Email from Dan Solomon to me

Trick D · 07-18-2005, 07:09 PM

Here is what I asked him

Quote:

Mr. Solomon,

I am a big fan of your Radio show, and you and Mr. Chic are a class act. I enjoy checking it out each week. I have been a Darrem Charles fan for sometime now, and when I saw his physique in the 2004 Olympia, I was shocked he wasn't around 6th instead of 10th. My question is, would a body that is more aethetically pleasing such as Darrem Charles' body attract more fans to the sport if he was an olympia winner, or is it better to have a mass monster as the champion of our sport? The sterotypes of bodybuilders all doing ungodly amounts of steroids and being "dumb" has really hurt the sport, and someone like Darrem Charles who became pro without steroids (quoted from himself), is more pleasing to the eye, and is very intelligent may change the public opinion of the sport. What is your and Mr. Chic's opinion.

Thanks and keep it up,

Dustin Holston
Ironmass.com Moderator

This was his response

Quote:

Thanks Dustin. So far, the show has been embraced by the bodybuilding community. I will be sure to explore your question with Bob on an upcoming show. Thanks for listening!

Dan

So I am hoping that tonight or here soon my question will be read online and asked. It would be cool to hear my name on there and also hopefully he will mention that I am an IRONMASS moderator. We will see what happens. So listen up for it. http://bodybuilding.com/fun/radio.htm

**johnsbod** · 07-18-2005, 07:19 PM

I'll have to remember to listen tonight. It should be interesting to hear how they respond.

**EME** · 07-18-2005, 07:19 PM

Nice Trick!

Hopefully they will discuss your question, and maybe even get an IronMass mention in there. Good going!

On a side note though... Do you really believe Darrem became a Pro without steroids?

- EME

Trick D · 07-18-2005, 08:06 PM

I have no opinion on the situation. Apparently he took a strong stand on getting steroids out of the IFBB in the early-mid 1990's, why would someone take such a strong stand if they were not natural. He said last week and I have heard several times that he actually did become pro without steroids. He is an island nation, and in the 1980's I have no idea how hard it would have been to get steroids in his nation (probably easily, but who knows). I think there is a decent chance because he wasn't absolutely huge, and the fact that he turned pro at such a young age and is still around with no apparent health problems. I just don't really know, but he doesn't bulk up more than 10-25 pounds more than his contest weight at anytime, which means a lot to me. He has said numerous times that he takes just enough juice to get him some added mass without ruining his physique. Can't really judge the situation, but I am skeptical.

**BobThePotato** · 07-18-2005, 11:30 PM

IMO no matter what is done to promote more asthetic physiques ect will not bring more people into the sport. What we do does not apeal to the average person, even with the smaller asthetic bber's people still think they are far to large and ugly, nothing can be done to make it mainstream or even close to that IMO.

**NNTB** · 07-19-2005, 01:38 AM

Other than the more money for the competitors aspect... i really dont want bodybuilding to become mainstream... i dunno it may just be me but the whole being different than everyone else and everything is part of the sports appeal to me. And like BTP said it probably never will be... to most people our bodies are unattractive and scary :scared1:... and especially with the whole steroids media mess i think that bodybuilding will be an "underground" sport for many years to come because of the ignorant public...

Trick D · 07-19-2005, 04:56 AM

Well, I missed the broadcast. I will listen to it tomorrow when it is archived. I feel it wouldn't hurt to have a more aesthetically pleasing champion. In public opinion it definitely couldn't hurt. We will see.

**warriors** · 07-19-2005, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Trick D

Well, I missed the broadcast. I will listen to it tomorrow when it is archived. I feel it wouldn't hurt to have a more aesthetically pleasing champion. In public opinion it definitely couldn't hurt. We will see.

agreed

Trick D · 07-21-2005, 03:24 PM

For the record I did listen to the show, and it was a decent one. Levrone is an asshole... I met him in person and he doesn't care about anyone but himself. But good show. My question was sorta asked indirectly, but definitely wasn't exactly my question. We will see in the future if it will.

Dan · 07-22-2005, 02:26 PM

Nice going Trick

07-18-2005, 07:19 PM	#2
johnsbod Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 2,733 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 60	I'll have to remember to listen tonight. It should be interesting to hear how they respond. __________________ Wenn Sie Deutsch sprechen können, posten Sie hier. Misc Perv #69

07-18-2005, 07:19 PM	#3
EME Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,265 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 51	Nice Trick! Hopefully they will discuss your question, and maybe even get an IronMass mention in there. Good going! On a side note though... Do you really believe Darrem became a Pro without steroids? - EME __________________ PhysiqueFXonline - Online Nutrition and Training with Michael and Kendra Elias: www.MichaelandKendra.com Team Molecular Nutrition Creative Director FAME Media Group / World Natural Sports Organization Editor-In-Chief FAME Magazine www.FAMEWorldTour.com Last edited by EME : 07-18-2005 at 07:37 PM.

07-18-2005, 11:30 PM	#5
BobThePotato Nublarsaurusrex Join Date: May 2005 Location: Calgary//Alberta Posts: 513 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 21	IMO no matter what is done to promote more asthetic physiques ect will not bring more people into the sport. What we do does not apeal to the average person, even with the smaller asthetic bber's people still think they are far to large and ugly, nothing can be done to make it mainstream or even close to that IMO. __________________ "Geadelt ist wer Schmerzen kennt vom Feuer das in Lust verbrennt."

07-19-2005, 01:38 AM	#6
NNTB rEVOLutionary Join Date: May 2005 Location: FL Posts: 2,447 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 163	Other than the more money for the competitors aspect... i really dont want bodybuilding to become mainstream... i dunno it may just be me but the whole being different than everyone else and everything is part of the sports appeal to me. And like BTP said it probably never will be... to most people our bodies are unattractive and scary :scared1:... and especially with the whole steroids media mess i think that bodybuilding will be an "underground" sport for many years to come because of the ignorant public... __________________ "This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or exercise their revolutionary right to overthrow it." Abraham Lincoln

07-22-2005, 02:26 PM	#10
Dan Unpaid Trash Collector Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,725 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 26	Nice going Trick __________________ Got an issue send a PM ... to anyone but me

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