Interesting info on Pro's and Photos

[Hennie]

Got this from a new "Flex" type Magazine that is starting up in the US:

I am sure some of you knew this, was new to me.......

Pro's Photos

How do the pros lift ridiculously heavy weights for photo shoots when they're in contest-ripped condition? They use fake weights! Yes, fake weights made of aluminum or Styrofoam. Don't believe me? Then check out the picture below of me doing hammer curls with 130-pound dumbbells! Those dumbbells are metal, labeled as 130s, but weigh no more than 65 pounds each. Shocked? You shouldn't be. The pros are forced to lift heavier-than-normal weights for photos because that's what the fans want to see. To avoid injury, they sometimes use fake weights. Unfortunately for the fans, no bodybuilding magazine has the balls to write about it.

[handyandy]

haha very sneaky Hennie

[BIGKIWI]

Well actually if u go into the gyms all the big heavy dumbells that only a few people can use are rubber it is a scam that has gone on through the ages of the gyms

[Hennie]

Well actually if u go into the gyms all the big heavy dumbells that only a few people can use are rubber it is a scam that has gone on through the ages of the gyms

I jump right up to the biggest one today.........and kill myself

[biggurl27]

haha that is crazy, well I won't look at my Flex mags in the same light when I am admiring the boys :?

Looks like you got some good bi's there Hennie, must be from that massive weight your holding :pfft:

[Hennie]

haha that is crazy, well I won't look at my Flex mags in the same light when I am admiring the boys :?

Looks like you got some good bi's there Hennie, must be from that massive weight your holding :pfft:

Sorry thats the guy who wrote the story, I do flyes with the real ones......... for warmups

[biggurl27]

haha oh I see you copied the article, I'm awake now :pfft:

[michaelk]

Well actually if u go into the gyms all the big heavy dumbells that only a few people can use are rubber it is a scam that has gone on through the ages of the gyms

we all just hope that sheer size of the db will scare you off and you won't know our secret.

[BIGKIWI]

Well actually if u go into the gyms all the big heavy dumbells that only a few people can use are rubber it is a scam that has gone on through the ages of the gyms

we all just hope that sheer size of the db will scare you off and you won't know our secret.

shshshshsh don't tell them mike

[Hennie]

Well actually if u go into the gyms all the big heavy dumbells that only a few people can use are rubber it is a scam that has gone on through the ages of the gyms

we all just hope that sheer size of the db will scare you off and you won't know our secret.

shshshshsh don't tell them mike

Now I understand why Less Mills kicks you out, cause you expose their scams :pfft:

[nzmusclemonster]

Flex magazine has lost a lot of credability with the whole fake weights in photoshoots..... do they really expect us to believe that Jonnie Jackson benches 6 plates each side while he's 5% bodyfat :roll:

This was the catalyst for the fake weights in photoshoots:

[disasterpiece]

bad buzz :-s

[BIGKIWI]

Flex magazine has lost a lot of credability with the whole fake weights in photoshoots..... do they really expect us to believe that Jonnie Jackson benches 6 plates each side while he's 5% bodyfat :roll:

This was the catalyst for the fake weights in photoshoots:

I hear what u saying nzmusclemonster but I believe he could still bench that at 5 %. I was still able to bench 6 plates at 5% so I am sure JJ could

[nzmusclemonster]

Jonnie is a strong guy no doubt, but I've seen him doing bench press comps wearing a shirt and being very bloated off season style and he failed on 600.

How about this one then....

There is absolutely no way that doing seated french press with 405 is humanly possible.

[BIGKIWI]

hahaahah I'll give ya that one

[Luigi]

aahahhaa that last pics a joke!! do they really think people are that stupid there gonna believe that pros have superman strength