Whatever happened to LAYNE NORTON??

[TrueGrit]

Remember the old mega thread? Mindspin will, bloke was photshopped to death and in the end Ron had to pull the thread.

 That was fucking hilarious

[Earl1972]

damn people are obsessed with this kid

why is that?

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[SwingGuru]

damn people are obsessed with this kid
why is that?
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Lots of bb.com boys around.  He actually is a good kid though, and has made the most of his genetics.

[denvmuscle]

damn people are obsessed with this kid
why is that?
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I think because many are jealous of Layne.  He's one of the few "kids" around the sport that really knows his stuff.

[BroadStreetBruiser]

hahaha he carb loads with popcorn

[Johnny Apollo]

With facial expressions like that when he poses it's like he's asking to be made fun of.

[Matt]

If he went to any gym in my city he would be among the most developed men there.  Where do you guys train anyway?   

http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/laynenorton

[Earl1972]

I notice Mindspin posts everytime his name is mentioned. 

did he ban you from bb.com or something?

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[TrueGrit]

I think because many are jealous of Layne.  He's one of the few "kids" around the sport that really knows his stuff.

yep,you got me there buddy...I am jealous of those wheels the most,I always loved the Big Bird look 

[Matt]

Anyone dissing him should post a pic.

[TrueGrit]

Anyone dissing him should post a pic.

why? he's the fucker who promotes himself on every website going,trying to become a 'face' and making out he's some kind of natty guru when in fact he's Clark Kent's retarded younger brother with Stephen Hawkings' legs 

[Matt]

I don't think Layne is as arrogant as you guys make him out to be.  I would be defensive too if I was ripped on as much as he is on some of the boards.

Although his comment to Bob Chick was kind of arrogant (the one which started it all).  Bob posted an article which had no scientific validity and somebody else posted a follow up article which did have scientific validity and Layne said: "a much more sound article for those that care about science and logic."

To which Bob replied with:

"Layne, Layne, layne......

You have eyes, but you do not see....

You would be wise to adopt this method of cardio, as you don't have any muscle to spare, brother.....

keep following your "science and logic", Spock...you'll end up looking like you just got released from Auschwitz by the time you get on stage."

Not particularly mature for a 38 year old.  I like Bob because he's a principled guy and highly confident, but if he was truly confident in what he believed in, he probably wouldn't have needed to diss Layne like that.  Granted, Layne's comment was condescending and I can see why Bob got on the defensive.  Plus, Bob was posting what obviously worked for him, so sometimes strict scientific reasoning is irrelevant when you're seeing results, especially for something as difficult to study scientifically as physique transformation.

I did a search on google and I dug up the post which resulted in all the flames Layne has received since:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=233400

Of course, Bob being a pro as well as a BB.com sponsored bodybuilder, everyone is on his jock on that site and Layne was ripped to shreds.  It soon spread to other boards.  But to be completely fair, Layne isn't nearly as bad as you guys make him out to be.  Get to know him and you will see that.  He is an inspiration to us natural scrawny geeks (and there are more of them on this board who will be willing to admit it).

Although personally I think he is juiced.  I know a lot of juicers who aren't his size.  Maybe it's just my town, but he would easily be one of the most muscled guys around anywhere in the general public.

http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/laynenorton.html

[TrueGrit]

I don't think Layne is as arrogant as you guys make him out to be.  I would be defensive too if I was ripped on as much as he is on some of the boards.
Although his comment to Bob Chick was kind of arrogant (the one which started it all).  Bob posted an article which had no scientific validity and somebody else posted a follow up article which did have scientific validity and Layne said: "a much more sound article for those that care about science and logic."
To which Bob replied with:
"Layne, Layne, layne......
You have eyes, but you do not see....
You would be wise to adopt this method of cardio, as you don't have any muscle to spare, brother.....
keep following your "science and logic", Spock...you'll end up looking like you just got released from Auschwitz by the time you get on stage."
Not particularly mature for a 38 year old.  I like Bob because he's a principled guy and highly confident, but if he was truly confident in what he believed in, he probably wouldn't have needed to diss Layne like that.  Granted, Layne's comment was condescending and I can see why Bob got on the defensive.  Plus, Bob was posting what obviously worked for him, so sometimes strict scientific reasoning is irrelevant when you're seeing results, especially for something as difficult to study scientifically as physique transformation.
I did a search on google and I dug up the post which resulted in all the flames Layne has received since:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=233400
Of course, Bob being a pro as well as a BB.com sponsored bodybuilder, everyone is on his jock on that site and Layne was ripped to shreds.  It soon spread to other boards.  But to be completely fair, Layne isn't nearly as bad as you guys make him out to be.  Get to know him and you will see that.  He is an inspiration to us natural scrawny geeks (and there are more of them on this board who will be willing to admit it).
Although personally I think he is juiced.  I know a lot of juicers who aren't his size.  Maybe it's just my town, but he would easily be one of the most muscled guys around anywhere in the general public.
http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/laynenorton.html

I don't even agree with most of what 'chic' says but i seem to remember layne bombed in the show he did and flopped really badly and sulked bigtime.


