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always liked chris :) laid back dude
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I could be wrong but I think Chris is wearing a faggy Cartier Montre Ronde 40 mm ( ~ $5400 )
(https://i.postimg.cc/L4QKt1HG/Screenshot-20230907-183056.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/mkHvZm0M/Screenshot-20230907-183551.jpg)
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Nice replica.
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I could be wrong but I think Chris is wearing a faggy Cartier Montre Ronde 40 mm ( ~ $5400 )
(https://i.postimg.cc/L4QKt1HG/Screenshot-20230907-183056.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/mkHvZm0M/Screenshot-20230907-183551.jpg)
Does seem a rather unexpected choice for that price range. Still, I'd have expected him to be rocking a typical bodybuilder watch—like an S-Force or shit Richard Mille knockoff.
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Never put Cormier's name before Dorian's.
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Old gift from a schmoe
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NarcissistDeity had some interesting things to say about Dorian and Chris, back when Ronnie was still competing.
Dorian said on "Pro Bodybuilding Weekly" that Chris could beat Ronnie with one year of training with Dorian.
That seemed like a bit of a bold claim to me; Ronnie had just competed at 287-lb in 2003, and was even heavier in 2004. Chris was, what, about 255-lb?
Did Chris' partying lifestyle really prevent him from putting on [or holding] 30-lb of muscle mass? Did dehydration from alcohol or other things prevent him from being that size? That's a solid 30-lb...I just felt Dorian couldn't have possibly been correct about that.
Dorian was a bit of a bodybuilding monk himself. Shelby Starnes is that way too...yet Shelby Starnes never got to the point in size or conditioning as Dorian. So I don't think it's simply a matter of being a bodybuilding monk.
Could Chris have REALLY been 30-lb heavier in contest JUST by being 100% dedicated to the level that Dorian was?
I do agree that Cormier had amazing Black bodybuilding genetics. I also understand that his partying held him back somewhat. But to get to Ronnie's size if he had been more dedicated? That seems unlikely to me...but Dorian seemed to think that. Chris did beat Dorian, but never after 1997.
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As for Cormier's watch, I have a very similar fancy watch:
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As for Cormier's watch, I have a very similar fancy watch:
Rich pianos watches were horrible. Can’t fucking stand big ugly ass invictas.
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NarcissistDeity had some interesting things to say about Dorian and Chris, back when Ronnie was still competing.
Dorian said on "Pro Bodybuilding Weekly" that Chris could beat Ronnie with one year of training with Dorian.
That seemed like a bit of a bold claim to me; Ronnie had just competed at 287-lb in 2003, and was even heavier in 2004. Chris was, what, about 255-lb?
Did Chris' partying lifestyle really prevent him from putting on [or holding] 30-lb of muscle mass? Did dehydration from alcohol or other things prevent him from being that size? That's a solid 30-lb...I just felt Dorian couldn't have possibly been correct about that.
Dorian was a bit of a bodybuilding monk himself. Shelby Starnes is that way too...yet Shelby Starnes never got to the point in size or conditioning as Dorian. So I don't think it's simply a matter of being a bodybuilding monk.
Could Chris have REALLY been 30-lb heavier in contest JUST by being 100% dedicated to the level that Dorian was?
I do agree that Cormier had amazing Black bodybuilding genetics. I also understand that his partying held him back somewhat. But to get to Ronnie's size if he had been more dedicated? That seems unlikely to me...but Dorian seemed to think that. Chris did beat Dorian, but never after 1997.
I think that you meant to say Ronnie
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NarcissistDeity had some interesting things to say about Dorian and Chris, back when Ronnie was still competing.
Dorian said on "Pro Bodybuilding Weekly" that Chris could beat Ronnie with one year of training with Dorian.
That seemed like a bit of a bold claim to me; Ronnie had just competed at 287-lb in 2003, and was even heavier in 2004. Chris was, what, about 255-lb?
Did Chris' partying lifestyle really prevent him from putting on [or holding] 30-lb of muscle mass? Did dehydration from alcohol or other things prevent him from being that size? That's a solid 30-lb...I just felt Dorian couldn't have possibly been correct about that.
Dorian was a bit of a bodybuilding monk himself. Shelby Starnes is that way too...yet Shelby Starnes never got to the point in size or conditioning as Dorian. So I don't think it's simply a matter of being a bodybuilding monk.
Could Chris have REALLY been 30-lb heavier in contest JUST by being 100% dedicated to the level that Dorian was?
I do agree that Cormier had amazing Black bodybuilding genetics. I also understand that his partying held him back somewhat. But to get to Ronnie's size if he had been more dedicated? That seems unlikely to me...but Dorian seemed to think that. Chris did beat Dorian, but never after 1997.
