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Romano has stayed in Mexico all Summer, working out, eating and purchasing anabolics legally in the Mexican pharmacies.
For 49 years old he looks great!
5"7.5 208lbs
http://www.rxmuscle.com/articles/romanos-rage/1893-training-down-south.html
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Romano has stayed in Mexico all Summer, working out, eating and purchasing anabolics legally in the Mexican pharmacies.
For 49 years old he looks great!
5"7.5 208lbs
http://www.rxmuscle.com/articles/romanos-rage/1893-training-down-south.html
bag of smashed assholes
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bag of smashed assholes
LOL!
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bag of smashed assholes
He is not trying to go pro and is almost 50, c'mon he has lean beach body and that is all he is going for
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He is not trying to go pro and is almost 50, c'mon he has lean beach body and that is all he is going for
oh my god...I know people who are fully natty that do a few push ups every other week that look better than dude...
how the hell you gonna be on test and take hella supplements to look like that...fucked up genetics i guess
quads look alright tho...no homo
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Why the fuck are his nipple below his actual chest.
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He's on every anabolic under the sun and still looks like heaping pile of hogshit.
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Why the fuck are his nipple below his actual chest.
Bad gyno surgery.
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oh my god...I know people who are fully natty that do a few push ups every other week that look better than dude...
how the hell you gonna be on test and take hella supplements to look like that...fucked up genetics i guess
quads look alright tho...no homo
JR will be the first to quickly admit he doesn't have great genetics for bodybuilding.
He is one of the most interesting writters on the sport of BB.
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He's on every anabolic under the sun and still looks like heaping pile of hogshit.
hahahahaha
Now is that better or worse than a bag of smashed assholes....im goin with worse
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His face looks really old.
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His face looks really old.
that last picture is fucked up..
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Cool dude but he looks like a tweaker.
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He is not trying to go pro and is almost 50, c'mon he has lean beach body and that is all he is going for
Musclecenter owns him all day long 10 years older and all natural :D
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Why are his nipples trying to run away from his chest? :-\
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Musclecenter owns him all day long 10 years older and all natural :D
MUSCLECENTER FTW!!
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oh my god...I know people who are fully natty that do a few push ups every other week that look better than dude...
how the hell you gonna be on test and take hella supplements to look like that...fucked up genetics i guess
quads look alright tho...no homo
i'm not flaming you cause i like you, but the guy is 50 and is in better shape than you were in the last pics you posted of yourself. how can you criticise him?
once you get past 40 you realise how hard it is to maintain a decent physique. things slow waaay down at 40. it takes a fuck of a lot more disciplene then you ever used to need to get the same results.
i think the shape hes in is pretty fucking commendable.
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He is not trying to go pro and is almost 50, c'mon he has lean beach body and that is all he is going for
I agree. He looks good, better than I do so I can't really speak negatively about him. With that said, he does have an extensive history of usage so I would expect a little more size. As Stavios said, he has a weak chest.
Did Romano ever have a chest? Looking at these pictures makes me a little sad because after almost 10 years of lifting included lifting 310 in contest form and 225X22 I still have no chest. I only eat 1,200 calories a day and that may be the problem, but I really feel that I may never be able to have a chest, unless perhaps I lose some body fat but that would put me at maybe 150. Did he ever have a chest?
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Looks great for his age.
208lbs my ass though.
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This guy clearly doesn't know how to train. His stated stacks are quite extensive but he can pass for a natural old guy on some aminos and creatine. Late 40's is not over the hill. He'd look better a little lighter,less bloated with more muscle in the bodyparts. What would he look like natural? 140 lbs?
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He proves that it's pretty useless to use gear without decent genetics.
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He is not trying to go pro and is almost 50, c'mon he has lean beach body and that is all he is going for
x2 Great for 49!
Doom approves.
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30 is way harder than 20.
40's gotta suck.
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He proves that it's pretty useless to use gear without decent genetics.
100% true but these pics won't help anyone because everyone thinks they have great genetics. :)
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He looks good - if he had arms he would get away with great.
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100% true but these pics won't help anyone because everyone thinks they have great genetics. :)
Also true, most juicers are lazy & impatient fuckers without much willpower & proper knowledge about food & training. It's a sad thing...
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More like 176 lbs
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i'm not flaming you cause i like you, but the guy is 50 and is in better shape than you were in the last pics you posted of yourself. how can you criticise him?
once you get past 40 you realise how hard it is to maintain a decent physique. things slow waaay down at 40. it takes a fuck of a lot more disciplene then you ever used to need to get the same results.
i think the shape hes in is pretty fucking commendable.
