Mr. Olympia this weekend

seanality · Post by **seanality** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:39 pm

Anyone watch or into this stuff? I know I kinda am, as some of you may know from previous threds.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/2011-ol ... -page.html

Post by **ceebz** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:54 pm

i dont understand why anybody would want to look like they do, thats just insane lol

toxinatoR · Post by **toxinatoR** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:13 pm

Is eman participating?

ao_ · Post by **ao_** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 5:33 pm

I am not sure if you weight lift or not ceebz, but once you get started and see good results, it can become quite addicting. I am assuming most started out lifting, won a few minor contests, realized they could make a viable living pumping weights, then transformed into giant mongoloids.

Post by **ceebz** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 6:01 pm

ao_ wrote:I am not sure if you weight lift or not ceebz, but once you get started and see good results, it can become quite addicting. I am assuming most started out lifting, won a few minor contests, realized they could make a viable living pumping weights, then transformed into giant mongoloids.

i used to lift but lets be honest, looking like this is stupid lol

also jay cutler will probably win like always, seeing how kai got a video of him fucking a grapefruit posted on the internet

seanality · Post by **seanality** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:39 am

Kai is my favorite to watch videos on.

Sears · Post by **Sears** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:48 am

toxinatoR wrote:Is eman participating?

Nick hasn't lifted in a long time, he's like a skinny hipster now.

Sears · Post by **Sears** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:50 am

ceebz wrote:

Steroids, heart will explode by the time he's 50

kirk · Post by **kirk** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:51 am

Despite my extreme interest in nutrition/physiology and all that, I have zero interest in IFBB. Mostly due to their kind of steroid use.

I don't know if people realize how much IFBB pros spend on steroids, but around $10,000 per month is a pretty good starting guess. Kind of kills it for me. It's a contest of who can come up with the best concoction to stimulate extremely unnatural hypertrophy.

seanality · Post by **seanality** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:08 am

I think you look at this in the wrong way Alex. I understand that a lot of the way they look has to do with steroids but really what I think you need to focus on is the training and the transitions they go through from the off season to the competition. The competition is just to see whos off season and conditioning was the best.

seanality · Post by **seanality** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:14 am

kirk · Post by **kirk** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:56 am

seanality wrote:I think you look at this in the wrong way Alex. I understand that a lot of the way they look has to do with steroids but really what I think you need to focus on is the training and the transitions they go through from the off season to the competition. The competition is just to see whos off season and conditioning was the best.

It's kind of an understatement to say, "a lot of the way they look..." - human men of 'average' height are capable of maybe 190 pounds lean body mass before their body stops protein synthesis for hypertrophy. These guys probably have 280 pounds of lean mass MINIMUM when in competition form. That's 90 pounds of artificially-induced muscle growth. It's just kind of...meh. To me. Just an opinion!

Are you hitting your legs brah? Don't be one of those bros that works upper body 3x per week and neglects legs, or doesn't hit them enough, at least.

Sears · Post by **Sears** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:59 am

DO YOUR SQUATS

seanality · Post by **seanality** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 12:50 pm

I have actually been hitting my legs harder than anything else for the last 8 weeks.

ao_ · Post by **ao_** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:20 pm

Sears wrote:

DO YOUR SQUATS

That picture is too funny, an individual's body looks so awkward without at least some leg muscle. The only downside to working legs is how many pairs of jeans I have gone through. It is hard to find jeans that actually fit right with bigger thighs and a thinner waist... If that doesn't sound too homosexual.

scorch- · Post by **scorch-** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:31 pm

seanality wrote:

kirk · Post by **kirk** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 2:34 pm

Sears wrote:

DO YOUR SQUATS

Do you still lift, Eric? I forget. What form do/did you use for squats? I've been doing more low bar squats, which makes my form look somewhat unorthodox, but it helps with hip thrust and driving through the heels. I like it more. But I wanted to see what you did, since you were able to max out with 225 pounds on the smith machine doing box squats once.

Picture = dream body.

seanality wrote:I have actually been hitting my legs harder than anything else for the last 8 weeks.

Just checkin', brah!

ao_ wrote:
Sears wrote:

DO YOUR SQUATS
That picture is too funny, an individual's body looks so awkward without at least some leg muscle. The only downside to working legs is how many pairs of jeans I have gone through. It is hard to find jeans that actually fit right with bigger thighs and a thinner waist... If that doesn't sound too homosexual.

