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Don Long has been cleared to compete in the Atlantic City show. He and his family have signed all the necessary waivers and taken the steps asked of them by the IFBB. This is official and he will be competing at the Atlantic City. Jim Manion and legal counsel Rick Collins gave the official word to Don on Wednesday. Larry Pepe gave more details about it on the first segment of muscleradio.com (http://muscleradio.com)
Good luck in Atlantic City Don!
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Good for Don. He went through alot to get the nod from the IFBB and he deserves it. However, I hope that nothing goes wrong and he stays health.
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Hope there's a doctor and a kidney machine standing by........ :P
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This ain't even funny in a sick, perverted way.
YIP
Zack
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I'd put money he is one of the healthiest, if not thee healthiest guy competing on stage that day.
LIFT
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This ain't even funny in a sick, perverted way.
YIP
Zack
Indeed, what a selfish bastard :(
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Hope there's a doctor and a kidney machine standing by........ :P
Thats in pretty bad taste man :-\
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This ain't even funny in a sick, perverted way.
YIP
Zack
Ohh yes it is ;D
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Great news for Don, good luck
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What an idiot... is he gonna pose with the dialysis machine?
maybe he can use it as a prop during the show..
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He has another chance at living and putting gear in already compromised kidneys IMO isn't the brightest thing He could be doing. Hope all works out and good luck Don.
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And the person who donated the kidney to keep this thug alive is ok with him wasting it away on a BB show????
Maybe she would not had been so giving if she knew that Don's real motive was: "please help me live so that I can me an incredible come back in the IFBB!"
-keep it real-
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Are they going to judge his Kidney Machine on stage as well? It looks pretty symmetrical if you ask me.
(http://www.nipro-europe.com/images/Dialysis%20Machine.jpg)
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I think the kidney did not sustain in Don's body, and it was his sister that donated it.
But, given all that, even if Don signed all of the waivers, why would you want to go and compete on stage? Just to show everyone or even yourself that you can be on stage competing in a pro show.
What if something happens? Anything? Would it be worth it.
Yes, just because the dialysis machine, even with revolutionary advancements, does not mean that other factors are taken into routine. Why even take a chance?
So later on say I competed one more time on stage...
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I think the kidney did not sustain in Don's body, and it was his sister that donated it.
But, given all that, even if Don signed all of the waivers, why would you want to go and compete on stage? Just to show everyone or even yourself that you can be on stage competing in a pro show.
What if something happens? Anything? Would it be worth it.
Yes, just because the dialysis machine, even with revolutionary advancements, does not mean that other factors are taken into routine. Why even take a chance?
So later on say I competed one more time on stage...
Very true Ron...
Also, I would really like to know what doctor cleared him - I won't be visiting that guy anytime soon...
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Are they going to judge his Kidney Machine on stage as well? It looks pretty symmetrical if you ask me.
(http://www.nipro-europe.com/images/Dialysis%20Machine.jpg)
All drugs!
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I really do not think what he is doing is a good idea. I guess it never ceases to amaze me what some people will do when it is "important to them" regardless of the consequences. Maybe Don is mentally ill?
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Here's the thing:
If Don Long restricts his caloric intake, gets down in muscle mass, takes up cardio, and gets into a very healthy lifestyle, he will put minimal strain on his body.
That way, he will have done all things possible to prolong his life.
But instead, he blows up his body with AAS, the added body mass putting added strain on the whole body.
Does this seem like an even remotedly intelligent thing to do?
And the guy is doing this AFTER his sister donated her kidney.
Don Long is not only delusional. He's something far worse.
YIP
Zack
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Who the F**k are any of us to tell Don what he should or shouldn't do with his body? Lord knows what some of these guys are doing in prep for the big show in a couple weeks. He's a grown man who knows his body better then any of us. He's not taking any diuretics, which as anyone who knows professional bodybuilding knows, this is where many guys have health issues the day of the show. Any doubts, ask the athlete's rep about pushing the envelope too far.
