Author Topic: Victor Martinez 6 weeks out from Olympia 2009 (Read 10216 times)

Relentless · « **Reply #50 on:** August 20, 2009, 10:32:38 AM »

Vic is regressing back to the physique he won his pro card with back in 2000. Unfortunately, there's no way his head could have been into training/dieting the way he needed to place well at the Olympia this year with all he's been through.

I still think he's going to place top 6 on sheer aesthetics, but he won't be challenging for the title this year. He needs more time in the gym to get back to where he was in 2007.

ManBearPig... · « **Reply #51 on:** August 20, 2009, 10:39:50 AM »

maybe he's carb depleted there.

Stavios · « **Reply #52 on:** August 20, 2009, 11:24:46 AM »

$:-\$

9th or 10th

mass 04 · « **Reply #53 on:** August 20, 2009, 11:29:59 AM »

That's not Idrise Ward El.

Relentless · « **Reply #54 on:** August 20, 2009, 11:57:11 AM »

Quote from: Stavios on August 20, 2009, 11:24:46 AM

$:-\$

9th or 10th

He doesn't look even close to the Victor of 2003 and 2007, does he? Kinda sad, really. I still think Victor has the best genetics of anyone competing today, with the possible exception of Phil Heath.

Immortal_Technique · « **Reply #55 on:** August 20, 2009, 01:23:58 PM »

Quote from: musclecenter on August 19, 2009, 10:53:46 PM

pic courtesy of http://www.flexonline.com/

'Don't count me out !'

Actually has decent delts in this pic, might be detracting slightly from chest and arms, which usually look bigger due to previously weak (relatively) delts, which look big and round here.

pumpster · « **Reply #56 on:** August 20, 2009, 01:33:37 PM »

Vic's window of opportunity for winning it was the last couple of years, during which as usual he didn't come in the best possible shredded conditioning and/or was out due to injury.

Dennis James lookin big and cut, Heath, Wolf, Dexter, etc. - too much in the way for Martinez, who would only have a serious shot at his all-time best, shredded and big as he's rarely been and won't be this year it looks like.

He'll probably go down as one of those guys who never quite got it right year after year.

axestream · « **Reply #57 on:** August 20, 2009, 01:39:56 PM »

Quote from: pumpster on August 20, 2009, 01:33:37 PM

Vic's window of opportunity for winning it was the last couple of years, during which as usual he didn't come in the best possible shredded conditioning and/or was out due to injury.

Dennis James lookin big and cut, Heath, Wolf, Dexter, etc. - too much in the way for Martinez, who would only have a serious shot at his all-time best, shredded and big as he's rarely been and won't be this year it looks like.

He'll probably go down as one of those guys who never quite got it right year after year.

DJ will not make top 6.

Relentless · « **Reply #58 on:** August 20, 2009, 02:11:24 PM »

Vic's window of opportunity for winning it was the last couple of years, during which as usual he didn't come in the best possible shredded conditioning and/or was out due to injury.
Victor should have won in 2007. He was in excellent condition and looked far better than Jay "Puffy Daddy" Cutler.

Dennis James lookin big and cut, Heath, Wolf, Dexter, etc. - too much in the way for Martinez, who would only have a serious shot at his all-time best, shredded and big as he's rarely been and won't be this year it looks like.
Dennis James? You must be joking. But yes, Vic will be hard pressed to keep up with the other people mentioned.

He'll probably go down as one of those guys who never quite got it right year after year.
I'd say he's had a very successful career and accomplished far more than you ever have or will.

pumpster · « **Reply #59 on:** August 20, 2009, 02:34:22 PM »

Quote from: Relentless on August 20, 2009, 02:11:24 PM

Victor should have won in 2007. He was in excellent condition and looked far better than Jay "Puffy Daddy" Cutler.

Nah, he let it be too close at the end because as usual he came in just a little smoother than truly lean. If he'd been as lean as he should've been at the olympia, he'd have won outright IMO, with no chance for it to be close enough for politics to spoil it as happened.

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I'd say he's had a very successful career and accomplished far more than you ever have or will.

