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Title: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: funk51 on March 11, 2019, 07:15:45 AM
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Post by: ratherbebig on March 11, 2019, 07:19:32 AM
(http://www.vintagemusclemags.com/magCovers/md/md4112.jpg)
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Post by: robcguns on March 11, 2019, 08:48:58 AM
I’d say January 1993 musclemag best arm cover ever,it’s a double bicep but the best one I’ve seen on a mag.Mike matarazzo and some chick.

I don’t know how to link or post pics and it’s not single arm just impressive.
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: funk51 on March 11, 2019, 09:22:01 AM
I’d say January 1993 musclemag best arm cover ever,it’s a double bicep but the best one I’ve seen on a mag.Mike matarazzo and some chick.

I don’t know how to link or post pics and it’s not single arm just impressive.
                   better than this.
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Post by: ratherbebig on March 11, 2019, 09:23:38 AM
now we're talking im not even going to try finding a better one
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: funk51 on March 11, 2019, 09:24:22 AM
I’d say January 1993 musclemag best arm cover ever,it’s a double bicep but the best one I’ve seen on a mag.Mike matarazzo and some chick.

I don’t know how to link or post pics and it’s not single arm just impressive.
             maz and the gladiator woman zap.
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: robcguns on March 11, 2019, 10:10:13 AM
             maz and the gladiator woman zap.

That’s it and yes better than Robby Robinson cover,I knew she looked familiar.To me that might be the best cover ever.
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Post by: Slik on March 11, 2019, 10:26:19 AM
                   better than this.
this is the cover that immediately cans to mind. Best ever
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Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 11, 2019, 10:28:30 AM
Mike's guns (arms) and Zaps guns(tits).  Double barrels blazing!
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Post by: Ronnie Rep on March 11, 2019, 12:31:58 PM
                   better than this.
This is my favorite.
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Post by: oldtimer1 on March 11, 2019, 01:40:27 PM
That Draper cover takes me back. As a kid Weider headquarters was in Union city, NJ my home for my first 27 years. They used to give me stacks of expired magazines when I was a kid.
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: robcguns on March 11, 2019, 03:28:01 PM
You guys are crazy that matarazzo pic blows Robby’s pic out of the water.
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Post by: hazbin on March 11, 2019, 03:54:09 PM
i was getting ready for the Canadian nationals that year and all of a sudden  Matarazzo and Dillet were all over the mags with 23+ inch arms.
i was like 'how in the fuk is this possible???'
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: robcguns on March 11, 2019, 04:00:19 PM
i was getting ready for the Canadian nationals that year and all of a sudden  Matarazzo and Dillet were all over the mags with 23+ inch arms.
i was like 'how in the fuk is this possible???'

I remember reading all that as well and then I saw a video a few years ago of matarazzo talking about a show he did two weeks prior and that his arms measured 21.5” that day weighing 280 or so so not sure if just hype or whatever but either way those are the biggest 21.5s I’ve seen or the biggest 23s I’ve seen.dillet I’m sure had legit 23s.

Also hazbin,you had him on the crazy vascularity freak factor which is pretty awesome.
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: hazbin on March 11, 2019, 04:09:07 PM
I remember reading all that as well and then I saw a video a few years ago of matarazzo talking about a show he did two weeks prior and that his arms measured 21.5” that day weighing 280 or so so not sure if just hype or whatever but either way those are the biggest 21.5s I’ve seen or the biggest 23s I’ve seen.dillet I’m sure had legit 23s.

Also hazbin,you had him on the crazy vascularity freak factor which is pretty awesome.

thanks bro.  arm size does not correlate to visual impressiveness most times. the guys with the biggest arms also have the biggest wrists and elbows.   Robbie's 18 inch arms were triple his 6 inch wrists.  with 8 inch wrists my arms would have had to get to 24 to be the same proportion.  and they weren't 
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: ratherbebig on March 11, 2019, 04:23:24 PM
its not just robbie its the layout of that photo with the black and yellow that makes it looks so awesome IMO
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Post by: NarcissisticDeity on March 11, 2019, 04:25:07 PM
its not just robbie its the layout of that photo with the black and yellow that makes it looks so awesome IMO

This is the best ever
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Post by: funk51 on March 12, 2019, 04:00:55 PM
the old clancy ross ad
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: ratherbebig on March 12, 2019, 04:04:49 PM
it's easy to see those old ads and laugh with their claims of quick muscle...

but then you see threads like feeder workouts and people with 30+ years of training jumps all over it thinking theyve discovered something...

Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: tres_taco_combo on March 12, 2019, 04:44:42 PM
             maz and the gladiator woman zap.

what a freak - geez
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: drmarkp on March 12, 2019, 08:12:12 PM
Freddy Ortiz
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: JAGO on March 12, 2019, 08:17:34 PM
                   better than this.

This by a mile!!!!!

J
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: tommywishbone on March 12, 2019, 09:55:15 PM
This thread is now closed and will not be revisited. The end. Good night. Vios con Dios. 

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Post by: karasan on March 12, 2019, 11:13:17 PM
This thread is now closed and will not be revisited. The end. Good night. Vios con Dios. 


This cover dekunked relativity theory :)
Absolutely the best...
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: funk51 on March 14, 2019, 05:59:11 AM
almost forgot this one. everyone's favorite and all around good guy.
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: funk51 on March 14, 2019, 06:02:47 AM
the old clancy ross ad
:)
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: Ronnie Rep on March 14, 2019, 06:13:21 AM
i was getting ready for the Canadian nationals that year and all of a sudden  Matarazzo and Dillet were all over the mags with 23+ inch arms.
i was like 'how in the fuk is this possible???'
Matarazzo looks insane on that cover. If Matarazzo had wide flaring lats, he could have been Mr. O.
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: Ronnie Rep on March 14, 2019, 06:18:44 AM
I remember reading all that as well and then I saw a video a few years ago of matarazzo talking about a show he did two weeks prior and that his arms measured 21.5” that day weighing 280 or so so not sure if just hype or whatever but either way those are the biggest 21.5s I’ve seen or the biggest 23s I’ve seen.dillet I’m sure had legit 23s.

Also hazbin,you had him on the crazy vascularity freak factor which is pretty awesome.
Dillet had the biggest arms I have ever seen in person.
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: Hulkster on March 14, 2019, 08:12:32 AM
Ronnie has had some good ones back when he was in his prime:

Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: robcguns on March 14, 2019, 08:18:28 AM
Dillet had the biggest arms I have ever seen in person.

Yeah I bet,he looked ridiculous in all pics.The only pic he didn’t look huge in is one standing next to Lou.which is weird cause I feel he was way bigger than Lou.
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: dan18 on March 14, 2019, 08:30:31 AM
Ronnie has had some good ones back when he was in his prime:


All jamba juice and deca :P
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: funk51 on March 16, 2019, 05:42:43 AM
 ;D
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: robcguns on March 16, 2019, 08:48:05 AM
;D

Mattarazo allday
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: tres_taco_combo on March 16, 2019, 09:48:44 AM
Ronnie has had some good ones back when he was in his prime:



god - i used to buy those magazines all the freakin time

musclemag international mainly
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: The Scott on March 16, 2019, 10:04:48 AM
This thread is now closed and will not be revisited. The end. Good night. Vios con Dios. 

(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=652447.0;attach=772416)

Could not agree more.
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: robcguns on March 16, 2019, 10:14:05 AM
god - i used to buy those magazines all the freakin time

musclemag international mainly

Musclemag was the best one
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: tres_taco_combo on March 16, 2019, 07:02:32 PM
Musclemag was the best one

i bought them monthly from about 1999 to 2003 - i knew what day they came out! i was a teenage schmoe haha.

Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: Hulkster on March 16, 2019, 07:07:48 PM
yup, musclemag was always the best, jonny fitness had the best contest reviews, unbiased and true. ie he thought Shawn should have beat Dorian in 1994.

I was buying them from 1991 or so onwards.
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: tres_taco_combo on March 16, 2019, 07:11:36 PM
yup, musclemag was always the best, jonny fitness had the best contest reviews, unbiased and true. ie he thought Shawn should have beat Dorian in 1994.

