I met Keith Jones, back in 1996, at a health food store.The name of the store was The Wild Cheetah Nutrtion Center, the owner, who was a friend of Keiths was Richard Bounce.The owner was a really cool guy who knew all the cops, and guys on SWAT, and gave them great discounts.All the Firemen, Cops, SWAT, and Military went to this store.
Anyways, when I met Keith he was probably right around 280-290lbs, at probably 13-15% bodyfat.He was a pretty big guy, his arms were close to 20- 21" and his chest I would gues right around 55"-57" .Beleive it or not the guy had a pretty impressive build, for an profesional arm wrestler.He wasnt fat, just a lil bulky, but had a "V" tape.He even showed Richard Bounce pictures of him with numerious well known stars, and his SAG ,card, Screen Actors Guild Card.So Keith did acting, and working with well known actors.Real actors, not B-listers, but "REAL" holly wood stars.He also owned part of a sports nutrition company based out of Hawaii.So he was doing really well for himself.
My question to Keith is how did you go from being a muscular guy who was in very good shape and doing acting to a man who weighs over 400lbs? Do you suffer from depression? did something happen to you, that made you lose all hope? What made you give up on life.?I am not putting you down but Keith, you had so much going for you back then, and after seeing pics of you at last years Mr Olympia expo, I was quite shocked.Keith please tell us what happened.I know if these guys saw you back when you were in shape, they wouldnt talking all the shit they talk now trust me.
I have told this story a million times. I have not once said the spider bite caused my weight gain. Not once. Anyone who saw the first five years after the bite knows what happened. What it did do was prevent me from training. This is because I had monthly bouts with the leg acting up. A fever of 102, shivering, then sweating, my leg got so red I had to sleep with it off the side of the bed, swelling of my calf up to 32", peeling of the skin on my lower right leg. This did get me very depressed and I did not change my diet. So I was eating the same shit but not getting any exercise. I sepnt about 10 days a months in bed unable to walk. You can ask anyone who knew what was happening. In fact at my show in Hawaii I had such a high fever and my leg was so big I collapsed one day at the entrance. I blame myself because I should have been stronger and been able to at least diet enough where I didn't gain the weight. But I didn't.
I literally went from riding my bike 28 miles a day 4 to 5 days a week and training in the morning at 8am and then again at 4pm and pulling a weight tire around Diamond Head on weekends. I was still benching 405 for 6 to 8 reps while dropping weight. My goal was 275 to compete. I was about 292 when I got bit. Depression was absolutely what did me in though. I got so out of shape and weak I didn't want to go to the gym. Instead of benching 315 easy as hell I was barely doing 225 for 8 to 10. What got the weakest was my legs. My right calf atrophied and I developed lymphedema in my lower right leg. I just hated going to the gym. I basically stayed home and either stayed in bed or went out to my pool and hung out for 8 hours a day.
I got back training last summer pretty good. I was getting strong again then I got hurt again. The up and down was killing me. I have my blood checked every 4 months or so. My cholesterol has never been over 134 and last time was 118. My blood glucose is 89. All my numbers are right in the middle. I gained 99% of my weight in my gut and ass. I am down in weight and trying to get back into the gym. The big mouths here and the kids like Asschaotic, Goatballs and some others have no idea what they have in store for them when they get older. they are not even close to what my physical condition was and my strength was. They are in their peak years and they play on the internet all day. I spent maybe 8 hours a day at home back then. All the other time I was at the gym or out doing something. Some of the idiots on here seem to think when I post pics of me it is bragging or whatever. It aint anything to me. I saw these people all the time. I was out doing something with my life while you ate the same age live at home, play on the computer and basically are doing nothing with your life. I post my past pics cause I can. What am I going to do post shit of me now. Fuck I have admitted everytime I look like shit. Why would I go around bragging about that. I post my past cause I did not waste my youth or my prime years. I did something with it. Whether it was successful in some people eyes or not, I did alot of things that were my goals at the time and I got to experience things not one of my closet friends have been able to do. And all along I had a ton of fun. So when guys like Asschaotic and others make fun of me, it does nothing to me. How can I take someone like them seriously when they have done nothing in their life and are wasting their prime years.
When I feel comfortable about how I look and I have my strength back I will pst videos and pics of me no problem. I will challenge any of the youngsters on here to any kind of lifting for strength they want (except for Wolf who by the way is awesome, he looks great now). I still think at 50 I should be able to bench at least 405 for reps and possibly 500 and front press 315 for reps and possibly 405 for a few. I know I will be able to incline 405 for a few reps. And I mean with no spotter in the video and a pause at the bottom of every rep. None of this shit some of you post doing 1/4 reps and have a spotter spot you.
So keep up the making fun of me. All it does is support the fact that you are wasting your prime years making fun of a currently overweight old man. And for the guys who PM me all the time and support me thanks. It is usually the guys who have had some experience and understand what age can do. You younger guys who say shit about older people and how they look, you have no idea what you are in for. It is guaranteed you are going to look like shit if you can even make it that far.
And no this is not a meltdown. It is me explaining how it is.