Meltdown. We're not talking about you or me you idiot lol

Relentless · « **Reply #60 on:** August 20, 2009, 02:58:01 PM »

Quote from: pumpster on August 20, 2009, 02:34:22 PM

Nah, he let it be too close at the end because as usual he came in just a little smoother than truly lean. If he'd been as lean as he should've been at the olympia, he'd have won outright IMO, with no chance for it to be close enough for politics to spoil it as happened.

Meltdown. We're not talking about you or me you idiot lol

Now we are...IDIOT.

tbombz · « **Reply #61 on:** August 20, 2009, 03:05:36 PM »

triceps look atrophied

Fatpanda · « **Reply #62 on:** August 20, 2009, 03:09:18 PM »

look terrible, obviously this past year has taken its toll, as it would with anyone.

i'm sure he'll be back to his best in time, just not in time for the olympia i'm afraid.

Immortal_Technique · « **Reply #63 on:** August 20, 2009, 03:20:12 PM »

He has got Rich Gaspari's left arm it has to be said. With extreme conditioning/depletion often comes one sh!T arm. After all the fuss about Kai's condition being the deciding factor at the Arnol you can bet Vic's gone into overdrive to get super-sliced, which he looks to be already at 6 weeks out!

Fatpanda · « **Reply #64 on:** August 20, 2009, 03:23:01 PM »

Quote from: Immortal_Technique on August 20, 2009, 03:20:12 PM

He has got Rich Gaspari's left arm it has to be said. With extreme conditioning/depletion often comes one sh!T arm. After all the fuss about Kai's condition being the deciding factor at the Arnol you can bet Vic's gone into overdrive to get super-sliced, which he looks to be already at 6 weeks out!

the only thing kai 'the abomination' green is winning at the olympia is the further attention of wiggs

Immortal_Technique · « **Reply #65 on:** August 20, 2009, 03:25:10 PM »

Have you heard of the ASC?

Fatpanda · « **Reply #66 on:** August 20, 2009, 03:27:38 PM »

Quote from: Immortal_Technique on August 20, 2009, 03:25:10 PM

Have you heard of the ASC?

$:-\$ it rings a bell.

the only positive he'll be getting there is HIV+

#1 Klaus fan · « **Reply #67 on:** August 20, 2009, 03:46:43 PM »

Quote from: axestream on August 20, 2009, 01:39:56 PM

DJ will not make top 6.

DJ is 2nd tier pro all the way.

Relentless · « **Reply #68 on:** August 20, 2009, 04:04:44 PM »

He might pull it together and look pretty good - but he's not going to win, period.

Victor said (new issue of MD) that a leg never looks the same after an injury like the one he suffered. Sounds like he's resigning himself to a lower placing already.

All that said, Victor is one resilient MF'er.

pumpster · « **Reply #69 on:** August 20, 2009, 04:11:26 PM »

Quote from: Relentless on August 20, 2009, 04:04:44 PM

All that said, Victor is one resilient MF'er.

U R easily impressed and one resillient groupie i'd say.

Hope this helps.

Relentless · « **Reply #70 on:** August 20, 2009, 04:13:46 PM »

If he comes in smaller, but looks like this...he might kick some ass.

3Dkiller · « **Reply #71 on:** August 20, 2009, 05:08:00 PM »

i wish him good luck

Mr.1derful · « **Reply #72 on:** August 20, 2009, 05:10:57 PM »

Quote from: M_Valencia on August 19, 2009, 11:17:10 PM

I heard the NWO moved fixing the 2009 Mr. Olympia to the top of its agenda this year. It is now even higher priority than destabilizing Russia

XS · « **Reply #73 on:** August 20, 2009, 08:09:08 PM »

He's 3 weeks behind & smaller.

He will have to be very very aggressive with these last few weeks.

Good luck...

LATS · « **Reply #74 on:** August 20, 2009, 09:19:40 PM »

if he comes on smaller he is done.. he lost to kai already.. so dropping 15 pounds is not a good idea.. and trying to compete with dexter at his game but, coming in smaller to do it is silly.. welcome to 5th place