Author Topic: Biggest assholes I have met in bodybuilding.... (Read 79024 times)

DooM_ · « **Reply #300 on:** October 13, 2019, 12:44:00 AM »

Quote from: Big Tex C*ckburn, PhD on October 12, 2019, 06:46:09 PM

Hahaha, there's something so enfeebling about men with baby hands. Brutal disability.

you have a mental disability . . . platz is a bodybuilding legend

Big Tex C*ckburn, PhD · « **Reply #301 on:** October 13, 2019, 01:42:33 AM »

Quote from: DooM_ on October 13, 2019, 12:44:00 AM

you have a mental disability . . . platz is a bodybuilding legend

The only thing smaller than his hands is your brain, 'DooM', you fat fucking Teletubby.

'Go heavy or go home.'

What a dork.

P.S. Wes, throw in a few stories about these crazy strippers you used to work with, if you have the time.

DooM_ · « **Reply #302 on:** October 13, 2019, 01:55:47 AM »

Quote from: Big Tex C*ckburn, PhD on October 13, 2019, 01:42:33 AM

The only thing smaller than his hands is your brain, 'DooM', you fat fucking Teletubby.

'Go heavy or go home.'

What a dork.

P.S. Wes, throw in a few stories about these crazy strippers you used to work with, if you have the time.

the only ' phd ' you have is in you sucking black c.cock you retarded gimmick

Big Tex C*ckburn, PhD · « **Reply #303 on:** October 13, 2019, 02:15:46 AM »

Quote from: DooM_ on October 13, 2019, 01:55:47 AM

the only ' phd ' you have is in sucking black c.cock you retarded gimmick

Indeed. I conducted ethnographic research by studying you and your dad for a year. Rather strange insult to be throwing around considering that you wrote this:

Quote from: DooM_ on May 29, 2013, 02:06:04 AM

its only gay if someone finds out

i dont really like 'shemales' but do like ladboys and traps, the sex they give is on another level plus they lots fun and can suck dick like no gg can

if u gonna bang a ladyboy best not think of whether it 'gay' or not,

also i like em natural no tits no ops, is how most are anyway in thailand and fillipines and usually prettier than most women too

Hahaha, classic projection from the tiny-handed Teletubby. I'm sure you feel a sense of 'DooM' every time you take an HIV test.

DooM_ · « **Reply #304 on:** October 13, 2019, 02:39:13 AM »

Quote from: Big Tex C*ckburn, PhD on October 13, 2019, 02:15:46 AM

Indeed. I conducted ethnographic research in which I sucked black genitalia as part of my thesis for my PHD.

you're the one who should be worrying about aids tests , you routinely take black c.ock up your stretched ass as part of your ' research ' . . .

Big Tex C*ckburn, PhD · « **Reply #305 on:** October 13, 2019, 02:55:37 AM »

Quote from: DooM_ on October 13, 2019, 02:39:13 AM

you're the one who should be worrying about aids tests , you routinely take black c.ock up your stretched ass as part of your ' research ' . . .

LOLLOLLOL. 'DooM' gets exposed by his own words as a militant homosexual who enjoys sex with pre-op transsexuals (literally just men in drag) in impoverished, HIV-riddled countries and his response is 'no, you do!'

What a mess you are, 'DooM'. Just a fat, tiny-handed mess with AIDS.

'DooM' as a child:

Joe Valentino · « **Reply #306 on:** October 13, 2019, 06:15:30 AM »

Wooow.

We have a Republican Conservative into Trannys!? LOOOL

Its not d first one, the other is pretty famous around this circle...

njflex · « **Reply #307 on:** October 13, 2019, 06:31:01 AM »

Quote from: wes on October 12, 2019, 10:29:12 PM

Nice pic Wes , u lol great there
Stellar abs

DooM_ · « **Reply #308 on:** October 13, 2019, 06:48:00 AM »

Quote from: Big Tex C*ckburn, PhD on October 13, 2019, 02:55:37 AM

LOLLOLLOL. 'DooM' gets exposed by his own words as a heterosexual who enjoys sex with pre-op transsexuals (literally just ladyboys) in developing, poorer countries and his response is 'no, you do!'