I was buying them from 1991 or so onwards.

stacey lynn and trish stratus where my golden honeys. i was born in 1983 so right around 2000 i was 17 and those girls were in all the mags.

also frank sepe was like WTF! dudes look like that - he and mike o hearn where 2 guys who got into training.

i loved musclemag first section. it was gear, training, sex etc etc - i remember reading about chris clark and pump N pose - lol mind blown as a kid.

they used to advertise the female wrestling videos in there.  also man.... i really loved American Muscle on ESPN.

whenever i see tito raymond at golds i always tell him and adi rae were big inspirations to me.
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: robcguns on March 16, 2019, 07:43:34 PM
yup, musclemag was always the best, jonny fitness had the best contest reviews, unbiased and true. ie he thought Shawn should have beat Dorian in 1994.

I was buying them from 1991 or so onwards.

What was the section by Greg zulac called?Might have the name wrong,the steroid section.
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: robcguns on March 16, 2019, 07:45:58 PM
i bought them monthly from about 1999 to 2003 - i knew what day they came out! i was a teenage schmoe haha.



Yeah good times,my mom bought them for me starting around 1991-97 then I bought them myself for another 10 years.Also bought flex,Ironman,MD and planet muscle sometimes.Mainly was always musclemag and flex and muscular development.
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: funk51 on March 17, 2019, 06:21:52 AM
 :D
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: funk51 on March 17, 2019, 08:52:59 AM
 ;D
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: funk51 on March 17, 2019, 10:44:51 AM
 :)
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Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 17, 2019, 11:02:50 AM
i bought them monthly from about 1999 to 2003 - i knew what day they came out! i was a teenage schmoe haha.


I bought all the muscle mags from 87-99.  I guess I was a schmoe for longer. :-[
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: funk51 on March 17, 2019, 11:26:00 AM
I bought all the muscle mags from 87-99.  I guess I was a schmoe for longer. :-[
                          most of them from 1966-80. starting with these of the various mags of the time.
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: funk51 on March 17, 2019, 11:27:26 AM
                          most of them from 1966-80. starting with these of the various mags of the time.
:)
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Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 17, 2019, 11:37:44 AM
Looking back on it I wonder how many cashiers at the checkout thought we were all closet gays buying gay porn?
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: funk51 on March 17, 2019, 11:43:09 AM
Looking back on it I wonder how many cashiers at the checkout thought we were all closet gays buying gay porn?
;D ;D ;D ;D   most of them I imagine. I remember the one old guy saying to me you're almost as big as those guys on the cover but there something different about them. gee i wonder what it was.
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Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 17, 2019, 11:57:33 AM
Ha, ha.
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Post by: Hulkster on March 18, 2019, 06:21:07 PM
Looking back on it I wonder how many cashiers at the checkout thought we were all closet gays buying gay porn?

the musclemag with the cover shot of Bob Paris and his partner Rod Someone was their lowest selling issue at the time. they did a follow up chastising the fan base because of it lol
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Post by: 6 Reps on March 18, 2019, 07:14:20 PM
the musclemag with the cover shot of Bob Paris and his partner Rod Someone was their lowest selling issue at the time. they did a follow up chastising the fan base because of it lol

You mean this one:
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: tommywishbone on March 18, 2019, 07:42:14 PM
I told you motherfuckers this thread is closed. It will not be revisited. Every other cover photo of an arm shot doesn't even exist compared to this 41 year old cover photo.  The end. Class dismissed.

I like kittens!
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 19, 2019, 03:15:04 AM
the musclemag with the cover shot of Bob Paris and his partner Rod Someone was their lowest selling issue at the time. they did a follow up chastising the fan base because of it lol
I remember the classifieds from Muscle Mag had bodybuilders you could hire to "wrestle" with you.  I could figure out even at a young age that the women on top of the guy straddling his face was something sexual going on but was naive enough to wonder why you would hire some guy for that. :-[
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: paloboi on March 20, 2019, 05:24:39 PM
You mean this one:
I have a hard time believing that I have seen them all over
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: Hulkster on March 20, 2019, 06:49:39 PM
I have a hard time believing that I have seen them all over

yeah but this was back in like 1991. Most gays were still in the closet then lol
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Post by: The Scott on March 20, 2019, 07:01:48 PM
the musclemag with the cover shot of Bob Paris and his partner Rod Someone was their lowest selling issue at the time. they did a follow up chastising the fan base because of it lol

The early ('74?) Musclemag had a weird ass feature on the last page.  It was some dude posing naked and I think it was called "All Of Us".  Kennedy was a bit odd at times and thought he was being artisitic but I think he was just catering to homosexuals.  I had gotten the magazine and sent in my subscription card (it had to go all the way to Canada) and then read the magazine from front to back and then I saw that last page...