Don was checked out by his doctors and given clearance. How many guys do you think are competing on the same stage and haven't been to a doctor because they couldn't afford it or don't want to know or too dumb to go?
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Who the F**k are any of us to tell Don what he should or shouldn't do with his body? Lord knows what some of these guys are doing in prep for the big show in a couple weeks. He's a grown man who knows his body better then any of us. He's not taking any diuretics, which as anyone who knows professional bodybuilding knows, this is where many guys have health issues the day of the show. Any doubts, ask the athlete's rep about pushing the envelope too far.
Don was checked out by his doctors and given clearance. How many guys do you think are competing on the same stage and haven't been to a doctor because they couldn't afford it or don't want to know or too dumb to go?
I understand what you are saying and you are absolutely correct that none of us have any right to tell Don what to do. We are however, entitled to our opinions and in this case there are many who do not share your enthusiasm. We aren't attacking you, we are questioning Don's choice as we can not understand how he could do what he is doing.
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Who the F**k are any of us to tell Don what he should or shouldn't do with his body? Lord knows what some of these guys are doing in prep for the big show in a couple weeks. He's a grown man who knows his body better then any of us. He's not taking any diuretics, which as anyone who knows professional bodybuilding knows, this is where many guys have health issues the day of the show. Any doubts, ask the athlete's rep about pushing the envelope too far.
Don was checked out by his doctors and given clearance. How many guys do you think are competing on the same stage and haven't been to a doctor because they couldn't afford it or don't want to know or too dumb to go?
Word.
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I understand what you are saying and you are absolutely correct that none of us have any right to tell Don what to do. We are however, entitled to our opinions and in this case there are many who do not share your enthusiasm. We aren't attacking you, we are questioning Don's choice as we can not understand how he could do what he is doing.
Word.
YIP
Zack
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It would probably be a good idea if I took over his contest prep. So he wouldn`t have to eat all that protein or do any cardio to put any strain on his body.
As sad as I feel typing this, I agree. Fuck I feel dirty ;D
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I understand what you are saying and you are absolutely correct that none of us have any right to tell Don what to do. We are however, entitled to our opinions and in this case there are many who do not share your enthusiasm. We aren't attacking you, we are questioning Don's choice as we can not understand how he could do what he is doing.
You know what they say opinions are like... ;)
I'm not taking it personal, it's Don's choice and his life. It's a bit hypocrtical to bash Don but not do the same to other competitors who are far more ignorant about their health then Don. I can't understand a lot of what many of the competitors do, but again who am I to say what they should or shouldn't do?
I can't understand why True Adonis has the mop of a hair du that he does, but who am I to judge what's right or wrong in "ice cream guru's" hairstyles?
But you're right we are all entitled to our own opinions. ;D
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It would probably be a good idea if I took over his contest prep. So he wouldn`t have to eat all that protein or do any cardio to put any strain on his body.
I doubt it.
Don Long would probably be better off if leaving bodybuilding forever, and getting some tips on recreational endurance training from some endurance expert.
As far as his diet goes, I'm sure there are plenty dietists who works with kidney dialysis patients.
With all due respect for your dieting success (any recent pics?), but Don Long is better off with experts in the dialysis field.
YIP
Zack
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You know what they say opinions are like... ;)
I'm not taking it personal, it's Don's choice and his life. It's a bit hypocrtical to bash Don but not do the same to other competitors who are far more ignorant about their health then Don. I can't understand a lot of what many of the competitors do, but again who am I to say what they should or shouldn't do?
I can't understand why True Adonis has the mop of a hair du that he does, but who am I to judge what's right or wrong in "ice cream guru's" hairstyles?
But you're right we are all entitled to our own opinions. ;D
You are just jealous as the day is long.
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You know what they say opinions are like... ;)
I'm not taking it personal, it's Don's choice and his life. It's a bit hypocrtical to bash Don but not do the same to other competitors who are far more ignorant about their health then Don. I can't understand a lot of what many of the competitors do, but again who am I to say what they should or shouldn't do?
