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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: the shadow on November 09, 2006, 10:51:24 AM
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there are a alot of pros whos career ended pretty soon.some of those pros are jim quinn,mike mentzer,kal schalak,lou ferrigno,ian harrison....
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ferrigno is still having a long lasting career in bb'ing
...and he has the twenty dollar bills to prove it
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ferrigno is still having a long lasting career in bb'ing
...and he has the twenty dollar bills to prove it
haahaahahhhhhhhhhhahaahahahh
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Ian harrison was truly one of my all time favorite. That mofo was strong as a pitt bull
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Dennis Newman, one of my personal favs.
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i met big ian a few times,cant belive he didnt go further,he was massive...
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Big Mike Francios...wish he was still around! This man was a BEAST!
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Big Mike Francios...wish he was still around! This man was a BEAST!
I miss francois, too. that guy was a gentlemen in a sport full of guys who are full of themselves
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Anyone remember Edgar Fletcher? wat happened to him?
(http://body.builder.hu/imagebank/pictures/977004343.jpg)
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Kenny Brown? USA and Nationals winner the same year now nothing?
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I miss francois, too. that guy was a gentlemen in a sport full of guys who are full of themselves
here we go!!!
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Chris Cook ...hahahahahahah
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here we go!!!
He won the ASC and people thought he was on his way to win many more shows. It's unfortunate he had to retire
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richard jones, what did he do like 2 contests?
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there are a alot of pros whos career ended pretty soon.some of those pros are jim quinn,mike mentzer,kal schalak,lou ferrigno,ian harrison....
Some didn't want to make it a career choice, just wanted to prove to themselves they could do it.
Some had health issues.
Some had financial issues.
Some had drug issues.
Ferrigno has seen the highs and lows of bodybuilding.
From the heights of playing the Hulk on TV, to the lows of depending on residual income from picture signings.
Ferrigno may have lost to Arnold when it came to life, but Ferrigno still looks in decent shape while Arnold looks like he never lifted a weight in his life. ???
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Vince Comerford
David Dearth
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More recent, Capriese Murray.
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Yes- caprioese murray and chris cook. both turned pro-did one show and quit!
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Dragna
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Mentzer and Buchannan competed for decades...........Mentze r competed in the 1960`s,until the `80 Olympia.
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all the WBF'ers.
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Mentzer and Buchannan competed for decades...........Mentze r competed in the 1960`s,until the `80 Olympia.
You are quite correct Wes, Buchanan was a pro from 84 to 98
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jojo ntiforo... he looked awesome when he turned pro, then nothing...
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You are quite correct Wes, Buchanan was a pro from 84 to 98
Yup ,been around a long time,and that`s not taking their amatuer careers into account.
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there are a alot of pros whos career ended pretty soon.some of those pros are jim quinn,mike mentzer,kal schalak,lou ferrigno,ian harrison....
Ferrigno had a short career? ??? Didn't he compete in three different decades? I know he competed in the 70's and the 90's. Thats about as long as it gets.
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I expected huge things from this guy, but wasn't to be
(http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0VgDRAqYa7p9ZvTTVqsFX9LA0HdUaQTj4njV5sHGr2m!aXDbwid1AjflxUaLZL5V56CctsjI8iW8csfn!Zgd8Wxk7TeloEummYmga4NsF!cMULgmi3uv3dmtqgOobhRMT/Achim_Albrecht_06.JPG?dc=4675562941157785798)
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Ferrigno stated competing when he was a teen in Dan Luries WBBG.
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mike platz comes to mind. hyped up like crazy, got his pro card, never did anything afterwards. same with matt duvall. and greg kovacs. actually any muscletech athlete.
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mike platz comes to mind. hyped up like crazy, got his pro card, never did anything afterwards. same with matt duvall. and greg kovacs. actually any muscletech athlete.
Aye, I was getting soo sick of every friggin' 24-hour arm workout of Matt's, thank God he gave it up and we were able to go on with our lives.
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I have to say Dennis Newman. He had tons and tons of potential.
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I miss francois, too. that guy was a gentlemen in a sport full of guys who are full of themselves
I agree! that guy was awesome.
