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Title: Craig Monson, Why Didn't He Make It Big in Bodybuilding?
Post by: a_pupil on December 30, 2019, 01:33:47 PM
https://www.flickr.com/photos/craigmonson/page3/

Dude was a mass monster for his time with good lines. I'm not up on the sport's history, but why didn't he make a bigger impact?

The talent pool was stacked during the 80s and 90s. Imagine Big Craig with a mid 90s onwards drug stack  :o

(http://img.mensxp.com/media/content/2018/Oct/the-story-of-a-street-gangster-who-went-on-to-become-one-of-the-best-bodybuilders-of-the-80s1400-1538726055.jpg?h=194&w=412&cc=1)

Title: Re: Craig Monson, Why Didn't He Make It Big in Bodybuilding?
Post by: JAGO on December 30, 2019, 01:43:48 PM
Wasn’t he in tight with Tookie Williams and connected with the crips? He was one massive, no bullshit individual and not someone to cross. I suspect he was on a boat load of real gear and had he had gh - unreal.

J
Title: Re: Craig Monson, Why Didn't He Make It Big in Bodybuilding?
Post by: a_pupil on December 30, 2019, 01:55:51 PM
Wasn’t he in tight with Tookie Williams and connected with the crips? He was one massive, no bullshit individual and not someone to cross. I suspect he was on a boat load of real gear and had he had gh - unreal.

J

He's got an interesting story, he was one of the original Crips who tookie and everyone looked up to but he grew up.
Title: Re: Craig Monson, Why Didn't He Make It Big in Bodybuilding?
Post by: Marty Champions on December 30, 2019, 05:45:06 PM
Very natural build not overdone with steeeroids
Title: Re: Craig Monson, Why Didn't He Make It Big in Bodybuilding?
Post by: wes on December 30, 2019, 10:54:16 PM
You cannot be on bodybuilding mag covers if your as is in the joint.............contes ts are a bit hard to compete in with a ball and chain attatched to your ankle also !   LOL  ;D
Title: Re: Craig Monson, Why Didn't He Make It Big in Bodybuilding?
Post by: falco on December 31, 2019, 04:34:18 PM
How many decades was he in jail?
Title: Re: Craig Monson, Why Didn't He Make It Big in Bodybuilding?
Post by: Natural_O on December 31, 2019, 06:36:50 PM
I did a two part interview with Craig for my Bodybuilding Legends Podcast -

Part One - https://www.bodybuildinglegendsshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Season-7-Episode-5-Craig-Monson-1.mp3

Part Two - https://www.bodybuildinglegendsshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Season-7-Episode-6-Craig-Monson-2.mp3

Go to www.BodybuildingLegendsS how.com to listen to all the interviews.
Title: Re: Craig Monson, Why Didn't He Make It Big in Bodybuilding?
Post by: Primemuscle on January 01, 2020, 03:38:08 PM
Aside from the fact that he was big, there's nothing special about how he looked. He was easy to overlook. Here is a more current photo of Craig.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DmkKk5vVsAEyq5I.jpg)
Title: Re: Craig Monson, Why Didn't He Make It Big in Bodybuilding?
Post by: Taffin on January 01, 2020, 05:21:33 PM