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here are not too many people who transcend generations, but Marilyn Monroe is certainly an exception… and one that will never expire, mind you. The late model/ actress starlet is by far and large the sexiest and most beautiful woman of all time. So with that in mind, we wanted to honor her with a cover feature about her workout and diet, but that would be too vanilla for us. So we made her the Honorary Queen of the mSm Iron Maidens. The beautiful artwork of Monroe was by mSm Family member Meegan, as was the illustration of myself above. Her talent is greatly appreciated and you can see plenty of it on her Instagram pages - @meegan__13art and @meegan__13. At press time, we just reserved our hotel rooms for the 2021 Olympia Weekend, which will once again take place in Orlando but in October. The discount code/link for the host hotel is on the Mr. Olympia website so we hope that many members of The Family can make it down there for one of our ‘reunions.’

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THIS GIRL WAS DIETING FOR A SHOW AND SHE JUST FINISHING EATING A CAN OF TUNA, EATING RIGHT OUTTA THE CAN! NOW I’M NOT SURE WHY SHE HAD DMSO ON BUT GOOGLE THAT SHIT AND READ ABOUT WHAT IT DOES TO YOUR BREATH! WOW! I MEAN I ACTUALLY ‘TASTED HER BREATH’ AND IT TASTED LIKE THE WORST ASS I’VE EVER EATEN! AND TRUST ME, I’VE EATEN SOME FOUL ASS-PIPES IN MY DAY. *wink* YO, I ONCE ATE OUT A HOOKER’S ASS. OK, I’M NOT PROUD OF MYSELF, BUT THIS WAS DOWN BY HUNTS POINT IN THE BRONX WHEN I WAS ONLY 18 YEARS OLD. BUT THIS GIRL’S BREATH BOMB WAS MUCH WORSE THAN THAT PROSTITUTE’S ASS-PIPE I ATE OUT! AAHHH, TO BE YOUNG AGAIN. ASS - IT’S A FOOD OF LOVE THING BABE! ANYWAY, I IMMEDIATELY STARTED CHOKING & COUGHING REALLY BAD. I COULDN’T BREATHE AND I ACTUALLY FELT A BIG PUKE BALL IN MY THROAT! SHE NOTICED I WAS IN DISTRESS, SO SHE LEANED OVER, PUT HER FACE INTO MY FACE AT THE SAME TIME SHE PUT HER HAND ON MY BACK AND ASKED IF I WAS ALRIGHT. HER “BREATH OF DEATH” HIT ME AGAIN, LIKE A SECOND SCUD MISSILE “BREATH BOMB” ATTACK! YO, I SWEAR TO GOD. IT BUCKLED MY KNEES THIS TIME. I STARTED GASPING FOR AIR. SHE KEPT HER FACE STILL INTO MY FACE ASKING ME, “ARE YOU OK? WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT’S GOING ON?” IT WAS LIKE RELENTLESS RAPID FIRE BREATH BOMBING! THEN AT THAT VERY MOMENT, BOB BONHAM CAME RUNNING OVER TO ME CAUSE THIS WAS AT ONE OF HIS SHOWS AND HE HAD INTRODUCED US TO EACH OTHER. BONHAM SAW THAT I WAS CHOKING AND ASKED IF I NEEDED SOME WATER. HE WAS STANDING ABOUT FIVE FEET AWAY WHEN THIS FAMOUS SEXY FEMALE BODYBUILDER/MODEL SAID, “BOB, I DON’T THINK GREGG FEELS GOOD. YES, GET HIM SOME WATER.” BOB THEN SAID, “OH, MY GOD. WHAT DID YOU EAT? YOUR BREATH IS REALLY BAD?” YO, AS SOON AS BOB SAID THAT, I STARTED COUGH-