BTW: If he was juiced he'd have legs

[Matt]

I don't even agree with most of what 'chic' says but i seem to remember layne bombed in the show he did and flopped really badly and sulked bigtime.
BTW: If he was juiced he'd have legs

Not sure.  I think he was one spot away from getting his NGA pro card in the summer of 2004 if I'm not mistaken.

Here is Layne's posing routine, which I did not think was that great:

http://www.skippypodar.net/Movies/SkipsWorkouts/Skip-NGA-June2004/layne-routine-NGA2004.wmv

This did not highlight his physique to his advantage in my opinion because he didn't hold poses long enough to give judges what they wanted to see.

[Earl1972]

I think alot of the "big guys" around here would be surprised how small they really are if they cut down to competition shape.

he isn't juiced

he seems to be totally against the use

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[TrueGrit]

you seem like a decent guy but you only have to read that thread to see he is a fucking,arrogant arsehole. He has nothing to back it up,he's a small dicked,internet powerfreak with a big ego and an average body...sorry,that's the way i see it. If he was a decent,respectful guy eager to take advice you'd cut him some slack but when you see a chicken legged gimp telling experts how to train you have to laugh

[CC3]

Wow, I didn't know this guy had become so well-known in the internet BBing world.  I really didn't want to say anything in this thread because I've never liked getting involved in internet pissing matches.  And I'm still not going to "get involved", I just wanted to give my objective opinion as an outsider.

I've actually been reading Layne's work since way back in the days when he was still writing for TeenBodyuilding.com and he was also very active in the TeenBB.com forum.  And I do have to say this: he wasn't very nice to a lot of the young posters there from what I saw...a lot of these guys were just starting out and we've all been in that boat.  There's a lot of information out there to sort through, and TeenBB.com was the one place most newbs could go to "be with their own" without fear of being ridiculed (at least, that's the way it was supposed to be).

But, Layne just came off as very condescending.  He kind of had this "I can't believe you didn't already know that" attitude from what I saw.  And he seemed to have these few "Layne is the man!" cronies on that forum that would kind of come in behind him in threads and just repeat everything he said (the "Yeah, dumbass..." syndrome).  Keep in mind this was several years ago (7 or 8, maybe) and he may have done a lot of growing up since then.  I've seen him post over at Avant from time to time and he always seems to conduct himself fairly well over there.

So that's my 2 cents.  No, I'm not bitter because I got spurned by him or anything like that (I don't think I ever posted there once, just lurked).  And I have nothing against Layne personally.  He may be a hell of guy in person.  I'm just calling it as I saw it.

[rocket]

Why even hide it, you should have called this thread "I'm bored, lets flame layne"

[buffbodz]

I get some magazine (unsolicited) in the mail each month, I think it's called Natural Physique.  Lanes has a collum or 2 in it.  He's still out their.

[TrueGrit]

Why even hide it, you should have called this thread "I'm bored, lets flame layne"

sure,it's not like i wanted to be positive about the guy or led people to believe i was going to be anyway.

that thread ened up about 20 pages long and some the photoshops were the funniest shit i've ever seen on the net

[Cavalier22]

"it would work i have had a pharmacy at my disposal"

hahaa

[candidate2025]

this guys physique is weak.   if hes been raining for more than a year ( and i know he has from what you guys have posted) he should quit his dream of being competitive on a pro stage and egt a real job.   

[thisiskeith12]

layne does across arrogant, but what bodybuilder doesnt?

[Earl1972]

...you're right!  about the only smart thing I've ever seen you post.

only intelligent people see intelligence in others

I guess you're coming along

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[bigkid]

Layne defintely knows his shit.  He can come across arrogant, but i've met him a few times and he's cool.  He wasn't arrogant at all.  I think hes got a damn good physique for a natural 24 year old.  He got very close to winning his natural pro card last year.  Chick was just jealous cause layne had striated glutes and chick didn't. j/k