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BikeCentric said:
He's not fat, he's bloated. What's the difference? Bloated is worse, because a box-shaped mid-section like the one he's carrying (and carried all of last year) is a clear sign of HgH and cortisone abuse from my experience.
I say abuse because he really seems to be ingesting mass quantities of the stuff if he looks like this while supposedly in such great shape. I say it's what's keeping him from getting completely dropped in the few races he's ridden so far.
It will be interesting to see if he still looks like this come the Spring Classics.
Publicus said:
Well that's absolutely right. so far there has been no indication, that he will do better this year.
It seems to me that a lot of people out there can't wait to crucify the uniballer, but can we please have a more realistic discussion about what to expect?
From the top of my head I can remember Ravens and theswordsman posting things like they believe Armstrong will find an excuse not to participate in the tour.
Then why bother to continue with this comeback at all? I can't figure out why he would prepare for the tour and then withdraw in the last minute? it just doesn't make sense.
Alright I know what the answer is going to be. He's just trying to maximise the market value of the brand.
But here is the thing I don't understand. Why not stick to the claim, that he will finish outside the podium in the tour? that would do just fine and it would be easy to display the pathetic nature of those who predict him to win the race. Instead some members are willing to risk their reputation by stating he won't even participate.
In order to display the stupid nature of this statement all Armstrong has to do, is to enter the race and if he did place him self on the podium, I could imaging some members would need a week off this forum to recover from the embarrassment.
Personally I would wait until after april before I pass my judgement.
Berzin said:
Yeah, one of the side effects of hGH is water retention isn't in? could explain his blOATEd midsection!
I have just been reading through the last couple of pages and this is what I found:
Didn't realize that somebody were willing to put so much on the line, when I wrote my previous post. but hey You have to admire the courage
thehog said:
Didn't realize that somebody were willing to put so much on the line, when I wrote my previous post. but hey You have to admire the courage
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Let's not forget that after he broke his collarbone last year he was ready to throw in the towel. It took Bruyneel to convince him not to. Now move to this year, based on the tone of his media statements regarding the Tour and Contador, the obvious bulge that he appears be trying to hind behind a tabletop, his arms, folded legs and his bent over over positon, I would say that at his age he's finding that it's not as easy to whip himself into shape like it was back in his glamour years.
I recall my late 30's was when my metabolism slowed down and all the wonderful culinary delights that I used to enjoying consuming without a worry of gaining much weight were all of a sudden sticking to me and leaving areas of fat where before there never wasn't any. Armstrong has too many plates spinning at the same time to devote the necessary time to reach the level of fitness it would take to be where he wants to be and look the way he likely wants to look.
That last photo was quite shocking to me. The first one I suspected that there was a little bulge around his waist and his legs seemed much thicker than they were at the Tour but I attributed it partially to the maybe abdominal breathing (?) and and the shadows on his legs. The last photo just can't be argued. He looks like me in my club kit and that's not good!
I recall my late 30's was when my metabolism slowed down and all the wonderful culinary delights that I used to enjoying consuming without a worry of gaining much weight were all of a sudden sticking to me and leaving areas of fat where before there never wasn't any. Armstrong has too many plates spinning at the same time to devote the necessary time to reach the level of fitness it would take to be where he wants to be and look the way he likely wants to look.
That last photo was quite shocking to me. The first one I suspected that there was a little bulge around his waist and his legs seemed much thicker than they were at the Tour but I attributed it partially to the maybe abdominal breathing (?) and and the shadows on his legs. The last photo just can't be argued. He looks like me in my club kit and that's not good!
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Angliru said:Let's not forget that after he broke his collarbone last year he was ready to throw in the towel. It took Bruyneel to convince him not to. Now move to this year, based on the tone of his media statements regarding the Tour and Contador, the obvious bulge that he appears be trying to hind behind a tabletop, his arms, folded legs and his bent over over positon, I would say that at his age he's finding that it's not as easy to whip himself into shape like it was back in his glamour years.
I recall my late 30's was when my metabolism slowed down and all the wonderful culinary delights that I used to enjoying consuming without a worry of gaining much weight were all of a sudden sticking to me and leaving areas of fat where before there never wasn't any. Armstrong has too many plates spinning at the same time to devote the necessary time to reach the level of fitness it would take to be where he wants to be and look the way he likely wants to look.
