300+ Mother F*ckin' Pounds

Training Bodybuilding
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Strong enthusiasm.

Get on lots of drugs and eat lots of food. There is a 99.9% chance you fail at qualifying for the O.

I tend not to judge others’ goals, but the reality is you are setting yourself up for failure. Don’t get me wrong, you can get your bodyweight up to 300 lbs, but the bottom line is that is a self destructive path considering the odds of any payoff/reward for that “effort” is very low.

This is interesting though- perhaps this was the mentality that prevailed among the guys who shifted bodybuilding away from the male “ideal” to what can only be described as a “freak show”- I don’t necessarily meant that derogatorily, but when the winner of a pro BB-ing contest (like the O) is more often than not the one with the “freakiest” combo of “freaky size” + “freaky leanness/dryness”, the description is apt.

As a result, and true to basic psychology, people chased after what was rewarded and the rush to get as big as possible and as “lean” (read-dehydrated) as possible. People may die in the process (Mohamed bin Aziz, for example), but hey, them’s the shakes. The price of being “the best”.

I only say this because I’ve been around here a little while and like Austin Bicep. Tons of great info. The problem is that there comes a point where it’s just not enough to lift weights, look good and have a recognized username on a large weightlifting internet site forum.

We realize that that our quest for identity, uniqueness, distinction, separation from the masses, etc. that possibly helped drive us towards this activity in the first place hasn’t given us a truly unique identity after all. It turns out you just switched groups, and your are as undistinguished in your new group of fellow lifters as you were in your prior group of unwashed, non-lifting masses. Right back where you started.

As it turns out, most of the non-lifters still aren’t impressed and don’t care about you or your ability to push a weighted bar off your chest, and other lifters may see you as a comrade, but alas there is always someone bigger, stronger and/or leaner out there.

So, you continue to eat, lift, shit, buy supplements, possibly inject a dizzying aray of chemicals into your body in precise amounts, precise combinations, followed by other substances that attempt to mitigate the affects of the ones you just did, etc. ad infinitum.

You also post heavily on an internet message board with plenty of dick-waving and faux machismo, jealously guarding your chosen path and quick to smite anyone who posts something counter to what you believe.

You’ve become a “true believer”, and are fully devoted to your chosen path.

But what’s next? You reach a wall. You either decide to sacrifice your body and life for your God (bodybuilding perfection and “immortality” by reaching the top of the mountain), in the process spending the best years of your life adding mass beyond what is natural or even appealing, in the process alienating yourself further from society, friends and stymying, to a degree, what you can do and accomplish in other areas of your life.

After all, this is an all-consuming endeavour and you have limited financial, time, and other resources at your disposal. Make no mistake though, just like any cult, you are convinced that the world is wrong and you are right-- you have found “true knowledge” and are going to give everything for it.

Or, you do what other semi-well known posters on here have done. You realize that you are getting older, size-at-all-costs is a losing proposition, and that no one is nearly as impressed with the new 20 lbs of gains (12 of which is muscle) you achieved during your most recent “bulk phase” as they should be.

You look a bit bigger, your clothes don’t fit as well, etc. Now you just have to diet. This isn’t necesarily his particular experience (or anyone’s), just an example.

Anyways, you finally turn 30 and say “fuck it”, I just want to be in great shape and enjoy life. My body will ultimately break down and will achieve equilibrium, and I can either participate in that process by lifting and eating right, or fight it tooth and nail in a vain attempt to delay the inevitable and maintain “largeness” forever. Ahhhh, the fountain of youth.

So, some ultimately do an about-face and doesn’t see the point of being as large as possible. Sure, it’s good to be muscular and strong, but there is a point beyond which the risk/investment pales in comparison to any reward.

I’m not sure why I wrote this. I guess turning 30 and being on here for a while has made me reflective. I’m sure I will get flamed, but I’d also be interested to see those people right now and to see them again in 10 years. I suppose reading about someone who is younger than me declare they are going to gain 60+ lbs and compete at the O in a semi-public forum just concerns me.

