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Where Art Atwood these days?
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www.massresults.com
Owns the rights to the name "vitargo" in the U.S.
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I read in Flex that he spent most of last year doing seminars in South Africa. Apparently bodybuilding is becoming ever more popular there and pros are in high demand. Maybe he's too rich to compete these days
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He trains a lot in my gym, here in Dallas, TX. Arts still looking very big and lean. Also Quincy Taylor works out here occasionally also.
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dude's a tank.... like a fuggen sherman... he's certifiable huge
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he's probably taking some time off. got his pro card at 245 and then was competing at 280. :-X
those deadlifts make absolutely no sense. what is the point of them?
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Art was incredible early in his career beating Ruhl in his first contest the Toronto Pro, but i hate to say it ,he has gone downhill probaly due to much to HGH IGF Slin.His stomach was huge last time i saw him compete.
But at 280 in contest shape the guy is still a monster.
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how beneficial are those deads he's doing?
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When I spoke to Art at the Arnold Classic, I asked him when his next competition will be. He said at the moment, he is not planning one because he is busy concentrating on making money via his new company and it takes a lot of time and effort to build it up. It is more lucrative for him to do that at the moment than to send three months training and dieting for a show. He is just focusing on other ventures now.
Now that Art wasnt training. He still looked huge and he said he trains a lot in the gym, but not just specifically for a contest.
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Art is one of the nicest pro's out there. Very eager to share info and chat it up. I'ev also noticed that he looks a lot like lance armstrong... if lance were juiced to the gills.
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That is the complete opposite of the Art Atwood I see just about every day. I thought he seemed like a cool dude also when I saw him on the BFTO 2003, but when I approached him after his workouts just to say "what's up," he didn't igknowledge me at all, just looked up and walked away. Well, I gave it the benefit of doubt, maybe he was having a bad day, but many of the members also said that he's an asshole. I guess some people have good experiences and some don't and I, along with many members felt like he's an asshole who fits the stereotypical bodybuilder attitude. We really need more guys like Lee Priest, Richard Jones, Phil Heath, Jay, etc.... It would definitely help the bodybuilding image to some certain degree.
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Art was incredible early in his career beating Ruhl in his first contest the Toronto Pro, but i hate to say it ,he has gone downhill probaly due to much to HGH IGF Slin.His stomach was huge last time i saw him compete.
But at 280 in contest shape the guy is still a monster.
I think he has always had a huge waist...and his chest looks very funny to me...but he is without a doubt a monster.
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Why has the title of my thread changed ???
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Art is one of the nicest pro's out there. Very eager to share info and chat it up. I'ev also noticed that he looks a lot like lance armstrong... if lance were juiced to the gills.
lance IS juiced to the gills, but he just doenst lift weights, thats all.
but i tell you, he's a walking pharmacy too.
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I think he has always had a huge waist...and his chest looks very funny to me...but he is without a doubt a monster.
agree, there must be some synthol or anything else fishy in it.
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lance IS juiced to the gills, but he just doenst lift weights, thats all.
but i tell you, he's a walking pharmacy too.
Do you have inside information on Lance? Just curious, since I am good friends with Steve Bauer, his ex team mate (and silver medallist at the 84 LA Olympics in the road race). I asked Steve point blank about drug use on Motorola, where they were team mates. Steve said he never saw any evidence of it, and has know Lance since he was a teenager. Of course, if you are the best in any sport these days, you must be on drugs, correct? You couldn't be working hard and be gifted.
Lance has been studied by Ed Coyle of the Human Performance Lab in Austin Texas for the better part of 7 years. His paper on Lance can be seen at :http://www.edb.utexas.edu/coyle/content/armstrong%20article%20JAP.pdf (http://www.edb.utexas.edu/coyle/content/armstrong%20article%20JAP.pdf) Coyle has done a tremendous amount of blood testing on Lance. Of course, Lance was probably on all sorts of dope but Coyle wouldn't publish that, right?
The speculation that Lance was on drugs was advanced by David Walsh, an Irish journalist. He was interviewed by a cycling periodical, Velonews, regarding those accusations: http://www.velonews.com/news/fea/6295.0.html (http://www.velonews.com/news/fea/6295.0.html) Walsh won't publically declare if he thinks Lance was on performance enhancing drugs. Funny, but he would write a book insinuating it. Interestingly Walsh wrote a fawning book about Sean Kelly, the great Irish racer. Sean did test positive for amphetamines several times in his career, including attempting to switch urine samples at a drug control during one race. Walsh has nothing but praise for Sean though.
