Investment Banks as bodybuilders

Goldman Sachs - Arnold Schwarzenegger (the OG)

JPM - Jay Cutler

MS - Ronnie Coleman (the GOAT)

Evercore - Chris Bumstead (most aesthetic)

Lazard - Lee Haney

PJT - Franco Columbo

Moelis - Tom Platz (work like a f**kin monster)

Rothschild - Frank Zane

Centerview - Lee Priest

Greenhill - Dorian Yates

UBS - Nick Walker

Citi - Big Ramy

Barclays - Phil Heath

Deutsche - Cedric McMillan

William Blair - Ramon Dino

RBC - Iain Valliere

Houlihan Lokey - Mike Mentzer

Wells Fargo - Lou Ferrigno

BoFa - Andrew Jacked

Credit Suisse - Breon Ansley (had a great physique at one point but then bombed out)

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100%. Arnie's calves were good, but his quads and hamstrings were just unbelievably tiny. His best squat was just like around 10kg above his best reported bench lol.

But yea, Arnold's biceps make people realize how incredibly short Cbum's biceps are. Not small, just short. 

 
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