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Title: J.D Dawodu - whatever happpened to this guy?
Post by: Meso_z on March 24, 2010, 04:42:07 AM
He had some huge arms. :o

(http://muscletime.com/index.php?option=com_joomgallery&func=watermark&catid=37237&id=37256&Itemid=202)

(http://muscletime.com/index.php?option=com_joomgallery&func=watermark&catid=35956&id=37272&Itemid=266)
Title: Re: J.D Dawodu - whatever happpened to this guy?
Post by: Parker on March 24, 2010, 04:53:25 AM
He had some huge arms. :o

(http://muscletime.com/index.php?option=com_joomgallery&func=watermark&catid=37237&id=37256&Itemid=202)

(http://muscletime.com/index.php?option=com_joomgallery&func=watermark&catid=35956&id=37272&Itemid=266)
Quality arms right there. I think his midsection got too big.
Title: Re: J.D Dawodu - whatever happpened to this guy?
Post by: Purple Aki on March 24, 2010, 05:34:59 AM
He quit professional bodybuilding and now runs a rare breeds farm and petting zoo near Castle Bromwich, in the West Midlands.

Still a big dude, though.
Title: Re: J.D Dawodu - whatever happpened to this guy?
Post by: Sir Humphrey on March 24, 2010, 07:35:55 AM
He got screwed over one time too many by the fair and impartial judging system of the IFBB.  :P
Title: Re: J.D Dawodu - whatever happpened to this guy?
Post by: SF1900 on March 24, 2010, 07:40:28 AM
He quit professional bodybuilding and now runs a rare breeds farm and petting zoo near Castle Bromwich, in the West Midlands.

Still a big dude, though.

Quit professional bodybuilding = a very smart man.
Title: Re: J.D Dawodu - whatever happpened to this guy?
Post by: SF1900 on March 24, 2010, 07:42:16 AM
He got screwed over one time too many by the fair and impartial judging system of the IFBB.  :P

J.D. DAWODU is an angry man. After finally qualifying for the 2001 Mr. Olympia, thank to a forced march halfway around the world earlier in the contest season (San Francisco, Los Angeles, Columbus, Hungary and Australia were all ports of call for this bright lad from London), Dawodu packed on the muscle, packed his bags for Sin City and arrived onstage ready to fight for his right to pose. Unfortunately, the judges put Dawodu in a holding pattern somewhere at the back of the stage. At the end of the night, he was left with an empty feeling in the pit of his stomach and a 17th-place finish in his first Mr. O.

"I'm very disappointed. I came into the show bigger and harder than I've ever been, having spent a lot of time and money preparing for the show. And yet I did not get any callouts with my contemporaries in the sport - DEXTER JACKSON, MELVIN ANTHONY, CRAIG TITUS and KING KAMALI. This is absolute nonsense. Maybe I need to call one of the other guys an a-hole to get a decent look from the judges. What a disgrace."
Title: Re: J.D Dawodu - whatever happpened to this guy?
Post by: Hulkotron on March 24, 2010, 07:54:13 AM
I think his belly button eventually consumed him.
Title: Re: J.D Dawodu - whatever happpened to this guy?
Post by: Meso_z on March 24, 2010, 08:05:36 AM
  :o

also check out his workout videos, pretty cool and he actually goes in depth with details.
Title: Re: J.D Dawodu - whatever happpened to this guy?
Post by: Parker on March 24, 2010, 08:41:27 AM
He quit professional bodybuilding and now runs a rare breeds farm and petting zoo near Castle Bromwich, in the West Midlands.

Still a big dude, though.
So, hecprwtty much went from exploiting himself, to exploiting rare animals. How nice.
How many Bear gall bladders has he sold?
Title: Re: J.D Dawodu - whatever happpened to this guy?
Post by: jwb on March 24, 2010, 10:35:22 AM
total lack of thigh sweep but besides that he was awesome.
Title: Re: J.D Dawodu - whatever happpened to this guy?
Post by: stuntmovie on March 24, 2010, 12:11:55 PM
Looks great to me but the typical complaint from any contender who places lower that he expected - is to blame the judges.

It never seem to fail.

Those who constantly complain on boards such as this usually do the same (blame the judges)  or are just plain jealous or have never even entered anything that involves competition among a group of guys.

