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Who do you really aspire to look like? For me, i'm aiming for this kind of size. It's
-functional and athletic looking
-dominant but not INTIMIDATING to girls etc
-I believe it is also realistic.
-Does not look clownish in regular clothes
Please post pics of the type of physique you aspire to.
(http://www.wpse.com/Galleries/1/293/Bob%20Paris_48033.jpg)
(http://www.wpse.com/Galleries/1/293/Bob%20Paris_34060.jpg)
(http://www.wpse.com/Galleries/1/293/Bob%20Paris_34064.jpg)
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but hes gay so that makes us better than him.
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soemthing like this
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but hes gay so that makes us better than him.
I'm talking purely physiques, don't give a shit, he could be a murderer and it still doesn't change the fact..... thats a physique to aspire to and at over 6"0 with a wide frame, would be much more visually striking than a branch warren type of a physique (short, dense)
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Who do you really aspire to look like? For me, i'm aiming for this kind of size. It's
-functional and athletic looking
-dominant but not INTIMIDATING to girls etc
-I believe it is also realistic.
-Does not look clownish in regular clothes
Please post pics of the type of physique you aspire to.
(http://www.wpse.com/Galleries/1/293/Bob%20Paris_48033.jpg)
(http://www.wpse.com/Galleries/1/293/Bob%20Paris_34060.jpg)
(http://www.wpse.com/Galleries/1/293/Bob%20Paris_34064.jpg)
I woul say Bob Paris as posted is the ideal in my opinion.
So what the guy is openly gay, at least he is honest and proud of who he is.
Which is more than I can say about some of the homophobes around here. ::)
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soemthing like this
Of course, very impressive, but could you handle the day to day hassle of being that size? It would be like a circus every time you were in public, grocery shopping, going to a club.....it would be a spectacle wherever you went. maybe i would want to look like this for a day.....but in terms of living life...i'm not sure that physique is sustainable.
But hey would be cool as fuck to look like this for 24 hours
(http://www.dohertysgym.com/images/photoalbum/1328.jpg)
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well i have never been that big so i dont know. and everyday life for a guy like that is bodybuilding, so you odnt gotta worry about normal job and normal people activites. if i had a normal job? maybe something like mark dugdale
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I'm talking purely physiques, don't give a shit, he could be a murderer and it still doesn't change the fact..... thats a physique to aspire to and at over 6"0 with a wide frame, would be much more visually striking than a branch warren type of a physique (short, dense)
you know, i think a guy like steve reeves looks more powerfull to me than a freak like branch warren.
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He's 4 feet tall.
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I don't aspire to attain his height (attained that at 13)...I think his physique is good.
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Who do you really aspire to look like? For me, i'm aiming for this kind of size. It's
-functional and athletic looking
-dominant but not INTIMIDATING to girls etc
-I believe it is also realistic.
-Does not look clownish in regular clothes
Please post pics of the type of physique you aspire to.
Functional and athletic looking? I think not.
The key word there is “looking.” What functions do you think a physique like Bob’s could perform? Pick almost any sport and you will see that real athletes who do real things with their bodies (run, jump, lift, surf, swim, swing, etc.) do not have bodies like that.
The male athletes with the most wide ranging functional muscle are gymnasts and even they do not have (or aim for) the kind of mass that Bob has because it would be counterproductive to engaging in real physical activity.
I think Bill Davey has a more desirable functional physique. It’s also much more realistic.
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No photos of Zane yet?
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No photos of Zane yet?
Hi Frank.
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Reeves
(http://www.thereplicators.com/images/misc/sreeves3.jpg)
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This I how I look relaxed.
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case closed
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Who do you really aspire to look like? For me, i'm aiming for this kind of size. It's
-functional and athletic looking
-dominant but not INTIMIDATING to girls etc
-I believe it is also realistic.
-Does not look clownish in regular clothes
Please post pics of the type of physique you aspire to.
(http://www.wpse.com/Galleries/1/293/Bob%20Paris_48033.jpg)
(http://www.wpse.com/Galleries/1/293/Bob%20Paris_34060.jpg)
(http://www.wpse.com/Galleries/1/293/Bob%20Paris_34064.jpg)
Paris is/ was perfect.
I will be back to this by summer's end:
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Serge nubret
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Frank Zane...(Only pic I have scanned)
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Paris' book, 'Gorilla Suit'...very good read
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I aspire to have Scarlet Johansson's physique ;)
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No photos of Zane yet?
Hi Frank.
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the top dude:
(http://www.beastskills.com/victorian.jpg)
the pinnacle of truly natural development
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the top dude:
(http://www.beastskills.com/victorian.jpg)
the pinnacle of truly natural development
Dagnab...where'd that come from, Shapes?
