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Took the drive out to Hartford with fellow GB'er theEsquire today to check out my first pro show since the NY Pro the year Marvelous Melvin Anthony won it. I dunno, 2005 or 2006?
Anyway here's a recap for yo asses.
- Runningmom is a doll. She was there to support her friend Ripitupbaby (Lori Steele) in her first pro show and was kind enough to meet us and introduce us to some other people. Met Ron Harris and Bob Bonham who were both decent guys in person. She also baked 3 batches of white chocolate macadamia nut cookies and a shitload of cannolis, of which she gave some to us. Dee, you're all class!
- Said hello to Bob Chick and chewed the fat for a few minutes. I made sure to give a GetBig shoutout and to critique his suit (Dr. Evil suit with navy embroidered vest, powder blue check tie and two tone shoes complete with mid length pompadour haircut.) In all honesty, Bob has been super approachable and cool the few times I've met him, and he deserves big props for sticking around the Thunderdome all these years. He also does a great job as MC. Made a good "ketchup" joke about Heinz Senior, timed well and got a bunch of genuine laughs from the crowd.
- Met and spoke w Toney Freeman for a good 10 minutes about a variety of subjects. He was very likeable and well spoken as well as self confident. In the competition, he was clearly the best bodybuilder on stage, just 4 weeks out of shape to be able to win the show. But seriously, everyone else looks like an amateur next to him, development wise. Wish he came in 90% cuz that would be enough to hand everyone their asses.
- Spoke briefly with Jason Arntz, who looks lean and ready very early for the 202 O. Cordial and spent time to chat.
- Jose Raymond has the biggest ghona paws I've ever seen. And forearms. And calves. He looked like he was 240 lbs, 8 weeks out, with a double chin and neck rolls with veins on top of everything. Bizarre beast of a man. His hands were twice the size they should be for a man his size.
- Fahkri Muhbarrek (sp) is an enormous dinosaur midget. I can't even explain this to someone who hasn't seen it in person. Forearms defy physics. Calves are heinously huge. He was wearing a bedspread that looked tight on him. Just pukishly big.
- Evan Centopani dressed like a totally normal new dad dude who just happens to be like 290 lbs. Also, to be noted, looked totally comfortable in his own skin and not the least like a sweating, uncomfortable mess you'd expect from a mass monster. Also smiled a bunch. Congrats on the baby, Evan.
- Jeff Long got HOSED. Kid was diced to bits from the back. His calves shit on everyones so bad it's not funny. They had TEETH. Hams were razors, glutes in , back diced and arms huge. He just looked really good and I had him in 4th. Not sure where he ended up but it was out of the top 5.
- Mark Lavoie (Who?) somehow waltzed into second. I had him in like "who cares, not top 7". So yeah, he was wide as a house, and conditioned nicely... but he just wasn't impressive in person. When Will Harris was called out in 4th, we all laughed that this Lavoie stooge beat him. Then they called out Ben White in 3rd and we were like "Come Onnnnnnnnn..." Total gift to someone who is about to get smeared all over the O stage.
- Ben White was dry as a bone and could have won.
- Troy Alves was tight and shapely and deserved a win.
- Will Harris was no worse than 3rd.
- The Mo fella has oil in his calves and tri's so bad that they don't actually flex.
- The chick who got third in the womens BB contest... I couldn't beat her on every drug on earth. She got hosed too (although the winner was pretty effin good). The rest of the FBB's were "hard to look at".
- Mark Lavoie will probably win the O because nobody can figure out what's supposed to beat him.
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That's a hell of a recap ! Nice !! Very nice !! I'm actually surprised by World Harris's placing. He must've really tightened up lookin' at those pics we saw earlier in the week posted by Ron ! WOW ! How's his kidneys feel ? LOLOL !!
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That's a hell of a recap ! Nice !! Very nice !! I'm actually surprised by World Harris's placing. He must've really tightened up lookin' at those pics we saw earlier in the week posted by Ron ! WOW ! How's his kidneys feel ? LOLOL !!
He was PISSED when his placing was called. He was not quite tight enough and has some imbalances in his structure from injuries but he also has a fair amount of "wow" factor in his size, shape and muscularity. Like I said, anywhere from 1-3 I wouldn't have peeped. This show was close in the top 4 with the exception of Lavoie who sucked someone off sooooo gooood.
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He was PISSED when his placing was called. He was not quite tight enough and has some imbalances in his structure from injuries but he also has a fair amount of "wow" factor in his size, shape and muscularity. Like I said, anywhere from 1-3 I wouldn't have peeped. This show was close in the top 4 with the exception of Lavoie who sucked someone off sooooo gooood.
