I thought the samething that you, kj and Prof x were saying. But when i thought about it more I realized hey when i first started working out, I didn’t do it to appear in any magazine I did it for my well being. Anything else is a bonus.
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I feel the same way. However, that won’t stop me from making an issue of it openly on a discussion forum. Most people would think the physique you walk around with daily is impossible without drug use. It is what they are taught to think. You should be proud in the accomplishment you made…and you’re right, all else is extra.
1: I can fly (I know my wings are small, but it’s all about relative strength).
2: I lived 5352 miles (8613 km) away from my girlfriend for 4 years. We got married at the end of December.
3: I’ve had plastic surgery done on my nose after it was broken by a kick while training Muay Thai. It looks better now than it did before. Lessons learnt: Keeping your guard up is very important, as is not sparring with someone who isn’t wearing shin protectors.
4: I’ve been on 3 different continents. Asia, Australia and Antarctica are the ones left.
5: I can eat 0.9 of a cooked banana, but raw bananas make me sick. When I was 7 my father told me I was making it all up and forced me to eat a banana at breakfast. An hour later I threw up violently in the middle of class. To this day my dad still thinks my “banana allergy” is all in my head, but he never made me eat a banana after that incident.
6: I was once almost cut to pieces by a car door. I was getting into the car when it started moving; it drove past a post that hit the door closed. I had just enough time to get my left leg and head into the car as the door slammed into me. My friend driving the car got out and was pissed off that there might be a scratch or a bump on the door from where it hit the post. I did not hit him (but it was hard). This is the same friend that broke my nose in Muay Thai.
7: I can juggle and balance almost anything on my chin. When I was young I wanted to join the circus. I am also better than any dog I’ve known at catching peanuts in midair.
8: Once upon a time I had a sixpack. I lost it somewhere in my early twenties. If anyone finds it, please call 1-800 MY-6-PACK.
[quote]Mad Titan wrote:
I thought the samething that you, kj and Prof x were saying. But when i thought about it more I realized hey when i first started working out, I didn’t do it to appear in any magazine I did it for my well being. Anything else is a bonus.
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Except on Thursday nights when he is the woman. (Specifically in a red dress and high heels, but I shouldn’t speak of that.)
chinadoll I am so jealous of where you live. Absolutely beautiful. (You fit in nicely.) Have wanted to visit Hawaii for years.
My wife’s family seems to have a similar problem, that results in an overactive thyroid, and has resulted in operations to remove a portion of it.
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[quote]Mad Titan wrote:
nephorm wrote:
bigflamer wrote:
If you really had no comment, you wouldn’t have posted so why don’t you just say what’s on your mind? It’s not like you usually have a problem with stating what’s on your mind.
He’s saying that they didn’t take the guy because he’s BLACK, even though he has an unusually well-developed physique. “Skin-tone” is code for “of African descent.” That was the no-comment comment.
But somehow I think you understood that…
It wasn’t because i was black because the did pick a black guy (9 white one black). It was like i said before my skin tone literally… the black guy the pick had a very light skin tone my skin tone is darker than his. According to lou schuler my skin tone wouldn’t work well with the camera/lighting etc according to the explanation he wrote to memebers of the website who asked why i didn’t make it…
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MT…“skin tone” issue aside…I’m thinking the reason you didn’t make the cut is because you’re just too damned big for books like MH and Men’s Fitness, which of course, is ridiculous. Perhaps Schuler felt that you don’t represent what is “attainable” for the average “skinny-fat” guy perusing the mag shelves. Just my .02.
[quote]Bikhlejser wrote:
nephorm wrote:
bigflamer wrote:
If you really had no comment, you wouldn’t have posted so why don’t you just say what’s on your mind? It’s not like you usually have a problem with stating what’s on your mind.
He’s saying that they didn’t take the guy because he’s BLACK, even though he has an unusually well-developed physique. “Skin-tone” is code for “of African descent.” That was the no-comment comment.
But somehow I think you understood that…
I have never paid much attention, but does Men’s Health not feature black dudes? That is completely jacked up it is true. I’m ready to start emailing them to get with it if that is the case. That is messed up.
