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Title: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Howard on September 12, 2014, 06:00:00 AM
Maybe you can relate to having some form of bodybuilding regret?

In my case, I have some nagging regrets about NOT doing more bodybuilding stuff.
I don't regret avoiding extreme drug use or getting a good education and career.

I do regret NOT going to more major contests , like the Olympia each year.
I competed at least 40 times , but never competed in the Team Universe or Masters nationals, etc.
My diet has really sucked for the last 10 years and my workouts have been inconsistent at best.
I've gradually gone to less shows each year and quit judging 3 years ago.

I've decided to get back into hardcore bodybuilding on my own terms* ( no BB drugs).
I'll start simple, by cleaning up my diet and training on a consistent basis.
I hope to compete in a regional show next summer and the over 50 masters nationals.
Plus, I'll go to a couple pro contests as well next year.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Waller on September 12, 2014, 06:01:37 AM
Not learning the importance of nutrition right at the beginning would be my biggest.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Simple Simon on September 12, 2014, 06:01:51 AM
Bodybuilding shows are beyond boring.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Howard on September 12, 2014, 06:23:29 AM
Not learning the importance of nutrition right at the beginning would be my biggest.

Bingo.
It really is a LOT more important then anything else.
First thing I did was go to the store and buy plenty of good basic food and protein powder.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Howard on September 12, 2014, 06:25:44 AM
Bodybuilding shows are beyond boring.

The addition of so many new NONbodybuilding divisions doesn't help the show , in my opinion.
BUT, wtf, I can oogle a bikini babe bending over and not get too upset.
Plus, I secretly want to make out with some of the hunky MPD dudes...no homo  :o
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: BigCyp on September 12, 2014, 06:33:35 AM
'Bulking' in any shape and form.

Eating too much, at any point in my years of training didn't help anything whatsoever apart from add a few pounds to my PB on big lifts (which probably in turn killed my joints lol)

Wish I had always kept under 12% BF
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: bigmc on September 12, 2014, 06:36:54 AM
'Bulking' in any shape and form.

Eating too much, at any point in my years of training didn't help anything whatsoever apart from add a few pounds to my PB on big lifts (which probably in turn killed my joints lol)

Wish I had always kept under 12% BF

X 2
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Shockwave on September 12, 2014, 06:45:31 AM
Not working mind/muscle connection from the beginning, and just focusing on throwing weight around.

Ego training got me literally nowhere, it took me a ridiculous amount of time to finally start feeling the muscle im trying to hit actually work.

 Im just now getting to the point where i feel the exercises hit the mucle, focusing on feeling it contract all the way through the movement and then focus on the negative, feeling it work all the way back. Its amazing the difference of when you actually start to FEEL the muscle moving the weight.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: The Scott on September 12, 2014, 06:53:33 AM
Not fully realizing my potential by taking truckloads of drugs and thereby reaching my ultimate goal of having everyone hear stare at a photo of me and whisper in tones of adulation..."The Scott.  He died for us bitches".
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: BigCyp on September 12, 2014, 07:04:24 AM
Not working mind/muscle connection from the beginning, and just focusing on throwing weight around.

Ego training got me literally nowhere, it took me a ridiculous amount of time to finally start feeling the muscle im trying to hit actually work.

 Im just now getting to the point where i feel the exercises hit the mucle, focusing on feeling it contract all the way through the movement and then focus on the negative, feeling it work all the way back. Its amazing the difference of when you actually start to FEEL the muscle moving the weight.

Funnily enough, some wierd old German guy in the showers started doing the classic 'give 19 year old boy BB tips while he is in shower furiously washing his ballbag' spiel when I first started training, about 'mind muscle connection' and 'feeling the weight move through the muscle' ' contracting fully every rep' etc, I thought it was just something skinny old guys say cause they're jealous of us bulkers who are banging out real weights

Wish I would have listened  :'(
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Howard on September 12, 2014, 07:09:58 AM
Funnily enough, some wierd old German guy in the showers started doing the classic 'give 19 year old boy BB tips while he is in shower furiously washing his ballbag' spiel when I first started training, about 'mind muscle connection' and 'feeling the weight move through the muscle' ' contracting fully every rep' etc, I thought it was just something skinny old guys say cause they're jealous of us bulkers who are banging out real weights

Wish I would have listened  :'(

Imagine what more you would have learned had you volunteered to wash his balls...no homo.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Tapeworm on September 12, 2014, 07:14:30 AM
'Bulking' in any shape and form.

Eating too much, at any point in my years of training didn't help anything whatsoever apart from add a few pounds to my PB on big lifts (which probably in turn killed my joints lol)

Wish I had always kept under 12% BF

Wish I hadn't been such a tight ass about putting on a little fat.  Could have got strong enough to talk about my lifts on Getbig instead of having to treat my numbers like a fucking national secret.

You can't win.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Howard on September 12, 2014, 07:15:04 AM
'Bulking' in any shape and form.

Eating too much, at any point in my years of training didn't help anything whatsoever apart from add a few pounds to my PB on big lifts (which probably in turn killed my joints lol)

Wish I had always kept under 12% BF
x 3

EVERY lifting related injury I had came from sloppy form with too much wt.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Howard on September 12, 2014, 07:16:45 AM
Wish I hadn't been such a tight ass about putting on a little fat.  Could have got strong enough to talk about my lifts on Getbig instead of having to treat my numbers like a fucking national secret.

You can't win.

Good point, but rarely does anyone get inured when using strict form.
Plus, a "little fat" isn't the same as getting fat and chunky like me and many others.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: njflex on September 12, 2014, 07:18:56 AM
would have like to did more shows in 90's..
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: anabolichalo on September 12, 2014, 07:20:15 AM
lmao @ doing the entire bb thing without the drugs


that's like going to work but not getting paid
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Howard on September 12, 2014, 07:21:46 AM
would have like to did more shows in 90's..
x2

I competed then, but I wish I had gone to more pro shows during the 90's. I missed a bunch of good bodybuilding and expo experiences.

Anyone else wish they went to more pro events?
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: njflex on September 12, 2014, 07:28:22 AM
x2

I competed then, but I wish I had gone to more pro shows during the 90's. I missed a bunch of good bodybuilding and expo experiences.

Anyone else wish they went to more pro events?
well i meant competed more than i did,and yes seeing pro shows..
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: dr.chimps on September 12, 2014, 07:28:45 AM
Je ne regrette rien
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: anabolichalo on September 12, 2014, 07:29:59 AM
i regret only starting roids at 25 when i could have started at 18


imagine how fucking big and ripped i would have been by now

 :(
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Howard on September 12, 2014, 07:32:02 AM
lmao @ doing the entire bb thing without the drugs


that's like going to work but not getting paid

I hear ya and understand that view.
I'm now 55 and way past any point where anything but personal satisfaction is important.
I can accept not winning . I can longer accept just sitting in the audience.
I want to participate on my own terms. I don't agree with extreme drugs use, but I don't care if others want to.
FYI, I do use prescribed Androgel to keep my testosterone levels in the ideal range ( no more, no less)
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: anabolichalo on September 12, 2014, 07:35:03 AM
I hear ya and understand that view.
I'm now 55 and way past any point where anything but personal satisfaction is important.
I can accept not winning . I can longer accept just sitting in the audience.
I want to participate on my own terms. I don't agree with extreme drugs use, but I don't care if others want to.
FYI, I do use prescribed Androgel to keep my testosterone levels in the ideal range ( no more, no less)
thats pretty neat but does it surpress natural levels? just curious
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: B_B_C on September 12, 2014, 07:44:34 AM
Funnily enough, some wierd old German guy in the showers started doing the classic 'give 19 year old boy BB tips while he is in shower furiously washing his ballbag' spiel when I first started training, about 'mind muscle connection' and 'feeling the weight move through the muscle' ' contracting fully every rep' etc, I thought it was just something skinny old guys say cause they're jealous of us bulkers who are banging out real weights