What a mess you are, 'DooM'. Just a muscular, large-handed mess.

'DooM' as a child:

looks like i hit a nerve . . . bitch

Big Tex C*ckburn, PhD · « **Reply #309 on:** October 13, 2019, 10:58:14 AM »

Quote from: DooM_ on October 13, 2019, 06:48:00 AM

looks like i hit a nerve . . . bitch

Yes, 'DooM', that's clearly what happened. Here's what definitely didn't happen: Wiggs wrote something funny about Platz, I laughed at it, and you then experienced a wave of indignation so strong that you temporarily forgot that you are a raving homosexual. You then logged in with your withered Jeremy Beadle-like hands and threw some homosexual insults, which then backfired on you lol. Fuck off and stop ruining Wes's thread now.

wes · « **Reply #310 on:** October 13, 2019, 01:17:21 PM »

Quote from: njflex on October 13, 2019, 06:31:01 AM

Nice pic Wes , u lol great there
Stellar abs

Thanks Steve,I appreciate the compliment goomba.

I found a shitoad of old pics I had online.........some are resized and kind of small and others were deleted by a pic hosting site unfortunately.

Gotta dig through my stuff here at home one of these days soon..........lots of pics.

Here`s one of me and Bob Chic in Pittsburgh.

Skeletor · « **Reply #311 on:** October 13, 2019, 01:19:29 PM »

Quote from: wes on October 13, 2019, 01:17:21 PM

c in Pittsburgh.Thanks Steve,I appreciate the compliment goomba.

I found a shitoad of old pics I had online.........some are resized and kind of small and others were deleted by a pic hosting site unfortunately.

Gotta dig through my stuff here at home one of these days soon..........lots of pics.

Here`s one of me and Bob Chic in Pittsburgh.

Fanny packs were all the rage back then.

ESFitness · « **Reply #312 on:** October 13, 2019, 01:35:08 PM »

Quote from: Big Tex C*ckburn, PhD on October 13, 2019, 10:58:14 AM

Yes, 'DooM', that's clearly what happened. Here's what definitely didn't happen: Wiggs wrote something funny about Platz, I laughed at it, and you then experienced a wave of indignation so strong that you temporarily forgot that you are a raving homosexual. You then logged in with your withered Jeremy Beadle-like hands and threw some homosexual insults, which then backfired on you lol. Fuck off and stop ruining Wes's thread now.

Was under the impression wigga was talking about Tom Prince. Not platz.1¹. I don't typically take notice of dudes hands aside from noticing Prince. Just happened to.notice they looked like bricks when doing that "thumbs up" thing posing for a picture w a fan

Big Tex C*ckburn, PhD · « **Reply #313 on:** October 13, 2019, 01:43:23 PM »

Quote from: ESFitness on October 13, 2019, 01:35:08 PM

Was under the impression wigga was talking about Tom Prince. Not platz.1¹. I don't typically take notice of dudes hands aside from noticing Prince. Just happened to.notice they looked like bricks when doing that "thumbs up" thing posing for a picture w a fan

Not sure - I thought it was Platz but might have been Prince he was talking about. I don't even know who Tom Prince is. Just thought the image of a bodybuilder with little baby hands was amusing. I met Mike Tyson once and I remember everything about him just being huge. Small in height but hands and head were like brick. He was completely different to the 'bodybuilder' kind of big.

DooM_ · « **Reply #314 on:** October 13, 2019, 01:59:32 PM »

Quote from: Big Tex C*ckburn, PhD on October 13, 2019, 10:58:14 AM

Yes, 'DooM', that's clearly what happened. Here's what definitely didn't happen: Wiggs wrote something funny about Platz, I laughed at it, and you then experienced a wave of indignation so strong that you temporarily forgot that you are a raving homosexual. You then logged in with your withered Jeremy Beadle-like hands and threw some homosexual insults, which then backfired on you lol. Fuck off and stop ruining Wes's thread now.