ING AND LAUGHING SO HARD, I TOTALLY COLUDN’T BREATHE AT ALL. THAT WAS SOME BREATH THAT GIRL HAD. WOW! ON THE POLITICAL SIDE: IT’S OUTRAGEOUS IN MY OPINION AND LET ME JUST SAY ONLY A FOOL BELIEVES THAT THIS ELECTION WAS NOT RIGGED! OMG, THERE IS TONS OF EVIDENCE TO PROVE IT, BUT NO JUDGE WOULD EVEN LOOK AT THE CASE BECAUSE MOST JUDGES ARE ALL DEMOCRATS AND THEY FEAR THE REPERCUSSIONS IF THEY DID! YET FOR FOUR YEARS, DONALD TRUMP WAS CALLED AN ILLEGITIMATE PRESIDENT BY THE WHOLE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. THEY PROTESTED AND IMPEACHED HIM ON THE BASIS THAT RUSSIA INTERFERED AND GAVE HIM THE WIN IN 2016. HELL, THE DEMOCRATS STARTED PLANNING TO IMPEACH TRUMP BEFORE HE WAS EVEN SWORN INTO OFFICE! IT’S A KNOWN FACT THAT TRUMP HAD A ‘BULLSEYE’ ON HIS BACK FROM THE DAY HE WAS ELECTED! NOW AS FAR AS THE WHOLE CAPITOL BUILDING DEBACLE GOES, IT’S HAS BEEN PROVEN IN THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL THAT AQUITTED TRUMP THAT HE (TRUMP) NEVER CALLED FOR VIOLENCE. HE SAID “LET YOUR VOICES BE HEARD IN A PEACEFUL AND ORDERLY MANNER.” IT’S AMAZING THAT THE DEMON-CRATS STILL CANNOT LET GO OF TRUMP! THEY ARE OBESSED WITH HIM; HE TOTALLY CONSUMES THEIR MINDS! I LIKEN IT TO WHEN A GUY WHO HAS A NEW GIRLFRIEND AND A NEW LIFE WITH THIS NEW GIRLFRIEND, BUT YET HE IS STILL OBESSED WITH HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND, WHO HE HIMSELF BROKE UP WITH. HE RUINED THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS RELENTLESS TRYING TO CONTROL HER EVERY MOVE, HE SMOTHERED HER, TRIED TO OWN HER, CONTROL HER… TILL THE RELATIONSHIP CRASHED. IT’S A SICK RELATIONSHIP. BUT YET NOW THIS GUY’S EX-GIRLFRIEND IS STILL CONSUMING HIS MIND AND OWNS HIS BRAIN. HE CANNOT FUNCTION RIGHT IN LIFE BECAUSE HE CAN’T GET HER OUT OF HIS BRAIN. ITS EVEN EFFECTING HIS CURRENT RELATIONSHIP. TRUMP IS THE EX-GIRLFRIEND AND THE DEMOCRATS ARE THE GUY WHO IS OBESSED WITH HER. AND NOW THEY CANNOT EVEN GOVERN OUR COUNTRY BECAUSE THEY ARE FOCUSED ON TRUMP AND HIS FUTURE PLANS. “Black Lives Matter is just racism masking itself as anti-racism!!!” – Gregg Valentino

MEDIA ACCOUNTS BACK? WHY IS THAT? I’LL ANSWER THIS > IT’S SIMPLE, BECAUSE JUSTICE RIGHT NOW IS ONE-SIDED AND AGAINST ANYONE WHO DOES NOT SUPPORT THE DEMOCRATS WAY OF THINKING. IMAGINE SHUTTING DOWN KAMALA HARRIS, WHO OPENLY CALLED FOR AND SUPPORTED THE VIOLENCE AND RIOTING THIS PAST SUMMER? SHE EVEN BAILED OUT THE SAVAGES THAT ASSAULTED COPS, AS WELL AS BURNED DOWN BUSINESS, CARJACKED CARS AND BEAT UP THE DRIVERS AND INNOCENT BYSTANDERS! SAME WITH NANCY PELOSI AND MAXINE WATERS, WHO BOTH ALSO PROMOTED VIOLENCE AND RIOTING AND APPLAUDED COPS GETTING HURT DURING THE 2020 SUMMER OF LOVE! WHY ARE THEY NOT IN JAIL OR BEING IMPEACHED FROM OFFICE LIKE TRUMP WAS? DO YOU AGREE THAT THEY SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN ON BIG TECH UNDER THE SAME GUIDELINES THAT BIG TECH USED TO SHUT DOWN TRUMP? THERE IS PROOF THAT PELOSI, HARRIS, WATERS, CORY BOOKER, CHUCK SCHUMER, ILHAN OMAR, AOC, RASHIDA TALIB AND MANY OTHER DEMOCRATS ALL ROOTED ON THE VIOLENCE, THE ASSAULT ON COPS, THE BURNING OF BUILDINGS AND LOOTING OF BUSINESS! HEY, ITS A FACT THAT DEMOCRATS SAID THAT “RIOTING IS THE VOICE OF THE UNHEARD.” WELL THEN WHY IS THAT OK FOR THESE DEMOCRATS, BUT NOT FOR TRUMP OR ANY OF HIS SUPPORTERS? AGAIN, IT’S BECAUSE OF THE DOUBLE STANDARD. EVERYTHING THEY SAID ABOUT THE CAPITOL BUILDING DEBACLE WAS A LIE, INCLUDING THE SO-CALLED MURDER OF A CAPITOL POLICE OFFICER WHO WAS NEVER HIT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THAT NEVER HAPPENED; IT WAS A LIE. AND WHAT ABOUT THE YOUNG WOMAN ASHLI BABBITT WHO WAS SHOT BY A COWARD COP WHO RAN UP TO HER AND AT CLOSE RANGE SHOT THE UNARMED WOMAN IN HER NECK AND THEN HE RAN AWAY LIKE THE COWARD HE IS? WHAT IS HIS NAME? WHY DID HE SHOOT HER? SHE WAS UNARMED AND SHE WAS WITH A BUNCH OF OTHER CAPITOL POLICE OFFICERS WHO WERE STANDING RIGHT BEHIND HER. I MEAN SHE EVEN FELL BACK AND DIED AT THEIR FEET! WAS IT BECAUSE SHE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH A BROKEN WINDOW? IS THAT JUSTIFICATION FOR MURDER? NO, IT IS NOT!! WE WILL NEVER KNOW THE COWARD OFFICER’S MOTIVE BECAUSE THE DEMOCRATS ARE HIDING THE TRUTH FROM US! MAKE NO MISTAKE - I’M PRO COP; I TOTALLY BACK THE BLUE. BUT IN THIS CASE, THAT WAS CLEARLY MURDER OF AN UNARMED WHITE WOMAN! KEY WORD “WHITE” BECAUSE ONLY BLACK LIVES MATTER! YES, IT’S TRUE AND I SAID IT. IF THAT WAS A WOMAN OF COLOR, THAT COP WOULD BE IN JAIL AND THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN RIOTS IN THE STREETS OF DC! BUT IT WAS A WHITE WOMAN WHO SUPPORTED TRUMP, SO IT WAS OK. SHE WASN’T BLACK SO HER LIFE DIDN’T MATTER!!! I SAY ALL LIVES MATTER, EVEN ANIMAL LIVES MATTER TO ME. BUT I WILL NEVER SAY IT ANY OTHER WAY. ESPECIALLY THE WAY THEY WANT ME TO SAY IT!