LOL @ the Lavoie comment.
I'm lookin' forward to seein' the pics. Alves should be VERY, VERY happy with his win. And I say that because of his age. He's up there, if I recall. Should definitely motivate, if not inspire some future competitors to " go for the gold ", if you will. He's certainly impressed me. :)
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Seemed like everyone in the top 6 or so was pushing or past 40. Not a lot of young guys in this show at all. HRT does wonders!
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Seemed like everyone in the top 6 or so was pushing or past 40. Not a lot of young guys in this show at all. HRT does wonders!
Yeah, your right. I forgot about World " The Vampire " Harris. He's at least 3,000 years old or so. ;D
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Borrowed from another board:
Open
1. Troy Alves
2. Marc Lavoie
3. Ben White
4. Will Harris
5. Fred Smalls
6. Toney Freeman
7. Johnnie Jackson
8. Jeff Long
9. Ricky "Tricky" Jackson
10. Adorthus Cherry
11. Mohamad Bannout
12. Phil Von Kaenel
13. Grigori Atoyan
14. Heinz Senior
Open
1. Kim Buck
2. Monique Jones
3. Kim Perez
4. Tazzie Columb
5. Angela Salvano
6. Lora Ottenad
7. Debbie Bramwell
8. Jennifer Sedia
9. Maria Segura
10. Claire OConnell
11. Bonnie Pappas
12. Drorit Kernes
13. Sarah Hayes
14. Candice Carr-Archer
15. Pamela Franklin
16. Gina Quinn
16. Stacey Pillari
16. Tammy Patnode
16. Julia Korfhage
16. Nicole Acker
16. Mary Jurumbo
16. Heather Foster
16. Irene Anderson
16. Lori Steele
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Borrowed from another board:
Open
1. Troy Alves
2. Marc Lavoie
3. Ben White
4. Will Harris
5. Fred Smalls
6. Toney Freeman
7. Johnnie Jackson
8. Jeff Long
9. Ricky "Tricky" Jackson
10. Adorthus Cherry
11. Mohamad Bannout
12. Phil Von Kaenel
13. Grigori Atoyan
14. Heinz Senior
Open
1. Kim Buck
2. Monique Jones
3. Kim Perez
4. Tazzie Columb
5. Angela Salvano
6. Lora Ottenad
7. Debbie Bramwell
8. Jennifer Sedia
9. Maria Segura
10. Claire OConnell
11. Bonnie Pappas
12. Drorit Kernes
13. Sarah Hayes
14. Candice Carr-Archer
15. Pamela Franklin
16. Gina Quinn
16. Stacey Pillari
16. Tammy Patnode
16. Julia Korfhage
16. Nicole Acker
16. Mary Jurumbo
16. Heather Foster
16. Irene Anderson
16. Lori Steele
:o :o :o
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Hey leave Marc Lavoie the fuck alone he is a great guy, trains a my gym and will probably do my prep for my next show ;D
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Nice recap Rearden. I was there on Friday trolling around myself.
I too saw Toney walking around in his jump suit, looked small (no hating) but because he is tall it is deceiving.
Do you know who was running the Muscle Meds booth? There was a guy as big as a house looked like Centapabu but wasn't.
I hope the show comes back as it is the only thing in my neck of the woods.
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Hey leave Marc Lavoie the fuck alone he is a great guy, trains a my gym and will probably do my prep for my next show ;D
:) might be the nicest guy in the world but he was just gifted that placing. He could have been 7th nobody would have griped.
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good job rearden....i guess ron harris can put to bed lol jose is natural theory,,,i don't care what he uses he is crazy thick but he is changing his overall looks all around with that added size on his compact already frame.still freak tho,,,
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- Runningmom is a doll. She was there to support her friend Ripitupbaby (Lori Steele) in her first pro show and was kind enough to meet us and introduce us to some other people. Met Ron Harris and Bob Bonham who were both decent guys in person. She also baked 3 batches of white chocolate macadamia nut cookies and a shitload of cannolis, of which she gave some to us. Dee, you're all ass!
:o :o :o ;D
Thanks Rearden.
My rundown of Rearden and theEsquire. Both very nice dudes and both big fuckers.
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Big Will.
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:o :o :o ;D
Thanks Rearden.
My rundown of Rearden and theEsquire. Both very nice dudes and both big fuckers.
Forgot to mention that the canoli was incredible. My GF said hers was orgasmic. Seriously impressed with the baking skills!
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Big Will.
