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"I'm doing the Olympia!"
Victor Martinez makes a surprising announcement
Exclusive Muscular Development interview by Ron Harris
Nobody thought he would actually do it. Victor Martinez had been dropping hints and saying he was taking things week by week as far as his decision to compete in this year's Mr. Olympia contest, but it seemed highly unlikely. The man had been locked up for seven months without access to decent food, weights, or any supplements. He dropped down to 220 pounds, the lightest he had been since he was a teenager. Meanwhile, the other top contenders for the O like Phil, Kai, Branch, Wolf, and Evan were putting away mountains of steaks, chicken breasts, and blasting away at the weights. Phil and Kai took the whole year off competing and used all that time and more to build even more insane, dense muscle mass. Branch, Wolf, and Evan all managed to squeeze in an off-season and a diet for the Arnold, then another brief off-season before launching into Olympia prep. Victor is in a completely different situation from any other man entering this year's big show.
Today, at 15 1/2 weeks out from the Mr. Olympia, he is still re-gaining the muscle that he lost while in jail until April 27 of this year. Every other man is coming down from his off-season bodyweight, while Victor is still gaining. It's crazy, but that's how the old-school men like Arnold did it almost 40 years ago. But beating the odds is kind of Victor's thing, isn't it? The day it was announced that he was throwing his hat in the ring for the 2012 Mr. Olympia, I had to get him on the line and find out how this decision was made and why.
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MD: Victor, exactly when did you decide you would go for it, and what were the main factors that influenced your decision?
VM: The decision was more like a process that's been going on in my head almost from the day I got out at the end of April. What it really came down to was that I just wouldn't feel right skipping the Olympia even if the odds are against me. I've never let that stop me from doing anything before and I didn't want to start now.
MD: Just so people know, when was the deadline for qualified competitors to sign the Olympia contract?
VM: It was a couple weeks ago and I won't lie - I was reluctant to sign it and make that commitment. My main concern isn't gaining the muscle back in time, it's the quality of the muscle. You got Phil, Kai, Branch, Wolf; these are all tough competitors and I don't underestimate them or what they're going to bring.
MD: What is your current weight and how lean are you? Are you still putting size on, and do you feel like due to the extended break you had, you might actually be making new gains in mass over the next few weeks?
VM: I'm 262, so that means I've put on 42 pounds in the seven weeks since I got out. Do the math! Six pounds of muscle a week on average. Can I get bigger than ever before? I don't know. If I wasn't going to be dieting hard for the Olympia I think that would be possible. But for me to say I'm going to be in condition and bigger than ever before, especially under the circumstances - no, I wouldn't make some crazy prediction like that.
MD: The old-school guys like Arnold used to stay lighter in the off-season and 'eat up' to shows, gaining weight over the prep and getting leaner. Most guys obviously get as huge and heavy as possible these days and then diet down. You would be the first pro I know since Levrone retired to even attempt the old-school way. Have you talked to Kevin at all, or anyone about this? It has to be your first time prepping this way, right?
VM: I haven't talked to anyone. It's all trial and error. But I'm feeling great and I have more energy than I've had in a long time too. I'm really not dieting exactly. I'm eating clean and gaining.
MD: Do you think you'll keep gaining for a few more weeks? Like maybe, until you are 8-10 weeks out?
VM: Sure, it's possible. I need to keep gaining, because I look in the mirror and I still don't see the thickness and fullness in the muscles that I want yet, never mind the detail and quality. I have my work cut out for me these next 15 weeks for sure.
MD: Are you worried about what it would do to your reputation if you placed any lower than last year, which was fourth? Or do you feel like no one even expects you to do that well anyway, given the circumstances?
VM: I would never have signed that contract if I didn't think I was capable of doing at least as good as I did last year if not better. But like you said, I know a lot of people will be writing off my chances this time and that's cool. I love proving people wrong. It's fun for me.
MD: I assume you will also be returning to Madrid to defend your Arnold Classic Europe title. Will you also be going to India again for the Sheru Classic?
VM: Not sure about that. It's a really long trip there and back and it's in between the Olympia and the Arnold Europe. I did it last year, but it was tough. We'll see, but right now the only two shows I am planning on are the Olympia and the Arnold Europe.
MD: You've never prepared for a show after having so much complete rest before. How do you feel mentally and physically now at just over 15 weeks out as compared to how you would normally feel?
VM: I do feel good like I said, but I'm still playing catch-up. Normally right now I would be about 275. But I would also be starting to diet too. This is a totally different scenario than I've ever tried before and I'm really just taking it one day at a time, training my ass off and eating a lot of good food. Stay tuned!
Learn more about the Dominican Dominator in the "Trials of Victor Martinez" only in the next issue of Muscular Development Magazine!
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It's official he wont win either
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For his body it actually might not be that bad what happened..