Seeing that, I wasn't so certain I wanted that magazine but if I recall correctly, it was only six issues a year at the time..  I would up reading mostly Ironman and Muscle Builder/Power with the former being more content driven and the latter being ego (i.e., Weider) driven.

Kennedy used to promote the more Steve Reeves type of physique and one time featured some hilarious looking dude named Wifried Dubbels on the cover and within the pages.  Kennedy claimed to not much care for heavily muscled physiques but later came out with that stupid back page photo shot, "Beef It!".  That was Cirque du SoGhey.
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 21, 2019, 03:13:41 AM
The early ('74?) Musclemag had a weird ass feature on the last page.  It was some dude posing naked and I think it was called "All Of Us".  Kennedy was a bit odd at times and thought he was being artisitic but I think he was just catering to homosexuals.  I had gotten the magazine and sent in my subscription card (it had to go all the way to Canada) and then read the magazine from front to back and then I saw that last page...

Seeing that, I wasn't so certain I wanted that magazine but if I recall correctly, it was only six issues a year at the time..  I would up reading mostly Ironman and Muscle Builder/Power with the former being more content driven and the latter being ego (i.e., Weider) driven.

Kennedy used to promote the more Steve Reeves type of physique and one time featured some hilarious looking dude named Wifried Dubbels on the cover and within the pages.  Kennedy claimed to not much care for heavily muscled physiques but later came out with that stupid back page photo shot, "Beef It!".  That was Cirque du SoGhey.
Ironman was awesome when Peary Radar owned it.
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: oldtimer1 on March 21, 2019, 08:43:30 PM
Ironman was awesome when Peary Radar owned it.

I threw out all my magazines but I kept Rader's.  I have issues from the 60's, 70's  and 80's. I should read them again. They sit pristine in a giant Tupperware container. Wish I kept my early Weider mags but I threw them out almost embarrassed by how many I accumulated from when I was 8 years old to a young adult. My now wife confesses now she was really shocked how into lifting and magazines I was in my early twenties.  Her four brothers were into baseball, football and basketball. She was never exposed to any male in her life that was remotely interested in a sport of  tanned oiled up men in speedos posing to music.  ;D Now through the eyes of a man and not a kid I understand what bodybuilding is. It's a sport based on drug use. Without drugs the sport would be a hidden subculture. There is not one pro that would look remotely like they look on stage without the assist. I bet Larry Scott no matter how much he lifted wouldn't have weighed over 175lbs without drugs. Zane maybe 170lbs. I could go on.
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 22, 2019, 04:24:21 AM
I threw out all my magazines but I kept Rader's.  I have issues from the 60's, 70's  and 80's. I should read them again. They sit pristine in a giant Tupperware container. Wish I kept my early Weider mags but I threw them out almost embarrassed by how many I accumulated from when I was 8 years old to a young adult. My now wife confesses now she was really shocked how into lifting and magazines I was in my early twenties.  Her four brothers were into baseball, football and basketball. She was never exposed to any male in her life that was remotely interested in a sport of  tanned oiled up men in speedos posing to music.  ;D Now through the eyes of a man and not a kid I understand what bodybuilding is. It's a sport based on drug use. Without drugs the sport would be a hidden subculture. There is not one pro that would look remotely like they look on stage without the assist. I bet Larry Scott no matter how much he lifted wouldn't have weighed over 175lbs without drugs. Zane maybe 170lbs. I could go on.
Yes, I threw out all my muscle mags from the 80's and 90's over a decade ago when I became a minimalist and got rid of all my junk.  I had hundreds of mags and for years believed the nonsense as well.  Peary Radar's articles actually worked for natties although they had an element of bullshit as well.  Ironman's programs were much more sensible to follow though and Radar himself made a great transformation in physique with some of the worst genetics for bodybuilding ever.
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: funk51 on March 22, 2019, 05:44:53 AM
Yes, I threw out all my muscle mags from the 80's and 90's over a decade ago when I became a minimalist and got rid of all my junk.  I had hundreds of mags and for years believed the nonsense as well.  Peary Radar's articles actually worked for natties although they had an element of bullshit as well.  Ironman's programs were much more sensible to follow though and Radar himself made a great transformation in physique with some of the worst genetics for bodybuilding ever.
                        who could forget the magic circle. ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 22, 2019, 12:42:26 PM
Yes, the Magic Circle.  :)
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Post by: dan18 on March 22, 2019, 12:52:33 PM
Yes, the Magic Circle.  :)
That thing must have busted up the knees some thing fierce swinging back and forth
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: funk51 on March 22, 2019, 12:59:08 PM
That thing must have busted up the knees some thing fierce swinging back and forth
                             never tried, i didn't really like the looks of the thing.
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 22, 2019, 01:02:30 PM
That thing must have busted up the knees some thing fierce swinging back and forth
I'll bet it did.
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: Henda on March 22, 2019, 01:11:06 PM
the musclemag with the cover shot of Bob Paris and his partner Rod Someone was their lowest selling issue at the time.they did a follow up chastising the fan base because of it lol