Wish I would have listened  :'(

maybe you did listen but you seem to have remembered his balls more than his brains
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: BigCyp on September 12, 2014, 07:46:44 AM
maybe you did listen but you seem to have remembered his balls more than his brains

Oh look, it's getbig's worst poster. Good to see you still mastering your craft  ::)
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: The Scott on September 12, 2014, 07:47:58 AM
thats pretty neat but does it surpress natural levels? just curious
Per one of my brothers that was prescribed Androgel, it does indeed suppress your own output and result in testicular atrophy.  He liked the way he felt but didn't care for that particular side effect so he stopped and within two weeks all was back to normal.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Howard on September 12, 2014, 07:50:33 AM
maybe you did listen but you seem to have remembered his balls more than his brains

newsflash - I was JOKING. ::)
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Howard on September 12, 2014, 07:52:41 AM
thats pretty neat but does it surpress natural levels? just curious

It might, but I believe it's meant to sustain ideal test levels in older males.
They have to be fairly low already to get a prescription.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: njflex on September 12, 2014, 07:53:25 AM
you looked great when u competed,how bad are u shirtless'no homo'now,,do u take pics/train at all??
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Ronnie Rep on September 12, 2014, 08:00:07 AM
Regret not doing more shows in the mid 80's. Also was in real good shape 99-2000 should have done the Southern States back then.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: njflex on September 12, 2014, 08:00:46 AM
Regret not doing more shows in the mid 80's. Also was in real good shape 99-2000 should have done the Southern States back then.
hear ya...
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: anabolichalo on September 12, 2014, 08:08:07 AM
why in particular do you regret not doing more shows ?


i would rather do nice photoshoots for when i'm old so i can post the picturees over and over like basile

 ::)
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: njflex on September 12, 2014, 08:11:08 AM
why in particular do you regret not doing more shows ?


i would rather do nice photoshoots for when i'm old so i can post the picturees over and over like basile

 ::)
its fun getting up there,that little moment in time,your family and such cheering you on.and especially when you hit top condition/shape u push your body through..trophy sits/gets dusty so be it,,,its the moment..
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Ronnie Rep on September 12, 2014, 08:15:02 AM
its fun getting up there,that little moment in time,your family and such cheering you on.and especially when you hit top condition/shape u push your body through..trophy sits/gets dusty so be it,,,its the moment..
Absolutely, Have to experience it to understand it. Loved being on stage, hated the dieting.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: anabolichalo on September 12, 2014, 08:16:34 AM
its fun getting up there,that little moment in time,your family and such cheering you on.and especially when you hit top condition/shape u push your body through..trophy sits/gets dusty so be it,,,its the moment..
your family actually supports this drug fueled thong habbit ?


dont get me wrong i'm not knocking it, just calling it what it is


 :D


i took family to a gym fundraising event once and suddenly it becomes clear to me that the champ is going to do a "guest posing"

my family cant shut up about his small package, "all drugs"  etc really loud i cringe the whole way thru


Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: njflex on September 12, 2014, 08:18:12 AM
your family actually supports this drug fueled thong habbit ?


dont get me wrong i'm not knocking it, just calling it what it is


 :D


i took family to a gym fundraising event once and suddenly it becomes clear to me that the champ is going to do a "guest posing"

my family cant shut up about his small package, "all drugs"  etc really loud i cringe the whole way thru



do you want to compete or just get the girlz??
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Wolfox on September 12, 2014, 08:19:33 AM
Not using gh and steroids after I fucked up my shoulder. I should have tried to pharma rehab it instead of just throwing in the towel.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: anabolichalo on September 12, 2014, 08:20:58 AM
do you want to compete or just get the girlz??
i just want to get the girls of course
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: njflex on September 12, 2014, 08:28:17 AM
i just want to get the girls of course
8)
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Ken Fresno on September 12, 2014, 08:32:05 AM
Sucking off an elderly jewish man for money to buy HMB.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Tapeworm on September 12, 2014, 08:33:37 AM
Good point, but rarely does anyone get inured when using strict form.
Plus, a "little fat" isn't the same as getting fat and chunky like me and many others.

I agree about going too far.  Moderation in all things etc.  What I'd like to get across is my belief that we have a baseline physique that results from genetics & lifestyle, and we'll tend toward that unless making an effort in another direction.  

In my case, I come from skinny people (lived skinny, died skinny) and I'm running around all day doing physical work.  Maybe I'm going to die of a heart attack or something.  I should, technically.  I eat anything.  I drink anything.  "Oh, you'll get a spare tire on ya eating like that by the time you're 30/35/40."  Do I hear 45?  Bring it on.  It never happens.  In b4 cry me a river.  It sucks being on a plateau where you have to chug blended boiled potatoes & egg whites (w/cocoa powder, of course) if you expect to get an extra rep this time next week.  This is bullcrap.

I don't mean I wish I'd gone the way of the 'I see dead people' kid.  I wish I'd been bolder seasonally tho.  It's ok to fatten up in the fall.  It's ok to diet some in the spring for the summer (if that's your thing).  If you can't gain or can't lose then you overshot or weren't compensating sufficiently for your genetics and lifestyle.

Mostly, I should have set a goal to reach 200lbs, blubber or no.  Have some goddamn presence.  Not in 2 weeks or some shit.  But a steady climb of 10lbs a year or something that I just didn't do.  Enough with the faggoty Richard Simmons 'I'm the best version of myself I can be' shit.  I should have fought my genetics better.  Been better prepared with easily consumed calories (blended) to thwart my fucked up thermostat that thinks it's full or that doesn't click in when working.

Like most guys, I should have identified my needs more accurately and addressed them with greater diligence.  Well maybe I'll just go ahead and fucking do that.  How do you like them apples.

/skinny man's burden
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Var City on September 12, 2014, 08:33:41 AM
Reading this

I will regret to my grave

Cemetery of white towel
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Howard on September 12, 2014, 08:34:25 AM
you looked great when u competed,how bad are u shirtless'no homo'now,,do u take pics/train at all??

Thanks .
I look big, wide and thick in clothes now, but I'm pretty chunky and fat by bodybuilding standards .
I'm around 255 lbs now and need to drop a good 50 lbs to look lean enough for a contest.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Ronnie Rep on September 12, 2014, 08:35:19 AM
i just want to get the girls of course
You are disgrace to the Bodybuilding community!
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: anabolichalo on September 12, 2014, 08:39:39 AM
You are disgrace to the Bodybuilding community!
rich piana says lifting for the girls is much better than for a plastic trophy


Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Howard on September 12, 2014, 08:40:29 AM
I agree about going too far.  Moderation in all things etc.  What I'd like to get across is my belief that we have a baseline physique that results from genetics & lifestyle, and we'll tend toward that unless making an effort in another direction.  

In my case, I come from skinny people (lived skinny, died skinny) and I'm running around all day doing physical work.  Maybe I'm going to die of a heart attack or something.  I should, technically.  I eat anything.  I drink anything.  "Oh, you'll get a spare tire on ya eating like that by the time you're 30/35/40."  Do I hear 45?  Bring it on.  It never happens.  In b4 cry me a river.  It sucks being on a plateau where you have to chug blended boiled potatoes & egg whites (w/cocoa powder, of course) if you expect to get an extra rep this time next week.  This is bullcrap.