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philsulin can hide behind him on stage.
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That's why I'll always respect Arnold as head and shoulders above these scrubs; he is a successful person at his core rather than a mere drug addict, one-dimensional bodybuilder. Why can't any of these guys envision life outside of bodybuilding? I was hoping Vic would move on to bigger and better things but I guess he really is only capable of this sort of life, like so many other pros.
You mean a Dominican Actor / President ??? ???
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if he wins the mr o he can start a new restaurant again
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I predict solid 8th place finishing for this worn out bodybuilder ::)
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That's why I'll always respect Arnold as head and shoulders above these scrubs; he is a successful person at his core rather than a mere drug addict, one-dimensional bodybuilder. Why can't any of these guys envision life outside of bodybuilding? I was hoping Vic would move on to bigger and better things but I guess he really is only capable of this sort of life, like so many other pros.
Arnold was/is very intelligent, syntax. That isn't the case with 95% of the pro's, unfortunately...
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That's why I'll always respect Arnold as head and shoulders above these scrubs; he is a successful person at his core rather than a mere drug addict, one-dimensional bodybuilder. Why can't any of these guys envision life outside of bodybuilding? I was hoping Vic would move on to bigger and better things but I guess he really is only capable of this sort of life, like so many other pros.
Arnold was the exception to the rule.
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I predict solid 8th place finishing for this worn out bodybuilder ::)
Damn! you really Think Jay Cutler will Place 9th???
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Crazy, 42 pounds in 7 weeks drugs or not pretty insane!
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Damn! you really Think Jay Cutler will Place 9th???
Nah.. Jay will not attend at all ;D
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Even 6th place gets like 30K so he is looking at a decent payday! At WORST, he will be 7th. I just cant see him improving after having missed so many reps. I would assume its a money thing. Im sure MHP gives a bonus/matches prize money.
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I predict 5th to 7th place.
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Just another roid head attention whore.
Even though he's "won" bodybuilding titles, he's a natural born loser. Numerous failed business ventures, drug dealer, illegal alien, and plain crook.
Back when Vic's gym failed, he simply out of the blue closed shop and pocketed all the members fees, some of whom payed the day before the gym closed. What a real stand up guy...
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I remember this dude was touted as the next big thing when I was in college, around 03-04 I think. Then I stopped following bodybuilding, and found out the dude almost won the Olympia and then his life went down the shitter. These dudes just need to know when to hang it up.
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Top 10?
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whew
what a relief....i'd been loosing sleep about this ::)
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well, dominican usualy grow up to become cocaine dealers or prostitutes(women).
no racist ;D
worst prostitutes ever...
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Crazy, 42 pounds in 7 weeks drugs or not pretty insane!
diet down sometime and u will see its really not that difficult, yes his jail time was = to dieting down
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I thought Phil also "grew into contests"---been doing it since he turned Pro.
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Picture Posted Today, 40lbs since getting out of the slammer
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It's clear from interviews that he doesn't have a high-powered IQ but I'm sure there's something else society could use this Dominican for.
Who says you need a high-powered IQ to be president? Look at Bush and Look at Obama. Bush was an idiot and in Obamas case it's the American people who are the idiots.
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Wow, Vic Grows so fast in just a few weeks after being released from the Slammer.......I guess it's all genetics... ;)
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stan looking large as well.
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Presidents tend to have above-average intelligence. Bush can hardly speak English at times but I'm not convinced that he is actually stupid.
Well back to Obamas the only thing you're going to need there is a High Powered Teleprompter
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Wow, Vic Grows so fast in just a few weeks after being released from the Slammer.......I guess it's all genetics... ;)
It's the Weider Freedom-at-last Principle, plus shakes..
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Chest workout With Rob Youells this week
http://www.musculardevelopment.com/contests/12-npc-usa/4499-victor-martinez-and-rob-youells-chest-workout.html (http://www.musculardevelopment.com/contests/12-npc-usa/4499-victor-martinez-and-rob-youells-chest-workout.html)
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boy , cant believe that Rob Youells doesnt know what all the way down means , some of the worst incline pressing ever
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;D
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Another BB convict with no other way to earn a dime.
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I am sure victor regained all the mass through eating chicken breast, rice + beans and having protein shakes
Muscle convict of peace
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"finally back in the gym from my ghetto vacation" - Vic Martinez
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Lol at BREAKING NEWS!! lol
Now everyone is going to call him a "warrior" ::) ::) ::)
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Seems like the type of guy that rubs "it" into the faces of the people who make laws. How do you do that much time in prison only to get out and take enough drugs to kill a horse?
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talk about all drugs how long has he been out now and he is a lean 265lbs up from 200lbs ??? ??? ???smdh
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Vic will go on and on and on and on, about Muscle Memory when asked how he got back to that size at the olympia