The only question I would ask Austin is “why? why do you want to do that? what will that do for you and what if you fail?” I think it’s great to have lofty goals, but when you look at what it takes, and the fact that I know of NO ONE who envies the lives of those who compete at the O (much less the lower ranks)…and this is coming from strong guys who lift.

Anways, good luck.

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[quote]trextacy wrote:
The only question I would ask Austin is “why? why do you want to do that? what will that do for you and what if you fail?” I think it’s great to have lofty goals, but when you look at what it takes, and the fact that I know of NO ONE who envies the lives of those who compete at the O (much less the lower ranks)…and this is coming from strong guys who lift.

Anways, good luck.[/quote]

If I fail, I fail. At least I went down trying.

Truly my ultimate goal is to be the best I can be. Nobody can take that from me, and as long as I am doing my best I don’t care what place I come in or how high up the ranks I go as a pro. The self satisfaction of doing my best is what drives me in the gym and at other things in life.

I used to get pissed off when I made little to no progress from one week to another on a particular lift, and I would beat myself up. Once I realized I was doing the best I could it became much easier to get into the gym and do my job. I wouldn’t get hung up on the small stuff.

My long term goal, and this is long term as in 10-15 years is to be in the Olympia. If I don’t do it, I tried my best at it, and that is enough for me.

This isn’t going to take away from my livliehood because I enjoy it, and I do want to have a family while I’m at it and my social life will still be there. Maybe I won’t hang out at the bar with my boys all the time, but I’ll definately be able to do many things.

ANyways we’ll see what happens.

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Yeah where is Gerdy? Anywho: Powerful words brother!

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[quote]trextacy wrote:
Strong enthusiasm.

Get on lots of drugs and eat lots of food. There is a 99.9% chance you fail at qualifying for the O.

I tend not to judge others’ goals, but the reality is you are setting yourself up for failure. Don’t get me wrong, you can get your bodyweight up to 300 lbs, but the bottom line is that is a self destructive path considering the odds of any payoff/reward for that “effort” is very low.

This is interesting though- perhaps this was the mentality that prevailed among the guys who shifted bodybuilding away from the male “ideal” to what can only be described as a “freak show”- I don’t necessarily meant that derogatorily, but when the winner of a pro BB-ing contest (like the O) is more often than not the one with the “freakiest” combo of “freaky size” + “freaky leanness/dryness”, the description is apt.

As a result, and true to basic psychology, people chased after what was rewarded and the rush to get as big as possible and as “lean” (read-dehydrated) as possible. People may die in the process (Mohamed bin Aziz, for example), but hey, them’s the shakes. The price of being “the best”.

I only say this because I’ve been around here a little while and like Austin Bicep. Tons of great info. The problem is that there comes a point where it’s just not enough to lift weights, look good and have a recognized username on a large weightlifting internet site forum.

We realize that that our quest for identity, uniqueness, distinction, separation from the masses, etc. that possibly helped drive us towards this activity in the first place hasn’t given us a truly unique identity after all. It turns out you just switched groups, and your are as undistinguished in your new group of fellow lifters as you were in your prior group of unwashed, non-lifting masses. Right back where you started.

As it turns out, most of the non-lifters still aren’t impressed and don’t care about you or your ability to push a weighted bar off your chest, and other lifters may see you as a comrade, but alas there is always someone bigger, stronger and/or leaner out there.

So, you continue to eat, lift, shit, buy supplements, possibly inject a dizzying aray of chemicals into your body in precise amounts, precise combinations, followed by other substances that attempt to mitigate the affects of the ones you just did, etc. ad infinitum.

You also post heavily on an internet message board with plenty of dick-waving and faux machismo, jealously guarding your chosen path and quick to smite anyone who posts something counter to what you believe.

You’ve become a “true believer”, and are fully devoted to your chosen path.

But what’s next? You reach a wall. You either decide to sacrifice your body and life for your God (bodybuilding perfection and “immortality” by reaching the top of the mountain), in the process spending the best years of your life adding mass beyond what is natural or even appealing, in the process alienating yourself further from society, friends and stymying, to a degree, what you can do and accomplish in other areas of your life.

