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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: carvedoutofwood on December 11, 2006, 06:35:45 PM
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this guy was a top competitive NPC BB until he became a fitness model... since then he's been by far the most successful FM of the past decade, possibly ever... now he's an editor of a mmag. a best selling author, and is still on half a dozen covers a year... honestly i dont know for a fact but i wouldnt doubt that he's been on more magazine covers then anyone ever, including all genres... possibly more successful then any BB's of his time, save ronnie and jay...(maybe shawn and flex... maybe)
(http://www.bodybuilders.com/sepe.jpg)
(http://www.laijs.com/shop/images/frank%20sepe.jpg)
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I think he looks horrible as a fitness model
he looked great when he was in the 260's !!! :o
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actually i never thought he had that impressive of a physique to begin with... which is what makes his incredible success sooooo crazy.... this pic is morphed, i think
(http://www.bodypharma.com.br/musc/images/franksep.jpg)
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actually i never thought he had that impressive of a physique to begin with... which is what makes his incredible success sooooo crazy.... this pic is morphed, i think
(http://www.bodypharma.com.br/musc/images/franksep.jpg)
of course that pic is morphed or he would be the most impressive bber to ever walk the earth
I have seen a lot of pics of him where he looks very large tho
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Yeah once he went natural, it was downhill from there.
Say, didn't he also pull a Derek and bare his junk for playgirl mag?!
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Frankie was a smart boy to stop juicin' and think about the future. Fuck that crazy shit mang...get some mainstream work, make some real money. Staying healthy is the way, bro.
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Yeah once he went natural, it was downhill from there.
Say, didn't he also pull a Derek and bare his junk for playgirl mag?!
pretty sure he did.... buuuuuttt, i dont agree that once he went natural "everything went downhill"... maybe his weight went down, but everything else went up, especially his $...
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Frankie was a smart boy to stop juicin' and think about the future. f**k that crazy shit mang...get some mainstream work, make some real money. Staying healthy is the way, bro.
i 100% agree... the guy has a best selling fitness book... and he's in the process of writing another one... thats $... probably sold 10X more books then the weider brothers will ever sell... and he's probably been on over 500 mag covers and Rnovel covers.... = $$$$$$
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Well, I am interested in bodybuilding, not fitness modeling, so I don't know much about him... Dude could have accomplished a few things in bbing, at least a pro card...
Now he just looks like a homo... He is so plucked and tweezed and he is small and bleukh.... monster faggotry!!!
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Well, I am interested in bodybuilding, not fitness modeling, so I don't know much about him... Dude could have accomplished a few things in bbing, at least a pro card...
Now he just looks like a homo... He is so plucked and tweezed and he is small and bleukh.... monster faggotry!!!
Sepe took advantage of the opportunity for modeling, while it was available. That's a smart move on his part.
It's a once-in-a-lifetime deal. Besides, it ain't like the NPC or IFBB is going anywhere.
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Sepe took advantage of the opportunity for modeling, while it was available. That's a smart move on his part.
It's a once-in-a-lifetime deal. Besides, it ain't like the NPC or IFBB is going anywhere.
exactly, he made 1000X more money and became 10000000X more successful as a FM then he ever would have s a pro BB... having more $$$ and banging more hot bitches all while mantaining your health and gaining more respect and fame the one ever could through BB (save for being a multiple MrO) = a smart guy
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Magazine covers pay just about enough to get a happy meal... no super size. I ain't saying Sepe doesn't make money, but it's not from magazine covers.
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I think Mike Ohern has him beat.
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exactly, he made 1000X more money and became 10000000X more successful as a FM then he ever would have s a pro BB... having more $$$ and banging more hot bitches all while mantaining your health and gaining more respect and fame the one ever could through BB (save for being a multiple MrO) = a smart guy
When Sepe had his column in MuscleMag, a writer accused him of being a sellout and that while others (like the writer) dream of being a "monster", Sepe just threw it all away.
Sepe replied that male models have a short shelf life, age 18-25. At age 24, he was at the tail-end of that scale. So, it would be best for him to cash in, while he had the chance. As for the "being-a-monster" part, Sepe replied that, until someone has actually been where he's been, they don't know what it's like to carry around nearly 300 lbs (even it is mostly muscle). He claimed that he felt uncomfortable with an offseason bodyweight of 295 and that, to be competitive at the pro level, he would likely need about 40 lbs. more muscle.
To him, it wasn't worth it. Sepe also claimed that the primary reason he competed at the 1996 North American Championship was to silence his detractors, who claimed he was merely a "pretty boy" and not a legitimate NPC national competitor. His 5th-place finish in the heavyweight class made his point.
Again, should he ever feel the urge to compete, he can always regain the muscle he once had. Chances are that he won't do that.
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plus he'll probably live 20 years longer then he would have carrying that kinda weight around fro the las decade...
mike ohearn has been on a lot of covers, but i dont think he's been on nearly as many as frank, plus the best selling book... etc... ... didnt he do battle dome... that show was soooooo amazingly good in every possible way...