Ronnie was never 287 or 296 competing onstage. That was made up for the magazines. I can't believe you believe that crap. All the other stuff you'll question or reject but not that claim??? You don't believe the reported heights but you believe the made up bodyweights? I knew a guy who went to the 2004 Mr. O and saw Ronnie in the lobby(or somewhere) and asked him "How much do you weigh this year?" and Ronnie replied "270, same as last year". 270 was Ronnie's max contest weight, not 296.
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Fake shit
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Rich pianos watches were horrible. Can’t fucking stand big ugly ass invictas.
Is that what that brand is? Hahaha!!! I didn't know that.
Yes, Rich Piana had some giant watches. Once at the Orlando Pro, I saw JM Manion with an even bigger watch than the ones Piana wore.
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I think that you meant to say Ronnie
Whoops! My bad.
Yes, I meant Ronnie.
Chris beat Ronnie five times in 1997, including at the Olympia. But never after that.
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Is that what that brand is? Hahaha!!! I didn't know that.
Yes, Rich Piana had some giant watches. Once at the Orlando Pro, I saw JM Manion with an even bigger watch than the ones Piana wore.
Everything on Rich was big.
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Ronnie was never 287 or 296 competing onstage. That was made up for the magazines. I can't believe you believe that crap. All the other stuff you'll question or reject but not that claim??? You don't believe the reported heights but you believe the made up bodyweights? I knew a guy who went to the 2004 Mr. O and saw Ronnie in the lobby(or somewhere) and asked him "How much do you weigh this year?" and Ronnie replied "270, same as last year". 270 was Ronnie's max contest weight, not 296.
I was going by the weight Ronnie claimed in the Battle for the Olympia 2003 DVD, and what was reported elsewhere. That figure could be wrong...but Ronnie's claimed weight in 2002 was 245, and in 2001 was 265. I felt that based on those previous claimed weights, that Ronnie was 287 in 2003.
Also, Jay was reported as being 255-lb in 2003. I thought Ronnie looked around 30-lb heavier.
That being said, I do think 270-lb could be correct. Even 270 is pretty massive. I didn't really have any reason to doubt Ronnie's claimed weight, and I also felt he was comparable to Markus Ruhl, who was said to be in the 285-293 pound range.
My experience from expos are that bodybuilders are pretty bang-on about their heights. As for their weights, you had situations like Dexter Jackson missing the weigh-ins at the Ironman every year while claiming 235, and Kai Greene weighing in with like 10-lb of clothes on, lol.
So I found that bodybuilders didn't much lie about height, but lied a bit more about weight. I didn't have any reason to doubt Ron's claimed 287-lb weight, but he could have been 270-lb as well.
In 2005, Ronnie was one of the only bodybuilders who followed the IFBB memo to reduce mass for the Olympia. He came in smaller than 2003, and he was said to be 275.
Here are shots of Ronnie in 2003, where the 287-lb body weight claim was made:
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Is that what that brand is? Hahaha!!! I didn't know that.
Yes, Rich Piana had some giant watches. Once at the Orlando Pro, I saw JM Manion with an even bigger watch than the ones Piana wore.
His entire collection was worth around $2000, lol. He was always a brutally insecure manchild. 'And welcome to myyyy.....bedroom.' Hahaha. He knew if he said 'crib' MTV would have sued him.
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I was going by the weight Ronnie claimed in the Battle for the Olympia 2003 DVD, and what was reported elsewhere. That figure could be wrong...but Ronnie's claimed weight in 2002 was 245, and in 2001 was 265. I felt that based on those previous claimed weights, that Ronnie was 287 in 2003.
Also, Jay was reported as being 255-lb in 2003. I thought Ronnie looked around 30-lb heavier.
That being said, I do think 270-lb could be correct. Even 270 is pretty massive. I didn't really have any reason to doubt Ronnie's claimed weight, and I also felt he was comparable to Markus Ruhl, who was said to be in the 285-293 pound range.
My experience from expos are that bodybuilders are pretty bang-on about their heights. As for their weights, you had situations like Dexter Jackson missing the weigh-ins at the Ironman every year while claiming 235, and Kai Greene weighing in with like 10-lb of clothes on, lol.
So I found that bodybuilders didn't much lie about height, but lied a bit more about weight. I didn't have any reason to doubt Ron's claimed 287-lb weight, but he could have been 270-lb as well.
In 2005, Ronnie was one of the only bodybuilders who followed the IFBB memo to reduce mass for the Olympia. He came in smaller than 2003, and he was said to be 275.
Here are shots of Ronnie in 2003, where the 287-lb body weight claim was made:
Dennis James looks like shit in that shot
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Everything on Rich was big.
Cock and balls?
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I could be wrong but I think Chris is wearing a faggy Cartier Montre Ronde 40 mm ( ~ $5400 )
(https://i.postimg.cc/L4QKt1HG/Screenshot-20230907-183056.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/mkHvZm0M/Screenshot-20230907-183551.jpg)
Didn't he suck Tom Prince Weiner once?
