Author Topic: Gary Strydom on Next MD Cover (Read 18297 times)

Lee_a_priest · « **Reply #75 on:** May 11, 2006, 09:01:31 AM »

Quote from: NotMrAverage on May 11, 2006, 07:35:19 AM

I have a plan on how to become Lee´s friend. I´ll put a leading tray of donuts going all the way to my car starting at gym entrance. That should be about enough.

Could work.

YoMamaBeenLurking · « **Reply #76 on:** May 11, 2006, 09:13:23 AM »

Quote from: thisiskeith12 on May 11, 2006, 08:09:22 AM

Blechman only cares about making money. That's why he allowed his magazine to seemingly worship mass monsters up until recently.

What a truly stupid thing to say. Do you know him? Are you an entrepreneur? Do you care about making money?

Crusher · « **Reply #77 on:** May 11, 2006, 10:26:49 AM »

Quote from: YoMamaBeenLurking on May 11, 2006, 09:13:23 AM

What a truly stupid thing to say. Do you know him? Are you an entrepreneur? Do you care about making money?

No, it was an EXTREMELY stupid thing to say.

dknole · « **Reply #78 on:** May 11, 2006, 11:13:42 AM »

Great Cover Steve!

Why-oWhy would Preist do that to himself...I hope it was one of those Henna tattoos.

Danny-Boy · « **Reply #79 on:** May 11, 2006, 12:13:02 PM »

Melvin Anthony's waist is 26 inches.(claimed in countless articles). as it is probably what he's most notorious for other than his a la flex wheeler muscle bellies.. sooo gary having a 30 inch waist ripped doesn't seem too far off... his skin may look thicker now--thus creating that wider illusion...

Condor · « **Reply #80 on:** May 11, 2006, 12:52:44 PM »

Quote from: Stavios on May 10, 2006, 03:23:58 PM

Priest Confessional sucks Marc.

The first time it was cool

the second it was still cool

the 3rd time it was ok

now it sucks !!!!

MD have to find new ideas

spoken like a true non-fan of Lee Priest

Lee is probably the most popular bodybuilder in the world right now, why shouldn't he have his own column? Christ, even Frank Sepe has his own column somewhere. If you were as big of a fan as me and a lot of the rest of us, you would enjoy every little detail that Lee writes down every month.

scribbler · « **Reply #81 on:** May 11, 2006, 01:23:19 PM »

Quote from: Crusher on May 11, 2006, 06:49:53 AM

Why don't all you negativity spewing dip shits put out your own BB rag? Every month Blechman puts out a post giving us a heads up on what's coming in MD and the same 15 RETARDS (probably Weider employees) bitch rap his effort. Photo Shopped covers, same columns, no matter who he puts on the cover some contingent of out of shape ass holes who probably can't bench 135 rip it apart. Go put out your own mag!

I can guarantee you that anyone that speaks negative about MD is not a FLEX employee. We stay out of the back and forth insulting the other mags. Readers will buy whichever they choose, and that's it.

C

Crusher · « **Reply #82 on:** May 11, 2006, 02:39:29 PM »

Quote from: scribbler on May 11, 2006, 01:23:19 PM

Quote from: Crusher on May 11, 2006, 06:49:53 AM
Why don't all you negativity spewing dip shits put out your own BB rag? Every month Blechman puts out a post giving us a heads up on what's coming in MD and the same 15 RETARDS (probably Weider employees) bitch rap his effort. Photo Shopped covers, same columns, no matter who he puts on the cover some contingent of out of shape ass holes who probably can't bench 135 rip it apart. Go put out your own mag!

I can guarantee you that anyone that speaks negative about MD is not a FLEX employee. We stay out of the back and forth insulting the other mags. Readers will buy whichever they choose, and that's it.

