Matt Mendenhall - What happened to him?

[Disgusted]

Damn brings back memories. Matt was prob my fav bber back in the day. Glad to see he is still looking good and has a career. I remember the April 83 issue he was on. I was on my lunch hour at my first job walked down to the corner store and saw it. I was dieting I think for my second show at the time, talk about motivation. Pretty sure Matt if from Cincinnati. 

[Disgusted]

He is shocked people still remember him! He trained hard/heavy, was pedantic about his diet and took basic compounds (no gh or insulin).

I was at a show in Pittsburgh that his brother won. He had similar legs but lacked the upper body his brother had.

[Rudee]

Great build!  Wider than 2.5 Heaths!

[Slik]

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looks great. Once again the case of the mystery of the shortening aging tricep. The exact thing happened to my left but not my right.

[michael arvilla]

I went to a Jeff King seminar/I'm kina thinking that makes me old 

[Slik]

I went to a Jeff King seminar/I'm kina thinking that makes me old  

king was insane. wuts cool about this pic is that bench reminds me of the gyms of yesteryear and how the guys back then were just as good n often better than today with bare bones equipment

[kepler2008]

Neck of peace

[The_Iron_Disciple]

He is shocked people still remember him! He trained hard/heavy, was pedantic about his diet and took basic compounds (no gh or insulin).

Do you know Jeff, Walter ?

[Mr Anabolic]

He is shocked people still remember him! He trained hard/heavy, was pedantic about his diet and took basic compounds (no gh or insulin).

+1 for the use of the word PEDANTIC.

[BayGBM]

When Jeff left bodybuilding he finished his education in physical therapy and now practices at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield MA and Greenfield MA.
http://www.baystatehealth.org/Baystate/Main+Nav/Clinical+Services/Departments/Rehabilitation+Care/Locations/Greenfield/Our+Team

That is indeed a happy ending for a serious bodybuilder and all too rare. Bay approved!

[WalterWhite]

Do you know Jeff, Walter ?

Yes back in the day.

+1 for the use of the word PEDANTIC.

 

That is indeed a happy ending for a serious bodybuilder and all too rare. Bay approved!

Could not agree more and it's key to know when it's time to move on. He also made sure he got a good education.

[Thespritz0]

WOW !!!! Now that's fuckin cool !!!!!! Minus the neck lol, looks just like him !! Wouldn't mind picking his brain someday.

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No neck as he's definitely OFF the gear now, looks like he's a buck 30 max!!
Back in the day, I swear he was heavier than Haney- too bad he didn't jump to IFBB and try a couple Mr. O's...
He would have given more competitors digestive upsets...

[Thespritz0]

Rachael McLish happened to him.

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Didn't she bang Ray Mentzer, and a whole bunch others?
Who didn't she "date"?

[jude2]

How old is Matt? Early 50's?

[Never1AShow]

Still looks good !!

Jesus Christ, he looks terrible now.  Worse than many who never had 1/10 of his genetics. And he was awesome in his day.  I recall Flex Wheeler discussing him at the Nationals when he made his comeback.  Flex was telling Cormier or Rico that when he saw Mendenhall all he could think was: "GUNTHER!" (kind of in a way to refer to him as a huge Teutonic God.)

He's fallen quite far from "GUNTHER" status.

[Primemuscle]

Jesus Christ, he looks terrible now.  Worse than many who never had 1/10 of his genetics. And he was awesome in his day.  I recall Flex Wheeler discussing him at the Nationals when he made his comeback.  Flex was telling Cormier or Rico that when he saw Mendenhall all he could think was: "GUNTHER!" (kind of in a way to refer to him as a huge Teutonic God.)

He's fallen quite far from "GUNTHER" status.

Yup, getting old is a pain in the ass. Some mornings after you wake up, you catch a glimpse of yourself in the bathroom mirror and you think, who the heck it that? What's worse than losing size is keeping it and sagging in places where their used to be fuller muscles. Former competitive bodybuilders who look the best as they age are those who wise up and slim down.

[WalterWhite]

Yup, getting old is a pain in the ass. Some mornings after you wake up, you catch a glimpse of yourself in the bathroom mirror and you think, who the heck it that? What's worse than losing size is keeping it and sagging in places where their used to be fuller muscles. Former competitive bodybuilders who look the best as they age are those who wise up and slim down.

I could not agree more. You pay a price for bulking up to 300lbs and stretch your skin even further with site injections and synthol on top of it.

Dave has slimmed down a lot and his arms look pretty bad.

[gracie bjj]

Yup, getting old is a pain in the ass. Some mornings after you wake up, you catch a glimpse of yourself in the bathroom mirror and you think, who the heck it that? What's worse than losing size is keeping it and sagging in places where their used to be fuller muscles. Former competitive bodybuilders who look the best as they age are those who wise up and slim down.

yes i agree,ill be 50 in afew months and i have pains in my body that i dont think are even invented yet, all those deadslifts and heavy squats will catch up to all of us one day when we get older,u cant escape it.once i hit 30 i started playing the leaner look game,there was a yr or 2 in there tho that i let myself go and got heavy,usually im on the leaner side tho,its not practical to try to stay big when u get older,to hard on organs and joints ect

[gracie bjj]

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Didn't she bang Ray Mentzer, and a whole bunch others?
Who didn't she "date"?

im not sure if she banged ray,u could b right tho. i know matt was sticking it to her back then for sure.

[Irongrip400]

What a world we live in when a dude like this doesn't have a pro card, yet Dan Hill does.

[gracie bjj]

old school equipment was cool

[Disgusted]

I think Matt looks great for his age. Most of those guys back in that era don't look half as good. Yeah he's smaller gee wonder why. 

[crownshep]

old school equipment was cool

Love the dog guarding the door.

[Thespritz0]

im not sure if she banged ray,u could b right tho. i know matt was sticking it to her back then for sure.

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Ray Mentzer told me he used to date Rachel. He was such a serious dude. Apparently God got between them so they didn't last. Ray wasn't the believer.

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Ray Mentzer told me he used to date Rachel. He was such a serious dude. Apparently God got between them so they didn't last. Ray wasn't the believer.

Yeah was just about to mention that. I met her once seemed pretty arrogant. Maybe she's changed who knows.