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- 18.4.2002
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Musclemayhemilta poimittu tiivis lista 11 ehdosta, joiden täytyy täyttyä ennen kuin fanit ovat tyytyväisiä kehonrakentajaan:
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All right, I've been scouring the net for a few years, readin' the various boards from Bolex to bb.com, Getbig and Mayhem, etc. I've noticed that there seems to be a common thread along the fans as to what they want from the competitors, so I think I've determined the criteria for the perfect fan-pleasing bodybuilder:
1) 300 pounds bare minimum with so little fat/water on him his forehead is striated. Anything less and he'll look like a swimmer. Ours is a sport of extremes, so coming in with anything but bigger everythings and better conditioning than anyone in history is just bullshit. Those guys did it, why can't you?
2) Must be able to run a 40 yard dash faster than an Olympic sprinter 160 pounds lighter than him. Oh sure, you can talk about the added strain of trying to move 300 pounds versus under 150, but that's just BS and you know it. None of your "exercise science" here.
3) Doctorate in something. Bodybuilders are viewed as stupid and this must be rectified. Preferably in something like Physics Engineering or Quantum Mechanics. Doesn't "Dr Olympia" have a better ring to it anyway?
4) A black belt in at least two martial arts, so no one can say "so what if he's huge, I could kick his ass." If you can't beat everyone up, what's the point of being big?
5) Must lift offseason maximum poundages in the pump-up room backstage, because anything less means they aren't real athletes. As a function of this, a part of the Mr Olympia contest will now involve a Jumping Jack contest.
6) Speaking of max poundages, our new Dr Olympia has to also be the winner of the WSM and have a powerlifting total of over 3000. He's the most muscled man in the world, that means he's also supposed to be the strongest, right? Okay, sure, Mel Siff and the boys have their "different kinds of hypertrophy" razzmatazz, but anyone with a brain knows that's crap. Bigger means stronger, right? RIGHT.
7) A 30 inch waist. Remember, it doesn't matter that he's carrying 70 pounds more muscle than his predecessors, he's supposed to add it ONLY on non-abdominal areas. How? He's the bodybuilder, that's his business to fight the impossibility of it. Try wearing a corset or an incredibly tight belt all year round.
8) Face must look like that kid from the 6th Sense. People always complain that a bodybuilder in his carb-depleted and ultra-lean phase look old, so we need to give the athletes collagen injections about the cheeks to avoid him looking haggard. I don't care if that contradicts rule #1.
9) There is no such thing as offseason. Three weeks after the show? He better still be in contest shape. Show's in October and it's April? Ready to step on stage right now. We want guest posings that look exactly like the shows. Things like "wear and tear" on the body from contest prep doesn't mean anything to us, if you don't want to stay shredded year-round don't be a bodybuilder.
10) Has to retain size for the rest of his life. It doesn't matter if you just decided to stop competing or if your heyday was in 1987, if you aren't still that 300 pounds with a striated forehead and collagen-filled cheeks, you're walking proof that you never lifted heavy weights and it was all the drugs.
11) Must live to be 90 years old. This business of "dying at an age normal for anyone involved in intensive sports", bodybuilding is supposed to be a healthy activity, so you'd better outlive your children. And not only that, but it has to be a cool death, just to prove that you could not be killed by normal means. Motorcycle flying off a cliff into a boat filled with fireworks is a good one.
There we go, folks. 11 simple rules to being the ultimate bodybuilder. If there's any criteria I missed, let me know.
http://www.chadnicholls.net/forums/showthread.php?t=28904
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All right, I've been scouring the net for a few years, readin' the various boards from Bolex to bb.com, Getbig and Mayhem, etc. I've noticed that there seems to be a common thread along the fans as to what they want from the competitors, so I think I've determined the criteria for the perfect fan-pleasing bodybuilder:
1) 300 pounds bare minimum with so little fat/water on him his forehead is striated. Anything less and he'll look like a swimmer. Ours is a sport of extremes, so coming in with anything but bigger everythings and better conditioning than anyone in history is just bullshit. Those guys did it, why can't you?
2) Must be able to run a 40 yard dash faster than an Olympic sprinter 160 pounds lighter than him. Oh sure, you can talk about the added strain of trying to move 300 pounds versus under 150, but that's just BS and you know it. None of your "exercise science" here.
3) Doctorate in something. Bodybuilders are viewed as stupid and this must be rectified. Preferably in something like Physics Engineering or Quantum Mechanics. Doesn't "Dr Olympia" have a better ring to it anyway?
4) A black belt in at least two martial arts, so no one can say "so what if he's huge, I could kick his ass." If you can't beat everyone up, what's the point of being big?
5) Must lift offseason maximum poundages in the pump-up room backstage, because anything less means they aren't real athletes. As a function of this, a part of the Mr Olympia contest will now involve a Jumping Jack contest.
6) Speaking of max poundages, our new Dr Olympia has to also be the winner of the WSM and have a powerlifting total of over 3000. He's the most muscled man in the world, that means he's also supposed to be the strongest, right? Okay, sure, Mel Siff and the boys have their "different kinds of hypertrophy" razzmatazz, but anyone with a brain knows that's crap. Bigger means stronger, right? RIGHT.
7) A 30 inch waist. Remember, it doesn't matter that he's carrying 70 pounds more muscle than his predecessors, he's supposed to add it ONLY on non-abdominal areas. How? He's the bodybuilder, that's his business to fight the impossibility of it. Try wearing a corset or an incredibly tight belt all year round.
8) Face must look like that kid from the 6th Sense. People always complain that a bodybuilder in his carb-depleted and ultra-lean phase look old, so we need to give the athletes collagen injections about the cheeks to avoid him looking haggard. I don't care if that contradicts rule #1.
9) There is no such thing as offseason. Three weeks after the show? He better still be in contest shape. Show's in October and it's April? Ready to step on stage right now. We want guest posings that look exactly like the shows. Things like "wear and tear" on the body from contest prep doesn't mean anything to us, if you don't want to stay shredded year-round don't be a bodybuilder.
10) Has to retain size for the rest of his life. It doesn't matter if you just decided to stop competing or if your heyday was in 1987, if you aren't still that 300 pounds with a striated forehead and collagen-filled cheeks, you're walking proof that you never lifted heavy weights and it was all the drugs.
11) Must live to be 90 years old. This business of "dying at an age normal for anyone involved in intensive sports", bodybuilding is supposed to be a healthy activity, so you'd better outlive your children. And not only that, but it has to be a cool death, just to prove that you could not be killed by normal means. Motorcycle flying off a cliff into a boat filled with fireworks is a good one.
There we go, folks. 11 simple rules to being the ultimate bodybuilder. If there's any criteria I missed, let me know.
http://www.chadnicholls.net/forums/showthread.php?t=28904