Thankfully I don't have this problem and I hope I never do. I always wondered about this, though. I wouldn't want to be forced to solely wearing super baggy jeans -_-

Rambizzle · Post by **Rambizzle** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 7:33 pm

picture is blurryasfuck/10

and not a single calf was raised that day.

sevEN · Post by **sevEN** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:09 pm

seanality wrote:

Awesome pics. Great size. Look thick. Solid. Tight. Keep us all posted on your continued progress with any new progress pics or vid clips. Show us what you got man. Wanna see how freakin' huge, solid, thick and tight you can get. Thanks for the motivation.

Sears · Post by **Sears** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:50 pm

sevEN wrote:Awesome pics. Great size. Look thick. Solid. Tight. Keep us all posted on your continued progress with any new progress pics or vid clips. Show us what you got man. Wanna see how freakin' huge, solid, thick and tight you can get. Thanks for the motivation.

Sears · Post by **Sears** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:17 am

alex kirk wrote:Do you still lift, Eric? I forget. What form do/did you use for squats? I've been doing more low bar squats, which makes my form look somewhat unorthodox, but it helps with hip thrust and driving through the heels. I like it more. But I wanted to see what you did, since you were able to max out with 225 pounds on the smith machine doing box squats once.

I do still lift, but I'm not training as much as usual since I'm traveling so much for work. I like high bar squats, but I have much shorter legs than my upper-torso so they suit me as far as being able to get a full extension, where as others will have a much easier time with low bar squats. Low bar squats are actually trending in olympic lifting training right now because they stave off injury better. They are a lot easier on your back geometrically, and will allow you to do a bit more weight, so I actually recommend them to non-olympic class athletes that are taking up lifting.

Must Reads:
Bigger, Faster, Stronger
Olympic Weightlifting: A Complete Guide for Athletes & Coaches
5/3/1: The Simplest and Most Effective Training System to Increase Raw Strength

sevEN · Post by **sevEN** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 11:43 am

Sears wrote:
sevEN wrote:Awesome pics. Great size. Look thick. Solid. Tight. Keep us all posted on your continued progress with any new progress pics or vid clips. Show us what you got man. Wanna see how freakin' huge, solid, thick and tight you can get. Thanks for the motivation.

Duality has lived the "Disregard Women, Acquire Aesthetics, Man the Harpoons" lifestyle since he was a sperm. He is nothing short of a champion. He does dick push ups to failure, He has supplement nutrition facts taped to the inside of his stunna shades, he listens to Mens Fitness on audio book on his way to the gym and his workout playlist when he goes to sleep at night, he has a statue in a small village in South America, he sleeps in the sit up position, he doesnt feel pain because there is no more weakness left to leave his body, he takes so many vitamins his piss is neon excellence, and he reads his lifting progress while he shits protein bars.

sevEN · Post by **sevEN** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 11:48 am

also, im fucking loling at the fact that 10 posts into a thread about mr olympia, which in itself is gay enough as it is to post here in 1911, duality decides to throw a couple progress pics of himself out there for no reason. with no explination what so ever. lmfao wtf are you doing bro?

Post by **ceebz** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 11:57 am

seanality wrote:

Your eyes are too far apart. Nose is definitely crooked. The shape of your face is not aesthetically pleasing at all. You look like a 3/10 with make up in this photo. I don't even want to imagine what you look like without make up. I actually just threw up in my mouth, just thinking about it.
Your head is too big (although that may be, because of your giraffe neck posture). As for your hair, lol. Seriously, do something. You look like a horse.
Stare at your face for more than 5 seconds, and you will see how ugly you are. The eyes which are too far apart is what ruins/damages an already ugly face even further. Unfortunately for you, that can't be surgically fixed, lol.
You arms are way too long. lol at how they hang by your sides. Kind of reminds me of lurch. As for your tits, we all know there is extra padding there. Don't even let me start on your pale complexion. It only works if you look hot. Unfortunately, you do not look hot. Its hard to sum up a creature like you in one word. 'UGLY' would be unfair, since it doesn't reflect how repulsive you look. GROTESQUE is stretching it. But somewhere in between, is where you would be, on the scale of an average man.

