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Who's Next in the BB Dead Pool?
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Keep it clean this time so the thread stays here guys.
I would vote for Branch Warren after reading about his near death experience at the 2001 nationals. Funny thing is, Tom Prince was the one who provided him with the diuretics for that show.
Don't pretend for a second there weren't long term consequences from that Branch.
Ron coleman, it will happen.
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He says he's healthier than his doctor.
I do wonder about Jay sometimes though. He is beet red all the time but that might just be from the tanning.
That's what he says remember he has endorsements we will never know what is really happening behind the scenes but it is not good. I don't wish harm but he is playing with some dangerous drugs and is in no way a role model for children.
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Judge/promoter *Merv Steinberger* won't make it two years. His father passed away at 43 from heart disease. it's common knowledge that he is usually quite emotional, roided out the ass, and gets into arguments at a lot of shows. Man is beetfaced red at many shows. My money is on him next.
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Dexter because of the extremes he puts his body through to get so shreded (and past out at the Arnold)
Victor Martinez, from what I hear he not only trains hard but parties in the same fashion
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He says he's healthier than his doctor.
and you believe that shit? With all the juices and GH that gorilla ate and he's healthier than his doctor?
Man, I wonder if his doctor is sick at that time
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i saw lee priest's latest reality DVD and in clips from the arnold dexter didn't look so special.
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Keep it clean this time so the thread stays here guys.
I would vote for Branch Warren after reading about his near death experience at the 2001 nationals. Funny thing is, Tom Prince was the one who provided him with the diuretics for that show.
Don't pretend for a second there weren't long term consequences from that Branch.
Two pics of Branch, five years apart--at the 2001 Nationals, and the 2006 Arnold Classic:
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Keep it clean this time so the thread stays here guys.
I would vote for Branch Warren after reading about his near death experience at the 2001 nationals. Funny thing is, Tom Prince was the one who provided him with the diuretics for that show.
Don't pretend for a second there weren't long term consequences from that Branch.
warren has a strangely striking resemblance to TP
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warren has a strangely striking resemblance to TP
Dude, Warren looks really bad compared to five years ago, wow how can you do that to yourself. He must have mental problems.
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Maybe Branch has that condition causing the face to redden/splotch when body temp rises. Maybe it's something he takes pre-show to thin the skin.
I personally think he's probably fine. If his skin is that thin all over his body, it's going to be that thin on his head and show whatever's going on beneath the skin.
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Maybe Branch has that condition causing the face to redden/splotch when body temp rises. Maybe it's something he takes pre-show to thin the skin.
I personally think he's probably fine. If his skin is that thin all over his body, it's going to be that thin on his head and show whatever's going on beneath the skin.
Well maybe so but it is not pleasing to look at, no wonder bb is not on espn anymore. The guys look like freaks.
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Well maybe so but it is not pleasing to look at, no wonder bb is not on espn anymore. The guys look like freaks.
I think fans equate paper skin with harder working guys. Branch is usually the most popular guy in any show he's in from the house fans- boos reign down when he takes 2nd, no matter what. And he's had some cover shots too. So despite that grill, ppl like him.
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Branch looked very unhealthy
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Who is his doctor the guy in Gunsmoke. I highly doubt Ronnie is as healthy as any doctor in any field including vets.
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he looks horrible now and 10 times more unhealthy. Look at his noggin, LOL. Noggin seems to be more changed than body too.
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dont know if its just the lighting or he is not fully flexing in the 2nd pic but i wouldnt even say his body looks any better now than 5 yrs ago !!
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Branch looked very unhealthy
it's called bad Pro Tan application......If you look at competitors, many do not put anything on their face as the sweating from the lights causes it to run....
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Two pics of Branch, five years apart--at the 2001 Nationals, and the 2006 Arnold Classic:
He does look a bit like a geezer in the second pic ;D
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Two pics of Branch, five years apart--at the 2001 Nationals, and the 2006 Arnold Classic:
He doesn't age very gracefully.
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it's called bad Pro Tan application......If you look at competitors, many do not put anything on their face as the sweating from the lights causes it to run....
