so my training partner, 28 year old kid, enters this classic physique contest in San Diego, Calif. so out of respect for him, I tell him that I'm going to go and watch him compete. so when the fucker tells me that its 50 bucks to get in, I said WHAT?
nobody charges 50 bucks to watch bodybuilding!!!!!!! I was pissed. but I had told him that I was going to watch, so I was in all the way. so me and his dad drive two hours to get there, and walked up to the booth selling tickets, and sure enough it was 50 bucks!!!
so I asked the girl for any senior citizen discount, and she said sure. 40 bucks for over 60. (I'm 4 months away from 60, but ten bucks is ten bucks). so we both got in for 40.
there were only a few bodybuilding competitors, so that went fast. then they started the board short guys. (not sure what its called, but they all wore board shorts, and could not do any bodybuilding poses?
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this is when it got weird. they all looked the same? looked like they came out of the movie the step ford wives. all sprayed tanned, all smiling with lots of teeth. doing stupid poses. one division had 14 guys in it? at
100 bucks each to enter, only 4 got trophies, fucking promoter just make 1000 bucks!!! I was tripping. (it was 130 for each person to get spray tanned in the spray tanning booth)
I did not understand the board short category at all. my kid got 5 out of 5 guys for over 6 feet in classic physique. these guys had some muscle, and got to do bodybuilding poses. never again will I go watch a show like this
the only saving grace of the evening was we all went to PHILS BBQ in San Diego. it was by far the best BBQ I have ever had. great place if your ever near San Diego