thank you brad hollibaugh.

[lucian]

i just wanna thank brad hollinbaugh for his help getting ready for the bodyrock. i couldnt have done it without him. many people use different gurus ect but i never hear about brad, its a shame cause he really knows his stuff. just look how much he helped me improve from last year. i highly reccomend him for contest prep, and as far as mass gaining...look at him. i think he knows a thing or two abo9ut it!!
anyway, he is one of the most understanding, and nicest guys around.
so brad if you read this....
thank you very much i appreciate everything you did for me, and angelica says thankyou also, she knows what a big role you had in this.
your friend,
lucian

 

[xcelbeyond]

Brad's one of the greatest guys in this sport. I miss not seeing him at the Emerald this year

 

[lucian]

edge,

i never asked him anything like that bro. if you know him you know he is a great guy and it doesnt matter to me what he did. he wanted huge gigantic arms, and hit got them, thats how i look at it. but look at his body, hes not like valintino, or anyof those other freaks ,brad has a huge thick and pretty lean physiqe year round. he never told me to use and synthol or even suggested it,
but i gotta say he is just a great guy regardless, you would like him man. trust me.
lucian

 

[edge250]

never said he wasnt a great person, just wondered why he would do that to himself, he looked awesome prior

 

[phreak]

never said he wasnt a great person, just wondered why he would do that to himself, he looked awesome prior

i agree, it's not like his arms didn't look awesome before he did whatever he did to them. i don't get it; they completely throw off his symmetry and balance- there is no way you could win a show with those things. all i can think is that he decided to quit competing and just be a freak.

 

[MikeS]

Yeah Brad is a great guy, very friendly and treats you like an old buddy. I know about his arms, but he is such a nice guy that I hate to hear people rag on him. Even when he is insulted directly (like on the boards) he always responds with class and tact.
Well how did you place Lucian? I was there all day at the expo, missed the show. I had friends place 2nd, and 3rd HW, 1st bantamweight.

 

[MikeS]

Never mind Lucian...just saw your other thread on the bodyrock with your placing. Honestly, my training partner (huge guy with the yellow t-shirt, 6'2" 360lb) was easily as think as Gunter and way wider when they stood together for a pic. I will try to post it.

 

[SFINX]

We love Brad!

 

[lucian]

mikes

yeah i saw the guy in the yellow, freakin huge, and thick many people were talking bout him and how big he is. good genetics for size. i wish i knew you were there, it was cool meeting others from the board, are you from the area?? if you ever wanna get together pm me and we can grab somethin to eat, im not dieting anymore for a bit.(well, just not eating 80 gr of carbs.)
lucian

 

[lucian]

i just gotta say..

brad carries himself as a class act. always, even tempered and well spoken. he is very modest too, just a great guy who cares about more than himself all the way around.
lucian

 

[Crowler]

I agree about Brad. Never met him in person but I have seen people post OVER and OVER about his arms blah blah blah

People taking personal shots at him and he never got made or nasty. That is what class is about.


CROWLER

 

[Steak Helmet]

I have known BRAD since 1998 and he is nothing but a stand up fella...

he we all do things that people question...I am sure a day does not go by when some average JOE looks at you and says why does he do that to his body.

I know brad had 7 clients on stage at the EMERALD CUP...he knows how to dial people in.

HE helps a lot more people than you think.

 

[lucian]

steak

u r right, he knows his stuff and helps people a lot. he just wants people to do well and be at their best.
lucian

 

[BRADHOLLIBAUGH]

Thank you Lucian and real proud of you! If you can go into a show knowing you were best ever then you won.Bodybuilding is a competition with yourself and thats all you have control over.So as long as your getting closer to acheiving your own visualized perfection ....You are winning!
You know what you need to do in order to keep climbing the ladder of success in this game and just stay focused on your goals and always try equally to keep bettering yourself as a person as well.I have no doubts you will achieve both of those goals.Remember the more muscle you attain the more heart you should gain....Make a positive impact on peoples lives...This sport needs it badly.Tell Angelica thank you very much for the kind email as well...The email impressed me and you have a great women there..Take great care of her as it sounds she takes great care of you as well.
Geez my friend you almost cracked the top 5 in one
the nations largest regional bodybuilding shows...Not bad buddy!
Your friend in iron,
Brad

 

[BRADHOLLIBAUGH]

1st off thanks guys for the kind posts regarding me as a person..Its been a lifelong goal to be one of the biggest and best bodybuilders on the planet but equally more to be known as a good person that leaves a postive impact and legacy behind on this world....Thank you very much!

