Pics with the pros...

[pumpseeker]

I just got back from Muscle Camp in Vegas....here are some pics I got while working out with these guys...

[pumpseeker]

Very cool guy...he and his wife put this thing together and did a great job

[pumpseeker]

Jay Cutler's cows! :eek:

[pumpseeker]

He made me look like a string bean

[pumpseeker]

I don't look that bad in this pic when his enormous arms are covered up

[pumpseeker]

Melvin was real cool..

[pumpseeker]

Garrett's on the comeback trail after his injury...

[partyboynyc]

i wanted to fly out to one of those for fun , but until now i have never heard of anyone who has gone.any good points?is it worth going to?

[pumpseeker]

Flex

[pumpseeker]

Jay said he was around 8% year round, here's proof.

[Devourer]

thats why I dont stand next to pros! if they can dwarf you im running for the hills. seriously though it almost looks like you're the reason flex retired in that last pic though. but just dont stand next to jay. that must of been one hell of a time in vegas. and i bet the workout thing was cool too.AD

[pumpseeker]

i wanted to fly out to one of those for fun , but until now i have never heard of anyone who has gone.any good points?is it worth going to?

Totally worth going to. Guys came from all over to do it. Also, the USAs were going on too so there were tons of BBs out there. I learned some good training tips and it was just cool meeting and talking with your idols, you know? The highlight was having lunch with Jay at this steakhouse. Dude's very chill...all he will do 3 months out from a contest is eat, train, nap, eat, train, sleep, repeat. He starts contest prep 16 weeks out!

[pumpseeker]

thats why I dont stand next to pros! if they can dwarf you im running for the hills. seriously though it almost looks like you're the reason flex retired in that last pic though. but just dont stand next to jay. that must of been one hell of a time in vegas. and i bet the workout thing was cool too.AD

:D Flex might be retired but he's still looking large. Yeah, Vegas is nuts...people were gambling, drinking beers and cocktails at 6am when we were running to catch our plane this morning...the place never stops partying! Only pro I didn't get a pic with was Dexter Jackson. Damn!

[Bound for Muscle]

:D Flex might be retired but he's still looking large. Yeah, Vegas is nuts...people were gambling, drinking beers and cocktails at 6am when we were running to catch our plane this morning...the place never stops partying! Only pro I didn't get a pic with was Dexter Jackson. Damn!


hehe, so what'd the pros have to say about your physique? any of them envious of you?

[Huge Presser]

You lucky SOB!!! I bet you felt great when Jay Cutler spotted you on those flies! Nice work... this looks like something worth going to!

HP

[LORDBLiTZ]

Lucky guy. I'd love to do that.

[lilbull]

looks awesome, how much did it cost to go? And when is the next one? Did you get to ask any of them about the gear? I would have been scared to ask. I was in Vegas last week too. I saw a lot of large dudes. That place really doesn't stop partying. Where did you stay?

[pumpseeker]

Bound for Muscle...Don't you mean, was I envious of the pros' physiques?

HP-It was surreal having Cutler spot me and just talking with the guys you've been reading about in the mags for years.

lilbull-it cost $350 and the next one is coming up in a few months in South Beach, Miami. And I did talk to Melvin Anthony and Jay Cutler about gear a bit. I asked them both how long they spend off after a cycle. Melvin said 5 weeks to clear out his system, get blood tests, run clomid, hcg...Jay said 12. Some idiot in the camp asked the whole bunch during the seminar at the end if steroids were illegal for professional bodybuilders too. Craig Titus raised his hand and was like "duh?" That was some funny shit. :lol:

[TheMudMan]

Some idiot in the camp asked the whole bunch during the seminar at the end if steroids were illegal for professional bodybuilders too. Craig Titus raised his hand and was like "duh?" That was some funny shit. :lol:

:lol: They should have sent him home. He was too stupid to be there.

[tatty]

Very cool pics pump! I'd love to go there in the future...

[Mr Cardo]

I guess your dick where hard all the time when training with your muscle buddies!

[palme]

I guess your dick where hard all the time when training with your muscle buddies!

Vafan har du problem eller? Sluta tjaffsa jämt, du kommer få en smäll på käften om du är lika kaxig i verkligheten när jag kommer ner till craaazy gym!

[Butch]

Man that is awesome...what a thrill of a lifetime. Thanks for sharing them pics with us...we're now jealous of you.

Now honestly, were any of the pros being pricks like some suggest? Or were they for the most of the part cool? Also, did they openly talk about gear or did you have to build some kind of trust with them?

