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Title: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: TrueGrit on March 02, 2006, 06:41:09 PM
Remember the old mega thread? Mindspin will, bloke was photshopped to death and in the end Ron had to pull the thread.

 That was fucking hilarious
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: Earl1972 on March 02, 2006, 08:44:30 PM
damn people are obsessed with this kid

why is that?

E
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: SwingGuru on March 02, 2006, 09:29:36 PM
damn people are obsessed with this kid
why is that?
E
Lots of bb.com boys around.  He actually is a good kid though, and has made the most of his genetics.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: denvmuscle on March 03, 2006, 12:52:51 PM
damn people are obsessed with this kid
why is that?
E

I think because many are jealous of Layne.  He's one of the few "kids" around the sport that really knows his stuff.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: BroadStreetBruiser on March 03, 2006, 01:28:25 PM
hahaha he carb loads with popcorn
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: Johnny Apollo on March 03, 2006, 01:36:13 PM
With facial expressions like that when he poses it's like he's asking to be made fun of.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: Matt on March 03, 2006, 03:49:00 PM
If he went to any gym in my city he would be among the most developed men there.  Where do you guys train anyway?   ???

http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/laynenorton

(http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/laynenorton/Layne%20Onstage%20mostmuscular%20variation.jpg)
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: Earl1972 on March 03, 2006, 05:15:44 PM
I notice Mindspin posts everytime his name is mentioned. 

did he ban you from bb.com or something?

E
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: TrueGrit on March 03, 2006, 05:28:47 PM
I think because many are jealous of Layne.  He's one of the few "kids" around the sport that really knows his stuff.

yep,you got me there buddy...I am jealous of those wheels the most,I always loved the Big Bird look  ::)
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: Matt on March 03, 2006, 05:40:33 PM
Anyone dissing him should post a pic.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: TrueGrit on March 03, 2006, 05:48:13 PM
Anyone dissing him should post a pic.

why? he's the fucker who promotes himself on every website going,trying to become a 'face' and making out he's some kind of natty guru when in fact he's Clark Kent's retarded younger brother with Stephen Hawkings' legs  ::)
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: Matt on March 03, 2006, 05:58:14 PM
I don't think Layne is as arrogant as you guys make him out to be.  I would be defensive too if I was ripped on as much as he is on some of the boards.

Although his comment to Bob Chick was kind of arrogant (the one which started it all).  Bob posted an article which had no scientific validity and somebody else posted a follow up article which did have scientific validity and Layne said: "a much more sound article for those that care about science and logic."

To which Bob replied with:

"Layne, Layne, layne......

You have eyes, but you do not see....

You would be wise to adopt this method of cardio, as you don't have any muscle to spare, brother.....

keep following your "science and logic", Spock...you'll end up looking like you just got released from Auschwitz by the time you get on stage."

Not particularly mature for a 38 year old.  I like Bob because he's a principled guy and highly confident, but if he was truly confident in what he believed in, he probably wouldn't have needed to diss Layne like that.  Granted, Layne's comment was condescending and I can see why Bob got on the defensive.  Plus, Bob was posting what obviously worked for him, so sometimes strict scientific reasoning is irrelevant when you're seeing results, especially for something as difficult to study scientifically as physique transformation.

I did a search on google and I dug up the post which resulted in all the flames Layne has received since:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=233400

Of course, Bob being a pro as well as a BB.com sponsored bodybuilder, everyone is on his jock on that site and Layne was ripped to shreds.  It soon spread to other boards.  But to be completely fair, Layne isn't nearly as bad as you guys make him out to be.  Get to know him and you will see that.  He is an inspiration to us natural scrawny geeks (and there are more of them on this board who will be willing to admit it).

