Random thoughts thread

[IAmJonathan]

@Xavi

I used to be pretty hardcore, waking up in the night just to get a meal down

That’s crazy lol like Jay Cutler

@Xavi

but I only really looked a little above average compared to the average joe whilst there’s people who look at a weight and start gaining lol

I’m sure you’re a bit hard on yourself

I remember how hard I was on my self with so many of my progress pics, I would take a bunch and only choose a hand ful for Instagram, but they all didn’t look as bad as I remember myself feeling about them at all

Same goes for my driver’s license pic lol I didn’t like it for the first like 3 years

@Xavi

Yes, but hitting a plateau is annoying. Back then I had a pretty strict routine so I never switched things up, so I think that hindered progress.

@Xavi

Classic physique was new back then

Ahh damn so you didn’t have any of the fields we have now

I remember when Chris beat Breone for the first time, I was a Breone fan lol although I know I know… Chris got a better look for Classic Physique, I was just a fan of Breones back and his really nice positive personality. The guys great.

There’s plenty of amazing NFTs out there today in case you didn’t get a chance to buy the gun road ones

These fields would ensure this don’t happen to ya:

@Xavi

but the gains weren’t paying off with how much work I put in (you know those days of walking home teary-eyed with legs like jelly

I used to wanna be the best in the world too lol in classic first then go to open… now, I don’t think I wanna go through it, I would only do it if my future wife convinces me to do it tbh that’s the only way I see myself doing it now

I had a big haitus (sorta) from the gym, but since I’ve been back in Miami, I’ve been real consistent and Ive never been so happy…

[IAmJonathan]

@Xavi

Men’s physique looks nice but those guys skip leg day!

With each generation, their legs grow by 2 inches on average lol (I made up this statistics haha)

It’s not like back then

But yeah, definitely not like the other categories

I don’t watch/tune in on that division lol

[Xavi]

@IAmJonathan

I remember when Chris beat Breone for the first time, I was a Breone fan lol although I know I know… Chris got a better look for Classic Physique

That is true but Breon’s arms are leagues above Chris. At the end of the day I think that’s the determining factor, genetics. Can’t change your muscle insertions

@IAmJonathan

These fields would ensure this don’t happen to ya

Yh can’t wait to see how much more my progress will be with some of those muscle-related fields

[IAmJonathan]

@Xavi

That is true but Breon’s arms are leagues above Chris. At the end of the day I think that’s the determining factor, genetics. Can’t change your muscle insertions

Though you gotta admit, Chris’ arms are much better now! He trained them crazy and it paid off, he tried so many different things I’m sure, as he knew it was his weakness

When Breone lost I actually thought he was gonna win it back the next year

I was disappointed he didn’t and they knocked him down to 3rd even

I think the judges wanted to make a statement on what they want for the division moving forward

I still had faith in him the year after that…
But still no lol

After that I knew he wasn’t gonna get back up there

Ramon Dino is the future

[Xavi]

@IAmJonathan

After that I knew he wasn’t gonna get back up there

Yes, but he is still one of the top in that class and with Chris retiring he has potential

@IAmJonathan

Ramon Dino is the future

Wesley Vissers has got potential to win too, I think he placed higher than Urs and Dino at last year’s arnold classic

[IAmJonathan]

@Xavi

Wesley Vissers has got potential to win too, I think he placed higher than Urs and Dino at last year’s arnold classic

Oh wow, I didn’t tune in lol I’m not caught up in the past 1.5 years of bodybuilding, barely starting to get back into it and not even too deeply either

That’s a surprise to hear, that he could beat such guys

I always felt like his legs was probably the biggest reason it would take him a long time to get up there…

But!

Arnold classic is after all Arnold’s show…
And I think what Arnold likes, at times… May reflect in the judging

Wesley looks like a modern Arnold

Maybe it won’t reflect on the Mr O…
But then again, any Arnold Classic winner is always looked at more than other show winners at the Mr O and is held to higher esteems

I’ll look at how he did now lol

@Xavi

Yes, but he is still one of the top in that class and with Chris retiring he has potential

Tbh his physique isn’t changing much year by year besides the added vacuum back in what? 2022?.. But idk how he did last year (yeah… I didn’t watch the last Mr O I gotta catch up eventually)

If he turns the story around and beats every one I would be one happy camper lol

[Xavi]

@IAmJonathan

Oh wow, I didn’t tune in lol I’m not caught up in the past 1.5 years of bodybuilding

I used to watch the shows but I haven’t recently, just looked at the scoreboard to see the winners

@IAmJonathan

If he turns the story around and beats every one I would be one happy camper lol

Time will tell

[IAmJonathan]

@Xavi

Wesley Vissers

Damn!
He looked amazing!