And what about the French newspaper L'Equipe? According to them, Lance's frozen urine samples form 1999 tested positive for EPO. But, of course, it turns out that the French Lab couldn't shown any chain of custody or proof they weren't tampered with after all those years. But it must be Lance's samples, and he was on dope , right? L'Equipe never wrote any disparaging stories about Richard Virenque, the retired French mountain climber ace who raced nearly the same years as Lance. Richard admitted in court that he used EPO, as well as heroin and cocaine (the pot belge mixture). Richard is OK though cause the French woman adore him, and that sells lots of papers. An American who absolutely crushes the record of wins in your French national treasure, the Tour de France, a record that probably will never be broken, well, he really was on dope and doesn't count. That sells lots of papers too.
Enough of this drug talk. Lets get back to professional bodybuilding. ;D
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Do you have inside information on Lance? Just curious, since I am good friends with Steve Bauer, his ex team mate (and silver medallist at the 84 LA Olympics in the road race). I asked Steve point blank about drug use on Motorola, where they were team mates. Steve said he never saw any evidence of it, and has know Lance since he was a teenager. Of course, if you are the best in any sport these days, you must be on drugs, correct? You couldn't be working hard and be gifted.
Lance has been studied by Ed Coyle of the Human Performance Lab in Austin Texas for the better part of 7 years. His paper on Lance can be seen at :http://www.edb.utexas.edu/coyle/content/armstrong%20article%20JAP.pdf (http://www.edb.utexas.edu/coyle/content/armstrong%20article%20JAP.pdf) Coyle has done a tremendous amount of blood testing on Lance. Of course, Lance was probably on all sorts of dope but Coyle wouldn't publish that, right?
The speculation that Lance was on drugs was advanced by David Walsh, an Irish journalist. He was interviewed by a cycling periodical, Velonews, regarding those accusations: http://www.velonews.com/news/fea/6295.0.html (http://www.velonews.com/news/fea/6295.0.html) Walsh won't publically declare if he thinks Lance was on performance enhancing drugs. Funny, but he would write a book insinuating it. Interestingly Walsh wrote a fawning book about Sean Kelly, the great Irish racer. Sean did test positive for amphetamines several times in his career, including attempting to switch urine samples at a drug control during one race. Walsh has nothing but praise for Sean though.
And what about the French newspaper L'Equipe? According to them, Lance's frozen urine samples form 1999 tested positive for EPO. But, of course, it turns out that the French Lab couldn't shown any chain of custody or proof they weren't tampered with after all those years. But it must be Lance's samples, and he was on dope , right? L'Equipe never wrote any disparaging stories about Richard Virenque, the retired French mountain climber ace who raced nearly the same years as Lance. Richard admitted in court that he used EPO, as well as heroin and cocaine (the pot belge mixture). Richard is OK though cause the French woman adore him, and that sells lots of papers. An American who absolutely crushes the record of wins in your French national treasure, the Tour de France, a record that probably will never be broken, well, he really was on dope and doesn't count. That sells lots of papers too.
Enough of this drug talk. Lets get back to professional bodybuilding. ;D
oh lord what an homo.
Listen fuckface, i do like and even respect lance, but there s no way your gona make me believe he s "natural"....
He won tour de france cause he was on EPO and steroids and who knows what others drugs, maybe drugs prescribed cause of his cancer.
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oh lord what an homo.
Listen fuckface, i do like and even respect lance, but there s no way your gona make me believe he s "natural"....
He won tour de france cause he was on EPO and steroids and who knows what others drugs, maybe drugs prescribed cause of his cancer.
And you know that for a fact penis breath?? Nobody hated Lance more than the French and he was piss tested 1000's of times here and abroad. Not ONCE was he tested positive. Google around and see what type of drugs he was tested for. There's no way he couldv'e gotten away with it for so long.
Don't go shooting of your cum filled mouth just because in a moment of "brightness" you figured this guy to be on dope.
Show us the facts first
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And you know that for a fact penis breath?? Nobody hated Lance more than the French and he was piss tested 1000's of times here and abroad. Not ONCE was he tested positive. Google around and see what type of drugs he was tested for. There's no way he couldv'e gotten away with it for so long.
Don't go shooting of your cum filled mouth just because in a moment of "brightness" you figured this guy to be on dope.
Show us the facts first
i too hate the french, and love everything or anyone who make em pissed off.
you re still a cupcake though.
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That is the complete opposite of the Art Atwood I see just about every day. I thought he seemed like a cool dude also when I saw him on the BFTO 2003, but when I approached him after his workouts just to say "what's up," he didn't igknowledge me at all, just looked up and walked away. Well, I gave it the benefit of doubt, maybe he was having a bad day, but many of the members also said that he's an asshole. I guess some people have good experiences and some don't and I, along with many members felt like he's an asshole who fits the stereotypical bodybuilder attitude.
I wouldn't say he's an asshole. He's not. He's just .... :-\ different. He can come across cranky, but he's really not a bad guy.
