yeah, he waited his year then they made him reply for 'reinstatement' which he did, then they rejected.
During that time, Lee had quite a few chances to come back to the IFBB, which didn't go through. I videotaped him about his sincerity of him coming back to the IFBB, which he said he did, but then said it wasnt true. Steve Blechman offered him a deal, and the IFBB was cool with it, for him to come back into the IFBB come September 2007, but Lee didn't agree. So yes, while he was suspended for a year, there were other factors. Once again, Lee may or may not be reinstated into the IFBB, but it didnt happen at the Olympia meeting. The next meeting, I think is at the Arnold?
But there were others too, Rodney St. Cloub, I think also Valentine Jabes, one or two others. Lee is the most popular who chose to leave, but certainly not the only one. If the IFBB acts differently on these guys, then it is a different issue. But for now, all have been treated the same.
Yes, he broke a rule and got punished. Im not complaining about that, he knew the rules. But what about all the people who break the rules such as no criminal convictions, gay 4 pay, steroids etc. The IFBB knows many people who break each of those rules, yet dont do anything.
Yes, let's all be all holy here, and cry for every little rule that has been broken. Convictions, steroids - whoa. Wow. If it was up to you, half of Congress would be out of office, half of the NFL, NBA, NHL would be out of players. Get real. These guys don't have convictions for assault, or a violent crime.
But the ones who chose to compete in another federation while they were still members of the IFBB knew and were warned in advance about it. You do this, you will get that. Simple as that. If I tell you and warn you in advance that if you choose the left path, you can't come back to the other path, you know in advance. Simple as that.