Although personally I think he is juiced.  I know a lot of juicers who aren't his size.  Maybe it's just my town, but he would easily be one of the most muscled guys around anywhere in the general public.

http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/laynenorton.html

(http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/laynenorton/Layne%20Hand%20on%20Hips%20Most%20muscular.jpg)
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: TrueGrit on March 03, 2006, 06:11:27 PM
I don't think Layne is as arrogant as you guys make him out to be.  I would be defensive too if I was ripped on as much as he is on some of the boards.
Although his comment to Bob Chick was kind of arrogant (the one which started it all).  Bob posted an article which had no scientific validity and somebody else posted a follow up article which did have scientific validity and Layne said: "a much more sound article for those that care about science and logic."
To which Bob replied with:
"Layne, Layne, layne......
You have eyes, but you do not see....
You would be wise to adopt this method of cardio, as you don't have any muscle to spare, brother.....
keep following your "science and logic", Spock...you'll end up looking like you just got released from Auschwitz by the time you get on stage."
Not particularly mature for a 38 year old.  I like Bob because he's a principled guy and highly confident, but if he was truly confident in what he believed in, he probably wouldn't have needed to diss Layne like that.  Granted, Layne's comment was condescending and I can see why Bob got on the defensive.  Plus, Bob was posting what obviously worked for him, so sometimes strict scientific reasoning is irrelevant when you're seeing results, especially for something as difficult to study scientifically as physique transformation.
I did a search on google and I dug up the post which resulted in all the flames Layne has received since:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=233400
Of course, Bob being a pro as well as a BB.com sponsored bodybuilder, everyone is on his jock on that site and Layne was ripped to shreds.  It soon spread to other boards.  But to be completely fair, Layne isn't nearly as bad as you guys make him out to be.  Get to know him and you will see that.  He is an inspiration to us natural scrawny geeks (and there are more of them on this board who will be willing to admit it).
Although personally I think he is juiced.  I know a lot of juicers who aren't his size.  Maybe it's just my town, but he would easily be one of the most muscled guys around anywhere in the general public.
http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/laynenorton.html
(http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/laynenorton/Layne%20Hand%20on%20Hips%20Most%20muscular.jpg)

I don't even agree with most of what 'chic' says but i seem to remember layne bombed in the show he did and flopped really badly and sulked bigtime.


BTW: If he was juiced he'd have legs

Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: Matt on March 03, 2006, 06:18:51 PM
I don't even agree with most of what 'chic' says but i seem to remember layne bombed in the show he did and flopped really badly and sulked bigtime.
BTW: If he was juiced he'd have legs

Not sure.  I think he was one spot away from getting his NGA pro card in the summer of 2004 if I'm not mistaken.

Here is Layne's posing routine, which I did not think was that great:

http://www.skippypodar.net/Movies/SkipsWorkouts/Skip-NGA-June2004/layne-routine-NGA2004.wmv

This did not highlight his physique to his advantage in my opinion because he didn't hold poses long enough to give judges what they wanted to see.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: Earl1972 on March 03, 2006, 06:30:57 PM
I think alot of the "big guys" around here would be surprised how small they really are if they cut down to competition shape.

he isn't juiced

he seems to be totally against the use

E
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: TrueGrit on March 03, 2006, 06:32:58 PM
you seem like a decent guy but you only have to read that thread to see he is a fucking,arrogant arsehole. He has nothing to back it up,he's a small dicked,internet powerfreak with a big ego and an average body...sorry,that's the way i see it. If he was a decent,respectful guy eager to take advice you'd cut him some slack but when you see a chicken legged gimp telling experts how to train you have to laugh
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: CC3 on March 03, 2006, 07:49:41 PM
Wow, I didn't know this guy had become so well-known in the internet BBing world.  I really didn't want to say anything in this thread because I've never liked getting involved in internet pissing matches.  And I'm still not going to "get involved", I just wanted to give my objective opinion as an outsider.

I've actually been reading Layne's work since way back in the days when he was still writing for TeenBodyuilding.com and he was also very active in the TeenBB.com forum.  And I do have to say this: he wasn't very nice to a lot of the young posters there from what I saw...a lot of these guys were just starting out and we've all been in that boat.  There's a lot of information out there to sort through, and TeenBB.com was the one place most newbs could go to "be with their own" without fear of being ridiculed (at least, that's the way it was supposed to be).

But, Layne just came off as very condescending.  He kind of had this "I can't believe you didn't already know that" attitude from what I saw.  And he seemed to have these few "Layne is the man!" cronies on that forum that would kind of come in behind him in threads and just repeat everything he said (the "Yeah, dumbass..." syndrome).  Keep in mind this was several years ago (7 or 8, maybe) and he may have done a lot of growing up since then.  I've seen him post over at Avant from time to time and he always seems to conduct himself fairly well over there.

