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Getbig Bodybuilding Boards => Positive Bodybuilding Discussion & Talk => Topic started by: benchthis on March 25, 2006, 09:21:14 PM
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is better for bodybuilding - florida home of dex , texas ronnie branch johnnie, calirfonia chris cormier, new york bob chick, nevada jay gustavo??
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I vote Texas. I guess things really are bigger there. Maybe one day my BB friends and I will put south Alabama on the map!
JK lol
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the sport of bodybuilding belongs to California. There can be big and bad mother fuckers from any state, and every state has just as many great physiques as the next, but as far as the overall popularity and acceptance of the bodybuilding culture and lifestyle, Cali is it.
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INDIANA! ;D
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the sport of bodybuilding belongs to California. There can be big and bad mother fuckers from any state, and every state has just as many great physiques as the next, but as far as the overall popularity and acceptance of the bodybuilding culture and lifestyle, Cali is it.
word
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yes id have to agree on Cali.
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texas 8)
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I'm in Dallas, TX and there are a lot of pro's here. Seems like Cali would be best though.....if you could avoid all the distractions.
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Russia
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Russia
Powerlifting (IMO) is Russia's stronger event.
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New Jersey
Rich Gaspari
Bill Grant
Greg Valentino
Vinny Galanti
Jaejonna
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California, they love it.
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I`ll vote for Florida, minus the hurricanes. ;)
MrBiggz
www.labodybuilding.com
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texAS ;)
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'`~.Florida or California./==`+
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Florida has so many shows that they have to be classified level 1-5.
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Still Cali.
Florida does need more shows.
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hawaii is a better state for everything
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Florida has so many shows that they have to be classified level 1-5.
comming from Boston (only one "big" show per year)
i find FL has a ton of shows at all different times of the year
FL get's my vote!
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comming from Boston (only one "big" show per year)
i find FL has a ton of shows at all different times of the year
FL get's my vote!
Ditto
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The Peach State Baby!!!
We have:
Lee Haney, enough said. But if you need more proof :)
Toney Freeman
Roc Shabazz
Jonathan Rowe
Willie Stallings
Darryl Stafford
Curly Top
Jeff Box Long
Oh Yeah, Me ;D
Doug Jabalee
MiMi Jabalee
Susie Curry
Tamie Leady
Laura Mak
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I would say either CA or TX. CA for exposure and TX for lack of distractions. NV, especially Vegas has alot of distractions and FL just doesn't bring the image of BB.
I'd say Incestville, Mo
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New Jersey
Rich Gaspari
Bill Grant
Greg Valentino
Vinny Galanti
Jaejonna
Naked4Jesus
King Kamali
I just thought this list wasn't quite as complete. Just for the record I train at Strong & Shapely in E. Rutherford unlike Tamali who likes to train at the NYSC in Jersey where oodles of preteen boys idolize him.
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with out a doubt florida and california are best states for a bodybuilder. the competition is every where...you walk on the beach with your dog and you see 4 other bodybuilders doing the same near you all looking at eachother like bunch of homos + tons of jacked up non bodybuilder clients that juice up for the chics.
in florida try south beach...daytona, orlando, tampa all of this lower half is full of bodybuilding,,,then you have california and the mecca...cali and fl deff rule when it comes to bodybuilding while nyc is up there too
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The Peach State Baby!!!
We have:
Lee Haney, enough said. But if you need more proof :)
Toney Freeman
Roc Shabazz
Jonathan Rowe
Willie Stallings
Darryl Stafford
Curly Top
Jeff Box Long
Oh Yeah, Me ;D
Doug Jabalee
MiMi Jabalee
Susie Curry
Tamie Leady
Laura Mak
Good post Baby Herc! Georgia is quite impressive!
HOWEVER!!!!!! Although you can claim him as a resident, Mr Lee Haney is SOUTH CAROLINA born and bred!!!!!
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Good post Baby Herc! Georgia is quite impressive!
HOWEVER!!!!!! Although you can claim him as a resident, Mr Lee Haney is SOUTH CAROLINA born and bred!!!!!
True, true.
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I dunno, where Jay lives it looks so purtty....Nice, hot, etc..I say there or Cali..
PENNSYLVANIA! ....Not..lol..
