The Getbig experiment. Training photo at 69.

[ayedee]

You look older and your arm is smooth soft and flabby. No more than 16'' Try to get in touch with reality.

[Vince B]

John Terilli came to my gym years ago to get some help with his posing. I had to help him get his arm in the right position in one pose and remember how soft his biceps were. That surprised me. My arms might look soft but they are hard as steel. Come to my gym and see for yourself. I am not some internet wannabe but a former champion and a gym owner for 40 years.

When I started training my arms about 2 months ago I was using 5 plates on the Nautilus triceps machine. Today I can use 8 1/2 plates. That is good progress.

[Schmoff]

John Terilli came to my gym years ago to get some help with his posing. I had to help him get his arm in the right position in one pose and remember how soft his biceps were. That surprised me. My arms might look soft but they are hard as steel. Come to my gym and see for yourself. I am not some internet wannabe but a former champion and a gym owner for 40 years.

When I started training my arms about 2 months ago I was using 5 plates on the Nautilus triceps machine. Today I can use 8 1/2 plates. That is good progress.

ok, something doesn't sound right there

 

joking

[The Ugly]

John Terilli came to my gym years ago to get some help with his posing. I had to help him get his arm in the right position in one pose and remember how soft his biceps were. That surprised me. My arms might look soft but they are hard as steel. Come to my gym and see for yourself. I am not some internet wannabe but a former champion and a gym owner for 40 years.

When I started training my arms about 2 months ago I was using 5 plates on the Nautilus triceps machine. Today I can use 8 1/2 plates. That is good progress.

Machines are for the unwashed flotsam, Vince.

[Fury]

Here is an update for those supporting this goal. Yes, I have a bit of safety fat but my arms have grown. The last shot was taken after an arm workout. Today's photo was taken cold. I am smooth but my arms are hard and big. I am very pleased with my progress. No drugs or any bullshit supplements. 100% natural.

"A bit" of safety fat? Let's be realistic, Vince.

[ayedee]

Pops, your arms are soft but your big head is as hard as a rock. How much does a plate weigh on the triceps machine you are using? Lets see those scrawny arms with a tape measure around them.

[TrueGrit]

Are you bulking?

[Big N]

You look older and your arm is smooth soft and flabby. No more than 16'' Try to get in touch with reality.

ouch! 

[Dokey111]

I am old too but I have forced myself to try to accomplish things other than creating a physique that I cannot.  As much as I would like to have an admirable physique, it is not going to happen.  So I have chosen other pursuits that are more in my control.  Welding, acting, bowling, anything is better than trying to create the impossible.  And yes some things are impossible.  

[Dokey111]

... or to be more positive, just about anything you attempt, other than trying to make a silk purse out of ao sow's ear is easier and more rewarding.  Anything is easier than bodybuilding if you don't have the genetics/don't take the drugs.  Go for it.

[ayedee]

I have seen pics of Vince at age 27. Even then he looked soft and flabby and not like a person who trained.

[BB]

I have seen pics of Vince at age 27. Even then he looked soft and flabby and not like a person who trained.

He was not Tall and Heroic?

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[Dokey111]

I have seen pics of Vince at age 27. Even then he looked soft and flabby and not like a person who trained.

shut up.

[ayedee]

shut up.

Piss off Dopey111 the Troll.

[Dokey111]

Piss off Dopey111 the Troll.

 

[daddy8ball]

You look fantastic at 69! Good work.

I (and every other poster in this thread) can only aspire to look that good at that age.

Good job. 

[Stavios]

Here is an update for those supporting this goal. Yes, I have a bit of safety fat but my arms have grown. The last shot was taken after an arm workout. Today's photo was taken cold. I am smooth but my arms are hard and big. I am very pleased with my progress. No drugs or any bullshit supplements. 100% natural.

 

[Dr Dutch]

I'm usually a positive guy, but it takes a lot of imagination to call this great progress...

[badlad]

All I can say is thank god none of you are my great great grandchildren

[pellius]

... or to be more positive, just about anything you attempt, other than trying to make a silk purse out of ao sow's ear is easier and more rewarding.  Anything is easier than bodybuilding if you don't have the genetics/don't take the drugs.  Go for it.

I first heard that expression from A. Jones.

[dj181]

Are you still training your arms every 3 days?

[wes]

C`mon,Vince is almost 70 years old.....not too shabby for a guy his age when most others can barely walk.

One thing I would do if I was him would be to try to get as lean as possible instead of just adding bulk.......you can`t flex fat.

This is not a knock on you Vince,but at your age,a lean lithe physique regardless of arm measurement would look much better in my opinion..........people on the street don`t carry a measuring tape in case they run into guys that train with weights.


Fuck the scale and the tape......go by the mirror..........it only lies if you are not honest in your self appraisal.

Damn,I was just nice to Vince!!  

[hench]

looking a bit thicker round the forearms.
Have you anymore pics from your competition days Vince? I saw someone else asked, be interesting to see....

[Vince B]

No worries, Les, cutting up is stage three. Stage one is to get my arms bigger. I am on the way. Then I will do my legs. Finally I will get leaner. Not lean like today's competitors but similar to my 1975 condition.

[wes]

Great pic Vince!