So that's my 2 cents.  No, I'm not bitter because I got spurned by him or anything like that (I don't think I ever posted there once, just lurked).  And I have nothing against Layne personally.  He may be a hell of guy in person.  I'm just calling it as I saw it.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: rocket on March 03, 2006, 08:45:16 PM
Why even hide it, you should have called this thread "I'm bored, lets flame layne"
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: buffbodz on March 04, 2006, 08:09:47 AM
I get some magazine (unsolicited) in the mail each month, I think it's called Natural Physique.  Lanes has a collum or 2 in it.  He's still out their.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: TrueGrit on March 04, 2006, 08:35:10 AM
Why even hide it, you should have called this thread "I'm bored, lets flame layne"

sure,it's not like i wanted to be positive about the guy or led people to believe i was going to be anyway.

that thread ened up about 20 pages long and some the photoshops were the funniest shit i've ever seen on the net
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: Cavalier22 on March 05, 2006, 11:20:33 AM
"it would work i have had a pharmacy at my disposal"

hahaa
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: candidate2025 on March 05, 2006, 11:28:02 AM
this guys physique is weak.   if hes been raining for more than a year ( and i know he has from what you guys have posted) he should quit his dream of being competitive on a pro stage and egt a real job.   
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: thisiskeith12 on March 05, 2006, 11:47:52 AM
layne does across arrogant, but what bodybuilder doesnt?
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: Earl1972 on March 05, 2006, 12:33:28 PM
...you're right!  about the only smart thing I've ever seen you post. ;D

only intelligent people see intelligence in others

I guess you're coming along :)

E

Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: bigkid on March 05, 2006, 03:02:18 PM
Layne defintely knows his shit.  He can come across arrogant, but i've met him a few times and he's cool.  He wasn't arrogant at all.  I think hes got a damn good physique for a natural 24 year old.  He got very close to winning his natural pro card last year.  Chick was just jealous cause layne had striated glutes and chick didn't. j/k
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: G o a t b o y on March 05, 2006, 03:10:11 PM
He got very close to winning his natural pro card last year. 

What good is a "natural pro card"?

Has anyone heard of any natural pros?  ::)
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: Johnny Apollo on March 05, 2006, 03:33:32 PM
only intelligent people see intelligence in others

I guess all of those people who see Pat Robertson as intelligent are intelligent?


....Moron.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: candidate2025 on March 05, 2006, 06:10:22 PM
  I think hes got a damn good physique for a natural 24 year old. 
then stop thinking.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: analcandy on March 05, 2006, 06:13:31 PM
Layne defintely knows his shit.  He can come across arrogant, but i've met him a few times and he's cool.  He wasn't arrogant at all.  I think hes got a damn good physique for a natural 24 year old.  He got very close to winning his natural pro card last year.  Chick was just jealous cause layne had striated glutes and chick didn't. j/k


you must really look like crap to think lame norton "knows his shit".
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: Johnny Apollo on March 05, 2006, 06:15:26 PM
you must really look like crap to think lame norton "knows his shit".


What are you talking about? His name is "Big kid" he MUST be big!
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: haider on March 05, 2006, 06:18:46 PM
I cant believe how ignorant some of you douchebags are.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: analcandy on March 05, 2006, 06:21:27 PM
I cant believe how ignorant some of you douchebags are.
shut the fuck up fucking islamist sandmonkey.

Be glad we allow you to post here fucking camelfucker.


Go inject some roids in your wasted body and get lost homo.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: bigkid on March 05, 2006, 06:22:34 PM
then stop thinking.
One last thought.  Napoleon Dynamite quotes are lame.  I bet you still say "i'm Rick James bitch" and then look around in amazement when no one is laughing.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: bigkid on March 05, 2006, 06:24:27 PM
you must really look like crap to think lame norton "knows his shit".
He is getting his PHD.  Now i know your GED is also spelled with three letters but there is a slight difference.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: Johnny Apollo on March 05, 2006, 06:30:09 PM
He is getting his PHD.  Now i know your GED is also spelled with three letters but there is a slight difference.