I don't mean I wish I'd gone the way of the 'I see dead people' kid.  I wish I'd been bolder seasonally tho.  It's ok to fatten up in the fall.  It's ok to diet some in the spring for the summer (if that's your thing).  If you can't gain or can't lose then you overshot or weren't compensating sufficiently for your genetics and lifestyle.

Mostly, I should have set a goal to reach 200lbs, blubber or no.  Have some goddamn presence.  Not in 2 weeks or some shit.  But a steady climb of 10lbs a year or something that I just didn't do.  Enough with the faggoty Richard Simmons 'I'm the best version of myself I can be' shit.  I should have fought my genetics better.  Been better prepared with easily consumed calories (blended) to thwart my fucked up thermostat that thinks it's full or that doesn't click in when working.

Like most guys, I should have identified my needs more accurately and addressed them with greater diligence.  Well maybe I'll just go ahead and fucking do that.  How do you like them apples.

/skinny man's burden

Great post! Perhaps, you will opt to say "fuk it" and still go for it now , like I am.
Ok, so we're older and past our prime. We may get the same final results from years past, but we can still get some change and personal satisfaction.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Tapeworm on September 12, 2014, 08:42:46 AM
Who's past whose prime?  ???  You're good egg but I find you hard to follow sometimes, bro.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Ronnie Rep on September 12, 2014, 08:43:05 AM
x2

I competed then, but I wish I had gone to more pro shows during the 90's. I missed a bunch of good bodybuilding and expo experiences.

Anyone else wish they went to more pro events?
Never been to an Olympia or Arnold, wish I went to it least 1 of each.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Howard on September 12, 2014, 08:45:22 AM
Regret not doing more shows in the mid 80's. Also was in real good shape 99-2000 should have done the Southern States back then.
I can relate!

I was in the my best shape in the mid 90's and wanted to go to the ( drug tested) early team universe shows.
I talked myself out of going because it wasn't "convenient" to travel  to do a show.
I don't think I would have gotten first, but I might have placed?

What stopped you?
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Royalty on September 12, 2014, 08:46:23 AM
I regret spending excessive money on supplements (over the years).
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Howard on September 12, 2014, 09:08:22 AM
its fun getting up there,that little moment in time,your family and such cheering you on.and especially when you hit top condition/shape u push your body through..trophy sits/gets dusty so be it,,,its the moment..
exactly.
It's not the plastic trophy, it's the experience you remember.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Ronnie Rep on September 12, 2014, 09:10:00 AM
I can relate!

I was in the my best shape in the mid 90's and wanted to go to the ( drug tested) early team universe shows.
I talked myself out of going because it wasn't "convenient" to travel  to do a show.
I don't think I would have gotten first, but I might have placed?

What stopped you?
We just had our first daughter in 98, I started training again like a man possessed , couldn't bring myself to diet strictly or spend the extra money for gear needed. I was taking pro hormones at the time and was about 215 at 12% bf at 5'9".
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Howard on September 12, 2014, 09:10:10 AM
Who's past whose prime?  ???  You're good egg but I find you hard to follow sometimes, bro.
I'm 55 so I know I am and I thought you were in your 40's now. Sorry if I was wrong.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Howard on September 12, 2014, 09:12:04 AM
I regret spending excessive money on supplements (over the years).

OMG!

I pissed way more hard earned $$ on GOD knows what new gimmick supplement over the years.
In recent years , most of it just made for some loose, nasty bowel movements :o
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Howard on September 12, 2014, 09:16:00 AM
We just had our first daughter in 98, I started training again like a man possessed , couldn't bring myself to diet strictly or spend the extra money for gear needed. I was taking pro hormones at the time and was about 215 at 12% bf at 5'9".
Yeah, having kids is a huge change of life.
In my case it was job related. I was teaching high school chemistry and coaching football, some soccer and track in the 1990's .
Between that and summer grad school , I didn't want to spend the time and money to travel just for a BB contest.

Hmmm, looks like we had some really good reasons, NOT to compete in those shows and did the responsible thing 'eh.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: B_B_C on September 12, 2014, 10:06:01 AM
Oh look, it's getbig's worst poster. Good to see you still mastering your craft  ::)

glad to provide you with a benchmark to aspire to : )
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Tapeworm on September 12, 2014, 10:22:55 AM
I'm 55 so I know I am and I thought you were in your 40's now. Sorry if I was wrong.

Just giving you a hard time as always, Howard.  I don't feel especially un-primed but I'm sure it's on the way.

Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: hazbin on September 12, 2014, 10:26:28 AM
don't let me get started.   i'll go on for ten pages
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Tapeworm on September 12, 2014, 10:28:42 AM
Longest post in the thread so far is from some skinny kid.  I say go for it.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: keanu on September 12, 2014, 10:33:35 AM
1) Training like a bodybuilder and not like an athlete.

2) Buying a bodybuilding magazine or book.

3) Buying gimmick supplements.

4) Wasting a good part of my 20s- early 30s living the strict bodybuilding lifestyle instead of partying more. 
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Shockwave on September 12, 2014, 10:36:55 AM
I agree about going too far.  Moderation in all things etc.  What I'd like to get across is my belief that we have a baseline physique that results from genetics & lifestyle, and we'll tend toward that unless making an effort in another direction.  

In my case, I come from skinny people (lived skinny, died skinny) and I'm running around all day doing physical work.  Maybe I'm going to die of a heart attack or something.  I should, technically.  I eat anything.  I drink anything.  "Oh, you'll get a spare tire on ya eating like that by the time you're 30/35/40."  Do I hear 45?  Bring it on.  It never happens.  In b4 cry me a river.  It sucks being on a plateau where you have to chug blended boiled potatoes & egg whites (w/cocoa powder, of course) if you expect to get an extra rep this time next week.  This is bullcrap.

I don't mean I wish I'd gone the way of the 'I see dead people' kid.  I wish I'd been bolder seasonally tho.  It's ok to fatten up in the fall.  It's ok to diet some in the spring for the summer (if that's your thing).  If you can't gain or can't lose then you overshot or weren't compensating sufficiently for your genetics and lifestyle.

Mostly, I should have set a goal to reach 200lbs, blubber or no.  Have some goddamn presence.  Not in 2 weeks or some shit.  But a steady climb of 10lbs a year or something that I just didn't do.  Enough with the faggoty Richard Simmons 'I'm the best version of myself I can be' shit.  I should have fought my genetics better.  Been better prepared with easily consumed calories (blended) to thwart my fucked up thermostat that thinks it's full or that doesn't click in when working.

Like most guys, I should have identified my needs more accurately and addressed them with greater diligence.  Well maybe I'll just go ahead and fucking do that.  How do you like them apples.

/skinny man's burden
Steroids friend. And lots of them.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: anabolichalo on September 12, 2014, 12:49:08 PM
1) Training like a bodybuilder and not like an athlete.

2) Buying a bodybuilding magazine or book.

3) Buying gimmick supplements.

4) Wasting a good part of my 20s- early 30s living the strict bodybuilding lifestyle instead of partying more. 

lol

this is interesting

let's hear people's opinions on this

very interesting point
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: oldtimer1 on September 12, 2014, 01:43:34 PM
Regrets I had a few but then again to few to mention.



1. Trying to gain weight. I was thin and had the real fast metabolism to be ripped but I spent at least 15 plus years drinking gain weight protein shakes that back in the day were filled with a crazy amount of calories.

2. Buying all these worthless supplements. I completely stopped them all.

3. Being a complete follower of Arthur Jones and Mentzer for so many decades.

4. Training heavy all the times. Never had joint issues till I reached about 53. Then the joints felt like all the tread was worn off the tires. I still train hard but some days my joints are so bad going up stairs are just painful. One shoulder hurts all the time.

