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Title: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: stuntmovie on November 20, 2016, 03:56:31 PM
This GetBig site appears to be very popular to one and all. no matter their shape, color, or creed.

Skinny, guys, small guys, ripped guys, bulky blunders, etc. …. they all seem to end up here.

It appeals to the very smart and the very dumb. (Place me in the middle there someplace.)

Some stick around …. but the real, competitive individuals soon discover that this place really has nothing to offer serious contenders … so they disappear as swiftly as a fart in a wind-storm.

But the fans and the haters stay because it’s ‘funner’ to read GetBig than the Sunday Comics … or those gossip mags that are on sale by every grocery store cash register.

Where else can one keep up to date on the  current knowledge of electricity, the flatness of planet earth, the cuinery expertise of cooking home made potato chips,  the success or failure information among all US supplement companies, who did what to whom near the closest ice machine,  or the advantages of placing both feet in a shopping bag in a Gold’s Gym bathroom stall.

All somewhat interesting to read the very first time … but nothing worth a Pulitzer Award.

So much info about absolutely nothing bodybuilding nor fitness related.

It’s pretty  damn evident that most contributing GetBigger have never placed both feet on a gymnasium floor nor lifted anything heaver than a half full Walmart shopping bag  ... but they do write funny things.

If you feel offended…. you’re probably guilty!

So this is my attempt to open a discussion that may appear  to be somewhat different  than the usual stuff found on this GetBig Board.  ….. Just simple shit about training and drugs and  stuff and folks within the industry  that will be plain and honest and factual to the best of the knowledge of those who contribute.

Those GetBiggers who are simply looking for ‘Ha-Ha’s’ or “yuk-Yuks” are requested to go tto the “Ha-HA, Yuk-Yuk” board which is somewhere on this internet.

So here’s the start of this ‘serious busiiness’ shit.

Are IFBB Pro Cards given away much  too generously?
And are there now way too many Pros within the IFBB?

AND  in an attempt to offer a positive fix ...MY SOLUTION which would benefit one and all!

To be continued!

PUNCHES IN THE NOSE GRACIOUSLY ACCEPTED!
Title: Re: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: ratherbebig on November 20, 2016, 04:08:40 PM
i know a wall of text was waiting for me
Title: Re: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: calfzilla on November 20, 2016, 04:09:27 PM
Why are your posts so long?
Title: Re: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: Kwon on November 20, 2016, 04:10:06 PM
Ha-Ha

Yuk-Yuk
Title: Re: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: stuntmovie on November 20, 2016, 04:41:30 PM
CALFZILLA, Old habit as a result of writing movie scripts, I guess.

I once wrote  a 90 page script that was over in five minutes once the shoot was completed

So you're not the first one to ask that question.
.
Title: Re: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: johnnynoname on November 20, 2016, 05:13:25 PM
I have a shit memory but for some reason I remember that this stunt guy always starts these really passionate threads about this site.....

"passionate" to the point that they are fucking weird


I mean----it's just a bulletin board on the internet



Title: Re: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: Kwon on November 20, 2016, 05:27:07 PM
You fuckers, i'm back!

Title: Re: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: Grape Ape on November 20, 2016, 05:53:37 PM
This GetBig site appears to be very popular to one and all. no matter their shape, color, or creed.

Skinny, guys, small guys, ripped guys, bulky blunders, etc. …. they all seem to end up here.

It appeals to the very smart and the very dumb. (Place me in the middle there someplace.)

Some stick around …. but the real, competitive individuals soon discover that this place really has nothing to offer serious contenders … so they disappear as swiftly as a fart in a wind-storm.

But the fans and the haters stay because it’s ‘funner’ to read GetBig than the Sunday Comics … or those gossip mags that are on sale by every grocery store cash register.

Where else can one keep up to date on the  current knowledge of electricity, the flatness of planet earth, the cuinery expertise of cooking home made potato chips,  the success or failure information among all US supplement companies, who did what to whom near the closest ice machine,  or the advantages of placing both feet in a shopping bag in a Gold’s Gym bathroom stall.

All somewhat interesting to read the very first time … but nothing worth a Pulitzer Award.

So much info about absolutely nothing bodybuilding nor fitness related.