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This soviet beast could easily destroy all the tiny twinks posted earlier in this thread.
(http://www.straighttothebar.com/images/posts/071210_pisarenko.jpg)
(http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8gnq0/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/Pisarenko_back_1982.jpg)
(http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8gnq0/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/Pisarenko_pinned_with_585_clean_1983.jpg)
The great Anatoli Pisarenko, 265kg clean and jerk, 206kg snatch.
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Who is that?
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Dagnab...where'd that come from, Shapes?
http://www.powerathletesmag.com/wforum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1062&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&sid=8c8372797c6bbef4cc22ae1759d92c23
"It's a picture of the Bouley Brothers, Tibbett and Armand, performing a very impressive partner balancing feat.
I'm sad to report that the bottom guy, Tibbett, passed away this last Christmas. I was recently contacted by his grandson-in-law who was looking for pictures for an upcoming memorial service.
Apparently Tibbett had many pictures of their poses, but lost nearly all of them in a house fire a couple years ago. "
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http://www.powerathletesmag.com/wforum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1062&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&sid=8c8372797c6bbef4cc22ae1759d92c23
"It's a picture of the Bouley Brothers, Tibbett and Armand, performing a very impressive partner balancing feat.
I'm sad to report that the bottom guy, Tibbett, passed away this last Christmas. I was recently contacted by his grandson-in-law who was looking for pictures for an upcoming memorial service.
Apparently Tibbett had many pictures of their poses, but lost nearly all of them in a house fire a couple years ago. "
That is a downright shame..
Thanks for posting that...the other brother is still alive then? From what year / era is that pic?
MJ
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Comparable to Paris, much less hype, better IMO.
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Comparable to Paris, much less hype, better IMO.
No offence but i see nothing special in him.
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That is a downright shame..
Thanks for posting that...the other brother is still alive then? From what year / era is that pic?
MJ
That's all I know unfortunately. From looking at it I would guess it predates WWII (and definitely steroids).
That picture goes around a lot on bodyweight strength sites because it is such a difficult maneuver. The position that the top guy is in is called a Victorian.
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Comparable to Paris, much less hype, better IMO.
Birdsong had no where near the symmetry of Paris. Bob Birsong was, however a great bber. He's a Pastor now somewhere in Palm Springs.
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Birdsong had no where near the symmetry of Paris. Bob Birsong was, however a great bber. He's a Pastor now somewhere in Palm Springs.
Symmetry has nothing to do with the question posed. Especially for non-contest contexts.
No offence but i see nothing special in him.
It doesn't get any better than that for every day street clothes, not for contests. That's a BB look but chicks dig it because it's lean and athletic.
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Who do you really aspire to look like? For me, i'm aiming for this kind of size. It's
-functional and athletic looking
-dominant but not INTIMIDATING to girls etc
-I believe it is also realistic.
-Does not look clownish in regular clothes
Please post pics of the type of physique you aspire to.
(http://www.wpse.com/Galleries/1/293/Bob%20Paris_48033.jpg)
(http://www.wpse.com/Galleries/1/293/Bob%20Paris_34060.jpg)
(http://www.wpse.com/Galleries/1/293/Bob%20Paris_34064.jpg)
Life just isn't fair.....
I'd love to look like that....but since I'm straight....no chance said Motha-nature!
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Bob Paris!!!!
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if there's a god he has a very strange sense of humor
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Francis Bennafato looked awesome too. As good as Bob Paris.
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Francis Bennafato looked awesome too. As good as Bob Paris.
Difference is Benfatto is like 5'7-5'8....Paris is 6'0-6'1
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the top dude:
(http://www.beastskills.com/victorian.jpg)
the pinnacle of truly natural development
I always took you for a "bottom" shiftedShapes. :D
Definitely, takes some strength to hold this pose from both guys. The old school guys had functional muscle and used it. It'd be pretty funny to put the some of the Olympia lineup from the past few years into an American Gladiators type of competition and watch them all suck air.
(http://forum.bodybuilding.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=180300&d=1110467277)
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I don't particularly want to look very aesthetic. I just want to look huge and be a strong mofo. Have that really thick look. Fluctuating between Bill Kazmaier sort of look and then when more cut, like Dave Gulledge when he's dropped weight:
u look bad ass bro, keep it up
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u look bad ass bro, keep it up
Oh, that's not me! :( I wish! lol. They are pics of Dave Gulledge, a powerlifter
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That picture goes around a lot on bodyweight strength sites because it is such a difficult maneuver. The position that the top guy is in is called a Victorian.
A "Victorian"
Hmmmm....
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Have you ever seen off season pics of Flex Wheeler in 1999? That's the look I want!!
