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I know people hate when I expose the truth, but what the fuck...
First of all, that article was a re-write of another piece. Not a first for Chris Shugart.
Secondly, the message is hardly anything revelatory. That shit's been going on for decades. Thirly, that's TC throwing in the 1995 Seinfeld catch phrase thinkiing it makes him sound hip. (He does it twice no less).
And finally, anyone who thinks that pro bodybuilding is going to revert back to the day when aesthetics ruled is in deep denial. Yeah, and while you're at it why not bring back 5'9" basketball players.
You can't go back. No one is going to pay to see some guys who look like models. At the time, NO ONE looked like Scott or Reeves, or Draper. That's what made it so spectacular. But we've seen that already and bigger. Once you've driven a Corvette, a Model T won't cut it. Everything progresses.
As far as female bodybuilding goes; It never made money andnever will. Ain't exactly front page news.
First of all, that article was a re-write of another piece. Not a first for Chris Shugart.
Secondly, the message is hardly anything revelatory. That shit's been going on for decades. Thirly, that's TC throwing in the 1995 Seinfeld catch phrase thinkiing it makes him sound hip. (He does it twice no less).
And finally, anyone who thinks that pro bodybuilding is going to revert back to the day when aesthetics ruled is in deep denial. Yeah, and while you're at it why not bring back 5'9" basketball players.
You can't go back. No one is going to pay to see some guys who look like models. At the time, NO ONE looked like Scott or Reeves, or Draper. That's what made it so spectacular. But we've seen that already and bigger. Once you've driven a Corvette, a Model T won't cut it. Everything progresses.
As far as female bodybuilding goes; It never made money andnever will. Ain't exactly front page news.
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slobberknocker
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What you guys are saying really doesn't make any sense to me. You're upset because these guys are basically too good at what they do. "They're too big." Well shit. Is Scot Mendelson too strong? Should he not compete because he benches damn near 900 lbs? Is an Olympic sprinter "too fast?" Are pro football players too big, strong, and agile? These guys are taking the human body to its limits. To me, that's the pinnacle of competitive sport.
mlong23
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slobberknocker said:
I think what alot of people are saying is that they don't like the pregnant look of a Ronnie Coleman. Personally I don't like the GH gut, but the mass is fine b/c that is what they are striving for. But bodybuilding is not about getting every muscle as big as you can, it is about getting each muscle as big but to still be in proportion to your body. When the GH gut is going on, there is nothing that can be in proportion to that. When Ronnie Coleman hits an ab pose next to a Dexter Jackson, the abs on Ronnie are horrible and usually covered by more fat as well as protruding more. To have 23 in arms, 50 in chests are great but only if you can have a 30 in waist give or take an inch. If you have the arms, chest, legs whatever but then have a 38 in waist when in competition form, that is disgusting and there is no need for that. And this is the reason why bodybuilders like Ronnie should be penalized due to their huge guts, when this guy does a lat spread his back is huge, but if you look at him from the side his gut sticks out farther than his chest (much farther).
Little Rage
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I agree with this. Plus i'd be more than happy to look like Cutler.
Wow, I posted a good thread. I knew it would get some good responses, keep up the opinions!
I do agree w/the article in the respect that it has gotten out of hand. In our "supersize" everything world, I don't kow how we'll be able to go back to smaller competitors. I do think though that pros will continue to look for the next miracle drug or surgery that will shrink the gut/abdomen area to create a more symmetrical look all while weighing in at over 300 lbs. Either the pros will realize that GH use isn't worth it if they start getting penalized by the judges or they will go to their doctor and say, is there any way we can cut out some of my intestines? lol!
The other note, is that I do notice a lot of women prefer the men's health "cover model" look, low bodyfat, big chest arms, etc. No one that I know of likes the michellen man freaks with striated glutes.
Part of me wishes I never touched anabolics because it has caused my waist to grow, I used to be 32" and now, it's a fight to keep it at 35". Then the other part of me likes to weigh in at 200lbs rather than the 155lbs I'm "supposed" to be.
I do agree w/the article in the respect that it has gotten out of hand. In our "supersize" everything world, I don't kow how we'll be able to go back to smaller competitors. I do think though that pros will continue to look for the next miracle drug or surgery that will shrink the gut/abdomen area to create a more symmetrical look all while weighing in at over 300 lbs. Either the pros will realize that GH use isn't worth it if they start getting penalized by the judges or they will go to their doctor and say, is there any way we can cut out some of my intestines? lol!
The other note, is that I do notice a lot of women prefer the men's health "cover model" look, low bodyfat, big chest arms, etc. No one that I know of likes the michellen man freaks with striated glutes.
Part of me wishes I never touched anabolics because it has caused my waist to grow, I used to be 32" and now, it's a fight to keep it at 35". Then the other part of me likes to weigh in at 200lbs rather than the 155lbs I'm "supposed" to be.
atutt2 said:
That's most likely your diet not anabolics that caused your sotmache to grow. Don't use that as an excuse for going from a 32" to 35". Most of the pros since the 60's have used anabolics and there waists are fine. Ever since I have been on them my waist has shrunk just like a lot of guys here. Went from a 34 to 31.5 thanks to fina and test. GH unlike AAS causes everything to grow that it binds to. Growth hormone has been know to cause a lot of organ enlargement and bone elongation since it attaches to all types of receptor cells. Some people are allergic to synthetic test so unless you are one of the rare people that has that problem your stomache growth is probably not steroid related.
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