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;D
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I remember that pic lol in the top one Dorian is checking her ass out I wonder what it smells like
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I was going by the weight Ronnie claimed in the Battle for the Olympia 2003 DVD, and what was reported elsewhere. That figure could be wrong...but Ronnie's claimed weight in 2002 was 245, and in 2001 was 265. I felt that based on those previous claimed weights, that Ronnie was 287 in 2003.
Also, Jay was reported as being 255-lb in 2003. I thought Ronnie looked around 30-lb heavier.
That being said, I do think 270-lb could be correct. Even 270 is pretty massive. I didn't really have any reason to doubt Ronnie's claimed weight, and I also felt he was comparable to Markus Ruhl, who was said to be in the 285-293 pound range.
My experience from expos are that bodybuilders are pretty bang-on about their heights. As for their weights, you had situations like Dexter Jackson missing the weigh-ins at the Ironman every year while claiming 235, and Kai Greene weighing in with like 10-lb of clothes on, lol.
So I found that bodybuilders didn't much lie about height, but lied a bit more about weight. I didn't have any reason to doubt Ron's claimed 287-lb weight, but he could have been 270-lb as well.
In 2005, Ronnie was one of the only bodybuilders who followed the IFBB memo to reduce mass for the Olympia. He came in smaller than 2003, and he was said to be 275.
Here are shots of Ronnie in 2003, where the 287-lb body weight claim was made:
I'm betting the over 270 claim was for hype purposes and Ronnie slipped and told his true weight. Ronnie is truly massive in 2003 and beyond but not nearly 50 freakin pounds heavier than 1998/1999 when he was 249. In those offseason shots at the time he's claiming 305 and sloppy(and I doubt he was ever off steroids at that time), I don't think he just dropped 10 pounds and was stage ready. I think they lie about both the heights and the weights. The "Joe Weider Height and Weight System" seemed to be add two inches to height and 20ish pounds to weight.
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I'm betting the over 270 claim was for hype purposes and Ronnie slipped and told his true weight. Ronnie is truly massive in 2003 and beyond but not nearly 50 freakin pounds heavier than 1998/1999 when he was 249. In those offseason shots at the time he's claiming 305 and sloppy(and I doubt he was ever off steroids at that time), I don't think he just dropped 10 pounds and was stage ready. I think they lie about both the heights and the weights. The "Joe Weider Height and Weight System" seemed to be add two inches to height and 20ish pounds to weight.
Cutler said in a recent podcast that Ronnie's true bw in 2003 was closer to 270.
Now, in BFTO 2002, he supposedly weighed 275 and looked like a beast, then something happened, and he showed up at the Olympia weighing 245lbs, apparently.
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As I recall Ronnie was claimed to have been like 302lbs in some post Olympia show. Lou Ferrigno claimed like 320 or 340 or whatever the hell in 1992. As far as I know no one has been proven to be 300lbs on stage. I forget what Greg Kovacs claimed but I'm sure it was "a lot." That AC he did with Chad he was very well conditioned but looked even worse than when softer.
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Rich pianos watches were horrible. Can’t fucking stand big ugly ass invictas.
His entire collection was worth around $2000, lol. He was always a brutally insecure manchild. 'And welcome to myyyy.....bedroom.' Hahaha. He knew if he said 'crib' MTV would have sued him.
Careful guys or the Invicta fanboys will go full order 66 on you lol
I dunno what's more ridiculous about this brand :
1) Invicta owners who worship the brand and attack anyone who criticizes it, calling them snobs or better yet : WIS ( Watch Idiot Savant )
2) The brand's ginormous monstruosities that look like happy meal watches
2) The shameless Rolex knockoffs
• Invicta pro diver 8926OB = submariner
• Invicta 9401 = rolex explorer II
• Invicta 8949 = a bi-metal rolex datejust
• Invicta Speedway = rolex daytona
• Invicta Pro diver 31277 = A Seiko Samurai
3) The "certified design" on the dial of the quartz powered "Explorer II" wannabe Invicta 9401 ( on a Rolex, you have "Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified" , which actually means something lol)
(https://i.postimg.cc/G2Yb5X2H/20230909-010811.jpg)
4) The Seiko Samurai knock-off powered by a NH35A caliber (a non-branded 4R35 from Seiko). Let that sink in ; a Seiko knock-off featuring a Seiko movement. You can't make this shit up.
(https://i.postimg.cc/g0tpJfww/Screenshot-20230909-010014.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/DzSjQZfc/Screenshot-20230909-010257.jpg)
5) Their OVERPRICED "Swiss Made" line. That label really doesn't mean much ; too weak\flexible of a standard. The rules for "Swiss Made" have huge loopholes in them.