R IS “BLACK LIVES MATTE G ITJUST RACISM MASKIN !!!” SELF AS ANTI-RACISM – GREGG VALENTINO

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WHAT’S HER NAME? ASHLI BABBITT WHAT’S HER NAME? ASHLI BABBITT WHAT’S HER NAME? ASHLI BABBITT SAY IT ONE MORE TIME - WHAT’S HER NAME? ASHLI BABBITT! OK, YOU MAY NOW READ ON. BEFORE I GET CRAZY FIRST LET ME SAY THAT THE WHOLE CANCEL CULTURE THAT BIG TECH HAS SPAWNED IS 100% WRONG AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL. OMG, IF BIG TECH DARED TRY TO CANCEL THE ACCOUNTS OF JOE BIDEN OR ANY OF THE DEMOCRATS, THERE WOULD BE HELL TO PAY AND THEY (BIG TECH) WOULD BE SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY! AND NOW THAT ITS BEEN PROVEN THAT TRUMP DID NOT TELL ANYONE TO RIOT OR CAUSE VIOLENCE OF ANY KIND, WHY DO THEY STILL NOT GIVE TRUMP ALL HIS SOCIAL

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BY TYLER BAUMANN

r e m o n s i M d TheidMRedaigae-’ LHeas Been

‘R o e s r o H d e t a u Totally Perpet Shit For Years ‘R oid Rage’ is a term created by the media to scare you away from the devil’s juice. Almost as funny as when the media claimed marijuana caused psychotic murdering episodes back in the “Reefer Madness” days. Although steroids may increase some aggression in the gym, some people have this misconception that this form of uncontrollable rage just takes over your body. The rage is a side effect brought on from steroid use. It sounds silly to us who actually use steroids and know there is no such thing as ‘roid rage.’ In fact,

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us users know that steroids actually improve mood and give us a sense of wellbeing. When I hear the term roid rage, it brings me back to a great Fox News clip I found on YouTube. It was after the wrestler Chris Benoît had tragically killed his family and then himself. The media was quick to put the blame on steroids and threw around the term ‘roid rage,’ which later was proven false after a look at the man’s brain. They discovered that Benoit had extensive brain damage and was also a heavy user of narcotics. They also had on WWF wrestler Kevin Nash via webcam and were getting into how steroids were to blame when Nash interrupted them and said, “You know I think this is just a real sexy story for the media to blame this on steroids” and that he doesn’t know anyone who’s ever experienced roid rage. The news reporter said, “You think steroids had nothing to do with this?” and she began to laugh. Nash asked her if she has used steroids and she said no, prompting him to reply, “Well, I have and can tell you first hand there is no such thing as roid rage.” They cut his interview quickly and moved on to the next subject. To date, there is no conclusive medical evidence that anabolic/androgenic steroid abuse can cause violent or angry outbursts in a previously mentally stable person. There is this one quote that really sticks with me from Doctor Thomas O’Connor, MD - “My take as a scientist is that a crazy guy on gear is just as likely to be an asshole off steroids.”

