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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Moosejay on December 25, 2007, 04:54:23 PM
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This story takes place between 1990-1992, at Gold's Gym in New Haven, CT (Current home of Big Evan Centopani).
As many of you know, all of McMahon's WBF stars were training there for his short-lived (two events) organization. I believe Icopro was a big sponsor, along with none other than Donald Trump (at least for the second show).
Now, I was not these guys official chiropractor.
But I did adjust most of them and heard and experienced quite a few anecdotes.
One day, I espied Gary Strydom pumping away on the Lifecycle (or whatever the main cardio bike was back then), sweating up a veritable storm.
The curious thing was this:
as he was pumping, he was consuming one after the other of PR Bars (you may remember these protein bars...great tasting...but not too great for you).
Well,...I just hadda ask...
I approached (he was a nice guy and very approachable)him and asked, "Mr. Strydom, may I ask if there is any disagreement in your system, blood flow, or any other aspect of your training when you proceed to eat 10-12 protein bars while training?"
Mike, I must say, with my metabolism what it is (interpret that statement as you will :))...If I am not constantly eating, my body will pretty much eat itself down to no size at all."
And with that, I was on my way.
Mike
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i beleive it i eat junkfood all day,
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i beleive it i eat junkfood all day,
Well Daddywaddy, you look shredded and blessed and you should be pleased with that ability to eat to your desire and stay lean. My hat off to you!
Mike
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Gary Strydom And His "Super Matebolism"
Hi Gary.
If you watch the golden age of muscle videos on youtube, you will see that Gary claimed to be eating something like 7,000 calories a day. Meanwhile, in Rich Gaspari's DVD, he claimed to only eat around 3,500 calories in the off-season and 2,500 calories in contest (!!). Check out the link below for more info on Gaspari's diet and his alleged "slow metabolism":
http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/richgaspariseminarandposingdvdreview.html
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Hi Gary.
If you watch the golden age of muscle videos on youtube, you will see that Gary claimed to be eating something like 7,000 calories a day. Meanwhile, in Rich Gaspari's DVD, he claimed to only eat around 3,500 calories in the off-season and 2,500 calories in contest (!!). Check out the link below for more info on Gaspari's diet and his alleged "slow metabolism":
My Name is Mike. Not Gary. Not Gary Strydom.
Apparaently, he was burning AND eating at least that when he was at golds, at 300 pounds, in the early 90's.
Mike
http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/richgaspariseminarandposingdvdreview.html
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My Name is Mike. Not Gary. Not Gary Strydom.
Mike
Hi Gary. ;D Congrats on your super metabolism. 8)
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Hi Gary. ;D Congrats on your super metabolism. 8)
Please PM me, young turk.
Mike
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The Beef once had sex . . .
The Beef
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The Beef once had sex . . .
The Beef
i'm calling bullshit.
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No one as old as Gary looks as good and as juiced as he does. Literally no one on the earth.
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One day, I espied Gary Strydom pumping away on the Lifecycle (or whatever the main cardio bike was back then), sweating up a veritable storm.
The curious thing was this:
as he was pumping, he was consuming one after the other of PR Bars...
He had just shot his insulin.
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Gary on insulin and growth:
I don't use insulin on a regular basis...If I do?...Iits because I feel my body needs it...Meaning, I check it when I use growth!! I have never used 12IU's...In one hit!? I would spread it over a whole day and night. Dr Who?...12IU's is nothing. Definitely not crazy in full scheme of things.
http://www.chadnicholls.net/forums/showthread.php?p=898499#post898499
To joeloco: Gary still has a great physique despite cycling insulin and growth for a long time :D
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Maybe Gary Strydom is gh15- he uses a lot of "..." between words too! :D
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TEAM STRYDOM!!!
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This story takes place between 1990-1992, at Gold's Gym in New Haven, CT (Current home of Big Evan Centopani).
As many of you know, all of McMahon's WBF stars were training there for his short-lived (two events) organization. I believe Icopro was a big sponsor, along with none other than Donald Trump (at least for the second show).
Now, I was not these guys official chiropractor.
But I did adjust most of them and heard and experienced quite a few anecdotes.
One day, I espied Gary Strydom pumping away on the Lifecycle (or whatever the main cardio bike was back then), sweating up a veritable storm.
