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Title: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!
Post by: The Squadfather on January 17, 2007, 02:32:20 PM
hahahahaha, his "trained legs" on his segment on BFTO 05 and after few sets of 150 pound leg extensions he goes into smith machine squats and with some long haired dude hugging him from behind does a few sets of 8 with 4 plates on each side literally going 5 inches down and not even coming all the way up, them this assclown has the nuts to say, "if you're not training this hard don't show up for the Olympia" hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Stavios on January 17, 2007, 02:35:06 PM
are smith machine squat really easier than normal squats ?

cause that big dude at my gym was squatting 6 plate a side on the smith for a couple of reps and I tought it was impressive.
I never saw him do real squats tho
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Bluto on January 17, 2007, 02:36:05 PM
yes they are
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Bast000 on January 17, 2007, 02:36:21 PM
hahaha. he shouldn't bother going to the olympia.  what did he get a $20 taco bell gift certificate for his placing?
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Fury on January 17, 2007, 02:37:30 PM
are smith machine squat really easier than normal squats ?

cause that big dude at my gym was squatting 6 plate a side on the smith for a couple of reps and I tought it was impressive.
I never saw him do real squats tho

I hate them. Either they put too much pressure on my knees or I feel like I'm going to fall backwards with my legs so far in front of me. No point in doing it on a smith anyway if you're throwing 3+ plates on.  ::)
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Dan-O on January 17, 2007, 02:38:13 PM
I do 5 plates a side on the Smith...  definitely not the same as 5 plates a side of regular free bar squats.  BUT the Smith is easier on my lower back.  Because of the way I'm built (long legs, short torso), I can remain more upright in the Smith and keep the stress on my legs.
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: phyxsius on January 17, 2007, 02:38:29 PM
hahahahaha, this clown "trained legs" on his segment on BFTO 05 and after few sets of 150 pound leg extensions he goes into smith machine squats and with some long haired dude hugging him from behind does a few sets of 8 with 4 plates on each side literally going 5 inches down and not even coming all the way up, them this assclown has the nuts to say, "if you're not training this hard don't show up for the Olympia" hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I bet that assclown has not been going out alot or reads any magazines
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Stavios on January 17, 2007, 02:40:06 PM
I hate them. Either they put too much pressure on my knees or I feel like I'm going to fall backwards with my legs so far in front of me. No point in doing it on a smith anyway if you're throwing 3+ plates on.  ::)

I tried them once but even with 2 plates it felt weird, I don't like it that much

I prefer free squats or front squats
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Fury on January 17, 2007, 02:42:11 PM
I tried them once but even with 2 plates it felt weird, I don't like it that much

I prefer free squats or front squats

Yeah. Unfortunately I've got long legs and I have to stick them pretty far in front of me to take the pressure off my knees to feel it and it's just weird. Free weight 4 lyf3!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: IceCold on January 17, 2007, 03:04:31 PM
you forgot to mention a few things.

craig does like 2 forced reps on leg extensions and acts like he's done the most intense set ever.

also he was wearing knee wraps and getting a spot on every set of his smith squats.

when i saw that in the preview, i thought, that must be a drop set (s). 
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Big Lee on January 17, 2007, 06:00:49 PM
Im not usually one to rag on the pros but he really does train like a nerd.  He is big in spite of his training, not because of it.  He would prolly be Mr O if he trained like a normal person.  I thought he must have been special.
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Blockhead on January 17, 2007, 06:04:49 PM

 I saw this guy once at the gym...he had this bright red string tank top on and neon yellow spandex shorts on and had his 'doorag' backwards like PAC...

 Persian guy...don't know his name but anyway...he had 7 plates a side and had 9 guys SPOTTING him for quater reps.

 He racked it and his giant TEAM of spotters patted him on the bakc and told him that the bucktoothed jackasses with their pens/pencils will be silenced now!
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Dan-O on January 17, 2007, 06:05:42 PM
I saw this guy once at the gym...he had this bright red string tank top on and neon yellow spandex shorts on and had his 'doorag' backwards like PAC...

 Persian guy...don't know his name but anyway...he had 7 plates a side and had 9 guys SPOTTING him for quater reps.

 He racked it and his giant TEAM of spotters patted him on the bakc and told him that the bucktoothed jackasses with their pens/pencils will be silenced now!