PAYING THE PRICE

STAGE-5 KIDNEY FAILURE IS MY OWN DOING T

ransparent is something that I have always been and on the very first episode of the “Non-Fraudulent Bodybuilding Podcast,” I go into depth about my health issues. Ever since I found out I was in Stage-5 kidney failure in late October, my focus and studying has turned into how I can restore my kidney function. If I’m able to recover from this, it will be a miracle and I will go into detail on my treatments such as recovery peptides, Gluthithione, stem cells, etc. My interest for the kidneys has increased tremendously. When I was younger, I use to think I was invincible and my only fear in bodybuilding (kidney failure) has become a reality. I did this to myself with an idiotic experiment and it finally all caught up to me. Do I regret anything? Absolutely not,

but I will continue to learn from my mistakes and hope to spread the word and benefit people in the long run when it comes to longevity; I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy. Special thank you to Carl Lanore and Dr. George Touliatos for this podcast and I wish I had listened to something like this years ago. And when I mean “listened,” I mean took it seriously and fixed the issue. I never gave a shit about my blood pressure. In fact, I just started checking it a year or so ago. I was extremely high and I ignored it and now I’m paying the price with some health issues. We are not invincible like we may think in our younger years. Most of us won’t go see a doctor (which I completely understand), but you can easily get these blood pressure meds overseas

without a prescription. Get yourself a proper blood pressure cuff and start monitoring it. If you’re going to take anabolic steroids, I 100% think you can use them and stay healthy if you take the proper precautions. High blood pressure is the number one cause in death when it comes to bodybuilders.

SUPER SETS

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*For those of you that are struggling with an appetite later in the day prior to bed, here is a meal that’s super easy to eat and is perfect nutrition to sustain you overnight. Three extra-large omega-3 eggs, one cup of one percent cottage cheese, and four slices lean turkey bacon. I also added a large salad with one tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil and two tablespoons of balsamic vinegar. *I absolutely love these ass hats who post their blood pressure numbers and “perfect” bloodwork readings when they come off a cycle. If you want to be truly transparent, post your numbers throughout the year and show people the massive fluctuations. *Thanks to consistent Synthol use in my early twenties, my arms are pretty much the only muscle that hasn’t fully deteriorated.

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N Y L I MAR N A M O W T S THE SEXIE E H T T I H E M I T OF ALL N I A T N I A M O WEIGHTS T G N I T A L L I T N HER SCI BY JOE PIETARO PHYSIQUE Y M E EG A IL LU ST R AT IO N S B

he partially open window allows for a cool early morning breeze to enter as the cloudless sky welcomes the dawn of a new day. Her eyes are still partially closed as the alarm clock radio ends the dream she won’t be able to remember, anyway, and the news report begins to inform the audience of the intensification of the air campaign during the Korean War. Taking the rotary phone ‘off the hook’ by laying the wired handset next to the receiver, she saunters over to the bathroom to wash her face and brush her teeth. No, she is not going anywhere just yet. But Marilyn Monroe had a certain daily exercise routine that obviously worked perfectly for her judging by her amazing body and began it with those two seemingly simple tasks to “shake off the first layer of deep sleep.”

WHEN MEN WERE MEN AND WOMEN WERE WOMEN

The September 1952 issue of Pageant Magazine included a feature article entitled, “How I Stay in Shape” and was penned by none other than Monroe herself. (Surely, there was a ghostwriter, but the information thereat seemed to certainly come from Monroe.)

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The piece spoke about the Hollywood starlet’s exercise, diet, sleep patterns, her rest day, outdoor activities and even what she wore – or lack thereof – to bed. Monroe was very innovative and did not follow the crowd, choosing to do what felt right to her and give the optimal results. Although she was referring to her exercise regimen, it could have been any other aspect of what she did to get where she was when her life was cut down amongst a shroud of mystery in 1962.

