February 26, 2000, Columbus, OH - Flex Wheeler wins the 2000 Arnold with Chris Cormier in 2nd place (which would remain his until 2006) and Kevin Levrone in 3rd (later on that year Kevin will be an incredibly strong Olympia runner-up). We wonder: Are the physiques that dominated the 2009 Arnold really better than this? Or did IFBB Pro Bodybuilding actually take a step backwards in their hunt for bigger and bigger muscle size?

Photo: Top Three at 2000 Arnold Classic (Photo credit: Raymond Cassar)

Gallery: 2000 Arnold Classic