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FedFosterWallace said:
We've talked about Schwarzenegger a bit. What are your thoughts on Stallone, physique-wise? Feel like he measured up?
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Stallone's physique was ideally my favorite growing up. What he lacked in overall muscle volume, he made up for with insane aesthetics and sharp conditioning. If you look at his physique for Rambo II and Rocky IV, for me that was when he was at his best. Rocky III he was completely shredded but at a much lighter weight, but he got the balance just right for Rambo II and Rocky IV. Rambo III I think he got too big, still a body to die for, and without a doubt his muscular peak. Would he have been a good pro-bodybuilder? I think his genetics would have put him more as a aesthetic competitor, rather than the mass muscle monsters.
 
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Nice. He used to sort of embody the whole persona of a tough guy to me, with the sneer and everything. Was so interesting to me when I learned that he'd written the Rocky story line. Schwarzenegger was more of an Ivan Drago in my eyes... just impossible chiseled perfection (though awe-inspiring).
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I remember my first memories as a kid of Stallone was watching First Blood. That sequence where he jumps off the cliff, and when he then sews his wound up. He always seemed heroic to me, saw that movie so many times that I know every line now. The whole Rocky story was very interesting because it kind of is based off of own life in a way, and he said he would only sell the story if he was allowed to play the role of Rocky. The rest is history.
 
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They had a sign about shoes and what not to wear. I don't actually remember what I was wearing but it might have been running shoes. But, I passed their check! Now, though, I would know not to wear running shoes on any court, much less a clay court.
 
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FedFosterWallace said:
Honestly, I’d never given that a thought until this very moment. They don’t support the ankles. The treads are pretty similar. You thinking about stability or something?

Strengthening the legs/ankles should be adequate in that regard, no? Barefoot running, for instance, is really no more risky. You could step on a shard of glass, sure. But your feet toughen up. And you step carefully.
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Yes, the difference in the side support is pretty dramatic IMO.

The running shoes also are in general higher to the ground and sometimes the shape of the forefoot is not particularly beneficial for playing tennis ( curved from the balls of the foot to the toes).

Sprained ankles are no fun.

Other than that durability is also an issue, but it depends on more things and is merely a monetary issue.

Threads are also quite different, but those are a concern only in some circumstances.
 
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Rafa.the.Magnificent said:
They had a sign about shoes and what not to wear. I don't actually remember what I was wearing but it might have been running shoes. But, I passed their check! Now, though, I would know not to wear running shoes on any court, much less a clay court.
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I was just trying to be helpful.

Everyone is free to decide what shoes he/she would wear as long as there are no other restrictions.

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Maaan, leave some P for the rest of us. K? Bye.
 
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TheGhostOfAgassi said:
Has your body changed since then? For how long have you been doing this?
Its impressive cuz it require a lot of discipline with the food and everything!
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If I were judging and scrutinizing myself to every minute detail, then yes, my body has changed. It depends on what look I go for, which then is dependent on how I workout and diet to get that look.

As for how long I have been doing this? You mean competitively or just how long have I been married to the iron?
 
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Hitman said:
If I were judging and scrutinizing myself to every minute detail, then yes, my body has changed. It depends on what look I go for, which then is dependent on how I workout and diet to get that look.

As for how long I have been doing this? You mean competitively or just how long have I been married to the iron?
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Sort of, what is your story with this?
You have nice musckles as they dont look like they are filled with plump so so say. Some body builders got too round shaped musckles.
 
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TheGhostOfAgassi said:
Sort of, what is your story with this?
You have nice musckles as they dont look like they are filled with plump so so say. Some body builders got too round shaped musckles.
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OK, the photos you see of my body are me in relaxed state, without a pump. This is my normal look. This is what you would see if you met me. However when I actually pump up, my body explodes, muscles swell, veins pop out because of my low body fat, and I look like something out of a marvel comic book. I am not even kidding. :)

The thing I am the most proud about is not all the medals and trophies I won over the years, while I traveled the world, but the fact I stayed natural, and devoted my life to being married to the iron. Originally I did not do this to step on the world stage, to step onto the Olympia, heck I didn't even do it to get girls...I started it because as a child I was an asthmatic, not very strong, and I just wanted to get rid of that feeling of being weak and fragile. I didn't know at the time that I had genetics designed for building muscle, because my body changed dramatically the moment I started to exercise.
 