Dude i dont take shit and i workout like 5 times a month...and i eat chili burgers like everyday..or burritos.
Im saying for a dude that takes a shit load of shit, aas and sups...he looks like shit..
So to bring my shape in and say i cant say nothin is wild because whatever my shape is...he still looks like shit weather i say it or ronnie coleman says it. Im just a big lunk..but ive yo yoed my bf and size like 5 times since i been on getbig. Takes all of about 1 month for me to get a certified 6 pack.
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Does he even train his upper body? Honestly it looks extremely under trained.
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Don't be to hard on him, he is just a child.
And it's the drugs that made him show off his physique.
Since they are not doing anything physique wise for him, at least he can get a little confident boost now and then.
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combo overtrain/undertrain. he goes to the gym all the time and lifts till his muscle are exausted, burning, pumped to hell, and he cant lift much anymore... but he uses the same weights he has been using for the past 2 decades. no increase in poundages = no increase in muscle mass.
the dad of a girl i know does the masters crossfit compeitions. he just did one about two weeks ago down southern cali. hes the same age, about 50 years old, and he does even workout in a gym most of the time. he doesnt have good genetics either, hes just an old white dude who runs, sprints, and does a whole fucklload of "functional" exercises like bodyweight jump squats, push ups, pull ups, tire flipping... and his boyd is much more lean and defined than johns. probably not as much muscle in his lats and delts as john has, but everywhere else is as big if not bigger, and in better condition. his chest is actually defined and thick too, which john doesnt have any of.
not to hate on john or say he looks horrible, but just pointing out hes doing something wrong, and its not diet or gear. its his training. which goes back to the gh15/bfg/disgusted thread where they were all trying to say only gear and then diet matters, training is last. nope, sorry guys, your wrong. training is always the most important factor.
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id say he looks pretty good,remember hes 50 with a lot of injuries...john is a good guy
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(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=346085.0;attach=380701;image)
This makes me fear that a person can train hard for decades and still not have a chest. :-\ I attributed my lack of chest development to my low caloric intake but I think that is being optimistic although I hope it is the case.
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Dude looks ok, considering his age and all
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Dude looks ok, considering his age and all
I agree. If he got down to 8% BF he would look much better. However, all the shit he does you would expect way more results.
He is no Pellius.
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I never liked that guy. He always seemed very arrogant and full of himself. There are others on this board his age that look better than him and never did anywhere near what he does. I think Groink, Peliius, Coach, Wes look way better than him.
Pellius is 50 years old and posted this yesterday when that satanic queer devilsmile challenge him.
(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=346085.0;attach=380701;image)
(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=345775.0;attach=380742;image)
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Just a little "fixer-upper". . no problema.
(http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x263/timeamajorova/johnromanocopy.jpg)
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Pelius has a gH gut.
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Pellius has points at the sides of his delts...
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Romano has stayed in Mexico all Summer, working out, eating and purchasing anabolics legally in the Mexican pharmacies.
For 49 years old he looks great!
5"7.5 208lbs
http://www.rxmuscle.com/articles/romanos-rage/1893-training-down-south.html
Looks good for an older guy but ffs he shouldnt of posted that last pic
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This makes me fear that a person can train hard for decades and still not have a chest. :-\ I attributed my lack of chest development to my low caloric intake but I think that is being optimistic although I hope it is the case.
Chest training is not very complicated: you need to hit flat, incline and decline presses. Flat bench alone will not do it; you must do all three! Proper form is important, as is training to failure, and not overtraining. You are young, so time is on your side. There is no reason why you can't have a great chest!
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(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=346085.0;attach=380701;image)
This makes me fear that a person can train hard for decades and still not have a chest. :-\ I attributed my lack of chest development to my low caloric intake but I think that is being optimistic although I hope it is the case.
this pic his face looks like the vampire from 'salems lot'please do not find the pic it scares me to this day.lol,,,
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if he takes joose to look like shit,
what would he look like off the joose
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Romano has stayed in Mexico all Summer, working out, eating and purchasing anabolics legally in the Mexican pharmacies.
For 49 years old he looks great!
5"7.5 208lbs
http://www.rxmuscle.com/articles/romanos-rage/1893-training-down-south.html
There's a lot of bunk Mexican gear running through the veins of this man
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John posed his calves at the 2007 Arnold and they were very lean with decent size. Judging by John's legs it would appear that his body fat is pretty low. For the general public, I would say most would consider him to be a muscular guy. The 208 body seems a little high for 5'7"-5'8" but I suppose it's a possibility.
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lol @ the "he looks good" comments.