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:08 pm

alex kirk wrote:the smith machine

Ewwwwww

seanality · Post by **seanality** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:57 pm

Lol Joey there was no real reason I just thought they were relevant to explaining why I am interested in the topic of mr Olympia. However I did find your comments to be funny. Ps I am taking a shit while posting this. I love technology!

kirk · Post by **kirk** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 2:31 pm

Sears wrote:
alex kirk wrote:Do you still lift, Eric? I forget. What form do/did you use for squats? I've been doing more low bar squats, which makes my form look somewhat unorthodox, but it helps with hip thrust and driving through the heels. I like it more. But I wanted to see what you did, since you were able to max out with 225 pounds on the smith machine doing box squats once.
I do still lift, but I'm not training as much as usual since I'm traveling so much for work. I like high bar squats, but I have much shorter legs than my upper-torso so they suit me as far as being able to get a full extension, where as others will have a much easier time with low bar squats. Low bar squats are actually trending in olympic lifting training right now because they stave off injury better. They are a lot easier on your back geometrically, and will allow you to do a bit more weight, so I actually recommend them to non-olympic class athletes that are taking up lifting.

Must Reads:
Bigger, Faster, Stronger
Olympic Weightlifting: A Complete Guide for Athletes & Coaches
5/3/1: The Simplest and Most Effective Training System to Increase Raw Strength

I'll check them out, maybe there are free versions or summaries online

I've seen Rippetoe discuss an adjustment in form to enable more hip thrust, since most people who do squats mess it up by leading with their chest rather than their ass. It's kind of unorthodox in appearance, though, so I imagine lots of people who see it think the person is doing it wrong when in reality, it's better than many other forms.

It just almost looks like you're trying to do a fucked up pseudo-good morning when you do it since you are leaning over a bit more.

@Sean - when do you intend on cutting, out of curiosity?

Airnick15 · Post by **Airnick15** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 3:34 pm

SMITH MACHINES ARE FUCKING MY SHIT UP.

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 4:45 pm

Airnick15 wrote:SMITH MACHINES ARE FUCKING MY SHIT UP.

Don't use those pieces of shit.

Post by **ceebz** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 4:59 pm

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jmurrz · Post by **jmurrz** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:04 pm

kirk · Post by **kirk** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 6:51 pm

Adam wrote:
Airnick15 wrote:SMITH MACHINES ARE FUCKING MY SHIT UP.
Don't use those pieces of shit.

I already told him to get a new gym.

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 8:43 pm

alex kirk wrote:
Adam wrote:
Airnick15 wrote:SMITH MACHINES ARE FUCKING MY SHIT UP.
Don't use those pieces of shit.
I already told him to get a new gym.

Funny because when he was looking for a gym, I told him not to join one without power racks. Maybe he'll listen to you!

seanality · Post by **seanality** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 10:48 pm

I use the Smith at my school's gym fucking sucks but better than nothing.

ao_ · Post by **ao_** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 5:12 am

Smith Machine's can serve a good purpose, just not for squatting. I am still amazed how many people don't work their legs. At the gym I work out at, I am one of maybe two or three that I have seen ever working their legs. Every person I talk to exclaims that working legs hurts too much... I guess the plus side of this is I never have to wait to use the squat rack or the hack squat machine.

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 10:00 am

ao_ wrote:Smith Machine's can serve a good purpose, just not for squatting. I am still amazed how many people don't work their legs. At the gym I work out at, I am one of maybe two or three that I have seen ever working their legs. Every person I talk to exclaims that working legs hurts too much... I guess the plus side of this is I never have to wait to use the squat rack or the hack squat machine.

Unless some dumbass thinks doing curls in the squat rack is cool?

kirk · Post by **kirk** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 2:43 pm

seanality wrote:I use the Smith at my school's gym fucking sucks but better than nothing.

You guys don't have free weight equipment?

ao_ wrote:Smith Machine's can serve a good purpose, just not for squatting. I am still amazed how many people don't work their legs. At the gym I work out at, I am one of maybe two or three that I have seen ever working their legs. Every person I talk to exclaims that working legs hurts too much... I guess the plus side of this is I never have to wait to use the squat rack or the hack squat machine.

I hate Smith machines. They can serve a good purpose in terms of safety, but no matter how you spin it, they eliminate the need for balance that free weights provide. That along with operating via cables which makes it easier to cheat.

Lol @ skipping leg day due to it hurting too much. If leg day isn't your hardest day, then you're not doing it right. I don't know anyone who thinks working upper body is harder than lower body. What a bunch of fckn babies.

Adam wrote:Unless some dumbass thinks doing curls in the squat rack is cool?

I squat in the curl rack as retaliation.

Rambizzle · Post by **Rambizzle** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 5:06 pm

brb curling in the smith machine

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seanality · Post by **seanality** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 8:52 pm

Btw Phil Heath > jay cutler btw

sevEN · Post by **sevEN** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:57 pm

strong leg training discussion.

seanality · Post by **seanality** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:56 am

is strong.