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Have you ever seen off season pics of Flex Wheeler in 1999? That's the look I want!!
somebody post em if they got em
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I'd go with Victor's physique. Or maybe Heath. 8)
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I always took you for a "bottom" shiftedShapes. :D
Definitely, takes some strength to hold this pose from both guys. The old school guys had functional muscle and used it. It'd be pretty funny to put the some of the Olympia lineup from the past few years into an American Gladiators type of competition and watch them all suck air.
(http://forum.bodybuilding.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=180300&d=1110467277)
haha, obviously I set myself up for that.
Well for the old school guys the only way to develop their bodies was to get really fucking strong. Since the 50s or 60s thought people have been able to get the look without the work (or at least with less of it).
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A "Victorian"
Hmmmm....
yes it is currently rated as the most difficult strength movement on the rings. Only 2 or 3 guys in the world can hold one. As demonstrated in this picture it is probably a little bit easier than on the rings because one would not have to deal with the instability of the rings and the lever length is shortened a tiny bit by where the bottom guy is gripping his wrists (which is deeper than one can choke up with a fale grip on the rings. Nevertheless, it is phenominal considering how far ahead of his time this guy was.
there are 2 victorians here, one right at the begining and another at around 29 seconds. Too bad the camera angle sucks balls.
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I don't particularly want to look very aesthetic. I just want to look huge and be a strong mofo. Have that really thick look. Fluctuating between Bill Kazmaier sort of look and then when more cut, like Dave Gulledge when he's dropped weight:
Very good, B2L.
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Birdsong had no where near the symmetry of Paris. Bob Birsong was, however a great bber. He's a Pastor now somewhere in Palm Springs.
Coach...don't forget about Birdsong's time spent in jail.
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I always took you for a "bottom" shiftedShapes. :D
Definitely, takes some strength to hold this pose from both guys. The old school guys had functional muscle and used it. It'd be pretty funny to put the some of the Olympia lineup from the past few years into an American Gladiators type of competition and watch them all suck air.
(http://forum.bodybuilding.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=180300&d=1110467277)
"I am getting and feeling really healthy now..."
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The funny thing about the whole sucking oxygen deal is that increasing O2 does nothing for your ABILITY to absorb it. Replacing it with a mask is helpful if the atmospheric concentration is low, which, I'd imagine, it was not in the scene depicted with Coleman above.
So, what he is doing here is called NOTHING.
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Who do you really aspire to look like? For me, i'm aiming for this kind of size. It's
-functional and athletic looking
-dominant but not INTIMIDATING to girls etc
-I believe it is also realistic.
-Does not look clownish in regular clothes
Please post pics of the type of physique you aspire to.
(http://www.wpse.com/Galleries/1/293/Bob%20Paris_48033.jpg)
(http://www.wpse.com/Galleries/1/293/Bob%20Paris_34060.jpg)
(http://www.wpse.com/Galleries/1/293/Bob%20Paris_34064.jpg)
hate to break it for you but... most girls would find bob paris physique intimmidating.
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hate to break it for you but... most girls would find bob paris physique intimmidating.
You are correct.
In his book, 'Gorilla Suit' he recalls a story where he and a friend were in a Beverly Hills Ice Cream shop and some chicks said he'd be 'cute' if he were 50 pounds lighter.
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I don't particularly want to look very aesthetic. I just want to look huge and be a strong mofo. Have that really thick look. Fluctuating between Bill Kazmaier sort of look and then when more cut, like Dave Gulledge when he's dropped weight:
Have you ever competed?
NPC light heavy or heavy level.
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You are correct.
In his book, 'Gorilla Suit' he recalls a story where he and a friend were in a Beverly Hills Ice Cream shop and some chicks said he'd be 'cute' if he were 50 pounds lighter.
yes exactly. some people on this board are just delusional. you dont get up to 220- 250 pounds ripped to get girls lol. girls finds bodybuilders gross, self absorbed and intimmidating.
most girls would even think Layne Norton is to big.
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yes exactly. some people on this board are just delusional. you dont get up to 220- 250 pounds ripped to get girls lol. girls finds bodybuilders gross and intimmidating.
most girls would even think Layne Norton is to big.
Yes.
I don't know Norton...but, bb wise...the only safe way to get regular girls (Not fit or fig hoes who want you to buy the Clen or whatever else I read about here)...is to be about the size and look of Zane.
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yes exactly. some people on this board are just delusional. you dont get up to 220- 250 pounds ripped to get girls lol. girls finds bodybuilders gross, self absorbed and intimmidating.
most girls would even think Layne Norton is to big.
Steve Reeves is the ideal. Apparently chicks flocked around him whenever he hit the beach.
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A laudable goal Boost but you're clearly tripping if you think you can attain the kind of physique Bob sported.
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Damn. Look like there are bunch of guys who didnt have enough experience of woman in this forum.