[BIG TEXAN]

Only $350? Damn, how long was it? Cause I know what daddy's asking for his birthday. :lol:

[ripsid]

Only $350? Damn, how long was it? Cause I know what daddy's asking for his birthday. :lol:

I 2nd that one T! I know I got to talk to Vince Taylor and he was awesome, it was at a club where a bunch of pro's were to show Ronnie and Matt Duvall, and some others I wanted meet. But to work out with them would be awesome! And if they don't clam up when it comes to the juicy fruit then it would be worth it! If it's an open forum and no BS! Hell Yes! Not that I would ask stupid shit, but sensible questions.
Hell, I just don't see my scrawny ass standing next to a Titus, Ray, or Cutler! Wow!

Pumpseeker, that's awesome!

SID!

[pumpseeker]

Butch-all of the guys were very cool, some were more open than others...Chris Cormier came to the gym straight from the club (partying all night) so he was a little quiet. (I would be too if I had no sleep the night before!) Craig Titus did the same thing but he was actually very energetic. They didn't bring up gear but when asked, they responded honestly. I was too shy to ask what any of their current stacks were. If someone had the balls to bust that out at the open forum it would have gotten real juicy.

Big Texan, it lasted from 8am until about 4pm that day. Dennis Newman and Dave Palumbo passed through the gym while we were there. I wish I would of gotten pics with them too! Palumbo was lookin veiny as hell!

[punk_bbuilder]

That is a dream come true. Amazing to be around the best of what we love to do. I bet your motivation went thru the roof after meeting them and training right along side!!! Kick ass

[ceps]

Ok, yeah, maybe they're pros and you're not, but nobody's dwarfing you in any pics I see!

[wrstlr69sdnl]

Man your lucky I saw that muscle Camp thing in a mag I think it was last years though how the hell did you get in I couldnt find where to sign up

[tatty]

Ok, yeah, maybe they're pros and you're not, but nobody's dwarfing you in any pics I see!

Not taking anything away from pump, but I think Jay definitely makes him look tiny!

[TANKUK]

Off To Vegas This Year For Mr O So Hopefully Will Be Gettin To Meet A Few! And Ill Post Some Pics For All Ya Who Cant Make It

[Pete235]

I guess your dick where hard all the time when training with your muscle buddies!

You've been warned too many times to let childish shit like this fly.

[pumpseeker]

Man your lucky I saw that muscle Camp thing in a mag I think it was last years though how the hell did you get in I couldnt find where to sign up

www.shawnray.net

and Jay would make anyone look like a string bean. When he walked into the gym in a tank top and shorts, my jaw dropped. Dude's 5'9", weighin 303 @ 8%! Wide as a house

[partyboynyc]

just when i think to myself..where has pete been??he shows up out of the woodwork to lay down the law!!!!where have you been sucka??!!

pump- that's awesome.you're not looking tiny next to any of those guys. must have been great motivation .i'm trying to convince my friend to go w/ me to the one at the gold's in south beach in nov

[compwhiz16]

You lucky dude. Yeah, man you are big and standing next to Jay you look small (no offense). Those mofo are big.... Hey, I will be going for the Mr. Olympia and hope to get some pictures too.

[pumpseeker]

pump- that's awesome.you're not looking tiny next to any of those guys. must have been great motivation .i'm trying to convince my friend to go w/ me to the one at the gold's in south beach in nov

That should be a good one too. South Beach is off the hook! The NPC Nationals are in Miami that weekend too so you could really see it all. I hear Darrem and Milos will also be at this one. Let me know if you decide to go.

[ripsid]

I told the wife I wanted to go next year, and she was like that's totally cool! It'll be in Pittsburgh in May, so I'm there! I can't afford to fly to Miami right now, and I can drive to pittsburgh it's only 4 1/2 hours away, hell I used to live there. Plus I should be 2 cycle in when I get there! Which will hopefully take me from SID 5'10 175 to SID 5'10 - 210! I hope!
All the NEastern bro's should meet up there.

SID!

[Dan3814]

Pump your a lucky mofo. I see Dexter In my gym all the time, worlds in Jacksonville Fl. Your Latest pics are looking good man..

[partyboynyc]

if any of the tristate or northeaster guys wanna go to the Pitt one i'll do that instead. that would be kinda cool to have a group of us go! i think that's a real cool idea. we should get something planned like that.i have never been to pittsburgh so i'll check it out

[Anibolism]

Just to get an idea of the actual size of these pros what is your height and weight.

[alevok]

thanks for sharing those with us bro, you are a lucky man to work out with those BB legends

[ripsid]

if any of the tristate or northeaster guys wanna go to the Pitt one i'll do that instead. that would be kinda cool to have a group of us go! i think that's a real cool idea. we should get something planned like that.i have never been to pittsburgh so i'll check it out

I'm sure we could get atleast 5 guys to go from the NE Chapter of AR and hell probably more. I know from Philly it's a straight shot on the Turnpike and I'm not that far from philly.