5. Thinking every set had to be to failure to prove to my self I had a work ethic.

6. Never really giving volume a complete fair trial. Moderate weights and and fast pace is something I never tried. Too concerned with low sets to failure with heavy weights.

7. Some one said it before. I wish I just trained as an athlete instead of like a bodybuilder. I was a fantastic runner in my youth in both sprinting and to a lessor extent distance. I competed in sprinting in college but even then I could easily put together a string of sub 6 minute miles. I stopped running when I wanted muscles. Big mistake.

8. Believing there were secrets to be learned in the magazines. To all young bodybuilders there are no secrets except that steroids really work amazingly well. I don't use steroids and I don't recommend them. 
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: keanu on September 12, 2014, 01:58:13 PM
Regrets I had a few but then again to few to mention.

3. Being a complete follower of Arthur Jones and Mentzer for so many decades.


I wasted far too many years training like this for nothing. Big regret. Mentzer doesn't work the 3 energy systems of the body. He tried to make people think they were stupid training any other way then with his Heavy Duty 'fact.' For some it works well for about 5 weeks or so. Mike realized that people were lazy and wanted muscles in minutes so that is what he sold them. His writings were very convincing. The results were not. One thing I did learn from Larry Scott was how to repair the joints through varying exercises. Never doing the exact same motion too often but varying it slightly. Great for avoiding injuries.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: keanu on September 12, 2014, 02:02:56 PM
lol

this is interesting

let's hear people's opinions on this

very interesting point

Yeah, instead of 205 lbs I would have only hit 195 partying. Nope, gotta get that protein every 3 hours. That whole extra 10 lbs of muscle I gained was worth all the girls and hookers I could have pumped...NOT! Biggest regret in life.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: anabolichalo on September 12, 2014, 02:16:15 PM
i'm gonna hit the clubs right now keanu

 ;D


Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Teutonic Knight on September 12, 2014, 02:30:30 PM
1) Training like a bodybuilder and not like an athlete.

2) Buying a bodybuilding magazine or book.

3) Buying gimmick supplements.

4) Wasting a good part of my 20s- early 30s living the strict bodybuilding lifestyle instead of partying more. 

U too,  :-\
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Nirvana on September 12, 2014, 02:59:49 PM
Maltodextrin

I was in for a shock when I found out all those "complex carbs" in weight gainers were actually worse than sugar and that I drank sometimes 100gs+ for "breakfast". Could have just been drinking Mtn Dew.

Now its just a pure whey shake with oatmeal mixed in. That is, if I don't discover that whey is just dried out lard.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: HTexan on September 12, 2014, 03:20:06 PM
Maltodextrin

I was in for a shock when I found out all those "complex carbs" in weight gainers were actually worse than sugar and that I drank sometimes 100gs+ for "breakfast". Could have just been drinking Mtn Dew.

Now its just a pure whey shake with oatmeal mixed in. That is, if I don't discover that whey is just dried out lard.
X2
And drinking dog food muscle milk.  :-X
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Lustral on September 12, 2014, 04:09:09 PM
Maybe you can relate to having some form of bodybuilding regret?

In my case, I have some nagging regrets about NOT doing more bodybuilding stuff.
I don't regret avoiding extreme drug use or getting a good education and career.

I do regret NOT going to more major contests , like the Olympia each year.
I competed at least 40 times , but never competed in the Team Universe or Masters nationals, etc.
My diet has really sucked for the last 10 years and my workouts have been inconsistent at best.
I've gradually gone to less shows each year and quit judging 3 years ago.

I've decided to get back into hardcore bodybuilding on my own terms* ( no BB drugs).
I'll start simple, by cleaning up my diet and training on a consistent basis.
I hope to compete in a regional show next summer and the over 50 masters nationals.
Plus, I'll go to a couple pro contests as well next year.


I regret not seeing Ronnie Coleman in contest 98-2005. Started following sport in 2001 and by 2005 I had plenty of cash to go Vegas. Kept saying next year... we all know how that went with Ronnie. Wanted to go anyway then recession came and my business went to shit.

One time I was prepping to compete I got pneumonia and regressed to Holocaust status in a few weeks. Not sure I will ever compete, I can see my physique honestly - calves are shit no matter what, 6ft 2 so tall, shit arms (esp tris)... getting to photo shoot shape might be nice.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: BodyConnoisseur on September 12, 2014, 04:35:15 PM
Living in a world of regrets from your past you miss the joys and opportunities that are present today.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Shockwave on September 12, 2014, 04:37:28 PM
Living in a world of regrets from your past you miss the joys and opportunities that are present today.

So i should start blasting 2.5g gear a week and get huge brah?
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: BodyConnoisseur on September 12, 2014, 04:41:21 PM
So i should start blasting 2.5g gear a week and get huge brah?

Are you going to regret not doing it before it's too late?
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: monstermunch on September 12, 2014, 04:41:54 PM
Could of got this extra curl out earlier, going to haunt me tonight.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Shockwave on September 12, 2014, 04:49:23 PM
Are you going to regret not doing it before it's too late?
I dunno, i might. Guess that means i should blast 3g of gear just to be sure.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: oldtimer1 on September 12, 2014, 06:46:38 PM
Maltodextrin

I was in for a shock when I found out all those "complex carbs" in weight gainers were actually worse than sugar and that I drank sometimes 100gs+ for "breakfast". Could have just been drinking Mtn Dew.

Now its just a pure whey shake with oatmeal mixed in. That is, if I don't discover that whey is just dried out lard.

Whey protein is powdered cheese. It's a by product of cheese manufacturing that for the most part they use to throw out. Sometimes it was used as a means to make other types of cheese.  Now they charge big bucks for it for protein powder.

Last time I looked 5lbs was nearly $50 bucks.  I also noticed they all say lactose free but whey is full of lactose. I don't know how they claim that. If I use to much milk products I get the runs and stomach upset like you wouldn't believe. I tried the ones that claim lactose free but my stomach is saying liar,liar pants on fire.

 One last point. All these whey protein brands claim to be better than the others with fancy science terms. Most of them source their powders from the same jobber source. How could they really be different except for favoring and vitamins added?

Whey is an incredible source of protein. I just believe that the profit margin on the stuff is just incredible judging by the price of a jug.  It would be cheaper to stock up on eggs, cooked chickens and tuna at Costco and eat the food.  I'd rather have 5 egg omelet than drinking those candy flavored whey protein drinks.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Howard on September 13, 2014, 01:52:25 PM
Living in a world of regrets from your past you miss the joys and opportunities that are present today.


That's exactly why I'm focused on going to some pro events soon and competing ( again) next summer
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: leadhead on September 13, 2014, 04:06:44 PM
Wasting money on supplements and bulking. Not buying a lifetime supply of ECA pills before the US ban.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Howard on September 13, 2014, 07:29:44 PM
Wasting money on supplements and bulking. Not buying a lifetime supply of ECA pills before the US ban.

" Diablo" thermogenics are ECA now...get 'em
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Palpatine Q on September 13, 2014, 07:49:43 PM
Never competing.

 I would have been an elite pro,probably have a few Sandows on the Mantle
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: njflex on September 13, 2014, 08:06:44 PM
Never competing.

 I would have been an elite pro,probably have a few Sandows on the Mantle
groink>yates..
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Palpatine Q on September 13, 2014, 08:22:49 PM
groink>yates..

