2017 Arnold Australia - Dallas McCarver passes out on stage

[NaturalWonder83]

he looked pretty good in australia. upper body was a bit flat. was better in columbus. this pic was from australia

he did not look pretty good-he looked like utter shit-what the hell is that mess on his stomach? Are those abs
He looks like a moron

[hp31]

Reading it again this morning, so reposting it also for those who missed it...


From Dallas' facebook post

So I wasn't going to do this because frankly he will benefit way more from his name being in my mouth than I ever would the other way around BUT here we go.... I've got so many questions regarding Shawn Ray and his recent hard on for "critiquing" me as he would call it. So I'm guna break down a few really clear and simple reasons this guy can't seem to leave me alone...

1. He's clearly struggling with the fact that he's completely irrelevant in the fitness and bodybuilding world. He needs something ANYTHING to draw attention to himself, and I'm just the most recent topic for him to give his two cents on.

2. If you've followed Ray or know him in any way you'll likely RARELY ever him him complement ANYONE especially a big white body builder. This is clearly a result from years of consistent ass whopping from the great Dorian Yates. He complained and moaned his entire career about these beat downs and CLEARLY is still very butt hurt about it.

3. Shawn also took years of whoopings from Chad Nicholls clients which he also moaned about for the majority of his career... again still CLEARLY butt hurt about that too!

4. As anyone knows he was born with a silver spoon in mouth to a well off family and has had a relatively easy life... we in the REAL WORLD call this silver spoon syndrome. This is an extreme internal insecurity that stems from years of being out performed and out done by those who started with significantly less than him. In the mind of these people they can not conceive that they are just simply being out worked or just simply aren't good enough. That's because their entire life they've grown up entitled and pampered! Thus, when things don't go their way they are forced to accept failure, WHICH is a huge part of life to most of us normal folks. This causes the individual (in this case Shawn) to develop a horrible inner insecurity that can only be satisfied in their mind by the putting down of others. We all know these people.... it's just a sad part of the world we live in.

5. Shawn used to be a GREAT bodybuilder BUT he never got what he wanted (TheO). Now he's forced to live in a fading body that is no longer capable of fulfilling his dreams. This greatly increases the previous points 2-4.

6. Shawn didn't grow up in the real world where you can't run your mouth consequence free. Where I come from such biased one sided "reporting" as in this case and MANY others I've seen him give his two cents on would earn you a good ole concrete facial! While I do believe Shawn ray needs a good beat down as much as anyone I've ever met this is NOT A THREAT.

Another great example of ALL of this insecurity is

Calling out one of the greatest to ever do it from the stage Saturday talking smack to the great Dexter Jackson I front of an entire crowd of people!? Totally uncalled for and just another insecure desperate attempt to remain relevant and important in an industry slowly forgetting him and pushing him out.

In conclusion... until the recent twisting of my current situations, words, and miss fortunes I've never had an issue with Shawn. I idolized Shawn, looked up to him greatly... but sadly that time has passed. Now I just simply see a bitter old man, despised by an industry which he once was loved by. Now was Shawn correct regarding my posing for Manion yes! However he didn't even bother to get a full story, he also didn't bother to report the fact that my situation was greatly improved at the Arnold! Words straight out of the head judge AND Mr. Manion's mouth.

As for our conversation back stage previous to the Arnold AU it was also twisted as to only be negative and bitter As is his apparent style or "reporting". Then there's the comments made regarding Chad and my unfortunate events on stage Saturday. Now unless Chad has a machine to give me bronchitis (damn near pneumonia) I don't see how it's his fault or my fault for that matter. The only thing either of us did wrong was allow me to compete in a condition too sick for stage. It was nothing more than the fluid in my lungs depriving the brain of Oxygen... we all know the results of a brain and body without oxygen so let's be smart here. All that being said if Shawn ray wants to be a reporter of the industry he needs to learn to swallow his pride and ego and report the facts ALL OF THEM! Not the facts that he finds convenient mending his insecurities and bitterness stemming to a career long gone.

I hate to be this way guys but enough is enough... we as an industry pride ourselves on not being judgmental and bullies so I've had about enough this one sided bitter "reporting"! At the end of the day he can bash me, dog me, "critique and report" me all he wants BUT he ain't gunna steal my shine. I'm internally happy and LOVE MY LIFE... Something he's clearly missing.

#OutgrowYourEgo

Chad Nicholls & Lee Priest joined in on the Shawn bashing:

Chad - "There's no doubt he was "butt hurt" from the losses to Dorian, but I'm guessing his butt hurt a little worse from the poundings he took from Sasha..."

Lee - "I wouldn't worry about Shawn. Bodybuilder he was great as a person he's a girl. He lies cheats and talks shit about everyone. He is a tool nobody cares about Shawn only way to keep his name out there is by talking shit. Shawn will not say it to you and if you try hit the prick he will sue. The guy is a total grade A fucktard. Dallas do your thing train hard you have plenty of time don't give this idiot another thought. Make him eat his words by being your best and winning. After your wins they will ask about Shawn just ignore the question 👍👍"

[ESFitness]

Remember guys, Shawn hates big White bodybuilders because Dorian kicked his ass for most of his career.