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I dunno, where Jay lives it looks so purtty....Nice, hot, etc..I say there or Cali..
PENNSYLVANIA! ....Not..lol..
Vegas
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Vegas
Vegas is a state? ::)
New Jersey is the best. ;D
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New Jersey
Rich Gaspari
Bill Grant
Greg Valentino
Vinny Galanti
Jaejonna
also...NJ
johnnie morant
guy ducase
derick whitsett
jason arntz
beau matlock
craig richardson
andy dinetta
gerard dente
phil hill
john hnatachak sp?
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rancho mirage, california
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Hawaii. Easy. Great weather year round. Plenty of places to train. Beautiful people.
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Nope. Surfing easily owns Hawaii. There is no way bodybuilding could flourish.
I don't think any sport owns Hawaii. If we're talking about the best places to train, it's Hawaii hands down. If we're talking about the best places to hold bodybuilding competitions, then Hawaii is a good, not great, forum. We have two NPC shows a year and they each draw well over 1,000, which is pretty good. A pro show could probably do even better. I guess onlyme will find out. :)
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Baby Herc. I was stationed in Savannah at H.A.A.F. Where are you @. I'm originally from Cali but I enjoyed my three years in GA Alas- Cali rules...much love though
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Big Dumbbell, you @ Rancho Mirage. I'm from Highland, CA- Rancho M is hot,hot,hot
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texas bitches
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Baby Herc. I was stationed in Savannah at H.A.A.F. Where are you @. I'm originally from Cali but I enjoyed my three years in GA Alas- Cali rules...much love though
I'm in ATL. Lots of great places to train. There are tons of bodybuilding shows. There are shows from the NPC, INBF, NGA, Musclemania, ANBC, and we have hosted the Olympia a couple of times not to mention the GNC Show of Strength)
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If you look at which state has produced the most Mr. O, I believe, California has never produced a Mr.O, even thought the depth is of physiques is there. IMO, the qaulity of physiques has gone down considerably in Cali.
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Southern states+New York+Cali all are the biggest areas for bodybuilding.
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Phatlanta- I should have known. It seems like bodybuilders stand out more in GA even though there are alot of them. GA is big with the bodybuilding scene but it could explode any time even more.
Cali may not have produced a true Mr. Olympia I don't know but it definitely was the catalyst for a great deal. Cali up ;D
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Where's Murr-land at? The state that produced Kev Levrone, Vince Taylor, Papoose Turner, and I believe Don Long (or is that DC or VA)
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The Peach State Baby!!!
We have:
Lee Haney, enough said. But if you need more proof :)
Toney Freeman
Roc Shabazz
Jonathan Rowe
Willie Stallings
Darryl Stafford
Curly Top
Jeff Box Long
Oh Yeah, Me ;D
Doug Jabalee
MiMi Jabalee
Susie Curry
Tamie Leady
Laura Mak
Yes, some great bodybuilders from our state Baby Herc, but with something like 35 NPC shows per year and the awesome beaches, ya gotta give it up for the FLA. ;D
How goes your training? Howard
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Colorado of course- home of newly crowned champ Phil Heath... and well since I live here I guess I'm not objective.
Mike
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Yes, some great bodybuilders from our state Baby Herc, but with something like 35 NPC shows per year and the awesome beaches, ya gotta give it up for the FLA. ;D
How goes your training? Howard
Florida is definately a bodybuilding powerhouse. That state cranks out some great competitors. My training is going well despite my knee problem (tendonitis). Can't really train quads. I'm not competing this year, so I have time to let it heal. It started when I was training for the 05 Nationals. I plan on doing possibly the Eastern Seaboard next year and then maybe the Jr. Nationals or the Team Universe.
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Florida is definately a bodybuilding powerhouse. That state cranks out some great competitors. My training is going well despite my knee problem (tendonitis). Can't really train quads. I'm not competing this year, so I have time to let it heal. It started when I was training for the 05 Nationals. I plan on doing possibly the Eastern Seaboard next year and then maybe the Jr. Nationals or the Team Universe.
Sorry to hear that about the knees. The joints can take a beating in this game. My back gives me trouble now and then and I can't do any heavy squats (unless I do smith machine ones...go figure).
Try doing the elyptical trainer and the stair climber for a few weeks and take the glucosimine-chandrotin tabs.