That's kind of my train of thought too.  all those Sandows  Yates lucked into because I wasn't competing would have easily been mine
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: njflex on September 13, 2014, 08:42:44 PM
That's kind of my train of thought too.  all those Sandows  Yates lucked into because I wasn't competing would have easily been mine
8),, ;D
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: jon cole on September 13, 2014, 08:45:04 PM
back in 2000, a guy at the gym proposed me 200 dbol for a low price, i refused.
i was squatting 450lbs and deadlifting 550 naturally at that time.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: epic_alien on September 13, 2014, 09:41:55 PM
That's kind of my train of thought too.  all those Sandows  Yates lucked into because I wasn't competing would have easily been mine

 why do you make light that you never were, and never will be, what you worship?
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Palpatine Q on September 13, 2014, 09:52:46 PM
why do you make light that you never were, and never will be, what you worship?

I worship a few things, bodybuilders not being one of them, mr. 5th place out of 5  ;)

get back to me when your genetics don't suck
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: epic_alien on September 13, 2014, 09:58:38 PM
wow that was quick! speaking of placings, what have you placed?  i forgot monday morning quarterbacks always place first. even though they don't compete.  You still rolling in that 98 lexus your bro gave you? Or do you got another doozy story for us.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Palpatine Q on September 13, 2014, 10:11:47 PM
wow that was quick! speaking of placings, what have you placed?  i forgot monday morning quarterbacks always place first. even though they don't compete.  You still rolling in that 98 lexus your bro gave you? Or do you got another doozy story for us.

so that's two shows, two dead last placings.

let's all listen to Dorian here tell us what it's like to compete at the highest level  ::)

I walk around looking EONS  better than you have ever looked onstage in your life.....hahahaahaahaaha haaa :D

why do you have "Competitor" stars ? a bit misleading, don't you have to be competitive to be a competitor ? not penciled in last place as soon as the judges see your frog face coming through the door


PROTIP

you have just been owned badly, responding will only make it worse
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: epic_alien on September 13, 2014, 10:29:03 PM
here is the deal with reality. some can show up and compete, and be dealt with it, others can pretend they look a certain way never having had shown up to anything . Other than arraignments.

my placings?  2  recent 5th placings?  did you place ahead of me?
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Palpatine Q on September 13, 2014, 10:41:54 PM
here is the deal with reality. some can show up and compete, and be dealt with it, others can pretend they look a certain way never having had shown up to anything . Other than arraignments.

my placings?  2  recent 5th placings?  did you place ahead of me?


I have a better build than you,by a lot. you are a blocky white kid, probably think Jay Cutler was a great Mr O, devoid of any real detail, shape or roundness.  you are a like a Boars Head Ham that got struck by lightning and achieved consciousness.

There is no need to compete, just need working eyeballs and a grasp on reality. and everyone who competes against you places ahead of you...so I like my chances ;)

but enjoy finishing last every time you do a show, maybe bring a mop next time, so when you don't get a single callout and you're offstage an hour before anyone else, you can clean the bathrooms for when the actual competitors are finished
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Coach is Back! on September 13, 2014, 10:48:13 PM
Je ne regrette rien

Really? You couldn't translate this? My bing translation doesn't work. Fuck >:(
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: epic_alien on September 13, 2014, 10:54:07 PM

I have a better build than you,by a lot. you are a blocky white kid, probably think Jay Cutler was a great Mr O, devoid of any real detail, shape or roundness.  you are a like a Boars Head Ham that got struck by lightning and achieved consciousness.

There is no need to compete, just need working eyeballs and a grasp on reality. and everyone who competes against you places ahead of you...so I like my chances ;)

but enjoy finishing last every time you do a show, maybe bring a mop next time, so when you don't get a single callout and you're offstage an hour before anyone else, you can clean the bathrooms for when the actual competitors are finished
have been in Ironman mag as well? blocky? 175lbs  and running 10.6 100m? before bodybuilding. Your reaching very far.  3 first placings, 4 2nds, and yes  last 2 shows 5th.  And where have you competed again? where  are your legs? can the Maricopa county sherrif find them?
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Coach is Back! on September 13, 2014, 11:02:04 PM
Maybe you can relate to having some form of bodybuilding regret?

In my case, I have some nagging regrets about NOT doing more bodybuilding stuff.
I don't regret avoiding extreme drug use or getting a good education and career.

I do regret NOT going to more major contests , like the Olympia each year.
I competed at least 40 times , but never competed in the Team Universe or Masters nationals, etc.
My diet has really sucked for the last 10 years and my workouts have been inconsistent at best.
I've gradually gone to less shows each year and quit judging 3 years ago.

I've decided to get back into hardcore bodybuilding on my own terms* ( no BB drugs).
I'll start simple, by cleaning up my diet and training on a consistent basis.
I hope to compete in a regional show next summer and the over 50 masters nationals.
Plus, I'll go to a couple pro contests as well next year.


With the exception of not competing more and living to my full potential, nothing really. In the past 40 years I have had the privilege of knowing, training and learning from some of the legends of the industry. Pearl, Dave Johns, Clinton Bererly, CF Smith, Mohammed Makkawy, Brignole, Leidelmyer, Paris, Aranita, Corney, Jim Morris and on and on and on. I literally have 40 years of stories. In that regard, no regrets.  
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: NightTrain on September 13, 2014, 11:14:07 PM
have been in Ironman mag as well? blocky? 175lbs  and running 10.6 100m? before bodybuilding. Your reaching very far.  3 first placings, 4 2nds, and yes  last 2 shows 5th.  And where have you competed again? where  are your legs? can the Maricopa county sherrif find them?

 :D
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Palpatine Q on September 13, 2014, 11:21:19 PM
have been in Ironman mag as well? blocky? 175lbs  and running 10.6 100m? before bodybuilding. Your reaching very far.  3 first placings, 4 2nds, and yes  last 2 shows 5th.  And where have you competed again? where  are your legs? can the Maricopa county sherrif find them?

and yet not a single impressive pic from you in a decade.

why don't you post those last pics again? you know, where you're a fat piece of shit and you acted like you looked good...LOL

PS  you're how old?  mid thirties, late thirties ? and you're already falling off the map and finishing dead last.....LOLOL

I'm 50. and I'll bet money if we post pics right now, I destroy you. You're right, I'm not a competitor. I don't llok like shit 11 1/2 months out of the year, and then suck water for a few weeks and look good. I always look good
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: epic_alien on September 13, 2014, 11:44:42 PM
you look good? according to your selfies? or the maricopa county sherifs mugshots that end up on Facebook?? cause thats all we have thats public on you? Will you hide and create another username? you are a epic pussy. By the way we should really just be friends. Ill meet you for a beer, just don't bring rec  drugs ok
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Palpatine Q on September 13, 2014, 11:54:31 PM
you look good? according to your selfies? or the maricopa county sherifs mugshots that end up on Facebook?? cause thats all we have thats public on you? Will you hide and create another username? you are a epic pussy. By the way we should really just be friends. Ill meet you for a beer, just don't bring rec  drugs ok


You can always post pics that look better, or you know...more nonsense words where you TELL us how much better you are   :)

I'll pass on the beer, when the waitress and customers start asking me about bodybuilding, you'll just start whining all over again.

It would be educational for you to see me in person though. You'd realize how stupid you sound , and how much further you need to go to look truly impressive
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Pray_4_War on September 13, 2014, 11:54:43 PM
I regret fucking up my shoulder joints with all those heavy barbell, behind the neck presses.  My delts would have been fine with just dumbbell presses and lateral raises.

I also regret every dime I ever spent on worthless supplements.  When I first started bodybuilding I was young kid that had been bullshitted by Flex magazine.  I did not understand that being a natural bodybuilder is a giant fucking waste of time.  It's basically just pissing in the wind.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Dr.J on September 14, 2014, 12:24:03 AM
Epic alien does make a good point, pictures (by themselves) and having a dream in your head of how good you actually may look is completely different than actually doing it and being  compared with other bodybuilders on stage.