Haha rightly so
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: funk51 on March 22, 2019, 01:16:12 PM
i always heard that this was the worst MMI seller ever.
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: muscle matters on March 22, 2019, 01:18:34 PM
didn't mean to hijack this thread, but what do fellow getbiggers think of my arm?
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 22, 2019, 02:23:10 PM
Really good arm.  Need to work on your face though.
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: tres_taco_combo on March 22, 2019, 05:54:40 PM
didn't mean to hijack this thread, but what do fellow getbiggers think of my arm?

are you asian?

do you like lenny Dykstra?
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 23, 2019, 03:28:45 AM
are you asian?

do you like lenny Dykstra?

It took me awhile to get the Asian thing. ;D
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: muscle matters on March 23, 2019, 05:08:55 AM
are you asian?

do you like lenny Dykstra?


never heard about the name

who?
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: funk51 on March 23, 2019, 02:21:49 PM
never heard about the name

who?
mr phillies 1993 nails the dude.
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: tres_taco_combo on March 23, 2019, 04:58:12 PM
never heard about the name

who?

arm looks good.  :)

 you have on a phillies shirt so i had to ask about NAILS :) he is an  tier 1 "getbigger" - haha dude is a nutty cat.



Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: funk51 on March 25, 2019, 11:47:43 AM
 :)
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: funk51 on March 25, 2019, 11:50:39 AM
 :)
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: funk51 on March 25, 2019, 11:53:16 AM
 ;D
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Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 25, 2019, 11:59:54 AM
:)

Jesus, who is the guy in the first pic! :o
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: funk51 on March 25, 2019, 01:06:17 PM
Jesus, who is the guy in the first pic! :o
    i don't know saw it somewhere, doesn't even look real.
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 25, 2019, 03:32:18 PM
    i don't know saw it somewhere, doesn't even look real.
I think I saw a video of him on YouTube once.  Just insane development and conditioning.
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: illuminati on March 25, 2019, 04:49:34 PM
Jesus, who is the guy in the first pic! :o

My guess is  PH oto Shoppe 😀
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: The Scott on March 25, 2019, 05:16:14 PM
Jesus, who is the guy in the first pic! :o


Helmut Strebl.  And it is photoshopped to the max.  He is ripped but not nearly that big.  Good physique though.
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 26, 2019, 03:15:37 AM

Helmut Strebl.  And it is photoshopped to the max.  He is ripped but not nearly that big.  Good physique though.
Yes, thank you.
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Post by: funk51 on March 26, 2019, 11:39:46 AM
 ;D
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Post by: funk51 on April 02, 2019, 09:50:42 AM
 :)
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Post by: funk51 on April 04, 2019, 08:13:23 AM
 :)
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: funk51 on June 20, 2019, 12:39:03 PM
 :D
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Post by: Ronnie Rep on June 20, 2019, 12:41:13 PM
:)
Who is this?
Title: Re: best single arm cover ever.
Post by: funk51 on June 20, 2019, 12:43:39 PM
Who is this?
        supposed to be the most ripped man alive, i think this pic is shopped though.