Funny Nasser interview

[Bevo]

Is the low carbs + tren theory possibly the explanation?

No, he was just a dick to friends, family included

[Tha Grim Lifter]

This is why Dorian got the W.

Nasser could diet down to 220 for that show and wouldn't be that hard.

[Matt]

Nasser could diet down to 220 for that show and wouldn't be that hard.

Correct.  Not due to lack of muscle mass.  It was because Nasser had the genetic inability to get in that conditioning, regardless of what weight he was.  Some people simply don't have the genetic ability to get that lean.

I'm not saying that as a slam on Nasser...he just couldn't ever get as hard as Yates could.  Then again...hardly anyone could.

[ESFitness]

I've always believed the change in today's physiques, and nassers inability to get that hard/granite look  was due to intramuscular fat storage. Like marbling in a steak. I could be misremembering (& it's not important enuf for me to look it up at the moment), but isn't the reason they put estradiol/progestin in cattle implants to improve marbling in the meat? That's lead me to believe increased insulin use could lead to intramuscular fat deposits, even miniscule.

Also, I believe the increased GH use causing hyperplasia/more muscle-fibers, rather than in the past, when guys just used anabolics and just increased the size of individual muscle fibers... Or even guys these days who just use anabolics without GH and/or insulin tend to have a harder look.

Anyways... Just a thought

[hardgainerj]

It could be that too.  He was a smart guy + had a bit of a language barrier [though not really].  He was a lot more calm in his "Nasser On the Way" DVDs.

I have cusp autism myself [it's a pretty broad spectrum, and I am only just on the very cusp, or even just outside it, but in the "possible" range], and for some reason they don't use the term Aspberger's anymore.

I think because people are telling autistic people they have Ass Burgers?

'I specifically am annoyed during this time when it comes to too bright lights, noises that are too loud or people who are too talkative. And I do not have time and patience for dumb talk or unnecessary arguments. Sometimes I feel like not shaving my face for a week or just peeing in bed because I do feel too tired to get up. But you have to get up in order not to mess your mattress up.'

https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/drobson324.htm

[JuicedKangaroo]

I've always believed the change in today's physiques, and nassers inability to get that hard/granite look  was due to intramuscular fat storage. Like marbling in a steak. I could be misremembering (& it's not important enuf for me to look it up at the moment), but isn't the reason they put estradiol/progestin in cattle implants to improve marbling in the meat? That's lead me to believe increased insulin use could lead to intramuscular fat deposits, even miniscule.

Also, I believe the increased GH use causing hyperplasia/more muscle-fibers, rather than in the past, when guys just used anabolics and just increased the size of individual muscle fibers... Or even guys these days who just use anabolics without GH and/or insulin tend to have a harder look.

Anyways... Just a thought

My thoughts are the same. Could not have said it any better myself.

[Matt]

'I specifically am annoyed during this time when it comes to too bright lights, noises that are too loud or people who are too talkative. And I do not have time and patience for dumb talk or unnecessary arguments. Sometimes I feel like not shaving my face for a week or just peeing in bed because I do feel too tired to get up. But you have to get up in order not to mess your mattress up.'

https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/drobson324.htm

Wow!  Great find.

I personally live with blackout blinds all over my house.  Once the new baby is born, I may rent my house for $1,600 CAD and move to one side of the duplex my parents live in, for $2,000 CAD.  I've decided I want to be a family this time, and that means leaving my current home which is highly catered to me.  There will be the benefit of being next to my parents, which will make visits easy.  But I can't have blackout blinds on every window, and have all other stimulation removed, as I currently have it.

But hey - I've managed my autism by living in seclusion all of my life.  I give the family thing a try again, and this time, I'm fully committed.

As Nasser said - you need to do certain things to get or avoid a certain result.  I have a hard time with many aspects of "normalcy", but other things come very easily to me.  As was said in the movie "Rain Movie" - autistic people have "certain abilities...certain deficiencies", so my goal is to focus on my strengths and take advantage of them, while not attempting to make any weak points the focal point of my life.

