Author Topic: Greg Valvalino on ESPN E:60 WHY??? (Read 4117 times)

hmontaq · « **on:** April 26, 2009, 11:30:59 PM »

http://vimeo.com/4298577?pg=embed&sec=4298577

Watch James Stewart, a true athlete, and the worlds fastest motocrosser on the same show.

Howard · « **Reply #1 on:** April 28, 2009, 05:40:13 AM »

Quote from: hmontaq on April 26, 2009, 11:30:59 PM

http://vimeo.com/4298577?pg=embed&sec=4298577

Watch James Stewart, a true athlete, and the worlds fastest motocrosser on the same show.

Gregg V. aka "the Ramblin' freak" is a friendly, funny guy, that caught a cult following and gained some media attention. Had he remained a serious BB, he would have remained rather obscure, like most of us.
He had a decent natural/low dose physique when he started. He might have won a few state level shows as a middlewt and that would have been it. He blew out his arms to absurd proportions with some crazy, extreme methods ( GOD only knows what different substances were in his arms).
I have met GV in person, I like him and he seems sane and ok to me. Having said that, he is NOT the ideal image for the sport of bodybuilding. He also hurts the efforts to educate the public and congress about the scientific realities of steorid use.
On the Tyra Banks show, she was calling him the "king of the bodybuilders" and he went with it.The avg idiot watching that show would think that Greg's physique with distorted arms was the ideal in modern BB? wtf?
Now Greg may have been a decent BB years ago, but, with his recent distorted body, he couldn't place in Mr Podunk, never mind be the king of bodybuilders.
I have read that Gregg wants to improve his image and was a bit miffed at the recent media coverage over his extreme steroid use. The thing is, Greg gained his bit of fame and got a cult following form his extreme "rambling freak" antics. He is a bodybuilding personality , NOT a champion BB.
I wish GV well, but in my humble opinion I don't think a responsible ,legit, "rambling freak" will sell.
Howard

RZA · « **Reply #2 on:** April 28, 2009, 05:44:26 AM »

Quote from: Howard on April 28, 2009, 05:40:13 AM

Gregg V. aka "the Ramblin' freak" is a friendly, funny guy, that caught a cult following and gained some media attention. Had he remained a serious BB, he would have remained rather obscure, like most of us.
He had a decent natural/low dose physique when he started. He might have won a few state level shows as a middlewt and that would have been it. He blew out his arms to absurd proportions with some crazy, extreme methods ( GOD only knows what different substances were in his arms).
I have met GV in person, I like him and he seems sane and ok to me. Having said that, he is NOT the ideal image for the sport of bodybuilding. He also hurts the efforts to educate the public and congress about the scientific realities of steorid use.
On the Tyra Banks show, she was calling him the "king of the bodybuilders" and he went with it.The avg idiot watching that show would think that Greg's physique with distorted arms was the ideal in modern BB? wtf?
Now Greg may have been a decent BB years ago, but, with his recent distorted body, he couldn't place in Mr Podunk, never mind be the king of bodybuilders.
I have read that Gregg wants to improve his image and was a bit miffed at the recent media coverage over his extreme steroid use. The thing is, Greg gained his bit of fame and got a cult following form his extreme "rambling freak" antics. He is a bodybuilding personality , NOT a champion BB.
I wish GV well, but in my humble opinion I don't think a responsible ,legit, "rambling freak" will sell.
Howard

Only to you, Howard. Only to you can he be seen as sane and ok.

Howard · « **Reply #3 on:** April 28, 2009, 05:47:02 AM »

Quote from: RZA on April 28, 2009, 05:44:26 AM

Only to you, Howard. Only to you can he be seen as sane and ok.

Well, the guy may be a character but he is hardly insane or a psycho, c'mon.

RZA · « **Reply #4 on:** April 28, 2009, 05:52:42 AM »

Quote from: Howard on April 28, 2009, 05:47:02 AM

Well, the guy may be a character but he is hardly insane or a psycho, c'mon.

He may have come back to his senses to a certain extent. But I would say you have to have a big psychological problem to run around with those arms he was injecting with all sorts of shit. And he doesn't admit it; he only talks about steroid abuse. As if those were the results of steroids only.

tendonitis · « **Reply #5 on:** April 28, 2009, 05:56:43 AM »

espn must be running another slam steroids piece so they run to the biggest idiot the industry has ever seen, over him a little cash, and valentino gives them all the dirt they need

valentino is a piece of garbage

bigmike99 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 28, 2009, 06:16:59 AM »

Quote from: tendonitis on April 28, 2009, 05:56:43 AM

espn must be running another slam steroids piece so they run to the biggest idiot the industry has ever seen, over him a little cash, and valentino gives them all the dirt they need

valentino is a piece of garbage

Bingo!

Awesomo · « **Reply #7 on:** April 28, 2009, 06:31:21 AM »

If that fag would actually admit that that isn't the result of steroids but actual all the oil he's injected that would be one thing. But now all the people watching that shit think steroids can do that to your arms.

Howard · « **Reply #8 on:** April 28, 2009, 06:37:29 AM »

Quote from: RZA on April 28, 2009, 05:52:42 AM

He may have come back to his senses to a certain extent. But I would say you have to have a big psychological problem to run around with those arms he was injecting with all sorts of shit. And he doesn't admit it; he only talks about steroid abuse. As if those were the results of steroids only.

