Author Topic: Which pro bodybuilder inspired you when you started lifting? (Read 4483 times)

Meso_z · « **on:** June 23, 2008, 03:50:16 AM »

I remember grabing a flex magazine and looking the through pics (as i didn't care about articles and stuff like that because i didn't knew shit) when i came across Lee priests pic curling a bar, i was so amazed how he managed to have so much muscle in such a small frame....freaky, i instantly became a Priest fan ...

Another guy was Nasser (yes, Nasser

a pic of him doing pullovers in the nautilus machine with his classic glasses and all these fancy clothes...looked cool.

how about you? which guys do you "blame" for getting into bodybuilding?

Jeffro · « **Reply #1 on:** June 23, 2008, 03:51:42 AM »

Arnold

Bluto · « **Reply #2 on:** June 23, 2008, 03:53:47 AM »

Doring.

Klaus Doring.

webcake · « **Reply #3 on:** June 23, 2008, 03:57:26 AM »

I don't know if i can pin point it to just one bb'er. The first mag i read was a '92 Flex mag i think (might be a different year, can't remember, the mag was like 10 years old when i read it) and it had guys like Lee Labrada, Porter Cotrell, Chris Cormier, Sonny Schmidt. I just remember seeing those physiques and instantly wanting to look like that.

Monster81 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 23, 2008, 03:58:22 AM »

Arnold in the Terminator 2 movie

webcake · « **Reply #5 on:** June 23, 2008, 03:59:11 AM »

Quote from: Monster81 on June 23, 2008, 03:58:22 AM

Arnld in the Rerminator 2 movie

Yeah Arnold was awesome in "Rerminator"...

Mazda323 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 23, 2008, 04:00:39 AM »

King Kamali

HAHAHAHA!!!

Arnold and Frank Zane.

just_a_pilgrim · « **Reply #7 on:** June 23, 2008, 04:01:09 AM »

Dorian for his attitude in Blood and Guts (the book). About being consistent year round in your approach to get gains.

evandatp · « **Reply #8 on:** June 23, 2008, 04:02:00 AM »

Mower.

Hugo Chavez · « **Reply #9 on:** June 23, 2008, 04:03:52 AM »

Arnold, Franco and I liked Bertil Fox a lot too.

Monster81 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 23, 2008, 04:04:14 AM »

Quote from: webcke on June 23, 2008, 03:59:11 AM

Yeah Arnold was awesome in "Rerminator"...

Jeffro · « **Reply #11 on:** June 23, 2008, 04:04:46 AM »

i never caught Arnold in the "Rerminator" movies, but Pumping Iron was pretty motivational

NaturalWonder83 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 23, 2008, 04:05:02 AM »

nasser el sonbaty

JasonH · « **Reply #13 on:** June 23, 2008, 04:08:54 AM »

There were many things for me which all kind of intermingle which inspired me. Before I ever bought a bodybuilding magazine or knew anything about the "sport" I had seen Van Damme films and wanted to look that muscular. Then I bought the magazines in the early 90's and guys like Dorian, Shawn Ray, and Kevin Levrone inspired me. Obviously Arnold did too and I also remember seeing an article in a British tabloid newspaper about the emerging WBF in 1990 and there was an interview with Gary Strydom and I wondered how on earth I was ever going to look like that. For some reason the idea of training with weights solidly for 15 years appealed to me and I've been hooked ever since.

Beefjake · « **Reply #14 on:** June 23, 2008, 04:12:00 AM »

Rich Gaspari

LatsMcGee · « **Reply #15 on:** June 23, 2008, 04:14:06 AM »

Flex Wheeler

Moosejay · « **Reply #16 on:** June 23, 2008, 04:47:15 AM »

Zane
Coe
Mentzer
Arnold
Corney
Tinnerino
Padilla
Robinson
Grymkowski

ToxicAvenger · « **Reply #17 on:** June 23, 2008, 04:56:15 AM »

it ws more of a book...

i found me a copy of the original pumping iron at hornebake liberary back in the day....

i'd sit there and pour over it for hours...

then i'd go to the scientific journals and pour over all relevant abstracts for hours..

nukkaready · « **Reply #18 on:** June 23, 2008, 05:04:44 AM »

Bruce Lee

AVBG · « **Reply #19 on:** June 23, 2008, 05:08:29 AM »

Lee Haney

bodybuilder1234 · « **Reply #20 on:** June 23, 2008, 05:44:06 AM »

none of them, the dude with the six pack at the beach did

spinnis · « **Reply #21 on:** June 23, 2008, 05:46:27 AM »

Ronnie coleman The unbelievable.

davidbb2 · « **Reply #22 on:** June 23, 2008, 05:47:57 AM »

Dorian.

Stark · « **Reply #23 on:** June 23, 2008, 05:48:19 AM »

Quote from: Swede! on June 23, 2008, 05:46:27 AM

Ronnie coleman The unbelievable.

Same here, Arnold made me lift and Ronnie made me start being interested in Pro BB

TrueGrit · « **Reply #24 on:** June 23, 2008, 06:07:10 AM »

None if them. I also had no interest in pro bodybuilding when I started lifting weights. I was inspired most by Reeves, simply because I wanted to have a physique like that. Same is true with Zane. I then got into the Pumping Iron film and liked Arnold's charisma etc..

None of the insulin/Gh type physiques were something I was interested in building for myself so my interest was and is confined to the novelty and circus freak aspect of it. For example, I will look at Trey Brewer threads, laugh and ponder what and why he did what he did to himself. The macabre theatre of it all keeps me pretty fascinated tbh.

Author Topic: Which pro bodybuilder inspired you when you started lifting? (Read 4483 times)

Moosejay

AVBG

spinnis