No matter what you think or want to dream up in your head, epic alien has gotten on stage. Whether he was 1st or last, he will always place in from of you because you have never competed.  

Coulda,woda, shoda.....does not count in real life.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Palpatine Q on September 14, 2014, 12:53:29 AM
Epic alien does make a good point, pictures (by themselves) and having a dream in your head of how good you actually may look is completely different than actually doing it and being  compared with other bodybuilders on stage.

No matter what you think or want to dream up in your head, epic alien has gotten on stage. Whether he was 1st or last, he will always place in from of you because you have never competed.  

Coulda,woda, shoda.....does not count in real life.

According to his best buddy  ::)

A physique is a physique,  on stage, in a mens fitness ad, wherever. Vince Goodrum completed too, I guess you think he has a better physique than the VAST MAJORITY of people on this board who have never compete also, or does this assinine logic  only apply to your friend   ;)

Thing is , I  have always given competitors respect since I have been here. Your asshole friend  apparently has a hard-on the size of Texas for me, for some imagined reason in his head. Or maybe I fucked his GF, when I first got to AZ...I was fucking a lot of girls and he's not very good looking.

Whatever the case, he's a disrespectful twat and he gets the same disrespect back. Very simple.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Simple Simon on September 14, 2014, 12:54:51 AM
Epic alien does make a good point, pictures (by themselves) and having a dream in your head of how good you actually may look is completely different than actually doing it and being  compared with other bodybuilders on stage.

No matter what you think or want to dream up in your head, epic alien has gotten on stage. Whether he was 1st or last, he will always place in from of you because you have never competed.  

Coulda,woda, shoda.....does not count in real life.
Groink onstage would be 210lbs tops.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Palpatine Q on September 14, 2014, 01:01:53 AM
Quote from: Simple Simon link=topic=549750.msg7713512#msg7713512 caressing 410681291
Groink onstage wouldI  be 210lbs tops.

I have no desire to go "onstage". I realize the feeling of a thong caressing your anus in front of a bunch of homosexual men  is paradise to you,  I'm really not interested.

I dont care  what I woud weigh .
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Simple Simon on September 14, 2014, 01:07:25 AM
I have no desire to go "onstage". I realize the feeling of a thong caressing your anus in front of a bunch of homosexual men  is paradise to you,  I'm really not interested.

I dont care  what I woud weigh .
Its just giving you a reality check of how much water bloat you carry around thats all.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Palpatine Q on September 14, 2014, 01:10:54 AM
Its just giving you a reality check of how much water bloat you carry around thats all.

You mean like when your stomach was sticking out further than your chest on vacation,  when you weighed a whopping 210 ?  I guess you would be 165 then...hahahaha.

With 14 inch arms  :D
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: cephissus on September 14, 2014, 01:23:05 AM

I have a better build than you,by a lot. you are a blocky white kid, probably think Jay Cutler was a great Mr O, devoid of any real detail, shape or roundness.  you are a like a Boars Head Ham that got struck by lightning and achieved consciousness.

There is no need to compete, just need working eyeballs and a grasp on reality. and everyone who competes against you places ahead of you...so I like my chances ;)

but enjoy finishing last every time you do a show, maybe bring a mop next time, so when you don't get a single callout and you're offstage an hour before anyone else, you can clean the bathrooms for when the actual competitors are finished

LOLOLOLOLOLOL OMG

perhaps your best line yet
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Simple Simon on September 14, 2014, 01:27:53 AM
You mean like when your stomach was sticking out further than your chest on vacation,  when you weighed a whopping 210 ?  I guess you would be 165 then...hahahaha.

With 14 inch arms  :D
Well having been onstage at 200lbs I know what my real bodyweight actually is.
Try a strict diet and find out for yourself what yours is.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Simple Simon on September 14, 2014, 01:32:27 AM
You mean like when your stomach was sticking out further than your chest on vacation,  when you weighed a whopping 210 ?  I guess you would be 165 then...hahahaha.

With 14 inch arms  :D
You seem to have changed your tune since June
Nice work my friend.  nothing better than being almost 50, and  a 20-something couple walks by, and the girl eye-fucks you...the guy knows full well she did it, and can't do a goddamn thing about it.  and you give him that look like " haha, I can fuck your girl if I want, plus I have a big cock".  :D
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: anabolichalo on September 14, 2014, 02:02:42 AM
Epic alien does make a good point, pictures (by themselves) and having a dream in your head of how good you actually may look is completely different than actually doing it and being  compared with other bodybuilders on stage.

No matter what you think or want to dream up in your head, epic alien has gotten on stage. Whether he was 1st or last, he will always place in from of you because you have never competed.  

Coulda,woda, shoda.....does not count in real life.
on the other hand vic richards makes a lot of good point in this video about "to compete or to not compet"

Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: SuperTed on September 14, 2014, 03:24:39 AM
Many guys look great in photos/selfies but a lot less impressive on stage.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: njflex on September 14, 2014, 05:48:30 AM
Many guys look great in photos/selfies but a lot less impressive on stage.
factors,,better genetic,better shaped competitors for one put it in perspective,lighting good or bad,bad color,and wearing next to nothing onstage shows all flaws up and down/side to side.shows balance or lack of therefore
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Ronnie Rep on September 14, 2014, 08:21:33 AM
factors,,better genetic,better shaped competitors for one put it in perspective,lighting good or bad,bad color,and wearing next to nothing onstage shows all flaws up and down/side to side.shows balance or lack of therefore
For sure, not to mention when the sweats come off who is really in shape.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: epic_alien on September 14, 2014, 09:42:58 AM
You seem to have changed your tune since June

he is a compulsive liar.  whats he going to do when he is 60? 10 years from now, Will he still be on a bodybuilding message board saying he doesn't like bodybuilding?
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: 38-26-40 on September 14, 2014, 11:03:43 AM
he is a compulsive liar.  whats he going to do when he is 60? 10 years from now, Will he still be on a bodybuilding message board saying he doesn't like bodybuilding?

If he's really 50, then that's really sad. He should feel sorry for himself. His language and meltdown sounds as though he's 13. All talk, yet still not 1 photo. Probably better...I wouldn't wanna see pics of an old grouch. Just sounds like jealousy to me...he claims to know what you look like, so I'm sure there's envy floating inside him. Poor thing!
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Palpatine Q on September 14, 2014, 03:42:28 PM
If he's really 50, then that's really sad. He should feel sorry for himself. His language and meltdown sounds as though he's 13. All talk, yet still not 1 photo. Probably better...I wouldn't wanna see pics of an old grouch. Just sounds like jealousy to me...he claims to know what you look like, so I'm sure there's envy floating inside him. Poor thing!

That's great except you have it exactly backwards you retarded twat.  Iv'e posted Dozens of pics...Epic_Asswipe just runs his mouth.

you might want to pay attention a little better ;)
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: thebrink on September 14, 2014, 04:03:55 PM
I regret ever touching a weight, now that i'm big getting a date with a good looking woman is damn near impossible. When I was skinny I couldn't keep up with how many hot slimmers wanted me. Now i'm forced to pay for sex so yeah I consider that a major regret.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: NightTrain on September 14, 2014, 04:12:29 PM
You mean like when your stomach was sticking out further than your chest on vacation,  when you weighed a whopping 210 ?  I guess you would be 165 then...hahahaha.

With 14 inch arms  :D

HAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!@!!!!

Funny how twinks tend to "step onstage" more than genetically blessed and naturally massive top sirloin like us.