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MQ: It was an on and off thing. I wasn’t a drug addict. I was actually self-medicating the anxiety from my ADHD with cocaine.[/i]
Jesus, Mike LOL. Let me explain something to you: you were self medicating your DESIRE TO GET HIGH. Why the hell do some people try to justify their bad habits like this? As if they are kidding anyone but themselves. "I need to abuse drugs and get high every night in order to get in touch with my spiritual/mental/emotional side.". Well...no. You just like to get high, but if you enjoy lying to yourself, ok.
I thought it was BS too, but on A&E's show INTERVENTION they did explain that people with various anxiety disorders often do self-medicate with hard drugs. In particular, a guy described as a "Rage-a-holic" was "self-medicating" with crack cocaine and his family paid for it because they said the only time he was calm was when he was high. Sounds strange, but I bought it.
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Troy Zuccolocco (sp) and Dennis Newman. Dennis Newman was suppose to be the poster boy that Weider was waiting for, but he got leukemia. Made Jay Cutler look like a Neanderthal
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I thought it was BS too, but on A&E's show INTERVENTION they did explain that people with various anxiety disorders often do self-medicate with hard drugs. In particular, a guy described as a "Rage-a-holic" was "self-medicating" with crack cocaine and his family paid for it because they said the only time he was calm was when he was high. Sounds strange, but I bought it.
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it's the difference between doing it because you want to have a good time and doing it so you can function in normal life. it's a bit of a fine line, but there is a difference.
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Sean Connery. :)
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I expected huge things from this guy, but wasn't to be
(http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0VgDRAqYa7p9ZvTTVqsFX9LA0HdUaQTj4njV5sHGr2m!aXDbwid1AjflxUaLZL5V56CctsjI8iW8csfn!Zgd8Wxk7TeloEummYmga4NsF!cMULgmi3uv3dmtqgOobhRMT/Achim_Albrecht_06.JPG?dc=4675562941157785798)
Both Achim Albrecht and the earlier mentioned Ian Harrison were big but with a bad structure. In a decade with Yates, Levrone, Ray, Wheeler etc. they were never going to win anything anyway.
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Yes- caprioese murray and chris cook. both turned pro-did one show and quit!
murrays career was even shorter than chris cooks..sad they both had alot of potenial..
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Phil Hill
Tom Terwiliger
JP Guillaume
Franco Santoriello
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even though mike francois career was short,he still won an arnold classic and was hailed as the next mr olympia..it would have been so great if he competed till the end..
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one guy who was awesome was phil hernon..he just disappeared after doing 1 or 2 shows.he made bob chick look like a chick litreally at the USAs 1995.this guy one massive mofo..
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Richard Jones and Caprise Murry..... Those guys were dope.
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I hope Capriese returns sometime. He could do some damage.
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capries had some of the sickest legs of all time. very crisp and dry. I hear he did not want to risk his health anymore. i could be wrong though. cook is def done I hear.
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I thought it was BS too, but on A&E's show INTERVENTION they did explain that people with various anxiety disorders often do self-medicate with hard drugs. In particular, a guy described as a "Rage-a-holic" was "self-medicating" with crack cocaine and his family paid for it because they said the only time he was calm was when he was high. Sounds strange, but I bought it.
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I definitely believe certain "personality types" are more likely to use drugs. If they have the ADHD type personality, or disorder if you want to call it that (and I know many don't buy the whole ADHD thing at all), they are more likely to get into stimulants like coke.
I think I read somewhere that you could test if you had ADHD simply by taking speed; if it calmed you down you had ADHD. If you got hyper you were "normal".
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??? Phil Hernon....monster mass dude then vanished.Would love to see this guy make a comeback.
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What about this guy?
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Phil Hernon posts over at professionalmuscle.com.
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I definitely believe certain "personality types" are more likely to use drugs. If they have the ADHD type personality, or disorder if you want to call it that (and I know many don't buy the whole ADHD thing at all), they are more likely to get into stimulants like coke.
I think I read somewhere that you could test if you had ADHD simply by taking speed; if it calmed you down you had ADHD. If you got hyper you were "normal".
I have ADD without the hyperactive part (as is the case with most adults) and I was never into drugs other than alcohol and valium and xanax, all of which calmed me down substantially and...
What was I saying?
Damn, Jaclyn Smith still looks friggin' hot!
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did matt even make pro's I don't think so
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Tommi Thorvilsden.