Agreed, but if the competitors where a bit smarter, they would use a different tanner for their face (like loreal or some stuff they can get at the drug store). That stuff "holds" better when sweating - and who cares if the face isn't quite as dark, at least it's better than a runny, blotchy tan...
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What happend with Branch at the nationals?
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Funny thing is, if you compare competition pics, these guys look 10-15 years older than they actually are!
I noticed this with Levrone, he looks like he's in his 20 now, when he competed he looked like late 30s.
When i saw Coleman from close, i was astonished about how good his skin really looked. He looked better than most 40 years olds.
Even if roids and the extreme conditions before competitions would make you look older, the huge amounts of GH would also have their effect to keep the body younger in a way.
Either way, being a professional bodybuilder is not the healthiest thing you can do in your life.
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Im going to go with Mustafa because of a couple of his close calls during contest time. Could end up like Mohammed Bennaziza
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Funny thing is, if you compare competition pics, these guys look 10-15 years older than they actually are!
I noticed this with Levrone, he looks like he's in his 20 now, when he competed he looked like late 30s.
When i saw Coleman from close, i was astonished about how good his skin really looked. He looked better than most 40 years olds.
Even if roids and the extreme conditions before competitions would make you look older, the huge amounts of GH would also have their effect to keep the body younger in a way.
Either way, being a professional bodybuilder is not the healthiest thing you can do in your life.
Tom Prince is a great example of this.
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Let's hope no-one!
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Let's hope no-one!
But then we wouldn't be able to launch into the same speech about how dangerous bodybuilding is.
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Let's hope no-one!
Ahhh come on. We don't want somebody to die, it's just funny to think about who MIGHT die.
Also, we wouldn't be able to launch into the same speech about how dangerous bodybuilding is. (Sorry Lucius ;D ;D ;D)
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I think Jeff Goldblum is next.
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Ahhh come on. We don't want somebody to die, it's just funny to think about who MIGHT die.
Also, we wouldn't be able to launch into the same speech about how dangerous bodybuilding is. (Sorry Lucius ;D ;D ;D)
Why I oughtta....! ;D Don't make me hold Diddy hostage :D
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Why I oughtta....! ;D Don't make me hold Diddy hostage :D
No prob. I wrote it somewhere before. The little fucker sniffed too much glue and got hit by a truck.
R.I.P. Diddy Kong
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No prob. I wrote it somewhere before. The little fucker sniffed too much glue and got hit by a truck.
R.I.P. Diddy Kong
Are you serious? :-\ I don't want to believe it :'(
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Are you serious? :-\ I don't want to believe it :'(
Ahh nevermind, they'll probably clone him. :-\
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Haha so true.
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it's like the whole swimmer physique debate.
if you would show these guys to the general public, they would be classified as freaks, yet bb fans talk of 210lbs swimmer bodies.
ridiculous.
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The diuretics Tom Prince gave him caused him to cramp up so badly he needed to go to the emergency room.
Being "hardcore" and an "iron warrior" he opted not to go. Mostly because the idiot who he was with didn't let him. Branch was there cramping in agony and the guy refused to bring him to the E.R.
24 hours later the guy won his pro card. Judges are definitely to blame too.
are you saying that extremes are needed to become a "pro", Matt?
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Yeah, extreme drug use lol.
Look at Tom Prince and Craig Titus when they came off. Both were barely over 180.
i think 180 is being generous when it comes to Prince but yeah, they were quite slim weren't they?
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Tom looked to be 170 and Craig looked 190 so it averaged out. ;D
are you saying that if they were a pro wrestling tag team that they would weigh less combined than X Pac and Rey Mysterio, Matt?
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I wouldn't be surprised if Tom was 120 pounds.
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Yeah, extreme drug use lol.
Look at Tom Prince and Craig Titus when they came off. Both were barely over 180.
you don't think going off the diet or staying out of the gym had anything to do with it?
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Exactly. ;D
Staying out of the gym would have had some effect. Honestly if you eat big and juice like those guys you would grow doing pushups. In fact, I will go on record to say that you would be significantly more muscled than the average man by doing NOTHING except for eating. Yes, that's right - NOTHING. You could sit on the couch watching TV and if you eat enough protein to synthesize you will grow if you take massive quantities of juice.
you don't need "big" muscles to be more musular that the average man
the average man would struggle benching 150
you need to lift to hold on to your strength and muscle that was built through training
if you don't use it you lose it
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I got coleman on my list, sooner on later
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I have a premonition that Nasser is going to experience a profound, possibly fatal health crisis in the next 5 years.