After all, this is an all-consuming endeavour and you have limited financial, time, and other resources at your disposal. Make no mistake though, just like any cult, you are convinced that the world is wrong and you are right-- you have found “true knowledge” and are going to give everything for it.

Or, you do what other semi-well known posters on here have done. You realize that you are getting older, size-at-all-costs is a losing proposition, and that no one is nearly as impressed with the new 20 lbs of gains (12 of which is muscle) you achieved during your most recent “bulk phase” as they should be.

You look a bit bigger, your clothes don’t fit as well, etc. Now you just have to diet. This isn’t necesarily his particular experience (or anyone’s), just an example.

Anyways, you finally turn 30 and say “fuck it”, I just want to be in great shape and enjoy life. My body will ultimately break down and will achieve equilibrium, and I can either participate in that process by lifting and eating right, or fight it tooth and nail in a vain attempt to delay the inevitable and maintain “largeness” forever. Ahhhh, the fountain of youth.

So, some ultimately do an about-face and doesn’t see the point of being as large as possible. Sure, it’s good to be muscular and strong, but there is a point beyond which the risk/investment pales in comparison to any reward.

I’m not sure why I wrote this. I guess turning 30 and being on here for a while has made me reflective. I’m sure I will get flamed, but I’d also be interested to see those people right now and to see them again in 10 years. I suppose reading about someone who is younger than me declare they are going to gain 60+ lbs and compete at the O in a semi-public forum just concerns me.

The only question I would ask Austin is “why? why do you want to do that? what will that do for you and what if you fail?” I think it’s great to have lofty goals, but when you look at what it takes, and the fact that I know of NO ONE who envies the lives of those who compete at the O (much less the lower ranks)…and this is coming from strong guys who lift.

Anways, good luck.[/quote]

No offense, but the reason many people in their 30’s begin thinking goals they had in youth are something to move past is because they never came close to them to begin with. No, the average person will never build a body worth even putting on any stage. That doesn’t mean no one should have the goal of being a professional bodybuilder.

Any talk of risks seems to ignore that ANY professional sport in the country save for maybe “poker” carries physical risks. Many retired pro football players have trouble walking due to damaged joints and internal damage. However, you NEVER see people trying to dissuade young guys from being pro football players the way you just did…as if one is more noble than the other.

I will say that having the single goal of being a pro bodybuilder BEFORE you EVER come close in terms of mass built is setting the cart before the horse. You prove yourself first. There is nothing wrong with shooting for the stars. Just make sure they are in THIS galaxy.

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[quote]Professor X wrote:
trextacy wrote:
Strong enthusiasm.

Get on lots of drugs and eat lots of food. There is a 99.9% chance you fail at qualifying for the O.

I tend not to judge others’ goals, but the reality is you are setting yourself up for failure. Don’t get me wrong, you can get your bodyweight up to 300 lbs, but the bottom line is that is a self destructive path considering the odds of any payoff/reward for that “effort” is very low.

This is interesting though- perhaps this was the mentality that prevailed among the guys who shifted bodybuilding away from the male “ideal” to what can only be described as a “freak show”- I don’t necessarily meant that derogatorily, but when the winner of a pro BB-ing contest (like the O) is more often than not the one with the “freakiest” combo of “freaky size” + “freaky leanness/dryness”, the description is apt.

As a result, and true to basic psychology, people chased after what was rewarded and the rush to get as big as possible and as “lean” (read-dehydrated) as possible. People may die in the process (Mohamed bin Aziz, for example), but hey, them’s the shakes. The price of being “the best”.

I only say this because I’ve been around here a little while and like Austin Bicep. Tons of great info. The problem is that there comes a point where it’s just not enough to lift weights, look good and have a recognized username on a large weightlifting internet site forum.

We realize that that our quest for identity, uniqueness, distinction, separation from the masses, etc. that possibly helped drive us towards this activity in the first place hasn’t given us a truly unique identity after all. It turns out you just switched groups, and your are as undistinguished in your new group of fellow lifters as you were in your prior group of unwashed, non-lifting masses. Right back where you started.

