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Title: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: tweeter on November 23, 2008, 07:46:52 PM
Just curious as to what US cities you would rank as the top bodybuilding cities. I will assume that LA is #1.
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: body88 on November 23, 2008, 07:52:56 PM
Just curious as to what US cities you would rank as the top bodybuilding cities. I will assume that LA is #1. I'm in Atlanta, and there seem to be quite a few bodybuilders out of here.

Warm places. L.A, Florida....Texas.  Or cities with tons of gay people, and freak shows.
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: Alex23 on November 23, 2008, 07:54:51 PM
Warm places. L.A, Florida....Texas.  Or cities with tons of gay people, and freak shows.

QFT. Worse place, NYC, they all turn into degenerates freakshows and criminal.
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: body88 on November 23, 2008, 08:02:00 PM
QFT. Worse place, NYC, they all turn into degenerates freakshows and criminal.

I spend a good amount of time in NYC due to work, and it's a dirty ass city.  It's fun, but it smells like Garbage in the summer.
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: nycbull on November 23, 2008, 08:08:23 PM
I spend a good amount of time in NYC due to work, and it's a dirty ass city.  It's fun, but it smells like Garbage in the summer.

thats part of the charm  :D
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: body88 on November 23, 2008, 08:10:23 PM
thats part of the charm  :D

Don't get me wrong....NYC is a fun city.  Some of the best nightlife in the world, awesome resterants and shopping.  But, I think it's highly overrated in some circumstances.
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: nycbull on November 23, 2008, 08:20:20 PM
Don't get me wrong....NYC is a fun city.  Some of the best nightlife in the world, awesome resteraunts and shopping.  But, I think it's highly overrated in some circumstances.

no I totally agree, it has lost it's real charm actually, thanks to Guilianni and Bloomberg, its now one big Rite Aid  and a bank on every corner and horrible dressy boutique bars, its more like a bad South Beach or LA now...lost all the grit and realness.  and only one leather bar  :'(
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: Howard on November 23, 2008, 09:01:54 PM
Just curious as to what US cities you would rank as the top bodybuilding cities. I will assume that LA is #1. I'm in Atlanta, and there seem to be quite a few bodybuilders out of here.
The greater ATL metro area is pretty damn good for BB. Lost of good, modern gyms and we just had the NPC Nationals, etc.
I would estimate the worst would be  VERY  rural areas of Noth Dakota and Alaska .
LOL, the Fairbanks , Alaska - Mooseman BB classic.
 I doubt the end of the Aluetian islands near Siberia  is a hot bed of BB gyms either.
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: pumpster on November 23, 2008, 09:08:22 PM
no I totally agree, it has lost it's real charm actually, thanks to Guilianni and Bloomberg, its now one big Rite Aid  and a bank on every corner and horrible dressy boutique bars, its more like a bad South Beach or LA now...lost all the grit and realness.  and only one leather bar  :'(

It's still very special if you know where to look, under the radar. Not what it once was then again the rest of America's been sterilezed even more so it's still interesting in relation to most US cities. As always, a better place to visit, thanks to the harsh quality of life.

Easy to blame politicians but in fact the city started losing it's edge in the mid-80s or so, thanks to aids, crack, social conservatism, etc.
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: nycbull on November 23, 2008, 09:27:41 PM
It's still very special if you know where to look, under the radar. Not what it once was then again the rest of America's been sterilezed even more so it's still interesting in relation to most US cities. As always, a better place to visit, thanks to the harsh quality of life.

Easy to blame politicians but in fact the city started losing it's edge in the mid-80s or so, thanks to aids, crack, social conservatism, etc.

true about AIDS...definitly ruined NY artisitically...the 90's was one of the worst decades artistically speaking  ....some things are better now, and I can see a new art community blooming again, in Brooklyn and some great galleries around town..good architecture too.  Maybe the new young artistis will bring it back, if they can afford to live here.  just hope to get Bloomy out  :D
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: gracie bjj on November 24, 2008, 12:13:57 AM
ny back in the 70,s was nuts,we used to jump on the pathtrains from newark and go to 42,nd st and scope out the hookers and peep shows,it was great being i was 9 or 10 years old
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: turnerg31 on November 24, 2008, 02:27:35 AM
I'm from Atlanta but I've been living in Kuwait since 1995.  Kuwait is a great place for bodybuilding.  Especially if you're using.  You would loose your mind over there.  Great Gyms but a bit pricey and all the gear you can afford with little to no law enforcement scrutiny.  If I was using I'd be in Steroid Heaven.