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rick stevenson, from san diego. john defendis also.
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Paul DeMayo never achieved what he could have done :(
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Ferrigno had a short career? ??? Didn't he compete in three different decades? I know he competed in the 70's and the 90's. Thats about as long as it gets.
Lou only competed for a few years. The early to mid 70's and his comeback from 1992 to 1994.
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Paul Demayo, Tommy Thorvildsen (sp?), Matt Mendenhall... all great physiques who could have done so much more. I think Tommy is still around, he just doesn't do much..
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Dont forget the brits
Peter 'elvis' brown, Jammo Nezzar, Grant Thomas (amazing potential, but calves like a baby goat), Steve Creihton (Mr scotland)..........
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Alq' Gurley
(http://www.darkwoods.net/bodybuilder/male/bb/gallery/fullsize/gurley13.jpg)
Couldnt get a sponsor. It shows the guys at the top of some of the supp companies are clueless. Was probably more marketable than Flex and as Ray.
Anyway...had a hot woman like Flex's wife.
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I think Edgar Fletcher is the best amateur never to have made the pros.
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paul demayo quit bodybuilding too soon..after he competed at the olympia 1995 and then he competed for 2 more shows and then vanished..damn paul had unreal potential..RIP paul
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I think Edgar Fletcher is the best amateur never to have made the pros.
How about this guy? Did you forget?
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How about this guy? Did you forget?
hahahahhahahaha
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Mike Valentino - never made it to the pro stage EVER
plus it took him 20yr to get his card
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Matt Duvall.
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How about this guy? Did you forget?
what the hell kind of pose is that??
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what the hell kind of pose is that??
Crouching Melvin, hidden pecs...
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this man had alot of potential! dont know what happened to this man???
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Some didn't want to make it a career choice, just wanted to prove to themselves they could do it.
Some had health issues.
Some had financial issues.
Some had drug issues.
Ferrigno has seen the highs and lows of bodybuilding.
From the heights of playing the Hulk on TV, to the lows of depending on residual income from picture signings.
Ferrigno may have lost to Arnold when it came to life, but Ferrigno still looks in decent shape while Arnold looks like he never lifted a weight in his life. ???
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Don't forget though....Arnold is a 60+ year old man. Not to mention he has major responsiblities as governor now. Working out is the last thing on his mind.
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Don't forget though....Arnold is a 60+ year old man. Not to mention he has major responsiblities as governor now. Working out is the last thing on his mind.
If you saw that picture of him at the beach in a thong, you'd agree with me.
Ferrigno is still in good shape considering his age.
Arnold is just............done.
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The beginning of the end!
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Mike Quinn had drug issues:
http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=459523
T-Nation: You struggled with a recreational drug problem for several years, correct?
MQ: It was an on and off thing. I wasn’t a drug addict. I was actually self-medicating the anxiety from my ADHD with cocaine.
Jesus, Mike LOL. Let me explain something to you: you were self medicating your DESIRE TO GET HIGH. Why the hell do some people try to justify their bad habits like this? As if they are kidding anyone but themselves. "I need to abuse drugs and get high every night in order to get in touch with my spiritual/mental/emotional side.". Well...no. You just like to get high, but if you enjoy lying to yourself, ok.
Now excuse me - I need to go O.D on cocaine to self medicate my ADHD. Then I'm going to dabble with heroin and mainline meth for a month for the purposes of religious experience. It's not that I have a drug problem or anything, I just like to get in touch with my spiritual side with a slow drip I.V of every form of contraband under the sun.
This isn't me trying to justify stupid bullshit behaviour or anything and it's not like I'm assuming you're naive enough to believe ridiculous lies in order to get social support to enable my problems or anything like that. I honestly mean all of this.
You believe this, right? Right?
matt you are an idiot.
people like you proliferate the belief that mental illnesses dont exist and it's all whining and complaining. no one you know has committed suicide eh?
not saying that mike isnt leaning on it a bit, but many, many, many drug cases have some sort of ''reason''. otherwise we'd either all be doing drugs, or all not doing them....
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Ian harrison was truly one of my all time favorite. That mofo was strong as a pitt bull
he was great.
could have been the man.
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How about this guy? Did you forget?
This monster needs a whole thread, oh wait he's had more than anyone. But he's in a class unto himself.