' homosexual insults ' ?

is that what you call it . . ? i was merely highlighting the nature of your so-called ' phd ' and your field of expertise

Joe Valentino · « **Reply #315 on:** October 13, 2019, 02:06:14 PM »

Quote from: DooM_ on October 13, 2019, 01:59:32 PM

' homosexual insults ' ? is that what you call it . . ? i was merely highlighting the nature of your so-called ' phd ' and your field of expertise

You cannot be a Republican and a Faggooot... Make up your mind.. lol

DooM_ · « **Reply #316 on:** October 13, 2019, 02:10:40 PM »

Quote from: Joe Valentino on October 13, 2019, 02:06:14 PM

You cannot be a Republican and a Faggooot... Make up your mind.. lol

how many gimmick accounts do you have . . ?

wes · « **Reply #317 on:** October 13, 2019, 03:17:30 PM »

This next story is about two idiots who thought they were bodybuilders.

These same two halfwits also thought that a Mr. America and Mr. Universe contest winner was nothing at all........not a big deal, and actually looked kind of wimpy.

Let`s take a closer look at these two flying fuckwits and see how the story goes down.

We are once again training at the Springfield Mass. YMCA................no other gyms yet in the area.

Our two protagonists are scheming how they are planning on entering their first ever bodybuilding contest.........the Teen Age Mr. Baystate and kick some ass.

This had to be, to the best of my quite rusty recollection around 1971 or 1972..............not quite sure, but it doesn`t matter............these two guys were still quite ridiculous even if they didn`t realize it at the time.

One of these imbeciles was yours truly, and the other jackass was a guy we`ll call Woody since that was his name.

Now you guys all know me, so being the imbecile that you know me to be, is not a big stretch for your imaginations............ ...............however,Woody was another whole class of idiot entirely............a little background info so you can form your own mental picture of this mental case.

Woody was a guy that me and Harris met at the "Y"............his buddy George Mitchell trained with him................both guys were arm nuts and not much more, though they did train other bodyparts half assed and half heartedly.

When it came to "arm day" these guys actually dumped some sweat.............not too much though.

We`ll skip over George Mitchell as he was smart enough not to want to enter this contest with us..............props to him at least for being that smart!!

OK,Woody stood about 5 foot 3 inches if that and fancied himself another version of Franco Colombu his idol.........he had the guns to prove it too damn it !!

Or at least he was gunning to get those guns.

Woody was the type of guy we`ve all see before in gyms all over the world.

For example he would take a 65 pound dumbell for single arm Preacher Curls................... ..of course George spotted him on this set and held tightly onto the 65 pounder while doing 90 % of the work while Woodys arm would just go through a type of sloppy curling motion during the set.

Another weird thing about both of these guys was the fact that before they ever said almost anything at all they would insert the word "HEY" in front of their sentences,statements, or questions whichever it was a the time.

For example if George wanted to tell Harris about a chick he saw out on the running track,it would go a bit like this:

"Hey Ray hey,saw a hot blonde earlier today by the track hey..............fucking nice ass hey".

I had no clue where these cats grew up other than they were from across the bridge in West Springfield...........mi ght have been from Mars..........who knows........they were a bit weird.

Back in that time,they sold a cheaply made Collagen based liquid protein in 16 or 24 oz. plastic bottles......supposedly pre-digested for better absorption.

The recommended dosage was a Tbsp. at a time between meals.

Well one day I stop by Woodys apartment and he`s eating a huge steak and a container of cottage cheese.........."gotta get those arms up hey" he says to me.

We sit there planning what we need for the upcoming contest and he suddenly breaks out with this fucking gem:

"Hey Tim hey,last night I drank a whole big fucking bottle of pre-digested protein hey,...................SHIT MY FUCKING BRAINS OUT HEY' !!

I just looked up at the ceiling not knowing what to say or think.............after all,we`re talking about Woody here hey!!

OK,we`ll cut to the chase a bit and get into the contest itself.

Back then there was no Pro-Tan or Dream Tan or anything like that.

