The Mentalist

The only way Arnold could beat Sergio was by resorting to dirty tricks. At the 1970 Olympia he tricked Sergio into walking offstage early during the posedown and at the 1972 Olympia he convinced the judges to hold prejudging in a dark walled room where Sergio, with his black skin, would not stand out as well. Amazing bodybuilder and the best lat to waist ratio ever seen.

@Mentalist: You look good... you sure have good genetics. Keep up the good work man!

Thanks BT, so do you. Powerlifters are a breed apart. I never really got into it due to weak joints. Still, I'm amazed at how small your joints are. They make your muscle bellies look enormous. No wonder you have difficulty rocking a UPO.

Quite what a guy living in the jungle for the last 30 years is doing wearing one of these is a mystery

Three things spring to mind:

1) A passing cyclone picked up an Italian frogman and deposited him in the Burmese jungle whereupon he was mugged by Rambo

2) It was Bangkok special hence:

3) It's a movie and Rambo doesn't actually exist.

Hey Lanikai, I'm an XXL. (47" chest). Maybe that's an XXL or not....beats me. I know guys with 63" chests. Black is cool. I'll PM you my address later as I'm heading for some shuteye. let me know if you want anything for shipping or something. I wish we had a Golds here as I could get you a Golds London shirt.

We don't have bands or chains but I did bring a load of chains with me last summer and worked on my bench with them....jeez, it hurt but it did allow me to break the 300lb barrier for the first time.

@By-Tor, you talk a lot of sense. I'm genetically blessed but even I find frequent training (4 days a week) burnt me out after 4 months. I am a great fan of Stuart McRobert and used his 'Big Arms' course when I started out in the early 90's. I'm also a big fan of HIT. For me, short brutal workouts are best.

You are definately not cycling in these pics... you must blow up when you do.... good to really "cycle" instead of stay on it year round.. looks good man

PM me if you want a Golds Gym "hawaii T-top

BT you too..

Cheers! I'll take you up on that, lol.

Seriously, the only reason I'm not juicing is water retention and the fact that I'll never fit into my clothes and I have too much dough tied up in my suits to get another 'juicing' wardrobe if you know what I mean.

It's nice to see so many brother ironheads on here.

Do these count?

By-tor knows his stuff. Getting big is not rocket science. Basic compound exercises, heavy weight, low reps, plenty of rest and lots of protein and complex carbs. The rest is genetics. After I started training again last year after a decade long lazy streak, I put on 25lbs solid in just under 6 weeks, drug free.

OK ... so the wrist shots and photograhphy are brilliant .. but let's see some arm shots for a change.

let's see what those timepieces look like in perspective to the whole limb

Let's get a look at your "guns" ... all you "young guns" show us what U got....or vintage "masters" guns.. 35 and over

I'll start.. mind you I am chemical free so these are my guns.. if you are "enhanced" then let's see your Cannons..

... yup .. smooth .. not dieting at the moment

... Graham Oversize Chrono fighter

Dangerous post Lanikai, you know where things like this lead...down that long slippery path towards todger comparisons.

Alcohol on leather straps is fine. The smell is hydrocarbon based, therefore another hydrocarbon will remove it. It's the same principle as dry cleaning and a hell of a lot kinder than water. I also make bespoke leather jackets for a living and intimately know what can and cannot be done to leather. Alcohol is fine as long as it is not of an unusual colour and the colour can be restored by reconditioning at the end of the process.

If I go up in flames, it'll be your faults!

Tootall, V, Madasboot, guys -- thanks for all your help.

Yes, I've tried rolling it up and burying it with baking soda, the lot. Nothing works so far. Let's see what I can do, and will report back.

Leave it overnight in the solvent. Then wait for the solvent to completely evaporate, recondition the leather with lexol or similar and I'm 90% sure the nasty niffs will be neutralised.

Have you tried it? I've only read about it and seen it on TV.

Yes, I've tried hakarl. It is the most disgusting stuff ever to pass my lips. It's like eating old cheesy socks soaked in solidified urine. The memory of it makes me want to wretch. Nasty, nasty stuff. Forget waterboarding, the CIA should try it as a form of torture. 3 seconds of that and I was ready to give you any information you wanted.

Perhaps some swedish fermented shark?

Save yourself the trouble and p iss on it. That stuff is EVIL.

Actually, a pretty good idea to clean the strap is to immerse it in lighter fluid or methylated spirit or rubbing alcohol. It's a form of dry cleaning that will not harm the leather but will leach all the crud from it.

Well, I think you should show them some of the captions then take another photo. I'd love to see his face then.

So was I. I forgot the smily.

So, who wants to buy this paperweight off me?

Do we look like cretins?

I think Hublot is trying to cash in on a certain clientele by releasing a watch that matches their tans.

Ok, that Aero Bang is the only Hublot that has actually got my attention. It's niceeeeeeeeeeee.

Slai, it wasn't your arm hair we thought it was...

If he could fit a PAM strap "You know where" no wonder he's so popular with the ladies.

Cheers Vic, what is the story behind that pic?

"I said I wanted to make the beast with two backs not the beast with two heads"

She ain't heavy, she's my sister.

"I told you I had prehensile feet"

"Honey, when I said get me some Coke, I wasn't talking about soda...."

Hai Karate. Be careful how you use it.

"My father has threatened to sodomise any man who comes within 10 feet of me"

The nurse at the sperm bank affected Johnny's ability to perform.

"Don't ever leave me. My last boyfriend did and I broke his neck like this..."