SID

[pumpseeker]

if any of the tristate or northeaster guys wanna go to the Pitt one i'll do that instead. that would be kinda cool to have a group of us go! i think that's a real cool idea. we should get something planned like that.i have never been to pittsburgh so i'll check it out

I've been, trust me...Pittsburgh has nothing on South Beach.

And Anabolism, you can see stats in my profile but here ya go....6' 1/2" and 218 currently.

[ripsid]

I've been, trust me...Pittsburgh has nothing on South Beach.

And Anabolism, you can see stats in my profile but here ya go....6' 1/2" and 218 currently.
Oh I guranteee! that! , but Travel expenses are my biggest problem ... I'd SOOO MUCH rather be in FLA, than PA, but I ain't gotz no coin bro!

SID

[trimunex]

just when i think to myself..where has pete been??he shows up out of the woodwork to lay down the law!!!!where have you been sucka??!!


I was thinking the same damn thing Partyboy. We should never forget that Pete is always on the prowl, waiting to pounce. Props to Pete!

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[spikypiboy99]

What has Melvin been up to? Next time you see him tell him Marvin says what's up. We were in the same fraternity togather.

[Bigboy123]

SHit i am def. goin to that next year.....that must have been awsome........

[Biggy20]

lucky.....

[BIG R]

Wish I had the time and molah! That must have been a dream come true to be involved with.

I've got PICs with the pros at the shows that I compete in but thats all. South West USA Held in Dallas, Tx. by IFBB pro Betty Pariso had a NPC portion that was right before the IFBB competition portion. I was able to see all of the Pro's warming up while I was gearing down. Weird to see the pro's in the flesh. Some are not as Tall as you would think. I was so humbled by the dam size of the freaks though.

Peace,
R

[WallyGator]

Pump,

Would you be kind to tell us some tips you got off of the pro´s?

I can tell you were not that much of a dwarf next to the pro´s, except for Jay´s arms in one picture. The other ones would put you among their level if your pictures were at some random website not telling who were the guys on it.

[Bigboy123]

Yo I got to go to that next year, THAT LOOKS SERIOUS............Im 6'5 260 8% body fat right now of cycle im goin back on November so by next year Ill be ready,,,,,,,,,,I know those guys will be a lot bigger than me but i want to Be bigger than i am now......

[mass junkie]

I can only imagine what you felt like standing next to all those big names...im definitley gonna try and go to the one on south beach in november...........good thread man!!!

[pumpseeker]

Pump,

Would you be kind to tell us some tips you got off of the pro´s?

I can tell you were not that much of a dwarf next to the pro´s, except for Jay´s arms in one picture. The other ones would put you among their level if your pictures were at some random website not telling who were the guys on it.

No problem. I learned a LOT about form that day. Some things that stuck were:

Leg Presses: let your knees touch your chest before pushing up (GO DEEP!!!) Same with hack squats and squats...deep! Chris Cormier and Dexter Jackson also told us to always stretch your legs between sets to bring out the separations (I specifically asked how to bring out separation more.)

Craig Titus had us for delts and showed us his H.I.T. (high intensity training) routine. He does not hold for a second and squeeze in each rep, rather, he recommends fast reps to get the blood pumping into the muscle. On DB side laterals, he had us hold boths DBs but only doing 1 arm at a time, quickly, switching 5 left, 5 right, 5 left, 5 right, 5 left, 5 right...This way, you can do more reps in one set than you normally could doing both arms at once. He also showed me how to do the reverse pec deck (rear delts) more effectively. Instead of sitting, he had us stand, arching our backs and touching the pad with our chest. We grabbed the bar above, not the grips, and squeezed em back, bending the elbows at the end of the rep contratc the rear delts.

Melvin Anthony showed us a twist on an exercise I've done for years...2 arm DB rows, DB in each hand, simultaneously rowing, bending over while standing, not resting on a bench like I always did them with 1 arm. He said he always starts his back workouts supersetting wide grip pulldowns with cable rows.

Flex Wheeler had us do cable pushdowns for triceps. I was told (from a dumb ass friend back in college) to only bring your forearms up to parallel. BS. Flex had us in a stance with 1 leg out, 1 leg back and we brought the bar ALL the way up before pushing down again. We also did 21s (BB curls) and learned Flex has always trained arms together, supersetting back and forth between bis and tris, to get the best overall arm pump. (I'm now doing this too!) :wg:

There was a ton of other stuff, and I talked to a few pros about AS and diet as well. Awesome stuff guys...if you haven't been, you gotta go.

[lethalppl]

dam lucky boy. first off if i stand next to them i look like a tig and im not that small. you actually look good next to them. So you heading to the next one or one time thing

[Rhino58]

Sick pics bro.

[olympia81]

man that looks sick i am defintely gonna save my $ up and go i am sure u learned a lot of information that is an experience of a lifetime.how many people were in the camp with u? and were there people there that werent in good shape of no?