It’s pretty  damn evident that most contributing GetBigger have never placed both feet on a gymnasium floor nor lifted anything heaver than a half full Walmart shopping bag  ... but they do write funny things.

If you feel offended…. you’re probably guilty!

So this is my attempt to open a discussion that may appear  to be somewhat different  than the usual stuff found on this GetBig Board.  ….. Just simple shit about training and drugs and  stuff and folks within the industry  that will be plain and honest and factual to the best of the knowledge of those who contribute.

Those GetBiggers who are simply looking for ‘Ha-Ha’s’ or “yuk-Yuks” are requested to go tto the “Ha-HA, Yuk-Yuk” board which is somewhere on this internet.

So here’s the start of this ‘serious busiiness’ shit.

Are IFBB Pro Cards given away much  too generously?
And are there now way too many Pros within the IFBB?

AND  in an attempt to offer a positive fix ...MY SOLUTION which would benefit one and all!

To be continued!

PUNCHES IN THE NOSE GRACIOUSLY ACCEPTED!

TL / DR / GFY
Title: Re: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: Mobil on November 20, 2016, 06:15:27 PM
Too many words...not interested..limit less characters then will read
Title: Re: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: BodyMachine on November 20, 2016, 06:16:50 PM
Sorry tldr
Title: Re: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: mazrim on November 20, 2016, 06:18:18 PM
I go to the gym!! I do exercises!!
Title: Re: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: stuntmovie on November 20, 2016, 06:37:41 PM
WARNING, WARNING, This post cold possibly even be longer!

I never met Peter McGouth, nor do I ever recall reading his extra long stories in the bodybuilding magazines.

In fact I don't think I ever bought one of those magazines and only looked through them when I found a copy in the gym or the barber-shop.

But he recently wrote a pretty damn long but interesting article regarding the large number of IFBB Pro Cards that have been issued by the IFBB over the past few years .... and the same concerns that have caused some interest among a handful of GetBiggers lately.

And it sure ain't like me, but I'm going to do my best to 'passionately CONDENSE  it with emphasis on the problems and offer a solution that the IFBB may eventually consider.

So watch for section two of THIS THOUSAND PART SERIES regarding this subject matter.

It may prove to be of interest to one or two GetBiggers. All others can simply ignore this part of the GetBig Board.







Title: Re: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: Army of One on November 20, 2016, 07:48:04 PM
No mention of z list celebrities he knew back in 58 or movie sets he was on in the 70s, will file under anamolies like a go4it post without his picture .
Title: Re: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: calfzilla on November 20, 2016, 07:49:52 PM
Let's get Sirius!!
Title: Re: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: Kwon on November 20, 2016, 08:07:55 PM
Am Sirius

In Uranus


Am Afraid



Pooh Parr..
Title: Re: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: illuminati on November 20, 2016, 08:32:11 PM
Far too many Pro Cards given out.
It's lowering the quality of Pro's.
The IFBB don't care - it's about generating $
The More Pro's the more are likely to compete
Paying more $ & each competitor brings 'X' number
Of supporters ~~~ more $
That's why there are so many additional nonsense classes.
Title: Re: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: calfzilla on November 20, 2016, 09:51:56 PM
Am Sirius

In Uranus


Am Afraid



Pooh Parr..

Poof to?
Title: Re: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: The Abdominal Snoman on November 20, 2016, 10:10:55 PM
Stunt, you'll probably get way more views and replies to this post on the Positive Bodybuilding Board section that Ron put up special for the things you're looking for. Or are you trying to turn the Gossip section of Ron's board into the positive section? Confused :-\

Here's the special section I believe you're looking for in case you didn't know about it...

http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?board=26.0
Title: Re: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: Yamcha on November 21, 2016, 04:54:42 AM
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Title: Re: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: Kwon on November 21, 2016, 05:11:52 AM
Poof to?

Does he does it?


Indianno Jones with Bones in Nose, Mangoo-juice in Poosy...
Title: Re: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on November 21, 2016, 07:24:55 AM
I work against the jewish created evil forces of gravity to break down my muscle tissues on a daily basis.
Title: Re: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: Kwon on November 21, 2016, 08:26:53 AM
(http://65.media.tumblr.com/3420232d2f57b46b289f8f4bd4caddc0/tumblr_ogtow48II81ss3516o1_1280.jpg)
Title: Re: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: Royalty on November 21, 2016, 08:50:06 AM
This GetBig site appears to be very popular to one and all. no matter their shape, color, or creed.