I think I saw that guy one time too. ;D
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Chick on January 17, 2007, 06:30:22 PM
I hate them. Either they put too much pressure on my knees or I feel like I'm going to fall backwards with my legs so far in front of me. No point in doing it on a smith anyway if you're throwing 3+ plates on.  ::)


All you guys are using the Smith machine wrong...your feet don't go out in front of you..they go back.

Take a regular stance like you would if you just stepped out from the rack...now take a half step BACKWARDS...this will put you in the proper alignment to squat...and no pressure on the knees.

Putting your feet way out in front will assuredly put bigtime stress on the knees and in particular, the patellas...
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Fury on January 17, 2007, 06:37:55 PM

All you guys are using the Smith machine wrong...your feet don't go out in front of you..they go back.

Take a regular stance like you would if you just stepped out from the rack...now take a half step BACKWARDS...this will put you in the proper alignment to squat...and no pressure on the knees.

Putting your feet way out in front will assuredly put bigtime stress on the knees and in particular, the patellas...

My smith angles downward and the only way to do a squat on it without putting your knees 8 inches over your toes is that way. It's pointless either way.
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: MisterMagoo on January 17, 2007, 07:09:10 PM
i think i'm going to tape myself doing leg extensions with knee wraps, plus get a guy to help me do forced reps. then i'll let the stack slam back down and yell "go heavy or go home, baby!" into the camera.
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Bast000 on January 17, 2007, 07:11:01 PM
150lbs leg extensions, what a beast!!!!!!!

he must be able to squat, 240lbs with full range reps..  out of this world!$!$ @$
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: njflex on January 17, 2007, 07:47:14 PM
ok 1st ragging on his training is one thing,i am sure he is plenty strong,he is a freak in jersey and was a great teenager and at 20 had pro written all over him in the early nineties,i know where he trained and told many stories,grew like a weed and has very good leg's,probably best bodypart.he is built along the lines of dex,charles,if he comes in at 230.i know someone who know's him and grew up with him.
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Pollux on January 17, 2007, 07:49:09 PM
hahahahaha, this clown "trained legs" on his segment on BFTO 05 and after few sets of 150 pound leg extensions he goes into smith machine squats and with some long haired dude hugging him from behind does a few sets of 8 with 4 plates on each side literally going 5 inches down and not even coming all the way up, them this assclown has the nuts to say, "if you're not training this hard don't show up for the Olympia" hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ummmm... okay?
Did I miss something?
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: getfast81 on January 18, 2007, 12:25:42 PM
hahahahaha, this clown "trained legs" on his segment on BFTO 05 and after few sets of 150 pound leg extensions he goes into smith machine squats and with some long haired dude hugging him from behind does a few sets of 8 with 4 plates on each side literally going 5 inches down and not even coming all the way up, them this assclown has the nuts to say, "if you're not training this hard don't show up for the Olympia" hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So what?  Dude was dieting for months.  He was depleted.  Big deal.
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: JOHN MATRIX on January 18, 2007, 12:29:59 PM
hahahahaha, this clown "trained legs" on his segment on BFTO 05 and after few sets of 150 pound leg extensions he goes into smith machine squats and with some long haired dude hugging him from behind does a few sets of 8 with 4 plates on each side literally going 5 inches down and not even coming all the way up, them this assclown has the nuts to say, "if you're not training this hard don't show up for the Olympia" hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
my GOD!! 150lb leg extensions?????

LOL at 'some long haired dude hugging him from behind' hahahahahaha
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Squadfather on January 18, 2007, 01:09:48 PM
So what?  Dude was dieting for months.  He was depleted.  Big deal.
yeah it's no big deal but then don't say stupid shit like "if you're not training this hard don't come to the Olympia", hahahaha, he was lifting weights that most high school kids could lift.
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: njflex on January 18, 2007, 01:13:01 PM
ok,but no high schooler is built like that,has good genes,was good even as a teen.
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Squadfather on January 18, 2007, 01:16:07 PM
ok,but no high schooler is built like that,has good genes,was good even as a teen.
his "genes" aint shit, he's 219 lbs.
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: njflex on January 18, 2007, 02:05:46 PM
GREAT shape.leg's with full sweep,has very fast metabolism and he has said it tough to eat to gain,still good build.
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: davidpaul on January 18, 2007, 02:07:52 PM
kamali holds the world record in the smith machine weightless bar quarter squat with 13 spotters.
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: alexxx on January 18, 2007, 02:19:53 PM
Squadpapi your laughing at Craig Richardson for having one of the best chests today or wheels? Calves? Placing at the Olympia? Training at the YMCA? Which is it?