I can't understand why True Adonis has the mop of a hair du that he does, but who am I to judge what's right or wrong in "ice cream guru's" hairstyles?
But you're right we are all entitled to our own opinions. ;D
Nice to see you didn't take what I said personally. As far as bashing other competitors who are also irresponsible regarding their physiology, I think it is fair to say that more than enough of that goes on here regularly. Some of the threads are incredibly offensive.
However, what makes Don's situation different to me (and others) is that it seems he is being given a second chance and many of us feel he is being foolish because of the obvious danger in which he is placing himself.
I am sure his family knows he may have complications and the mere fact that they are standing behind him and supporting him (let's not even get his sister into this) speaks volumes for the love they feel for him. By contrast, his actions seem comparatively selfish and with a rather meaningless endpoint.
Anyways, you are correct. Opinions are like ... and we all have one. In this case I respect yours, however, I don't understand it, nor his.
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You are just jealous as the day is long.
You got me!
How long have you been taking posing lessons from comedian Josh Blue?
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I don`t think Don is going to die on stage. I think he just doesn`t know what to do with himself anymore.
Maybe Wieder should set up a Retired Bodybuilder fund where they help injured and sick bodybuilders find jobs doing what they do best.
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I don`t think Don is going to die on stage. I think he just doesn`t know what to do with himself anymore.
Maybe Wieder should set up a Retired Bodybuilder fund where they help injured and sick bodybuilders find jobs doing what they do best.
That would require the IFBB to give a shit about their ahtletes. They clearly do not. I hate agreeing with you :-\
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That would require the IFBB to give a shit about their ahtletes. They clearly do not. I hate agreeing with you :-\
I don`t even know why the Competitors bother. We were able to raise more Prizes and money for Mr. Getbig than any NPC show and it even rivals some of the Pro Shows.
I think the people in charge of the contests don`t know what in the hell they are doing....That includes Shawn Rays failure of a show.
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I don`t even know why the Competitors bother. We were able to raise more Prizes and money for Mr. Getbig than any NPC show and it even rivals some of the Pro Shows.
I think the people in charge of the contests don`t know what in the hell they are doing....That includes Shawn Rays failure of a show.
Well, being that the NPC is an amateur organization...thats not hard to do.
You're right...I've never won any t-shirts/ protein powder or free car wash tickets at any of the pro shows.
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I don`t even know why the Competitors bother. We were able to raise more Prizes and money for Mr. Getbig than any NPC show and it even rivals some of the Pro Shows.
I think the people in charge of the contests don`t know what in the hell they are doing....That includes Shawn Rays failure of a show.
Good line-up, athletes paid, good attendence, hummers and prizes all in the first show = Failure? ???
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Well, being that the NPC is an amateur organization...thats not hard to do.
You're right...I've never won any t-shirts/ protein powder or free car wash tickets at any of the pro shows.
You are right. You are used to getting nothing.
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You are right. You are used to getting nothing.
You mean like the $10K and the championship belt from the Masters Pro?
Go back to wolfin down doughnuts, fool...
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I'd put money he is one of the healthiest, if not thee healthiest guy competing on stage that day.
LIFT
I agree...He has a shiny new Kidney...While everyone els has their old rotted ones!?
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Good line-up, athletes paid, good attendence, hummers and prizes all in the first show = Failure? ???
Good attendance?
I have seen more people at a Physics Convention than Shawn Ray`s show.
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If I were Don I'd continue where I left off and get my GED.
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Good attendance?
I have seen more people at a Physics Convention than Shawn Ray`s show.
Yeah cause you were there. ::)
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Yeah cause you were there. ::)
No, but I did see the Webcast and the camera pan to the audience and staying on the audience for at least 10-20 minutes if not more.
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And the person who donated the kidney to keep this thug alive is ok with him wasting it away on a BB show????
