All I'm reading is Bumstead, not Choopan - Sign of where the industry is going?

[OneMoreRep]

Everyone is either complaining about or supporting Bumstead's win, yet I am barely reading or hearing anything about Choopan. As an industry, are the tastes of fans changing?

"1"

[joswift]

No, hes Iranian....

[MCWAY]

Everyone is either complaining about or supporting Bumstead's win, yet I am barely reading or hearing anything about Choopan. As an industry, are the tastes of fans changing?

"1"

The complaints are that either the judges are changing the rules to benefit Bumstead; or Bumstead is torture-racking himself to make himself taller, allowing him to compete at a heavier bodyweight.

[joswift]

The complaints are that either the judges are changing the rules to benefit Bumstead; or Bumstead is torture-racking himself to make himself taller, allowing him to compete at a heavier bodyweight.

he has a piece of Lego under his hair

[ChristopherA]

Bumstead is the most popular bodybuilder on the planet by a mile. Young guys in the gym want to be him not the Open freaks

[Kwon_2]

Everyone is either complaining about or supporting Bumstead's win, yet I am barely reading or hearing anything about Choopan. As an industry, are the tastes of fans changing?

"1"

Supporting the Bumstead-physique here


Chopin who? 

[MCWAY]

he has a piece of Lego under his hair

But, is racking themselves safer than guys starving themselves to make weight (i.e. 212) and trying to fill back up later?

[benchmstr]

No one gives a shit about the open division clown show anymore

Bench

[Walter Sobchak]

I’m leery to post in a thread where OMR uses the phrase “taste of the fans.”

Just sayin’

[MCWAY]

Everyone is either complaining about or supporting Bumstead's win, yet I am barely reading or hearing anything about Choopan. As an industry, are the tastes of fans changing?

"1"

Plus, no one seems to have an issue with Choopan's victory. I would have gone with Curry or Lunsford (better shape). But, I can live with Choopan.

[michael arvilla]

Bumstead is the most popular bodybuilder on the planet by a mile. Young guys in the gym want to be him not the Open freaks

facts!

[a_pupil]

There's been a surprising lack of pics here of the show. I don't think I've even seen a pic of the mens open line up and I can't be bothered searching it up, let alone this bumstead guys line up.

I haven't noticed a single pic of the show come up in my instagram feed as well.

Is our sport dead 

[tommywishbone]

Bumstead had as much Synthol in his arms as Hadi.

[falco]

Open lineup looked like hammered shit.

[Hulkotron]

They’re all so filled with oil that I’ve largely lost interest.

[Dave D]

But, is racking themselves safer than guys starving themselves to make weight (i.e. 212) and trying to fill back up later?

What does safety have to do with professional bodybuilding?

[youandme]

I had to Google what racking is. So Bumstead is pulling himself by each limb to increase his height? Wtf has this sport gone to. Lol

[MCWAY]

I had to Google what racking is. So Bumstead is pulling himself by each limb to increase his height? Wtf has this sport gone to. Lol

I don't know if Bumstead is. People think either Bumstead is cheating (competing at a much higher weight than the max for his height) or the rules are being altered on the fly to help him.

But, according to Logan Franklin (a Classic Physique competitor, sponsored by MD), a number of them are using inversion tables.

Franklin himself complained about how the IFBB keeps measuring him at 5'11^1/2", meaning he has to compete at 222.

But, he his medical records and driver's license has him listed at 6' tall. He wants to compete at a higher bodyweight (230 or so).

What does safety have to do with professional bodybuilding?

I used the term, "safer". Rather than doing all the tricks the 212 guys do to make weight, some of these dudes are racking themselves to be taller (temporarily).

Is that a "safer" practice, in the long run?

[Royalty]

They’re all so filled with oil that I’ve largely lost interest.

Yes. When everyone’s delts starts resembling Ernie Taylor’s triceps, the sport needs to die... or be completely overhauled.

[Flexacon]

Classic guys should start injecting saline or something into  the top of there or implants giving them a cone shaped head. That's a couple of extra inches right there.

[oldschoolfan]

Bumstead will be 6-6 next year

[The Scott]

Bungstead ain't shit compared to Paris.  As for the Open (WIDE) class midgieasterner?  Divershitty and schmoes.

FUCK THE FAUXLYMPIA, THE IFBB, THE NPC AND THE DRUG ADDICTED ASSLETES!

[oldschoolfan]

Bungstead ain't shit compared to Paris.  As for the Open (WIDE) class midgieasterner?  Divershitty and schmoes.

FUCK THE FAUXLYMPIA, THE IFBB, THE NPC AND THE DRUG ADDICTED ASSLETES!

hey scott one delusional moron on here  said bumstead would beat  prime gary strydom !

[The Scott]

hey scott one delusional moron on here  said bumstead would beat  prime gary strydom !

Well, they are incorrectomundo then!     People have their ideals and I understand that but objectively or subjectively, Strydom's physique was vastly superior to Bungstead.   

If I may be blunt?

CBung is built far better than I but that's is just another truth, albeit one that is much easier for most to accept. 

But bhanky is altogether another level.

[oldschoolfan]

Well, they are incorrectomundo then!     People have their ideals and I understand that but objectively or subjectively, Strydom's physique was vastly superior to Bungstead.   

If I may be blunt?

CBung is built far better than I but that's is just another truth, albeit one that is much easier for most to accept. 

But bhanky is altogether another level.

bhanky is yates strydom and flex wheeler hybrid