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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: 6 Reps on August 17, 2020, 09:24:47 AM
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Sad:
https://fitnessvolt.com/flex-wheeler-back-hospital/
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He looks like The Coach Greg Adams with that white beard.
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I bet he looks back at his life and thinks how bad he messed it up.
He had some decent income for a while and that fine mulatto wife (who worked a decent job from what I remember)
Absolutely. He had all the limelight and attention in the 90's, but was arrogant as hell for the most part. No long term vision... just lived day to day like most ppl do... no investments for the future, just spend whatever is in your pocket. Didn't he have kids with the mulatto?... can't they help him?
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I bet he looks back at his life and thinks how bad he messed it up.
He had some decent income for a while and that fine mulatto wife (who worked a decent job from what I remember)
He was focused on having 3 vehicles and a $60k car stereo. Can’t pity the fool.
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Absolutely. He had all the limelight and attention in the 90's, but was arrogant as hell for the most part. No long term vision... just lived day to day like most ppl do... no investments for the future, just spend whatever is in your pocket. Didn't he have kids with the mulatto?... can't they help him?
if you watch his old videos like mass construction, he was arrogant and cocky beyond belief. He really acted like a turd.
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Isn't there a picture of him taken in front of a house with 3 cars parked out front, where he is jacked up wearing a winter cap?
That needs to be posted for integrity.
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Isn't there a picture of him taken in front of a house with 3 cars parked out front, where he is jacked up wearing a winter cap?
That needs to be posted for integrity.
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:D
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Look at him! Who had it better than him?
Those were Flex's glory days.
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Man, he is fancy!
Wishing him the best.
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It's truly amazing to witness athletes blow all there money. It's like they think their physical bodies will continue to make them big money for the rest of their lives. 70% of NFL players file bankruptcy within 2 years of retirement.
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Not trying to jinx the guy but at 54/55 yrs old, I don’t think he has much time left with the failing health, and all these complications, hope I am wrong though :-\
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It's truly amazing to witness athletes blow all there money. It's like they think their physical bodies will continue to make them big money for the rest of their lives. 70% of NFL players file bankruptcy within 2 years of retirement.
It’s the “culture”
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It’s the “culture”
Yep, gotta show off that bling. What bodybuilder doesn't need a big house and 3 vehicles?
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If that article is true, flex is dealing with Phantom limb pain and for what it's worth, it is not deadly, mostly annoying and likely in need of good neuropathic medications, if not narcotics.
Strangely, the article mentions that Ronnie Coleman is offering his assistance. Not sure if serious, but isn't Ronnie Coleman a quadriplegic?
Flex will certainly live!
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Look at him! Who had it better than him?
Those were Flex's glory days.
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Everyone who invested money in stocks and who did not destroy their bodies with bodybuilding drugs! :D
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what is amazing is flex spent 60k on a car stereo to listen to shitty rap music, ronnie coleman is a big retard as well.
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If that article is true, flex is dealing with Phantom limb pain and for what it's worth, it is not deadly, mostly annoying and likely in need of good neuropathic medications, if not narcotics.
Strangely, the article mentions that Ronnie Coleman is offering his assistance. Not sure if serious, but isn't Ronnie Coleman a quadriplegic?
Flex will certainly live!
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That’s good for him, but gotta day Kevin Levrone did it right, he came back and reinvented himself with his business and seems to have his health still intact
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Everyone who invested money in stocks and who did not destroy their bodies with bodybuilding drugs! :D
Sure, but did they have a nice house with three cars parked out front alongside each other while simultaneously having their headlights on?
If no, I doubt that a few pesky Investments would have made a dent in the life that he had.
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Sure, but did they have a nice house with three cars parked out front alongside each other while simultaneously having their headlights on?
If no, I doubt that a few pesky Investments would have made a dent in the life that he had.
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Pretty sure that house was a rental.
