I dont get it...

**curtjames** · July 28th, 2012, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by Sam10

there are some people who are competing this weekend who have talked about turning pro and blah blah... when they clearly are not ready to be in the pro ranks.... Take cody lewis for example, is he a big dude? hell ya, does he have a chance at turning pro one day? probably, the man works his ass off. But everyone and their mother can tell hes not going to turn pro this weekend.... is it just wishful thinking? Maybe im crazy but taking some time off to build quality size and gaining some muscle maturity sounds better than gettin onstage and getting embarressed.

Not turning pro and being embarrassed are not at all the same thing.

Mini Forklift Ⓥ · July 28th, 2012, 03:55 PM

I hope you found out what the Cody lookalikes got charged for, just so we can use that against him as well.

No point simply just having the mug shots, they could have been staged for all we know.

**Howard** · July 28th, 2012, 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by Sam10

there are some people who are competing this weekend who have talked about turning pro and blah blah... when they clearly are not ready to be in the pro ranks.... Take cody lewis for example, is he a big dude? hell ya, does he have a chance at turning pro one day? probably, the man works his ass off. But everyone and their mother can tell hes not going to turn pro this weekend.... is it just wishful thinking? Maybe im crazy but taking some time off to build quality size and gaining some muscle maturity sounds better than gettin onstage and getting embarressed.

LOL, so I finally know who this Cody Lewis is! The young man has soe impressive body parts and potential.
Ok, he is testing the waters in a major pro qualifier and might get spanked by some older, better bodybuilders.
THAT happens in every sport my friend not just bodybuilding.
If Cody has what it takes to be a pro, he will take this experience in stride and come back within a yr or 2 bigger and better.

**bigmikecox** · July 28th, 2012, 05:58 PM

Listen. For a 21 yr old to be in the FIRST callout of a National show and in contention to win is damn impressive. Say what you want, but he is on stage and we are sitting here on out computers

**DThomp21** · July 28th, 2012, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by bigmikecox

Listen. For a 21 yr old to be in the FIRST callout of a National show and in contention to win is damn impressive. Say what you want, but he is on stage and we are sitting here on out computers

This^^

**modredtrenton** · July 28th, 2012, 06:38 PM

Originally Posted by alexxxxx

Those pics are not from Cody lol and i think he made great improvements from his last show, he's probably just trying to get more stage experience

i hope so the man in the second pic even has the same name!

**modredtrenton** · July 28th, 2012, 06:39 PM

Originally Posted by Mini Forklift Ⓥ

I hope you found out what the Cody lookalikes got charged for, just so we can use that against him as well.

No point simply just having the mug shots, they could have been staged for all we know.

i know what they are charged for . no funny things.

**Ron Harris** · July 28th, 2012, 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by bigmikecox

Listen. For a 21 yr old to be in the FIRST callout of a National show and in contention to win is damn impressive. Say what you want, but he is on stage and we are sitting here on out computers

If he did get first callout, that's awesome for any age!

**Sam10** · July 28th, 2012, 07:22 PM

embarrassed was the wrong word, I guess the question i have is what's the rush? Why not take a year or two and come back as a legit threat? I never said he was a bad bodybuilder, Hell i admire his hard work. He nails his conditioning everytime which is very rare nowadays.

**D-NUTZ** · July 29th, 2012, 12:52 AM

Originally Posted by modredtrenton

i hope so the man in the second pic even has the same name!

Seriously....

I don't even know what to say.

**Kontour** · July 29th, 2012, 12:58 AM

Originally Posted by D-NUTZ

Seriously....

I don't even know what to say.

I don't think you get it brah. Cody and Lewis are VERY rare names in the USA.

**bigwill22** · July 29th, 2012, 01:13 AM

Originally Posted by modredtrenton

i hope so the man in the second pic even has the same name!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH i just spit out my gatorade

**Z06** · July 29th, 2012, 01:18 AM

He definitely improved from the last time he competed. I thought he looked good.

**homonunculus** · July 29th, 2012, 01:29 AM

Originally Posted by Sam10

embarrassed was the wrong word, I guess the question i have is what's the rush? Why not take a year or two and come back as a legit threat? I never said he was a bad bodybuilder, Hell i admire his hard work. He nails his conditioning everytime which is very rare nowadays.

At least a few reasons.

-These guys are improving constantly and some will improve during their prep in a way that can't be evaluated off-season.

-It keeps the mind fresh and motived to compete ate least once a year. This would be like a golfer who won't win a major, so he keeps on practicing but not playing in competitive event b/c he's just not at Tiger Woods' level.

-Competing itself DOES renew the motivation.

-Competing - dieting down when holding muscle and then going to an off-season will can simply make you a better BB'er than having prolonged, 2-3 yr offseason. Call it rebound or what have you, but there seems to be something physiological about dieting down and then filling back out that makes a physique better. I've experienced this and talked to guys who in retrospect wish they'd competed more b/c they recognize this...

-Scott