Vince, maybe the problem is that you still live in the past. You can't compete nowadays at any level unless you're at single digit body fat. No more than 7% even for a local level. That's not easy for anyone let alone someone trying to do it and hold on to some muscle. If the big version of Mike competed against the "small" version the leaner version will win every time. Maybe not to you but nobody cares what you think.Leave Mike alone. He's a good guy and loves bodybuilding. Like the other guy said, you don't have to be top of the top to compete. When you have a competition coming up, whatever it is, life takes on a different meaning. You have this heighten sense of awareness and purpose. It doesn't matter if it's Mr. Florida or Mr. Newton Street. You have a goal that you're working for. It's called living. Try it sometime.
Palumbo became the epitome of a physique destroyed by chemicals. Everyone knows the syndrome. Lately I have noticed another syndrome appearing that represents what happens to lots of big dudes who try to get ripped to compete. Mike Arvilla once posted that I was a gimmick account so I do owe him. Sometimes retribution takes time but is always fitting. Arvilla is a big guy off season. 19 inch arms are not that common so he has paid his dues. However, when preparing for competition he finds he loses heaps of size and is still not that defined. He transcends into a mere novice physique instead of the big guy one expects from the before photos. He ended up with chicken legs as well. The same phenomenon happened to hapless Melvin Goodrum who used to be a big guy. He finally shed some adipose tissue but ended up looking like he took up weight lifting just months ago. Another popular fellow that experienced Arvillaism was our own True Adonis. To get the ripped look he ended up looking like a male model who lifts weights to keep fit. The list goes on. AVBG, Billy Guns, etc. All become mere street urchins and not he-men after the ripping process.The truth is most bodybuilders carry a lot of bulk and when they shed some to get ripped they end up looking lean and not so big or pleasing. This is a good lesson and maybe most Getbiggers should refrain from competing because they transcend into something less as a result.
I'd say what we learn from this is not so much Arvilla-ism, but everyone-ism. If you're not on juice then size is almost impossible to keep when cutting. Alex should take head.
but for guy claiming to take several roid and even gh, there is no excuse to fail a diet.
Vince is 5'11 with a reach of 105-inches. What's up with the orangutan arms
It is always an honour to have an internet legend post in one of my threads.
QED. Goodrum demonstrates that he has become the disappearing dude by shedding some adipose tissue for his latest competition venture. I used 2 Dianabol tablets for about 90 days before the Mr Canada contest. I have never used any other anabolic drugs. I don't take supplements and seldom even aspirin.
My grip strength alone could tear out ribs from would be assailants and easily break any ordinary Joe's arm.
It does make us wonder how the professionals manage to stay huge and have ripped glutes. Jay sure surprized everyone with the cuts in his thighs this year. Lesser mortals fade compared to those guys. Mike A has impressive delts. His long arms sort of overshadow his upper body. When legs are not that big to start with they end up even smaller on stage. I started this thread as a bit of a lark. Seems most here take everything way too seriously. I am not taking anything away from anyone on Getbig. I might even be motivating some to try harder. It is sad that so many rely on drugs to obtain sufficient size to compete. That is not at all what I support. Good to see Mike and Melvin posting in this thread.People stone those they disapprove of or don't understand. Nothing has changed over the eons. Humans are still emotional animals and many are rather vulgar creatures, too. When I first saw this photo of Jay I thought it was a cartoon. First time that has happened to me with a photo of a bodybuilder.
Basile, how many times do I have to tell you that you're stuck in the past?? I mean, the fact that you're so old that you have pictures like this should tell you that you have no idea what's happenning in the day of bodybuilding
Damn Vince do you have Basile's family albumn or something?