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I used to have a subscription. They’ve had “black dudes” on the cover…
[quote]Mad Titan wrote:
I thought the samething that you, kj and Prof x were saying. But when i thought about it more I realized hey when i first started working out, I didn’t do it to appear in any magazine I did it for my well being. Anything else is a bonus.
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I’m a photographer. When I was taking art classes, some of our favorite models were black, because darker skin tone can allow you to use more dramatic lighting without washing out the subject. As far as photographing a darker guy goes, there’s simply no reason it can’t be done.
I’m glad it doesn’t bother you, but I still think that’s a lame explanation. If true, the man needs to hire new photographers.
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It helps, yeah.
Could you at least drive? I had to swim, not enough ST fibres in my wings to make it across the Atlantic.
Who said they were implants? Have you not seen X-Men?
I am not at liberty to discuss this matter if not in the presence of my lawyer.
You might just be right, Gojira…I also have a mean chimp imitation in my bag of tricks! I always thought it was from watching Chita in those old Weissmuller Tarzan movies while growing up, but maybe it’s not…
I’m such a nice bloke that I’m still friends with him.
If he tries to kill me again, though…all bets are off.
Bastard! I’ll have to have a word with him next time I’m in South Africa.
I thought the samething that you, kj and Prof x were saying. But when i thought about it more I realized hey when i first started working out, I didn’t do it to appear in any magazine I did it for my well being. Anything else is a bonus.
I feel the same way. However, that won’t stop me from making an issue of it openly on a discussion forum. Most people would think the physique you walk around with daily is impossible without drug use. It is what they are taught to think. You should be proud in the accomplishment you made…and you’re right, all else is extra.
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oh you wouldn’t believe the arguments i have gotten in over if i juiced or not (even though i have never used it ever in my entire life or any other drug). I even had personal trainer come up and ask me at the gym i work out at. Nowadays it doesn’t bother me as much as it used too…people are going to think whatever they are going to think. the saying goes preconceived notions are the locks to doors of wisdom…
I thought the samething that you, kj and Prof x were saying. But when i thought about it more I realized hey when i first started working out, I didn’t do it to appear in any magazine I did it for my well being. Anything else is a bonus.
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I admire your calm demeanor about that situation. I think I would have taken it way more personal. Mad props to you.
I thought the samething that you, kj and Prof x were saying. But when i thought about it more I realized hey when i first started working out, I didn’t do it to appear in any magazine I did it for my well being. Anything else is a bonus.
I admire your calm demeanor about that situation. I think I would have taken it way more personal. Mad props to you.[/quote]
I think everybody should just pucker up all at once and give this guy’s ass a big fat wet kiss and be done with it. The amount of ass kissing on this site is amazing.
[quote]Vyskol wrote:
Bikhlejser wrote:
nephorm wrote:
bigflamer wrote:
If you really had no comment, you wouldn’t have posted so why don’t you just say what’s on your mind? It’s not like you usually have a problem with stating what’s on your mind.
He’s saying that they didn’t take the guy because he’s BLACK, even though he has an unusually well-developed physique. “Skin-tone” is code for “of African descent.” That was the no-comment comment.
But somehow I think you understood that…
I have never paid much attention, but does Men’s Health not feature black dudes? That is completely jacked up it is true. I’m ready to start emailing them to get with it if that is the case. That is messed up.
I used to have a subscription. They’ve had “black dudes” on the cover…[/quote]
This seems plausible. I don’t know who Lou Schuler who is but I can’t imagine that he’s such a raging racist that he would flat out reject Mad Titan for being “too black”…“too big” however is right down the alley of these magazines…
I thought the samething that you, kj and Prof x were saying. But when i thought about it more I realized hey when i first started working out, I didn’t do it to appear in any magazine I did it for my well being. Anything else is a bonus.
I admire your calm demeanor about that situation. I think I would have taken it way more personal. Mad props to you.
I think everybody should just pucker up all at once and give this guy’s ass a big fat wet kiss and be done with it. The amount of ass kissing on this site is amazing.
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Pja is amazing. The way he writes has such an eloquent flow it might as well be music. If pja ran for president, I would vote twice.
If it were directed at you, how loud would you protest?
