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2025 Texas Shows

dcdogz said:
maybe if i was 10 years younger and had another 4 years of progression in the gym. maybe.
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That doubt shit is 2024

This is 2025 energy
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Jimmy Conway said:
What an awesome guy. Thanks Bro!
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So a fun fact I found out at tournament of champions this past Saturday. You cannot bring your own camera. You can only use your phone. If you caught you will be asked to leave. So I’m sorry that I can’t take photos of y’all.


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ApexAnabolics said:
Me and a buddy have been going to the Ronnie Coleman Classic for years. Matter of fact, we were going to it when it was being held in Grapevine 20 years ago. Damnnnnnnn, didnt realize Ive been going that long. Im officially old AF
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My former friend won the overall in 2021. I’m not positive but I think it was in a school auditorium and cramped as fuck. Ruhl was the guest poser and gigantic.
 
GrindingGray said:
My former friend won the overall in 2021. I’m not positive but I think it was in a school auditorium and cramped as fuck. Ruhl was the guest poser and gigantic.
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Yes, Markus was there, huge as a mofo. Flex Wheeler and Milos Sarcez were there. I remember being surprised all the big-azz guys in the audience, that werent even famous. That was also when Ronnie was dating Vicki Lewis, she was bigger than most dudes
 
Pugnation said:
So a fun fact I found out at tournament of champions this past Saturday. You cannot bring your own camera. You can only use your phone. If you caught you will be asked to leave. So I’m sorry that I can’t take photos of y’all.


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No worries Brother! I ended up changing my mind to the 20 Sep TX NPC Extravaganza….
 

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BigBack93 said:
What are the NPC events like? Do they have supplement booths and meet and greets?
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Yes Sir. Most are often both an IFBB Pro and NPC show. Some of the best vendors (supplements, wellness, merch, etc…) that I have found have been at NPC shows. Best show in TX in my opinion is the Lee Labrada Classic, which is both an NPC and Pro Show. Private world class gym for contestants, best mech, etc…
 
BigBack93 said:
What are the NPC events like? Do they have supplement booths and meet and greets?
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It depends.

These days there's some sponsors there but it's not a free for all giveaway event like it used to be.

Ten fifteen years ago you would walk out of an expo or show with a Walmart sack full of shit. These days, maybe a small paper bag.

The quality of the show also depends. Open bodybuilding at certain shows is only decent, at most it's like 10-12 guys total. Maybe 1 or 2 who are really good (national level).

Bikini is ten hours long. Men's physique and classic usually have decent depth.

If I didn't know someone in a show, wasn't doing it myself or, seeing what it's like before I do one, it's usually a let down.
 
Astro95 said:
I think the same thing. I love bodybuilding at heart, but the amateur culture kills me especially these days with social media. Looking 12 weeks out talking about proud of the “package” we brought, now to beat it. All these package and shit overused bodybuilding terminology kill me as well as the NPC competitor in the bios.
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“You got this bro!”
“Bring home all the hardware.”
“I’m going for my pro card next year.”
“You are getting your pro card for sure.”

The last one comes from the people who have never been to or competed in a pro qualifier.
That shit is humbling and destroys all delusion. Well, for most people anyway.
But
“Winning a show in Texas is almost a guaranteed pro card.”
“Texas invented the Wellness class.”

Who wants to guess where those quotes came from?

Montego said:
It depends.

These days there's some sponsors there but it's not a free for all giveaway event like it used to be.

Ten fifteen years ago you would walk out of an expo or show with a Walmart sack full of shit. These days, maybe a small paper bag.

The quality of the show also depends. Open bodybuilding at certain shows is only decent, at most it's like 10-12 guys total. Maybe 1 or 2 who are really good (national level).

Bikini is ten hours long. Men's physique and classic usually have decent depth.

If I didn't know someone in a show, wasn't doing it myself or, seeing what it's like before I do one, it's usually a let down.
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This is why I will suggest only Pro/Am shows. The pro’s and IFBB have a standard which must be met. Some promoters really skimp at NPC only shows.
Ribic Productions always have awesome swag for competitors. Last weekend’s Emerald Cup near Seattle, all the NPC and IFBB people got cooler bags, a bunch of supplements and other free stuff plus a nice designed, quality t-shirt. Entry was like $125 per class.

By way of comparison, the pro qualifiers Universe and North American, which are $305 and $350 to enter respectively, you get fokkol except a basic Hanes t-shirt with one color, basic design. At the Universe I put “XXL” on my entry two months before the show. They just handed me a shirt and when I asked if they had my XXL, the response was in that fucking NY attitude way “That’s all we got. You want it or not?”
At the NA I got a proper sized shirt, but again, a cheap, probably $4 shirt and NO swag at either.
You’d think for $350 they could give you a cool looking designed, Next Level or soft style shirt, which would cost them maybe $10.
With the 600 bikini entries, they can certainly afford it.