Edge 250,
I should not lower myself in responding to your unwarranted and out of line comment but ...Obviously your a young guy that has not grasped the meaning of respect. Who are you to judge my credibility based on what your assumption of what I have or have not done to my arms!This thread was about a thank you for helping a friend prepare for a show and had nothing to with my physique.
Your words almost make me laugh..This board supports,condones,encourages site injections/syntherol (which is fine) but you have the tenacity to label me on what many on this board and probably yourself is guilty of doing..lol?
There is a word for that young boy and its called "HYPOCRACY".
I have covered this topic about year ago on this board and people can believe what they want .I know the facts regarding me and one thing I can state of myself is my honesty.I don't use synthol,syntherol,motor oil,silicone or anything of the like.Have I done site injections? Yes and the only substances I have ever used is various forms of tests.Pick the medical tests and I would be happy to prove it if its possible.Have you seen recent pics of me? I doubt it .My arms shape is not that out of the normal but unique(which is good to me) ..They just have abnormal size.I had 22+ inch arms in the early 1990's and my friend and beloved member here Phil Hernon can attest to that.They are 25 inches now and they fit symetrically well with the rest of my body.I am 5'9 and over 300lbs. and under 10% bf.Site injections with tests or junk injections don't give you 300lbs of muscle. What can give you that is 25 years of training,good genetics and a drive to continually better yourself with awesome training/nutritional habits....Which I have.
So my young iron warrior quit looking for excuses why your not as big or not as good as some of these great physiques on this board .Be positive,respectful and put in the time and become a person we can all greatly admire and respect.I wish you success .
All my best,
Brad Hollibaugh
p.s.so if you think my credibility went down because of your percieved site injections did the credibility of Flex Wheeler,Kevin Leverone and basically most all top pros and some of the great guys on this board go down in your opinion also?? The 2 pros I mentioned publicly admit to using site injections of quite some magnitude when they competed....Both incredible bodybuilders I respect.

 

[IronMike]

...

I've never so much as shared an email with Brad, but have seen his rare posts and he has always, as some have said, had an even temper, an old head and a wise response. And I have NEVER EVER heard anyone say anything but genuinely decent things about him.

But Brad, been a long time since we've seen pics. Over 300lb? Congrats and let's see the wares! I know you're a die hard bbuilder and will be till the day you die, so post up a couple and let's see what's doing these days.

Good to see you posting.

IronMike

 

[Steak Helmet]

BRAD good to see you back

Also, I have never seen a synthol injected arm curl 130 Dumbbells.

FREAKY PEAKS!!!!

 

[Steak Helmet]

I've never so much as shared an email with Brad, but have seen his rare posts and he has always, as some have said, had an even temper, an old head and a wise response. And I have NEVER EVER heard anyone say anything but genuinely decent things about him.

But Brad, been a long time since we've seen pics. Over 300lb? Congrats and let's see the wares! I know you're a die hard bbuilder and will be till the day you die, so post up a couple and let's see what's doing these days.

Good to see you posting.

IronMike

IRON...you should see him in person...he is a big big fella.

 

[edge250]

brad i never said anything about the kind of person you are ever. also i never mention'd the word synthol. and i did not attend an attack on your character. i'm sure you get tired of defending yourself and everyone can attack me here if they want for questioning your arms hell i'll even leave but when i saw them in person they were very questionable at best, had nothing to do with a unique shape of the muscle. you mention wheeler and levrone, you could not tell that they did anything ever hence they prolly never caught the flack you have. again no ill intentions meant, i just though you looked way better before. if stating my opinion is outta line or making excuses or whatever you mentioned i apologize. why am i a hypocrite for wondering what you have done to your arms, again i never mentioned the word synthol you did.

 

[BRADHOLLIBAUGH]

You did'nt have say synthol or anything related it was obviously implied and brought up in a post that did not warrant a comment of the sort.
On opinion ,your entitled and some feel I looked better smaller years ago which I am not offended by. You did inject a negative comment about me in this post that was not asking for an opinion about my physique or my arms.
And if stating my "credibility" lowered as in your comment is not an attack on my character then what qualifies??
Not going to make a big issue out of this but I am sure if I made a comment out the blue regarding you in a negative light you would not be to cheerful about it.You will find the bigger and better you get in this game the more it brings out negativity from certain people.Unfortunately success breeds envy with some people so they have to tear you down to make up for their own inadequacies ,insecurities or short comings in life.Me ,I like to see people exceed ,especially if they are great people!
Over and done ....You ever see me at one of the shows come up and introduce yourself and I truly wish you the best in this sport and your training goals.
Brad