Author Topic: Vic Richards ( some pics you may not have seen ) (Read 23404 times)

Firemuscle · « **Reply #50 on:** May 29, 2011, 05:30:05 PM »

Dat niggah is a twink.

Does he even work out?

Viking11 · « **Reply #51 on:** May 29, 2011, 05:45:03 PM »

He does not like the politics. He thinks the athletes are used by the powers that be, spit out and left on the street- like boxing, but worse. He has too much self respect to do that to himself.

andreisdaman · « **Reply #52 on:** May 29, 2011, 05:58:01 PM »

Quote from: Onetimehard on May 29, 2011, 05:24:54 PM

This is correct, glad we agree. The foundation to do damage is there, like winning the first round, but there still is round 2. This single point about going the distance and sufferring while dieting that only the hardcore can muster is the only thing keeping the sport respectable. It's not that I don't respect Vic, it's just Haney, yates, coleman, etc deserve way more respect

you make an excellent point that I never thought of in terms of the dieting aspect keeping the sport respectable.....but let me ask you....why do BB'ers HAVE to come in so dried and shredded???...do you think that maybe the suffering endured is needless and unnecessary???....why can't a guy like Vic Richards be able to get on stage and compete just because he is a big mofo with a symmetrical and pleasing physique???

why must we and the professional BB'ers try to aspire to the most extreme examples of the sport?....it really doesn't make sense because these guys can only hold that extreme conditioning for a few hours anyway...its not a true indication or example of what bodybuilding is....I would prefer for a guy like Vic to be able to compete with his body as it is which is pretty awesome without the extreme dieting, diuretics, synthol, insulin etc that now dominates the sport......

Also looking at Vic's old pics and also the pics of guys like Arnold, in general, they look so much more healthy than the guys today..and its attainable.....you don't have to use the insane stacks being used today

Dr Dutch · « **Reply #53 on:** May 30, 2011, 01:09:56 AM »

Quote from: GraniteCityDon on May 29, 2011, 04:13:37 PM

Kovacs - lol

I once saw someone actually using a fake tape measure..inch was 2 cms..

yates fan · « **Reply #54 on:** May 30, 2011, 12:10:29 PM »

did vic ever do a pro-show,i know he won some nat. contest in a smaller country to get his pro-card,but did he ever step onstage as a pro.

muscularny · « **Reply #55 on:** May 30, 2011, 12:37:53 PM »

wow that was before tren

johnny1 · « **Reply #56 on:** May 30, 2011, 09:25:27 PM »

Few rare shots there thanks ND the ones below are new to me

i met Vic @ a seminar in P.North NZ in 1994 he came across as a Humble qiuetly spoken bloke, i kid you not his Arms and Quads were absolutely MASSIVE he had on a Tight white tshirt, bandanna and those Crazy Spandex tights that were still in back then he said he was 315-320lbs, i have no idea how big those arms and quads were but ive never seen that sort of Raw massive thick muscle to this day guy was Awesome.

HTexan · « **Reply #57 on:** May 30, 2011, 09:35:58 PM »

Bullshit. Richards doesnt do g4$.

Parker · « **Reply #58 on:** May 30, 2011, 09:45:16 PM »

Also notice that he could pull a vacuum, and he had some pretty big calves as well.

Abacab · « **Reply #59 on:** May 30, 2011, 09:48:45 PM »

Cool photos. I worked in a booth next to Vic at a trade show in 90's, he's a pretty cool cat. Even if he does habitually refer to himself in the third person.

He's one of the few guys that could hold on to that kind of size and not look like a bloated unhealthy piece of shit.

johnny1 · « **Reply #60 on:** May 31, 2011, 01:12:46 AM »

1 of the pictures i took of him onstage guest posing 1994 NZ

Figo · « **Reply #61 on:** May 31, 2011, 01:17:19 AM »

huge arms and legs

wes · « **Reply #62 on:** May 31, 2011, 01:19:00 AM »

I met Kovacs in 1995 at the NPC Southern States contest............he was fucking humongous and seemed like a really good dude.

He did fuck up his physique bigtime though.

