O_OJesus, Gordon going to ultra heavy...
I assumed he would cut to medium-heavy or possibly do heavy.
Ultra heavy is over 220 lbs right?
God damn!
O_OJesus, Gordon going to ultra heavy...
I assumed he would cut to medium-heavy or possibly do heavy.
Does Ibjjf test for PEDs?
In the big tourneys I think they do. I believe they test all the BB medalists at worlds at the very least.
Ppl say roids more because of the speed at which it took place. Btw i dont think he's gonna do too well in the gi. I doubt he'll stick with it.I usually avoid these debates, but if you see Ryan and scream "steroids," you may need to lift more. It's entirely possible to have that much mass and be natty. I don't know what he looked like last year or the year before, but unless you tell me he was a 135lb weakling, there's nothing that screams steroids to me.
He's a full time professional athlete dedicated 100% to improving his game. That means he's training harder than 99.9999% of us. If he's strength training intelligently, then he's going to have gains that you and I would have a hard time replicating (but are still doable without PEDs). Just cause you don't have his musculature doesn't mean his isn't natural.
(BTW, the best compliment you can pay a natty lifter is accuse him of being on PEDs)
Ppl say roids more because of the speed at which it took place.
I usually avoid these debates, but if you see Ryan and scream "steroids," you may need to lift more. It's entirely possible to have that much mass and be natty. I don't know what he looked like last year or the year before, but unless you tell me he was a 135lb weakling, there's nothing that screams steroids to me.
He's a full time professional athlete dedicated 100% to improving his game. That means he's training harder than 99.9999% of us. If he's strength training intelligently, then he's going to have gains that you and I would have a hard time replicating (but are still doable without PEDs). Just cause you don't have his musculature doesn't mean his isn't natural.
(BTW, the best compliment you can pay a natty lifter is accuse him of being on PEDs)
FWIW I trained with him around the time he did the welterweight EBI last time. He looked maybe low to mid 180s and this was about a year ago? I have a bodybuilder friend that does testosterone and also and also sells it, and other PEDs. I showed him pics of Gordon after ADCC and asked what he thought and he asked me his age. I said early 20's and he said honestly it was hard for him to call it, but that he wouldn't be surprised if he did or didn't juice.I usually avoid these debates, but if you see Ryan and scream "steroids," you may need to lift more. It's entirely possible to have that much mass and be natty. I don't know what he looked like last year or the year before, but unless you tell me he was a 135lb weakling, there's nothing that screams steroids to me.
He's a full time professional athlete dedicated 100% to improving his game. That means he's training harder than 99.9999% of us. If he's strength training intelligently, then he's going to have gains that you and I would have a hard time replicating (but are still doable without PEDs). Just cause you don't have his musculature doesn't mean his isn't natural.
(BTW, the best compliment you can pay a natty lifter is accuse him of being on PEDs)
Even if he trained in the gi coming up? He always trained in both until brown belt I think. It wasn't until like late 2015 or early 2016 (I think) that he moved to strict no-gi only training.He will need at least a year or even two to be able to be as strong as he is in no gi.
You guys likely know this, but you need out-of-competition testing. It's too easy for someone to just cycle off for Worlds if that's the only time they are going to be tested
I've been a hater of Gordon Ryan(and really all of the sub only guys), but if he makes a successful transition to high level Gi competition than I'll stop.
Gold & Silver at ADCC didn't make you stop hating?
As long as Ryan behaves like a buffoon and obviously roids I won't quit hating even if he wins the next 10 Mundials.
Nope, natty gainz, bro.Watching adcc is like watching a fitness competition...
He's been lifting for 5 years...Ppl say roids more because of the speed at which it took place. Btw i dont think he's gonna do too well in the gi. I doubt he'll stick with it.
Gold & Silver at ADCC didn't make you stop hating?
He's been lifting for 5 years...
Yeah and made all his gains in less than 1.