You either got a tan by laying in the sun or you bought this lotion by Coppertone called "Sudden Tan"...........we opted for the Sudden Tan.

Some guys mixed iodine with baby oil but you had to really know how to do it even for terrible results so we skipped that idea entirely.

"Sudden Tan" it was.

We put the goop on the day before the contest and woke up the next morning completely colored orange !!

Actually we had seen this before and it was just the way the stuff worked so we drove to Mechanics Hall in Worcester Mass. and there was a ton of muscle guy running around all colored fucking orange when we got there.

If they all stood together,it would have looked like a giant pumpkin patch................SER IOUSLY....... that`s how orange his stuff made you look

Now we had our posing routines already devised,our posing trunks, which were not true posing trunks but swimming briefs/trunks, and our orange skin.........we were good to go !!

Woody was a tiny looking Franco lookalike and I weighed about 100 pounds soaking wet..........if that and I`m serious here,I may have been under 100 pounds at the time at around 5 foot 6 inches tall.

I was Frank Fucking Zane and I could care less what anyone else called me........I was ZANE dammit!!

Looking back on this we must have had one of those proverbial fun house mirrors because we thought we looked awesome but we looked like we barely ever touched a weight in our lives in spite of actually doing so. six days a week.

In essence we looked like two orange idiots................co mplete fools if you will.

We got up there and posed, and oddly enough the people in the crowd were very kind and actually applauded our half assed efforts.

THEY FELT SORRY FOR US !

Well,after that fiasco was over,we were still too stupid to think that we didn`t look impressive walking around the auditorium wowing the assembled crowd with our massive musculature!

Now we sat and watched the rest of the contest and saw some true freaks...........the likes of which we didn`t even think existed on this planet.

I turned to the side of the auditorium and I saw Mr. America Boyer Coe going backstage.

Woody and I quickly bounded over there,went in back and looked at Boyer Coe dressed in a black Golds Gym warmup suit sitting on a metal folding chair curling some dumbells.

Being the huge bastards we both we were our first thought was that Coe looked tiny.................... .like nothing at all.

NOTHING!!

Puny and weak looking or just like anybody else,nothing like we expected a all.

Coe was sitting around talking to a bunch of the contestants telling them about Golds Gym in Venice California.............. ......no clue if he had just returned from Cali, or if it was his first time ever being in that famous gym.

He said the place was nothing special............if you put down your pair of dumbells then went to retrieve them they would be seen rolling across the crooked floor of Golds Gym.

He did however say in his quiet Southern accent that the gym atmosphere for training was incredible.

THEN he stood up,did some pushups and took off his Golds warmup jacket and my jaw dropped to the fucking floor !!

He looked like a fucking piece of living sculpture that had somehow came to life.

He was incredible looking........my mind was officially blown away.

Then he shed his pants and started oiling up for his posing routine.

Me and Woody rushed to grab some seats and watched Boyer hit all of his classic poses and he posed beautifully.

His fucking arms were simply incredible...........no words from me could do them justice

High peaked biceps,full thick triceps and when he held his arms out in certain shots you could see the splits in both biceps................un flexed.

His legs were insane too.............calves like I nothing I ever saw before in my life,and thighs like carved marble columns

Delts,chest,back, all thick wide dense and striated as Hell.................... ..tapering down to the tiniest of waistlines.

I had no clue what he was up to before this posing stint, but he was about a week out .of a past contest or a week before an upcoming contest.

Dude was just in unreal shape, and to this day,Boyer and Francos back when I saw it in Holyoke Mass.are two of the moments in my life that impressed me more than just about any other bodybuilder and I`ve seen every one from Arnold to Ronnie in person.

Boyer Coe was the perfect beast and looked exactly how a bodybuilder should look.

I was always a big fan as a kid and thought he was the only AAU guy that could give Weiders boys a run for their money.

Two things I read in magazines about Coe was that he said he was so dedicated to his training that if he had decided to play tennis instead of being a bodybuilder,he would have "made Jimmy Connors eat tennis balls".

The other anecdote was:

"Age is just mind over matter..............if you don`t mind,it don`t matter.

