2010 Olympia Expo - Don Long, still huge. Why?

[Natural Man]

maybe insecurity is a factor here...

[Man of Steel]

What's on his left bicep?

[The Abdominal Snoman]

Why? I will go with sever mental illness for $200 Alex

[Hulkotron]

Maybe he's just stupid.

[Matt C]

He is a lazy  40+ years old  with no education , What else do you want him to do  

He has two choices , be ''somebody'' in the BB industry  or  a ''nobody'' at Walmart/Mc Donalds .

You are right to suggest this is probably a good thing for his self-esteem.  A lot of fans and people in the industry were chatting with him at the expo so that would likely have a positive effect on his life.

The problem is, is that his body rejected the new kidney shortly after the transplant. Since that time he does dialysis 5-7 days per week. So, by him bodybuilding now he's not taking the health risk or acting with the complete disregard that is being suspected here.

That's true - It should be noted that Don did everything necessary to ensure the kidney transplant was successful and only returned to bodybuilding when that failed.

[Coach is Back!]

Does Don have competition plans?  He is turning 44 this month and still looks to be over 240.  It is hard to judge exactly, but he is obviously huge and taking beyond HRT doses.  Does Don just have a love of bodybuilding?  I figured since he already walked around as one of the biggest men on earth that it would be sort of a "been there, done that" type of thing for him, but he obviously still wants to be big, whether for personal reasons or business ones.

The pictures attached are from 2006 when he competed at the Atlantic City Pro.  I could understand why Don would return to bodybuilding if there was a huge financial gain, but that is rarely the case.  Even at a practical level, I would imagine it would be difficult to walk around carrying all that mass.  But I guess Don just loves bodybuilding.

What most do not understand is that once you "have it" it takes very little to get it back and maintain "it". He's still big but not nearly in the condition of what he was. I've been off for almost 3 years and I can tell you right now, if I took even the therapeutic amount of hrt with a little deca (200mg deca week, 100mg test week) I would be back up to 225 with in 3-5 weeks...I'm 205 now.

[fakeblood]

talk about dedicated

[Matt C]

What most do not understand is that once you "have it" it takes very little to get it back and maintain "it". He's still big but not nearly in the condition of what he was. I've been off for almost 3 years and I can tell you right now, if I took even the therapeutic amount of hrt with a little deca (200mg deca week, 100mg test week) I would be back up to 225 with in 3-5 weeks...I'm 205 now.

That seems to be the consensus amongst the guys I know who are big.  They say that it is relatively easy to maintain size, although not necessarily the conditioned size as you said.  Maybe he is on minimal amounts of gear but can still be huge.

[LatsMcGee]

Guys looks like fucking Cleveland for Christ's sake. 

[LatsMcGee]

[HUGEPECS]

Another guy that first started in the stripping business...he is from Northern, Virginia like King Kamali and Vince Taylor.

yes, he was known in the DMV area for stripping....a dude I know was working with him at some well known club near capitol hill....hahahaha.....wel l, Don is a nice guy, regardless

[delta9mda]

What's on his left bicep?

could be a second port for dialysis (the other being under the wrist band he always has on)?

[~UN_$ung~]

could be a second port for dialysis (the other being under the wrist band he always has on)?

haha, just tools of the trade




 


don long is awesome

[GetItOnNY]

Don Long has been training for probably 20 + years.He used to be enormous, I mean enormous.I seen him at the Mr USA, when I was competing, and I was 258lbs that year, and he walking around the expo, and he looked so big I thought he was going to pop.Even at 258lbs in contest shape, next to him I felt like a stick.Don Must have been atleast 290-300lbs.He didnt look healthy, his face, and head were fuc$#% swollen.He couldnt even walk he was so swollen.His whole body looked like he was allerigic to a bee and got stung .I knew when I saw him he was going to have health problems.I never seen a Black guy with red skin, lol.That was when he was sponsored by beleive it or not "Vivarin' the caffiene pill.
He was so swlloen, he nostrils were even swollen.His head and fae where so swollne I dont know how even even got a shirt on.He definalty pushed his body to the absolute limit that year.

[Crossbow]

He is a lazy  40+ years old  with no education , What else do you want him to do  

He has two choices , be ''somebody'' in the BB industry  or  a ''nobody'' at Walmart/Mc Donalds .

That is harsh - given where he's been, it shouldn't be too hard for him to build a personal training business, open a gym etc....