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It is just sad no matter what you think about how he behaved and blew his money. The guy probably has my favorite physique in bbing history.
The times I have talked to him, he just came off as shy and uncomfortable.
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Flex never misses a opportunity to play the victim. Still,, hope he gets better, he has alot to deal with.
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Sad:
https://fitnessvolt.com/flex-wheeler-back-hospital/
Horrible, too many things going wrong too many complications. How it gets straightened out
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He looks like The Coach Greg Adams with that white beard.
My beard is hardly gray let alone whites
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He was focused on having 3 vehicles and a $60k car stereo. Can’t pity the fool.
I'm not sure if you were exaggerating there, but if I recall correctly, his vehicle stereo actually did cost him $30,000. Shoot, it may have been $60,000, but $30K is what first came to my mind.
Also, when you consider that this was in the year 2000...with inflation it would have been even more.
I actually reviewed one of Flex Wheeler's DVD's for my Ironage bodybuilding website [Bodybuilding Pro], and wrote that it didn't seem like he planned for the future, and he e-mailed me about it. He was offended. I then called Flex, and we talked for about an hour. He was a nice guy to me, and I was happy to talk to him...but sadly, I think I was right about him being poor about future planning.
I just hope he can get through his health issues, put the syringes away, and just focus on health and being around for his kids. The man has nothing to prove at this point, and he is only 55 this year. Way too young to go, IMO.
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I'm not sure if you were exaggerating there, but if I recall correctly, his vehicle stereo actually did cost him $30,000. Shoot, it may have been $60,000, but $30K is what first came to my mind.
Also, when you consider that this was in the year 2000...with inflation it would have been even more.
I actually reviewed one of Flex Wheeler's DVD's for my Ironage bodybuilding website [Bodybuilding Pro], and wrote that it didn't seem like he planned for the future, and he e-mailed me about it. He was offended. I then called Flex, and we talked for about an hour. He was a nice guy to me, and I was happy to talk to him...but sadly, I think I was right about him being poor about future planning.
I just hope he can get through his health issues, put the syringes away, and just focus on health and being around for his kids. The man has nothing to prove at this point, and he is only 55 this year. Way too young to go, IMO.
I’m pretty sure it was 60K. Ridiculous, right? I believe it was in the BFTO 2000 video
I just searched and they must’ve taken down the video. It wasn’t BFTO 2000 but whatever year it was, he said it. I believe it was in the back of the Excursion. Here’s an old post of mine when the video available. Mits probably had Youtube take it down :P
Don’t forget the $60K car stereo. Such a joke. Can’t pity this fool
@50:00 mark. Oh brother!
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Goldman's Dilemma revisited for 2020, surely?
"Would you accept Olympic victory if within 5 years you only had one leg and kidney?"
htts://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldman%27s_dilemma (http://htts://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldman%27s_dilemma)
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That comeback for flex was what did him in, imo. Nothing to prove yet gets back on boatloads of drugs at 50+ years old with underlying medical conditions. Yeah, very smart choice
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I’m pretty sure it was 60K. Ridiculous, right? I believe it was in the BFTO 2000 video
I just searched and they must’ve taken down the video. It wasn’t BFTO 2000 but whatever year it was, he said it. I believe it was in the back of the Excursion. Here’s an old post of mine when the video available. Mits probably had Youtube take it down :P
Wow, haha. You might be right about that. I can't remember if he said he spent $30K on the car and another $30K on the stereo, or something. He may have broken two numbers down, but I think you are right about $60K. And if it wasn't the 2000 BFTO, it would have been the 1999 BFTO, I think.
I suspect he could have bought a little rental house with that cash - just to give himself a $500 a month income for life, or something like that.
I wonder if he's still juicing or doing anything else, or if his health problems now are just the result of years of pro bodybuilding.
