Role Model

[mphgrove]

Number 1 Super Heavyweight in Italy

https://contests.npcnewsonline.com/contests/2025/npc_worldwide_italian_championship_regional_qualifier/l928/mattia_vecchi

[1Patrick]

Guido looking fantastico just needs to shoot more of that pure Italian 100% virgin olive oil

[Van_Bilderass]

He just needs some finishing touches. Maybe work with Farah?

[Brenda Steunbeer]

Google says he is 41 or 44 years old?

[AbrahamG]

If he can qualify in time for this years Olympia, someone is getting bumped out of the top 6.

[1Patrick]

Google says he is 41 or 44 years old?

Google knows. It means he is 41 and will live till 44.

[webstar]

Full head of hair

[illuminati]

Number 1 Super Heavyweight in Italy

https://contests.npcnewsonline.com/contests/2025/npc_worldwide_italian_championship_regional_qualifier/l928/mattia_vecchi

WTF an abomination of a physique. Awful

[MajorDomo]

Google knows. It means he is 41 and will live till 44.

lol - truer than we think

[Van_Bilderass]

I looked at the others in his class. Absolute turds all of them.

[Coach is Back!]

Bodybuilding has turned into mental illness

[illuminati]

Bodybuilding has turned into mental illness

Some thing has definitely changed & not for the better.

Lack of hard work ethic ?
Lack of discipline ?
Doing easy workouts on machines only ?
Not dieting properly ?
Over reliance on PEDs ?

Likely a combination of all the above & other factors.

[mphgrove]

Some thing has definitely changed & not for the better.

Lack of hard work ethic ?
Lack of discipline ?
Doing easy workouts on machines only ?
Not dieting properly ?
Over reliance on PEDs ?

Likely a combination of all the above & other factors.

All the OnlyFans revenue grabbing doesn’t help.

[falco]

It's like looking at the statue of Hercules in Florence.

[Van_Bilderass]

Some thing has definitely changed & not for the better.

Lack of hard work ethic ?
Lack of discipline ?
Doing easy workouts on machines only ?
Not dieting properly ?
Over reliance on PEDs ?

Likely a combination of all the above & other factors.

IMHO none of the above really. It's a lack of talent. You can get big and freaky with drugs in a sense but if the muscle bellies are shit there's nothing to be done. Genetics is 99% of bodybuilding.

Nothing much has changed as far as methods except guys with shit genetics are showing up at shows against better judgement. Either their own or yes-sayers around them. No one is apparently telling them it's no use, that they look like shit and are embarrassing themselves.

[Humble Narcissist]

It's like looking at the statue of Hercules in Florence.

[njflex]

IMHO none of the above really. It's a lack of talent. You can get big and freaky with drugs in a sense but if the muscle bellies are shit there's nothing to be done. Genetics is 99% of bodybuilding.

Nothing much has changed as far as methods except guys with shit genetics are showing up at shows against better judgement. Either their own or yes-sayers around them. No one is apparently telling them it's no use, that they look like shit and are embarrassing themselves.

Somehow a guy like gaspari beat the odds. Not the best genetics, but worked hard, dieted it hard and figured it out

[illuminati]

IMHO none of the above really. It's a lack of talent. You can get big and freaky with drugs in a sense but if the muscle bellies are shit there's nothing to be done. Genetics is 99% of bodybuilding.

Nothing much has changed as far as methods except guys with shit genetics are showing up at shows against better judgement. Either their own or yes-sayers around them. No one is apparently telling them it's no use, that they look like shit and are embarrassing themselves.

Yes Genetics is a very big part for sure.
And the fact that Pro cards are being given out with 3 packs of cornflakes.

The reality is virtually anyone can become a Pro now.