The curious thing was this:
as he was pumping, he was consuming one after the other of PR Bars (you may remember these protein bars...great tasting...but not too great for you).
Well,...I just hadda ask...
I approached (he was a nice guy and very approachable)him and asked, "Mr. Strydom, may I ask if there is any disagreement in your system, blood flow, or any other aspect of your training when you proceed to eat 10-12 protein bars while training?"
Mike, I must say, with my metabolism what it is (interpret that statement as you will :))...If I am not constantly eating, my body will pretty much eat itself down to no size at all."
And with that, I was on my way.
Mike
perhaps mr. strydom should have considered not riding the bike instead given his hyper-fast metabolism and ultra potent drug stack
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Gary must do lots of poos.
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the guy has absolutley lived the bbing lifestyle inside and out for over 25 yrs,deserves to still look good after following what 'it takes' to maintain his look.
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perhaps mr. strydom should have considered not riding the bike instead given his hyper-fast metabolism and ultra potent drug stack
very good point, but i think the theory was that they would be less catabolic while dieting if they did more cardio and ate more... :-\
i guess any theory's going to work when you take as many anabolic drugs as these guys. ;D
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http://www.chadnicholls.net/forums/showthread.php?p=898499#post898499
I can honestly say it makes me angry even reading what Massive G says on that board - his obvious ass kissing and insistence that there is no disagreement at all on the board is extremely annoying to say the least.
Just look at this:
This is an example how thing get taken out of context on the boards.
Honestly I am not even sure how he said it EXACTLY or in what manner we were 20 year old kids who were just enthralled by the whole WBF thing hoping that we were witnessing change at the time part of history and thought maybe we could make a career out of it. We were in a crowded area shooting the shit with a ton of people and Gary was in a jovial mood I think ....long time ago.
Epic attempt at damage control because, GOD FORBID, Massive G inaccurately report on something that Gary had said SIXTEEN YEARS EARLIER and offends Gary's delicate sensitivities!!!
attombombis isn't a true fan as he would apologize for his comments that he made up degrading a top pro in this sport I would think.
LET GARY DEFEND HIMSELF. Last I checked Gary was a fully grown man and not a child needing his father to protect and shelter him from the cruel, cruel world.
so Gary if you are still reading this I apologize for my comments that made this go astray on the HGH/Insulin as they aren't fact to what exactly happened just some older man (me) recalling the silly days of his youth and tarry eyed dreams of talking and meeting a top pro, I think you are one of the greatest BB'ers of the late 1980's and early 1990's and have brought a ton of inspiration to this sport!
Thanks for the motivation over the years as we continue to look at you in awe as you are still progressing in all aspects of life with bb'ing business and continued competitive success.
BTW Welcome to Mayhem too.
Yeah, this is what Gary wants to hear. ::) Not that bodybuilders are celebrities, but they do have some degree of celebrity status and like most who do, they are accustomed to people kissing their ass and it says nothing of their achievements and everything of the plasticity of the person providing those endless compliments.
Here on getbig, when we say you're good - you're good. On mayhem, they say the pros are good because they would be banned or labeled a blithering idiot if they didn't, and the praise is meaningless as a result. When pros want to know if they truly are good, they come on getbig. Granted, we overdo the negativity on here sometimes too, but that's another story.
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MassiveG deserves to be found and stopped from ever being able to get near the internet again.
I usually don't get worked up over the internet but I truly detest that asslicking girl.
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Epic attempt at damage control because,
Reminds me of when Tim Wescott said that Gerry Blaise dude was a retard and then found out he was a posting member on Mayhem. Thread erased! LOL
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Reminds me of when Tim Wescott said that Gerry Blaise dude was a retard and then found out he was a posting member on Mayhem. Thread erased! LOL
LOL!!!!!!! hahaha, I remember that thread. I didn't know it got erased. Tim is pretty bad for that too, but I find him to be an agreeable poster on here. Massive G said he never reads this board.
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Massive G said he never reads this board.
LOL we all know it's not true. He reads this board way more than Mayhem.
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LOL we all know it's not true. He reads this board way more than Mayhem.