I knew you loved black men :)
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Forgot to mention that the canoli was incredible. My GF said hers was orgasmic. Seriously impressed with the baking skills!
awwwwwwww glad she liked it. Lori sent me a text this morning, said OMG that was amazing.
I knew you loved black men :)
LOL..naaa but he was cool as hell.
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You look like a Puerto Rican newmom.
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:) might be the nicest guy in the world but he was just gifted that placing. He could have been 7th nobody would have griped.
I kind of agree, thing with Marc is posing by himself, he looks BAD
I think he looks more impressive in a line-up because he is wide as fuck and his back lat spread is just mind blowing fucking wide, plus he has hard looking glutes ( homo )
but this was supposed to be his last show tonight as he is getting old, might do the O just for fun just to say he has been on that stage once in his life
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You look like a Puerto Rican newmom.
Most people think I am. I'm half dago and half greek
Me and Ripitup
(http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/252029_2294877137941_1429467195_32770275_1702671_n.jpg)
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everybody gets good food exept old stavios >:(
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everybody gets good food exept old stavios >:(
if you lived closer I'd make ya some...
Don't think cannolis would travel well to canada
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Most people think I am. I'm half dago and half greek
Me and Ripitup
(http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/252029_2294877137941_1429467195_32770275_1702671_n.jpg)
Looking very Latina Newmom. When you come to Diego, I'll wine and dine you, fell you up, and you can have me incarcerated with your convict buddy, Chaos. ;D
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I kind of agree, thing with Marc is posing by himself, he looks BAD
I think he looks more impressive in a line-up because he is wide as fuck and his back lat spread is just mind blowing fucking wide, plus he has hard looking glutes ( homo )
but this was supposed to be his last show tonight as he is getting old, might do the O just for fun just to say he has been on that stage once in his life
Firstly, Lavoie was huge and definitely in shape. It's just that Ben White and Will Harris genetically crush him and were plenty hard enough to nudge Lavoie.
Then you get Jeff Long standing there giving up some lbs but more ripped and muscular in virtually every pose than Lavoie. Long crushed Everyone but Ben White from the back.
This show was a mess to judge. If I had to place them, it would be -
- Alves
- White
- Harris
- Smalls
- Long
- Freeman
- the 3rd place finisher from women's bb show
- Lavoie
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Firstly, Lavoie was huge and definitely in shape. It's just that Ben White and Will Harris genetically crush him and were plenty hard enough to nudge Lavoie.
Then you get Jeff Long standing there giving up some lbs but more ripped and muscular in virtually every pose than Lavoie. Long crushed Everyone but Ben White from the back.
This show was a mess to judge. If I had to place them, it would be -
- Alves
- White
- Harris
- Smalls
- Long
- Freeman
- the 3rd place finisher from women's bb show- Lavoie
LMAO ;D
I relate to Lavoie because he was a tiny tits 10 years ago, he is really "all drugs" so if he could take a tiny tits like himself and build a beast of a physique, he can do it with a tiny tits like me 8)
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Looking very Latina Newmom. When you come to Diego, I'll wine and dine you, fell you up, and you can have me incarcerated with your convict buddy, Chaos. ;D
You gonna be in Diego then? You buy I'll fly, but if you get fresh, I'll break your damn hands
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I think I'm in love with runningmom
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LMAO ;D
I relate to Lavoie because he was a tiny tits 10 years ago, he is really "all drugs" so if he could take a tiny tits like himself and build a beast of a physique, he can do it with a tiny tits like me 8)
How old a guy and what type of regimen does he like. PM or email me if you like.
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Runningmom is pretty hot...
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Yes shes hot but doesn't like the brothas :(
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Looking very Latina Newmom. When you come to Diego, I'll wine and dine you, fell you up, and you can have me incarcerated with your convict buddy, Chaos. ;D
Haha! ;D
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Yes shes hot but doesn't like the brothas :(
That's coo'. I'm only HALF a brotha ! LOL !!
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That's coo'. I'm only HALF a brotha ! LOL !!
my condolences Iron
;D
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That's coo'. I'm only HALF a brotha ! LOL !!
Upper or lower half ...?
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Upper or lower half ...?
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;D
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Most people think I am. I'm half dago and half greek
Me and Ripitup
(http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/252029_2294877137941_1429467195_32770275_1702671_n.jpg)
Dee you are the best!! :-*
Thank you for your support, the cookies, and especially the cannolli!!! Thanks for taking pics too... :)
Rearden...I would have loved to have met you in person after all of the nice things you have said about me on here
why didn't you man up and introduce yourself to me? ::)
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Last Place Lori ....
has a ring to it...fuckin loser.