His legs where even bigger than Ramons and more polished than Breones!

Wow

I remember when he won Nick’s Strength and Power online bodybuilding show over 5 years ago, he looked more like an amateur bodybuilder than pro back then… I always felt like he was missing a lot to really make a serious impression

So nice to see him make so much progress and even beat Breone, Ramon and Urs! Crazy times lol

Definitely not a fixed victory, he deserved to win

[anon3049030]

@IAmJonathan

Both of their second verses where not as good as their first lol

Same
First I liked Oppenheimer’s verse
But then I was like…wow Thanos sounds so good, now I can’t decide which is better

@IAmJonathan

I kinda feel like it’s two different writers too (maybe a team?)

Exactly :D it’s 2 people
It makes it even more interesting.
I remember wanting to do the same lol

@IAmJonathan

Thanos had more of that modern acappella battle rapper flow, I never was really much a fan of lol
You know, the pauses before the punch lines and all
I guess it’s more digestible for most people
But it don’t got the soul of hip hop as much

I like it, if it sounds good of course. They can make it sound good
Sometimes it’s horrible yeah

[IAmJonathan]

@anon3049030

I remember wanting to do the same lol

The same? Like, write battle raps? lol

I remember in 6th grade when I first started rapping I wrote rap battle lyrics lol they where the silliest, I used to go against this guy called J-Train
lol
I remember memorizing the lyrics, they where so important to me lol
The first lyrics I ever wrote was a love song dedicated to my crush at the time haha

I remember thanking her for getting me into rap I was serious! Haha all she had to do was exist

[anon3049030]

@IAmJonathan

The same? Like, write battle raps? lol

Yeaah and acting and stuff
You’re your own producer, you can do silly stuff, you can make it meaningful, you can make it sooo creative

@IAmJonathan

I remember in 6th grade when I first started rapping I wrote rap battle lyrics lol they where the silliest, I used to go against this guy called J-Train
lol
I remember memorizing the lyrics, they where so important to me lol

Sooo, did you have the battle?
Ehm, I don’t know how it looks. Was it like Eminem’s videos where there are many people surrounding you and you two go up the stage(class in your case) and diss each other? Lol

@IAmJonathan

The first lyrics I ever wrote was a love song dedicated to my crush at the time haha

@IAmJonathan

I remember thanking her for getting me into rap I was serious! Haha all she had to do was exist

Well that’s true she inspired you in some way.

All people contribute to our growth in one way or another but the ones that make us get creative and discover ourselves deserve a special thanks for real

[IAmJonathan]

@anon3049030

Yeaah and acting and stuff
You’re your own producer, you can do silly stuff, you can make it meaningful, you can make it sooo creative

Ah should’ve followed your want!
It’s beautiful memories to do so

And helps you develop in more ways than you can imagine (cognitively, emotionally)

helps you spiritually grow

Never too late

I remember when I was a kid I wanted to write a book or something but I only wrote like a page worth

I’m happy to have that memory, even if it’s just that single day occurrence lol

@anon3049030

Sooo, did you have the battle?
Ehm, I don’t know how it looks. Was it like Eminem’s videos where there are many people surrounding you and you two go up the stage(class in your case) and diss each other? Lol

Oh yeah
I wanna say a bunch of times but it was probably only 2 or 3 times

I had verses ready haha

It was like a lunch environment all the time, I don’t think I had him for any class…

Maybe a crowd? I don’t remember much… I remember he was a Christian rapper though

[IAmJonathan]

@anon3049030

Well that’s true she inspired you in some way.

All people contribute to our growth in one way or another but the ones that make us get creative and discover ourselves deserve a special thanks for real

Beyond what we realize in the surface…
More than what we typically take into account for

Even those we never speak to… or those we never even met

[Imogen]

What kind of animal can sit and stand at the same time?

If you can guess, you’re a genius

[Galactica]

This dog

j/k

[Imogen]

Its cat first

[Imogen]

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[Bored]

indeed

glad you’re alive too man

[IAmJonathan]

I leg day again

So happy and thankful

(Ik I said yesterday was leg day, but that was a lie, twas today!! )
I look forward to every single day in the gym like never in my life

Its one of the beauties of life…working out

Time for beaaaannnsssss @Owl

[Alice11]

it really lived up to its name

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