But playing the odds, I'd have to say Titus. As Ice Cube observed: "A d**k in yo' mouth is bad fo yo' health."
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I would say Alexxx
dude went from 160 to 185 in like 4 years. He has to be on heavy gear. How else can you explain benching 225 for 4 reps without spotter?
At that rate once Ronnie retires next year Alexx is next in line.
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Two pics of Branch, five years apart--at the 2001 Nationals, and the 2006 Arnold Classic:
Interesting pics - he doesn't actually look like he's improved that much.
Ronnie will be the one to go. Twenty grams of test per week has gotta hurt.
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i always wonder when BIG names like Jay and Ronnie will fall ill, i mean its evident that what ever they are doing , they ae doing lots of...
The last big names to fall victim were Flex and Prince. Then Matarazzo too ...
Mustafa does some dangerous diretics too
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I would say Alexxx
dude went from 160 to 185 in like 4 years. He has to be on heavy gear. How else can you explain benching 225 for 4 reps without spotter?
At that rate once Ronnie retires next year Alexx is next in line.
hahahahhaha no I started at 150 and now weight 240.. and my best bench was 315 x 2 by myself. Once I start my cycle of creatine I will be benching 315 for 10 reps. :)
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hahahahhaha no I started at 150 and now weight 240.. and my best bench was 315 x 2 by myself. Once I start my cycle of creatine I will be benching 315 for 10 reps. :)
Dude I started at 130 and well.................... ....
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Branch is a big-name proffessional bodybuilder with a real college education and a world class physique. The guy knows what he's doing. I seriously doubt he'll be dying anytime soon.
Watch his clip in the BFTO 2005 - he's here to stay.
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hahahahhaha no I started at 150 and now weight 240.. and my best bench was 315 x 2 by myself. Once I start my cycle of creatine I will be benching 315 for 10 reps. :)
LOL. Creatine might add 10 or 15 lb to your bench, nothing more. Even dianabol wouldn't increase your strength that much.
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LOL. Creatine might add 10 or 15 lb to your bench, nothing more. Even dianabol wouldn't increase your strength that much.
you are missing the point! That is Alexxx and just drinking water double his strength, now imagine creatine
I will be that he could load up the bar with 5 plates on either side and give it a shot..Alex try that tomorrow
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i'd have to go with nasser. he competed for a long time and was so hardcore. there are a few pics of him which exemplify the"drug look".
also, from how he looks now, his receptors have shut down. that cant be good.
i'd also have to with ruhl. he smokes, is the biggest guy out there and probably eats a shit load.
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From the crop of bb:s that compete today i´m gonna go out and say that the following guys are topcontenders of dying from extreme drug use (in no particular order):
1. Branch Warren - Just does´nt look healthy. He has that drug look written over him.
(http://images.ishape.com/mflasset/register/images/BRANCH_WARREN.jpg)
2. Mustafa Mohammed - Two closecalls already.
(http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/big/2005charlotte148.jpg)
3. Markus Ruhl - Same league as Branch. If not more since he have done more oil.
(http://www.sfd.pl/1/images2005/20051221012751.jpg)
4. King Kamali - Receptor shutdown, Palumboisms torchrunner.
(http://www.bodybuilders.com/king2.jpg)
5. Martin Kjellström - Rumours of being a HEAVY drug user. 4:th tier pro still.
(http://www.martinkjellstrom.com/gallery/2006_01_4weeks/IMG_1028.jpg)
Thats my top 5
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kovacs maybe? he looks more destroyed than anyone
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If you took the quantity of roids pros took you would grow just flexing your muscles. Don't think for a second the average man wouldn't be huge taking what they take.
Pros eat big, workout hard and inject massive quantities of juice. It's pretty simple. The only hard part I can see there is consuming the amount of calories required to grow.
yeah but you can't expect tom and craig to still be muscular when they don't train or diet anymore
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yeah but you can't expect tom and craig to still be muscular when they don't train or diet anymore
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Diet - yes.