If there is one plus side - the new guys coming up will know the risks of top tier bodybuilding. Back when Flex was coming up, his era of guys were basically guinea pigs. John Romano once asked "Where are the bodies?" Well...we have the bodies now. :-\
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That comeback for flex was what did him in, imo. Nothing to prove yet gets back on boatloads of drugs at 50+ years old with underlying medical conditions. Yeah, very smart choice
I'm with you on that. At the very least he would have had a half dozen or so extra years of decent health before shit hit the fan.
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Wasn’t this clown fine for many years after his transplant and coincidentally starts falling apart after his comeback?
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That comeback for flex was what did him in, imo. Nothing to prove yet gets back on boatloads of drugs at 50+ years old with underlying medical conditions. Yeah, very smart choice
Yup, pretty stupid. Flex saw the attention that Leverone got during his comeback and he wanted the same thing.
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Wasn’t this clown fine for many years after his transplant and coincidentally starts falling apart after his comeback?
From what I understand transplants usually last about 10 years
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Wow, haha. You might be right about that. I can't remember if he said he spent $30K on the car and another $30K on the stereo, or something. He may have broken two numbers down, but I think you are right about $60K. And if it wasn't the 2000 BFTO, it would have been the 1999 BFTO, I think.
I suspect he could have bought a little rental house with that cash - just to give himself a $500 a month income for life, or something like that.
I wonder if he's still juicing or doing anything else, or if his health problems now are just the result of years of pro bodybuilding.
If there is one plus side - the new guys coming up will know the risks of top tier bodybuilding. Back when Flex was coming up, his era of guys were basically guinea pigs. John Romano once asked "Where are the bodies?" Well...we have the bodies now. :-\
Found it on Vimeo!
https://dai.ly/x48c4y
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Yup, pretty stupid. Flex saw the attention that Leverone got during his comeback and he wanted the same thing.
I'd guess he would have needed the money and exposure. You can bet the IFBB wrote him a cheque to get him on stage too
From what I understand transplants usually last about 10 years
Transplant from a living donor can last for much longer.
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If that article is true, flex is dealing with Phantom limb pain and for what it's worth, it is not deadly, mostly annoying and likely in need of good neuropathic medications, if not narcotics.
Strangely, the article mentions that Ronnie Coleman is offering his assistance. Not sure if serious, but isn't Ronnie Coleman a quadriplegic?
Flex will certainly live!
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What do you treat phantom pain with.....imaginary meds and virtual therapy?
What's next? A pulled muscle from his returned muscle/oil suit?
How lucky this guy is to have been in the spotlight for a while (albeit through drug abuse), kill his kidneys, and then receive a successful transplant?.....a new lease on life. Then to fuck that life up again.
Maybe the third time is a charm for him and he straightens out.
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Meanwhile Shawn Ray is living well, same age as flex, but got out and never looked back. Sure he forgets his wallet on occasions when eating out in restaurants, but he’s one of the smarter ones
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What do you treat phantom pain with.....imaginary meds and virtual therapy?
What's next? A pulled muscle from his returned muscle/oil suit?
How lucky this guy is to have been in the spotlight for a while (albeit through drug abuse), kill his kidneys, and then receive a successful transplant?.....a new lease on life. Then to fuck that life up again.
Maybe the third time is a charm for him and he straightens out.
Third time might be at a funeral home, unfortunately
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a guy i knew had part of his arm amputated , but he had that phantom pain as well, after they took the whole arm it went away. phantom pain is legit. the poor bastard
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Poor guy
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Flex was the biggest douche at venice in the 90s, his behaviour and aggression was way out of line, and whilst many could have predicted what he was doing back then was going to end here, His demise does not make me feel any better, what he and others at the time were doing was the reason I retired from the sport, I considered the price to be paid was to great no matter what the reward. But still its sad to see him in this position, but i doubt he would feel the same sympathy for anyone, guy was an egomaniac.
