What Professional Bodybuilder Have You Met?

[hardrock]

kovacs(very nice), matarazzo, cutler(snobby), shawn ray(nice), preist, Vince taylor(nice guy), lou(deaf didn't say much), bill kazmier(strongman, super cool), but out of all, my favs were dorian yates and nasser. Nasses talked to me for like 10 mins while there was a huge line building behind me for auto's. Yates was very down to earth and soft spoken.

I met most of them at last years olympia, and the rest at local shows(guest posing)

 

[athlete03]

Aaron Maddron, he's a loser. Seriously. He seems really nice at first glance but it's all a show. The guy's life is now in shambles.

 

[Enigmaxxx7]

Markus Ruhl and Nasser. Nasser didn't talk much. Ruhl was cool. Very nice. He was fucking huge.

 

[ragin']

Met Kevin Levrone at a club in Baltimore. Story is too long.... cool guy, though.

 

[Steve281]

I met Flex Wheeler at a local nutrition store. I didn't talk to him much but he seemed like a pretty cool guy. He was real nice to the people asking him for autographs. Lee Labrada used to work out at my gym about 3 years ago, but I haven't seen him since. Oh, and I don't know if this counts, but Monica Brant was at the same store that Flex was at too!

 

[Dexter]

I met Arnold, who was wearing a well-tailored suit, in December 1988, at the offices of the Bush-Quayle Transition Team in Washington, DC, where I was on special assignment and working for George Bush Jr., who headed the team.

He was visiting our offices and shaking hands, doing the political thing, because he was campaigning to be President Bush Sr's - sheesh I cannot exactly recall (Chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness?).

Not a "large" man, as many of you know. But with definite charisma, without a doubt. A definite "presence." It was an enjoyable "howdy" and handshake. Kind of person I wished I could just have gone downstairs to the coffeeshop and chatted. Yes, that approachable. And, of course, no bodyguards. Secret Service everywhere. He was pretty much just roaming the halls with a political hack and meeting people.

Other pro's I've not met. I think I would have enjoyed meeting Charles Atlas, even when he was very old.

Dexter

 

[The Macster]

Used to do alot of fitness/bodybuilding modeling so I met alot.

Ronnie Coleman - at the Night of Champions. Had dinner with him, Chris Cormier and about 20 others, nicest guy I have evr met.

Cormier- Very Funny.

Flex Wheeler- At the same dinner with Ronnie back in 98' , I think. Nice guy, but very aware of his status at that time. Kept to himself and his wife.

Arnold- at the Arnold Classic, years back. Alot shorter than I thought. I shook his hand, he was very lite. Had about 30 bodyguards around him that swept him away after our encounter.

Mike OHearn- grew up with the guy in Seattle.

Vic Richards- Seattle guy as well, nice , but too huge. Never competed. Has a small mans complex on stage, i hear, but how could anyone that size think they are small.

Aaron Maddron- met him at the Emerald Cup in Seattle. He was nice, polite, but I was with mutual friends of his.

Zuccolotto- Total party guy. Loves the women, although he never messed around, while my buddy and him went out in Huntington Beach. Was married and loyal

Cutler- Met him at the USA whgen Tom Prince won. He seemed nice, alot smaller then.

Shawn Ray- no comment

Vince Taylor- My all time favorite! He is the man, and a gentelman as well.

Jim Quinn- met him after he retired the first time at dinner in NYC. He was a normal looking guy, kind of strange.

Mike Quinn- in NYC as well. Nice, but quiter than I thought.

Aaron Baker- was verypre-occupied when I met him, maybe all the fitness girls in the lobby of the hotel. Yeah that's it.

Mike Christian- met him about 10 years ago in LA. Nicest most accomidating guy. Was friendly to everyone.

Gunther- Did some photo shoots with him, before he spoke alot of english, always was smiling, just like today.

Nasser- Met him in Columbus. Nice guy. Seemed to tell you anything you wanted to know about anything. Drugs included.

Frank Sepe- The guy gets a bad rap for being stuck up, but he is a great guy! I did alot of things with him in NYC and he is a great guy.

Christian Boeving- Did things with him as well. Nice guy, although alot seems to have gone to his head lately.

That's my list for now. Just FYI.

 

[Dexter]

Macster, that's an impressive list.

What I really liked, though, were your personal impressions of them.

Dexter

 

[FlexBailey]

I've met..

Flex Wheeler..great guy and very easy to talk too. Very laid back.

Lee priest..very funny and very cool.

Mike Matarazzo..Pretty cool and polite.

Vince Taylor..very cool guy and very nice and down to earth.

Jay Cutler..He must have been in a bad mood cause he was a bit of a prick.

Kevin Levrone..A total dick. i asked him for advice on my pec tear as he had one back in '93 and he barely said 2 words. Once again a total dick.

There are some more but those are the ones that stand out..

 

[ZKaudio]

Maybe I'll get lucky and catch one on clomid... he'll take me under his wing and show me the ways!