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post 1693542083 11-17-2023, 08:10 PM
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Something I’ve noticed about all bodybuilding documentaries

I’ve purchased at least a dozen bodybuilding documentaries from iTunes since 2020, and one thing they all have in common is someone who knows the subject of the documentary personally saying things along these lines:

He had more drive than anyone I’ve ever seen

He had more ambition

He was like an animal during his workouts

He trained longer and harder than anyone else

His work ethic was unparalleled

I’d like to watch a documentary where the guy started off like a slacker, and developed a work ethic over time. The Jason Genova documentary is the only one where they say the opposite, that he doesn’t have the work ethic or ambition.

What about someone who got into bodybuilding sporadically? He trained for a while, fell out of it, then jumped back in and progressed. I’ve never seen that happen in the videos I’ve watched.
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post 1693542263 11-17-2023, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted By DeuceDecimator⏩
What about someone who got into bodybuilding sporadically? He trained for a while, fell out of it, then jumped back in and progressed. I’ve never seen that happen in the videos I’ve watched.
I know the history of all the top bodybuilders in the last 30 or 40 years. None of the top guys got there by lifting sporadically.
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post 1693542333 11-17-2023, 08:19 PM
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Pumping Piss is the best documentary of all time.
post 1693542673 11-17-2023, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted By Bando⏩
I know the history of all the top bodybuilders in the last 30 or 40 years. None of the top guys got there by lifting sporadically.
I just mean sporadically until they developed a work ethic on par with the champions. It seems like all of these guys had an exceptional work ethic from birth; what about someone who ended up with an exceptional work ethic, but it took time to get to that point?
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post 1693543353 11-17-2023, 08:52 PM
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People rarely change for real
You have lots of very dedicated people at the top levels
Bodybuilding you do not see anyone like you say
You do have that in sport where you have gifted people that are just gifted enough that they can show up drunk/eat poorly/not practice and still win.
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post 1693544623 11-17-2023, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted By helpmee⏩
People rarely change for real
You have lots of very dedicated people at the top levels
Bodybuilding you do not see anyone like you say
You do have that in sport where you have gifted people that are just gifted enough that they can show up drunk/eat poorly/not practice and still win.
There was a Damon Wayons film like that, he was a boxer and ate ice cream and still won the fight. I think it was the great white hype.
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post 1693544683 11-17-2023, 09:29 PM
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Paul Dillett was apparently a lazy bastard.
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post 1693547463 11-17-2023, 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted By DuracellBunny⏩
Paul Dillett was apparently a lazy bastard.
Thanks for letting me know, at least there’s one guy
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post 1693547533 11-17-2023, 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted By Bando⏩
I know the history of all the top bodybuilders in the last 30 or 40 years. None of the top guys got there by lifting sporadically.
Yup. You have to be obsessed to get to that level. The only one I can think of is flex wheeler. He had crazy genetics but was said to slack sometimes, but that's hard to believe. He still made it to the Olympia. Maybe he didn't train or diet as hard as Ronnie Coleman but dude was obviously talented.
post 1693548963 11-18-2023, 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted By bsrkoacar2⏩
Yup. You have to be obsessed to get to that level. The only one I can think of is flex wheeler. He had crazy genetics but was said to slack sometimes, but that's hard to believe. He still made it to the Olympia. Maybe he didn't train or diet as hard as Ronnie Coleman but dude was obviously talented.
Flex was a legend
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post 1693578333 11-18-2023, 04:37 PM
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I’m describing a situation similar to Rocky 3, where he didn’t want to train initially, then he gradually gained enough heart to tackle his workouts.
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