(http://www.thebiguniverse.com/richardson/FDBE0331.jpg)

(http://www.thebiguniverse.com/richardson/FDBE0332.jpg)

(http://www.thebiguniverse.com/richardson/FDBE0334.jpg)

(http://www.thebiguniverse.com/richardson/FDBE0335.jpg)

(http://www.thebiguniverse.com/richardson/FDBE0336.jpg)

(http://www.thebiguniverse.com/richardson/FDBE0338.jpg)

(http://www.thebiguniverse.com/richardson/FDBE0341.jpg)
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: alexxx on January 18, 2007, 02:20:39 PM
His training partner?

(http://www.thebiguniverse.com/richardson/md1.jpg)
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Pollux on January 18, 2007, 02:41:34 PM
His training partner?

(http://www.thebiguniverse.com/richardson/md1.jpg)

Yup. He's supposedly a lawyer. Lucky for Craig.  ;D
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!
Post by: fearANDloathing on January 19, 2007, 05:38:38 AM
The Smith machine should be BANNED!
One of the worse things as far as training to ever happen to bodybuilding. >:(
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!
Post by: GoneAway on January 19, 2007, 06:23:31 AM
Richardson is a great BBer. He trains for size, he gets size. He trains for condition, he shows up ripped. Hardly laughable, unless you're jealous. ;)
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!
Post by: brian36 on January 19, 2007, 09:00:19 AM
The Smith machine isn't bad.  I don't squat in it but I need it for calf raises.  My gym doesn't have a standing calf raise machine.
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!
Post by: gymguy on January 19, 2007, 09:07:35 AM
Squats on the smith machine are so much better on your knees and back.  AND, they are effective!!!
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!
Post by: kyomu on January 19, 2007, 09:10:41 AM
hahahahaha, his "trained legs" on his segment on BFTO 05 and after few sets of 150 pound leg extensions he goes into smith machine squats and with some long haired dude hugging him from behind does a few sets of 8 with 4 plates on each side literally going 5 inches down and not even coming all the way up, them this assclown has the nuts to say, "if you're not training this hard don't show up for the Olympia" hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Damn..I begin to like your style, sarcasm..
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!
Post by: bailey on January 19, 2007, 10:46:29 AM
Exactly true Chick. If you do Smith squats with your feet out in front you are doing them wrong !!!!! That's why they hurt and you are not getting any results newbs..... Place your feet right under you as you would with the free squat. Smith machine squats are actually better and you will achieve greater results when you are using very heavy weight as your back, erectors, glutes are not doing most of the work. I don't know about the long leg / short torso thing. but I'm the opposite, with short legs and long torso and Smith machine squats feel awesome for me. And don't use those newish stupid Smith machines that are on that slight angle. That might be your problem. You should be going straight up and down. I also have always thought the weight should be on your shoulders for legs, for a full range of motion. I don't ever do Leg press for that reason. Not nearly the results I get from Free squats, Hacks, and Smiths.
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!
Post by: 20inch calves on January 19, 2007, 01:48:43 PM
so what..he still has impressive legs
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!
Post by: alexxx on January 19, 2007, 01:50:36 PM
Sarcasm is owned yet again.
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!
Post by: The Squadfather on January 19, 2007, 01:55:12 PM
Sarcasm is owned yet again.
dude we've gone over this time and time and time again, that's not me, i have NEVER EVER been that ripped.
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!
Post by: alexxx on January 19, 2007, 01:56:50 PM
dude we've gone over this time and time and time again, that's not me, i have NEVER EVER been that ripped.

that explains it. I think its that faraa guy
Title: Re: Craig Richardson is the most laughable pro bodybuilder ever!!
Post by: kyomu on January 19, 2007, 02:06:01 PM
dude we've gone over this time and time and time again, that's not me, i have NEVER EVER been that ripped.
I dont care if you are a gimmick count. But I just wonder how many people in that account? I see two...How is..