Boyer Coe

Height 5'7"

Born August 18, 1946

1964

Mr Texas - AAU, 2nd

1965

Teen Mr America - AAU, 2nd
Teen Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 2nd
Mr Texas - AAU, Most Muscular, 1st
Mr Texas - AAU, Winner

1966

Junior Mr America - AAU, 5th
Junior Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 5th
Teen Mr America - AAU, Winner
Mr USA - AAU, 2nd
Mr USA - AAU, Most Muscular, 3rd

1967

Mr America - AAU, 5th
Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 5th
Junior Mr America - AAU, 2nd
Junior Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 2nd
Mr Southern States - AAU, 2nd

1968

Mr America - AAU, 2nd
Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 1st
Junior Mr America - AAU, 2nd
Junior Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 1st
Junior Mr USA - AAU, Overall Winner
Mr USA - AAU, Most Muscular, 1st
Mr USA - AAU, 2nd

1969

Mr America - AAU, Winner
Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 1st
Junior Mr America - AAU, Winner
Mr Universe - NABBA, Overall Winner
Mr Universe - NABBA, Medium, 1st

1970

Universe - Pro - NABBA, Short, 1st
Mr World - AAU, Pro Short, 2nd

1971

Mr America - IFBB, Medium, 1st
Mr International - IFBB, Medium, 1st
Mr International - IFBB, Overall Winner
Pro Mr World - WBBG, Winner

1972

Mr Galaxy - WBBG, 2nd
Universe - Pro - NABBA, Short, 2nd
Pro Mr World - WBBG, Winner

1973

Universe - Pro - NABBA, Overall Winner
Universe - Pro - NABBA, Short, 1st
Pro Mr World - WBBG, Winner

1974

Universe - Pro - NABBA, Short, 2nd
Pro Mr World - WBBG, Winner

1975

Universe - Pro - NABBA, Short, 1st
Universe - Pro - NABBA, Overall Winner
Universe - Pro - PBBA, Winner
Pro Mr World - WBBG, Winner

1976

Olympia - IFBB, LightWeight, Did not place

1977

Olympia - IFBB, 4th
Olympia - IFBB, LightWeight, 3rd

1978

Night of Champions - IFBB, 4th
Olympia - IFBB, 4th
Olympia - IFBB, LightWeight, 2nd
Professional World Cup - IFBB, 5th

1979

Best in the World - IFBB, Professional, 5th
Canada Diamond Pro Cup - IFBB, 3rd
Canada Pro Cup - IFBB, 3rd
Florida Pro Invitational - IFBB, 4th
Grand Prix Pennsylvania - IFBB, 5th
Grand Prix Vancouver - IFBB, 3rd
Night of Champions - IFBB, 4th
Olympia - IFBB, LightWeight, 2nd
Pittsburgh Pro Invitational - IFBB, 5th

1980

Canada Pro Cup - IFBB, 2nd
Grand Prix California - IFBB, 5th
Grand Prix Miami - IFBB, 5th
Grand Prix Pennsylvania - IFBB, 5th
Olympia - IFBB, 4th
Pittsburgh Pro Invitational - IFBB, 5th

1981

Canada Pro Cup - IFBB, Winner
Grand Prix Belgium - IFBB, Winner
Grand Prix California - IFBB, 3rd
Grand Prix Massachusets - IFBB, Winner
Grand Prix New England - IFBB, 3rd
Grand Prix Wales - IFBB, Winner
Grand Prix Washington - IFBB, 3rd
Grand Prix World Cup - IFBB, Winner
Night of Champions - IFBB, 3rd
Professional World Cup - IFBB, Winner
World Grand Prix - IFBB, Winner

1982

Grand Prix Belgium - IFBB, 8th
Grand Prix Sweden - IFBB, 9th
Olympia - IFBB, 11th
World Pro Championships - IFBB, 2nd

1984

Olympia - IFBB, 13th

1994

Olympia - Masters - IFBB, 3rd

1995

Olympia - Masters - IFBB, 10th

wes · « **Reply #318 on:** October 13, 2019, 08:31:46 PM »

I was at the Masters Nationals one year and I had on an old Big Daddys Gym T-shirt......I had it so long it looked like toilet tissue and it clung to my body......this is where Jeff King trained for the most part when he lived in Springfield Mass.,along with Aceto Matt Durfresne ,Rich Roy,Artie Prince,and the 74 year old guy you interviewed in Florida,Jimmy Jarvis.......he called me the other day by the way.............it was great to catch up with him.