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I dont know ryan. I do know art. Doesnt sound like the art atwood i know. Maybe Ryan was the asshole or had unrealistic expectations that werent met. Art is a pretty down to earth guy and has more patience than most people in his situation would.
Maybe you could try the 1/4 deads before you condemn them or look at his lower back and hamstrings to see if he is getting any results.
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i too hate the french, and love everything or anyone who make em pissed off.
you re still a cupcake though.
And you still have no facts...cupcake.
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Yeah, what an asshole. What kind of guy doesn't stop what he's doing, and begin a long drawn out conversation with every lacky at the gym who say's "what's up."
I personally make it a point to begin a conversation lasting no less than 3 minutes every time someone says "what's up."
Art's back is one of the best in bodybuilding, so I'm guessing those rack deads are doing something.
As "Mace" once said, "as for me, it's nothing personal. I do what works for me, you do what works for you."
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I used to train at his gym here in WI. I also used to drop by his store from time to time. At the gym he was always pretty quite, you got a nod or a "hey, how you doing?" I can totally understand that because after all your there to train not chat it up with everyone and their uncle, especially being a pro. When I would stop by his store he was always friendly and I would hang out and talk to him for hours. He even gave me a photocopied packet on carbing up and depleting for a show I was planning on doing. Now some might say he was being friendly because I was a customer at his store but I never really bought all that much because I work at my own supp/health food store and he knew that. It too bad he moved it was cool to hang out with him.
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Art Atwood is a great guy. he helped one of my friends immensely at the 2001 nationals. He placed 7th in that contest and has said that Atwood was the nicest pro he has ever met. he also said he gave him a ton of advice that was helpful in his showing.
Art looked awsome when he won the Toronto pro. I hope he goes back to that look.
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And you know that for a fact penis breath?? Nobody hated Lance more than the French and he was piss tested 1000's of times here and abroad. Not ONCE was he tested positive. Google around and see what type of drugs he was tested for. There's no way he couldv'e gotten away with it for so long.
Don't go shooting of your cum filled mouth just because in a moment of "brightness" you figured this guy to be on dope.
Show us the facts first
so because Ronnie Coleman hasn't had a positive drug test published, we can take his word he is natural????Lets use some common sense ok...Lance found the perfect cocktail for him and trained his ass off...With massive amounts of money, you can pass any drug test on planet(and thats a fact)
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Considering lance was a world class athlete at 15 (when he was doing pro-ironman's), it isn't unrealistic to think he did what he did on genetics. He trained at ASU right down from me right after his cancer stint. They recorded every possible thing they could. In 2 weeks he had the condition of most pro level cyclist, this was in 2 weeks. He is one of the most genetically gifted athletes ever born on top of having an insane work ethic. Don't be jealous because your genetics suck and you could never begin to accomplish 1/10 of what he has.
When your lungs are 1.5x larger than everyone else's, it's a big help.
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so because Ronnie Coleman hasn't had a positive drug test published, we can take his word he is natural????Lets use some common sense ok...Lance found the perfect cocktail for him and trained his ass off...With massive amounts of money, you can pass any drug test on planet(and thats a fact)
So you're comparing the Mickey Mouse testing that takes place in the IFBB with the Tour de France and the professional cycle world? I can understand why people think that he must've been on drugs, but if you weigh up the odds of him being THE most drug tested man on the planet, chances are he must've gotton caught sometime or another. Do yourself a favour and read his autobiography and 3rd party books about him. That guy was an animal in training. It also amazes me that everytime someone reaches the upper echeolons of his sport, immediatelly he's a druggie. Even if he did find this amazing cocktail, it must've taken some time to perfect and he would've gotten caught whilst perfecting it.
With the IFBB so lax and cheap, I won't be suprise if they have someone like Vince Goodrum tasting piss backstage for signs of drug use. Don't compare a legitimate sport with something like bodybuilding with it's 12 000 worldwide fans.
btw,
Jay Cutler did admit use in a Muscle Mag back in the 90's (under an article "Would you train natural?"), Flex admitted, Shawn got caught, Nasser got caught, Ronnie did admit in an interview that he does take some "pills", Dorian did admit in a seminar I attended in London that it's hard to stay on the gear whilst travelling. If any of these guys got tested the way Lance did (test sophistication wise), they would've had their asses handed to them many times over with positve tests
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I dont know ryan. I do know art. Doesnt sound like the art atwood i know. Maybe Ryan was the asshole or had unrealistic expectations that werent met. Art is a pretty down to earth guy and has more patience than most people in his situation would.
Maybe you could try the 1/4 deads before you condemn them or look at his lower back and hamstrings to see if he is getting any results.
