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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: HowieW on October 28, 2007, 11:49:43 AM
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I read with great interest the now famous "belly ban " edict written by NPC and IFBB pro div president, Jim Manion ( a couple years ago). I sincerely believe that if pro judges took this edict to heart , the crazy drug use we still see , would be a thing of the past. His statement says in clear precise language that the winning physique needs to obey 3 crtieria ( long established judging criteria).
1. Bloated, distended bellys are major flaw in a physique.
2. The best physique is one that has flow, shape and asthetic lines.
3. Bodybuilding is about building muscles, but sheer mass alone at low body fat % is not meant to be the end all, be all of a winning physique.We don't want glorified male fitness models as Mr Olympia, but we need to judge the overall aspects of the physiques.
Manion is 100% correct in his views on this. If every judge took this standard to its' logical conclusion the sport would grow . It would end the advantage of "extreme/dangerous" drug use. Bodybuilding is a judged sport based on how you look, not on ones performance. Face it, most of us really don't care if a pro takes some "supplements" to get ready for big show. As fans we simply want to see some outstanding physiques on the pro stage. The Manion "belly ban" edict followed to the letter would have a much greater positive impact on pro bodybuilding than drug testing ever could.
Howard
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haha, epic seductive pose with a Shelty
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haha, epic seductive pose with a Shelty
Thanks her name was Smoochy and passed away last summer at 15 yrs old.
She had a Bloated belly but it balanced her physique out wih her mushroom booty LOL
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Thanks her name was Smoochy and passed away last summer at 15 yrs old.
She had a Bloated belly but it balanced her physique out wih her mushroom booty LOL
They're very nice dogs.
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I read with great interest the now famous "belly ban " edict written by NPC and IFBB pro div president, Jim Manion ( a couple years ago). I sincerely believe that if pro judges took this edict to heart , the crazy drug use we still see , would be a thing of the past. His statement says in clear precise language that the winning physique needs to obey 3 crtieria ( long established judging criteria).
1. Bloated, distended bellys are major flaw in a physique.
2. The best physique is one that has flow, shape and asthetic lines.
3. Bodybuilding is about building muscles, but sheer mass alone at low body fat % is not meant to be the end all, be all of a winning physique.We don't want glorified male fitness models as Mr Olympia, but we need to judge the overall aspects of the physiques.
Manion is 100% correct in his views on this. If every judge took this standard to its' logical conclusion the sport would grow . It would end the advantage of "extreme/dangerous" drug use. Bodybuilding is a judged sport based on how you look, not on ones performance. Face it, most of us really don't care if a pro takes some "supplements" to get ready for big show. As fans we simply want to see some outstanding physiques on the pro stage. The Manion "belly ban" edict followed to the letter would have a much greater positive impact on pro bodybuilding than drug testing ever could.
Howard
Howie I really believe that the time of the massmonsters is slowly but surely coming to an end.
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Howie I really believe that the time of the massmonsters is slowly but surely coming to an end.
Yes, I think this is true, now that Manion is in charge of both the NPC and pro div.
I know i don't want to the pro sport to risk ending with rigid comprehensive drug testing, but something had to be done.