As it turns out, most of the non-lifters still aren’t impressed and don’t care about you or your ability to push a weighted bar off your chest, and other lifters may see you as a comrade, but alas there is always someone bigger, stronger and/or leaner out there.

So, you continue to eat, lift, shit, buy supplements, possibly inject a dizzying aray of chemicals into your body in precise amounts, precise combinations, followed by other substances that attempt to mitigate the affects of the ones you just did, etc. ad infinitum.

You also post heavily on an internet message board with plenty of dick-waving and faux machismo, jealously guarding your chosen path and quick to smite anyone who posts something counter to what you believe.

You’ve become a “true believer”, and are fully devoted to your chosen path.

But what’s next? You reach a wall. You either decide to sacrifice your body and life for your God (bodybuilding perfection and “immortality” by reaching the top of the mountain), in the process spending the best years of your life adding mass beyond what is natural or even appealing, in the process alienating yourself further from society, friends and stymying, to a degree, what you can do and accomplish in other areas of your life.

After all, this is an all-consuming endeavour and you have limited financial, time, and other resources at your disposal. Make no mistake though, just like any cult, you are convinced that the world is wrong and you are right-- you have found “true knowledge” and are going to give everything for it.

Or, you do what other semi-well known posters on here have done. You realize that you are getting older, size-at-all-costs is a losing proposition, and that no one is nearly as impressed with the new 20 lbs of gains (12 of which is muscle) you achieved during your most recent “bulk phase” as they should be.

You look a bit bigger, your clothes don’t fit as well, etc. Now you just have to diet. This isn’t necesarily his particular experience (or anyone’s), just an example.

Anyways, you finally turn 30 and say “fuck it”, I just want to be in great shape and enjoy life. My body will ultimately break down and will achieve equilibrium, and I can either participate in that process by lifting and eating right, or fight it tooth and nail in a vain attempt to delay the inevitable and maintain “largeness” forever. Ahhhh, the fountain of youth.

So, some ultimately do an about-face and doesn’t see the point of being as large as possible. Sure, it’s good to be muscular and strong, but there is a point beyond which the risk/investment pales in comparison to any reward.

I’m not sure why I wrote this. I guess turning 30 and being on here for a while has made me reflective. I’m sure I will get flamed, but I’d also be interested to see those people right now and to see them again in 10 years. I suppose reading about someone who is younger than me declare they are going to gain 60+ lbs and compete at the O in a semi-public forum just concerns me.

The only question I would ask Austin is “why? why do you want to do that? what will that do for you and what if you fail?” I think it’s great to have lofty goals, but when you look at what it takes, and the fact that I know of NO ONE who envies the lives of those who compete at the O (much less the lower ranks)…and this is coming from strong guys who lift.

Anways, good luck.

No offense, but the reason many people in their 30’s begin thinking goals they had in youth are something to move past is because they never came close to them to begin with. No, the average person will never build a body worth even putting on any stage. That doesn’t mean no one should have the goal of being a professional bodybuilder.

Any talk of risks seems to ignore that ANY professional sport in the country save for maybe “poker” carries physical risks. Many retired pro football players have trouble walking due to damaged joints and internal damage. However, you NEVER see people trying to dissuade young guys from being pro football players the way you just did…as if one is more noble than the other.

I will say that having the single goal of being a pro bodybuilder BEFORE you EVER come close in terms of mass built is setting the cart before the horse. You prove yourself first. There is nothing wrong with shooting for the stars. Just make sure they are in THIS galaxy.[/quote]

I don’t disagree with any of that, necessarily. However, people who are have a shot at making the NFL and playing football for a living are essentially identified at a relatively young age (15-20). Some may work hard to “make it” while in college, but we are already talking about people who are in an elite genetic group to begin with (whether based on skill set or physical ability or both).

The other thing to consider is football is a game. Bodybuilding really isn’t. Either you have X lbs of muscle at X% bodyfat or you don’t. While I believe bodybuilding is a sport of sorts, it also has its similarities to a pageant— the prettiest girls will win and there is no amount of dieting, etc. some girls can do to overcome that. No bodybuilder has stepped on stage in inferior condition but “somehow found a way to win” because they played the game better.