Stop pretending that training means much when it comes to steroid use. The scientific evidence proves otherwise.
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That Martin Kjellström looks like one unhealthy sumubitch, my money is on Branch.... the way his looks have changed in 5 years is pretty dramatic.... hes fu#ked
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Diet - yes.
Stop pretending that training means much when it comes to steroid use. The scientific evidence proves otherwise.
i'm not saying it doesn't mean much
tom and craig look like normal people again because they built unnecessary muscle mass, drugs or no drugs it doesn't matter
it doesn't matter whether you are natural or not you will shrink up to the weight your body wants to be once you quit training, dieting, and yeah if you use drugs too
if you build your body up to a lean 180 naturally and then quit dieting and training you will go back to your normal size
the human body doesn't need more excessive muscle to survive so the fact that everybody expects tom and craig to be atleast 220 and shredded without training or dieting anymore is laughable
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Diet - yes.
Stop pretending that training means much when it comes to steroid use. The scientific evidence proves otherwise.
are you saying this bull didn't get this way by lifting heavy and watching his nutrition?
(http://www.meso-rx.com/images/bryan-haycock/bull.jpg)
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Titus could be the next one to go after choking on a ball-gag in prison
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are you saying this bull didn't get this way by lifting heavy and watching his nutrition?
(http://www.meso-rx.com/images/bryan-haycock/bull.jpg)
LOL< thaqt had to have been the most retarded supplement ad ever.I implied that you could be the big massive bull if you took this HGH promoting amino acid deal. I guess some knuckleheads bought it?
While I know nobody here actually wishes any pro to die, I do think it is bad taste to have Dead pools as a thread.
I will get the chance to see Branch Warren in a couple weeks, he is guest poser at an NPC show in Chattanooga, Tenn, about 70 miles N of my house.I will see Dexter in Gadsen , AL at a show on the 17th of June and am judging the NPC La, where Jay will guest pose. I will try and post some pics. I am hopeful they will look healthy enough to end the rumors like this, but that is up to you.
What is sad is that soooo many fans and some in the sport actually encourage this kind of extreme drug use /look freaky behavior. I don't . Thanks, Howard
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Hulkster is gonna be right behind Ronnie (nothing new there), his breakdown will lead to his death one way or another.
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Hulkster is gonna be right behind Ronnie (nothing new there), his breakdown will lead to his death one way or another.
LOL, but what ever happened to that massive bull in the pic? :D
Did he ever win a live stock show?
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While I know nobody here actually wishes any pro to die, I do think it is bad taste to have Dead pools as a thread.
I agree and I don't agree. Sure, it's wallowing in the cynicism and nastiness that BB fans are widely noted for. But it's also the only acknowledgement anyone connected to the sport is making of the elephant taking large smelly dumps in the middle of the living room. So however uncouth it might be to moan over the stench and projectile vomit over the back of the couch, no one is ever going to do something about that nasty elephant if everyone just keeps politely pretending that it's not there.
Look at it this way. If our adolescent snarking over the fate of Branch Warren's kidneys convinces one ambitious amateur that becoming a third-tier pro isn't worth flushing his health down the toilet for, something good will have come of all this.
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Iain going to pop soon?
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From the crop of bb:s that compete today i´m gonna go out and say that the following guys are topcontenders of dying from extreme drug use (in no particular order):
1. Branch Warren - Just does´nt look healthy. He has that drug look written over him.
(http://images.ishape.com/mflasset/register/images/BRANCH_WARREN.jpg)
2. Mustafa Mohammed - Two closecalls already.
(http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/big/2005charlotte148.jpg)
3. Markus Ruhl - Same league as Branch. If not more since he have done more oil.
(http://www.sfd.pl/1/images2005/20051221012751.jpg)
4. King Kamali - Receptor shutdown, Palumboisms torchrunner.
(http://www.bodybuilders.com/king2.jpg)
5. Martin Kjellström - Rumours of being a HEAVY drug user. 4:th tier pro still.
(http://www.martinkjellstrom.com/gallery/2006_01_4weeks/IMG_1028.jpg)
Thats my top 5
16 years on & as far as I know they're all Alive .
Try again.
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Markus Rühl :'(