Maybe she would not had been so giving if she knew that Don's real motive was: "please help me live so that I can me an incredible come back in the IFBB!"
-keep it real-
I understand that that kidney was rejected and is completely non functioning. Don uses a type of dialysis to cleanse his own blood most nights of the week. There is no "wasting it' on a show, as you say. First thing when "keeping it real" is to be ACCURATE.
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I'd put money he is one of the healthiest, if not thee healthiest guy competing on stage that day.
LIFT
Translation: He should place dead last.
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No, but I did see the Webcast and the camera pan to the audience and staying on the audience for at least 10-20 minutes if not more.
You must have been watching the wrong show...I certainly dont remember the camera being on the audience for 20 minutes...what were they showing?
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Well, being that the NPC is an amateur organization...thats not hard to do.
You're right...I've never won any t-shirts/ protein powder or free car wash tickets at any of the pro shows.
LOL. I was thinking the same thing.
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I disagree.....
This is living life at any & all cost.
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Well in that lull time when you were telling jokes they were showing the audience. Also, when you were handing out "gift certificates".
That fag won that car and he acted like he didn`t give a shit.
I swear. There were just too many awkward things there.
The arena held over 5,000 people....If 2,500 people were in attendance, it's half empty.
Maybe you can use your degree in Physics to figure that one out....
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You're right...I've never won any t-shirts/ protein powder or free car wash tickets at any of the pro shows.
Hey, I'm staying out of this thread, but I wanna make sure -
You're not dissing the Mr Getbig contest prizes, are ya?
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Hey, I'm staying out of this thread, but I wanna make sure -
You're not dissing the Mr Getbig contest prizes, are ya?
He is.
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The arena held over 5,000 people....If 2,500 people were in attendance, it's half empty.
Maybe you can use your degree in Physics to figure that one out....
VERY Interesting that you viewed it as Being HALF-EMPTY rather than half-full.
Kind of reveals your TRUE feelings towards the show.
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Eventhough he's cleared to go, but I wonder if Don is 100% sure that he will go the same lifestyle he used to. cause the last thing he would want is more complications. He knows what will involve going back to compete full throttle
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He is.
Chic, you're not really insulting the Mr getBig prizes, are you?
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Don seems like a nice guy and i wish him the best. Cant help being concerned for him though. IMO Competitive BB with pre exsisting kidney problems is russian roulette. Still, his body........... ???
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Don seems like a nice guy and i wish him the best. Cant help being concerned for him though. IMO Competitive BB with pre exsisting kidney problems is russian roulette. Still, his body........... ???
Kidney problems, is putting it mildly.
Why isn't he mainly concerned with surviving?
YIP
Zack
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Chic, you're not really insulting the Mr getBig prizes, are you?
I believe PBBW is contributing to the cause, are we not?
Adonis was making a comparison between the Mr. Getbig and an IFBB show...granted, he's not playing with a full deck...
Adonis...is the deck you're playing with half empty or half full??
I don't think you have any deck at all...you're deck-less, you are without deck, deck free, you're sans-deck...
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What an idiot... is he gonna pose with the dialysis machine?
maybe he can use it as a prop during the show..
wouldnt it be great if the dialysis comes in 5th place and don comes in 6th ;D
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wouldnt it be great if the dialysis comes in 5th place and don comes in 6th ;D
I know i should not laugh but that is funny. ;D
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Who the F**k are any of us to tell Don what he should or shouldn't do with his body? Lord knows what some of these guys are doing in prep for the big show in a couple weeks. He's a grown man who knows his body better then any of us. He's not taking any diuretics, which as anyone who knows professional bodybuilding knows, this is where many guys have health issues the day of the show. Any doubts, ask the athlete's rep about pushing the envelope too far.
Hmmm... based on this logic, anyone can compete in the contests as long as they get a ‘doctor’ to sign a waiver. What if you knew he had a heart attack in the past? If that ok? Can you honestly tell me that his changes of getting injured, or something happening is the same as an athlete with functioning kidneys? Can you honestly tell me that you know all about every part of the training and the other function of his body parts to tell me that having no kidneys wont cause any factor? Have you talked with any other doctor who has heard of this and advised of this?
