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Title: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: 240 is Back on November 21, 2008, 11:42:59 PM
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Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: The Coach on November 21, 2008, 11:45:57 PM
No, it went down with the rest of him.
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: Relentless on November 21, 2008, 11:46:43 PM
Putnam is a perfect example of where bodybuilding is today. 
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: io856 on November 21, 2008, 11:47:25 PM
coach at his best on stage against putnam at this level

who places higher?
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: Canadian_Muscle on November 21, 2008, 11:53:02 PM
I can't believe a guy with a back that bad actually has a chance at winning
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: The Coach on November 22, 2008, 12:01:48 AM
coach at his best on stage against putnam at this level

who places higher?

......and this was not my best!



(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e196/Intenseone/putnam.jpg)


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Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: TacoBell on November 22, 2008, 12:05:23 AM
I win  ;D
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: The Coach on November 22, 2008, 12:07:24 AM
I win  ;D

2nd behind me and Putnam last :P
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: TacoBell on November 22, 2008, 12:09:44 AM
2nd behind me and Putnam last :P

F'n politics
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: Viking11 on November 22, 2008, 12:15:47 AM
It looks like he has somewhat narrow scapula. Its going to be tough for him to look really wide from the back.  Coach on the other hand, should have competed- great back!
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: Meso_z on November 22, 2008, 12:16:25 AM
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is this a back?

Makes Lee look like Dorian Yates from the back.
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: TacoBell on November 22, 2008, 12:16:50 AM
It looks like he has somewhat narrow scapula. Its going to be tough for him to look really wide from the back.  Coach on the other hand, should have competed- great back!

ahem
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: io856 on November 22, 2008, 12:16:56 AM
Yeah coach looks awesome there.

I would place him ahead of putnam.
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: hazbin on November 22, 2008, 12:18:16 AM
me back in '91.   5'9.5"  226lbs.
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: The Coach on November 22, 2008, 12:18:59 AM
ahem

lol
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: TacoBell on November 22, 2008, 12:20:17 AM
lol

Is my pic a yellow frog?  >:(
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: Alex23 on November 22, 2008, 12:22:05 AM
 :-X
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: io856 on November 22, 2008, 12:23:26 AM
me back in '91.   5'9.5"  226lbs.
amazing detail

not too many bodybuilders have that sort of separation in the back, I can even see the separation between the teres major and minor   :o

If you had 20lbs more muscle at that level of detail you would have become a professional, no?
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: Viking11 on November 22, 2008, 12:24:08 AM
What frog?  Hazbin, you look good there. But are you in the process of falling down to your left?  That would be bad.
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: io856 on November 22, 2008, 12:25:25 AM
:-X
thick as fucck shoulders and spinal erectors

I bet you can shoulder press and deadlift a tonne of weight
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: The Coach on November 22, 2008, 12:25:36 AM
me back in '91.   5'9.5"  226lbs.

Freaking shredded :o
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: TacoBell on November 22, 2008, 12:26:32 AM
:-X

Thick as a cock
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: io856 on November 22, 2008, 12:28:17 AM
How come a guy like hazbin had so much detail and so much separation but a lot of the recent guys have "blobs" for muscle  at around the same bodyfat?

What makes that difference? does it have to do with the more mass?
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: The Coach on November 22, 2008, 12:30:58 AM
How come a guy like hazbin had so much detail and so much separation but a lot of the recent guys have "blobs" for muscle  at around the same bodyfat?

What makes that difference? does it have to do with the more mass?

Insulin and loading on insulin.
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: Mobil on November 22, 2008, 12:31:25 AM
his butt is wider then his shoulders
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: Wiggs on November 22, 2008, 12:31:41 AM
Why is everyone on this dudes nuts?  All the way not impressive.  I've seen him in person,  even more not impressive.
 ???
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: hazbin on November 22, 2008, 12:34:16 AM
i think i was even sharper the year before. 1990. it was my first show and i was obsessed. wayyy overtrained but pretty good detail.
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: The Coach on November 22, 2008, 12:35:21 AM
i think i was even sharper the year before. 1990. it was my first show and i was obsessed. wayyy overtrained but pretty good detail.