I kinda get it but the thought of having my rectum flossed and homos with cameras lurking the backstage of a highschool doesn't make me crave a plastic statue of a "man"


CompensatingSpeed.

(http://i1093.photobucket.com/albums/i426/alexgauthier24/pub/HAPPYTHANKSGIVING010_zps1c9d5ffb.jpg) (http://s1093.photobucket.com/user/alexgauthier24/media/pub/HAPPYTHANKSGIVING010_zps1c9d5ffb.jpg.html)





Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: anabolichalo on September 14, 2014, 04:13:33 PM
I regret ever touching a weight, now that i'm big getting a date with a good looking woman is damn near impossible. When I was skinny I couldn't keep up with how many hot slimmers wanted me. Now i'm forced to pay for sex so yeah I consider that a major regret.
that's what happens once you cross that line of 260lbs ripped 5'11"


beyond that you start looking like a disgusting mess more often than not
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: honest on September 14, 2014, 04:21:03 PM
I regret competing when my heart and effort wasn't really into it anymore, success came early and easily it bred complacency and I ended up getting beaten by people who were genetically inferior particularly as level of competition improved, and with it higher levels of drug use, I should never have been there, I wasn't prepared to do the mgs required. Genetics are a big thing in the sport, but when you all have them drugs can make up the difference and access quality and level of use can be the difference. In hindsight should have just trained and not competed, if your not prepared to do the time dont do the crime.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Dr.J on September 14, 2014, 06:59:13 PM
According to his best buddy  ::)

A physique is a physique,  on stage, in a mens fitness ad, wherever. Vince Goodrum completed too, I guess you think he has a better physique than the VAST MAJORITY of people on this board who have never compete also, or does this assinine logic  only apply to your friend   ;)

Thing is , I  have always given competitors respect since I have been here. Your asshole friend  apparently has a hard-on the size of Texas for me, for some imagined reason in his head. Or maybe I fucked his GF, when I first got to AZ...I was fucking a lot of girls and he's not very good looking.

Whatever the case, he's a disrespectful twat and he gets the same disrespect back. Very simple.

Maybe....maybe ...no in regards to vince...he ..and epic have a placing...you have a placing in your mind...and until you are compared it will not be know...all this is an assumptions otherwise..
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: NightTrain on September 14, 2014, 08:06:55 PM
Groink onstage would be 210lbs tops.

50lb more that you've ever been. Not bad for his first time.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Palpatine Q on September 14, 2014, 08:22:10 PM
Maybe....maybe ...no in regards to vince...he ..and epic have a placing...you have a placing in your mind...and until you are compared it will not be know...all this is an assumptions otherwise..

I have no desire to compete, I have no placing in my mind. it's not something I think about.

I would give your buddy his props too, as I do all competitors....but he seems to be a bit obsessed with me and shows me no respect, so fuck him.

I really can't be any clearer than that
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: NightTrain on September 14, 2014, 08:27:34 PM
I have no desire to compete, I have no placing in my mind. it's not something I think about.

I would give your buddy his props too, as I do all competitors....but he seems to be a bit obsessed with me and shows me no respect, so fuck him.

I really can't be any clearer than that

Best "Placing" scenarios:
1- Delts day at the gym, just walking around... who get the attention...
2- Shopping at Costco, elbows on the cart, checking out some kirkland "chicken breasts"... Milfs lurking
3- Helping community kids, who they go for and swing on your forearms all smiley..  

Scorecard = perfect of peace and no homos were involved.

Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Palpatine Q on September 14, 2014, 08:42:17 PM
Best "Placing" scenarios:
1- Delts day at the gym, just walking around... who get the attention...
2- Shopping at Costco, elbows on the cart, checking out some kirkland "chicken breasts"... Milfs lurking
3- Helping community kids, who they go for and swing on your forearms all smiley..  

Scorecard = perfect of peace and no homos were involved.



are you implying that Epic_Asswipe is only comfortable hitting certain "poses".
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: cephissus on September 14, 2014, 08:54:41 PM
I don't really "regret" anything but... damn I was stubborn and stupid as hell.  Wish I hadn't wrecked my body trying to be something I'm not.

I learned too much about life to regret my "bodybuilding" misadventures.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Palpatine Q on September 14, 2014, 08:56:44 PM
I don't really "regret" anything but... damn I was stubborn and stupid as hell.  Wish I hadn't wrecked my body trying to be something I'm not.

I learned too much about life to regret my "bodybuilding" misadventures.

going heavy and shit like that ?
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: cephissus on September 14, 2014, 09:14:05 PM
going heavy and shit like that ?

Yeah, although there is a lot to the "like that" portion of it.  I walked around for the better part of a decade with a bad conscience, unless I had just wrecked myself in the gym.  Nowadays I can't even get a pump, and I have to accept the fact that I was just never cut out for being huge and lean.

Still, once in a blue moon the stars align and I can squat 315 again for a rep or two, or get a big pump, and I have delusions of putting on 20 lbs and squatting 500 lbs as I lay in bed, trying to fall asleep.  And without fail, it all comes crashing down when I have trouble walking up the hill outside my house the next day :D
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Palpatine Q on September 14, 2014, 09:22:29 PM
Yeah, although there is a lot to the "like that" portion of it.  I walked around for the better part of a decade with a bad conscience, unless I had just wrecked myself in the gym.  Nowadays I can't even get a pump, and I have to accept the fact that I was just never cut out for being huge and lean.

Still, once in a blue moon the stars align and I can squat 315 again for a rep or two, or get a big pump, and I have delusions of putting on 20 lbs and squatting 500 lbs as I lay in bed, trying to fall asleep.  And without fail, it all comes crashing down when I have trouble walking up the hill outside my house the next day :D

Ha

I think you're a little too hard on yourself..the pics I've seen you had a good build for a tall guy
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: 38-26-40 on September 15, 2014, 02:52:54 AM
That's great except you have it exactly backwards you retarded twat.  Iv'e posted Dozens of pics...Epic_Asswipe just runs his mouth.

you might want to pay attention a little better ;)

Eww...who says "twat?" Yuck

I've never noticed your pics. Sorry for not paying better attention. ...but it's cuz you're 50, that's why I'd never notice you. Or probably cuz there was nothing worth noticing. I don't know! But that's just me!
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: BigRo on September 15, 2014, 02:58:19 AM
ouch.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: gracie bjj on September 15, 2014, 04:29:32 AM
maybe getting to involved with bjj/mma training back in 97,i didnt have the energy to lift alot doing that 4 to 5 days aweek.once i got to a certain level and realized i was never gonna make it to ufc cause of my age i started focusin on lifting again
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: anabolichalo on September 15, 2014, 04:46:56 AM
maybe getting to involved with bjj/mma training back in 97,i didnt have the energy to lift alot doing that 4 to 5 days aweek.once i got to a certain level and realized i was never gonna make it to ufc cause of my age i started focusin on lifting again
bjj is fucking retarded


people i know who do bjj all have funny looking ears, recurring ring worm infections on their face, they are borderline homos enjoying rolling around with sweaty men, they all turn into skinny fat twinks over time, stop believing in weight training and protein, take up bizarre exercise routines and dietary habbits

oh brother

bjj
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: chris-a on September 15, 2014, 05:13:38 AM
HAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!@!!!!

Funny how twinks tend to "step onstage" more than genetically blessed and naturally massive top sirloin like us.

I kinda get it but the thought of having my rectum flossed and homos with cameras lurking the backstage of a highschool doesn't make me crave a plastic statue of a "man"


CompensatingSpeed.

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the big-boned, creepy and misogynistic stalker is back i see. how's things chubs? diet starting next week, yeah?






Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: SilverSpoon on September 15, 2014, 09:05:28 AM
I would have never bulked as a natural.

False sense of strength and size.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: gracie bjj on September 15, 2014, 09:51:21 AM
bjj is fucking retarded


people i know who do bjj all have funny looking ears, recurring ring worm infections on their face, they are borderline homos enjoying rolling around with sweaty men, they all turn into skinny fat twinks over time, stop believing in weight training and protein, take up bizarre exercise routines and dietary habbits

oh brother

bjj

thats the whole point, i want to be able to rape any one i want by forcefully holding them on the floor and ramming my meat inside them
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Palpatine Q on September 15, 2014, 11:08:05 AM
ouch.

maybe a fake woman trying to push your buttons online,  by saying she has never seen your pics would make you feel "ouch", me not so much  ;)
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: 38-26-40 on September 15, 2014, 01:21:38 PM
maybe a fake woman trying to push your buttons online,  by saying she has never seen your pics would make you feel "ouch", me not so much  ;)

Yes that's exactly what I was trying to do  ::) fake man lol

It's called "honesty"...not "pushing buttons"

I really "honestly" haven't seen your pics. Really...I haven't. So if you'd really like me to see them, post them up. I'll have nothing to say, I promise...good or bad, I'll just look.  :)
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Palpatine Q on September 15, 2014, 02:46:00 PM
Ya that's exactly what I was trying to do  ::) fake man lol

It's called "honesty"...not "pushing buttons"

I really "honestly" haven't seen your pics. Really.,..I haven't. So if you'd really like me to see them, post them up. I'll have nothing to say, I promise...good or bad, I'll just look.  :)

not a pressing need
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: thebrink on September 15, 2014, 06:02:25 PM
thats the whole point, i want to be able to rape any one i want by forcefully holding them on the floor and ramming my meat inside them

X2 seriously this.

I know an older bjj brown belt who is also huge and has bodybuilded since his teens , pple know he's a bit of a nutbar so wide birth is given ; No one will roll with this guy because of his weird vice of choking people unconscious and taking sparring too far up to and including some disturbing christian activities
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Var City on September 15, 2014, 11:54:21 PM
My one bodybuilding related mistake, Howard,
is that time I read one of your posts

However, I learned from that mistake

I grew as a human.

And I have to say that great brick wall of Chinese aids Text block you posted in the OP

It looks roughly as appetizing as tossing George Zimmerman's salad

In other words, you are a faggat.

And all your posts are essays as interesting as a meth head power bottom's hypothetical diatribes on what's Big In LA--RIGHT NOW!

Please learn to post better. Cutting off your hands would do the trick.


Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Howard on September 16, 2014, 09:55:48 AM
I regret ever touching a weight, now that i'm big getting a date with a good looking woman is damn near impossible. When I was skinny I couldn't keep up with how many hot slimmers wanted me. Now i'm forced to pay for sex so yeah I consider that a major regret.

Just give in to the "dark side" and get busy with grapefruit like a real pro ;D
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: anabolichalo on September 16, 2014, 10:12:22 AM
I regret ever touching a weight, now that i'm big getting a date with a good looking woman is damn near impossible. When I was skinny I couldn't keep up with how many hot slimmers wanted me. Now i'm forced to pay for sex so yeah I consider that a major regret.
what is your bf%, weight, height and arm girth?
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: residue on September 16, 2014, 10:23:16 AM
Paying for those stupid fucking magazines(flex, md), believing what was written in them. Buying shit like RTD's and any kinda supplement. waiting till 30 to get on, caring how much i squat, bench, dl
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: NightTrain on September 16, 2014, 04:37:44 PM



Legends never disappear. It's good to be one.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: thebrink on September 16, 2014, 06:26:14 PM
what is your bf%, weight, height and arm girth?

12% 212-215 , 5 8 , 18.5-18 3/4

Ever since I got more serious w deadlifts 6 years ago my shoulders have grown to a grotesque powerlifter like shape I think this has alot to do with it.

The big black zulu women love me  ;D

Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: anabolichalo on September 16, 2014, 06:29:16 PM
12% 212-215 , 5 8 , 18.5-18 3/4

Ever since I got more serious w deadlifts 6 years ago my shoulders have grown to a grotesque powerlifter like shape I think this has alot to do with it.

The big black zulu women love me  ;D


well thats just perfect

why u complaining
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: thebrink on September 16, 2014, 06:30:22 PM
Just give in to the "dark side" and get busy with grapefruit like a real pro ;D

Just gave in , as of yesterday i'm continuing my sus deca adventure into hell so there is no going back.
I will take your advice and embrace rejection but not the grapefruit , its too sour , I prefer the taste of zulu pussy these days  8)
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: thebrink on September 16, 2014, 06:35:47 PM
well thats just perfect

why u complaining

Everyone longs for the whitest pussy.

btw When you gonna post more pics of you w more of those fine young brown slimmers at the after hours club ?
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: NightTrain on September 16, 2014, 08:31:06 PM
Just gave in , as of yesterday i'm continuing my sus deca adventure into hell so there is no going back.
I will take your advice and embrace rejection but not the grapefruit , its too sour , I prefer the taste of zulu pussy these days  8)

Welcome to 1986.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Primemuscle on September 16, 2014, 10:25:49 PM
I don't believe in looking back, I believe in looking forward. No regrets here.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: oldtimer1 on September 17, 2014, 05:03:18 AM
I wish I was just a runner who did body weight exercises after a run. I would be lean ripped and have great athletic build. Instead I lifted weights for 40 plus years when I was a good sprinter and I was above average in distance runs. I run now at 55 and it's just embarrassing how slow I run. If I run a slow 7 minute mile it feels like I'm flying but I know it's slug running. Going to give up heavy lifting too and concentrate on exhausting the muscle with light weights.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Rudee on September 17, 2014, 07:02:07 PM
I regret wasting money on those Weider protein powders they sold in the early 80's.   Stuff didn't mix worth shit, it tasted like ass.   Plain old regular food has always been my best source for gains.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: gracie bjj on September 18, 2014, 04:27:16 AM
I regret wasting money on those Weider protein powders they sold in the early 80's.   Stuff didn't mix worth shit, it tasted like ass.   Plain old regular food has always been my best source for gains.

x2
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Simple Simon on September 18, 2014, 04:30:31 AM
x2

Yep, weight gain packs that lasted a week you had to by a months worth to try and gain any weight.
You get the same results just eating 2 tubs of peanut butter a week.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: gracie bjj on September 18, 2014, 04:33:52 AM
Yep, weight gain packs that lasted a week you had to by a months worth to try and gain any weight.
You get the same results just eating 2 tubs of peanut butter a week.

and the killer was all weider shit in the 80,s was just that(shit) all suger and other bullshit with barely any protien ::)
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: njflex on September 18, 2014, 12:13:42 PM
and the killer was all weider shit in the 80,s was just that(shit) all suger and other bullshit with barely any protien ::)
weider WEIGHT GAINER whole milk added ,,holy cow ,stomach/diarrera almost immediantley..
Title: Re: Bodybuilding regrets?
Post by: Rudee on September 18, 2014, 02:11:00 PM
weider WEIGHT GAINER whole milk added ,,holy cow ,stomach/diarrera almost immediantley..

Yeah, old school Weider protein gave me mega farts and bloat.  The only time I had worse farts was when I tried desiccated liver tabs.  The stuff didn't blend worth a shit. You'd blend the stuff like crazy, and poof!  There would still be a huge chunk of dry protein powder that would pop to the surface in a big glob.  The chocolate looked like chocolate, but tasted like Chalk.  Gag!!

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