Having an alphabet soup behind your name doens't mean you "know your shit".
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: candidate2025 on March 05, 2006, 06:30:44 PM
One last thought.  Napoleon Dynamite quotes are lame.  I bet you still say "i'm Rick James bitch" and then look around in amazement when no one is laughing.
lol.   thanks for the humor advice.... ::)
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: bigkid on March 05, 2006, 06:36:24 PM
Having an alphabet soup behind your name doens't mean you "know your shit".
Really?  So getting a doctorate in Nutritional Science with a focus on amino acid metabolism is useless for Bodybuilding?  If he was getting a PHD is history i'd agree with you.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: candidate2025 on March 05, 2006, 06:41:13 PM
Really?  So getting a doctorate in Nutritional Science with a focus on amino acid metabolism is useless for Bodybuilding?  If he was getting a PHD is history i'd agree with you.
if his teachers knew what they were talking about, yes, it owuld be beneficial....but i doubt thats the case.

have you seen the personal trainers with 'degree's? or how about the poeple with phd's in nutrition in "mens health"?

they dont know shit.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: bigkid on March 05, 2006, 06:46:02 PM
if his teachers knew what they were talking about, yes, it owuld be beneficial....but i doubt thats the case.
have you seen the personal trainers with 'degree's? or how about the poeple with phd's in nutrition in "mens health"?
they dont know shit.
Yeah, but most if not all of them are not competitors.  Someone persuing an advanced degree in nutriton that is also a competitve bodybuilder is a different story.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: candidate2025 on March 05, 2006, 06:47:04 PM
Yeah, but most if not all of them are not competitors.  Someone persuing an advanced degree in nutriton that is also a competitve bodybuilder is a different story.
their still learning from the same people.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: Johnny Apollo on March 05, 2006, 06:47:17 PM
Really?  So getting a doctorate in Nutritional Science with a focus on amino acid metabolism is useless for Bodybuilding?  If he was getting a PHD is history i'd agree with you.
No. Having a degree in a specific subject doesn't mean you know what you're talking about in that subject. I know plenty of people who have degrees in biology and I know more than they do about it without a degree. Alot of other things come into play than the degree itself. For instance the person and if he actually remembered what he learned. For instnace the university. For instance the teachers. Alot of things. Having a PHD in molecular biology doesn't mean you know about molecular biology.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: body88 on March 05, 2006, 06:51:15 PM
Hell I was a marketing major and I dont know shit!
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: 240 is Back on March 05, 2006, 06:54:55 PM
I was a Business MacroPsychology major  :D
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: bigkid on March 05, 2006, 06:55:31 PM
No. Having a degree in a specific subject doesn't mean you know what you're talking about in that subject. I know plenty of people who have degrees in biology and I know more than they do about it without a degree. Alot of other things come into play than the degree itself. For instance the person and if he actually remembered what he learned. For instnace the university. For instance the teachers. Alot of things. Having a PHD in molecular biology doesn't mean you know about molecular biology.
OMG you guys are so stupid it hurts my brain.  We are not talking about the frat kid who got thru college with C's and forgot everyhting he knows after the test.  We are talking about someone who graduated with honors in BioChem and got into a PHD program.  So if you can't learn from getting an advanced degree in a subject and you can't learn it using your body as a teaching aide (layne does his own prep and was pretty damn shredded at his last contest)  then how do you learn a subject like nutrition.  
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: haider on March 05, 2006, 06:58:21 PM
Most of these guys rippin on him dont even know the guy, yet they rip on him for "not knowing his shit". Get a life losers. You can rip on him if u dont think he looks good, but judging his knowledge without havving any knowledge is a bit too ignorant
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: Johnny Apollo on March 05, 2006, 06:59:59 PM
OMG you guys are so stupid it hurts my brain.  We are not talking about the frat kid who got thru college with C's and forgot everyhting he knows after the test.  We are talking about someone who graduated with honors in BioChem and got into a PHD program.  So if you can't learn from getting an advanced degree in a subject and you can't learn it using your body as a teaching aide (layne does his own prep and was pretty damn shredded at his last contest)  then how do you learn a subject like nutrition.  
You keep changing the story.
1st it's just having a degree.
2nd it's having a specific degree.
and now it's having a specific degree and getting honors.
What next? Magna Kum Laude from Harvard?
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: bigkid on March 05, 2006, 07:04:08 PM
Having an alphabet soup behind your name doens't mean you "know your shit" mini debate.
Thats the first post in the "does having a degree mean you know your shit"  It's you referring to a PHD.  Theres no changing of the story, the only flip flopping is you trying to get off on other things instead of just facing up to your ignorance.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: haider on March 05, 2006, 07:09:17 PM
Be honest appollo, have u ever read any of his posts? Have u ever read his journal and followed his prep? Have u ever read anything abt him outside of getbig?
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: Johnny Apollo on March 05, 2006, 07:16:19 PM
Thats the first post in the "does having a degree mean you know your shit"  It's you referring to a PHD.  Theres no changing of the story, the only flip flopping is you trying to get off on other things instead of just facing up to your ignorance.