In this sense, bodybuilding is pretty black and white. This is one of its best and worst attributes. It makes me marvel at a Vic Richards, but it’s also a reminder that pro bodybuilding is for a very chosen few. Drugs have levelled the playing field, and while I’m not here to debate drug use per se, I think it’s safe to say that they have done more harm to people (esp. young people) than good and have damaged the sport irreparably.

I also don’t necessarily think that changing one’s perspective as you get older is a result of failing to achieve goals while younger. I’ve achieved a shit ton of goals (no brag), and definitely think physique goals are fantastic, it’s just that wanting to be 300+ lbs where that may not be in the genetic cards to do safely seems like a bad goal tbh. People who are that weight probably would still be in the 250-270 range anyways (NFL Linemen, strongman competitors…guys like Bauer), but if you aren’t close to that in terms of genetics/frame, then it’s a bad goal.

Anways, I think shooting for the O is a dumb goal. Hell, for every 1 Mr. O competitor there are hundreds of football players. When a young person comes on here with a nice physique and tons of enthusiasm, I think it would be irresponsible to say “hell yeah brother! you get to 300 lbs and we’ll see you at the O!”.

I know you aren’t big on the concept of limitations, but they exist and I think may be more real than you care to admit (I’m not saying this to be jackass or confrontational, just making my point).

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Glad to see a thread that’s not talking about cutting for summer to get teh hawt abz. Good luck with your goals.

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[quote]austin_bicep wrote:
trextacy wrote:
The only question I would ask Austin is “why? why do you want to do that? what will that do for you and what if you fail?” I think it’s great to have lofty goals, but when you look at what it takes, and the fact that I know of NO ONE who envies the lives of those who compete at the O (much less the lower ranks)…and this is coming from strong guys who lift.

Anways, good luck.

If I fail, I fail. At least I went down trying.

Truly my ultimate goal is to be the best I can be. Nobody can take that from me, and as long as I am doing my best I don’t care what place I come in or how high up the ranks I go as a pro. The self satisfaction of doing my best is what drives me in the gym and at other things in life.

I used to get pissed off when I made little to no progress from one week to another on a particular lift, and I would beat myself up. Once I realized I was doing the best I could it became much easier to get into the gym and do my job. I wouldn’t get hung up on the small stuff.

My long term goal, and this is long term as in 10-15 years is to be in the Olympia. If I don’t do it, I tried my best at it, and that is enough for me.

This isn’t going to take away from my livliehood because I enjoy it, and I do want to have a family while I’m at it and my social life will still be there. Maybe I won’t hang out at the bar with my boys all the time, but I’ll definately be able to do many things.

ANyways we’ll see what happens.[/quote]

Give Austin some credit, he has a dream. And is gonna go all out to get it…not many people have the mindset and if he works hard then who knows what will happen.

Good luck.

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[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
uahc wrote:
What is with these snide remarks concerning his goals? It is refreshing to have someone on the forums express an interest in accomplishing something that far exceeds what most people body builders can comprehend.

Best of luck to you austin_bicep in reaching your goals, although I’d recommend bulking way past 300 and not participating in any comps for a good decade+ if you really want to win as sponsorships can only hold you back IMO. Even if you fall short I doubt you will be disappointed with your achievements.

Bulking way past 300 pounds? How much heavier would you like him to get?[/quote]

I was thinking 340-360 offseason since I’m assuming he would need much more weight to look as developed as other O competitors, especially at a height of 6’2". I am being wishful in thinking that someone can achieve this bodyweight and be relatively lean but if you really want to be the best having lofty goals doesn’t seem too bad.

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I believe in you. We are the sultans of swing.

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I’m going to go through this entire thread and clear up the dumbass motherfuckers from it.

Mods give me the powaaaaa!!! lol

jk

but I will call all you dumb sob’s out because I have the time and patience to argue today lol

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Good shit bro. Nothing wrong with shooting for the stars and putting yourself out there.

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[quote]Dirty Gerdy wrote:
I’m going to go through this entire thread and clear up the dumbass motherfuckers from it.