You even had hair ;D
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: hazbin on November 22, 2008, 12:41:36 AM
You even had hair ;D

still do! my back is covered with it!
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: Mobil on November 22, 2008, 12:43:48 AM
putnam looks like shit
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: io856 on November 22, 2008, 12:44:50 AM
putnam looks like shit

he looks way better then your fatass
::)
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: Mobil on November 22, 2008, 12:47:49 AM
point taken fatboy...  steve is way more impressive then putnam
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: hazbin on November 22, 2008, 12:48:32 AM
amazing detail

not too many bodybuilders have that sort of separation in the back, I can even see the separation between the teres major and minor   :o

If you had 20lbs more muscle at that level of detail you would have become a professional, no?

that was a long time ago. i don't know what i coulda done to turn pro. i think one thing i did wrong was never competing at the nationals two years in a row. i think you have to be on the judges mind from the year before.
after 1991 i only competed every 2-5 years.
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: hazbin on November 22, 2008, 12:50:43 AM
What frog?  Hazbin, you look good there. But are you in the process of falling down to your left?  That would be bad.

lol, no. i was told that the legs would look bigger if the knees were pointed outwards. on second thought maybe i was falling over! haha
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: wes on November 22, 2008, 05:33:14 AM
Punam is another guy who`s waaaaay overated.

Hazbin kicks his ass easily!
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: JimmyJam1974 on November 22, 2008, 05:44:40 AM
Nope. Needs more width up top
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: tendonitis on November 22, 2008, 06:13:30 AM
Putnam's back is just flat out embarrasing. You couldn't win some state shows with that back. How he gets so much hype is beyond me.

And he has that marhsmallow conditioning to go along with that pathetic back.
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: marcus on November 22, 2008, 06:17:46 AM
Putnam's back is just flat out embarrasing. You couldn't win some state shows with that back. How he gets so much hype is beyond me.

And he has that Cutler-like conditioning to go along with that pathetic back.

Fixed.
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: _bruce_ on November 22, 2008, 06:20:37 AM
Pootnam looks like a deformed dwarf - zero aesthetics - Ben will be rotating in his grave  :'(
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: TheLoner on November 22, 2008, 07:31:52 AM
I just don't understand this guy's logic.  Would you be proud to show up looking like hammered crap, the worst you've looked in years for a show, and accept a pro card just because the rest of the field looks like crap, too?  He's WAY off.  Embarassingly smooth and off.

After his loss last year, where he was closer to 3rd than first, the guy said he was going to come back the next year improved but stay in the same weight class.  He was right at the cutoff for that class in weight.  So let's get this straight:  Your BF is around 2.5-3% for that show (his 2007 show) and you are right at the cutoff limit yet you planned on coming back this year IMPROVED?  How so?  You weren't going to be able to put any size on your non-existent back unless you put on weight.  Period.  Fear of moving up to the heavyweight class caused this guy to regress.  When you enter into anything scared of competition/not being in yourself, well, who's the real winner?

Anyway, this guy's nickname should be "The Gift" if he gets his card.  Screw Phil Heath.  His "Gift" is of a different kind, though.... 
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: michael arvilla on November 22, 2008, 07:46:56 AM
Rob (240) ur making some great nationals threads here (keep it up thx!)

Hazbin = looks wayyyy better (from the back at leasts) than Putnam
same with coach

Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: LatsMcGee on November 22, 2008, 08:00:18 AM
No, it went down with the rest of him.

