The Bodybuilding.com "Misc" (miscellaneous) subforum was a legendary, often toxic, and chaotic Internet community known for its trolling, intense fitness discussions, and rampant controversies over its nearly two-decade run.

In September 2024, the forums were officially discontinued by Bodybuilding.com. Wikipedia +1Here is a list of the most controversial happenings on the Misc forum over the years:

1. The 2008 "Days in a Week" Argument Considered "the dumbest argument in the history of the Internet," this 2008 thread featured a relentless debate over whether working out "every other day" meant 3.5 or 4 days a week. User "TheJosh" argued that Sunday-to-next-Sunday constituted 8 days, leading to intense ridicule and an unironic 5-page debate that went viral and was later featured in an SB Nation documentary. Wikipedia +2

2. Suicide of Abraham Biggs (2008)In one of the most tragic moments in Internet history, 19-year-old Abraham Biggs died by suicide while livestreaming on Justin.tv. He posted a link to the stream on the Misc forum beforehand, and many users encouraged him to proceed, thinking it was a troll, until it became clear the event was real. Wikipedia +2

3. Involvement in the Gable Tostee Trial (2014)Gable Tostee ("GT"), a prominent member of the Misc, was involved in the death of Australian woman Warriena Wright, who fell from his balcony. Tostee used the Misc forum to post his testimony and defense (thread titled "Regarding the balcony tragedy") before his 2016 acquittal of murder and manslaughter charges. Wikipedia +2

4. Association with Elliot Rodger (2014)Following the 2014 Isla Vista killings, it was discovered that the perpetrator, Elliot Rodger, was a user of the Bodybuilding.com forums and had posted about his insecurities and frustrations under the username "ElliotR". Wikipedia +1

5. The "Poz Exploit" (2011)A user known as "ThePoz" found an exploit that allowed access to private photos of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the Facebook site. They subsequently publicized the method on the Misc forums, causing a massive security scandal. Wikipedia +3

6. Serious Cyberstalking IncidentsThe Misc was frequently accused of brigading and cyberstalking outside individuals. One notable case involved the stalking of Angie Varona, who, after being targeted by Misc users, eventually went on national television to discuss the harassment she faced from the forum.

7. Promotion of Dangerous Fitness MethodsThe forum was known for popularizing questionable or dangerous methods, most famously: GOMAD Diet: "Gallon Of Milk A Day," designed to increase mass but often leading to extreme fat gain.Dry-Scooping: Consuming pre-workout powder stimulants without water, which carries risks of choking and overdose. Wikipedia

8. 4chan Raids and TrollingThe Misc was often engaged in a "war" with 4chan, resulting in frequent raids where 4chan users would overwhelm the forum with obscene content and trolling. Scribd9.

Official Discontinuation (2024)The permanent shutdown of the forums in September 2024 by Bodybuilding.com was highly controversial among its user base. Users argued the decision destroyed a long-running, "supportive" (if chaotic) community, resulting in a petition to reverse the closure and a migration to new, independent forums. Wikipedia +3

I asked AI about BigTimeOperator and it said OP is a Phaggot

How DARE you!!!!

I'm about to read this, but this better mention Zyzz

I got it to create an image of the typical miscer in that era

it skipped him

LEGENDARY

thats funny because The Bodybuilding.com "Misc" (miscellaneous) subforum was a legendary,
often toxic, and chaotic Internet community known for its trolling,
intense fitness discussions, and rampant controversies over its nearly
two-decade run.

In September 2024, the forums were officially discontinued by
Bodybuilding.com. Wikipedia +1Here is a list of the most controversial
happenings on the Misc forum over the years:

1. The 2008 "Days in a Week" Argument Considered "the dumbest
argument in the history of the Internet," this 2008 thread featured a
relentless debate over whether working out "every other day" meant 3.5
or 4 days a week. User "TheJosh" argued that Sunday-to-next-Sunday
constituted 8 days, leading to intense ridicule and an unironic 5-page
debate that went viral and was later featured in an SB Nation
documentary. Wikipedia +2

2. Suicide of Abraham Biggs (2008)In one of the most tragic moments
in Internet history, 19-year-old Abraham Biggs died by suicide while
livestreaming on Justin.tv. He posted a link to the stream on the Misc
forum beforehand, and many users encouraged him to proceed, thinking it
was a troll, until it became clear the event was real. Wikipedia +2

