Bodybuilding is dead

[liquidmuscle]

ME. I do not want to look like an unnatural freak who makes women run the other way screaming.

I have never in my life heard one girl or woman tell me that they think that look is sexy. On the contrary, they have all told me they are repulsed by it.

I just want to look muscular and athletic not like a genetic experiment gone awry.

i prefer more of the athletic ripped mofo physique, i am 6ft 200lbs lean i couldnt imagine being 20-30lbs heavier but being 260+ sheeeze thats frickin uuuuuuuuuuuuge!

 

[atutt2]

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.

Well, you combine excess calories to make the cycle productive, equals expanded gut, plus the fact I used to do a lot of ab work, twists, obliques w/added weight. That was a big no no. The juice helped those areas grow too much! Of course, getting older doesn't help in the fat loss regime of things. I noticed a change after 27. It started getting a lot easier adding padding to the middle. Ah, the days of old when I could eat McDonalds 24/7 and still be as ripped as a pro are over.....

 

[suprhvywt]

You guys who dont want to look like ronnie dont need to worry. sounds like the idiots at my gym, "I dont want to get too big", yea right, like you have the 24/7 dedication it takes to even be half way too big. I dont care what other people want or think looks good, Im tired of girls saying I look good! I want them to say " eeeew gross how can he even walk, look at all those gross veins". Thats when I know im getting close, been hearing it more and more lately. A walking freak show thats what I want and have the dedication to acheive it. It wont happen by accident and it wont happen overnight, so dont worry guys. Your not going to wake up one morning and say "damn Im just too big!"

 

[DrJMW]

Professional BB'ing vs. Personal Fitness. The pros are in it for the money. Society, judges, etc. dictate what the pros need to look like. The Pros, to begin with, are genetically superior to the geenral population and their bodies can take "a bigger beating." Still, if you blood test most pros, you would find some lousy results. But, they have to do what they have do--even risking their health--to win. Most of us are not pros. Most of us fall into the Personal Fitness category. We want to enhance our health and fitness without risking catastrophe. So, everyone needs to decide waht risks they are willing to take and proceed accordingly. This is why personal health/fitness goals need to be maintained at all times. Personally, if I had to choose between the John Basedow look and the Ronnie Coleman look, I would go with Basedow. And the best part: I would bet that his general health is better than Coleman's.

 

[jerkbox]

I compare the whole bodybuilding scene to other bizarre things like dudes who pierce every part of their body.....or are completely tattooed head to toe, etc...... Will probably never be accepted by the general population, or have a mainstream following. But hey, to each his own. There is something to be learned there I guess, something anyone interested in BBing for recreation or health reasons can learn.

what kind of makes me wonder is how these guys can be given the label of "healthy"...when they are pretty far from it.


the whole homosexual following/association doesn't suprise me either....

 

[alanchiras]

Great article. It is so very true. Most pro's pimp themselves out to make money. Or pose nude for gay men. And other generally sick gay shit.

?sigh? and I was enjoying this thread Alan.

 

[Toozee]

Ah yes but would you take Zane over Dexter Jackson?

Dexter Jackson looked slick at the show the other night.
Not too big....awsome overall shape.

 

[THeMaCHinE]

I can say that where I'm at, the local shows keep getting smaller and smaller... with fewer and fewer competitors. I've watched this over the last six years or so. Hell, I judged a show three weeks ago that only had 23 competitors -- and that included extreme fit and figure.

Supplement companies, etc., barely bother to set up tables, crowd attendance is way down... it's sad. Is it dying? No. It's the kinda thing that there will always be a core for. It's certainly going through a downswing though... at least on the local level where I'm at.

 

[Citruscide]

I guess I'm missing the boat...who on here DOESN'T want to look like Ronnie Coleman????!?!?

I've seen guys bigger than Ronnie Coleman... just not nearly as symmetrical.... they look massive... walk around the expo at the Mr.O... I was amazed.

Bigorexia... it is something many of us have....

C-ditty

 

[The_Eviscerator]

I think people are getting confused here... Nobody is saying they don't want to be big. The mass that Ronnie and Jay have is awesome, but the overall apearance of their physique is not aesthetically pleasing. I know that some people don't care about aesthetics and they would rather get as huge as possible to impress other men (because honestly, only men are impressed by this). I prefer a look that has mass and class. Darrem Charles looked perfect to me. Dexter was awesome. Arnold in his hey day purposely did things to make sure his waist was small and compact even though he knew he may sacrifice quad size or back size because of it. Many of todays Pros don't care about aesthetics and it shows. See... Art Atwood.