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a guy i knew had part of his arm amputated , but he had that phantom pain as well, after they took the whole arm it went away. phantom pain is legit. the poor bastard
The same thing happened to a friend of mine who had one of his legs removed. I'm pretty sure it was his full right leg, but I may be remembering that wrong, as it was some years back now.
Too bad about that - I would hate to lose a limb, or lose any of my senses.
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It's pain, a miserable situation for him but it won't kill him.....
Seems his vascular issues (which would have killed him) have not returned.
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The same thing happened to a friend of mine who had one of his legs removed. I'm pretty sure it was his full right leg, but I may be remembering that wrong, as it was some years back now.
Too bad about that - I would hate to lose a limb, or lose any of my senses.
Phantom pain is pretty common once people lose a body part. The worst is when they try to use the missing body part.
For example I know plenty of people without a brain who think they have one.
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Found it on Vimeo!
https://dai.ly/x48c4y
LOL!!!! Oh man...$60,000 on car stereo equipment? :-\
I think had Flex played his cards right, he would have enough savings to be in a much better spot now. Even though he e-mailed me because he was offended that I wrote that he didn't save his money, I think I was right about that.
Did he even buy health insurance? Maybe it halfway makes sense...you're making $200,000+ in sponsor dollars, getting free supplements, a free gym membership - possibly even free gear - and just thinking it will last forever.
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Found it on Vimeo!
https://dai.ly/x48c4y
Clearer version.
1996
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Clearer version.
1996
Thank you, sir
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If that article is true, flex is dealing with Phantom limb pain and for what it's worth, it is not deadly, mostly annoying and likely in need of good neuropathic medications, if not narcotics.
Strangely, the article mentions that Ronnie Coleman is offering his assistance. Not sure if serious, but isn't Ronnie Coleman a quadriplegic?
Flex will certainly live!
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Phantom limb , a year later ?
I hope he doesn't get more bad news from doctors regarding the remaining of leg in phantom pain
Whoshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Yup, pretty stupid. Flex saw the attention that Leverone got during his comeback and he wanted the same thing.
This .
he also wanted to be called the natural freak ' pushing some new creatine and wanted to launch a line of shoes like Jordan or Lebron James ... none of that worked for his ego so he made a comeback
Wooshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh BE YE KE
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To me it sounds like he is thinking of some procedure he doesn't want to have. He is going to be meeting docs regardless, to see how his rehab is going, getting his drugs adjusted and so on. His kidney might be stressed from whatever drugs he's using for pain. Just speculating.
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Good luck too the man going though a rough time I think what’s harder for some of them (elite level competition especially) the Videos posted in this thread sums it up...your the complete centre of attention and you love it....but when that suit of “Armour” becomes nothing but a memory it’s a bitter pill too swallow for a lot of them and in flex’s case all these on going Medical issues are adding fuel too the fire whatever the case @ one time he had one of the greatest atheistic physiques in history
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Ninjas.
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Good luck too the man going though a rough time I think what’s harder for some of them (elite level competition especially) the Videos posted in this thread sums it up...your the complete centre of attention and you love it....but when that suit of “Armour” becomes nothing but a memory it’s a bitter pill too swallow for a lot of them and in flex’s case all these on going Medical issues are adding fuel too the fire whatever the case @ one time he had one of the greatest atheistic physiques in history
How are you so sure his physique didn’t believe in God?
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Look, the guy was an arrogant doughrag the times I met/spoke (with) him, but it is sad he’s now such a wreck.
As others say, however, his decision to return to the stage was world-class retardation. He looked like absolute shit (certainly in comparison to how his build once was) and, in the process of achieving that bad visual for his fans, he greatly stressed a body already hugely damaged from his years as a top pro.
I vividly recall him strutting like a peacock in Gold’s, and, indeed, everywhere he went, and his fake cartoon physique was inarguably something to behold. But he made a deal with the devil.
And now the devil’s having his laugh.
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I vividly recall him strutting like a peacock in Gold’s, and, indeed, everywhere he went, and his fake cartoon physique was inarguably something to behold. But he made a deal with the devil.