Sorry my tendency to ramble has reared its ugly head gain.. Smiley

Anyway back at the Masters Nats,all of a sudden this Black guy runs up to me out of a crowd and says,"Hi,do you happen to know Jeff King" ?

So I tell him yes and how the Hell how did you know that ?

I thought he might`ve been the Black version of Kreskin The Magician or something but he knew the T-shirt was where Jeff had trained years ago. Smiley

Anyway,turns out that it was Dwayne Broadway............. him and King did lot of teen age contests back in N.J. together when they started out.

I had read and seen his pics in old MD mags for years as a kid, but now I was over 40 so I had no clue who he was until he told me himself.........he looked great by the way,still training and competing.

I made a big deal out of remembering him as a kid and he said he felt great that I would know who he was.

I told him I had been lifting longer than Bob Hoffman! LOL Smiley

He pumped me for all kinds of info on Jeff who I hadn`t seen in many years myself and he was very impressed at how he had done in he bodybuilding world, and of course wanted to know if he was still at it and/or in good health.

Real nice guy.

When I told him I was a recovering alcoholic he told me I looked great and that God was in my corner and that I was truly blessed.

Anyway,I`m glad I found your stuff,you can bet that I will listen to all of them.

THANKS BUDDY!

Dwayne Broadway

1976

Mr Colonial America - AAU, Medium, 4th
Mr Colonial America - AAU, Teen Medium, 2nd
Mr Eastern USA - AAU, 4th
Mr Eastern USA - AAU, Teen, 2nd
Mr New Jersey - AAU, 3rd

1977

Teen Mr America - AAU, Medium, 3rd
Teen Mr USA - AAU, Medium, 1st

1981

Natural America, Medium, 5th

1982

Natural Mr America - NBA, Medium, 1st

1989

Eastern Championships - NPC, MiddleWeight, 2nd
Eastern USA Championships - NPC, MiddleWeight, 2nd

1990

East Coast Championships - NPC, MiddleWeight, 3rd

1993

New Jersey Championships - NPC, Masters HeavyWeight, 1st

1996

Pro Natural World - WNBF, 11th

1997

Atlantic States Championships - NPC, Masters HeavyWeight, 2nd

2000

Pro Natural Universe - WNBF, MiddleWeight, 1st
Pro Natural World - WNBF, LightWeight, 10th

2001

Pro Natural International - WNBF, MiddleWeight, 2nd
Pro Natural Masters - WNBF, 2nd

2002

Pro Natural Masters - WNBF, Winner
Pro Natural Universe - WNBF, Overall Winner
Pro Natural Universe - WNBF, MiddleWeight, 1st
Pro Natural World - WNBF, HeavyWeight, 4th

2003

Pro Natural Masters - WNBF, 3rd
Pro Natural World - WNBF, LightWeight, 7th

2004

Pro Natural Masters - WNBF, Winner
Pro Natural World - WNBF, HeavyWeight, 3rd

2005

Pro Natural World - WNBF, HeavyWeight, 7th

Dwayne Broadway Interview:

wes · « **Reply #319 on:** October 13, 2019, 08:33:28 PM »

Next up,a really great guy,awesome bodybuilder, and good friend of mine,Matt Dufresne.

wes · « **Reply #320 on:** October 14, 2019, 04:43:50 PM »

Back in 1992,I had once again amassed a good solid year of training under my belt after a long period of drinking and partying and never even thinking about a barbell.,,,,,,not even for a split second.

Partying to me was simply a day today existance by this time................it was far from a good time anymore..........it seemed the party was over for this kid.