Pat
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: ibfasport on November 24, 2008, 04:12:16 AM
best cities for bodybuilding are out of USA: west europe and egypt
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: The Showstoppa on November 24, 2008, 04:47:58 AM
best cities for bodybuilding are out of USA: west europe and egypt


Huh?  USA is #1.
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: ibfasport on November 24, 2008, 05:28:00 AM
pardon, EST Europe
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: reppin203 on November 24, 2008, 05:38:03 AM
ny back in the 70,s was nuts,we used to jump on the pathtrains from newark and go to 42,nd st and scope out the hookers and peep shows,it was great being i was 9 or 10 years old
I used to take the metro north into grand central station, walk to china-town and buy m-80's by the gross from the shop keepers.  The kind that can blow the shit outa a garbage can. I was around 11-13. Great times.
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: turnerg31 on November 24, 2008, 05:38:49 AM
best cities for bodybuilding are out of USA: west europe and egypt
Are you being serious or is this just another "Getbig" type answer that I, being a Newbie, just don't understand. I know there are a lot of great bodybuilders that come out of Egypt so I'm thinking you may be serious.

Pat
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: Fatpanda on November 24, 2008, 05:48:34 AM
i read somewhere that steroids are legal in alaska ?

is this true getbiggers ?

any huge eskimo's up in here  ???
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: Playboy on November 24, 2008, 06:53:11 AM
Venice, Miami and New York
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: Tapeworm on November 24, 2008, 07:02:17 AM
i read somewhere that steroids are legal in alaska ?

is this true getbiggers ?

any huge eskimo's up in here  ???

Very much doubt it FP.  I'd think drug laws would be federal.  Maybe they're just less strictly policed up in frontier land.

Don't move there tho.  I've heard Alaskans are total assholes to outsiders.  Like worse than Getbiggers.  They straight up shun you.
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: Playboy on November 24, 2008, 07:04:24 AM
i read somewhere that steroids are legal in alaska ?

is this true getbiggers ?

any huge eskimo's up in here  ???
They are legal in many countries, bro.
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: CalvinH on November 24, 2008, 07:15:25 AM

Huh?  USA is #1.


Maybe he didn't read the thread title ???
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: KC4 on November 24, 2008, 07:38:06 AM
Milwaukee could be one of the worst bodybuilding is almost nonexistant but we did win drunkest city in america and that has to be worth something..right?
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: The Showstoppa on November 24, 2008, 07:39:49 AM
Milwaukee could be one of the worst bodybuilding is almost nonexistant but we did win drunkest city in america and that has to be worth something..right?

Hell yeah!  Much better title to have.  Also, if everybody else is a drunk, fat slob, it makes you look better in comparison.
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: CalvinH on November 24, 2008, 07:44:00 AM
Milwaukee could be one of the worst bodybuilding is almost nonexistant but we did win drunkest city in america and that has to be worth something..right?




Which one was the hot one,Laverne or Shirle ???y
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: Tapeworm on November 24, 2008, 07:44:59 AM



Which one was the hot one,Laverne or Shirle ???y

Take it easy, Squiggy.
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: CalvinH on November 24, 2008, 08:09:55 AM
Take it easy, Squiggy.



Sure thing Lenny.
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: mass 04 on November 24, 2008, 08:13:30 AM
none of them top Dubai, India.
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: Tapeworm on November 24, 2008, 08:18:14 AM


Sure thing Lenny.

Just out of curiousity, did doing it their way yes their way ever make all their dreams come true or are they still working in that brewery for $8 an hour? 

'Cause that youthful optimism would be pretty shot to hell by now you'd think.
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: Fatpanda on November 24, 2008, 02:24:26 PM
They are legal in many countries, bro.