I like Don, he is a good guy, but someone needs to say what they think. The guy is getting another chance at life, why take a serious risk?
If something occurs to Don, anything at all, or later on, something happens, what then.... will we say it was ok because a doctor signed a waiver.
Would they let Don compete in any other sports, basketball, football, baseball, soccer, tennis?
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I believe PBBW is contributing to the cause, are we not?
Adonis was making a comparison between the Mr. Getbig and an IFBB show...granted, he's not playing with a full deck...
Adonis...is the deck you're playing with half empty or half full??
I don't think you have any deck at all...you're deck-less, you are without deck, deck free, you're sans-deck...
Oh I still have plenty of Aces in the hole.
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I believe PBBW is contributing to the cause, are we not?
Adonis was making a comparison between the Mr. Getbig and an IFBB show...granted, he's not playing with a full deck...
Adonis...is the deck you're playing with half empty or half full??
I don't think you have any deck at all...you're deck-less, you are without deck, deck free, you're sans-deck...
You though, better know when to hold`em, know when to fold`em,and know when to walk away, you just may be out of aces when the dealings done.
Hate to see you end up like Prince or Don Long.
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I think the kidney did not sustain in Don's body, and it was his sister that donated it.
But, given all that, even if Don signed all of the waivers, why would you want to go and compete on stage? Just to show everyone or even yourself that you can be on stage competing in a pro show.
What if something happens? Anything? Would it be worth it.
Yes, just because the dialysis machine, even with revolutionary advancements, does not mean that other factors are taken into routine. Why even take a chance?
So later on say I competed one more time on stage...
It's the principle. It doen't matter who donated it, in the end SOMEBODY cared enough to help him and here he is risking his health over stepping on a bbing stage.......
I agree with the rest of our points though..............unre al.
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Maybe Wieder should set up a Retired Bodybuilder fund where they help injured and sick bodybuilders find jobs doing what they do best.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Oh I still have plenty of Aces in the hole.
I bet you do gay blade
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Kidney problems, is putting it mildly.
Why isn't he mainly concerned with surviving?
YIP
Zack
there is no athlete on this earth who at one time or another dont put athletic improvement ahead of health issues
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Don was checked out by his doctors and given clearance.
Are these the same Doctors that are supplying him with gear or the one's who do the "testing" for the IFBB??
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You are just jealous cause I love the schlong.
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Oh I still have plenty of Aces in the hole.
I'm sure you got something in your hole...not so sure it's an ace.
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Chick, admit you pity Tom Prince. Although you may still be friends with him, the primary benefit for you is to feel better about your own life when you see what a miserable existence he's eeking out. Come on man, admit it...
Actually Tom is doing quite well from what I understand. Property managment/real estate is quite lucrative especially in CA. He is probably makes making more money now than he ever did while competing.
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Actually Tom is doing quite well from what I understand. Property managment/real estate is quite lucrative especially in CA. He is probably makes making more money now than he ever did while competing.
You mean, his wife is doing great....... :-\
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I'm sure you got something in your hole...not so sure it's an ace.
oh snap, diss!
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(http://www.nipro-europe.com/images/Dialysis%20Machine.jpg)
Monster 3" left arm on that guy! Lift heavy or go home 'Dialysis Man'!!!
Ssssspecial "Well Fed" Ed
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Bob, how often do you get blood work done? What about other competitive bbers?
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I heard that he is doing the "OSAMA BIN LADEN CLASSIC'' in Afghanistan .is that true ???
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I heard that he is doing the "OSAMA BIN LADEN CLASSIC'' in Afghanistan .is that true ???
That is funny in a perverse way
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I'd put money he is one of the healthiest, if not thee healthiest guy competing on stage that day.
LIFT
Yeah being on dyalisis is the healthiest shit ever ::)