TREASURE CHEST

Who needs a gym? Monroe performed her workout on the floor right next to her bed and one of her go-to body parts was chest, of course. She called it a “bust-firming routine” and it only required a pair of five-pound dumbbells. She performed three different movements, the first two consisting

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of 15 rep sets and the finisher until exhaustion. She would lift the weights from a “spread eagle arm position to a point directly above (her) head.” She would do each and every one of the 15 reps slowly. The next exercise had a starting position of holding the weights above her head and bringing them down to her waist area. Finally, she would hold her arms at a 45-degree angle from the floor and do circles with the weights until she could not perform another rep. “I don’t count rhythmically like the exercise people on the radio,”

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she wrote and that statement speaks volumes about how technology has changed in the more than half century since then. “I couldn’t stand exercise if I had to feel regimented about it.” This entire process took approximately 10 minutes and Monroe had no need for any trainers, coaches or gurus like her present-day sistren. “I have evolved my own exercises for my muscles I wish to keep firm,” wrote Monroe, “and I know they are the right exercises for me because I can feel them putting the proper muscles into play as I exercise.”

EATING IN, NOT OUT

The blonde bombshell may have had a reputation of being a partier and someone who enjoyed the finer things in life such as five-star restaurants and calorie-rich foods. But she surprisingly was more of a homebody when it came to the evenings, a person who would forego the fine china and whitegloved waiters for a trip to a local market to pick up some steak, lamb chops, liver and carrots. Monroe preferred to broil the meat and eat the carrots raw and described her homecooked dinners as “startlingly simple.” Her breakfast choice certainly comprised of the basics – hot milk with two whipped raw eggs. Supplements? Just your basic multi-vitamin sufficed for Monroe. All of this cuisine discipline deserves a reward and Monroe occasionally treated herself to a hot fudge sundae at Wil Wright’s ice cream parlor. As she put it, “I’m sure that I couldn’t allow myself this indulgence were it not that my normal diet is composed almost totally of protein foods.”

GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES – EVEN FAKE ONES

Monroe wasn’t one to partake in what she called “outdoor sports” such as tennis, swimming and golfing. “I’ll leave those things to the men,” she quipped. She also was not like many other celebrities who wouldn’t be caught dead without a year-round tan. She did not feel that a tan was more attractive nor healthier and was personally opposed to a deep tan. “I like to feel blond [sic] all over,” was her reasoning. But that statement is a bit confusing since the then-Norma Jean Mortensen (later Baker) was born in 1926 as a natural redhead. And in the early 50s when this article was published, women didn’t groom their intimate areas yet. As if that wasn’t enough to get the boys all worked up, Monroe also revealed that she slept in her birthday suit. “I have never been able to wear pajamas or a creepy nightgown; they disturb my sleep.” she wrote. With that interesting tidbit, the burning question is if the steamy Californian did her morning workout nude or not. Even though we will never learn the answer, one has to hope that the hottest chick ever did get a pump and work up a good sweat beside her bed… and in it, as well.

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INTIMATE SETTINGS The late, great Marilyn Monroe had many photo shoots during her short but spectacular career. The Pageant Magazine, one, of course, but also two other ones that ended up becoming famous even though they seemed pedestrian at the time they were conducted. In 1949, Monroe was still a struggling model/actress and was behind on some bills. She was offered $50 by photographer Tom Kelly for a nude session and these ended up becoming what was later known as the ‘Red Velvet Series.’ Kelly peddled them for $900 to a company that released a “Golden Dreams” pinup calendar that included two of the shots. By 1953, Monroe was a movie star and the world’s biggest sex symbol and that gave a burgeoning publisher an idea. Hugh Hefner was ready to launch “Playboy” and he purchased the rights to Monroe’s nudes for $500. The inaugural December 1953 issue of the iconic men’s magazine featured none other than Monroe on the cover, and she was also chosen as their first “Sweetheart (later “Playmate”) of the Month.” Monroe was between a rock and a hard place since she had legally signed the rights away to Kelly. The irony in that is Monroe never even received a copy of the magazine from Hefner; she had to purchase one at a newsstand to see it. Three years later, Philippe Halsman took hundreds of photos of Monroe for LIFE Magazine at her small apartment, many being in a terry cloth bikini top and jeans doing different exercises with weights. There were some lighter shots with her clowning around doing headstands and cavorting sexily on the carpeted floor. All of these never made it into print but one of Halsman’s photos from that day did make the cover of the April 7, 1952 issue.

