The Gerry ''Synthol " Blais Story

[Fortress]

Dear fuck. Is this him? In every which way he looks like shit. If there were 15 competitors in his category I’d place him 20th.

[Matt]

Scroll over TA's thread in the nutrition board here:

http://web.archive.org/web/20050321040914/http://www.musclemayhem.com:80/forums

'EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HOW TO SELECT CUTS OF MEAT'

[mphgrove]

Dear fuck. Is this him? In every which way he looks like shit. If there were 15 competitors in his category I’d place him 20th.

The more eccentric fans and wannabes get a lot of the blame. Back in the day Brad Hollibaugh and John Riggins used to walk around in front of the Beacon Theater during the New York Pro with their comparably enhanced biceps and triceps and they got nearly as much attention as the guys on stage. Same thing is true at expos today. If you have an “issue” like these guys do, you’ll put up with a significant amount of “hatin” for a dose of admiration of your synthol, cause it’s the admiration from the ones who are impressed that makes you tick.

[Simple Simon]

Scroll over TA's thread in the nutrition board here:

http://web.archive.org/web/20050321040914/http://www.musclemayhem.com:80/forums

'EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HOW TO SELECT CUTS OF MEAT'

its not there mate

[Matt]

The guy sounds somewhat believable but that much oily looking scar tissue 13 years after he stopped? Possibly some PMMA in the meanwhile like Piana? Despite all the regrets, etc., he still loves wearing the tight shirt, moving the arms around for the camera, and “accidentally” flexing the guns.  Still kind of hard to fathom what really goes on here. Nice guy though.

The more eccentric fans and wannabes get a lot of the blame. Back in the day Brad Hollibaugh and John Riggins used to walk around in front of the Beacon Theater during the New York Pro with their comparably enhanced biceps and triceps and they got nearly as much attention as the guys on stage. Same thing is true at expos today. If you have an “issue” like these guys do, you’ll put up with a significant amount of “hatin” for a dose of admiration of your synthol, cause it’s the admiration from the ones who are impressed that makes you tick.

I wanted to quote your first comment, and then I realized you posted another relevant comment that can be addressed in the same post.  What I was going to add was - did you notice the Boston Mass himself complimenting Gerry's big arms towards the end of the second video?  As you said, it is the compliments that make him tick - and even the comment from Boston Mass is an example of such a compliment.  So there you have it.  Jose probably shouldn't have said that, but at the same time, Gerry's arms are big - so inevitably people will say it.

My question is - are those implants?  Assuming he hasn't touched them in 13 years, what else could they be?

[Nether Animal]

The easier answer is, YES, he has touched them in the last 13 years. Why believe him on that, lol? Dude has contest history going past 2004 too, btw. 

[Matt]

The easier answer is, YES, he has touched them in the last 13 years. Why believe him on that, lol? Dude has contest history going past 2004 too, btw. 

Because if he has implants, it would make sense that he hasn't touched them.  From there, he just blames synthol, since synthol has less stigma.

Just like Gregg Valentino blamed steroids, because steroids had less stigma than synthol.

[Matt]

its not there mate

Hm, that's funny, I see it:

[Nether Animal]

Because if he has implants, it would make sense that he hasn't touched them.  From there, he just blames synthol, since synthol has less stigma.

Just like Gregg Valentino blamed steroids, because steroids had less stigma than synthol.

We talk about bicep "implants" a lot assuming that they would look malformed like synthol blobs, but the only time I ever remember a bber being busted for it was Lee Apperson back in like 2005 or so... You can see that it looks almost like a film/cap over his bi (tris also look funky).

[mphgrove]

This is the flavor of implant that could be involved. Where I have seen it, it doesn’t necessarily have a super-hardened and separated look like in that other illustration. It goes in the direction of being somewhat blobby and smooth looking. It also sometimes shifts around.

https://thinksteroids.com/articles/pmma-bodybuilding-secret-for-enhancing-muscle-size/

[Matt]

We talk about bicep "implants" a lot assuming that they would look malformed like synthol blobs, but the only time I ever remember a bber being busted for it was Lee Apperson back in like 2005 or so... You can see that it looks almost like a film/cap over his bi (tris also look funky).