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Careful guys or the Invicta fanboys will go full order 66 on you lol
I dunno what's more ridiculous about this brand :
1) Invicta owners who worship the brand and attack anyone who criticizes it, calling them snobs or better yet : WIS ( Watch Idiot Savant )
2) The brand's ginormous monstruosities that look like happy meal watches
2) The shameless Rolex knockoffs
• Invicta pro diver 8926OB = submariner
• Invicta 9401 = rolex explorer II
• Invicta 8949 = a bi-metal rolex datejust
• Invicta Speedway = rolex daytona
• Invicta Pro diver 31277 = A Seiko Samurai
3) The "certified design" on the dial of the quartz powered "Explorer II" wannabe Invicta 9401 ( on a Rolex, you have "Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified" , which actually means something lol)
(https://i.postimg.cc/G2Yb5X2H/20230909-010811.jpg)
4) The Seiko Samurai knock-off powered by a NH35A caliber (a non-branded 4R35 from Seiko). Let that sink in ; a Seiko knock-off featuring a Seiko movement. You can't make this shit up.
(https://i.postimg.cc/g0tpJfww/Screenshot-20230909-010014.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/DzSjQZfc/Screenshot-20230909-010257.jpg)
5) Their OVERPRICED "Swiss Made" line. That label really doesn't mean much ; too weak\flexible of a standard. The rules for "Swiss Made" have huge loopholes in them.
That’s great they make a rep of that seiko and not even the grand seiko hahaha. it is fucking comical at best and I hate to be a watch snob cause I don’t care what you wear but invicta is brutal as our any other half ass giant watch making companies.
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Cormier is an odd fellow, but I must say he steams a good ham
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Cormier is an odd fellow, but I must say he steams a good ham
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His entire collection was worth around $2000, lol. He was always a brutally insecure manchild. 'And welcome to myyyy.....bedroom.' Hahaha. He knew if he said 'crib' MTV would have sued him.
LOL.
I guess given that he did copy the MTV Cribs style + had a massive reach, he had to avoid using the name.
But damn...man...that video makes me feel sad about Rich's early death. He really had it going on in his life. It's a shame things had to end so early.
If I recall correctly, the hospital lost all his blood samples [???] so couldn't determine if any drugs were in his system? I'm curious if some families of high profile / high bread earners work with local forensic examiners to keep this information from the public?
Bob Sagat's case was a bit strange, and I seem to recall the family asking that the full autopsy results not be released. Although I may be confusing that for another case.
Here's another video that your Piana/Cribs video reminded me of. Memories of better days for Rich [well...living ones, lol]. Man, he really had it going on for the last five years of his life:
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Dennis James looks like shit in that shot
That sort of goes to Sandrock's point: so if Dennis was 245, allegedly, could Ronnie be 40-lb heavier?
It does seem possible, IMO. Ronnie considerably out-massed Dennis. But 270 or 287 - I could believe either.
I think Dennis was around the 250 mark, give or take.
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I'm betting the over 270 claim was for hype purposes and Ronnie slipped and told his true weight. Ronnie is truly massive in 2003 and beyond but not nearly 50 freakin pounds heavier than 1998/1999 when he was 249. In those offseason shots at the time he's claiming 305 and sloppy(and I doubt he was ever off steroids at that time), I don't think he just dropped 10 pounds and was stage ready. I think they lie about both the heights and the weights. The "Joe Weider Height and Weight System" seemed to be add two inches to height and 20ish pounds to weight.
That seems reasonable. I didn't question it too much. I mean...he was considerably larger than Cutler, and Cutler claimed a weight range of 255-265, depending on the contest. I felt if Jay was 256 in 2003, that Ronnie could have been 287.
As for height...by and large, I think most pros are honest about height. Some may round up a half inch.
I know Shawn Ray claimed 5'7.5", but was measured in his "Fit After 40" DVD at 5'6.5". But that seemed minor.
Some pros who are 5'8.5" may have claimed 5'9", but I think rounding up is ok.
But for weight...bodybuilders would lie about weight, yes. Height, not as often.
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As I recall Ronnie was claimed to have been like 302lbs in some post Olympia show. Lou Ferrigno claimed like 320 or 340 or whatever the hell in 1992. As far as I know no one has been proven to be 300lbs on stage. I forget what Greg Kovacs claimed but I'm sure it was "a lot." That AC he did with Chad he was very well conditioned but looked even worse than when softer.
Good memory, Van. Lou was said to be 316-lb in 1993:
Greg Kovacs was said to be 335-lb at the 2004 Arnold Classic.
And, last but not least, Ronnie's weight at the 2004 English Grand Prix [photos below] was said to be around the 303-lb mark.
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Cock and balls?
Sarah and Chanel would know for sure.
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