Mods give me the powaaaaa!!! lol

jk

but I will call all you dumb sob’s out because I have the time and patience to argue today lol
[/quote]

Wouldn’t your time be better spent trying to discourage Austin from his goals? That way you’ll have eliminated your competition before he even stepped on stage…It would be very Arnoldlike. :slight_smile:

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[quote]goryo13 wrote:
PB-Crawl wrote:
hope you know a good pharmacist

LOL on that! ya might wanna consider an excellent doc too![/quote]

both of you…stop posting ignorant shit!

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I’d shoot for a later date than 2012. You are pretty young, but go for it man! The only limitation is what you set it at. Now get to the dinner table/gym lol. You won’t have any time to surf forums.

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[quote]Dirty Gerdy wrote:
I’m going to go through this entire thread and clear up the dumbass motherfuckers from it.

Mods give me the powaaaaa!!! lol

jk

but I will call all you dumb sob’s out because I have the time and patience to argue today lol
[/quote]

Careful now bro, you dont want to end up on the who’s who list.

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[quote]trextacy wrote:

I don’t disagree with any of that, necessarily. However, people who are have a shot at making the NFL and playing football for a living are essentially identified at a relatively young age (15-20). Some may work hard to “make it” while in college, but we are already talking about people who are in an elite genetic group to begin with (whether based on skill set or physical ability or both).[/quote]

How is that different from bodybuilding? the ONLY difference is that the age of eligibility is higher in bodybuilding. If you haven’t been signed by the age of 30 in pro football, you can pretty much hang it up. You are considered “over the hill” at 35 in most cases. In bodybuilding, you have people who don’t even hit their peak until after that age and the current Mr. O is in his 40’s. The genetics still have to be there.

Now, as far as this topic, that is what I was referring to in terms of paying dues first. If you aren’t already bigger than most by the age of 25 with many people asking if you are about to compete by the time you hit 30 because of how big you are, quit fooling yourself. You won’t go from “average” to Incredible Hulk if you never came close to big in the first place.

[quote]
The other thing to consider is football is a game. Bodybuilding really isn’t. Either you have X lbs of muscle at X% bodyfat or you don’t. While I believe bodybuilding is a sport of sorts, it also has its similarities to a pageant— the prettiest girls will win and there is no amount of dieting, etc. some girls can do to overcome that. No bodybuilder has stepped on stage in inferior condition but “somehow found a way to win” because they played the game better.[/quote]

This is irrelevant. That is like saying basketball is somehow beneath football simply because the rules are different. Yes, you need big muscles. If you don’t have them, don’t step on stage.

[quote]

In this sense, bodybuilding is pretty black and white. This is one of its best and worst attributes. It makes me marvel at a Vic Richards, but it’s also a reminder that pro bodybuilding is for a very chosen few. Drugs have levelled the playing field, and while I’m not here to debate drug use per se, I think it’s safe to say that they have done more harm to people (esp. young people) than good and have damaged the sport irreparably. [/quote]

I’m sorry, but this shows you don’t really know what you are speaking on. Steroids have not “leveled the playing field”. If you don’t have the genetics to get that damn big, you won’t go from skinny to IFBB pro simply because you injected something. There are tons of people on steroids who don’t look like it. They never will because they don’t have the genes for it.

Also, blaming steroids for someone using 5gr of oils a week is retarded. That is called ABUSE and the relation you just made is why it is becoming increasingly difficult for grown men to attain HRT when needed.

[quote]

I also don’t necessarily think that changing one’s perspective as you get older is a result of failing to achieve goals while younger. I’ve achieved a shit ton of goals (no brag), and definitely think physique goals are fantastic, it’s just that wanting to be 300+ lbs where that may not be in the genetic cards to do safely seems like a bad goal tbh. People who are that weight probably would still be in the 250-270 range anyways (NFL Linemen, strongman competitors…guys like Bauer), but if you aren’t close to that in terms of genetics/frame, then it’s a bad goal.[/quote]

I agree that it is all in the genetics…which is why I wrote what I did. If you are barely breaking 220lbs at the age of 25 yet are talking about weighing 300, you are talking out of your ass. Set realistic goals before you try to hit it out of the park.