He looks like complete SHIT! oh yea i forgot hes in his 40's ::).
Keep in mind hes running gh test and other anabolics, cycles them for years only to look like that.
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lol @ the "he looks good" comments.
He looks like complete SHIT! oh yea i forgot hes in his 40's ::).
Keep in mind hes running gh test and other anabolics, cycles them for years only to look like that.
Palumbo is his supplier ;)
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looking like a big pile of smelly elephant shit, disgusting drugdealer
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Think his nipples and chest are undergoing a messy divorce.
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I think you guys forget this moron and former convicted felon has been taking steroids for 25 years now, calling BS on his body weight looks to be 180lbs.
Someone posted up what was suppose to be his conviction, something about scamming over 300k out of people back in the 80s
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I think you guys forget this moron and former convicted felon has been taking steroids for 25 years now, calling BS on his body weight looks to be 180lbs.
Someone posted up what was suppose to be his conviction, something about scamming over 300k out of people back in the 80s
he scammed 300k out of old retired folk in CA.
and yes he full of shit about his body weight, he is 170-175lbs tops, 208lbs on 5'7 would be fuckin dense and huge esp with his small feminine structure. and LOL @ claiming 5'7 and a half. 50 years old and still insecure as fuck.
Has he ever been jacked? I've never seen any pics of him at any age that showed him jacked
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looking like a big pile of smelly elephant shit, disgusting drugdealer
hahahahah lmao
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More like 176 lbs
At most.
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(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=346085.0;attach=380701;image)
This makes me fear that a person can train hard for decades and still not have a chest. :-\ I attributed my lack of chest development to my low caloric intake but I think that is being optimistic although I hope it is the case.
It's just genetic. My father is a lifetime natty and at 55 years old has a chest about 3 times the size of Romano's, his diet is complete grabage too.
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yeah, his genetics suck, I feel his pain, mine suck too. He's 175 in that pic on a good day.
You can tell the man squats. You can also tell (IMHO) he prefers machines to free weights for upper body.
He's 50 years old... sheeeeit, I hope I look that good at 50.
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Well you can tell that his friend ex-con Palumbo sold him his drugs. They didn't work at all. But for his age he looks okay and is still better than goodrum.
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Well you can tell that his friend ex-con Palumbo sold him his drugs. They didn't work at all. But for his age he looks okay and is still better than goodrum.
Palumbo saves the real GH for himself only.
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Can you imagine his kids on "bring your dad to school" day..
romano's son: "this is my dad , hes a wannabe wannabe professional body builder"
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Think his nipples and chest are undergoing a messy divorce.
lolz
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Good gawd all the gh use went to his feet!!!!
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the dude has many injuries,give him a break and one thing is ..his site is much faster thou ;D
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the dude has many injuries,give him a break and one thing is ..his site is much faster thou ;D
Hi John
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Is that Romanos bitch?
(http://www.rxmuscle.com/images/stories/articles/Romano/Valerieinclinepress1.jpg)
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Best stomach nipples since Collette Nelson
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His chest looks horrible, how one can have such a shitty chest (or lack of) after that many years of lifting and juicing is beyond me.
The rest is more than ok for his age.
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Why the fuck are his nipple below his actual chest.
LMFAO, first thing I thought of is WTF are his nipples doing on his upper abs. ;D
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LMFAO, first thing I thought of is WTF are his nipples doing on his upper abs. ;D
maybe one too many tummy tucks and the skin has been tucked so amny times that his nipples are being lowered
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combo overtrain/undertrain. he goes to the gym all the time and lifts till his muscle are exausted, burning, pumped to hell, and he cant lift much anymore... but he uses the same weights he has been using for the past 2 decades. no increase in poundages = no increase in muscle mass.
the dad of a girl i know does the masters crossfit compeitions. he just did one about two weeks ago down southern cali. hes the same age, about 50 years old, and he does even workout in a gym most of the time. he doesnt have good genetics either, hes just an old white dude who runs, sprints, and does a whole fucklload of "functional" exercises like bodyweight jump squats, push ups, pull ups, tire flipping... and his boyd is much more lean and defined than johns. probably not as much muscle in his lats and delts as john has, but everywhere else is as big if not bigger, and in better condition. his chest is actually defined and thick too, which john doesnt have any of.
not to hate on john or say he looks horrible, but just pointing out hes doing something wrong, and its not diet or gear. its his training. which goes back to the gh15/bfg/disgusted thread where they were all trying to say only gear and then diet matters, training is last. nope, sorry guys, your wrong. training is always the most important factor.
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Three points.
