Many years ago, I trained at a famous monster factory in New England. This was a hardcore gym that was made famous by the likes of Quadzilla, Calfzilla, The Enormous One, and many other amazing bodybuilders. Without question, it was their mesomorphic body type and phenomenal genetic gifts that earned all three of them their IFBB pro cards.
Quadzilla began training as a teenager and after one year attained the development of most national level competitors. After, two years of training, he resembled a Mr. Olympia competitor. Every member of Quadzilla’s family has fantastic legs and great genetics. His brother even won a prestigous regional title after one year of training and has more genetic potential than his older brother, although he left the sport after that victory.
Calfzilla possesed a degree of mass that is shocking. After winning the Mr. USA on his first attempt at a national level show, he shocked everyone by defeating a famous bodybuilder from California that was expected to win. Bodybuilders came from all over to watch Calfzilla train his remarkable calves. However, they were all disappointed to learn that he only trained them just prior to a show and that his father also had monstrous calves.
The Enormous One was a great African American bodybuilder with arms that measured well over 22 inches. The man was a true freak and everyone came to the gym to watch him train his phenomenal arms. However, they were surprised to learn that this former top finisher at the Night of Champions already had 17 inch arms before he even began training.
The sport of professional bodybuilding is dominated by the genetic elite. You will never see an ectomorphic bodybuilder win the Olympia like one did many decades ago. Although I could give many more case studies to support my position, the Weider magazines have already done that for us. The aforementioned guys are fun to look at in the magazines, but their physiques are unattainable for almost everyone reading this. That is why we should all strive to be the best that we can be, and not compare ourselves to the unrealistic ideals that are displayed in the Weider magazines. I won’t criticize the Weiders though because without them, bodybuilding would have achieved far less than it has.
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