I have passed every limitation placed on me which is why I feel the way I do about people telling others what they can and can not achieve. I agree that making being Mr O your life goal is a little short sighted unless you have already built a physique better than many competitors and have won just about every show you’ve entered. if you have done none of these but are acting like you will win the O, you need a reality check. Make goals to win Nationals long before you make winning the Olympia your top priority.

Get a fucking degree in something that actually pays as well. The safer bet is not put all eggs into one rarely achieved basket.

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[quote]trextacy wrote:
Anways, I think shooting for the O is a dumb goal. Hell, for every 1 Mr. O competitor there are hundreds of football players. When a young person comes on here with a nice physique and tons of enthusiasm, I think it would be irresponsible to say “hell yeah brother! you get to 300 lbs and we’ll see you at the O!”.

I know you aren’t big on the concept of limitations, but they exist and I think may be more real than you care to admit (I’m not saying this to be jackass or confrontational, just making my point).

[/quote]

You know, you do have a point in regards to genetic limitations but personally I don’t voice such issues and trample someone’s dreams and aspirations. If Austin wants to be all the that he can be then: “Hell yeah brother! We’ll see you at the O!” Its better to have tried your earnest and go down in flames fighting with honor than to merely give up because some internet talking heads or peers told you it couldn’t be done.

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Good post Austin.

Instead of attacking each person individually.

I’ll just post as a whole.

YOU DISCOURAGING PEOPLE SUCK AT LIFE! YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND! YOU DONT HAVE A PASSION!

Idk what is so hard for people to grasp that somebody may actually enjoy bodybuilding and all that it offers.

So what there is no money!

so what if there is a lot of gasp sacrifice!

so fucking what!

maybe for once in all your pathetic little lives you can find a passion and truly pursue it…try and be the best at that trade and when they haters come give them a right hook to the jaw and keep on truckin. It’s not about how hard you hit but how hard you can get hit and still move forward!

Idk the thing that pisses me off is why would you come to somebody’s thread that has nothing to do with you and post discouraging shit?!?!

and all you people who think pro bbers are unhealthy drug addicted dumbshits need to shut your ignorant mouths.

like any sport you have the extreme cases of abuse on the body. NFL players and cocaine, shit some bodybuilders and pain killers but that doesn’t mean all pro bbers or even olympians are unhealthy!

many of you haters out there reading and commenting have never stepped your fatass or skinny muthafuckin foot on a stage so you have NO OPINION that is even worth .02 to offer!

I love bodybuilding…apparently so does Austin. We want to be very fucking big and muscular. Like any sport at the professional level its going to be hard on the body. Stay healthy and stay competitive its not that damn hard!

IN THE END IF I HAVE TO EXPLAIN THEN YOU WON’T UNDERSTAND

keep training hard Austin :wink: good post

to the rest of you that this is directed at FUCK OFF…yea I’m in a bad mood today and venting online but your in the same sad state as me, the only difference is I go to bed each night knowing what my passion is and knowing what I live for…can you say the same?

DG over and OUT!

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[quote]Growing_Boy wrote:
Dirty Gerdy wrote:
I’m going to go through this entire thread and clear up the dumbass motherfuckers from it.

Mods give me the powaaaaa!!! lol

jk

but I will call all you dumb sob’s out because I have the time and patience to argue today lol

Careful now bro, you dont want to end up on the who’s who list. [/quote]

eh I end up on that list I just delete the account lol

I just posted a long rant while listening to stevie ray vaughn’s ‘little wing’ lol thats awkward

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Something that I did forget to mention in all of my posts is my belief for setting realistic time bound goals. I don’t expect to be AC ready by my deadline (lol hell no!) but I do expect myself to be ready to diet down and not look like a bean pole and spank some pretty boy ass on some local shows. Graduating to higher levels from there. My body and the economy (I can go international as soon as this bitch starts sinking) being my only limitations. I don’t know if Austin has a set of preliminary goals before the stage at the O, but I advice he crafts some.