Skinny, guys, small guys, ripped guys, bulky blunders, etc. …. they all seem to end up here.

It appeals to the very smart and the very dumb. (Place me in the middle there someplace.)

Some stick around …. but the real, competitive individuals soon discover that this place really has nothing to offer serious contenders … so they disappear as swiftly as a fart in a wind-storm.

But the fans and the haters stay because it’s ‘funner’ to read GetBig than the Sunday Comics … or those gossip mags that are on sale by every grocery store cash register.

Where else can one keep up to date on the  current knowledge of electricity, the flatness of planet earth, the cuinery expertise of cooking home made potato chips,  the success or failure information among all US supplement companies, who did what to whom near the closest ice machine,  or the advantages of placing both feet in a shopping bag in a Gold’s Gym bathroom stall.

All somewhat interesting to read the very first time … but nothing worth a Pulitzer Award.

So much info about absolutely nothing bodybuilding nor fitness related.

It’s pretty  damn evident that most contributing GetBigger have never placed both feet on a gymnasium floor nor lifted anything heaver than a half full Walmart shopping bag  ... but they do write funny things.

If you feel offended…. you’re probably guilty!

So this is my attempt to open a discussion that may appear  to be somewhat different  than the usual stuff found on this GetBig Board.  ….. Just simple shit about training and drugs and  stuff and folks within the industry  that will be plain and honest and factual to the best of the knowledge of those who contribute.

Those GetBiggers who are simply looking for ‘Ha-Ha’s’ or “yuk-Yuks” are requested to go tto the “Ha-HA, Yuk-Yuk” board which is somewhere on this internet.

So here’s the start of this ‘serious busiiness’ shit.

Are IFBB Pro Cards given away much  too generously?
And are there now way too many Pros within the IFBB?

AND  in an attempt to offer a positive fix ...MY SOLUTION which would benefit one and all!

To be continued!

PUNCHES IN THE NOSE GRACIOUSLY ACCEPTED!
Title: Re: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: local hero on November 21, 2016, 09:10:57 AM
WARNING, WARNING, This post cold possibly even be longer!

I never met Peter McGouth, nor do I ever recall reading his extra long stories in the bodybuilding magazines.

In fact I don't think I ever bought one of those magazines and only looked through them when I found a copy in the gym or the barber-shop.

But he recently wrote a pretty damn long but interesting article regarding the large number of IFBB Pro Cards that have been issued by the IFBB over the past few years .... and the same concerns that have caused some interest among a handful of GetBiggers lately.

And it sure ain't like me, but I'm going to do my best to 'passionately CONDENSE  it with emphasis on the problems and offer a solution that the IFBB may eventually consider.

So watch for section two of THIS THOUSAND PART SERIES regarding this subject matter.

It may prove to be of interest to one or two GetBiggers. All others can simply ignore this part of the GetBig Board.










Far too many given out in the USA only. Everywhere else you have to win the overall to get one... Some countries you have to go to the work games or the arnold classic amature and get one there

Having a pro card used to mean somthing, means fuck all now and the USA w them away for turning up it seems, giving bantam weights pro cards etc

Its a joke and part of the reason the quality is so poor and no one cares less about who is new on the scene
Title: Re: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: rocco-x on November 21, 2016, 12:27:43 PM
Stunt...I always look forward to reading your posts, no matter long or not. It just shows you're able to have more than one opinion or multiple views on any given topic you're posting about.
  I may have responded with a stupid retort to an older one you had posted a few months back and if I did I apologize... keep putting up topics that open up discussions.
Title: Re: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: stuntmovie on November 22, 2016, 12:32:55 PM
ROCCO-X, Thanks but no need to ever apologize to me for voicing an adverse opinion nor complaining about my overly-worded postings.

My first writing job was on a small town newspaper and the editor (a tough old fart) always claimed that a good writer learned more form complainers than  from those who were most often agreeable.

My shit often gets too damn verbosed,  redundant, and detailed but those who feel the need to complain or who have no interest in the subject matter can simply avoid clicking on anything that Stuntmovie submits to this GetBig Board.

