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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: mesmorph78 on September 10, 2012, 03:08:10 PM
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Johnnies upper body looks phenomenal ... No weak points
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To be honest he isn't to impressive in person, thick yes but very short like 5'6 or 5'7 short
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Seated shoulder barbell press = standing incline barbell press
that a joke! Injury waiting to happen !
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To be honest he isn't to impressive in person, thick yes but very short like 5'6 or 5'7 short
Yeah they (Branch & Johnnie)look thick, but like you said they look so damn short!!!! Like hobbits lifting
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Yeah they (Branch & Johnnie)look thick, but like you said they look so damn short!!!! Like hobbits lifting
Yeah I was surprised, thinking he was at least 5'8 or 5'9 as he is listed but branch is even shorter maybe even 5'5/5'6 shorter than a legit 5'7 shawn ray lol
Matt C height approved!
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thick as a cock
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here is a strong shoulderpresser: &feature=related
not all the way down to chest but pretty damn strong anyway. Down to the level of hes chin and press it all the way up
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I wonder how many times during a full day that Pantera greatest hits CD plays. Fuck me runnin'.
And I love Pantera, but ...
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I dont get why branch always says that his style of training works for him. Yet his goal is win a Mr. Olympia, which he has never done. Obviously if you're not accomplishing what you set out to do (win the Mr.O) then maybe the current training youre doing is not that effective.
I guess its effective if youre happy with not winning.
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I dont get why branch always says that his style of training works for him. Yet his goal is win a Mr. Olympia, which he has never done. Obviously if you're not accomplishing what you set out to do (win the Mr.O) then maybe the current training youre doing is not that effective.
I guess its effective if youre happy with not winning.
If he wins the O, or even comes in 2nd, any shread of legitimacy that bbing has will be thrown out the door.
All that his training method has done has made him look like an Orc.
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i still cant over the way they train.its funny how at gyms people say your doing this or that wrong.its worked for them i guess.
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If he wins the O, or even comes in 2nd, any shrewd of legitimacy that bbing has will be thrown out the door.
All that his training method has done has made him look like an Orc.
Well, I am not saying I hope he wins. I am saying that saying his training works is in contradictory to his goal of winning.
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Well, I am not saying I hope he wins. I am saying that saying his training works is in contradictory to his goal of winning.
He has progressively looked worse since he won his Pro Card...yes he won the Arnold 2x, but he has brought the Arnold to a new low---funny how this coincides step by step with society in how society now legitimizes people who can't hang, the quality is low, the expectations are lowered for them.
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good to see him compete at the olympia, after all someone has to take the 8 place
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here is a strong shoulderpresser: &feature=related
not all the way down to chest but pretty damn strong anyway. Down to the level of hes chin and press it all the way up
wouldn't want to look like that jabba the hutt for all the tea in china
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johnnie has definitely improved upper body wise anyway
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here is a strong shoulderpresser: &feature=related
not all the way down to chest but pretty damn strong anyway. Down to the level of hes chin and press it all the way up
only 8 out of the 7,000,000,000 people on the planet can do that
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soundgarden always sounding good no matter how many times you heard it
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He has progressively looked worse since he won his Pro Card...yes he won the Arnold 2x, but he has brought the Arnold to a new low---funny how this coincides step by step with society in how society now legitimizes people who can't hang, the quality is low, the expectations are lowered for them.
Same with johnnie and victor m. IMO both of those guys looked their best at nationals in 2000 and 2001 repectively.
Johnnies standing calf raises is hard to watch, I know it's mostly genetics and drugs but you would think if he slowed it down and performed with better form he would improve them a bit...
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Same with johnnie and victor m. IMO both of those guys looked their best at nationals in 2000 and 2001 repectively.
Johnnies standing calf raises is hard to watch, I know it's mostly genetics and drugs but you would think if he slowed it down and performed with better form he would improve them a bit...
johnnie lookes good now.... less stringy arms filled out
but how does someone cheat on calf raises .. i nearly fell off my chair laughing.
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thick as a cock
slurp!
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johnnie lookes good now.... less stringy arms filled out
but how does someone cheat on calf raises .. i nearly fell off my chair laughing.
Yeah but compare him to his 2001 nationals showing and Vic to 2000 and clearly they were all better before turning pro, much more conditioned instead of that "glazed" look sure he looks good now but compared to the past
Yes you can cheat on any exercise thought you would have known that everything he does is sloppy
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soundgarden always sounding good no matter how many times you heard it
STP>>>>>>>>soundgarden
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holy shit dude did what, 12 exercises for shoulders? total of 50 sets?? I always thought those crazy volume training Flex mags said bber used was bs ???