 ::)

firstly alaska isn't a country.

secondly steroids are legal to use in my country.

maybe it is a federal law  ??? maybe it was canada i read about, is gear legal in canada or certain provinces  ???
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: Relentless on November 24, 2008, 02:29:52 PM
I just moved from LA to Austin, TX and consider this a good bodybuilding hub.  The cost of living is much cheaper than the West Coast.  Considering today's economy, the inexpensive Midwest might be a good place to bodybuild when compared with densely populated coastal areas like FL, CA and NY.
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: Howard on November 24, 2008, 08:22:49 PM
Very much doubt it FP.  I'd think drug laws would be federal.  Maybe they're just less strictly policed up in frontier land.

Don't move there tho.  I've heard Alaskans are total assholes to outsiders.  Like worse than Getbiggers.  They straight up shun you.
geesh, in that case , imagine how big an A-hole some getbigger from Alaska would be ? hehe
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: webcake on November 24, 2008, 08:24:47 PM
What about Vegas?

A 2xMr O lives there in a $1,500,000 home with some dogs and a woman.
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: cheftim on November 24, 2008, 08:54:14 PM
Don't get me wrong....NYC is a fun city.  Some of the best nightlife in the world, awesome resterants and shopping.  But, I think it's highly overrated in some circumstances.
I've been and lived all over the world. NYC is the place for me.
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: body88 on November 24, 2008, 09:12:48 PM
I've been and lived all over the world. NYC is the place for me.

Thats cool.  To me NYC is overrated.  Once you get over the initial NYC experience, day to day life is a bit different.  Tons of trash and lots of smog.
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: Howard on November 25, 2008, 12:32:03 AM
What about Vegas?

A 2xMr O lives there in a $1,500,000 home with some dogs and a woman.
Yeah but if you moved next door, his dogs would piss and dump on your yard. THAT and he cooks this stinky fish on his outdoor grill and always does his cardio wearing crocs. Plus, I saw he hogged all the good equipment / wts while working out at the Vegas GOLDS.
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: Howard on November 25, 2008, 12:32:58 AM
Just out of curiousity, did doing it their way yes their way ever make all their dreams come true or are they still working in that brewery for $8 an hour? 

'Cause that youthful optimism would be pretty shot to hell by now you'd think.
I think one of them became a lawyer in the land of "Idiocracy"
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: Tapeworm on November 25, 2008, 03:05:26 AM
I think one of them became a lawyer in the land of "Idiocracy"

I heard the other one made graveyard shift manager on the bottling line.
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: ibfasport on November 25, 2008, 05:42:51 AM
Are you being serious or is this just another "Getbig" type answer that I, being a Newbie, just don't understand. I know there are a lot of great bodybuilders that come out of Egypt so I'm thinking you may be serious.

Pat

not in all the countries the law is against steroids
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: El_Pajero on November 25, 2008, 05:48:20 AM
fuck you asshole
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: jesusbod on November 25, 2008, 06:07:55 AM
Don't get me wrong....NYC is a fun city.  Some of the best nightlife in the world, awesome resterants and shopping.  But, I think it's highly overrated in some circumstances.

Overrated and overpriced.
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: CalvinH on November 25, 2008, 07:26:12 AM
I heard the other one made graveyard shift manager on the bottling line.



I've heard rumors about one of them having a bad experience with the Big Ragu :o
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: Tapeworm on November 25, 2008, 07:34:05 AM


I've heard rumors about one of them having a bad experience with the Big Ragu :o

I had to google that.  You win.  I hope you're happy now.
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: CalvinH on November 25, 2008, 07:40:45 AM
I had to google that.  You win.  I hope you're happy now.



Hahaha ;D
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: Wiggs on November 25, 2008, 08:04:57 AM
Vegas.  We are the new Venice.
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: Figo on November 25, 2008, 08:27:00 AM
Vegas.  We are the new Venice.