Great post.  I believe Apperson had those implants as early as the 2003 Master's Olympia.  That would be as far back as I remember the accusations going.  And it's possible I am remembering that wrong.

[mphgrove]

And the tattoos sort of try to disguise what’s up:

https://www.google.com/search?q=pmma+bodybuilder+photos&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari#imgrc=G7b6NipS0hIYwM:

[WalterWhite]

Those are actually flattering compared to the pics from this month. I knew him back in the day before he did this to his arms. Years later when I saw him I really didn't know what I was looking at. They look like malformed rubber.

These are from New Englands this month.

[tommywishbone]

Good fucking lord.

[Matt]

Good fucking lord.

 

To be fair, for being over 50, SANS THE ARMS, he doesn't look bad.  I think he looks pretty good for 51.  The arms and also the tattoos [IMO] ruin everything.

[Simple Simon]

Hm, that's funny, I see it:

when you click on it it says page not saved...

[NotMrAverage]

Fuck! I cant believe what kind of trash doc who operates these things on...

[Matt]

when you click on it it says page not saved...

Hm...now I'm starting to think that the pages are a little fickle. Which sort of makes sense.  After all - the Web Archive saves literally millions of pages.  So it's not a huge surprise that some of the pages have trouble loading.

It's actually pretty cool to go back and look at the old threads on MuscleMayhem.  I really enjoy reading the old threads.  TA was a prolific poster at the time, as was Tom Prince, Jeff McFarland, and some other well known people.  Too bad the board was over-moderated - you couldn't say one negative word about a pro bodybuilder.  If you did, you would immediately have your post deleted, and you would risk being banned.  For that reason, the board eventually folded.

[Van_Bilderass]

Because if he has implants, it would make sense that he hasn't touched them.  From there, he just blames synthol, since synthol has less stigma.

Just like Gregg Valentino blamed steroids, because steroids had less stigma than synthol.

Yes like I said they're implants. That's what makes this dude extra pathetic. Not that he has implants, which is pathetic enough, but that he blames synthol.

[WalterWhite]

Yes like I said they're implants. That's what makes this dude extra pathetic. Not that he has implants, which is pathetic enough, but that he blames synthol.

Do they even make them that shape/size? Nothing I can find looks like that other then synthol or PMMA or a combo.

[Nether Animal]

I did notice that they flex and move a bit like Piana's used to..

[Van_Bilderass]

Do they even make them that shape/size? Nothing I can find looks like that other then synthol or PMMA or a combo.

I don't think you can get Synthol to look like that. The shape and size looks exactly the same as 13 years ago.
I haven't researched it but I guess you can customize implants to any shape and size. Maybe had them done abroad? Doesn't look like Synthol, ADE... PMMA probably wasn't around back then.

[Fortress]

Those are actually flattering compared to the pics from this month. I knew him back in the day before he did this to his arms. Years later when I saw him I really didn't know what I was looking at. They look like malformed rubber.

These are from New Englands this month.

Guy needs to be told to remove himself from stages. He looks absolutely ridiculous. As if bodybuilding doesn’t already have credibility problems. Yeesh.

[mphgrove]

I don't think you can get Synthol to look like that. The shape and size looks exactly the same as 13 years ago.
I haven't researched it but I guess you can customize implants to any shape and size. Maybe had them done abroad? Doesn't look like Synthol, ADE... PMMA probably wasn't around back then.

True, they do look generally similar in 2017 to 2004, but don’t they look even bigger, which would suggest ongoing work? Maybe a conventional original implant, but I still go with synthol along with PMMA, having seen Tijuana PMMA in biceps and triceps of a friend (plus Piana similarities). Under any of the scenarios, wonder how much he forked over to the doctor for that hot mess. But the doctor knows by now how his bread gets buttered, the bigger the unit the higher the fee?

[wes]

Gerry is one of the nicest guys you could meet regardless of his arms.