His arm issues and "why" he did it may stem from some deep rooted emotional issues he has, who knows.
Bottomline for me is the guy is not some dangerous psycho or serial killer.
People love to see crazy, wild stuff and Greg caught some interest and got a cult following.
What is ironic is his absurd arm drug/synthol or whatever use has little to do with any champion BB...go figure.
GV is a bodybuilding personality and has to hype things to retain interest.
Greg is a fun loving guy and fun to meet in person. While I don't agree with what he did, I wish him the best in the future.

RZA · « **Reply #9 on:** April 28, 2009, 06:40:31 AM »

Quote from: Howard on April 28, 2009, 06:37:29 AM

His arm issues and "why" he did it may stem from some deep rooted emotional issues he has, who knows.
Bottomline for me is the guy is not some dangerous psycho or serial killer.
People love to see crazy, wild stuff and Greg caught some interest and got a cult following.
What is ironic is his absurd arm drug/synthol or whatever use has little to do with any champion BB...go figire

I'm natural and I don't advocate steroid use. On the contrary. But using the "anti-steroid" speech as it's somehow marketable is just dishonest. Whatever self-esteemproblems GV had, he still has them as he's trying to gain some fame by not admitting what he really did to get those difformities attached to him.

Howard · « **Reply #10 on:** April 28, 2009, 06:40:52 AM »

Quote from: Awesomo on April 28, 2009, 06:31:21 AM

If that fag would actually admit that that isn't the result of steroids but actual all the oil he's injected that would be one thing. But now all the people watching that shit think steroids can do that to your arms.

The "mystery" hehe of what is in his arms is something he may like to keep out there, knowing it will piss folks off and talk about him

Smokincrazy · « **Reply #11 on:** April 28, 2009, 07:05:48 AM »

He's an attention whore and not the guy you want as a representative of bodybuilding. "The Man Who's Arms Exploded" set bodyguilding back. There were alot of people that came up to me and said they saw that show and thats how they thought all bodybuilders acted and looked

affeman · « **Reply #12 on:** April 28, 2009, 07:12:21 AM »

Is this guy so fucking proud on his own stupidity that he has to hawk this same bullshit story around over and over again from one TV station to the next or what....? Never get that.

Tre · « **Reply #13 on:** April 28, 2009, 07:15:57 AM »

He wasn't that bad in 'Bigger, Stronger, Faster'.

Smokincrazy · « **Reply #14 on:** April 28, 2009, 07:33:58 AM »

Quote from: Tre on April 28, 2009, 07:15:57 AM

He wasn't that bad in 'Bigger, Stronger, Faster'.

Definitely. He made some great points which suprised me

Mars · « **Reply #15 on:** April 28, 2009, 07:35:48 AM »

Awesomo · « **Reply #16 on:** April 28, 2009, 07:57:06 AM »

The guy actually isn't that bad when you hear him talk, and you almost start to think perhaps he is the only honest bodybuilder willing to talk about steroids and shit, but then you hear him deny that he put anything besides roids in his arms and he loses all credibility. (note i realize i am using the term bodybuilder loosely to refer that guy, but even he admits he looks like shit and no ladies would want a freak like him)

The_Punisher · « **Reply #17 on:** April 28, 2009, 08:56:24 AM »

did he say anything about the IFBB?

The_Punisher · « **Reply #18 on:** April 28, 2009, 08:57:35 AM »

Quote from: tendonitis on April 28, 2009, 05:56:43 AM

espn must be running another slam steroids piece so they run to the biggest idiot the industry has ever seen, over him a little cash, and valentino gives them all the dirt they need

valentino is a piece of garbage

Tell me something new about Valentino, please

drkaje · « **Reply #19 on:** April 28, 2009, 09:06:57 AM »

People shouldn't be hating on Valentino.

People get attention for a million different reasons. He's just an extreme case and also entertaining.

GV is on TV and none of us are.

Howard · « **Reply #20 on:** April 28, 2009, 09:27:43 AM »

Quote from: drkaje on April 28, 2009, 09:06:57 AM

People shouldn't be hating on Valentino.

People get attention for a million different reasons. He's just an extreme case and also entertaining.

GV is on TV and none of us are.

True enough, but is it good for BB?

spinnis · « **Reply #21 on:** April 28, 2009, 09:33:05 AM »

Quote from: Howard on April 28, 2009, 09:27:43 AM

True enough, but is it good for BB?

slap yourself howard

drkaje · « **Reply #22 on:** April 28, 2009, 09:39:49 AM »

Quote from: Howard on April 28, 2009, 09:27:43 AM

True enough, but is it good for BB?

Is oiled up men dancing in thongs good for BB?

Gregg getting paid doesn't hurt anyone.

big L dawg · « **Reply #23 on:** April 28, 2009, 09:41:13 AM »

I'll watch.

thelamefalsehood · « **Reply #24 on:** April 28, 2009, 09:41:46 AM »

Watching ESPN now and the reporter said,"be sure to watch E:60 tonight with Greg Valentino whoese extreme steroid use led to his arms exploding". This is just the same old recycled after school special. Even if Valentino has valid points, to the general public, he is still just a gym rat tool who gives all guys that lift weights a bad name. He needs to just go away

Author Topic: Greg Valvalino on ESPN E:60 WHY??? (Read 4117 times)

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