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plus he'll probably live 20 years longer then he would have carrying that kinda weight around fro the las decade...
mike ohearn has been on a lot of covers, but i dont think he's been on nearly as many as frank, plus the best selling book... etc... ... didnt he do battle dome... that show was soooooo amazingly good in every possible way...
Well, I think that on the FM pic he is still juicing, winstrol or even some insulin, to mantain such a lean mass, even though he is a lot lighter...
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(http://www.laijs.com/shop/images/frank%20sepe.jpg)
monster 16" arms
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monster 16" arms
That's the point! He's done trying to be a "monster" (and has been for several years).
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Monster pre-pubescant girl from the neck up. Gargantuan Kamali look-alike from the neck down.
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Hehehe, the lack of upper chest makes him look like he gots teh boobies. This makes us laugh.
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Well, I am interested in bodybuilding, not fitness modeling, so I don't know much about him... Dude could have accomplished a few things in bbing, at least a pro card...
Now he just looks like a homo... He is so plucked and tweezed and he is small and bleukh.... monster faggotry!!!
1: You wish your face could look like his.
2: He is still bigger than you will ever be.
:)
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1: You wish your face could look like his.
2: He is still bigger than you will ever be.
:)
1. No
2. Don't be so sure.
Poor Frank, he could have been a contender...
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1. No
2. Don't be so sure.
Poor Frank, he could have been a contender...
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I think it's hard to talk bad about a guy who has surrounded himself with a number of famous fitness models since the good ol' FAP years. The idea of using your looks and your body to gain exposure and gain popularity with magazine models is probably what might make the envious ones get into the habit of jocking for position to see who is going to get which T&A star into a very private situation.
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What he's done is incredible! The kid took advantage of opportunity and ran with it. At his biggest physique he was incredibly impressive. I've seen him get 405 for ten (very clean) on the bench and he's gone over 5..Good for him because he's a good guy.
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Well, I am interested in bodybuilding, not fitness modeling, so I don't know much about him... Dude could have accomplished a few things in bbing, at least a pro card...
Now he just looks like a homo... He is so plucked and tweezed and he is small and bleukh.... monster faggotry!!!
Yeah, and he would still kick the shit out of you if popped this shit directly to his face...
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I would never let my size go for money, like he did
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tommy is right about mag covers. SOme of you think cause you are on the cover you are making bucks. MOST of the time you don't shit for cover. ANd in BB I highly doubt they get anything at all even for the shoot since it is probably in their contract. Hell the Swimsuit Model for SI doesn't get paid. It is the EXPOSURE that is important. For you to have "covers" is a big thing in the industry. To make a cover of a mag is the epitome of modeling. The more you have the more you are worth just about. WHne you go into an interview and show them your portfolio and they see you on all these covers they see that you are "top of the line". Unless a mag (major not BB) has solely hired you as a cover, you aren't getting paid to be on it. And again most of the time you are under contract so the shoot is part f it and if they put your pic on the cover it is up to them.
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notice how they take his pic for his book while standing to the side?
that's to hide that giant gap between the lower part of his pecs
that's a major flaw and because of that he had no future in bodybuilding
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notice how they take his pic for his book while standing to the side?
that's to hide that giant gap between the lower part of his pecs
that's a major flaw and because of that he had no future in bodybuilding
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agreed, one of the main reasons i never thought his physique was really all "that" impressive...
tommy is right about mag covers. SOme of you think cause you are on the cover you are making bucks. MOST of the time you don't shit for cover. ANd in BB I highly doubt they get anything at all even for the shoot since it is probably in their contract. Hell the Swimsuit Model for SI doesn't get paid. It is the EXPOSURE that is important. For you to have "covers" is a big thing in the industry. To make a cover of a mag is the epitome of modeling. The more you have the more you are worth just about. WHne you go into an interview and show them your portfolio and they see you on all these covers they see that you are "top of the line". Unless a mag (major not BB) has solely hired you as a cover, you aren't getting paid to be on it. And again most of the time you are under contract so the shoot is part f it and if they put your pic on the cover it is up to them.
granted, but like you said covers= exposure, and exposure= money... frank has the most covers ever = most exposure ever... which combined with his business savvy, and dispite his physique flaws may = a lot of money... so the # of covers certaintly have helped this guys financial status
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MattC, you have posted before taht you thought Frank McGrath is goodlooking. Wouldn't it be a big loss to bbing if he were to go the modeling route?!
We can't be telling goodlooking guys to quit the sport and the ugly guys to stay!
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Well, I think that on the FM pic he is still juicing, winstrol or even some insulin, to mantain such a lean mass, even though he is a lot lighter...
and you are very right my friend,,test for life and the rest mentioned too. was never a good bodybuilder,,but a good fitness model indeed
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honestly i dont know for a fact but i wouldnt doubt that he's been on more magazine covers then anyone ever, including all genres... possibly more successful then any BB's of his time, save ronnie and jay...(maybe shawn and flex... maybe)
too bad there is not someplace on the web that shows who's been on the cover (http://musclememory.com/mags.php) of all the bodybuilding mags.
sometimes I wonder why I even bothered.