It ain't rocket science!





Title: Re: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: stuntmovie on November 22, 2016, 12:55:08 PM
LOCAL, I don't always agree with ya but on this occasion I believe that you are  99.9%% correct.

I have read that there is only one IFBB Pro Card awarded each year in England. Far fewer than in the good old USA.

My small 'disagreement' with ya  is that you  refer to the issuance of IFBB Pro Cards in the USA as a "joke".

That may be because you are simply looking at one side of a two sided 'coin'.

You have to recall that the NPC is a business, so the decision makers within that business (even nonprofit businesses) are concerned about the 'bottom line' which is not a laffing matter.

This 'bottom line' (financial income) was not of extreme importance when Joe Weider was in control simply because the relatively small scale IFBB events were published in his magazines which brought in the 'bread and  butter' and paid the bills and ....  built an empire.

So it would be unreasonable to believe that the NPC would do anything to decrease the number of IFBB Pro Cards  awarded each year....  even though the majority of those new professionals have 'no place to go' once they have one.

And that's  another problem that arises and which the  NPC/IFBB may be thinking about at this very minute.

A possible solution comes up next.

BTW ....Thanks for reading this far!





Title: Re: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: local hero on November 22, 2016, 04:44:28 PM
LOCAL, I don't always agree with ya but on this occasion I believe that you are  99.9%% correct.

I have read that there is only one IFBB Pro Card awarded each year in England. Far fewer than in the good old USA.

My small 'disagreement' with ya  is that you  refer to the issuance of IFBB Pro Cards in the USA as a "joke".

That may be because you are simply looking at one side of a two sided 'coin'.

You have to recall that the NPC is a business, so the decision makers within that business (even nonprofit businesses) are concerned about the 'bottom line' which is not a laffing matter.

This 'bottom line' (financial income) was not of extreme importance when Joe Weider was in control simply because the relatively small scale IFBB events were published in his magazines which brought in the 'bread and  butter' and paid the bills and ....  built an empire.

So it would be unreasonable to believe that the NPC would do anything to decrease the number of IFBB Pro Cards  awarded each year....  even though the majority of those new professionals have 'no place to go' once they have one.

And that's  another problem that arises and which the  NPC/IFBB may be thinking about at this very minute.

A possible solution comes up next.

BTW ....Thanks for reading this far!








Thing is we all knew the new pro's on the scene and would look forward to seeing how they did etc... There's so many now, no one could care less.

The quality is poor because of this,I agree its a business, but for me its spoilt and will only get worse..
Title: Re: LET'S GET SERIOUS!!
Post by: stuntmovie on November 23, 2016, 10:28:26 AM
LOCAL,  Once again thanks for the intelligent response.

And I'll apologize now for the length of this post but it may be of interest to a couple of you GetBiggers.

I find it difficult to disagree with you but I'm doing my best to stay in the middle of the highway and report about what's actually happening now and do my best to 'forecast' the road that lies ahead.

I am not an insider so the following is just a 'guesstimate' regarding a possible solution concerning this large membership increase within the IFBB Pro ranks.

Most of us may not agree but it seems that the IFBB Pro 'increase' is good for both the IFBB and the contenders within the IFBB and the NPC.

It's a cash cow for the IFBB and it gives the contenders an opportunity to receive whatever benefits one receives as an IFBB Pro.

It's obvious that the IFBB is in favor of increasing the number of new IFBB Pros including a renewal of those IFBB Pro cards each and every year. It's a great added source of business income.

But with the great number of new pros of varying degrees of competitive muscle the  IFBB would have to offer a  'carrot' to these new pros each year to encourage them to retain or renew their pro membership.

At present that 'carrot' only appears to be available for those contenders who are capable or eligible to enter an Olympia event or one of the Arnold's or a few others which offer lucrative cash awards.

But there are a vast number of new IFBB pros who lack the size/conditioning/etc. to be worthy contenders in almost all of the present IFBB pro events.

So why would they want to renew their IFBB Pro membership each year when the IFBB does not offer them the proverbial carrot to pursue?

NEXT UP ....A POSSIBLE BUT CONTROVERSIAL SOLUTION ... THE CARROT!