Author Topic: Lou Ferrigno- Stand tall (Read 5817 times)

MAXX · « **on:** October 17, 2015, 06:23:10 AM »

that will be 20$ ty.

pretty freaky in his prime though

Never1AShow · « **Reply #1 on:** October 17, 2015, 06:34:28 AM »

He has a super giant head. What's the deal, gh? That pic someone posted of him with his family, none of the kids have the somewhat deformed look Lou has.

njflex · « **Reply #2 on:** October 17, 2015, 06:42:52 AM »

Quote from: MAXX on October 17, 2015, 06:23:10 AM

that will be 20$ ty.

pretty freaky in his prime though

,,,VID

Mr.1derful · « **Reply #3 on:** October 17, 2015, 07:37:55 AM »

1% body fat?! What a clown.

Irongrip400 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 17, 2015, 07:46:11 AM »

Probably could've won a few titles had he stuck with it after Arnold retired. Although, because of THE HULK role, he's still the second most popular bodybuilder ever. He looked massive in that Hercules movie.

hipolito mejia · « **Reply #5 on:** October 17, 2015, 10:04:52 AM »

Quote from: Irongrip400 on October 17, 2015, 07:46:11 AM

Probably could've won a few titles had he stuck with it after Arnold retired. Although, because of THE HULK role, he's still the second most popular bodybuilder ever. He looked massive in that Hercules movie.

I'm surprised that Lou for being the second most popular bodybuilder ever doesn't have a special picture collection thread on this board.

Skylge · « **Reply #6 on:** October 17, 2015, 10:14:53 AM »

At 6 ft 5 and 270 lbs, he was the biggest freak of the seventies:

Taffin · « **Reply #7 on:** October 17, 2015, 10:30:12 AM »

Quote from: Never1AShow on October 17, 2015, 06:34:28 AM

He has a super giant head. What's the deal, gh? That pic someone posted of him with his family, none of the kids have the somewhat deformed look Lou has.

IIRC, when Lou made his big come-back via the WBF he ended up giving himself Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, a well known GH side (Bev Francis encountered a similar problem). Of course, these may have been entirely unrelated to GH use, so I suppose I'm being mean spirited for bringing it up?

Having said that, since all human attributes can be said to be distributed statistically via a bell curve, it's not unreasonable to expect that some people - some as Lou - may be at the upper end of endogenous GH production. Not Andre the Giant territory, but much higher than the general population... So the introduction of GH to such an individual might 'tip their balance' much more quickly than a dude with low natural levels. (Hoping a GetBig expert chimes in here)

(Full disclosure: Big Lou fan here - some of the most balanced arms of all time IMHO)

Mobil · « **Reply #8 on:** October 17, 2015, 02:13:39 PM »

super schmoe at 19:38

Skeletor · « **Reply #9 on:** October 17, 2015, 03:20:22 PM »

Quote from: Mobil on October 17, 2015, 02:13:39 PM

super schmoe at 19:38

Haha, yes!

Epic Shawn Ray glasses. Brutal mullet in the background.

WOOO · « **Reply #10 on:** October 17, 2015, 03:23:15 PM »

Deaf voice of peace....

Slik · « **Reply #11 on:** October 17, 2015, 08:42:35 PM »

Quote from: Taffin on October 17, 2015, 10:30:12 AM

IIRC, when Lou made his big come-back via the WBF he ended up giving himself Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, a well known GH side (Bev Francis encountered a similar problem). Of course, these may have been entirely unrelated to GH use, so I suppose I'm being mean spirited for bringing it up?

Having said that, since all human attributes can be said to be distributed statistically via a bell curve, it's not unreasonable to expect that some people - some as Lou - may be at the upper end of endogenous GH production. Not Andre the Giant territory, but much higher than the general population... So the introduction of GH to such an individual might 'tip their balance' much more quickly than a dude with low natural levels. (Hoping a GetBig expert chimes in here)

(Full disclosure: Big Lou fan here - some of the most balanced arms of all time IMHO)

haha. U got that from the gossip column of mmi back in the day. I remember that article. Also. To my recollection Lou was never in the WBF. Am I wrong about that? Lou made a comeback for the Olympia n I was right there most days to see him train. Unholy huge beast!