In Nasser's case, his channeled his genetic condition - be it autism, or something else - into bodybuilding at the top level.  And he was, for a fleeting moment in time, the #2 bodybuilder in the world, with some people thinking he should have won the whole show.

I think he probably felt the same way placing 2nd in 1997 as Johny Hendricks felt losing to Georges St-Pierre at UFC 167.  But at least in Johny's case, he went on to win the belt from Robbie Lawler in early 2014.  And no matter what happened to Hendricks post-win [some would say post-USADA], he will always have "UFC Welterweight Champion of the World" on his resume.

Unfortunately for Nasser, he was forever a "2nd Place Finisher", "First Runner-Up", "Also Ran", "First Loser", or even an "Uncrowned Mr. Olympia"...but Nasser never did get the title officially, and I think that weighed on him until the day he died.

Sad.

[Atlas pump]

You must be high functioning if you're on the autism spectrum. Seeing how you have managed to live a comfortable life coupled with your ability to meet and taste a variety of slits...

[Matt]

You must be high functioning if you're on the autism spectrum. Seeing how you have managed to live a comfortable life coupled with your ability to meet and taste a variety of slits...

Love that scent.

I think it's time for me to take a wife though...so the lady I have currently knocked up...we have decided to make a life together.  It's something new for me...but I'm very interested in trying it.

I am hugely supportive of the two mothers of my first three children [$$], and they seem happy as long as I am a strong financial support + a good dad.

And yes sir, I am a high functioning autistic.

That said, it's also important to note that autism is a spectrum, and I am basically just on the cusp of normalcy + autism.

I'm actually a good person to know for anyone interested in learning about autism because I am as "normal" as a person can get while being autistic.  I'm assuming that things like OCD and ADHD are on a spectrum too - and that some people have more of said traits than others.  Or less.  And some people may barely be classifiable as OCD - just as I am barely classifiable as autistic.  But it is what it is, and I accept the diagnosis.  My son is also autistic, and like me - barely on the scale.

I also think autism offers some advantages.  It may be the reason why I have strong math and was able to complete and undergraduate degree in university in mathematics.

Cheers!

[Primemuscle]

Wow!  Great find.

I personally live with blackout blinds all over my house.  Once the new baby is born, I may rent my house for $1,600 CAD and move to one side of the duplex my parents live in, for $2,000 CAD.  I've decided I want to be a family this time, and that means leaving my current home which is highly catered to me.  There will be the benefit of being next to my parents, which will make visits easy.  But I can't have blackout blinds on every window, and have all other stimulation removed, as I currently have it.

But hey - I've managed my autism by living in seclusion all of my life.  I give the family thing a try again, and this time, I'm fully committed.

As Nasser said - you need to do certain things to get or avoid a certain result.  I have a hard time with many aspects of "normalcy", but other things come very easily to me.  As was said in the movie "Rain Movie" - autistic people have "certain abilities...certain deficiencies", so my goal is to focus on my strengths and take advantage of them, while not attempting to make any weak points the focal point of my life.

In Nasser's case, his channeled his genetic condition - be it autism, or something else - into bodybuilding at the top level.  And he was, for a fleeting moment in time, the #2 bodybuilder in the world, with some people thinking he should have won the whole show.

I think he probably felt the same way placing 2nd in 1997 as Johny Hendricks felt losing to Georges St-Pierre at UFC 167.  But at least in Johny's case, he went on to win the belt from Robbie Lawler in early 2014.  And no matter what happened to Hendricks post-win [some would say post-USADA], he will always have "UFC Welterweight Champion of the World" on his resume.

Unfortunately for Nasser, he was forever a "2nd Place Finisher", "First Runner-Up", "Also Ran", "First Loser", or even an "Uncrowned Mr. Olympia"...but Nasser never did get the title officially, and I think that weighed on him until the day he died.

Sad.

It is good to read that you seem to have reconciled your differences with your family, especially your mom. I wish you well as you move forward with them.

Why no blackout blinds in your half of the duplex if that is what you are most comfortable with? Set the parameters of you moving there at the onset and you all should enjoy a smoother co-existance.