Never been. But it sort of is, isn't it?
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: jpm101 on November 25, 2008, 08:30:03 AM
San Diego. Beach city where the weather is mostly fine 80% of the time. Very body conscious. Some good hardcore gyms  in the area. And for juicers, just take the short drive across the border to TJ for your gear. Some BB'ers will cross 3 or more time a week, shoot up/use and than back to California. Even heard there are one or two hardcore gyms on the Mexican side.  Drive a little further to Otay Mesa. Cross the border, go down Garita de Otay blvd and there you are. Much Less crowded.

Might have to dodge a few bullets from time to time in TJ though. Six more cartel killings just the other day. Have to cover your gringo ass at all times down there. Try not getting too stoned.
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: polychronopolous on November 25, 2008, 09:06:33 AM
DFW Metroplex
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: LASTREP72 on November 25, 2008, 09:07:28 AM
best cities for bodybuilding are out of USA: west europe and egypt
 ??? I lived in Norway for 3 years - the hardcore gyms were very, very rare - but they were there if you looked hard enough (I worked out at Kaliber Gym now called Kaliber Training studio in T.heim - loved that place it was my second home and the people were great - I accually trained with an IFBB pro there) - there was this gym franchise called SATS that should have been called SUCKS - they didn't cary dumbells over 85lbs? And supps oh boy - Norway didn't allow anything that looked like it might actually work!! Well I'm back in ATL now out in D.ville where I train at Exersize gym that used to be Powerhouse Gym great equipment cool folks. Metro ATL has a boat load of BBers - never went to Lee Haneys spot by City Hall though - been thinking about hitting it up just for a day just to say I've been there.
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: flexingtonsteele on November 25, 2008, 09:51:22 AM
Modesto Ca.........small town, but its the home of a few IFBB pros :)
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: Option D on November 25, 2008, 10:22:49 AM
The greater ATL metro area is pretty damn good for BB. Lost of good, modern gyms and we just had the NPC Nationals, etc.
I would estimate the worst would be  VERY  rural areas of Noth Dakota and Alaska .
LOL, the Fairbanks , Alaska - Mooseman BB classic.
 I doubt the end of the Aluetian islands near Siberia  is a hot bed of BB gyms either.

yeah the outside of atlanta is good. There is a golds on panola road in henry county, thats the best they come...real gritty gym.
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: Earl1972 on November 25, 2008, 10:40:08 AM
what makes a city a great bodybuilding city?

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Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: ibfasport on November 25, 2008, 12:06:11 PM
where police doesn't treat you as a criminal
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: Earl1972 on November 25, 2008, 12:19:11 PM
is a good bodybuilding city where it's common like in los angeles, you can make more bodybuilding friends?

or is a better city some where like pittsburgh where everybody looks like shit and the bodybuilder is unique?

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Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: nicky.smth on November 25, 2008, 07:47:23 PM
ny back in the 70,s was nuts,we used to jump on the pathtrains from newark and go to 42,nd st and scope out the hookers and peep shows,it was great being i was 9 or 10 years old

haha those were the days..There are like 3 strips joints in all of midtown these days... :'(
Title: Re: Best US cities for bodybuilding
Post by: Blockhead on November 26, 2008, 01:07:35 PM

                                                Chicago.

 ChiTown not only has The Grand Master Bishop Don Magic Juan, Twista, R.Kelly, Kanye West and The Smashing Pumpkins but it has beaches and blistering cruel summers like L.A.  It has nightlife and underworlds like Las Vegas. It has culture and diversity like New York. Long and Cold winters like Aspen, Colorado and warm springs like Miami.

 We have the best food on the planet, rabid sports fans and the bodybuilding scene is healthy (pun intended) and vibrant. There are gyms and G-Y-M-S everywhere along with supplement/health food stores. The gear trade is fairly easy as pretty much anything is accessible. It is host to Jr. Nationals and 6 other NPC shows during the fiscal year.

 IFBB Pros include...

 Chuck Sanow
 Alicia Harris
 Chaundra Tanji
 Sarah Dunlap
 Betsy Harris
 Sergio Olivia
 Debbie Patton
 Michael Liberatore


 Today I paid $1.72 for gas and cracked a wad of goo into the mouth of a local figure slut for 100 clenbuterol tablets.

 It's the greatest place to live.



 TBH.