Europe · « **Reply #12 on:** October 17, 2015, 09:17:48 PM »

Quote from: MAXX on October 17, 2015, 06:23:10 AM

that will be 20$ ty.

actually it's 30$, he altered it with a marker pen.

syntaxmachine · « **Reply #13 on:** October 17, 2015, 10:00:47 PM »

Quote from: hipolito mejia on October 17, 2015, 10:04:52 AM

I'm surprised that Lou for being the second most popular bodybuilder ever doesn't have a special picture collection thread on this board.

we couldn't afford such a thread.

Taffin · « **Reply #14 on:** October 17, 2015, 11:54:29 PM »

Quote from: Slik on October 17, 2015, 08:42:35 PM

haha. U got that from the gossip column of mmi back in the day. I remember that article. Also. To my recollection Lou was never in the WBF. Am I wrong about that? Lou made a comeback for the Olympia n I was right there most days to see him train. Unholy huge beast!

LOL I'm sure you're right, I is confuse a lot!

ps - so do you reckon there was any truth in it?

Cableguy · « **Reply #15 on:** October 18, 2015, 12:23:04 AM »

Quote from: MAXX on October 17, 2015, 06:23:10 AM

that will be 20$ ty.

pretty freaky in his prime though

Wow, thanks for posting this! Took me right back to those days when I trained at World and hung out with Eddie G and Ira Bankowski. I saw Lou at a relatively slim 260 or so, and in about six months he was close to 300! I used to love that shoulder press machine that Lou was using. Another piece made by Joe Gold.

Ira was a real encyclopedia when it came to bodybuilding history. Funny guy as well. He's gone now. Died from a drug overdose I believe. Not 100%
sure though.

rocket · « **Reply #16 on:** October 18, 2015, 01:24:05 AM »

I bought a vhs of stand tall for all of about $6 maybe 15 years ago. I didn't know at the time that Ferrigno was possibly the world's most heaviest muscled emo. If you want to spend 82 minutes soaking in the complex and ultimately negative world of Lou Ferrigno, that's the vid to watch. I can sort of see why he'd be a bit of a bitch on account of being so well known, yet still forced to slum it on the convention / competition route selling autographs, but most of the former stars of sci-fi and cult tv have to do the same and it beats actually creating value for some guy who is profiting from your hard work.

WOOO · « **Reply #17 on:** October 18, 2015, 03:00:03 AM »

41:20. Straps to row 150lbs...

Pathetic

_bruce_ · « **Reply #18 on:** October 18, 2015, 03:04:51 AM »

Quote from: Irongrip400 on October 17, 2015, 07:46:11 AM

Probably could've won a few titles had he stuck with it after Arnold retired. Although, because of THE HULK role, he's still the second most popular bodybuilder ever. He looked massive in that Hercules movie.

He was quite the massive dick.
Exchanging a "was" for a "has" could have made Lou a man of honor.

hipolito mejia · « **Reply #19 on:** October 19, 2015, 03:22:30 AM »

Quote from: WOOO on October 18, 2015, 03:00:03 AM

41:20. Straps to row 150lbs...

Pathetic

That was just "acting" to get the move going. Amazing muscle separation though

_aj_ · « **Reply #20 on:** October 19, 2015, 03:30:33 AM »

Looks amazingly huge at 270. Now you have 212's that get up to 300 in the offseason at 5'4"

SF1900 · « **Reply #21 on:** October 19, 2015, 10:05:14 AM »

It would be hilarious if someone pirated this movie and spread it all over the internet for free. Ferrigno would go into a fit of rage the likes of which has never been seen before.

Nether Animal · « **Reply #22 on:** October 19, 2015, 10:38:13 AM »

Boyer hitting the GH hard there. Arms look huge in some of those gym scenes.

NelsonMuntz · « **Reply #23 on:** October 19, 2015, 11:07:43 AM »

Quote from: Skeletor on October 17, 2015, 03:20:22 PM

Haha, yes!

Epic Shawn Ray glasses. Brutal mullet in the background.

The other guy has a Doo like our very own Harley