Jose Raymond Shows No Mercy Pounding Pecs Five Weeks Out from the 202 Showdown

**Butch Peterson** · August 30th, 2011, 09:47 AM

Jose Raymond pounds pecs at five weeks out from the 202 Showdown at Today's Fitness in Woburn, MA. Though he was starting to feel the diet take its toll as he struggles to make 202 for the last time before the division moves to a 212-pound limit, The Boston Mass gives it his all on every set. Chest has been his greatest challenge physique-wise, and he shows it no mercy!

Jose Pounds Pecs!!

**Steve56** · August 30th, 2011, 11:30 AM

"you get out of it what you put into it...so don't cry to me when you don't get results".

i like that!!

**mayor of bodybuilding** · August 30th, 2011, 11:31 AM

Great Footage Butch! I cant beleive I used to wait for the magazines to come out months after the Olympia! I still read MD Magazine but its tough keeping up with all these fantastic videos! Thanks!

**Butch Peterson** · August 30th, 2011, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by mayor of bodybuilding

Great Footage Butch! I cant beleive I used to wait for the magazines to come out months after the Olympia! I still read MD Magazine but its tough keeping up with all these fantastic videos! Thanks!

Thanks but this was shot by MD writer extroardinaire Ron Harris. Great work Ron!

**barbellman** · August 30th, 2011, 12:19 PM

You know...I really did not care for Jose Raymond, but this video has made me see he's really a down to earth motherfucker just poundin' iron. I'd always taken him for a cocky asshole, this video changed that impression.

**zeroman614** · August 30th, 2011, 12:28 PM

This is a really great series of videos.

**yernone** · August 30th, 2011, 12:29 PM

i hope he kicks kevin english's ass olympia weekend...much more worthy jose is...good luck jose!

**Toweliiie** · August 30th, 2011, 01:14 PM

" they should emulate them to a degree, to get similar results " = RESPECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**Ron Harris** · August 30th, 2011, 01:20 PM

Originally Posted by barbellman

You know...I really did not care for Jose Raymond, but this video has made me see he's really a down to earth motherfucker just poundin' iron. I'd always taken him for a cocky asshole, this video changed that impression.

If anyone ever actually meets Jose, they find out he's as humble and real as it gets.

**muscleten** · August 30th, 2011, 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by Ron Harris

If anyone ever actually meets Jose, they find out he's as humble and real as it gets.

ron, theres an oldd video of jose where it starts off with him sitting down and hes talking about how he wasnt genetically gifted in calves etc..i could never find it on youtube.com ..

i found out too without any harsh intent into it...he actually did the musclemania! lol..i believe back in 1999 correct me if im wrong..but one of the feits i want to do or ambitions is win my classes like he did..he won lightweight, middle, etc..before he went pro..fantastic

**muscleten** · August 30th, 2011, 01:30 PM

http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...e+raymond&aq=f

**Ron Harris** · August 30th, 2011, 01:31 PM

Poor old Paul almost had a heart attack spotting Jose on the incline bench.

**Ron Harris** · August 30th, 2011, 01:34 PM

Originally Posted by muscleten

ron, theres an oldd video of jose where it starts off with him sitting down and hes talking about how he wasnt genetically gifted in calves etc..i could never find it on youtube.com ..

i found out too without any harsh intent into it...he actually did the musclemania! lol..i believe back in 1999 correct me if im wrong..but one of the feits i want to do or ambitions is win my classes like he did..he won lightweight, middle, etc..before he went pro..fantastic

It's funny because I had known his brother Tito since I competed with him back in 1990 here in MA - but I never actually met Jose until he did the Musclemania. At the time I thought, "oh, how cute, Tito's little brother is competing now too." At the time I never would have guessed Jose would be the one to go so far in the sport. Tito was on so many magazine covers back then.

**yates/priestfan** · August 30th, 2011, 01:43 PM

Really love the down to earth kind of person that comes through in the videos....Good job Ron!

**barbellman** · August 30th, 2011, 01:57 PM

Originally Posted by Ron Harris

If anyone ever actually meets Jose, they find out he's as humble and real as it gets.

Yup, now I'm a Jose Raymond fan, he's the underdog for the 202 and I'm rootin' for him.

**boomermayne** · August 30th, 2011, 01:57 PM

I prefer Flex's physique over his, but can't deny the dude is massive. Good attitude and work ethic as well. I think it depends on how the judges are going to do things this year. If they are going for mass, it's going to be between Jose and Kevin. If they are judging by aesthetics, it's between Flex and Jose. Will be very interesting. Best of luck Jose.