I know....You stated he had a degree and I stated simply having a degree doesn't prove anything.

So i'll repeat myself...


1st it's just having a degree.
2nd it's having a specific degree.
and now it's having a specific degree and getting honors.
What next? Magna Kum Laude from Harvard?
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: 240 is Back on March 05, 2006, 07:21:09 PM
You keep it going man, you keep those books rolling,
You pick up those books your going to read
And not remember and you roll man.
You get that a sociate degree, okay,
Then you get your bachelors, then you get your masters
Then you get your master's masters,
Then you get your doctron,
You go man, then when everybody says quit
You show them those degree man, when
Everybody says hey, your not working,
Your not making in money,
You say look at my degrees and you look at my life,
Yeah i'm 52, so what, hate all you want,
But i'm smart, i'm so smart, and i'm in school,
And these guys are out here making
Money all these ways, and i'm spended mine to be smart.
You know why?
Because when i die, buddy, you know
What going to keep me warm, that right, those degrees
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: bigkid on March 05, 2006, 07:21:44 PM
I know....You stated he had a degree and I stated simply having a degree doesn't prove anything.
So i'll repeat myself...
1st it's just having a degree.
2nd it's having a specific degree.
and now it's having a specific degree and getting honors.
What next? Magna Kum Laude from Harvard?

Look thru my posts, nowhere did i talk about "degrees".  I refered to advanced degrees and PHD's.  You are the one who started talking about "degrees".  Layne is persuing a PHD, he is the subject of this thread.  While trying to take the conversation off the orginally topic you have confused youself.  
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: Johnny Apollo on March 05, 2006, 07:29:49 PM
Look thru my posts, nowhere did i talk about "degrees".  I refered to advanced degrees and PHD's.  You are the one who started talking about "degrees".  Layne is persuing a PHD, he is the subject of this thread.  While trying to take the conversation off the orginally topic you have confused youself.  


You said...

Really?  So getting a doctorate in Nutritional Science with a focus on amino acid metabolism is useless for Bodybuilding?  If he was getting a PHD is history i'd agree with you.


A Ph.D is a degree,It's a type of doctorate degree.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: bigkid on March 05, 2006, 07:42:49 PM
You said...
A Ph.D is a degree,It's a type of doctorate degree.
OMG.  You were referring to bachelor degrees.  Your friends who know nothing about bio have bachlelor degrees.  I don't believe if you have a bachelors that you are gauranteed to know your shit in that particular field.  But, if you have or are persuing a PHD you defintley know your particular field.  Our subject Layne is persuing a PHD and is a competive bodybuilder who has the trophys to prove he knows his stuff.  You say he doesn't know his shit.  I posed the question before, if you cant learn from books and you cant learn nutrition from hands on testing using your own body, then how do you learn it?
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: Earl1972 on March 05, 2006, 09:20:48 PM
I guess all of those people who see Pat Robertson as intelligent are intelligent?
....Moron.

oh what's wrong are you still hurting from the owning I gave you in the other thread ;D

I guess you'll become my new stalker around here

toodles loser :D

E
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: rocket on March 05, 2006, 11:17:03 PM
I actually went to bodybuilding.com board and read his latest posts and none of them were arrogant, they were all quite appreciative.

