Author Topic: New Flex mag Ramy on cover ! (Read 9905 times)

Waller · « **Reply #50 on:** April 27, 2015, 02:55:08 PM »

Quote from: Ronnie Rep on April 27, 2015, 02:50:33 PM

MD is worse. Going from over 300 pages of hardcore BBing, to what it is now. Who buys mags now anyhow. I had the first issue of Flex and had a subscription to MD and Flex up until 5yrs ago.

Wasn't MD 270 pages of adverts?

Ronnie Rep · « **Reply #51 on:** April 27, 2015, 02:56:32 PM »

Quote from: Waller on April 27, 2015, 02:55:08 PM

Wasn't MD 270 pages of adverts?

Yeah but whose counting.

Joe Pietaro · « **Reply #52 on:** April 27, 2015, 05:25:10 PM »

Quote from: Waller on April 27, 2015, 02:55:08 PM

Wasn't MD 270 pages of adverts?

MD at one time actually eclipsed 400 pages in each issue and is down to the 180-page range nowadays. Regardless of how many pages are in any particular print magazine, there has to be a certain percentage of ads to editorial for it to not be a loss before it even hits the newsstand.

So while it may have seemed as if it was "all ads" when it was 300-plus pages, the ratio was the same as it is now.

But no matter how many - or lack thereof - pages are in a magazine, the editorial has to be good for it to be worth picking up and even leafing through. What they are putting out now is utter shit and a shell of what it once was. That's the real issue.

Waller · « **Reply #53 on:** April 27, 2015, 11:45:11 PM »

Quote from: Joe Pietaro on April 27, 2015, 05:25:10 PM

MD at one time actually eclipsed 400 pages in each issue and is down to the 180-page range nowadays. Regardless of how many pages are in any particular print magazine, there has to be a certain percentage of ads to editorial for it to not be a loss before it even hits the newsstand.

So while it may have seemed as if it was "all ads" when it was 300-plus pages, the ratio was the same as it is now.

But no matter how many - or lack thereof - pages are in a magazine, the editorial has to be good for it to be worth picking up and even leafing through. What they are putting out now is utter shit and a shell of what it once was. That's the real issue.

What stopped me buying it years ago was the constant rehash of old photo shoot pictures. I was buying new adverts, not new photos of bodybuilders.

Dr Dutch · « **Reply #54 on:** April 28, 2015, 02:01:55 PM »

Swami bami Ramy will not win the O. He got no muscle maturity.

Joe Pietaro · « **Reply #55 on:** April 28, 2015, 04:46:13 PM »

Quote from: Waller on April 27, 2015, 11:45:11 PM

What stopped me buying it years ago was the constant rehash of old photo shoot pictures. I was buying new adverts, not new photos of bodybuilders.

I totally get what you're saying & felt the same way when I worked for them. But there is only one voice that matters there and it wasn't mine!

DroppingPlates · « **Reply #56 on:** April 29, 2015, 01:42:52 AM »

Quote from: Dr Dutch on April 28, 2015, 02:01:55 PM

Swami bami Ramy will not win the O. He got no muscle maturity.

He needs more lines in his quads, but overall he's already there.. Too bad he didn't came to our country last year, but it was nice to meet DJ.

Dr Dutch · « **Reply #57 on:** April 29, 2015, 01:16:47 PM »

Quote from: DroppingPlates on April 29, 2015, 01:42:52 AM

He needs more lines in his quads, but overall he's already there.. Too bad he didn't came to our country last year, but it was nice to meet DJ.

You met Dexter ??
I heard he is very stupid...
Or do you mean Dennis James, who is less of an imbecil.

DroppingPlates · « **Reply #58 on:** April 29, 2015, 01:31:21 PM »

Quote from: Dr Dutch on April 29, 2015, 01:16:47 PM

You met Dexter ??
I heard he is very stupid...
Or do you mean Dennis James, who is less of an imbecil.

Dennis James, he did a nice seminar where he gave detailed answers on my questions.
Yeah, Dexter isn't the sharpest pencil, but physique-wise he's still on the most gifted guys ever, sans the calves.

Dr Dutch · « **Reply #59 on:** April 29, 2015, 01:34:53 PM »

What questions did you ask Dennis,and what was his reply?? I'm really interested.
Next we should meet up, these dude don't come to Groningen...

DroppingPlates · « **Reply #60 on:** April 29, 2015, 01:57:24 PM »

Quote from: Dr Dutch on April 29, 2015, 01:34:53 PM

What questions did you ask Dennis,and what was his reply?? I'm really interested.
Next we should meet up, these dude don't come to Groningen...

Can't remember all of them, but my first question was regarding contest prepping during the last week; how does his strategy in general looks like? He wasn't a fan of depleting and carb loading and also explained the why. He also discussed his time under tension training, which makes sense, esp for people with joint issues (several examples on his Youtube page)
LOL, you still life in 'Grun'?

Dr Dutch · « **Reply #61 on:** April 29, 2015, 01:59:38 PM »

Wanna move back to Rotjeknor, but stuff with ex and kids........ $:-\$

DroppingPlates · « **Reply #62 on:** April 29, 2015, 02:01:24 PM »

Quote from: Dr Dutch on April 29, 2015, 01:59:38 PM

Wanna move back to Rotjeknor, but stuff with ex and kids........ $:-\$

Listen to your heart bro, but yeah, part of life is "wikken & wegen"...

Dr Dutch · « **Reply #63 on:** April 29, 2015, 02:12:23 PM »

x2 I might. But I live in the earthquake zone, not that easy to sell my house.....

DroppingPlates · « **Reply #64 on:** April 29, 2015, 02:37:03 PM »

Quote from: Dr Dutch on April 29, 2015, 02:12:23 PM

x2 I might. But I live in the earthquake zone, not that easy to sell my house.....

At the NAM they're lifting some heavy ass weights!

Dr Dutch · « **Reply #65 on:** April 29, 2015, 02:42:28 PM »

Yeah right, NAM will repair my quake damage plus gave me 4000 euros to spend on isolation stuff....but off course'the market value of my house dropped about ten times 4000. Thank you NAM, thank you government....now I will never sell this shit and move back home.

DroppingPlates · « **Reply #66 on:** April 29, 2015, 02:52:07 PM »

Quote from: Dr Dutch on April 29, 2015, 02:42:28 PM

Yeah right, NAM will repair my quake damage plus gave me 4000 euros to spend on isolation stuff....but off course'the market value of my house dropped about ten times 4000. Thank you NAM, thank you government....now I will never sell this shit and move back home.

Sorry to hear that. This whole 'gas gate' is complicated shit; we need better alternatives.

Anyway, back on topic...

Dr Dutch · « **Reply #67 on:** April 29, 2015, 02:53:43 PM »

Quote from: DroppingPlates on April 29, 2015, 02:52:07 PM

Sorry to hear that. This whole 'gas gate' is complicated shit; we need better alternatives.

Anyway, back on topic...

haha did you make this one yourself or what ?

DroppingPlates · « **Reply #68 on:** April 29, 2015, 02:54:41 PM »

Quote from: Dr Dutch on April 29, 2015, 02:53:43 PM

haha did you make this one yourself or what ?

No, maybe Ironmeister

ChristopherA · « **Reply #69 on:** April 29, 2015, 09:05:23 PM »

Quote from: DroppingPlates on April 29, 2015, 01:31:21 PM

Dennis James, he did a nice seminar where he gave detailed answers on my questions.
Yeah, Dexter isn't the sharpest pencil, but physique-wise he's still on the most gifted guys ever, sans the calves.

Prime Dexter is perfection. Minus the calves of course