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Dee you are the best!! :-*
Thank you for your support, the cookies, and especially the cannolli!!! Thanks for taking pics too... :)
Rearden...I would have loved to have met you in person after all of the nice things you have said about me on here
why didn't you man up and introduce yourself to me? ::)
I was sitting right behind Dee, and gave you one of the canolis. Honestly, seeing that you had just placed poorly I didn't feel the need to bother you, given our past encounters.
Plus, I don't really care to rehash any of that stuff. You have plenty of ppl on here that will argue w you. But, I mean, if you feel it's better, next time we are in the same place I'll introduce myself.
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I was sitting right behind Dee, and gave you one of the canolis. Honestly, seeing that you had just placed poorly I didn't feel the need to bother you, given our past encounters.
Plus, I don't really care to rehash any of that stuff. You have plenty of ppl on here that will argue w you. But, I mean, if you feel it's better, next time we are in the same place I'll introduce myself.
I don't rehash. I laugh it off. I just figured you were a pussy ;D
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I never understood why would it be necessary to introduce yourself to someone you could care less about... If I seen 'Last Place Lori' in the middle of the of nowhere and I recognized the troll face exterior, i would not waste .00005 second of my life interacting with someone I would not piss on if they were on fire... Reardren, you should of stuff the canoli in her face ...but I have a feeling (judging by the placing) that she was doing so already.
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ok guys give yourself a thong shake and let's make peace !
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Cute pics of Runningmom and rip...hope there weren't any mustache hairs in those cannolis :-X
Looked great rip!!
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:)
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I don't rehash. I laugh it off. I just figured you were a pussy ;D
Ehhhh... You make it so tempting to retaliate. I guess I need to beat dead last before I really say something stupid, though.
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:o
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jeebus some angry dudes in this thread..
You're welcome Lori, ya little firecracker you
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Cute pics of Runningmom and rip...hope there weren't any mustache hairs in those cannolis :-X
Looked great rip!!
Thank you stella :-*
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Cute pics of Runningmom and rip...hope there weren't any mustache hairs in those cannolis :-X
et tu bigfoot
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Great report rearden
I wasn't too impressed when I met Tony freeman tbh
Will Harris is one cool fag though
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How in the hell did Lori get last place ?? She looks pretty damn good in the above pics to me ! WTF ??????
By the way, Lori, will you marry me ? I'm hung like a newt, but I have a good heart. :D :D :D
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Great report rearden
I wasn't too impressed when I met Tony freeman tbh
Will Harris is one cool fag though
;D ;D
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Okami- when we approached Toney, I had the same trepidation, expecting a Dexter Jackson-like racist/ egotistical douche... But in reality he was just a dude working to make a living and was willing to spend time with people just to talk.
Random funny- PJ Braun was walking around with a loose wristed twink with floppy hair. I joked to my friend about PJs "shmoe". A few minutes later, my friend goes, "wait, isn't that Chris Aceto?"
And so it was ...
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LMAO ;D
I relate to Lavoie because he was a tiny tits 10 years ago, he is really "all drugs" so if he could take a tiny tits like himself and build a beast of a physique, he can do it with a tiny tits like me 8)
if you know lavoie he' not a big abuser , and you cant abuse much drugs after 40+ , there's his not much money to make in quebec first , and lavoie not pricy or greedy, he give me posing advice for 50$ , you will see if he does your contest prep , not expensive at all
you got more potential then him from my perspective , it about now , never give up , think pro from day one n be relentheless
arghhhhhh
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if you know lavoie he' not a big abuser , and you cant abuse much drugs after 40+ , there's his not much money to make in quebec first , and lavoie not pricy or greedy, he give me posing advice for 50$ , you will see if he does your contest prep , not expensive at all
you got more potential then him from my perspective , it about now , never give up , think pro from day one n be relentheless
arghhhhhh
The shit that comes out of your mouth amuses me.
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The shit that comes out of your mouth amuses me.
only because you so sexy,,,you wouldnt know about hormones so shut up and let the men talk,,,
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Ehhhh... You make it so tempting to retaliate. I guess I need to beat dead last before I really say something stupid, though.
Look you two-bit midget, you were deathly afraid to even introduce yourself to Lori. Furthermore, you use a ton of drugs simply because your body is so screwed up from tearing your quads and who the fuck knows what other injuries you have been riddled with, that if you were to ever to go natural (which you never will do to the inability to cope mentally) you`d end up a limping zombie, a geriatric pile of redundant goo. Now leave Lori alone for once. You, of all people (someone who uses a ton of drugs for no reason and to no avail), harping on her is not necessary.