And now the devil’s having his laugh.
This is true for many bodybuilders.
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It's sad to see your childhood heroes go down. As a kid you put those guys (Ronnie, Flex, Shawn and Kevin) on the pedestal and thought that they could do nothing wrong. Remember watching the battle for the Olympia 2000 tape twenty years ago and chuckling away Flex blowing 60k on the car stereo ;D
Flex have had some bad luck regarding health. Kidney problems caused by anabolic steroid usage are rare. Flex has focal segmental glomerulosclerosis which is itself a very rare condition. At this point in my knowledge they haven't establish the link between FSG and gear use. When I finished my MD I did some research on AAS abuse and down below is a research paper that I used as a source. Check it out if you're interested in gear use.
"Development of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis after Anabolic Steroid Abuse"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2799287/
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Yet another getbigger MD.... ::)^
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Yet another getbigger MD.... ::)^
Yeah.. it's a true that I'm not worthy of joining legendary ranks of getbig doctors. Only 300 posts in 14 years :(
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It's sad to see your childhood heroes go down. As a kid you put those guys (Ronnie, Flex, Shawn and Kevin) on the pedestal and thought that they could do nothing wrong. Remember watching the battle for the Olympia 2000 tape twenty years ago and chuckling away Flex blowing 60k on the car stereo ;D
Flex have had some bad luck regarding health. Kidney problems caused by anabolic steroid usage are rare. Flex has focal segmental glomerulosclerosis which is itself a very rare condition. At this point in my knowledge they haven't establish the link between FSG and gear use. When I finished my MD I did some research on AAS abuse and down below is a research paper that I used as a source. Check it out if you're interested in gear use.
"Development of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis after Anabolic Steroid Abuse"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2799287/
steroids cause high BP which is very bad for kidneys
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steroids cause high BP which is very bad for kidneys
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Flex Wheeler has been dealing with health issues since the mid 90s.
That 1993 drug/ diuretics protocol came with a price.
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Flex problems stem from high BP, diuretics and synthol, all that shit has to go through your system, the kidneys can only do so much
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How are you so sure his physique didn’t believe in God?
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Flex Wheeler has been dealing with health issues since the mid 90s.
That 1993 drug/ diuretics protocol came with a price.
The Ninjas poisoned him.
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It's truly amazing to witness athletes blow all there money. It's like they think their physical bodies will continue to make them big money for the rest of their lives. 70% of NFL players file bankruptcy within 2 years of retirement.
Give a 22 year old from the hood 10 million and thinks he has enough money to last the rest of his life. First thing he buys is a 3 million dollar house. A one million dollar house for his Mom. He needs 500K in cars. After 3 or 5 years he is finished with the NFL. There goes his house, his mom's house and the all the cars.
If someone explained to them the value of money they wouldn't get into this predicament. They should tell them the average cop in California makes a million every 9 years it puts it into perspective.
I know a lineman that played in the NFL for 7 years in the early 80's. He never made over 200K but that was the equivalent of a million a year now. He was broke when he left. He said if he played today he would have been paid millions and knowing what he knows now he would have wisely invested the money instead of living it up.
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steroids cause high BP which is very bad for kidneys
But like you said that is an indirect effect of anabolic steroids and most commonly used anabolic steroids don't have acute toxic effects on kidneys. The are spesific situations that can happen like AAS induced liver failure causing toxic levels of bilirubin cumulation and damage to the kidneys but those are rare. Btw the statement itself that AAS cause high blood pressure is interesting one. There are plenty of evidence to support that statement but also many studies that they have hard time replicating the findings.
Loop diuretics (Lasix) are on the other hand much more dangerous to the kidneys because they have direct effect by decreasing renal blood flow.
