posted July 14, 2000 11:13 PM            

anyway, this is my reply to you and everyone.. I sent it to t-mag.. hopefully they'll put it on the reader mail next week..
its entitled "hear me out"
Chris Whites Letter To Testosterone.net
From a 12-Year Old?

In your current online issue, I noticed that you answered some reader mail from someone named Brian Brumans who was 12 years old. He is a frequent poster at other bodybuilding message boards, and I don't think you have the whole story. He is 5'3'' and weighs 73 pounds. If he takes your advice to squat and deadlift like you suggest, the effects will be detrimental to say the least. Your advice on teen bodybuilding is sound, but Brumans is still a child physically.

Please be more careful when offering advice, because it could greatly affect the quality of life of the person receiving it. And when offering advice to teen bodybuilders in general, you should definitely tell them to see a doctor first. This will protect both you and the teenager. It would not be unlikely that a teen taking your advice could have his growth stunted, nor would it be unlikely that the magazine at some point is sued because of this. So please be more careful for everyone's sake.

Chriswhite


My Reply...."Hear Me Out"

Yea, its me, the 12 year old.. yipee.. and I have absolutely NO idea what the hell that dude is talking about, he does not know anything about me, and basically all he is doing is spreading lies about me.. all that crap he said is pure BULL ****! He doesn't know me.. but I guess I shouldn't be mad.. all he is trying to do is "help" if you can say that. Anyway, I'm 12.. I'm 83lbs (don't know how he got 73... if I was 73lbs.. I'd be almost anorexic..) anyway, 5'3.. where the heck is this guy coming at? Is he just making up crap why he goes on?? I'm 4'10.. and I see no reason NOT to do deadlifts, or squats, well first off I love deadlifts.. and second.. Stunting growth..? You tell me.. does doing that stunt growth? I think not.. if it doesn't then why am I growing?? And bout the squats.. well.. I hate squats :-(, but I always do them, because I love bodybuilding.. and I am extremely confident that I will win teen-competitions later in life.. that's my goal.. then I will continue to make bigger goals.. and if anyone tries to make me stop bodybuilding.. HA! I'd like to see them try.. I do it because I LOVE IT, and everyone at that forum Chris White was talking about, there just telling me "Go chase an ice cream truck" "Go be a kid" "Go play with your little baby toys, your only 12 years old.. you don't need to be bodybuilding" Well.. they can try to stop me, but like I said earlier.. that's not gonna happen, and yes if your wondering about me taking supps.. yea, I take them.. just MRPS though.. expensive but hey, there extremely convenient, and they taste dang good, and the one I ordered has 10 grams of glutamine, which I'm 99% sure it will be safe for me, so no need to worry bout that.. I have an excellent training routine, and my diet is more then perfect.. and you can bet you WILL see me in future bodybuilding competitions, and all over the world, I know I can do it.. its my goal in life.. and I can achieve whatever I want.. so just remember the name, because your gonna be hearing it all over in 3-5 years.. Brian Bruman

posted July 15, 2000 11:02 AM            

you gonna juice or what?...my advice, first measure your height, second load your squat bar to about 350lbs, then put it on your traps and stand there for about an hour....take a second measurement...do this everyday for a month...

posted July 15, 2000 12:16 PM            

The reason this matters to ME (a woman who is old enought to be your mother - not that I am your mother - you already have a mother and I'm sure she is a great lady and that you do not need me to tell you this because I'm sure you give her the respect that she deserves on a daily basis) having said this, the reason this matters to me is that I am really blown away that a kid (no put-down) of your years is so heavily into BB! Most kids your age are busy picking their noses and tickling the pictures of half-naked natives in the National Geographic! - Heck most of the guys older than you are still doing this! (tounge-in-cheek, brotha's come off the ceiling)

I think you are a smart kid, but you are a little ahead of your time. And when this is the case, even though you are wise beyond your years - you still have a long way to go, you just don't know it yet. We were all your age once, and I think a lot of us forget this. If we remembered this, we might be inclined to be a little more patient.

What you should do, perhaps instead of lashing out when somebody makes a less than kind remark is either address it with wit (which I'm sure you possess) or ignore it altogether - which a lot of older people, myself included, don't always have the strength and maturity to do. Either way, just offering some advice. My momma always said, "You don't always have to do what I say, but I'm glad that you DID, at least, listen."

posted July 15, 2000 07:39 PM         

Brumans posts crack me up.

posted July 18, 2000 05:08 PM            

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"The race is long... and in the end, it's only with yourself."

posted July 19, 2000 04:39 AM            

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Lift until u can't...... and then some.

posted July 19, 2000 09:00 PM            

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Lift until u can't...... and then some.