Olympias Shawn competed in when
Haney won - 3
Dorian won - 6
Ronnie won - 4

Wow 7 to big black men and 6 to a white man 

But Shawn also hates those who beat him because Chad trained them.

That pretty much sums up anyone who beats Shawn ever besides Levrone.

In the hardest era ever. Compared to Dallas's era which up to now is the worst era ever.

Dallas doesn't address the issue of how many people Chad has worked with who are fucked up or dead right now.

He's still young, at some point all the shit he is doing is going to catch up and probably pretty quick.

He lost to Haney when he was starting out... No way was he gonna beat Haney. The Haney's gone and Shawn thinks it's "his time"...

Nope.

In comes Dorian, in Shawns prime, and Dorian slams the door shut (much like how Flex thought when Dorian was out of the picture).

By the time the other "black bodybuilder" (Ronnie) comes into the picture, Shawn had burned 6years of his prime losing to Dorian, & Ronnie was lightyears ahead of Shawn.

Shawn couldnt even beat Flex or Chris. He was relegated to competing being compared to Lee Priest (a freaky white guy with a bigger fan base) & Levrone. Nasser was on the way out.

... And by the time Ronnie showed a chink in his armour in '01, there was another white, future Mr. Olympia right there waiting and reminding Shawn in '01 that his dream (despite making nearly zero improvements since 1994) just wasn't gonna happen.

'01, the end of shawn ray.

[TheAnimal]

Chad - "There's no doubt he was "butt hurt" from the losses to Dorian, but I'm guessing his butt hurt a little worse from the poundings he took from Sasha..."

Ouch, thats taking it a bit far isn't it?

[Skeletor]

Chad Nicholls & Lee Priest joined in on the Shwan bashing:

Chad - "There's no doubt he was "butt hurt" from the losses to Dorian, but I'm guessing his butt hurt a little worse from the poundings he took from Sasha..."

Lee - "I wouldn't worry about Shawn. Bodybuilder he was great as a person he's a girl. He lies cheats and talks shit about everyone. He is a tool nobody cares about Shawn only way to keep his name out there is by talking shit. Shawn will not say it to you and if you try hit the prick he will sue. The guy is a total grade A fucktard. Dallas do your thing train hard you have plenty of time don't give this idiot another thought. Make him eat his words by being your best and winning. After your wins they will ask about Shawn just ignore the question 👍👍"

Brutal.

[hp31]

Ouch, thats taking it a bit far isn't it?

Agreed, but it seems to be no holds barred at this point.

[Taffin]

Chad - "There's no doubt he was "butt hurt" from the losses to Dorian, but I'm guessing his butt hurt a little worse from the poundings he took from Sasha..."

Ouch, thats taking it a bit far isn't it?

.... said Shawn that night....

[ESFitness]

Chad Nicholls & Lee Priest joined in on the Shawn bashing:

Lee - "I wouldn't worry about Shawn. Bodybuilder he was great as a person he's a girl. He lies cheats and talks shit about everyone. He is a tool nobody cares about Shawn only way to keep his name out there is by talking shit. Shawn will not say it to you and if you try hit the prick he will sue. The guy is a total grade A fucktard./b] 👍👍"

Sounds like a few people here.

[Van_Bilderass]

I seem to recall Chad saying Shawn once called the cops on Chad wrt drug dealing.

[gib]

I think he actually looked very good and sharp with nicely holding mass and keeping NG the waist in check in Australia. He would have won it had he finished.

[bailey]

All you idiot (arm chair quarterbacks) trying to find things wrong with Dallas. Haters! Insane legs, chest, shoulders, calves, arms,......etc....ABS? Ronnie and Arnold were no better! FFS!!! just needs back improvement, but he's young , tall and white! He will understand what went wrong and not make mistakes. It's a learning process. No one but him will and can understand his own body. Chad might be a mistake? These gurus are all just about drug protocol! C'mon..... Training and diet is something anyone can do if they know their body. I think Dallas just tried Chad? I hope he or they make the proper adjustments. If not, he should go at it alone!

[Parker]

All you idiot (arm chair quarterbacks) trying to find things wrong with Dallas. Insane legs, chest, shoulders, calves, arms,......etc....ABS? Ronnie and Arnold were no better! FFS!!!

Dallas has split abs, that make it look like his intestines will eventually pop out, and a subpar back for all the "hardcore lifting" he does.

Chad and Lee don't address the fact that Shawn was right. Chad will not because Dallas is his client, and Lee will not because he hates Shawn. Also Bostin had said that a Chad is only good with black bodybuilders.  Back in the day Chad's Lads were Ronnie, Flex, Dillett, Chris Cormier (IIRC), Nasser. This was back when Chad was being accused by Shawn of using plasma expanders.