Looking good and being huge are two complete different things.

johnny1 · « **Reply #63 on:** May 31, 2011, 01:20:25 AM »

Quote from: Figo on May 31, 2011, 01:17:19 AM

huge arms and legs

And then some you hear quiet often people saying "pictures dont do him justice" when it came to Arms, Quads and Chest Victors were absolutely Massive in Person back in the Day.

wes · « **Reply #64 on:** May 31, 2011, 01:23:06 AM »

A buddy of mine told me that back in the day he attended a Vic Richards seminar and during the seminar Vic ate a whole box of 24 Multi-Pro bars while talking to people.

johnny1 · « **Reply #65 on:** May 31, 2011, 01:26:51 AM »

Quote from: wes on May 31, 2011, 01:23:06 AM

A buddy of mine told me that back in the day he attended a Vic Richards seminar and during the seminar Vic ate a whole box of 24 Multi-Pro bars while talking to people.

If those were the Protein bars Wes with the black stripe and gold writing down them....he was Wolfing down the same bars in 94....and alot of them @ that;D

Stefano · « **Reply #66 on:** May 31, 2011, 01:28:35 AM »

Quote from: wes on May 31, 2011, 01:23:06 AM

A buddy of mine told me that back in the day he attended a Vic Richards seminar and during the seminar Vic ate a whole box of 24 Multi-Pro bars while talking to people.

Apparently hes a huge fan of rice. Eats tons of it.

wes · « **Reply #67 on:** May 31, 2011, 01:34:30 AM »

Quote from: johnny1 on May 31, 2011, 01:26:51 AM

If those were the Protein bars Wes with the black stripe and gold writing down them....he was Wolfing down the same bars in 94....and alot of them @ that;D

Must`ve been his secret to getting huge!!!

rushes out to order 5 cases

jesusbod · « **Reply #68 on:** May 31, 2011, 05:52:37 AM »

A picture of him when he was real young.

SilverSpoon · « **Reply #69 on:** May 31, 2011, 07:56:48 AM »

Massive G (from Chad's board) told a story about him seeing Vic get weighed right in front of him, and he weighed something like 290 and was damn near contest ready (IIRC).
No matter what anyone says, Vic had an unreal physique and the genetics to respond to all of the "supps" without looking like a bloated mess.
I know he didn't compete in any large competition, and that causes many people to question what he would have looked like had he dieted down. No matter what one's argument is, Vic was holding onto and maintaining a 300 lb. physique long before anyone else was close to that mark in that condition.
I have heard stories that Ray Mentzer (who hated competing) had been up to a relatively lean 290 at one point, but his health may have suffered from getting that large, as his kidneys ultimately failed.

gracie bjj · « **Reply #70 on:** May 31, 2011, 08:11:23 AM »

bill grant said vic was the biggest bodybuilder hes ever seen, and bills seen all of em. then again he said this back in 96, i asked if he was bigger then yates and bill said absolutely. i know yates was better on stage but thats a different story

SilverSpoon · « **Reply #71 on:** May 31, 2011, 08:14:16 AM »

I saw Bill Grant at last year's AOBS dinner in Newark, New Jersey, and he was dating Heather Darling (Big Heather D).
I had a good talk with him, and I think he was very under-rated. Shame he could never develop calves. Back then, you had to have calves and forearms to score well. Not so much any more.

MCWAY · « **Reply #72 on:** May 31, 2011, 11:25:48 AM »

Quote from: intenceman on May 29, 2011, 05:45:03 PM

He does not like the politics. He thinks the athletes are used by the powers that be, spit out and left on the street- like boxing, but worse. He has too much self respect to do that to himself.

OR, he can't get ripped enough and his ego can't take losing to smaller but better-conditioned competitors. Rich Gaspari claimed that, when he beat Richards in a local show, Richards threw a fit and smashed his trophy.

Richards claimed that the "powers-that-be" conspired against him in the NPC, which is why he went to Nigeria and won their (relatively-speaking) podunk national championship to turn pro. Despite getting a Weider contract, Richards never stepped foot on stage. And, a number of the pros got tired of his running his mouth but not backing it up onstage.

OTHstrong · « **Reply #73 on:** May 31, 2011, 11:55:10 AM »

Quote from: MCWAY on May 31, 2011, 11:25:48 AM

OR, he can't get ripped enough and his ego can't take losing to smaller but better-conditioned competitors. Rich Gaspari claimed that, when he beat Richards in a local show, Richards threw a fit and smashed his trophy.

Richards claimed that the "powers-that-be" conspired against him in the NPC, which is why he went to Nigeria and won their (relatively-speaking) podunk national championship to turn pro. Despite getting a Weider contract, Richards never stepped foot on stage. And, a number of the pros got tired of his running his mouth but not backing it up onstage.

correct, great physique, but if you can't get shredded?

Nasty Nate · « **Reply #74 on:** May 31, 2011, 02:32:22 PM »

George Farah could get him shredded.