Sorry to put a downer on the thread though.. :)



Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: rocket on March 06, 2006, 12:04:12 AM
Thats the spirit
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: haider on March 06, 2006, 04:12:44 AM
shut the f**k up fucking islamist sandmonkey.
Be glad we allow you to post here fucking camelfucker.
Go inject some roids in your wasted body and get lost homo.
Do I even have to call a meltdown on this one?  ::)
bitch please, shut your mouth you jealous little peice of shit. your comments are childish, ignorant, brainless, and uncalled for. YOU are uncalled for ya fag(analcandy,camelhumping and homo, yes they all add up to you=fag). I suggest you delete your account and never comeback. You wont be missed.
hope this helps.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: MindSpin on March 06, 2006, 10:10:14 AM
I am big on education and have a strong appreciation for the well informed.  However, I hate to break it to Norton: no advanced degree in any field will enable him to take the physique he currently has, and transform it into something notablyimproved i.e. adding 20-30lbs of lean mass or balancing out those toothpicks he is passing off as legs.     
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: JamesD on March 06, 2006, 11:00:13 AM
Getting a PhD says nothing about how smart you are..It merely states that you were successful in research and maybe had some luck along the way..A PhD is a very focused degree.. Many of the PhD's I know, are very well informed about there area of study, but know maybe as much as a good undergraduate in biochem about other areas he's not researching..

Getting into a PhD program is not hard..Look at the entering statistics and, on average, they are lower than for those in medicine..(and in some cases, much lower)

Again, as someone who is going for a PhD (combined degree), I can tell you this, it's NOT about how smart you are, it merely tells someone that you were successful in research..

Now, I'm not discrediting Layne (if I did, I would be discrediting myself, lol), and I'm sure he is above average in intellingence, but just merely pointing out the facts...

Now realize, a degree in biochem w/ honors from a school no one has ever heard of is not all that difficult..
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: Johnny Apollo on March 06, 2006, 11:47:21 AM
Layne looks better than 95% of getbig members (myself included) who have the T levels of a 12 year old girl.
They rip on him yet never post a picture of themselves.  hmm...  :-\


I always thought you were the homosexual who ran probodybuilding.com and never worked out....



We can critique Layne all we want without posting a picture. Just like we can critique Motion Pictures without making better one's ourself.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: haider on March 06, 2006, 11:50:34 AM
I always thought you were the homosexual who ran probodybuilding.com and never worked out....
We can critique Layne all we want without posting a picture. Just like we can critique Motion Pictures without making better one's ourself.
but baseless attacks without knowing anythign about him is utterly ignorant and hence stupid. You might want to put in context his genetics when ripping on him, how far he has come, etc.  or compare him to other natural bodybuilders! You have no idea how hard he works or anything about how knowledgeable(or not) he is. It aint easy to be natural and look good ON STAGE.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: Johnny Apollo on March 06, 2006, 11:58:34 AM
but baseless attacks without knowing anythign about him is utterly ignorant and hence stupid. You might want to put in context his genetics when ripping on him, how far he has come, etc.  or compare him to other natural bodybuilders! You have no idea how hard he works or anything about how knowledgeable(or not) he is. It aint easy to be natural and look good ON STAGE.


This coming from???
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: Johnny Apollo on March 06, 2006, 12:20:14 PM
And until you post a pic, your comments are meaningless.  Put up or shutup.



Apparantly you don't know how to read...Allow me to repeat myself..


We can critique Layne all we want without posting a picture. Just like we can critique Motion Pictures without making better one's ourself.

You don't have to be better at something to be a critique of it, If that were true Ebert & Roeper would be making movies you dumb shit.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: jaejonna on March 06, 2006, 01:21:26 PM
Constructive criticism is a far cry from the shit you guys are talking about Layne.  It's one thing to hide behind a computer screen while constructively assessing his physique.  It's another thing entirely to say he looks like shit, etc, etc, while being a pussy about it.