[bailey]

Split abs? Ronnie, Dennis James, (old school, Serge Nubret,) it's too late, and I'm too tired to list the 100 others..   I mean today has the worst top ten pros ever! Dallas is refreshing. How many even cared or followed the show until Shawn Ray posted the original comment. Not that it's good that he almost or passed out. He's not bloofy, and is trying as hard as he can to place well. Hope his health is ok? I mean he could have been sick? Dieting to that extreme will make anyone pass out. If you have not dieted to that extreme, you will never know!!!

[Parker]

Split abs? Ronnie, Dennis James, (old school, Serge Nubret,) it's too late, and I'm too tired to list the 100 others.. 

No, split apart. They are father apart than anything DJ had. He has severe abdominal separation along with his gut. And he is only in his mid 20s. It will only get worse. Serve Nubret didn't have anything like that.
Dallas will try to get bigger or more cut, and he will spiral down, with a few hits here and there.

[gcb]

These schmoes will do anything to get a grope

[bailey]

Parker: So do you feel at all bad for his condition in that short clip?

[bailey]

Man, they are on it these days! That guy came out in seconds to help Dallas. He would have been on the ground otherwise. My point is that, I know how hard he and all of these guys are trying. I just don't want to see anyone get sick or pass out.

[Parker]

Parker: So do you feel at all bad for his condition in that short clip?

Empathy, but not sympathy With all the cautionary tales this days, and if he was throwing up before, he should have pulled out. His body is telling him that something is wrong. He is not Ronnie Coleman, who has the constitution of a horse. And he trying to get somewhere too fast, without checking his brakes. And what is crazy, is that he looks worse than the 90s guys.

[Bevo]

He lost to Haney when he was starting out... No way was he gonna beat Haney. The Haney's gone and Shawn thinks it's "his time"...

Nope.

In comes Dorian, in Shawns prime, and Dorian slams the door shut (much like how Flex thought when Dorian was out of the picture).

By the time the other "black bodybuilder" (Ronnie) comes into the picture, Shawn had burned 6years of his prime losing to Dorian, & Ronnie was lightyears ahead of Shawn.

Shawn couldnt even beat Flex or Chris. He was relegated to competing being compared to Lee Priest (a freaky white guy with a bigger fan base) & Levrone. Nasser was on the way out.

... And by the time Ronnie showed a chink in his armour in '01, there was another white, future Mr. Olympia right there waiting and reminding Shawn in '01 that his dream (despite making nearly zero improvements since 1994) just wasn't gonna happen.

'01, the end of shawn ray.

To be fair Cormier never beat Shawn and Shawn has beaten flex a few times I believe

[Simple Simon]

To be fair Cormier never beat Shawn and Shawn has beaten flex a few times I believe

I wouldn't even bother correcting him , he hasn't got a fucking clue....

[Parker]

To be fair Cormier never beat Shawn and Shawn has beaten flex a few times I believe

99 Mr O, Chris was third, Shawn was fifth.

[Don_Dada]

australia show, before the bronchitis struck

[gib]

Looks fucking increadible! If he just had a tiny bit less water under skinny that's a serious top Olympia physique.

[Tha Grim Lifter]

He lost to Haney when he was starting out... No way was he gonna beat Haney. The Haney's gone and Shawn thinks it's "his time"...

Nope.

In comes Dorian, in Shawns prime, and Dorian slams the door shut (much like how Flex thought when Dorian was out of the picture).

By the time the other "black bodybuilder" (Ronnie) comes into the picture, Shawn had burned 6years of his prime losing to Dorian, & Ronnie was lightyears ahead of Shawn.

Shawn couldnt even beat Flex or Chris. He was relegated to competing being compared to Lee Priest (a freaky white guy with a bigger fan base) & Levrone. Nasser was on the way out.

... And by the time Ronnie showed a chink in his armour in '01, there was another white, future Mr. Olympia right there waiting and reminding Shawn in '01 that his dream (despite making nearly zero improvements since 1994) just wasn't gonna happen.

'01, the end of shawn ray.

In 1990 Shawn said he thought he beat Haney. Shawn looked similar his whole career so to say he peaked, maybe in 1994 or 1996 but not much difference.

Anyway point is, is Shawn an asshole, of course. Is he a whiny bitch, yes.

Is he right about Dallas - 100% he is. Chad fucks guys up and Dallas is riding ok because he's young but all that shit he's pumping into himself is going to age him badly and fuck him up in a few years, you know it.

A lot of guys from the 90's and early 00's are fucking dead or fucked up and Dallas went from nothing to this in 5 years? He's not going to last.

[The_Iron_Disciple]

I'm blown away by those people here who think Dallas looks great. Because he really, really doesn't. The insulin use shows. And not in a good way, obviously.

Mid 90's-ish - approx. 2004 or so are the " Golden Years " of bodybuilding in my opinion. Today's bodybuilders ... well, it's just not the same. And it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see why.