C

I stand corrected then - about the Weider employees. The rest still stands.

thisiskeith12 · « **Reply #83 on:** May 11, 2006, 03:16:56 PM »

Quote from: YoMamaBeenLurking on May 11, 2006, 09:13:23 AM

What a truly stupid thing to say. Do you know him? Are you an entrepreneur? Do you care about making money?

No I don't know him, but based on what I see, it's easy to make that assumption. The magazine used to be natural, then it switched to worshipping the mass freaks, and now he is headed to aesthetics.

LuciusFox · « **Reply #84 on:** May 11, 2006, 03:18:22 PM »

Quote from: 240 is Back on May 11, 2006, 08:04:23 AM

Blechman is repeating Gary's claims. Melvin anthony claims 27 or 28, and he has a wast waist. Blech puts his own credibility on the line, verifying a claim (weight and waist) which could be verified in 30 seconds during the photo shoot, if he chose to.

The hype game is fine- but you can't get mad when you make false claims and are called out for it. The goal of the successful media push is to create something of SUBSTANCE. Plain ol' BBing hype just doesn't cut it with the educated fan base that MD has. And if we don't say anything now, maybe next month we'll hear about how Strydom did the Colo Pro at 28 inch waist and tipping the scales at 292.

And if you're going to pull numbers- brag about 450 pages- you gotta be prepared to explain why your 450 pages are better than FLEX's 350 pages.

Photoshop- same. MD's Cara insulted getbiggers who called out photoshop. Instead of just staying quiet- she said that was stupid and we were wrong.

Great post. Even bodybuilding journalists have a responsibility to verify claims.

Nordic Beast · « **Reply #85 on:** May 11, 2006, 03:33:23 PM »

Quote from: LuciusFox on May 11, 2006, 03:18:22 PM

Great post. Even bodybuilding journalists have a responsibility to verify claims.

yes good point brother luciusfox, when these magazines make these crazy claims they cant turn around, get mad and not expect people to question them----I think it's good publicity for the magazine for people to be talking about them---now when you get someone from MD alienating BB fans...well thats just not good publicity----its just not good business sense---and if getbiggers didnt matter why would steve blechman post on here about all his magazine covers

LuciusFox · « **Reply #86 on:** May 11, 2006, 03:35:53 PM »

Quote from: Nordic Beast on May 11, 2006, 03:33:23 PM

yes good point brother luciusfox, when these magazines make these crazy claims they cant turn around, get mad and not expect people to question them----I think it's good publicity for the magazine for people to be talking about them---now when you get someone from MD alienating BB fans...well thats just not good publicity----its just not good business sense---and if getbiggers didnt matter why would steve blechman post on here about all his magazine covers

Yes, I agree. If Blechman wants to have credibility he is going to have to be honest. It will take a great deal to convince many to buy his magazine, because we could get more entertainment here and if we wanted B.S., we'd just buy Flex

Ex Coelis · « **Reply #87 on:** May 11, 2006, 03:39:11 PM »

I'm still pissed that they dropped Paul Dillett's column. Now I have to read him in MMI, which is a rag compared to MD.

Hey Steve or Cara - why did you let go of Paul? His column was one of the reasons I started buying MD every month - haven't missed an issue since

Nordic Beast · « **Reply #88 on:** May 11, 2006, 03:40:53 PM »

Quote from: Big Poppa J on May 11, 2006, 03:39:11 PM

I'm still pissed that they dropped Paul Dillett's column. Now I have to read him in MMI, which is a rag compared to MD.