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likes. It wasn’t about looking good for the club (there were no clubs), the beach (they were closed, too). They kept training and dieting because they LOVE it and did it for THEMSELVES, no other reason. And that is how people elevate; they level up, trying to be a better version of themselves. Talk about a rush. The first show I went to and saw everyone, I was so happy. People were tanned up, had their meal bags, wearing masks, ready to get on sage in their best ever shape, IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC! I got more motivated by the day. My training partner Jorge, who I started training with again in May, went down to Orlando to compete in the NPC Nationals and took home his pro card with straight first place votes. I knew when I saw him the first day back together that he had been working quietly in his home gym, eating, resting and ONLY doing that since there was nothing else to do. For the first time in a LONG time, I saw LOVE of the sport and lifestyle. It wasn’t about social media. It wasn’t about making money, or getting your face out there or getting attention to fuel fragile egos. It was about the life you choose and the love of it. I fell in love all over again with the sport which has kept me improving myself for three decades. I was moved to head judge, national judge in the NPC and then to IFBB judge all in a few months. The bodybuilding lifestyle allowed many of us to THRIVE in a time where many were depressed and couldn’t keep their shit together. The lifestyle kept us healthy during covid, many people we know got the virus including myself and had no issues due to the lifestyle we live and how strong and healthy our bodies truly are. So those of you who kept your shit together, AWESOME JOB! Those of you who got even better than you were before - UNBELIEVABLE. YOU GUYS HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH YOU HAVE MOTIVATED PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD TO DO BETTER AND HAVE NO EXCUSES. (OK. I’M DONE TYPING LIKE MY BOY GREGG VALENTINO.) Keep GIFD y’all. Now let’s GO! Be sure to visit WWW.GIFDLABS.COM

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he New Year is here and looking back at 2020 and the state of the bodybuilding/fitness community, I want to take a second and just give credit where it’s due. When the lockdowns started last year, we all expected it to last two weeks; we know how that played out. For many of us it, was three-to-four months with no gym. The light dumbbells (the price of home exercise equipment skyrocketed… if you could even find it), some bands and body weight stuff. Did it work? Well, kind of. I decided to go into a pretty hard diet - keto. And intermittent fasting. I dropped from 210 to 186 pounds and lost mostly all muscle; this was by design. Gaining muscle for me is fun; losing fat is not. So rather than lose the muscle and gain fat - which would be twice the work coming back - I decided to down size. In May, I started training again at my friend Jorge’s house, in his studio while the gyms were still closed. When the gyms opened, we went to The Shop in Manassas, Virginia. The muscle came back quick and I felt good about my decision. But then... We had a seminar there for competitors and not too sure what to think or expect; uncharted waters for us. We had over 100 people show up. It lasted all day and - get this - many of them were close to contest shape. I was shocked. We didn’t know what the season would look like if we even had a season, but here they all were - looking awesome. As I started to travel a bit again by going to other gyms and shows, I saw most of the people looked amazing. Some had home gyms; some snuck into the gyms at night while they were closed. But the bottom line (like Stone Cold Steve Austin says) is THEY GOT IT FUCKIN’ DONE! Once the competitions began, we noticed this wasn’t a normal year. The competitors had not gone down in quality, they got BETTER! Every show, one after the other were better and better lineups. People were in shape, motivated, inspired and hungry to get on the stage and compete. Many people we know went into lock downs in okay shape. Some came out 20 or more pounds heavier and looked ill, stomachs hanging over their pants; some as I write this still haven’t gotten back on track. Many people not in the industry just don’t live it like we do, but it made me realize again that I LOVE this sport and lifestyle. You have to if you are doing this for 30 years. But so do the people who love this lifestyle; it wasn’t about Instagram photos and

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I just want to take a sledgehammer and smash something. I’m so angry with our society. Now one mask isn’t enough - we have to wear two. Let’s just limit more oxygen to our alreadystarving brains; that’s going to have everybody thinking really clear. Holy crap, I just had an epiphany! That’s what’s wrong with everyone in congress and our government. They’re wearing two masks and they’re no longer able to get enough oxygen to their brains to think straight and are becoming stupid. Speaking of stupid, what the fuck is up with this shit. H.R.5 - Equality Act? Have any of you taken the time to actually read through this thing? It took me almost an hour and I’m furious. How many of you dads are okay with your little girl going into a public restroom and then some grown man who claims to be a woman is allowed to go into the same restroom right behind her? Are you FUCKING kidding me? Is our country really coming to this? When the child is born, it’s either got a FUCKING dick or it doesn’t. I’s a boy or it’s a girl; it’s FUCKING blue or pink. Let’s go to a gender reveal party and when the balloon pops it’s FUCKING rainbow glitter because we’re not smart enough to tell if our child is a boy or a girl and we’re afraid to offend our unborn infant. (No offense to my gay friends who represent themselves with rainbow colors.) When you grow to be an adult, you can do whatever you want with your body, be whatever you want, that’s fine; that’s up to you. But to push this nonsense on to our children is infuriating. Our new health secretary nominee Rachel Levine whatever he is or she is, I mean it claims to be, I don’t know. Is it a really ugly guy, or is it a really ugly woman, or is it a really ugly guy pretending to be a really ugly woman? I’m not sure what it is. Anyways, whatever, can you believe that fucked up demented thing actually said in a press conference that it should be mandatory to give all children hormone blockers to delay puberty? And then when they’re older they can decide if they want to take other hormones to help change their gender. Think about the insanity of this - stopping a child from going through natural puberty. I don’t know about you guys, but this is downright evil. I’m literally losing my shit as I continue to write this I’m so pissed off. FUCK! I am running out of room again and I have so much more shit to be pissed off about. Don’t even get me started about this non-vaccine or vaccine bullshit. I guess there’s going to have to be a Part Three to my rant. Until next time, try to be a good person, love your neighbors, love God, buy more guns and stay frosty, bitches. Follow Caleb Green on Instagram- @big_c_green

