Brad Castleberry

[Coach is Back!]

Yes, he must be at least 28 now.  He lays tiles?

Something isn't right with his age. It will be 10 years this Dec since I competed last in the Excalibur and he was in my class in open Lt. Hvy. You're trying to tell me he was 17-18 years old? If I read his football stats correctly, he played Juco in 2011.

[Man of Steel]

LOL yea thats exactly what I said....jesus....""Brad has decided to never juice, he's going to concentrate on football" or something like that"......ok...thats not what i said but who cares........ Oh man I cant even believe im talking about this guy again....why do i even bother. Let me straighten everyone out here ok.

a)He is 29-30 years old now. He weighs about 245-255 now. Back when he was 19-21 he was competing at 192-203 or something like that. He swore to me he was natural at that bodyweight....and his training partners swore it to me too. Obviously he is blasting nowadays. To make Van Bilderass happy Im going to say this "he was probably straight out bullshitting me" back then...I really dont care but seeing Van Bilderass bring this up every year for the last decade, there you go....you are right, I am wrong. He was probably lying to me. He is much bigger now and much leaner now than back then but he was probably lying his ass off...ok now that that is out of the way.

b) Nobody here in San Diego give a crap about this guy like people on the internet do. Yea its annoying as hell what he does and how he acts in his videos....he isnt making good money....Instagram likes and followers does not equal money made

c) He is ungodly strong. Yea its pretty shocking how strong he is at that lean of a bodyweight. He is starting to get injured more and more so its probably going to come back at him as he gets into his 30's

d) There is no fake weights here. Dont take my word for it, he isnt hard to find as someone else said on this thread.....there was just a thread on this on Geard up newsgroup where 4 other people who lift in the same gyms besides me said the same thing. You could not bring fake weights into these gyms. The picture of him in front of the squat rack...thats 24 hour fitness on sycamore in vista. You would have to walk thru the parking lot with fake weights, past the front desk, thru the TRX section, up two flights of stairs, and then all the way the length of the gym to get to the squat rack with fake weights in front of everyone in the gym to get there. It is not happening

e) He cannot bench 675. He cannot squat whatever is on the bar in front of the squat rack picture. There are no fake weights here. He is not hard to find..he lifts at 10am in the morning at 3-4 gyms here in North County San Diego. I lifted in the same gym with him for 10 years at the same time, I couldnt even count how many times ive seen him train. He doesnt even bring in a gym bag nevermind fake weights...the only thing Ive ever seen him walk thru the front door with is a phone...thats it. I have seen him deadlift 7 plates each side for reps probably 40 times. I have seen him do 4-5 plates plus each side on the bench press probably 200 times. I have seen him do 4 plate plus inclines probably 200 times. I know ive seen him do a 495 incline for i think 2 reps. Ive seen him do dips with five 45's on the dip belt. Ive seen him do 3 plates each side on ez bar tricep extensions for reps.....and a bunch of other stuff. He has insane genetics for strength and jumping ability.

f) his diet sucks...every single guy reading this post would have 25-30lbs more muscle mass on himself with this guys genetics because his diet to gain muscle mass is awful. But his genetics allow him to make gains but he should be much bigger. His triceps arent great...and in person he is much smaller than a IFBB pro of the same height. Regardless he is seriously strong. But again any getbigger who knows how to eat would be bigger with this guys genetic gifts. Its not fair but it is what it is.

g) Ok here is the gist of it. He does super spotting and half reps. I have no idea why he feels 500lbs lifted by himself in the bench press is not impressive but I guess he does. So these pictures and videos you see he is doing super spotting...which mean his training partner is pulling up the bar by 150-200lbs on the bench and doing the same if not more on the squats. That is it explained....they are pulling up on the bar and making it look like he is lifting way more than he can actually lift. I have no idea why he does it...i guess for instagram likes or whatever....but that is what is going on.

This video right here is exactly what is going on....I cannot even explain it any more clearer. The weights are real...but there is serious super spotting going on. Its been going on for years and years.     

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Good post.....thanks Brad

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flab shithairy

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Something isn't right with his age. It will be 10 years this Dec since I competed last in the Excalibur and he was in my class in open Lt. Hvy. You're trying to tell me he was 17-18 years old? If I read his football stats correctly, he played Juco in 2011.

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Good post.....thanks Brad

Sounds like jimmy the bull pellichia

[Fortress]

Sounds like jimmy the bull pellichia

I hung with The Bull in Vegas. This was in the late '90s. Guy was a lightbulb. No wheels.

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Should be around 33-35

[tommywishbone]

He says he had an NFL tryout or attended the combines?

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!

[Spike]

Most guys I know that went to combine find good work on practice squads

One dude here in Charlotte is on panthers practice squad , makes $60k in season

I'd think he'd use that ability to earn some bank whilst going back to competing


Muscle mania --  me and PJ and doing JR USAs and this kid went to the NFL

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Most guys I know that went to combine find good work on practice squads

One dude here in Charlotte is on panthers practice squad , makes $60k in season

I'd think he'd use that ability to earn some bank whilst going back to competing


Muscle mania --  me and PJ and doing JR USAs and this kid went to the NFL

Practice squad pays $7k week. I had a player last season that was on Cleveland's practice squad then was traded to the Cardinals towards the end of the season and is part of the 53. He should get a lot of play time this season.