Is vacuum still respected in modern bodybuilding?

In modern bodybuilding people often talk about two big things – the lack of art in posing and also the big guts. Both of these can also cross together into the decline of the vacuum pose. Once a well respected pose that made for some legendary pictures (think Frank Zane and Arnold Schwarzenegger), the vacuum pose is hardly seen in modern bodybuilding.

Which is a shame – because the vacuum pose is one hell of a respectable move. Check out this video of a bodybuilder demonstrating an extreme vacuum. Let’s bring this pose back!