Well he does look like shit... his legs are cut but are as big as Branch Warrens arms..... I do admit he is in Phenomonal shape...but cmon, this is getbig not BodyForLife.....
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: Johnny Apollo on March 06, 2006, 01:24:07 PM
Constructive criticism is a far cry from the shit you guys are talking about Layne.  It's one thing to hide behind a computer screen while constructively assessing his physique.  It's another thing entirely to say he looks like shit, etc, etc, while being a pussy about it.
I never said he looked like shit.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: jaejonna on March 06, 2006, 01:24:17 PM
Matt T he does look great though..
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: Johnny Apollo on March 06, 2006, 01:26:41 PM
Well he does look like shit.


Matt T he does look great though..


Hmm....
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: BroadStreetBruiser on March 06, 2006, 01:27:25 PM
Everybody hop on the LAYNE TRAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOO WOOOOOOO  ::)



(http://www.physiquecompetitor.com/images/articles/HighProteinDiets/LayneNorton02.jpg)
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: ManBearPig... on March 06, 2006, 01:34:44 PM
he's getting a masters from the university of illinois (one of the best universities in the country, and my alma mater, OH SHIT OH SHIT), so i'm sure he's a smart kid.

with that said, he knows shit about bodybuilding.

saying you're a succesfull natural bodybuilder is like doing tour de france on a tricycle.  sure you may put the most effort in, but you're still gonna come in last and look ridiculous every time.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: CC3 on March 06, 2006, 01:49:09 PM
(http://www.physiquecompetitor.com/images/articles/HighProteinDiets/LayneNorton02.jpg)

Sure, he won't be winning any major comps anytime soon, but let's face it: how many people here are actually ever going to go pro anyway?  I'd say that's a pretty impressive physique for what many people here will ever hope to attain.

From the pictures I've seen he does tend to come in a bit flat for shows (that seems to be a commonality in natural comps, though) and his legs are definitely lacking (genetics, probably).  But all in all, the guy has a damn good physique.  What that says about his personality or his "bodybuilding know-how", however, I have no idea.  I don't know him and have no idea how knowledgeable he is.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: Johnny Apollo on March 06, 2006, 03:54:30 PM
(http://www.teenbodybuilding.com/anthonylay.jpg)
monster tris :o


Don't forget this was taken several years ago.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: bigkid on March 06, 2006, 04:39:28 PM
That pic is 5 years old
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: sarcasm on March 06, 2006, 04:41:04 PM
brutal size.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: TrueGrit on March 06, 2006, 04:53:20 PM
That pic is 5 years old

No offence friend but are you :

1. Layne Norton

2. Layne Norton's bitchboy

3. Secretly in love with Layne Norton but happy to muscle worship from afar
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: bigkid on March 06, 2006, 05:00:24 PM
Hey no offence, but you're a fag.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: TrueGrit on March 06, 2006, 05:59:58 PM
Hey no offence, but you're a fag.

Sorry to disappoint you...I'm not. Your silence speaks volumes,you clearly are swallowing everything his tiny little pecker will give you  ;)
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: bigkid on March 06, 2006, 06:49:23 PM
Sorry to disappoint you...I'm not. Your silence speaks volumes,you clearly are swallowing everything his tiny little pecker will give you  ;)
Awesome comeback
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: bic_staedtler on March 06, 2006, 07:35:57 PM
(http://www.teenbodybuilding.com/anthonylay.jpg)
monster tris :o


...I always thought the only bodybuilder who could get away with wearing glasses in physique pics was Nasser...maybe Mentzer.

Shit, after glancing through some of the pages over at bodybuilding.com, boy am I glad I'm a member HERE.  That 'flame war' was the most boring piece of crap I've read.  The pics I've seen of Layne, while good for a natty, aren't much against other top nattys.  Plus he's always got this semi-retarded (maybe not so semi) look on his face like he's grinding his way through a colonoscopy or something...some guys just aren't photogenic I suppose.

How come Bob doesn't post such entertaining posts here!???!...what the hell.  I guess he does have a contract with bb.com ...

My two cents on arguing training, it's pretty simple.  If something works for you, and you're winning contests, then you can have a leg to stand on in advising others.  If you don't win, then you better keep quiet till you do win....otherwise, be prepared to get flamed.  Looks like Layne was a mod...not good for credibility sake. 

