Lee Priest...TATTOO ON FACE!!!

[wutangnomo]

I haven't met a single person in their 50's who ever thought their tat was still "cool".

Do you really think Lee Priest gives a shit about his health?

He lives for the moment and does whatever the heck he wants. He goes balls to the walls and probably won't live to see 50+. Gotta respect how he lives for today. I doubt when (if) he is 50 he will give a crap about his face tat. He'll probably just get another one and be even more jacked.

 

[wutangnomo]

Not that he had a chance before, but now he solidified his chances of never winning the Mr. O if that tat on the face is real. Not what Joe wants to represent the sport.

No offense but this comment is pretty foolish.

Lee NEVER had a chance of ever winning the Mr. O. It's all politics. Lee Priest knows that and doesn't compete to win the Mr. O. So the face tats are a moot point.

Secondly, Joe Weider wants FREAKS to represent the "sport". Bodybuilding is a joke as it is. How would Priest not be a good rep for bb? Do you think anyone takes bodybuilding seriously, with all the cartoon characters (and preggo bellies) and drug abuse as is? It's funny because you're saying Priest is a bad representative for bb (Joe Weider) because of his face tats, yet Ronnie Coleman and his 12 month pregnant belly is a better one??

 

[wutangnomo]

For someone who makes their living off their body, he isn't being very smart. What kind of contracts does he have? Twinlab? It's hard enough to market these guys, but all those tats and now his face just make it worse.

But I give Lee credit. He is who he is.

I disagree. The face tats only add to the Lee Priest marketability. It's controversial. It gets talked about. It gets noticed.

Just look at this thread. We're all discussing LEE PRIEST, not some other Joe Smhoe. Is anyone talking about Victor Martinez, or Darrem Charles, or Dexter, etc etc? Nope.

 

[wutangnomo]

Just goes to show you that PRO bodybuilders don't always make the right choices.

Oh the irony in this statement.

I would venture to say that being a pro bodybuilder is, in and of itself, not the right choice.

As Glennds alluded to, it's the wrong choice to get a face tat, yet it's the right choice to pump your body full of unnecessary drugs to blow up into a cartoon character figure????

 

[todoveritas]

Do you really think Lee Priest gives a shit about his health?

Gotta respect how he lives for today.

I respect his right to mutilate his face and destroy his body. What I don't respect is the number of young fans that may want to emulate this nonsense of excess. There is a line to be drawn for responsible behavior and those who respect this line need to be rewarded just as much as that of "freaks" who continually cross it.

 

[drrman]

Hell, i think it looks sort of cool on tyson, as tyson looks and portrays a mean ass attitude, lee looks like a surfer boy to me, not real tough appearance...not saying he may not be, but i don't think it fits him personally

 

[R1 Psycho]

its just funny that people are criticising a guy for his own personal choice.its his body his life.

and he has done more in bodybuilding and financially then most of the people saying hes stupid will ever do.lol

TOTALLY AGREE!.....maybe more time worrying about yourselves and less on Lee...like he gives a shit!

 

[wutangnomo]

I respect his right to mutilate his face and destroy his body. What I don't respect is the number of young fans that may want to emulate this nonsense of excess. There is a line to be drawn for responsible behavior and those who respect this line need to be rewarded just as much as that of "freaks" who continually cross it.

Do you realize that bodybuilding altogether is "in excess", even at the amateur level.

If you're going to talk about responsible behaviour, then being on a bodybuilding board in which we use steroids to enhance our own vanity leaves much to be said.

Lee with his little face tattoo is just as in excess as Coleman (or Levrone or Dexter etc etc etc) with his protruding belly. Is it okay that kids look up and want to emulate Dexter Jackson, or even Arnold (he did use drugs you know). Is a face tattoo any more or less responsible then taking dbols like Arnold was known to do?

 

[todoveritas]

If you're going to talk about responsible behaviour, then being on a bodybuilding board in which we use steroids to enhance our own vanity leaves much to be said.

You make a very good point. We can rationalize and intellectualize all we want, but ultimately it is the self-vanity we are succumbing to. All I am trying to do is play my part and try to keep the danger component down to a minimum. But ultimately, you are correct - I guess we will have to accept the hypocrisy as part of the job.

 

[Mr.X]

As Glennds alluded to, it's the wrong choice to get a face tat, yet it's the right choice to pump your body full of unnecessary drugs to blow up into a cartoon character figure????

That's a hard and subjective call at best. As a pro bodybuilder he has his reasons.

The tattoo on the face is something that I can't see winning him any favors with judges.