1. Horrible upper body.
2. Calves almost bigger than quads.
3. Bull F-ing Sh!t on weighing 208.
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given the pix, I can say that i'm gonna look okay in my fifties if i decide to shave my head
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i'm not flaming you cause i like you, but the guy is 50 and is in better shape than you were in the last pics you posted of yourself. how can you criticise him?
once you get past 40 you realise how hard it is to maintain a decent physique. things slow waaay down at 40. it takes a fuck of a lot more disciplene then you ever used to need to get the same results.
i think the shape hes in is pretty fucking commendable.
Spot on there aye mate....lol
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We skipped the light fandango, turned cartwheels 'cross the floor. I was feeling kinda seasick, but the crowd called out for more. The room was humming harder as the ceiling flew away. When we called out for another drink, the waiter brought a tray.
And so it was that later, as the miller told his tale, that his nipples, at first chest level, started sliding down to his navel.
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His chest looks really angry.
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So romano moves to mexico for a few months just to take roids? :-\
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Can you imagine his kids on "bring your dad to school" day..
romano's son: "this is my dad , hes a wannabe wannabe professional body builder"
You can add ex-con, owned by Blechman, tranny loving, fired from every job he has ever had..
Many more
Judging by the pics he is going through his 5th or 6th midlife crisis.
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drugs are aging him.
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Romano has stayed in Mexico all Summer, working out, eating and purchasing anabolics legally in the Mexican pharmacies.
For 49 years old he looks great!
5"7.5 208lbs
http://www.rxmuscle.com/articles/romanos-rage/1893-training-down-south.html
does he really need to use steriods other than (HRT) to look like that... ???
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does he really need to use steriods other than (HRT) to look like that... ???
John Romano doesn't have the greatest potential to be a top BB, he would admit that.
This is also pretty good proof that drugs can only do so much.
The guy has some impressive legs and an avg beach body.
He has a lot of knowledge about training and diet and went to Mexico to do a good cycle in a legal manner.
PLus, I bet he loves the atmosphere, cost of living and weather in Mexico.
Bottom line, the guy seems to have a lifetime passion for bodybuilding and enjoys the lifestyle.
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John Romano doesn't have the greatest potential to be a top BB, he would admit that.
This is also pretty good proof that drugs can only do so much.
The guy has some impressive legs and an avg beach body.
He has a lot of knowledge about training and diet and went to Mexico to do a good cycle in a legal manner.
PLus, I bet he loves the atmosphere, cost of living and weather in Mexico.
Bottom line, the guy seems to have a lifetime passion for bodybuilding and enjoys the lifestyle.
and looks like teh shit
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and looks like teh shit
Having a lot of knowlegde about steroids and bodybuilding doesn't mean you will look like Mr Olympia.
He looks decent and busts his ass to make his body the best it can be on his own terms.
Taking juice doesn't mean you will have a pro physique.
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Having a lot of knowlegde about steroids and bodybuilding doesn't mean you will look like Mr Olympia.
He looks decent and busts his ass to make his body the best it can be on his own terms.
Taking juice doesn't mean you will have a pro physique.
its not because of his genetics, its because hes been lifting the same weights for decades. steroids or no steroids, gains come from incrreased workload. dude will never get big if he keeps "pumping and burning" his muscles to "failure" with the same weights he has always lifted. i guarantee you that when john romano looked his best, back when he actually had the body of a bodybuilder, he was lifting big weights.
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Having a lot of knowlegde about steroids and bodybuilding doesn't mean you will look like Mr Olympia.
He looks decent and busts his ass to make his body the best it can be on his own terms.
Taking juice doesn't mean you will have a pro physique.
there is a huge difference from lookin like teh shit and being a pro...i mean he dosent even look "alright" in those pics..
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I have never been a critic of steroid use in bodybuilding but is there really a point in taking them if you aren't eating enough? I would assume John simply doesn't follow a bodybuilding diet and doesn't drink enough water, very similar to the diet I followed until just two days ago.
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I have never been a critic of steroid use in bodybuilding but is there really a point in taking them if you aren't eating enough? I would assume John simply doesn't follow a bodybuilding diet and doesn't drink enough water, very similar to the diet I followed until just two days ago.
johns problem is not lack of nutrients. he eats a bodybuilding diet and on top of that takes tons of species supplements (not that these have any benefits, just mentioned them because of the extra protein). its the fact that he doesnt progress strength-wise.
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I have never been a critic of steroid use in bodybuilding but is there really a point in taking them if you aren't eating enough? I would assume John simply doesn't follow a bodybuilding weight lifting program
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johns problem is not lack of nutrients. he eats a bodybuilding diet and on top of that takes tons of species supplements (not that these have any benefits, just mentioned them because of the extra protein). its the fact that he doesnt progress strength-wise.