If I had someone wanting to do a show I would suggest LA Fit Expo, Legion or one of the showswith a expo going at the same time.
 
Syntha Claus said:
Bring home all the hardware
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🤣🤣🤣

Speaking off this subject again. One of my gym members is currently 2 weeks out from his first show. Abs aren’t visible yet, I’d say he’s still got a good 10 weeks of dieting. Posted an update the other day on ig

“Currently 2 weeks out, depleted, flat, tired, but still got more work to do”

I said, mf I know you’re not any of those things the way you look, you haven’t even dieted, but I guess we gotta use the terminologies and act like we’re part of the bodybuilder pack and seek some attention in the mean time. Idk the level of delusional is beyond me.
 
Astro95 said:
🤣🤣🤣

Speaking off this subject again. One of my gym members is currently 2 weeks out from his first show. Abs aren’t visible yet, I’d say he’s still got a good 10 weeks of dieting. Posted an update the other day on ig

“Currently 2 weeks out, depleted, flat, tired, but still got more work to do”

I said, mf I know you’re not any of those things the way you look, you haven’t even dieted, but I guess we gotta use the terminologies and act like we’re part of the bodybuilder pack and seek some attention in the mean time. Idk the level of delusional is beyond me.
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I see these guys and sometimes ask “Do you even look at stage ready guys on the internet?”
I feel fat as fuck right now at about 9 weeks out, but stillmore “shredded” than 90% of the guys I see at shows.
I watched the livestream of the Emerald Cup this weekend because I had pros and amateur friends competing.
There were morethan a few that didn’t look dieted at all.
As I have said before, either they have “friends” that tell them lies, feeding the delusion or, no friends at all.
No way anyone I know would let me step on stage looking like I am 4 weeks, let alone 20 out.

Everyone in my class looks terrible imo, but my bar is to be the least shittiest. No one wants to see old men in banana hammocks.
 
This guy didn’t get pro card at the North American but did in December at the Masters USA. This was his first show as a pro. This is what gets you a 2nd place. He’s 35+ class.
He looked like this at the NA but still didn’t win. I think the pro alottment of 10lbs more made a difference.
I just think most people have no idea what it takes to “get my pro card”.
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Ronnie Coleman Classic was good. Martin "The Martian" Fitzwater Guest Posed and had a cool speech. Saw Ronnie and Brian Dobson. Pretty good show. The women killed it. Here is a few pics of the Top Competitors.
 

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These 3 guys won multiple divisions , like at least 3 each and their Overall.
 

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Astro95 said:
🤣🤣🤣

Speaking off this subject again. One of my gym members is currently 2 weeks out from his first show. Abs aren’t visible yet, I’d say he’s still got a good 10 weeks of dieting. Posted an update the other day on ig

“Currently 2 weeks out, depleted, flat, tired, but still got more work to do”

I said, mf I know you’re not any of those things the way you look, you haven’t even dieted, but I guess we gotta use the terminologies and act like we’re part of the bodybuilder pack and seek some attention in the mean time. Idk the level of delusional is beyond me.
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Did your gym bro “bring home all the hardware”? :D
 
Ckmeter said:
Larry wheels got his pro card and he looked a solid 4-6 weeks out. I guess you can be soft and turn pro now if you have enough followers. Just gotta make sure to put it in your bio.

Meanwhile I’ll eat my chicken, rice, and clen and do my cardio :)
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I haven't had time to go over that show yet and see the pre and Final.
 
Ckmeter said:
Larry wheels got his pro card and he looked a solid 4-6 weeks out. I guess you can be soft and turn pro now if you have enough followers. Just gotta make sure to put it in your bio.

Meanwhile I’ll eat my chicken, rice, and clen and do my cardio :)
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Wait…are you saying Sam shouldn’t have won that first pro show? Instagram had nothing to with it, whatsoever.
 
Phil Heath Super Show was Ok. I thought the Competition was way better at the Ronnie Coleman Classic. It was really cool seeing Phil Heath, Hany Rambod , Ronnie Coleman, Martin Fitzwater and a few of the women competitors in person. Phil Heath had a good speech, (would of drove those no Kings lunatics crazy) Can't wait to my first IFBB Show, Probably check both of em in July and August. Would of been cool to see some of the better competitors from the Ronnies Classic also compete at the Heath Super Show, I think there was like 2 guys and 1 gal that were at both and they are in the older divisions, 35 and 45 year old divisions.

More older guys need to get out there and scoop up some 2nd and 3rd place medals. There was a few classes at both events where there was only 1 or 2 winners in a class. Those guys were also Dialed in good btw.
 

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