Back to the drawing board............. hopefully for the last time.

So I once again I put it in the rear view mirror and had gotten some hard earned muscle back on my ever changing physique.

At this time I was training with my twin cousins Jim and John Staples again and we were practically living in the gym and training like animals 6 days a week.

My cousins being much younger than me were really impressed by a young kid who worked at the desk of the gym..........Matt Dufresne.

Matt was a skinny kid when I first met him at the gym a few years earlier,but he was piling on muscle like there was no tomorrow lately.

Matt was seeing the daughter of Big Daddys Gym owner Rick Britt and this is how he got the deskjob.

Being around guys like Jeff King and Rich Roy among others ,was a very conducive training atmosphere and great for making progress in some minor way almost on a continuous basis.

One leg day me and the twins were squatting like animals.....lots of weight and lots of full deep sets.

All of a sudden Matt is standing behind us yelling for us to train hard and to squeeze out another rep or two.

The entire gym was like that,everybody pushing and spotting each other........ exorting one another to eke out a few more hard reps.

As time passed Matt won a ton of big contests and me and my cousins moved down to Port St. Lucie Florida.

While I lived in Florida I continued to train,got a good job and then started competing down there.

I had two years under my belt by now,and entered the local show ........................ ..The Treasure Coast BB championships.........I never hung around to see how I placed because I didn`t need a crystal ball to know that while I had gotten in pretty good condition,I wasn`t bringing home anything home today except my tired body.

I regrouped,went back in a year,placed extremely well in the same contest,then I did a bunch of different contests all over the South East coast of Florida placing well or winning my class in all of them.

I was on a roll and feeling pretty good about myself considering where I had been just two years earlier.

One morning while getting ready for work,my then fiance`of two years says to me out of a clear blue sky that she was leaving and moving in with her daughter.

Well if that happened to me these days,I`d tell her not to let the screen door hit her where the good lord split her !!

But back then,it was a devastating blow to me, moreso because I had no idea why she wanted to leave.

We both had good jobs,had a great house,car,and had never had one single argument the whole time we were together.

After some time and deep thinking,I decided to go back to Springfield..........fuc k these crazy ass women.

So I got my shit together,shipped all of my trophies to an old buddies house back home, and hit the road.

Once I got back home to Springfield it was kind of like going from the frying pan into the fire because I made plans to stay with my ex-wife.

While there, I would get busy looking for a job as I knew the longer I stayed there,the more I would remember why she was my ex-wife instead of my wife.

Meanwhile I had about 20 dollars to my name and wasn`t anxious to lose all of my regained muscle size for yet another time.

Then I got a brainstorm of an idea !!

I remembered hearing that Matt Dufresne had opened up a Golds Gym in Springfield so I said fuck it,I`m going to give him a call.

This wasn`t easy for me to do because I hate asking anybody for help, but finding a job wasn`t panning out s fast as I hoped it would.

I gave Matt a call even though I hadn`t seen him in at least 5 years or more.

We were always friends but were never buddy buddy types of friends.......w never hung out together,we just trained at the gym.

Lucky for me that on the morning I called Golds Gym and asked for Matt,the camaraderie that we had in the gym was still alive outside of the gym.

Without hesitation,Matt said no problem wes,just come up anytime you`re ready.

Because my ex lived in West Springfield,and Matts gym was in East Springfield and I hadn`t seen this much snow in the last 4 years it was gonna be a hell of a commute to the gym everyday.

I got up at 5 AM,took 2 busses in the snow to the gym,worked out hard,then took 2 busses back home.

When I saw Matt for the first time I had brought up some pics of a few contests that I had did while living in Florida,he was sunned when he saw them as the last time I bumped into him,I wasn`t doing so well.

Anyway,he told me I looked great and especially good at the Southern States contest whree I hd won my class,then he asked who I trained with and he freaked out at learning that my cousins were still training hard.

One more question he asked me before I left that day was who was my trainer and nutritionalist......I just laughed and told him some guy named Tim Wescott helped me out!