So he basically isn't pushing himself hard enough in the gym?
He looked good on this 1994 cover of MD. If I could bring my chest up to that level I would be pleased:
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it might just be age. Bob chick prefers machines to the compound movements, and he's six years younger than Romano. Every pic I see of romano, he's using the chest press. he may have shoulder issues (who doesn't after 30 years of lifting), and is stuck with machine movements for chest. he's a narrow guy to begin with - and without heavy ass freeweights and good form, it's tough to build a chest.
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it might just be age. Bob chick prefers machines to the compound movements, and he's six years younger than Romano. Every pic I see of romano, he's using the chest press. he may have shoulder issues (who doesn't after 30 years of lifting), and is stuck with machine movements for chest. he's a narrow guy to begin with - and without heavy ass freeweights and good form, it's tough to build a chest.
He seemed to have a chest on the cover photo above so it gives me hope.
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He seemed to have a chest on the cover photo above so it gives me hope.
yeah, but he was 23 or 24 in that pic.
once you hit 30, shit starts falling off.
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it might just be age. Bob chick prefers machines to the compound movements, and he's six years younger than Romano. Every pic I see of romano, he's using the chest press. he may have shoulder issues (who doesn't after 30 years of lifting), and is stuck with machine movements for chest. he's a narrow guy to begin with - and without heavy ass freeweights and good form, it's tough to build a chest.
EXACTLY! It is his age. I took better care of myself then most of my peers but at 51, things change.
Sadly, I have to admit my joints can't take heavy reg barbell squats,benches or deadlifts ever again.
You simply adapt to do what you CAN do, NOT what you may WANT to do.
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Jesus Christ Matzi shut the fuck up about your chest already.....we get it
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So he basically isn't pushing himself hard enough in the gym?
He looked good on this 1994 cover of MD. If I could bring my chest up to that level I would be pleased:
that blonde dude is dwarfing that blacked hair chick
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So he basically isn't pushing himself hard enough in the gym?
He looked good on this 1994 cover of MD. If I could bring my chest up to that level I would be pleased:
he isnt getting significantly stronger or else he would be getting significantly biggger. assuming he did sets above 5 reps and had decent form.
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yeah, but he was 23 or 24 in that pic.
once you hit 30, shit starts falling off.
Actually the cover is only 16 years old so John was over 30.
Jesus Christ Matzi shut the fuck up about your chest already.....we get it
Just get me a damn chest already! I can't believe after 10 years of training I still don't have one. :-X
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i have to say he looks good.
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(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lYRsmamg_bk/S98r-hQFzoI/AAAAAAAAwXY/AEGbOAoSaXc/s1600/abe_sapien.bmp)
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John looks good and especially for 49, but it seems to me that in bodybuilding a lot of competitors don't peak until they are in their late thirties and can maintain their peak well into their forties. There are numerous examples of this and if John looks good for 49 what does that say about how Vince Taylor looked at 49? :o
(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=346085.0;attach=380701;image)
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you look like shit.
hope this helps.
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Here's a comparison of Ramano and Wallace Shawn.
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you look like shit.
hope this helps.
woah...first thing we have ever agreed on
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synthol
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guy looks great for his age tho
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;D ;D ;D
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John looks good and especially for 49, but it seems to me that in bodybuilding a lot of competitors don't peak until they are in their late thirties and can maintain their peak well into their forties. There are numerous examples of this and if John looks good for 49 what does that say about how Vince Taylor looked at 49? :o
(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=346085.0;attach=380701;image)
lol and the sad thing is john is taking maybe 3 times the drugs has taking.
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bag of smashed assholes
qft
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hahahaha!!!
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What a strange physique
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lol and the sad thing is john is taking maybe 3 times the drugs has taking.
My guess is that John eats very little, which is the same problem that I have but am trying to correct. I will be eating a steak very soon in fact.
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My guess is that John eats very little, which is the same problem that I have but am trying to correct. I will be eating a steak very soon in fact.
he is in mexico. maybe he has a tapeworm ;D :P
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Was he born without a lower chest?
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Was he born without a lower chest?
God didn't make that thing, science did. :-X
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Was he born without a lower chest?
that is kind of wild...i have ever seen a pertoralis minor larger than the pectoralis major...
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my uncle never trained a day in his life and looks better and only drinks vodka haha owned
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my uncle never trained a day in his life and looks better and only drinks vodka haha owned
lmao..only?