That is true of most people, but for some reason I believed it when Massive said it. Personally I never read getbig other than when a thread from there gets posted on here. The reason is because it just makes me angry to see how insecure the posters perceive pros to be and how the posts reflect that accordingly.
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The reason is because it just makes me angry to see how insecure the posters perceive pros to be and how the posts reflect that accordingly.
Well, to be fair many of them are.
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Well, to be fair many of them are.
The pros are without doubt the most insecure, over-compensators of the lot.
I have noticed that a common line of their attack is to call everyone gay. They are the ones stuffed into a G-string, oiled up and being whistled. The gays are the hand that feeds them the illicit drugs they crave..they should show some gratitude towards the pink dollar and gays that feed them their 8 meals a day and fund their drug habit.
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Well, to be fair many of them are.
That is true...
A friend of mine said that anyone driven to the supper echelon of any sport is in some way secure. That is, I suppose the most extreme of sports. Before I go on, let me be clear that I'm using using the word SPORT to relate bodybuilding to this context, as I don't feel it is a sport. In any case, I think that is more true of bodybuilding than other sports because bodybuilders wear their extreme training on them everywhere in life.
I hate to say it, but DF was right - I am a lot more confident at 200 pounds than I am at say 170 pounds. I imagine I would be more confident still at 220 than I would be at 200. Much more than that and I would probably feel as if everyone is staring at me and kind of feel awkward. I hate to concede DF's point on that since I really thought he was wrong.
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Just for the record,I did say that Gerry Blais arms looked friggin` ridiculous in a thread on Mayhem..............no problem,I still think they look ridiculous.
Now,here`s where the "incident" occurd..........in a completely seperate thread about the then upcoming NPC New England bodybuilding contest,where lots of members who would be attending or competing in the show themselves, was hijacked with tons of negative comments about Gerrys arms,I then simply asked that the thread be kept positive.
The poster who bitched the most could have simply started a seperate thread if his life revolved around critiquing Gerrys arms,and I wouldn`t have given a shit at all.
The bottom line was that he was hijacking an otherwise positive multi page thread and ruining the thread with his comments...........I mean this guy would not stop.
It`s called being a moderator............... it was my own judgement call and to my knowledge the thread never got deleted.
These days,I would more than likely just let the thread go,negativity and all,but back then,I was only doing what I felt I should do as a moderator at that time.
I have met Gerry on several occasions, and he is a real good guy.........still don`t like the look of his arms personally,but I don`t lose much sleep over it as he is the one who has to live with it,not me.
Damn,I feel like I`m in court!! :)
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perhaps mr. strydom should have considered not riding the bike instead given his hyper-fast metabolism and ultra potent drug stack
No shit, how stupid riding the bike and eating makes no sense whatsoever. Maybe he was a coke head and just could not stop moving or so OCD that he always HAD to be doing something for his contest prep.
The guy looked good though but maybe could have been better :-\
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No shit, how stupid riding the bike and eating makes no sense whatsoever. Maybe he was a coke head and just could not stop moving or so OCD that he always HAD to be doing something for his contest prep.
The guy looked good though but maybe could have been better :-\
he may have been on coke. i'd say it's a pretty good bet he was on some type of stimulant, but high calorie low fat diets were the shit back in the L8 80's -...i think most of the pros were getting into massive amounts of cardio back then. theory was that if you kept the calories high and did more cardio you'd burn less muscle pre-contest. i don't buy it personally, at least not for a natural bber.
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they should show some gratitude towards the pink dollar and gays that feed them their 8 meals a day and fund their drug habit.
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That is true of most people, but for some reason I believed it when Massive said it.
Take a look at this thread :D
http://www.chadnicholls.net/forums/showthread.php?t=51748
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Fixed it for you.
LOL!! Thanks.
Now,here`s where the "incident" occurd..........in a completely seperate thread about the then upcoming NPC New England bodybuilding contest,where lots of members who would be attending or competing in the show themselves, was hijacked with tons of negative comments about Gerrys arms,I then simply asked that the thread be kept positive.
Not exactly. I came on and simply made a comment like "the synthol in his arms really degrades an otherwise quality physique" or something along those lines, and you deleted my comment and threatened to ban me. There is nothing unreasonable about a comment like that. I used to post under the user name "lucerne" to keep things real, but when I realized how impossible that was on mayhem, I left the board.