After stretching your skin for building the ink fades awayI think his aspect changed due to the use of steroids, since he passed from the Men’s Physique category to the Classic Physique category, as you can compare from the two competition pictures below.
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He plainly admitted using steroids, that is a common practice among pro bodybuilders, but not all are honest enough to admit it. Mush respect for his frankness.
I also admire him for having removed most of his tattoos he made at a younger age:
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He candidly conceded in a reply to a comment on IG that he became aware tattoos ruin the aesthetics of the physique, so he decided to undertake the (long & expensive) process to remove them. I cannot agree more with his decision.
100% agree. Don't ruin the beauty with the ink.I think his aspect changed due to the use of steroids, since he passed from the Men’s Physique category to the Classic Physique category, as you can compare from the two competition pictures below.
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He plainly admitted using steroids, that is a common practice among pro bodybuilders, but not all are honest enough to admit it. Mush respect for his frankness.
I also admire him for having removed most of his tattoos he made at a younger age:
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He candidly conceded in a reply to a comment on IG that he became aware tattoos ruin the aesthetics of the physique, so he decided to undertake the (long & expensive) process to remove them. I cannot agree more with his decision.
Tattoos are permanent, for reasons I don’t need to explain since they can be found easily on the web. The colour and definition of the tattoo can degrade, but definitely it doesn’t disappear only because the skin is stretched.
️ Come see me guest pose at the @leelabradaclassic on August 6th - here in The Woodlands, Tx"
Although not in competition shape, he is impressive in this guest posing at Lee Labrada Classic.
He went to Las Vegas but, as I wrote, didn’t participate at the Olympia. I don’t know the details of his health problem, but I think that his decision should be respected without further enquiry.
He did a video on his mental health situation on Insta where he was crying. Felt really bad for him.
My guess is that these personality types, they are perfectionists. They are driven to succeed and push themselves. The pressure they mentally put on themselves must be immense. To try and not suceed would be crushing. I want to give him a big hug and tell him he is hot AF, a titantic beast, an alpha among alphas.
He had posted two short videos on his IG, explaining among sobs his decision not to compete at the Olympia.
Judges are judging on things other than pure muscle mass and aesthetics?
What does this even mean? Have you ever stepped on a bodybuilding stage before? I assume the answer is no which would explain your question. Also, most top level athletes are endorsed / sponsored by supplement companies so pretty sure his house is bought with his commercial earnings (just like any other Olympian). Is bodybuilding one of the most expensive sports out there, yes, but that doesn’t mean our family’s trust fund money is supporting it.
Bodybuilding is one of the more subjective “sports” to evaluate, and judges can be influenced by other elements besides size and aesthetics. Considering that sponsors finance the competitions’ prizes, you may guess that an athlete with big sponsorships is favoured compared with an athlete less known.
That is dissapointing to hear, but understandable. I just don't like that money is putting its finger on the scale. Especially if sponsorships are driven by identity groups of the target market and less on excellence.