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Give a 22 year old from the hood 10 million and thinks he has enough money to last the rest of his life. First thing he buys is a 3 million dollar house. A one million dollar house for his Mom. He needs 500K in cars. After 3 or 5 years he is finished with the NFL. There goes his house, his mom's house and the all the cars.
If someone explained to them the value of money they wouldn't get into this predicament. They should tell them the average cop in California makes a million every 9 years it puts it into perspective.
I know a lineman that played in the NFL for 7 years in the early 80's. He never made over 200K but that was the equivalent of a million a year now. He was broke when he left. He said if he played today he would have been paid millions and knowing what he knows now he would have wisely invested the money instead of living it up.
Most of those guys live paycheck to paycheck regardless of income. Adrian Peterson pissed through over 100 million dollars!!! He still is playing to pay off debts!
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Holyfield wrote in his book about how most sports people end up broke by not investing properly and said they should just put a couple of million away in a bank account and forget about it then they would always have that to fall back on
Daft twat didnt heed his own advice.
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In younger, happier, and healthier, days:
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John Romano once asked "Where are the bodies?" Well...we have the bodies now. :-\
Even if some of them are being handed in piece by piece... ;D
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Didn’t he once say he didn’t knock on doors, but rather, he kicked them in?
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Holyfield wrote in his book about how most sports people end up broke by not investing properly and said they should just put a couple of million away in a bank account and forget about it then they would always have that to fall back on
Daft twat didnt heed his own advice.
He should have worn condoms as well.
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Can't imagine losing a limb, must weigh heavy on his mental health and insecurities, someone known for his physique.
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Can't imagine losing a limb, must weigh heavy on his mental health and insecurities, someone known for his physique.
The fact that there are so many pics of him with his leg missing leads me to believe he has no insecurity about it but probably shows it off as a battle scar. If he was insecure he would wear his artificial leg and pants all the time. I used to work with a guy for months not knowing he lost a leg in a motorcycle accident. One day he wore shorts to work and he had a terminator leg.
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The fact that there are so many pics of him with his leg missing leads me to believe he has no insecurity about it but probably shows it off as a battle scar. If he was insecure he would wear his artificial leg and pants all the time. I used to work with a guy for months not knowing he lost a leg in a motorcycle accident. One day he wore shorts to work and he had a terminator leg.
“Terminator leg”
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“Terminator leg”
;D
That's exactly what it looked like. I thought I was going to have to escape the building like Sarah Connor.
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It's sad to see your childhood heroes go down. As a kid you put those guys (Ronnie, Flex, Shawn and Kevin) on the pedestal and thought that they could do nothing wrong. Remember watching the battle for the Olympia 2000 tape twenty years ago and chuckling away Flex blowing 60k on the car stereo ;D
Flex have had some bad luck regarding health. Kidney problems caused by anabolic steroid usage are rare. Flex has focal segmental glomerulosclerosis which is itself a very rare condition. At this point in my knowledge they haven't establish the link between FSG and gear use. When I finished my MD I did some research on AAS abuse and down below is a research paper that I used as a source. Check it out if you're interested in gear use.
"Development of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis after Anabolic Steroid Abuse"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2799287/
Yes, every single bber just so happens to have predisposed health conditions
If these guys were your childhood heroes, that’s low standards
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Give a 22 year old from the hood 10 million and thinks he has enough money to last the rest of his life. First thing he buys is a 3 million dollar house. A one million dollar house for his Mom. He needs 500K in cars. After 3 or 5 years he is finished with the NFL. There goes his house, his mom's house and the all the cars.
If someone explained to them the value of money they wouldn't get into this predicament. They should tell them the average cop in California makes a million every 9 years it puts it into perspective.
I know a lineman that played in the NFL for 7 years in the early 80's. He never made over 200K but that was the equivalent of a million a year now. He was broke when he left. He said if he played today he would have been paid millions and knowing what he knows now he would have wisely invested the money instead of living it up.