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hat the fuck, guys? Where do I even start? I got so much shit I’m pissed off about right now I can’t even keep my head straight. I wonder if I feel like a young Gregg Valentino. I remember waiting for his Ramblin’ Freak columns in every issue of Muscular Development. He was always on a tangent, pissed off about something. Seems like mostly his girlfriend’s mother, but, hey, what can I say? After reading them, I think I would be pissed at her, too. Okay, let me try to get back on track. I mostly am pissed off at everything going on in our society and our government. As I sit here and write this, we currently just bombed Iranian-backed militant fighters in Syria. We just went four years without a war and pulling our troops out of the Middle East and barely a month into the new administration, we are already dropping bombs. I’m going to quote President Joe Biden: “(Donald) Trump’s erratic and compulsive actions are the last thing we need in a commander-in-chief. No president should order a military strike without fully understanding the consequences. We don’t need another war in the Middle East. But Trump’s actions toward Iran only make it more likely.” This has me fired up. The fucking hypocrisy; are you kidding me? I WONDER IF THEY FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CONSEQUENCES? There’s just so much shit that’s fucked up right now, I literally want to get in someone’s face and scream bloody murder. Just grab somebody by the shoulders, shake the heck out of them and say, “What the fuck is wrong with everyone?” Based upon that last statement, somebody is going to label me some sort of evil person for even saying that and that pisses me off even more. Our freedom of speech is being stripped away; you can’t even say anything just trying to express your emotions without people taking it literally. Everyone’s so mad at the former president because he said things that ‘hurt everyone’s feelings.’ Heaven forbid we re-elect somebody who speaks his mind. Isn’t that what’s so great about this country? We have the right to speak our mind, we have the right to disagree and that’s okay. But the fact we are now condemning people for their own personal feelings, beliefs, religions and speaking their mind, what the fuck is this country coming to?

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Alex Vargas

hile sitting ringside at my friend and professional boxer Chris Algieri’s fight in 2019, one of the undercard fights was a lightweight named Alex Vargas. Not only was I amazed at the skill level of this kid, but I was also impressed by the amount of people that were going crazy in the crowd cheering and rooting him on. I thought to myself, “Wow, he’s got some fan base.” Vargas won his fight that night via decision, but it was a very exciting and back and forth boxing match. Clearly, he put his heart, blood, sweat and tears out there and it showed. Fast forward to last year and Vargas contacted me after seeing my strength work with a few athletes, specifically my pro fighters. He explained that his professional record at the time was 6-0, but had no knockouts. To continue this winning streak was essential, but more importantly, he needed to start KOing these opponents to be taken very serious in the pro boxing circuit. When we originally met, I discovered two things. Number one, that we both went to Cortland State College. Number two was the fact that he never had or worked with a strength and conditioning coach, which blew my mind completely. My brain started immediately working rapid fire on the things that we needed to accomplish in both the sports nutritional aspect and the power aspect.

LONG OF THE SHORT: As of January 2021, Alex is 9-0 with three knockouts, the most recent being

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Anthony Tumminello is a globally recognized elite personal trainer, strength coach and nutritionist. He has a BS in Exercise Science from SUNY Cortland and is certified through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), Resistance Training Specialist (RTS), Kinesis, and the Scientific Management of Anatomical Response Training (SMART). Anthony is internationally Sponsored by Allmax supplements and is the owner of the Official Method Training, a highly reputable personal training company that is based out of Long Island, New York. He is also locally sponsored by HealthyMealsDirect.com meal prep service and Nutriwolf retail supplement store. Anthony is a three-time published fitness cover model for Men’s Fitness Magazine, Train Magazine and MuscleSport Magazine. He has written several publications