That last photo was quite shocking to me. The first one I suspected that there was a little bulge around his waist and his legs seemed much thicker than they were at the Tour but I attributed it partially to the maybe abdominal breathing (?) and and the shadows on his legs. The last photo just can't be argued. He looks like me in my club kit and that's not good!
I just don't get it. I know metabolism slows down as a human ages but on 30 hours per week training all that extra should melt off without even monklike attention to diet. Especially for a pro athlete with favorable genetics like Armstrong.
Pharmstrong is either slacking on his training hours, slacking on his diet and eating lots of garbage, or drinking too much booze, or all of the above. None of it bodes well for him and he's getting the results one would expect from a cyclist who's not doing what needs to be done in training: getting dropped.
All perfectly excusable for any amateur or club rider, but obviously not for a pro. Disrespectful to the sport actually.
Angliru said:Let's not forget that after he broke his collarbone last year he was ready to throw in the towel. It took Bruyneel to convince him not to. Now move to this year, based on the tone of his media statements regarding the Tour and Contador, the obvious bulge that he appears be trying to hind behind a tabletop, his arms, folded legs and his bent over over positon, I would say that at his age he's finding that it's not as easy to whip himself into shape like it was back in his glamour years.
I recall my late 30's was when my metabolism slowed down and all the wonderful culinary delights that I used to enjoying consuming without a worry of gaining much weight were all of a sudden sticking to me and leaving areas of fat where before there never wasn't any. Armstrong has too many plates spinning at the same time to devote the necessary time to reach the level of fitness it would take to be where he wants to be and look the way he likely wants to look.
That last photo was quite shocking to me. The first one I suspected that there was a little bulge around his waist and his legs seemed much thicker than they were at the Tour but I attributed it partially to the maybe abdominal breathing (?) and and the shadows on his legs. The last photo just can't be argued. He looks like me in my club kit and that's not good!
yep wouldn't doubt at all that it has to do with his metabolism and age. But it is odd, how much fatter he looks than even his last race.
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Really when you look at Impey, who is a sprinter if I recall correctly and then look at Armstrong, you would think Armstrong was just some Radioshack exec in a Radioshack kit, not a professional cyclist planning on competing in one of the longest events on the pro calender. I'd imagine his legs bounce off of his belly when he pedals in the drops!
Angliru said:I'd imagine his legs bounce off of his belly when he pedals in the drops!
You say that like it's a bad thing....
...and what are 'the drops' ?
Angliru said:I'm speaking from experience!
You're joking about "the drops", right?
not as far as you're concerned
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ravens said:not as far as you're concerned
Normally your avatar doesn't bother me but this one might be a little extreme
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Fat Lance
Maybe he's wearing 4 jerseys that always makes you look a little heavy.
He looks like Cartman in a Radio Shack kit.
Maybe he's wearing 4 jerseys that always makes you look a little heavy.
He looks like Cartman in a Radio Shack kit.
franciep10 said:
Yes, that is the point. The spineless mods claim someone said the other one was racist so they took it down. (I am not convinced an actual complaint existed other than in their own view.) They should quit while they were ahead. I haven't even started photoshopping my own images yet. It gets worse.
If an actual complaint existed, they shoulda told 'em to eff off.
BroDeal said:
The previous one existed for months. Not to mention its rather arbitrary enforcement.
Discuss via PM if you wish, after 700+ posts, and none outside of the Obama thread are very noteworthy or controversial (other than being funny), I am about to get banned by these clowns.
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The photo of Pharmstrong is a bit deceptive, as he is pretty bloated in it (and we know some of the things that make us bloated, don't we ).
He is, however, not 150-155 lbs. About a month ago he looked like a reasonably in shape Cat 3. Bigger legs, but not any more defined and certainly not leaner in the upper body.
Wow - a lot of avatar chatter over the past 10 pages!
).He is, however, not 150-155 lbs. About a month ago he looked like a reasonably in shape Cat 3. Bigger legs, but not any more defined and certainly not leaner in the upper body.
Wow - a lot of avatar chatter over the past 10 pages!
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