Chics dont need muscle that much. The most important thing is feeling toward her.
So, stop talking about chics here. And just talk about YOUR IDEAL BODY guys!
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Damn. Look like there are bunch of guys who didnt have enough experience of woman in this forum.
Chics dont need muscle that much. The most important thing is feeling toward her.
So, stop talking about chics here. And just talk about YOUR IDEAL BODY guys!
Kyomu...like many times...your words ring true here, my far-east friend!
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Have you ever competed?
NPC light heavy or heavy level.
Yeh. I'm from Ireland though. At the moment I'm drug free, competing in a drug free fed, the IDFPA, affiliated to the WDFPF. Best raw lifts: 215kg squat (473lb), 145kg bench (319lb), 280kg Deadlift (616lb). (I know, my bench sucks! >:( ) I'm only 20. Though, when I hit 26 or so, after 7 years of good natural training I know that depending on how I have progressed with injuries etc I will be sorely tempted to use some chemical enhancement :) Started training last April.
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Bob Paris!!!!
Bob Paris was BIG!!! he may look "small" compared to some of the other guys in his era, but remember, he held his own with Phil Hill, Shawn Ray and Robby Robinson.
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yes it is currently rated as the most difficult strength movement on the rings. Only 2 or 3 guys in the world can hold one. As demonstrated in this picture it is probably a little bit easier than on the rings because one would not have to deal with the instability of the rings and the lever length is shortened a tiny bit by where the bottom guy is gripping his wrists (which is deeper than one can choke up with a fale grip on the rings. Nevertheless, it is phenominal considering how far ahead of his time this guy was.
there are 2 victorians here, one right at the begining and another at around 29 seconds. Too bad the camera angle sucks balls.
Damn! Now that's some functional muscle!! :o
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Paris is/ was perfect.
I will be back to this by summer's end:
I swear you just look for opportunities to post outdated pictures of yourself. I think we've all seen them by now.
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The funny thing about the whole sucking oxygen deal is that increasing O2 does nothing for your ABILITY to absorb it. Replacing it with a mask is helpful if the atmospheric concentration is low, which, I'd imagine, it was not in the scene depicted with Coleman above.
So, what he is doing here is called NOTHING.
Arlington is around 604 feet altitude and Las Vegas is just over 2000 feet in altitude. While it isn't like being high up in the rocky mountains, it is still a climb for a bloated-bellied bodybuilder like Ronnie. He probably needs the extra oxygen.
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You are correct.
In his book, 'Gorilla Suit' he recalls a story where he and a friend were in a Beverly Hills Ice Cream shop and some chicks said he'd be 'cute' if he were 50 pounds lighter.
you can't appeal to everybody, even with bob's face and body
according to posters here that trained with bob, women ALWAYS came on to him
and did you ever see that alan thicke youtube video where the women were drooling over him? i'd post it if it weren't deleted :-\
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I swear you just look for opportunities to post outdated pictures of yourself. I think we've all seen them by now.
Ohhh boo hoo hoo :-[
No....I gotta make sure...in fact, I'd better start posting some more just to catch the new folks to get 'em up to snuff
knowwhati'msaying?!?
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for me 8)
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for me 8)
Can't say I'm surprised! :D
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Arnold/Paris/Reeves/Nubret....
Something like that
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Functional and athletic looking? I think not.
The key word there is “looking.” What functions do you think a physique like Bob’s could perform? Pick almost any sport and you will see that real athletes who do real things with their bodies (run, jump, lift, surf, swim, swing, etc.) do not have bodies like that.
The male athletes with the most wide ranging functional muscle are gymnasts and even they do not have (or aim for) the kind of mass that Bob has because it would be counterproductive to engaging in real physical activity.
I think Bill Davey has a more desirable functional physique. It’s also much more realistic.
Bullshit... Jerome LeBanner, Pudzi, Chabal, Batista... Big and very muscular men with functional physiques... none of them weighs less than 120kgs...
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How about this?
(http://www.tm-mwgl.com/fullsize/t_cout01.jpg)
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So you aspire to take it up the ass and swallow sperm on a nightly basis?
Who do you really aspire to look like? For me, i'm aiming for this kind of size. It's
-functional and athletic looking
-dominant but not INTIMIDATING to girls etc
-I believe it is also realistic.
-Does not look clownish in regular clothes
Please post pics of the type of physique you aspire to.
(http://www.wpse.com/Galleries/1/293/Bob%20Paris_48033.jpg)
(http://www.wpse.com/Galleries/1/293/Bob%20Paris_34060.jpg)
(http://www.wpse.com/Galleries/1/293/Bob%20Paris_34064.jpg)
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wolf with a thicker back
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wolf with a thicker back
Sounds realistic.
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Ronnie with a better back.