Human nature I would guess.



"I'm very disappointed. I came into the show bigger and harder than I've ever been, having spent a lot of time and money preparing for the show. And yet I did not get any callouts with my contemporaries in the sport - DEXTER JACKSON, MELVIN ANTHONY, CRAIG TITUS and KING KAMALI. This is absolute nonsense. Maybe I need to call one of the other guys an a-hole to get a decent look from the judges. What a disgrace."
Title: Re: J.D Dawodu - whatever happpened to this guy?
Post by: local hero on March 24, 2010, 12:16:17 PM
i seen him a few year back when i was competing in the Leicester show.... he was walking around with shades hanging down underneath his face, like a kind of beard substitute,,, i think this is a kind of 'brother' thing


apart from that, he goes on the list with Ian Harrison, Eddie ellwood and Charles claimant as Brit pros who were totally ripped off...

boils my piss when some of the American guys leapfrog them with totally mediocre physiques...
Title: Re: J.D Dawodu - whatever happpened to this guy?
Post by: Parker on March 24, 2010, 01:07:00 PM
i seen him a few year back when i was competing in the Leicester show.... he was walking around with shades hanging down underneath his face, like a kind of beard substitute,,, i think this is a kind of 'brother' thing


apart from that, he goes on the list with Ian Harrison, Eddie ellwood and Charles claimant as Brit pros who were totally ripped off...

boils my piss when some of the American guys leapfrog them with totally mediocre physiques...
exactly, Kamali and others shouldn't have placed ahead him.
Title: Re: J.D Dawodu - whatever happpened to this guy?
Post by: AC Slater on March 24, 2010, 01:10:22 PM
ifbb judging is so fair and impartial  ::)
Title: Re: J.D Dawodu - whatever happpened to this guy?
Post by: Per Se on March 24, 2010, 01:36:02 PM
He had some huge arms. :o

(http://muscletime.com/index.php?option=com_joomgallery&func=watermark&catid=37237&id=37256&Itemid=202)

(http://muscletime.com/index.php?option=com_joomgallery&func=watermark&catid=35956&id=37272&Itemid=266)

This thread comes up at least once a year.
Dude is alive and well.
He owns my gym in North London.  It had some problems and had to close down for a while....will be open again soon.
J is still thick as hell, tho he no longer competes.
Nice guy too.
Title: Re: J.D Dawodu - whatever happpened to this guy?
Post by: ~UN_$ung~ on March 24, 2010, 03:07:10 PM
This thread comes up at least once a year.
Dude is alive and well.
He owns my gym in North London.  It had some problems and had to close down for a while....will be open again soon.
J is still thick as hell, tho he no longer competes.
Nice guy too.




translation:  it went under, and will not be reopening
Title: Re: J.D Dawodu - whatever happpened to this guy?
Post by: odilly on March 24, 2010, 03:30:29 PM
This thread comes up at least once a year.
Dude is alive and well.
He owns my gym in North London.  It had some problems and had to close down for a while....will be open again soon.
J is still thick as hell, tho he no longer competes.
Nice guy too.


Is it dangerous to do squats with all those petting zoo animals wandering around or do they seem to know when its safe to get their ears scratched
Title: Re: J.D Dawodu - whatever happpened to this guy?
Post by: Per Se on March 24, 2010, 03:58:48 PM



translation:  it went under, and will not be reopening

Funnily enough I thought the same thing initially.  I have it on good word that it'll open in 2 weeks. 

...I'll let ya know  8)
Title: Re: J.D Dawodu - whatever happpened to this guy?
Post by: YoungBlood on March 24, 2010, 04:23:17 PM

I remember that he was a mass-monster for awhile, appearing in the Ironman and/or Arnold one year...then came back later that year during the Toronto Pro completely transformed. He still had a ton of mass on his frame but was smaller, much more ripped and detailed...still got shafted by the judges. MuscleMag International was promoting him for awhile too.

He disappeared without much notice at the time.
Title: Re: J.D Dawodu - whatever happpened to this guy?
Post by: wes on March 25, 2010, 02:48:21 AM
Should have placed much higher IMO.
Title: Re: J.D Dawodu - whatever happpened to this guy?
Post by: jon cole on March 25, 2010, 03:00:53 AM




good old 90'sss...