Good luck, Howard
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Birmingham,England
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Def not. Can you guys even get to the gym when it is snowing?
We don't get all that much snow, bro. It not like you're talking Minnesota or someplace like that.When we do get snow, we do what we gotta do to get to the gym anyway. That's what shovels and plows are for.
They make 'em tough in Jersey, baby. ;)
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No offense, but not the Jersey boys I have met. You from the north or south?
I not sure what crowd of "Jersey boys" you were hanging out with...they have those type in every state, bro. ;D
I'm from north Jersey, right outside of Manhattan. Not that south Jersey, Philadelphia-scene.
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I know a few southern guys, maybe that explains it. Only one is not a wimp in my opinion. ;D
Where you from, cap?
Basically take the opening credits footage from the Sopranos with Tony driving, and that's the Jersey I know and love (sometimes). I can tell every location from that footage, as probably anyone else from northern New Jersey.
I maintain that there's no more hardcore gym in America than Diamond Gym in Maplewood, NJ. Metroflex sounds similar, but from pics it looks cleaner. ;D It's got all the hype now because its the of Ronnie and Branch :P
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I'm from CA but my girl is from Jersey (south) and all the guys shes knows are pussies.
LOL
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is better for bodybuilding - florida home of dex , texas ronnie branch johnnie, calirfonia chris cormier, new york bob chick, nevada jay gustavo??
Llamasacklickour, Mongolia
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North Jersey is a different state from south jersey. South Jersey has that backwards hillbilly accent and north is hard core. South Jersey worships Philly while no self respecting North Jersey guy would ever be seen dead at an Eagle game with those inbred low lifes.
I would like to add another name to the Jersey list. Dave Draper from north Jersey.
I heard from drug heads that the best state is California. You drive to Mexico and shoot up your steroids once a week and come back to train. I just say no.
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The Peach State Baby!!!
We have:
Lee Haney, enough said. But if you need more proof :)
Toney Freeman
Roc Shabazz
Jonathan Rowe
Willie Stallings
Darryl Stafford
Curly Top
Jeff Box Long
Oh Yeah, Me ;D
Doug Jabalee
MiMi Jabalee
Susie Curry
Tamie Leady
Laura Mak
curly top disqualifies you from being a good bodybuilding state sorry you lose
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New Jersey
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curly top disqualifies you from being a good bodybuilding state sorry you lose
LMAO
The tri-state area (PA, NJ, NY) will be crankin out the future of bodybuilding for the next decade..... watch.... and no i dont mean me lol we got some guys nobody knows about.. but you WILL shortly... Dzulboy being one.... Centropani just won juniors... top 2 HWT were also tristate... oh and theres plenty more to come..
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North Carolina....
watch out for Shawn Crump and Jason Wojo at the nationals!!!
Mike Valentino went pro and is from Greensboro so is Quincy Roberts
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THE MENTAL STATE IS WHERE IT STARTS :)
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FL just doesn't bring the image of BB.
I beg to differ. Anyway, I'm going with Florida and California. 8)
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(Southern) California. End of story. Period.
You have to go with history. Where would bodybuilding be today if Pumping Iron had never existed (set in So. Cal), Muscle Beach, and the birthplace of Gold's or World's, not to mention the film industry that started exposing bodybuilders to the public at large and historic photos of bodybuilders at Muscle Rock shot on Malibu Canyon.
I can't believe this question was even asked, it's not even open to debate.
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(Southern) California. End of story. Period.
You have to go with history. Where would bodybuilding be today if Pumping Iron had never existed (set in So. Cal), Muscle Beach, and the birthplace of Gold's or World's, not to mention the film industry that started exposing bodybuilders to the public at large and historic photos of bodybuilders at Muscle Rock shot on Malibu Canyon.
I can't believe this question was even asked, it's not even open to debate.
Whoa! Calm down, killer. :P
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(Southern) California. End of story. Period.
You have to go with history. Where would bodybuilding be today if Pumping Iron had never existed (set in So. Cal), Muscle Beach, and the birthplace of Gold's or World's, not to mention the film industry that started exposing bodybuilders to the public at large and historic photos of bodybuilders at Muscle Rock shot on Malibu Canyon.