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To be honest he isn't to impressive in person, thick yes but very short like 5'6 or 5'7 short
I wouldn't describe that height as "very short."
Besides, you just described 75% of pro/top amateur bodybuilders. You must not have met many bodybuilders in person before, otherwise you would not have been particularly surprised at Johnnie's shorter-than average height.
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holy shit dude did what, 12 exercises for shoulders? total of 50 sets?? I always thought those crazy volume training Flex mags said bber used was bs ???
it's called making a video...
or having no life
or both
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Same with johnnie and victor m. IMO both of those guys looked their best at nationals in 2000 and 2001 repectively.
Johnnies standing calf raises is hard to watch, I know it's mostly genetics and drugs but you would think if he slowed it down and performed with better form he would improve them a bit...
Yeah, both looked better.
Maybe JJOJ should take a page out of Shawn Ray's calf training---slow it down, less weight. And have you seen Ronnie train calves on the seated calf machine? He does that jerky-bounce---he trains biceps and everything else in a more controlled manner, but calves..
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Seated shoulder barbell press = standing incline barbell press
that a joke! Injury waiting to happen !
ya those for sure where inclines. Esp/when he went to 315... I'd bet the house that if the back support was where its supposed to be for shoulders, he would barely be able to get a couple FULL reps with 315.
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I dont get why branch always says that his style of training works for him. Yet his goal is win a Mr. Olympia, which he has never done. Obviously if you're not accomplishing what you set out to do (win the Mr.O) then maybe the current training youre doing is not that effective.
I guess its effective if youre happy with not winning.
He's incapable of change. That's why he drives a massive truck, shoots helpless animals and is a republican to his death. He's a brainwashed robot. He's not even open to change. Being open to change shows intelligence.
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I dont get why branch always says that his style of training works for him. Yet his goal is win a Mr. Olympia, which he has never done. Obviously if you're not accomplishing what you set out to do (win the Mr.O) then maybe the current training youre doing is not that effective.
I guess its effective if youre happy with not winning.
And how is a different style of training going to be the difference, in terms of winning the Olympia? As for his training style not being effective, I think two ASC titles and a 2nd place at the 2009 Olympia (not to mention his other wins) would beg to differ.
But, by your strained logic, unless he wins the Olympia, every thing he's done to this point is a waste. Did Dexter Jackson's style of changing change in 2008 to give him the win?
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If he wins the O, or even comes in 2nd, any shread of legitimacy that bbing has will be thrown out the door.
All that his training method has done has made him look like an Orc.
He came in 2nd three years ago. Are you implying that bodybuilding hasn't had any legitimacy since 2009?
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Anyone else come to the conclusion that JJ and Branch arent really insanely strong but use technique to get the weight to move. The video of the guy who inclined 200 pound dumbbells is insanely strong. Branch and JJ use the exact same technique of moving good amounts of weight a 1/4 rep at a time. Nassar's 225 pound bench press super slow is more impressive that some of these fools so called lifts.lol
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And how is a different style of training going to be the difference, in terms of winning the Olympia? As for his training style not being effective, I think two ASC titles and a 2nd place at the 2009 Olympia (not to mention his other wins) would beg to differ.
But, by your strained logic, unless he wins the Olympia, every thing he's done to this point is a waste. Did Dexter Jackson's style of changing change in 2008 to give him the win?
Well, if training matters so much, as you have stated, then yes, a different style of training may make a difference.
Branch has said, like most other bodybuilders that his dream is to win the Mr. O. But if youre not winning the Mr. O, then why would you keep doing the same thing every year and still not winning the Mr. ? Does not make sense to me. If youre not accomplishing what your main goal is, why wouldn't you change it up?
Cannot use his wins as evidence to suggest his training works. Bodybuilding is corrupted. He was a muscletech guy for a long time. Of course he won shows.
Given his injuries, his shitty aesthetics, and him never winning a Mr. O, id say its time for a change.
Dexter probably never had to change his training all that much. He always trained fairly well for a pro bodybuilder (thats not saying much either). And he was always on point, decent lines, etc. Not much to change when you have dexters build. He was always close enough. However, Branch is VERY far off, which would indicate a need for a change.
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Well, if training matters so much, as you have stated, then yes, a different style of training may make a difference.