Too bad we can't say the same about his wife.....
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: Brutal_1 on November 22, 2008, 08:16:07 AM
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Did he bring up his back?

short answer...NO

long answer....HELL NO
 
 ;)

and yes, Coach's back does look MUCH better
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: mass 04 on November 22, 2008, 08:19:07 AM
maybe Peter doesn't like deadlifts,rows,chins,hyperextensions,pulldowns,pullups,hammer strength rows, or pullovers?
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: Brutal_1 on November 22, 2008, 08:21:25 AM
maybe Peter doesn't like deadlifts,rows,chins,hyperextensions,pulldowns,pullups,hammer strength rows, or pullovers?

there's a video clip of him training back...and it seems like he loves using machines.  You know, the opposite of what has built great backs of the past  ::)

Maybe he's on to something  ::)
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: King_Raisin on November 22, 2008, 08:21:51 AM
Putnam's back is just flat out embarrasing. You couldn't win some state shows with that back. How he gets so much hype is beyond me.

And he has that marhsmallow conditioning to go along with that pathetic back.

WTF, he has the weird Branch Warren post-lat tear thing going in the first pic with his shoulders nowhere near parallel in that pose.  WTF happened?
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: musclecenter on November 22, 2008, 08:23:19 AM
 ::)
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: mass 04 on November 22, 2008, 08:24:49 AM
::)
you should show this tiny tit how to really train, musclecenter.
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: LatsMcGee on November 22, 2008, 08:30:01 AM
you should show this tiny tit how to really train, musclecenter.

Musclecenter would humiliate Putnam in the gym,  Peter would give up faster than a Muslim on all you can eat ribs night.
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: kyomu on November 22, 2008, 08:31:07 AM
:-X
thick.
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: kyomu on November 22, 2008, 08:33:00 AM
Punam is another guy who`s waaaaay overated.

Hazbin kicks his ass easily!
highly agreed.
I couldnt understand his popularity from the biginning.
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: Boost on November 22, 2008, 08:35:08 AM
The LHW class this year was extremely dissapointing.
Putnam came in with the worse tanning in the whole show,
A fat ass,
The most pathetic back to have graced a flex cover
If he had nailed his conditioning he would have won easily due to everyone "missing it",

Solution:

Get away from the Venice scene, stop hanging out at Max Muscle Venice and training with Bob


Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: TechnoViking on November 22, 2008, 08:35:37 AM
Putnam's back is Gary Strydom approved!
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: Smokincrazy on November 22, 2008, 08:51:17 AM
Putnam has a hot wife and thats about it
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: jtsunami on November 22, 2008, 08:53:03 AM
hahhahahhahahhahahhahaha hhahahhahahahhahahhha

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Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: LatsMcGee on November 22, 2008, 08:53:34 AM
Putnam has a hot wife and thats about it

I sure would like to "place" in her.
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: Smokincrazy on November 22, 2008, 09:00:10 AM
I sure would like to "place" in her.
LOLOL I hear that
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: 240 is Back on November 22, 2008, 10:04:37 AM
Yeah, his conditioning wasn't good either, he lost that from last time.
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: hazbin on November 22, 2008, 10:07:31 AM
maybe Peter doesn't like deadlifts,rows,chins,hyperextensions,pulldowns,pullups,hammer strength rows, or pullovers?

haha ;D
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: Relentless on November 22, 2008, 10:08:39 AM
Putnam has a hot wife and thats about it

There's some truth in this statement...
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: stuntmovie on November 22, 2008, 04:03:40 PM
"i think one thing i did wrong was never competing at the nationals two years in a row. i think you have to be on the judges mind from the year before."

Haz, I tend to agree with you 100% on that statement and have said it many times to friends who were entering their initial pro qualifier.

I wonder if anyone has ever kept statistics on that "as yet unsubstantiated fact"?

Haz, you were in great shape in those shots you posted. Can you tell us the events you did enter and how you placed in each and those eventual pros you competed against? Did you ever feel that you were placed lower than you deserved? And did you complain publicly? And what made you decide to hang up the old posing trunks?

Thanks, Haz

 




Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: Disgusted on November 22, 2008, 06:49:59 PM
 :D
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: gymguy on November 22, 2008, 07:16:09 PM
Yes, he did and he just won his division in the Nationals!!!!!!
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: Disgusted on November 22, 2008, 07:29:50 PM
Yes, he did and he just won his division in the Nationals!!!!!!