I can't believe this question was even asked, it's not even open to debate.
The Weiders moved to SoCal after being based in...Union City, NEW JERSEY. ;D
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The Weiders moved to SoCal after being based in...Union City, NEW JERSEY. ;D
B.F.D.
And Arnold was from Graz, so that makes Austria the birthplace of modern bodybuilding. C'mon, it's not even arguable.
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is better for bodybuilding - florida home of dex , texas ronnie branch johnnie, calirfonia chris cormier, new york bob chick, nevada jay gustavo??
hate to bust your bubble...but ronnie isnt from texas....hes from Louisana
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hate to bust your bubble...but ronnie isnt from texas....hes from Louisana
texas made him what he became
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B.F.D.
And Arnold was from Graz, so that makes Austria the birthplace of modern bodybuilding. C'mon, it's not even arguable.
B.F.D.? Fukk all the acronyms, say what you mean. New Jersey is the true bodybuilding mecca.
Graz, Austria? C'mon, bodybuilding is more than one person, no matter how famous that one individual has become.
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B.F.D.? Fukk all the acronyms, say what you mean. New Jersey is the true bodybuilding mecca.
Graz, Austria? C'mon, bodybuilding is more than one person, no matter how famous that one individual has become.
I was being sarcastic, I think the logic you used for your N.J. argument if applied would equally lead to the ludicrous conclusion that Graz is the capital of bodybuilding. In other words, I don't agree with either. It begins and ends with So. Cal.
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B.F.D.? Fukk all the acronyms, say what you mean.
By the way BFD = "Big F**king Deal"
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By the way BFD = "Big F**king Deal"
I knew what it meant, but if you're going to state it, STATE IT. So Cal. is where guys go after they've built their physiques to seek "exposure". Ronnie, Dorian, and Lee Haney didn't train in So. Cal. That's about 22 Sandows right there.
The bodybuilding title stays in NJ until proven otherwise. ;)
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N J ALL DAY EVERY DAY
Holla At Jersey City 07077, Hoboken Heads, and all the Essex County peoples... big ups to Morristown, Rutgers and Trenton!
Oh yeah Im from Jersey Too!!
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I knew what it meant, but if you're going to state it, STATE IT. So Cal. is where guys go after they've built their physiques to seek "exposure". Ronnie, Dorian, and Lee Haney didn't train in So. Cal. That's about 22 Sandows right there.
The bodybuilding title stays in NJ until proven otherwise. ;)
"Pumping Iron" set in the beautiful state of . . . . New Jersey!
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAH................."
Ask the average American if he was going to make a bodybuilding pilgrimage where would he go. New Jersey? Not a chance. They would go to Gold's on Venice Beach. They would go to Muscle Beach. Holy crap, look at our Governor. As far as the title "staying" in New Jersey, it never belonged there.
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As long as you find a gym you can really get a good workout in, and a grocery store near you, as well as plenty of places to eat your set. It's all in your head
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As long as you find a gym you can really get a good workout in, and a grocery store near you, as well as plenty of places to eat your set. It's all in your head
I agree that mental "state" means far more than geographical "state." I confine my argument regarding Cali to the latter.
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bump ;D
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I agree that mental "state" means far more than geographical "state." I confine my argument regarding Cali to the latter.
Yeah so it makes cali a better place for many because of the weather and the sunshine and water. But then you have people that kinda like retreating in a more colder less sunny murky atmosphere that makes them feel stronger and feel to push harder. I like to train in both,but would like to train more so somewehre like las vegas. Also prices come in to question more populated places have cheaper supps,since competition stores...meat groceries cheaper. Wal mart meat sucks it's like rubber very weird
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But then you have people that kinda like retreating in a more colder less sunny murky atmosphere that makes them feel stronger and feel to push harder.
If I was training for a fight, I'd want to be in the mountains. Think of Rocky Balboa chopping wood in the snow in Russia getting ready for Ivan Drago.
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ronnies from texas 8)
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ronnies from texas 8)
....haha uh huh.
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If I was training for a fight, I'd want to be in the mountains. Think of Rocky Balboa chopping wood in the snow in Russia getting ready for Ivan Drago.
you think that once you get up there and cant feel your muscles youd say fuck it, but you will increase RBC count so mountains/high altitude is good