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Hitman said:
OK, the photos you see of my body are me in relaxed state, without a pump. This is my normal look. This is what you would see if you met me. However when I actually pump up, my body explodes, muscles swell, veins pop out because of my low body fat, and I look like something out of a marvel comic book. I am not even kidding. :)

The thing I am the most proud about is not all the medals and trophies I won over the years, while I traveled the world, but the fact I stayed natural, and devoted my life to being married to the iron. Originally I did not do this to step on the world stage, to step onto the Olympia, heck I didn't even do it to get girls...I started it because as a child I was an asthmatic, not very strong, and I just wanted to get rid of that feeling of being weak and fragile. I didn't know at the time that I had genetics designed for building muscle, because my body changed dramatically the moment I started to exercise.
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Thats such a good story. You can inspire kids with it, to take charge of their life and health.
Must have been very empowering. Most people doest do the work for their health.
 
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TheGhostOfAgassi said:
Thats such a good story. You can inspire kids with it, to take charge of their life and health.
Must have been very empowering. Most people doest do the work for their health.
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That's not the full story actually. :) It is a lot more deeper than that.

Don't get me wrong, when I was a teenager, I did have a shallow goal of getting girls and being Mr Popular. And I had a blast during that time. But I was still figuring things out about myself, still growing into an adult, still understanding how things worked in this world. I just loved working out, it was just something that clicked in me, growing up being surrounded by larger than life heroes who all looked incredibly good, such as the Stallones, Van Dammes, Arnies of this world, working out just seemed like a right of passage into manhood. I wasn't too focus on my diet at that point, again, I was still figuring it all out.

It was when I was seriously injured, my right upper arm broke due to an accident and my nerve fell between the break, causing my right arm to be paralyzed. I had to get surgery done, lost a lot of blood, the sheets were completely red in my hospital, they put in a metal plate and 18 metal screws, and then for four months I worked daily to get the fingers in my right hand to work again...day after day, week after week, I kept going until I could form a fist again. Then...I walked back into the gym to reclaim my body and my life, and I went to war. It was the most brutal training imaginable, because I refused to accept being the way I was, I wanted to not only get good, I wanted to destroy my limits and get go beyond. I killed myself day in day out, starting diet intensely, until I got to the point that everyone was telling me to compete. I just had to step on that stage, I was made for it. Two years after my injury, I was on stage at the US nationals natural muscle and fitness championships, and got second place in my division...I never looked back.

That was when I truly appreciated everything, and thankful I was able to rise from a hospital bed to the Olympia stage only five years later. That is my real story, my real legacy.
 
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Hitman said:
That's not the full story actually. :) It is a lot more deeper than that.

Don't get me wrong, when I was a teenager, I did have a shallow goal of getting girls and being Mr Popular. And I had a blast during that time. But I was still figuring things out about myself, still growing into an adult, still understanding how things worked in this world. I just loved working out, it was just something that clicked in me, growing up being surrounded by larger than life heroes who all looked incredibly good, such as the Stallones, Van Dammes, Arnies of this world, working out just seemed like a right of passage into manhood. I wasn't too focus on my diet at that point, again, I was still figuring it all out.

It was when I was seriously injured, my right upper arm broke due to an accident and my nerve fell between the break, causing my right arm to be paralyzed. I had to get surgery done, lost a lot of blood, the sheets were completely red in my hospital, they put in a metal plate and 18 metal screws, and then for four months I worked daily to get the fingers in my right hand to work again...day after day, week after week, I kept going until I could form a fist again. Then...I walked back into the gym to reclaim my body and my life, and I went to war. It was the most brutal training imaginable, because I refused to accept being the way I was, I wanted to not only get good, I wanted to destroy my limits and get go beyond. I killed myself day in day out, starting diet intensely, until I got to the point that everyone was telling me to compete. I just had to step on that stage, I was made for it. Two years after my injury, I was on stage at the US nationals natural muscle and fitness championships, and got second place in my division...I never looked back.

That was when I truly appreciated everything, and thankful I was able to rise from a hospital bed to the Olympia stage only five years later. That is my real story, my real legacy.
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It proves you are mentally very strong.
A part of my job is rehabilitation. Even young people can lack a strong will to come back after an accident. We can do a lot to help them, but they need the will to get back.

I should have brought you here to show a prime example of what is possible.
 
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TheGhostOfAgassi said:
It proves you are mentally very strong.
A part of my job is rehabilitation. Even young people can lack a strong will to come back after an accident. We can do a lot to help them, but they need the will to get back.

I should have brought you here to show a prime example of what is possible.
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Are you just using that as an excuse to get me to Oslo. :)
 
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