Does The Big Rock trump Big Ramy?

Modern bodybuilding is about one thing above all else: building massive massive muscle. Ever since men like Sergio Oliva and Arnold Schwarzenegger became popular it’s what the sport has become all about. The competitors of the open weight class try and find new ways to not only put on massive muscle, but to be as large as humanly possible. Where Sergio and Arnold differed however was maintaining more aesthetic proportions instead of solely building up their body.

Reality is that bodybuilding has changed since the tried and true days of the Golden Era. In the current climate, size is weighed very heavily, no pun intended, and if you hope to stand out amongst a crowd of hulking beasts then you’re going to need to build a tremendous amount of muscle. Sure, Phil Heath isn’t the biggest competitor that competes in the open weight class, but he does have a great deal of size, more so than any of the athletes that competed in the earlier days of the sport.

But Heath is different than most pro bodybuilders. He’s a genetic freak with an unusually well proportioned physique. A complete rarity. Though he’s won four straight Olympia titles, it’s still men like Dorian Yates and Ronnie Coleman that most people think about as the definition of the modern era of mass monsters.

With the recent inclusion of Mamdouh “Big Ramy” Elssbiay as a serious contender, it appears that size may yet rule the day. Big Ramy is perhaps the biggest bodybuilder that was on stage at the Olympia this year. From relevant unknown to potential title challenger, it’s the Egyptians massive size and definition that has garnered him much attention. But there looks to be another bodybuilder out there that may be even larger than the massive Big Ramy himself.

Morgan Aste is a French bodybuilder who has been making a name for himself as of late. Standing at 6’3” and weighing over 350 lbs during the “off season,” it seems that the man nicknamed “The Big Rock” could prove to be a future championship threat if he continues to progress. He might even be larger than Big Ramy – which is saying a lot. Take a look at the video below of this mass monster.

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