Now I know Matt didn`t give me a million dollars but he just as well may have because I trained there for free for almost 3 months and he never said a word except that he was glad to have me there as a member.

Great guy who almost outdid his boyhood idol Jeff King.........I`ll never forget his kindness when I really needed a hand.

Matt DuFresne

1985

Teen Mr America - AAU, Overall Winner
Teen Mr America - AAU, Medium, 1st

1986

Junior Mr America - AAU, Short, 2nd

1987

Mr America - AAU, Short, 3rd
Junior Mr America - AAU, Short, 1st

1988

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Tapeworm · « **Reply #321 on:** October 14, 2019, 07:14:19 PM »

Quote from: wes on October 12, 2019, 11:48:39 AM

Thanks guys more to come then DAMMIT !!

Tape my best lifts were heavy for me but I cannot imagine squatting with 760 pounds.................. ..that is a LOT of FUCKING weight.

Personally,and this doesn`t apply to everyone as we area ll different in so many ways,I would recommend mixing up reps and set schemes but as a general rule of thumb,I don`t think a person could go wrong pyramiding up in weight as sets increase while decreasing reps...................6-8 and 8-12 reps is cool for the average guy IMO

Speaking solely for me, and this was a huge mistake I made, but knowing me as I do, I`d probably do it the same stupid way because I like training heavy as well as going for a good pump..............3-5 reps would be the lowest I`d go on bigger lifts and 8-15 on other exercises.

Of course it all varies for a guy like me..............I mix shit up like crazy as I do not like being bored and if I get bored,I change things up fast to try to alleviate this boredom.

If you don`t like what you`re doing,chances are you`re not going to do it.

Be consistant in your training
Eat correctly for your goal (s)
Work hard.............a forgotton step in training these days
Get enough rest and water...........you only grow while at rest/sleep

Anyones best bet is to find out like most guys here who stuck with it do is by trial and error over time..................yo u make a lot of mistakes along the way but that`s how you learn, and that`s why they put erasers on fucking pencils!

Pretty glad not to hear you say 5x5 is where the magic is, big guys lift big weights, etc. Heavy programs just grind me into time off. Wish I could tolerate them but I'm built for beauty.

That said, think I'll still throw in a heavy set on big lifts each session, or maybe have a heavy day per week. Got to have some stories tell.

I know what you mean about having something exciting to keep you coming back. I find myself really looking forward to calisthenics and seeing progress with the cross, planche, and lever. I train solo at home so finding that motivation to kick ass is important. I like not having to travel and deal with gym bs but I envy you all the good partners you had and legends you met who kept you going strong.

wes · « **Reply #322 on:** October 14, 2019, 08:02:26 PM »

Quote from: Tapeworm on October 14, 2019, 07:14:19 PM

Pretty glad not to hear you say 5x5 is where the magic is, big guys lift big weights, etc. Heavy programs just grind me into time off. Wish I could tolerate them but I'm built for beauty.

That said, think I'll still throw in a heavy set on big lifts each session, or maybe have a heavy day per week. Got to have some stories tell.

I know what you mean about having something exciting to keep you coming back. I find myself really looking forward to calisthenics and seeing progress with the cross, planche, and lever. I train solo at home so finding that motivation to kick ass is important. I like not having to travel and deal with gym bs but I envy you all the good partners you had and legends you met who kept you going strong.

I had a lot of great training partners but have also trained alone for considerable periods of time...............both are good as long as motivation and enthusiasm remain high.

Keep doing what works for you Tape and do what you enjoy,but work hard at it.

Tapeworm · « **Reply #323 on:** October 14, 2019, 08:15:33 PM »

Quote from: wes on October 14, 2019, 08:02:26 PM

I had a lot of great training partners but have also trained alone for considerable periods of time...............both are good as long as motivation and enthusiasm remain high.

Keep doing what works for you Tape and do what you enjoy,but work hard at it.

Will do bro. Stayed on the building site last night and did legs. 2x4 and buckets of drywall mud!

wes · « **Reply #324 on:** October 14, 2019, 08:16:56 PM »

COOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111