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Look you two-bit midget, you were deathly afraid to even introduce yourself to Lori. Furthermore, you use a ton of drugs simply because your body is so screwed up from tearing your quads and who the fuck knows what else, that if you were to ever to go natural (which you never will do to the inability to cope mentally) you`d end up a limping zombie, a geriatric pile of redundant goo. Now leave Lori alone for once. You, of all people (someone who uses a ton of drugs for no reason and to no avail), harping on her is not necessary.
Lol! I use less drugs than Lori. Not like you're natural either, Adam.
I have no more beef w Lori. I wish her the best. My opinions on her physique are meaningless, what she does with her body is her business. I've grown up a bit in this regard. Try it.
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Lol! I use less drugs than Lori. Not like you're natural either, Adam.
I have no more beef w Lori. I wish her the best. My opinions on her physique are meaningless, what she does with her body is her business. I've grown up a bit in this regard. Try it.
I`ve never used a thing in my life. I hope this helps. Why must you create a fantasy about me for yourself to believe?
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I`ve never used a thing in my life. I hope this helps. Why must you create a fantasy about me for yourself to believe?
Who can take you seriously? 20,000 meaningless posts, won't matter when it's 200,000, they'll still just be hot air. Very successful troll.
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I doubt he was afraid to meet anyone. When Lori came to say bye, it was during the mens portion (I think). RM was sitting behind and about 5 seats to my left.
Rearden is a nice guy, not rude or arrogant as I first thought of when he and I had a few choice words about T3 and females.
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How in the hell did Lori get last place ?? She looks pretty damn good in the above pics to me ! WTF ??????
By the way, Lori, will you marry me ? I'm hung like a newt, but I have a good heart. :D :D :D
hahaha thanks for the offer ;D
I didn't get last... I didn't get top 15. They list everyone else in alphabetical order by last name as 16th on the final scoresheet.
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I doubt he was afraid to meet anyone. When Lori came to say bye, it was during the mens portion (I think). RM was sitting behind and about 5 seats to my left.
Rearden is a nice guy, not rude or arrogant as I first thought of when he and I had a few choice words about T3 and females.
Dee- I totally forgot about that T3 convo! I think that I'm too outspoken about my opinions a lot of the time. In truth, I try to be decent and fair to people but at times I say some things without a whole lot of etiquette. I'm working on that.
Lori, I actually thought you looked good. My critique is about the lower midsection, which had some distension in thr side poses. Not sure if that's prep related to carb up or what, but it detracted and the top finishers had very tight waists. But your back poses were sharp and the hard work showed up there for sure.
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Dee- I totally forgot about that T3 convo! I think that I'm too outspoken about my opinions a lot of the time. In truth, I try to be decent and fair to people but at times I say some things without a whole lot of etiquette. I'm working on that.
Lori, I actually thought you looked good. My critique is about the lower midsection, which had some distension in thr side poses. Not sure if that's prep related to carb up or what, but it detracted and the top finishers had very tight waists. But your back poses were sharp and the hard work showed up there for sure.
Yeah....it's primarily related to stomach/GI issues that I struggled with for the last 6 weeks of my prep. I was sick in bed for 4 days the week before the show and dropped seven pounds, so we did a pretty significant re-load the week of the show, and getting food into me that wouldn't piss my guts off was challenging. I was dealing with major tummy troubles and alot of gut inflammation. Still am... it's impeding my post-contest bingeing ;D
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I never understood why would it be necessary to introduce yourself to someone you could care less about... If I seen 'Last Place Lori' in the middle of the of nowhere and I recognized the troll face exterior, i would not waste .00005 second of my life interacting with someone I would not piss on if they were on fire... Reardren, you should of stuff the canoli in her face ...but I have a feeling (judging by the placing) that she was doing so already.
:D
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Levrone tends to get a little weird with his analysis. He said Will Harris's trunks fit him just right. What?
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Levrone tends to get a little weird with his analysis. He said Will Harris's trunks fit him just right. What?
It's a financial analysis. He's thinking about the after party income that Will is about to make thanks to those trunks. That's a true insider's analysis.
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How in the hell did Lori get last place ?? She looks pretty damn good in the above pics to me ! WTF ??????
Alphabetical order ...she wouldn't have been in last
EDIT saw rip's explanation post
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Judging by the photos Lori seems pretty tight in the mid-section and lower back. It's not like she went onstage with a FUPA for chrissakes.
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Most people think I am. I'm half dago and half greek
Me and Ripitup
(http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/252029_2294877137941_1429467195_32770275_1702671_n.jpg)
You both look great!