Branch has said, like most other bodybuilders that his dream is to win the Mr. O. But if youre not winning the Mr. O, then why would you keep doing the same thing every year and still not winning the Mr. ? Does not make sense to me. If youre not accomplishing what your main goal is, why wouldn't you change it up?
Cannot use his wins as evidence to suggest his training works. Bodybuilding is corrupted. He was a muscletech guy for a long time. Of course he won shows.
Given his injuries, his shitty aesthetics, and him never winning a Mr. O, id say its time for a change.
Dexter probably never had to change his training all that much. He always trained fairly well for a pro bodybuilder (thats not saying much either). And he was always on point, decent lines, etc. Not much to change when you have dexters build. He was always close enough. However, Branch is VERY far off, which would indicate a need for a change.
Your explanations make little sense. Training the way he does now got him within a heartbeat of the Olympia title in 2009 and won him two ASC titles.
As for your claiming his wins are due to his being a Muscletech guy, need I remind you that Greg Kovacs, Matt Duvall, Jeramy Freeman, King Kamali were also MuscleTech guys for several years. Johnnie Jackson was too, before he won his first show.
If bodybuilding is so "corrupted", it makes even LESS sense for you to cite Warren's training as the reason he's yet to win the Olympia. And you've yet to answer exactly what is Warren supposed to be doing that going to make all the precious difference in his winning the big one (other than using one of the plates to clobber Heath in the back of the head).
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Your explanations make little sense. Training the way he does now got him within a heartbeat of the Olympia title in 2009 and won him two ASC titles.
As for your claiming his wins are due to his being a Muscletech guy, need I remind you that Greg Kovacs, Matt Duvall, Jeramy Freeman, King Kamali were also MuscleTech guys for several years. Johnnie Jackson was too, before he won his first show.
If bodybuilding is so "corrupted", it makes even LESS sense for you to cite Warren's training as the reason he's yet to win the Olympia. And you've yet to answer exactly what is Warren supposed to be doing that going to make all the precious difference in his winning the big one (other than using one of the plates to clobber Heath in the back of the head).
Man, you really got a hard on for these bodybuilders and take serious offense when someone knocks them lol.
To be honest, I am too tired to even write a response back. I guess I lost this "argument." Like winning a bodybuiling argument has any merit anyway lol
I stand by my stance that he trains shitty, has a shitty physique, and should never be top 6 in the Mr. O with his structure. To be honest, his structure is so shitty, nothing will help him lol. Lost cause. If you want to love branch and write a retort so be it. Ill probably just read it and laugh.
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well, now we know why his calves suck so bad.
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He came in 2nd three years ago. Are you implying that bodybuilding hasn't had any legitimacy since 2009?
When it comes to Branch, there is no legitimacy---when it comes to bbing, it can be laughable at times.
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I wouldn't describe that height as "very short."
Besides, you just described 75% of pro/top amateur bodybuilders. You must not have met many bodybuilders in person before, otherwise you would not have been particularly surprised at Johnnie's shorter-than average height.
You are right the height isn't very short but relative to normal population height. Ive met my fair share and that height seems to be the average since I lived most of my life training and growing up in california. I would say flex, Cormier, Ronnie and up to dillet are good heights for bbing.
I brought up johnnie and branchs height cause the dude is thick and some of the best traps, chest in the biz. But when I saw him in tx he looked shorter than listed which was around 5'8/5'9
Matt C height approved
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Anyone else come to the conclusion that JJ and Branch arent really insanely strong but use technique to get the weight to move. The video of the guy who inclined 200 pound dumbbells is insanely strong. Branch and JJ use the exact same technique of moving good amounts of weight a 1/4 rep at a time. Nassar's 225 pound bench press super slow is more impressive that some of these fools so called lifts.lol
It looks like Branch in particular has lost a lot of strength as he's aged. Even with the herky jerky sloppy form, he still struggles with the weight. He could reduce the weight significantly and still keep all his size.
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It looks like Branch in particular has lost a lot of strength as he's aged. Even with the herky jerky sloppy form, he still struggles with the weight. He could reduce the weight significantly and still keep all his size.
Because his nickname is the "Pitbull" He is HARDCORE!!! Pantera playing all day long!! Gun!!! Meat! Sweat! Heavy iron clanging!
This is what life is truly about. Anyone who says otherwise is not hardcore. Plain and simple. This is a FACT!
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hulks sloppy seconds
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dang, they must built a healthy appetite after that
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appetite for destruction