Phil Clahar Announces Retirement

[danieltx]

He says he just turned 50 and it's time to hang it up. He did 18 pro shows in his career.

 

[TomJ]

Its amazing he hung onto it as long as he did

 

[danieltx]

I just listened to the whole interview and am no longer a fan of Clahar due to his bitterness and delusional views. Him being 50 isn't the real reason he's retiring - it's because he's mad at the IFBB and his placings.

 

[steve0691]

I havent had a chance to listen to this yet but I listened to the heavy muscle tampa recap this morning. John hansen said he didnt see phil, they then said he apparently did prejudging but not finals. Im wondering if something at the tampa pro is what caused him to retire.

That being said for a guy his age i thought he was doing fantastic, you cant really expect to crushing every show at that age.

 

[danieltx]

I havent had a chance to listen to this yet but I listened to the heavy muscle tampa recap this morning. John hansen said he didnt see phil, they then said he apparently did prejudging but not finals. Im wondering if something at the tampa pro is what caused him to retire.

That being said for a guy his age i thought he was doing fantastic, you cant really expect to crushing every show at that age.

He said in the interview he didn't finish the Tampa show because he wasn't happy with where he was placed in prejudging. His last few shows he let a lot of people get in his ear and was convinced things were stacked against him.

 

[Xplicit]

He said in the interview he didn't finish the Tampa show because he wasn't happy with where he was placed in prejudging. His last few shows he let a lot of people get in his ear and was convinced things were stacked against him.

And even if things were stacked against him... keep it to yourself, let everyone else say that shit for you. Unless you are willing to fight for change, in which case take a stand but this isnt the way to do that. I think thats literally said in more or less words at the start of this video.

As always, mad respect for what he has done, more then most of us will ever acheive.

 

[dantes]

I just listened to the whole interview and am no longer a fan of Clahar due to his bitterness and delusional views. Him being 50 isn't the real reason he's retiring - it's because he's mad at the IFBB and his placings.

I think he has been placed more than fairly these last few years. Just another guy with a big ego.

 

[danieltx]

I think he has been placed more than fairly these last few years. Just another guy with a big ego.

I absolutely agree. He was in his late 40s being competitive with guys 10+ years younger like Steve Kuclo and Iain Valliere. There were no wins or placings he should've got that he didnt.

 

[bjjgear]

He came across as very unsportsmanlike and unlikeable in this episode.