You are being generous, 500k in cars? Haha try 2-3 mil, another 1 mil on jewelry at least and the rest with his entourage eating out, buying ace of spades wine, patron, Dom perignon, and strippers
whites and Asians wouldn’t have that problem as a whole with blowing all their money
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You are being generous, 500k in cars? Haha try 2-3 mil, another 1 mil on jewelry at least and the rest with his entourage eating out, buying ace of spades wine, patron, Dom perignon, and strippers
whites and Asians wouldn’t have that problem as a whole with blowing all their money
I thought you wrote "buying race of spades wine", but I guess that's accurate for NFL players too. ;D
I heard they make it rain at strip joints, and that the NFL had to send a memo to its players to make sure to wrap it up, in case of paternity suits, LOL.
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Meanwhile Shawn Ray is living well, same age as flex, but got out and never looked back. Sure he forgets his wallet on occasions when eating out in restaurants, but he’s one of the smarter ones
No coincidence that Shawn never touched synthol.
J
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It's sad to see your childhood heroes go down. As a kid you put those guys (Ronnie, Flex, Shawn and Kevin) on the pedestal and thought that they could do nothing wrong. Remember watching the battle for the Olympia 2000 tape twenty years ago and chuckling away Flex blowing 60k on the car stereo ;D
Flex have had some bad luck regarding health. Kidney problems caused by anabolic steroid usage are rare. Flex has focal segmental glomerulosclerosis which is itself a very rare condition. At this point in my knowledge they haven't establish the link between FSG and gear use. When I finished my MD I did some research on AAS abuse and down below is a research paper that I used as a source. Check it out if you're interested in gear use.
"Development of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis after Anabolic Steroid Abuse"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2799287/
Oil kills kidneys as they try to filter it out of the body. Oil on a salad is one thing. Injecting it into a muscle where it is eventually traveling through the blood stream is another. Steroids can damage the kidneys. It can lead to high blood pressure. There is no serious accepted study on users of these illegal drugs. How can there be? Do they have 200 volunteers who give their exact steroid use dosages? Do they submit to testing? Just seeing how many pros are in bad health should be enough empirical knowledge to come to a conclusion.
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Oil kills kidneys as they try to filter it out of the body. Oil on a salad is one thing. Injecting it into a muscle where it is eventually traveling through the blood stream is another. Steroids can damage the kidneys. It can lead to high blood pressure. There is no serious accepted study on users of these illegal drugs. How can there be? Do they have 200 volunteers who give their exact steroid use dosages? Do they submit to testing? Just seeing how many pros are in bad health should be enough empirical knowledge to come to a conclusion.
There are many double blinded studies regarding supraphysiological use of anabolics with volunteers (one of the most imporant one is Bhasins 1996 study "The Effects of Supraphysiologic Doses of Testosterone on Muscle Size and Strength in Normal Men") the problem with all of them is the cycle length is only limited to 8-24 weeks. There are large survey studies like Schwingels 2015 (
Recreational anabolic-androgenic steroid use associated with liver injuries among brazilian young men) but the problem is that people can lie what they use and anabolic users are 10 times more likely the use benzos/opioids and other drugs which makes it harder to make spesific conclusions regarding risks of anabolic steroids.
As you know pros use lots of different shit and they are just tip of the iceberg. Acute kidney failures among recreational AAS users are rare. That doesn't make anabolics safe thou.
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Flex was the biggest douche at venice in the 90s, his behaviour and aggression was way out of line, and whilst many could have predicted what he was doing back then was going to end here, His demise does not make me feel any better, what he and others at the time were doing was the reason I retired from the sport, I considered the price to be paid was to great no matter what the reward. But still its sad to see him in this position, but i doubt he would feel the same sympathy for anyone, guy was an egomaniac.
Yes, he was a scumbag and would not give two shits if anyone else was going through what he is. Karma is a bitch and I hope he has seen the light and gets back on his feet foot.
J
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“Terminator leg”
;D
;D o, f...k