I didn't mention anything about the 1/4 deads!! Did you even read my post ::) You guys are definitely blown this subject out of porportion. It was merely an opinion of mine of Art. I don't give a shit if he was friendly or cool to you guys. My interpretation of him was that he didn't seem friendly to anyone and I see him just about everyday. Maybe he is outgoing, nice, or whatever but from what I've seen he was not. Just my opinion!
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I wouldn't say he's an asshole. He's not. He's just .... :-\ different. He can come across cranky, but he's really not a bad guy.
My bad. Probably not an asshole, but cranky :)
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I've met him before. Not overly nice or mean. But I think he is just like any other guy having good and bad days. He was nice enough to talk for a couple of minutes...
Overall, I wish he would post here again. At least to give his company some more publicity. I watch supplements and companies quite closely, and just have no idea what's going on with his...
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And you still have no facts...cupcake.
French newspaper claims Armstrong admitted to doping in 1996
Paris, June 24: A French newspaper claimed that Lance Armstrong admitted to doping three years before the first of his seven Tour de France wins in 1999.
Armstrong`s attorney strongly denied the claim and gave a copy of an affidavit from one of the lead doctors who treated Armstrong`s testicular cancer.
The Texan, retired from cycling since his seventh consecutive tour victory last year, has consistently insisted that he never took banned drugs to enhance his performances and he was never sanctioned for any doping offense during his career.
But Le Monde said former Armstrong teammate Frankie Andreu, and his wife, Betsy, recently testified under oath to a Dallas court that Armstrong admitted in 1996 to having taken the blood-boosting hormone EPO and other banned substances. The paper said Frankie Andreu used to be best friends with Armstrong.
Le Monde claimed that Armstrong`s alleged admission was made October 28, 1996, to a doctor who was treating him for cancer. Betsy Andreu testified that the doctor asked Armstrong whether he had ever taken doping products, and that the Yclist replied "yes," according to Le Monde.
The newspaper said she and her husband were with Armstrong on that day.
"He asks which ones. And lance replies, `EPO, growth hormones, cortisone, steroids, testosterone`," it quoted her as telling the court in January. The newspaper said it obtained a copy of her testimony but did not say how.
Armstrong`s attorney, Tim Herman, Texas denied the Andreus` claim, calling it "absurd."
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With the IFBB so lax and cheap, I won't be suprise if they have someone like Vince Goodrum tasting piss backstage for signs of drug use. Don't compare a legitimate sport with something like bodybuilding with it's 12 000 worldwide fans.
Shyte I heard the same thing!!
Apparently the bee pollen is used to clear the palette after drinking the piss, then he goes to the next cup, he isa consur of piss tasting highly known in the piss worl,who knew bee pollen andvonce were good for something
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www.massresults.com
Owns the rights to the name "vitargo" in the U.S.
Are you sure about that?
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Yeah in a interviewthat is what he said also...been focusing on that maybe he has a investor that has his name on the papers as well who knows, anyone ever trythat stuff
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Does Art have male sex organs? He's practically non-existant.
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He trains a lot in my gym, here in Dallas, TX. Arts still looking very big and lean. Also Quincy Taylor works out here occasionally also.
What gym in Dallas ? Thats where I live
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French newspaper claims Armstrong admitted to doping in 1996
Paris, June 24: A French newspaper claimed that Lance Armstrong admitted to doping three years before the first of his seven Tour de France wins in 1999.
Armstrong`s attorney strongly denied the claim and gave a copy of an affidavit from one of the lead doctors who treated Armstrong`s testicular cancer.
The Texan, retired from cycling since his seventh consecutive tour victory last year, has consistently insisted that he never took banned drugs to enhance his performances and he was never sanctioned for any doping offense during his career.
But Le Monde said former Armstrong teammate Frankie Andreu, and his wife, Betsy, recently testified under oath to a Dallas court that Armstrong admitted in 1996 to having taken the blood-boosting hormone EPO and other banned substances. The paper said Frankie Andreu used to be best friends with Armstrong.
Le Monde claimed that Armstrong`s alleged admission was made October 28, 1996, to a doctor who was treating him for cancer. Betsy Andreu testified that the doctor asked Armstrong whether he had ever taken doping products, and that the Yclist replied "yes," according to Le Monde.
The newspaper said she and her husband were with Armstrong on that day.
"He asks which ones. And lance replies, `EPO, growth hormones, cortisone, steroids, testosterone`," it quoted her as telling the court in January. The newspaper said it obtained a copy of her testimony but did not say how.
Armstrong`s attorney, Tim Herman, Texas denied the Andreus` claim, calling it "absurd."
and there were 10 people in the room atthe time and only the bitch accusing lance was the one that heard him admit to the epo. put up the entire article.
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and there were 10 people in the room atthe time and only the bitch accusing lance was the one that heard him admit to the epo. put up the entire article.
if i had your fugly mug, i wouldnt even dare talking.