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for them, as well along with the Long Island Ultimate Athlete and New Living magazines, has been featured on Discovery Health Channel’s ‘Buff Brides, has had his own 30-minute special on News 12 Long Island “John’s Journey” and has been featured on both Fox Sports Radio and ESPN Radio. Anthony has spent the past 18 years transforming all types of individuals, such as youths, people with overall weight loss goals, professional level athletes, competitors, fitness models and bodybuilders. Instagram: @atmethodtraining @officialmethodtraining. Facebook: Official Method Training Vimeo: official Method Training- website: officialmethodtraining.com email: info@officialmethodtraining.com, ttumm27@gmail.com

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a first round body shot that basically sucked the soul from this the other fighter. Stay tuned for what’s coming next.

he city of Philadelphia is known for many historical reasons, perhaps the main one being that it served as our nation’s capital from 1790 to 1800 but also had the distinction of being the place where Congress met during the Revolutionary War. But a mere 87 years after Washington, D.C. became the capital, the first of two legendary ballparks were built in “The City of Brotherly Love.” Although both are now distant memories and located in neighborhoods that are quite different from when the men wore suits to attend a matinee, each respective location is still hallowed ground for fans of our National Pastime.

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North Broad Street and North 15 Street is not a corner you would want to be standing on at night nowadays (or even in broad daylight, for that matter), but back in 1887, a 12,500 seat ballpark was constructed for $80,000 at that location to house the Philadelphia club of the National League. Known at the time as the Philadelphia Base Ball [sic] Grounds, it was considered state-of-the-art and the finest in the country. This was during the ‘dead ball era’ and the then-Philadelphia Quakers (they become better known as the Phillies in 1890 and the Baker Bowl became the new moniker of the stadium five years later) were mediocre at best and later often a second division ballclub. They won a pennant in 1915 (90-52) but lost to the Boston Red Sox in five games in the World Series. Notables that occurred at the Baker Bowl included Honus Wagner getting his 3,000th hit (June 9, 1914) and Babe Ruth playing his final major league game for the Boston Braves (May 30, 1936). The Philadelphia Eagles also played there (1933-to-1935) and it held many Negro Leagues games, including the 1924 Colored World Series. The Baker Bowl had become severely outdated and the Phillies decided to walk away from it during another one of their hapless seasons (1938) to become tenants at Shibe Park, which was located only five blocks west. Fittingly, their final game at the old place was a 14-1 thrashing at the hands of the New York Giants that only 1,500 spectators had to endure. The ballpark was razed in 1950. Besides the marker that was erected in 2000 and now is near where the right field foul pole once stood, it would be impossible to know it was a major league baseball mainstay for over half a century. Instead of the famous Lifebuoy left field sign, turnstiles and home plate, there is a homeless shelter and SEPTA station thereat. th

Becoming baseball’s first steel and concrete structure in a time period where wood was the standard, Shibe Park opened on April 12, 1909 as the home of the American League’s Philadelphia Athletics, who went on to move to Kansas City and ultimately Oakland. At a then- astronomical $301,000, the ballpark named after team president and co-owner Ben Shibe would go on to become one of the most famous – and infamous – buildings in the game. His partner Connie Mack would become the face of the franchise, having many roles including manager and a standout one at that – for his success and attire, which included a suit and collection of dapper hats. Mack managed for an incredible 50 years of ups and downs. A former player back in the 19th century, Mack led the Athletics to five World Series chapionships (1910, 1911, 1931, 1929, 1930) and holds records in wins (3,731), losses (3,948) and total games as a manager (7,679). His 1929 club is arguably the greatest team of all time, although fans of the 1927 New York Yankees may beg to differ. But there were many droughts when the frugal Mack would hold fire sales (the two main ones being in 1915 and 1932) and exchange superstar players for cash. As Mack aged, his sons from two different marriages would make many of the business decisions and they did not get along… a recipe for disaster, for sure. The Phillies moved to Shibe Park in 1938, a season where both clubs finished last in their respective leagues. This dubious distinction was repeated four more times between 1940 and 1945. Mack’s final season in the dugout and general manager’s office was 1950, where the years finally caught up to him at 87. The team would languish until 1954, when they finished with a 51-103 record – 60 games out of first place in the ‘Junior Circuit.’ Attendance was obviously low and the ballpark renamed Connie Mack Stadium in 1953 – had seen better days. Bleeding red, the Mack family had no choice but to sell the team and stadium. Athletics moved to Kansas City and Phillies owner Bob Carpenter reluctantly purchased Connie Mack Stadium, where his ballclub would play until 1970. The abandoned building slowly deteriorated and suffered fire damage, as well, and becoming a haven for squatters. It was mercifully razed in 1976. The Deliverance Evangelistic Church that now occupies the grounds was opened in 1992. MUSCLESPORTMAG.COM | 29

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