You have got to be kidding me.
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: mass 04 on November 22, 2008, 07:34:17 PM
:D
all ice cream and ho ho's.
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: The Coach on November 22, 2008, 07:37:06 PM
What a crock of shit!
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: chaos on November 22, 2008, 07:39:52 PM
What a crock of shit!
What, your 4th marraige?
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: mass 04 on November 22, 2008, 07:40:55 PM
What, your 4th marraige?
sorry Coach, I had a really good feeling about this one. You know what they say, the fifth times a charm.
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: Brutal_1 on November 22, 2008, 07:48:51 PM
You have got to be kidding me.

x2  >:(
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: Disgusted on November 22, 2008, 08:17:34 PM
all ice cream and ho ho's.

Fudge
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: Disgusted on November 22, 2008, 08:21:40 PM
Guess BSA knew someting we didn't.

"Theres no way PETER should win that class...He looks about 3 weeks out but nobody judges him an knocks him down a few placing when he is completely OFF...NO DISRESPECT to him but Im a real guy an honest."
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: marcus on November 22, 2008, 11:55:27 PM
Guess BSA knew someting we didn't.

"Theres no way PETER should win that class...He looks about 3 weeks out but nobody judges him an knocks him down a few placing when he is completely OFF...NO DISRESPECT to him but Im a real guy an honest."

He's the next Jay Cutler. Overlook his flaws and build his hype because he's a blonde-haired white boy.  :D
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: flexingtonsteele on November 23, 2008, 12:09:12 AM
:D

whose back is that???
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: Disgusted on November 23, 2008, 12:34:45 AM
whose back is that???



Mine   :'(
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: TechnoViking on November 23, 2008, 10:21:07 AM
Putnam knows his back is weak and he said that he will be really hitting hard in 09 to bring it to the next level...He has hired Gary Strydom as his back trainer and believes with his help, he will get to the promise land...
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: danielson on November 23, 2008, 10:23:54 AM


Mine   :'(

I didn't know you were fat Jim. Why not lose some weight? I can give you pointers if you would like.

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Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: Hubert Cumberdale on November 23, 2008, 10:24:20 AM
Putnam knows his back is weak and he said that he will be really hitting hard in 09 to bring it to the next level...He has hired Gary Strydom as his back trainer and believes with his help, he will get to the promise land...
ROFL!?!?!?? STRYDOM!?!?!? THAT WOULD BE LIKE HIRING SOMEONE WITH NO HANDS TO TEACH YOU HOW  TO PLAY PIANO!!!!
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: Hubert Cumberdale on November 23, 2008, 10:25:29 AM
I didn't know you were fat Jim. Why not lose some weight? I can give you pointers if you would like.

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LETS SEE YOUR BACK CHAMP. IM SURE WE WILL ALL BE BLOWN AWAY BY IT BAGHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH EAT FUCK
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: jtsunami on November 23, 2008, 11:13:03 AM
Disgusted your hairline in the back is crooked  :-\
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: Disgusted on November 23, 2008, 11:23:20 AM
Disgusted your hairline in the back is crooked  :-\
\

 ;D   No, your head's just crooked.
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: Van_Bilderass on November 23, 2008, 11:25:25 AM
ROFL!?!?!?? STRYDOM!?!?!? THAT WOULD BE LIKE HIRING SOMEONE WITH NO HANDS TO TEACH YOU HOW  TO PLAY PIANO!!!!

Check your sarcasm detector
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: hazbin on November 23, 2008, 03:04:48 PM
"i think one thing i did wrong was never competing at the nationals two years in a row. i think you have to be on the judges mind from the year before."

Haz, I tend to agree with you 100% on that statement and have said it many times to friends who were entering their initial pro qualifier.

I wonder if anyone has ever kept statistics on that "as yet unsubstantiated fact"?

Haz, you were in great shape in those shots you posted. Can you tell us the events you did enter and how you placed in each and those eventual pros you competed against? Did you ever feel that you were placed lower than you deserved? And did you complain publicly? And what made you decide to hang up the old posing trunks?

