Grant, Ditto regarding “respect and like”.
But since we’re ‘buds’, that means we get to argue somewhat intelligently.
And in this case, I have to disagree with you a bit.
I don’t know Andy! I never met Andy! But I did see Andy and what appears to be his family on his web-site and now I really like Andy.
One day I got a Crazee Ware ad with Andy’s picture on it and I posted his photo under this topic as a possible ‘contenda’ for possible super-hero role consideration within the world of Hollywood.
Now …. here is where we put on them fight’n gloves! Stand by for a punch in the knee because we MMA dudes can hit back even when we’re flat on the mat!
I wouldn’t try to break anything because I really don’t think you meant or believe what you actually stated …. He is ‘a reason why the ‘sport’is dying.
I take offense to that, Grant! (Politely stated!)
You, yourself, have ‘been there / done that’ and have witnessed much worse ‘behavior’ than someone’s bad posing routine, all of which did not produce any adverse side affects and have any adverst effect on the number of competitors/members within the NPC or IFBB.
Regardless of what you and I think of the ways it’s all managed today, bodybuilding organizations and fans still continue to grow.
I’m not the expert in this matter but it seems highly unlikely that someone’s questionable posing routine would have a bad effect on the ‘sport’ of bodybuilding in the slightest degree.
Too many other questionable antics come to the foreground and yet …it still grows.
And if Andy’s routine encouraged anyone to ‘get out immediately’, I would guess that that individual was going to get out anyway with no help what-so-ever from Andy or his terrible posing routine.
In fact if Andy’s bad routine offended him or her, I would suggest he or she get out immediately because there are many worse and real offenses to look forward to down this bodybuilding road
I agree that that was one hell of a fooked up routine, but I also tend to believe that Andy did not use that routine while competing in a contest. More likely it was a routine he used as a guest poser in some small event someplace.
If you look at the next video of Andy’s routine on YouTube, you will see something completely different and more in line with a normal contest routine.
Many years ago I learned not to judge the military by what I conceived to be one private’s fuck up. Some of that might apply here.
I hope I presented this well enough to avoid a punch in the nose, but feel free to do so if any offense was committed on my part.
Thanks, Grant…. Stunt
