Valentino Programme

Squatty

Just switched off that Channel 5 programme on Greg Valentino - sat through about 30 minutes.

I get really hacked off that he gets so much air and press time and it's no wonder the public have such a dim view of our sport.

On my way to the gym in the morning I often chat to the road sweeper. He's interested in training,although he doesn't do any himself. I'm willing to bet next month's salary that tomorrow morning he will waylay me with an opinion about the programme that he will then associate with all bodybuilders.

A guy I used to know at the gym worked as a reporter for Channel 4 and quite a few times tried to run a normal piece about a normal bodybuilder but the powers that be weren't interested unless it had a sensational slant (massive drug use, totally egocentric,etc etc).

I think we'll always be on the outside,when it comes to the media and general public perception

Caymen

yep it seems that way mate, and that pratt greg.. damn i wish he would keep his mouth shut.. "steroid" injections in his biceps my arse, its never been steroids, that pratt destroys years of hard work from people promoting bodybuilding in 1 30min episode of Total bullsh1t.

Thoroughly nice bloke though

Shredded

just another way for the media to have a go at us.they have no idea what it means to work hard and dedicate yourself to something for a whole life time.the only thing they are regular at is going to the pub and having a curry every week end....as for greg!!!!!!! i think any one who saw that programme will know the guy is as far away from a competetive bodybuilder as you can get,he has done the sport no good what so ever.but thats only my opinion.

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LeeB

valentino is no less of a junkie than pete doherty in my opinion!

what got to me is the programme never once made reference to teh fact that his arms are full of synthol! they even let that poor young lads mother believe that steroids would do that to his arms!

also, whats his name (its escaped me this morning) saying basically that taking 1 steroid once is like setting the seed for cancer and liver failure.... oh my god... all those poor aids and cancer patients who have them prescribed!!!!!

in all honesty the only people willing to go on national TV and speak about steroid use are teh ones stupid enough to get caught up in somethiing like this!

ufortunately i dont think we will ever see anything showing all teh positive effects our sport can have and how much hard work and dedication it takes!

Squatty

My salary is safe.

The road sweeper yelled out across the road - "Hey mate. Watched that programme last night. When you going to shoot up your arm. Don't drop your needles in my bin.Hahaha".

I know he was only joking but I was pissed off. Stood there thinking, shall I try and paint a different picture for him and then thought, sod it (and the bus came along anyway)

Have a sneaky feeling he struck a bit of a nerve though

Nick500

Do you know the road sweeper? or just a random one.

Squatty

Why has that made me laugh out loud. Do I go around collecting random road sweepers.

No, he's a good bloke actually. He collars me every morning on the way to work. He's normally got some mad adventure to tell about things he's found along his route. Someone put an unwrapped dead rabbit in his bin the other day

leglock

ive never messed with roids myself but have no problem with people that do and i totally understand the importance,but what the fxxx was that s hit in the fellas arms...not only did he look a complete moron who id like to have given a dry slap across his 3 little heads, if he wasnt such a midget,but he just looked wrong,all wrong,could someone please tell me what he was actually doing to his arms to get them in that state ?

Nick500

Injecting synthol....;/

LeeB

leglock...

1 - injecting synthol inside the muscle tissue.. this basically is posing oil.. which sits like a big shapeless blob inside the muscle.. giving it a swelled lumpy look... over time the synthol dissolves into the bloodstream (as far as im aware, which obviously is NOT healthy).. and also (as far as im aware) is not excatly 100% sterile... which leads us to:

2 - hes obviously injected soemthing un-sterile into his bicep as it seemed to have an abscess in it which required draining... hence the idiot trying to drain it himself!!.. an abscess is basically caused by an infection and usually requires surgery to remove... i.e.cutting it out of the muscle tissue... hence why he had a big lump missing from one bicep!

infections and abscesses are not always caused by synthol.. they can also be caused by spot injecting (injecting into specific muscle groups) steroids and other substances which may or may not be sterile.