And finally, listening to certain guys talk about science in bodybuilding is hilarious.  Seriously, I can find a 'scientific' study that will pro and con EVERY topic out there.  So in the end, use common sense.  But don't discredit others, thinking you know something they don't when you haven't won a regional competition....OR think that your method is 'better' than someone elses. 

You need time in the game to 'balance' your eagerness to share your info with others, and in reality it needs to be proven at least in your own experience....in this case, his experience is far too brief to espouse his 'knowledge'.

It's kinda like arguing with H.I.T. advocates...COMPLETELY a waste of time. 
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: rocket on March 06, 2006, 07:37:56 PM
There are a lot of ego's almost all academic circles.  Nutrition/Exercise science is no difference.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: thisiskeith12 on December 20, 2006, 11:31:33 PM
WWLND
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: The True Adonis on December 20, 2006, 11:49:09 PM
WWLND

Whine.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: kh300 on December 20, 2006, 11:51:00 PM
laynes a great bodybuilder. ive always thought he gets  ripped on because he's a dork. i saw him at the olympia wearing knee high sox and a bandanna.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: The True Adonis on December 20, 2006, 11:55:01 PM
laynes a great bodybuilder. ive always thought he gets  ripped on because he's a dork. i saw him at the olympia wearing knee high sox and a bandanna.

That will do it everytime.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: thisiskeith12 on December 21, 2006, 07:21:45 AM
That will do it everytime.

You can only wear knee high socks if you are playing basketball.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: musclehedz on December 21, 2006, 07:37:37 AM
Seeing "natural" BB's in competition shape is nasty. Really no fullness or muscularity.

 

 
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: tommywishbone on December 21, 2006, 07:52:40 AM
laynes a great bodybuilder. ive always thought he gets  ripped on because he's a dork. i saw him at the olympia wearing knee high sox and a bandanna.

That's all he was wearing? Did they call security and throw the freak out?
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: body88 on December 21, 2006, 07:54:37 AM
I am undecided on old Layne. In the video that was posted ( the one the most recent shots are from) he looks big and ripped. When he is hitting most muscular's and standing arms crossed comes to mind. Looks great. But, then I see his comp pics and he look like shat?

Either way, he has a good physique for a natty with average (at best) genetics. The guy's condition is impressive.


I must admit tho, he does come off like a tool at times. I think the "hating" comes more from him being irritating then his actual physique. Half the posters dissing Layne gave Adonis props, and Layne is bigger. Ta has the better structure obviously.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: Devon97 on December 21, 2006, 08:36:52 AM
Squadfather:  WHo do u think would win in an open division BBing show with a lineup including TA, Layne?

I say Layne by a landslide, he has more size and is FAR more ripped then TA.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: Earl1972 on December 21, 2006, 10:43:47 AM
Seeing "natural" BB's in competition shape is nasty. Really no fullness or muscularity.

 

 

I agree i've never seen a true natural that looks good in posing trunks

they could look good on the beach but in posing trunks it just looks sickly

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Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: body88 on December 21, 2006, 10:52:52 AM
The human body is not meant to do what bb's expect it to. Especially when you are a natural. Once Layne gets down to 7  percent bodyfat, his body prob think it is dying when he continues to diet hard.

In the summer I stay at about 8 percent by choice. I do not think walking around looking like you are about to die is where it's at!

My face starts to look skelatal when I get down below 7 or 8. Just my opinion tho.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: denvmuscle on December 21, 2006, 07:19:29 PM
Seeing "natural" BB's in competition shape is nasty. Really no fullness or muscularity.

 

 

I think your statement is rude and total BS.  I'm on gear myself and still have a great respect for natural competitiors- they bust their asses just has hard as the rest of us.  Layne is actually a great guy who gets bashed because others are jealous of him.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??
Post by: saucetradomous on December 21, 2006, 08:22:10 PM
Squadfather:  WHo do u think would win in an open division BBing show with a lineup including TA, Layne?

I say Layne by a landslide, he has more size and is FAR more ripped then TA.

Now that sounds like a good competition... too bad Adonis only competes in online events though.