Thanks, Haz


hey Stunt,

i did the Canadian nationals in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2005 and 2007.  i never figured out the last week preparation, always looked better a week out. my body is pretty beat up, so i couldn't really train legs the last couple shows. everybody thinks they should place higher i think, but i was never good enough to win anyway. heres a pic of me last year with Ben Paskulka(sp?) he is pro now.

 





Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: hazbin on November 25, 2008, 01:23:51 AM
"i think one thing i did wrong was never competing at the nationals two years in a row. i think you have to be on the judges mind from the year before."

Haz, I tend to agree with you 100% on that statement and have said it many times to friends who were entering their initial pro qualifier.

I wonder if anyone has ever kept statistics on that "as yet unsubstantiated fact"?

Haz, you were in great shape in those shots you posted. Can you tell us the events you did enter and how you placed in each and those eventual pros you competed against? Did you ever feel that you were placed lower than you deserved? And did you complain publicly? And what made you decide to hang up the old posing trunks?

Thanks, Haz

 






one thing that is opposite this theory is i remember as of 1980 nobody ever won the mr. America after their third attempt. it was usually a dark horse (not being racist) on his first attempt.
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: stuntmovie on November 25, 2008, 11:13:33 AM
Haz, are your the competitor in the blue or in the black? I'm assuming you are on the right side of this photo because the other guy appears to be too young.

Haz, your statement ---- one thing that is opposite this theory is i remember as of 1980 nobody ever won the mr. America after their third attempt."... is 100% correct and something we all noticed back then and even earlier.

That same idea became known as the "Teufel Syndrome" and was often discussed when one or more friends were planning to compete at three or more attempts in the same contest. We talked about it frequently and came up with the following possible conclusion .......

Usually the same judges judge the same contest each year and if they notice someone on stage who had been there the previous year or two years, they tend to say to themselves .... "He hasn't improved too much since last year." Or, "He doesn't look as good as he did last year." and that judge judges that competitor based on his "feelings" rather than how the guys actually appears among his fellow competitors.

We had a saying... "You have to be a hell  of a lot better than you were last year to do a little bit better this year!" And in most of our cases, that proved to be a valid statement.

Thanks, Haz. ALways great to communicate with someone on this board who knows what the hell they are talking about and refuses to throw a temper tantrum or make caustic remarks against the guys and gals who work so hard to be up there.


Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: hazbin on November 25, 2008, 01:03:19 PM
Haz, are your the competitor in the blue or in the black? I'm assuming you are on the right side of this photo because the other guy appears to be too young.

Haz, your statement ---- one thing that is opposite this theory is i remember as of 1980 nobody ever won the mr. America after their third attempt."... is 100% correct and something we all noticed back then and even earlier.

That same idea became known as the "Teufel Syndrome" and was often discussed when one or more friends were planning to compete at three or more attempts in the same contest. We talked about it frequently and came up with the following possible conclusion .......

Usually the same judges judge the same contest each year and if they notice someone on stage who had been there the previous year or two years, they tend to say to themselves .... "He hasn't improved too much since last year." Or, "He doesn't look as good as he did last year." and that judge judges that competitor based on his "feelings" rather than how the guys actually appears among his fellow competitors.

We had a saying... "You have to be a hell  of a lot better than you were last year to do a little bit better this year!" And in most of our cases, that proved to be a valid statement.

Thanks, Haz. ALways great to communicate with someone on this board who knows what the hell they are talking about and refuses to throw a temper tantrum or make caustic remarks against the guys and gals who work so hard to be up there.




i'm on the right. no legs, havent trained them in years. i just compete now and then to give my liver a break from all the booze i drink when i don't train.

the legs used to be pretty good when i was a kid, but i didn't realize it so  i busted my back trying to make them grow.
Title: Re: Did Putnam bring up his back at all?
Post by: nycbull on November 25, 2008, 01:05:03 PM


nice handlebar stach