If I had my choice there would only be prejudging. The contest is decided there; at least the weight class winners. Spare me the night show. I hated that part.
This is from the 1992 Masters Nationals (Heavyweight Class) I took 2nd place
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OP be coming in with big clavicles, but still manages to put off small clavicle energy like a natural
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That made 0 sense.
Neither does your excessive and intentional overuse of bold text, but here we are.
Can I ask, what is your intent of posting here, on this forum? We’ve had kinds like you before. They don’t last long.
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LOL dude, that’s different. Bodybuilding is way more vain than NBA my guy.
Nah, I totally get you. I wouldn’t want to show off like that. Walking in and making everyone else lose is just uncool.
Dunno man, you’re missing the point.
Waist when dieted is like 32 inches.
Scott looked awesome. He had a unique physique, but his big joints let him down big time. But he sort of made his width looked quite good by building medial delts. Loved Rich. Rich Piana is Armenian ancestry like me.
I’m in good company 
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What is narrow clav energy?
Okay dokey. I just think going on stage would freak me the heck out.
Now THIS I’m willing to believe. Competing is a big step. It takes a lot of courage.
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I rarely got to know my competitors, but those persons in my gym who were bodybuilding competitors I did get to know. They don’t seem any more vain than any successful athlete that I ever knew. I don’t consider myself vain.
I just wanted to be stronger than anyone I saw in the gym. I wanted to be better built than anyone I saw in the gym. Competitive Powerlifting and competitive Bodybuilding were a fair assessment of how I stood against all others.
It is one thing to believe you have a better physique than anyone in the gym. It is better yet to have a panel of qualified judges decide how good I was against those that showed up.
I competed in both bodybuilding and powerlifting. I will say that powerlifting is much more fun. Everyone seemed to support everyone competing. I saw no one trying to psych out a competitor. Bodybuilding is much more tense atmosphere. I really didn’t sense much vanity on either stage.
You might be picturing in your mind of a bodybuilder admiring his physique in the mirror. I would say most were their own worst critics. They aren’t admiring themselves. They are assessing their physique.
Walk in a bodybuilder’s shoes for a few contests and then tell me how you feel. In most all cases, those that look in the mirror and believe that they are the cat’s meow are probably seeing something in the mirror that just isn’t there.
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When someone turns their nose up at hard work because their genetically challenged.
They act like theyre above doing the work because they’re never going to win anyways, so why bother trying. Its just rationalizing why they shouldn’t try at all.
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That’s an interesting perspective. What’s your take on beach body?
Ah. We all have flaws, I just see wide clavs as a blessing for bodybuilding.
And apparently enough reason to make a thread and handle around it, too.
So when are you competing?
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We need to agree on the meaning of the term “beach body.” From your comments, I would hesitate to guess what it means to you.
As I said in a previous post that I refer to “beach ready” as a physique that looks good in a bathing suit. A fairly low percent body fat that shows major muscle group separation.
The biggest genetic blessing in bodybuilding is the genetics to build a huge amount of muscle.
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