Hey Steve or Cara - why did you let go of Paul? His column was one of the reasons I started buying MD every month - haven't missed an issue since

remember when they had flex's column "the darkside of BB" or something like that---he called out Levorne for using massive amounts of escilene----that column lasted about 2 seconds

Nordic Beast · « **Reply #89 on:** May 11, 2006, 03:42:23 PM »

Quote from: LuciusFox on May 11, 2006, 03:35:53 PM

Yes, I agree. If Blechman wants to have credibility he is going to have to be honest. It will take a great deal to convince many to buy his magazine, because we could get more entertainment here and if we wanted B.S., we'd just buy Flex

spoken like a true man of Jesus----thank brother fox for leading the masses out of the darkness

JESUS ROCKS

LuciusFox · « **Reply #90 on:** May 11, 2006, 03:44:53 PM »

Quote from: Nordic Beast on May 11, 2006, 03:40:53 PM

remember when they had flex's column "the darkside of BB" or something like that---he called out Levorne for using massive amounts of escilene----that column lasted about 2 seconds

Hahahahahaha, I'll bet Earl1972 sent a letter complaining

Dante · « **Reply #91 on:** June 08, 2006, 04:46:43 PM »

Gary Strydom is and always will be one of the great bodybuilders. There is not another like him, his height,his waist, his looks, his shoulders,and the long frame with the long muscle bellies that are thick and round. Everybody out there stop hating. All you all wish you could look this good for your age. Keep up the fantastic work Gary, you are one in a million and we are glad to have you.

LuciusFox · « **Reply #92 on:** June 08, 2006, 04:49:38 PM »

Quote from: Dante on June 08, 2006, 04:46:43 PM

Gary Strydom is and always will be one of the great bodybuilders. There is not another like him, his height,his waist, his looks, his shoulders,and the long frame with the long muscle bellies that are thick and round. Everybody out there stop hating. All you all wish you could look this good for your age. Keep up the fantastic work Gary, you are one in a million and we are glad to have you.

Nice to see some positive comments on the board

Crusher · « **Reply #93 on:** June 08, 2006, 06:05:02 PM »

So now how exaggerated do you doubters think his waist measurement of 30 inches was? "Way exaggerated?" Like if it was actually 31 MD has lost credibility for being SO FAR OFF? Give me a fucking break. Does anyone pull out a measuring tape when Melvin Anthony talks about his waist being 26 or 28? So why should Blechman when Gary says 30? Looked 30 to me and I was there. The guy looked phenomenal! Gary deserves nothing but respect. And right on MD and Musclemag for putting him on your covers - while Flex dragged out an old picture of Dorian in a tank top.

240 is Back · « **Reply #94 on:** June 08, 2006, 06:15:37 PM »

Quote from: Crusher on June 08, 2006, 06:05:02 PM

So now how exaggerated do you doubters think his waist measurement of 30 inches was? "Way exaggerated?" Like if it was actually 31 MD has lost credibility for being SO FAR OFF? Give me a fucking break. Does anyone pull out a measuring tape when Melvin Anthony talks about his waist being 26 or 28? So why should Blechman when Gary says 30? Looked 30 to me and I was there. The guy looked phenomenal! Gary deserves nothing but respect. And right on MD and Musclemag for putting him on your covers - while Flex dragged out an old picture of Dorian in a tank top.

When the editor himself steps up and makes the claim, it carries more weight than say, a supplement ad. When Blechman says something, we take it to the bank. When he speaks, it's big news and usually newsworthy. IMO he would have been better served to just talk about Strydom without dropping that 30-inch number. Boss Blech knows BBing. a 30-inch waist is pretty amazing. Then again, strydom doesn't really havea back, so...

Lift Studios · « **Reply #95 on:** June 08, 2006, 06:37:34 PM »

Quote from: 240 is Back on June 08, 2006, 06:15:37 PM

When Blechman says something, we take it to the bank.

Like when he threatens to rip one's arm off and beat them with it?

Matt C · « **Reply #96 on:** June 08, 2006, 08:15:21 PM »

Dave Henry looked photoshopped on the Lee Priest / Henry cover. If you go to the spread on them later in the issue, the exact same pic is there and Henry looks much smaller.

Explain that one.

adipo8 · « **Reply #97 on:** June 08, 2006, 08:16:05 PM »

Nice Spread of Freeman - Looking huge and tiny waist -