big ramy. And you gave it to him over phil who looked crazy. In the rear double as well, the photo you used for ronnie was highly unflattering. Phil destroyed him in both these shots.

[@demitrac.9082]

Larry Scott's arms were primo ... none better

[@networkdude1332]

Its crazy that you can tell Ronnies arms just by looking at them even without the torso. That tells you somethin right there

[@sudiptadey8070]

Overall completeness phil heath.. Ronnie had the wow factor

[@FelixNBR]

Ronnie had miniscule biceps' when flexed. Should be nowhere near no 1

[@lesnuitssanskimwilde7986]

Yeah peaky but not that impressive.

[@nwo349]

This your best vid how u came up with this concept very creative

[@raditzdaimao1357]

Great work Mark 💪I’d have Phil first but that’s just my opinion

[@richbrake9910]

Larry Scott, Sergio, and Arnold...top three in history, and coincidentally the first three winners of the title.

[@jeffreylocke8808]

For me it was Arnold Schwarzenegger and his photo on the cover of Arnold: Education of a Bodybuilder.

[@FrozenSurf]

Tremendous stuff. Would love to see Lee Priest out against the top 3 in this style vid

[@MrAvitom]

Either Larry Scott or Phil Heath.

[@juangherardi6664]

you did all wrong lol. phil clearly has the best arms

[@EyesackWorley]

I always thought arnolds arms looked pretty bad in the side chest. If he hit it more like franco it would look way better

[@morethanhuman8834]

MMM, thank you for this bro.I am sure it took a lot of effort.Mind you now, i'm hooked.And i will not forgive if you do not do all body parts now.Lets call legs, back, chest, mid section.Or you can combine like chest and abbs or something...

[@charlesfranklin2730]

Well done! Arnold is #1.

[@iannolan2979]

Man I have just never seen the same edge to Ronnie that you always have. Obviously, subjective sport and one of the greatest, I’ve just never felt like he’s so far ahead of everyone else

[@nickvtguitar546]

In 98, 99, 2000, 2001, 2003 he was insane in the arms, as his waist grew his biceps sometimes appears a bit small in mass but other years they were unreal

[@houseofsaudisthebeast]

you answered the question in the first second of the video

[@Nagy.Patrik]

Thank you for your hard work, how much hours did you put in this video? Man imagine Sergio and Arnold today if they would do open not classic. Holy shit.

[@sshh1756]

My list 1-Arnold 2-Larry Scott 3-The rest of them

[@darekpeszt3640]

It's a shame this is MR. O's only as Lee Priest should be up there.

[@BLZArmwrestling]

Lee priest had the best set of guns.

[@bharatmahaan2991]

Yeah...and Mike Matarazzo

[@trevorthomas5711]

Great vid but surprised Robby Robinson wasn't included

[@f16airforce]

The intro with all the biceps looks like a bunch of geodudes if you squint.

[@thestoty8676]

Sergio hands down. If he had todays gear it would be crazy

[@carldo6230]

I put kai greene, lee priest, roelly winklaar, robby robinson among the best arm in mr olympia and bodybuilding history. But for me arnorld is the number 1

[@WinstonWolfe21]

Roelly, Ronnie, and Phil

[@sheeb3050]

Lee priest?

[@biggsy..215]

Lee Priest 💯

[@88KUNGFUMAN]

Arms as a whole or just biceps? If Arms as a whole Id rate Samir(who had some freaky triceps) and Dickerson(round and sculpted triceps) higher.

[@DesertGuy702]

Merry Christmas

[@sethbagalman3819]

Max - you came up short one arm in the comparison of side triceps. You only have 17 arms up there, instead of all 18

[@ratbird3290]

arnold def the most ‘classic’

[@taklampan650]

37:37 My soul