3. Involvement in the Gable Tostee Trial (2014)Gable Tostee ("GT"), a
prominent member of the Misc, was involved in the death of Australian
woman Warriena Wright, who fell from his balcony. Tostee used the Misc
forum to post his testimony and defense (thread titled "Regarding the
balcony tragedy") before his 2016 acquittal of murder and manslaughter
charges. Wikipedia +2

4. Association with Elliot Rodger (2014)Following the 2014 Isla
Vista killings, it was discovered that the perpetrator, Elliot Rodger,
was a user of the Bodybuilding.com forums and had posted about his
insecurities and frustrations under the username "ElliotR". Wikipedia +1

5. The "Poz Exploit" (2011)A user known as "ThePoz" found an exploit
that allowed access to private photos of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
on the Facebook site. They subsequently publicized the method on the
Misc forums, causing a massive security scandal. Wikipedia +3

6. Serious Cyberstalking IncidentsThe Misc was frequently accused of
brigading and cyberstalking outside individuals. One notable case
involved the stalking of Angie Varona, who, after being targeted by Misc
users, eventually went on national television to discuss the harassment
she faced from the forum.

7. Promotion of Dangerous Fitness MethodsThe forum was known for
popularizing questionable or dangerous methods, most famously: GOMAD
Diet: "Gallon Of Milk A Day," designed to increase mass but often
leading to extreme fat gain.Dry-Scooping: Consuming pre-workout powder
stimulants without water, which carries risks of choking and
overdose. Wikipedia

8. 4chan Raids and TrollingThe Misc was often engaged in a "war"
with 4chan, resulting in frequent raids where 4chan users would
overwhelm the forum with obscene content and trolling. Scribd9.

Official Discontinuation (2024)The permanent shutdown of the forums
in September 2024 by Bodybuilding.com was highly controversial among its
user base. Users argued the decision destroyed a long-running,
"supportive" (if chaotic) community, resulting in a petition to reverse
the closure and a migration to new, independent forums. Wikipedia +3

Oh come on that barely scratches the surface

No mention of Zyzz

Babynames.com representatives signing up to thank us for all the traffic to their site

Angie Verona calling out the misc

Lars Sullivan posting on the misc


So many other moments. It's probably cause the forums were wiped away and AI has no back history to truly reference misc to it's full extent. I guess AI has it's limitations after all...

yeah this was Google Gemini. I was just bored and curious.

Fukking lost it at the protractor lmao

Pretty sure there's a specialized wiki somewhere that has a lot more Misc lore on it. But AI, especially google gemini, aren't going to do deep dives like that, they mainly search official sites related to the topic, redshit threads, and sometimes facebook posts. I've seen it reference some forums, at least a lot more than show up in a google search, but it's not going to search any place that would have posts related to Misc history.

That would be groovy to read

A couple of those I never knew the full details. Repped.

Edit: on recharge

Couldn't find it but I'll keep looking. This page does have some more info though, but far from complete.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/bodybuildingcom

Stopped reading after it said the girl who accidentally fell off the balcony was Australian

Poverty AI whichever one was used

4. Supreme Gentleman made a couple threads and posts on the Misc but wasn't a frequent. Very strange yet interesting look inside the head of someone like that. He made post, but would follow up as though he had not read anyone's post. I think the Misc for the most part tried to help him, although he did get the usual Misc treatment.

6. Detectives were no joke. Made it almost scary to post sometimes because although they didn't do much they put people's personal info on there.

8. Misc needs to come to terms that we may have beaten Reddit with Memes we did not win the war against 4-chan trolls.

good times.

"A waste of virgins"

The Miscellaneous Bros of Bodybuilding.comBodybuilding.com’s humongous Misc. forum embodies the worst of American men.



https://www.theawl.com/2018/01/the-miscellaneous-bros-of-bodybuilding-com/

can I have your autograph? Not on a check this time.



There are ideology-clarifying usernames (RICHSTRONG, MinisterOfLust, weightsb4dates, WishIWasJawBrah, MericaThatsWhy) and statement-making profile pictures (deliberately titillating yet invariably off-putting abdominal shots, monochromatic selfies, strategically underlit bicep closeups).

Ya, still have no idea why they named me in there and still don't know what he meant by ideology-clarifying. Anyways, I remember when that came out and posted on the misc. Fkn lolzzz were had with the author and chops, some tried to detective him.

Didnt even have #relapse2016. Worthless AI.

Too much hair

I asked AI about BigTimeOperator and it said OP is a Phaggot

How DARE you!

says its all bout nostalgia / archive value

its over boyos