I have labelled someone a stooge, patsy, lackey and fool. I will have to be more charitable in future.
What happens in most threads is the messenger gets attacked. On Getbig everyone eventually cannibalizes everyone else. I take heaps more abuse than I receive. For proof look at the willpower and fat people thread. That is where people posted the photo I use in my avatar. Eventually someone put a rubber ducky around my waist and it does conceal a bit of safety fat. At least I have a sense of humour and can laugh at myself. That is not something shared by most bodybuilders. I have had a gym since 1971 and started bodybuilding in 1959. I still train and my arms are growing again. I modified a leg extension yesterday and changed the angle on it. What happens on most leg extensions is the body tends to rise from the seat rest when heavy weights are being used. I changed the angle so that the user is leaning back at about 45 degrees. This position changes the center of gravity and now it will take much more resistance to cause the body to rise up. Why hasn't anyone else thought of this in all the years they have used that equipment? I might modify another leg extension and have the user at an even steeper angle to make rising unlikely.
I find it rather pathetic that so many put crap on others for no good reason. Bodybuilders put crap on female bodybuilders, fat people, unintelligent people, gay people, and old people. Did I leave anyone out? I have done more things in the Irongame than just about anyone else I know of. Who else has done the following: won a national title, won titles in powerlifting, weight lifting and grip. Been the best poser, judged contests, created judging criteria, created a physique sculpture of a female bodybuilder, formed a bodybuilding organization, written articles for magazines over a 30 year period, taken photos used on covers for BB magazines, formed a new theory of hypertrophy, owned a gym, owned a factory to build gym equipment, had a patent on a new biceps machine, designed and built new bodybuilding equipment and machines, pioneered using linear motion bearings in Smith machines and leg presses, and posted serious theories on the internet and defended them. I have yet to write a book. When I have something important to say I will get around to it.
Guys like Goatboy have no history except being good at criticism. Bob has won a few shows and built up a very large body. That is impressive. So what if he is the waterboy for the companies that run bodybuilding? I respect his work in radio and he is a popular figure in that area. Some might be able to do as good a job but he knows you have to promote yourself or you don't get chosen to do lots of things.
Ron has been trying to attract more top bodybuilders here. I don't have blue stars or much respect either. I decided to have a go at this forum because I enjoy a challenge and can hold my own in debates with anyone I have met. I respect several of the lads here re intelligence and good sense. Milos resembles me in some ways and we both are outspoken and own gyms. Lee Priest is a big man even though he is not tall. He makes sense, too. Keith Jones and I get along fine. We both knew Ray Mentzer so have something in common. We talk on the phone from time to time and both love to talk. That guy was strong as hell and a top arm wrestler. Lots of respect for his business skills because he knows how to promote and run gyms. We have different ideas about what a gym should be but that is not so bad. Lots of variety is good for the gym industry.
I suppose even the haters here wouldn't say that stuff to my face. We would all probably have a laugh over a beer if the truth were known.
