TLC — The Man With Exploding Arms

martinp13 · #1 February 6th, 2006, 05:08 AM

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Gregg Valentino wanted to be special ... to really stand out in a crowd. His dream ... to become the man with the world's biggest arms. At his peak Gregg's biceps measured a massive 28-inches in diameter biceps but at what cost?

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nolanspice · #2 February 6th, 2006, 08:44 PM

What channel/network is it on?

nolanspice · #3 February 6th, 2006, 09:00 PM

After reading closer, I've answered my own question...

martinp13 · #4 February 7th, 2006, 03:58 AM

Sorry, it's on TLC, which I think is "The Learning Channel" though they've quit calling it that. It's part of the Discovery family.

redwolf64 · #5 February 7th, 2006, 10:16 AM

If anyone catches this and gets it on a DVD-R, contact me - perhaps we can set up a trade for something. Don't have cable right now so I'm not able to record it.

ts1976 · #6 February 7th, 2006, 08:30 PM

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28-inches in diameter

Surely, they mean 28" in circumference, right? Otherwise, he'd have arms a little over 2 feet across...

Mel

nyc_muscle · #7 February 10th, 2006, 09:25 AM

did you know you can record into you digital video camera (a camera with fire wire or sony's i-cable) by using composite cables (red white and yellow wires) and then dump the show into a computer? compressing is easy with a free ware program called virtual Dub. see doom9.net under "guides" for more detailed instruction.

LittleArm · #8 February 12th, 2006, 07:49 PM

I saw the show. What I can't understand is how Greg (and the Narrator) can possibly say that he built his arms using steroids. He is an admitted steroid abuser, but it's the injections of synthol that made his arms that big.

Biceps created with steroids are still pure muscle; they are large and hard and LOOK like biceps. Gregg's arms are deformed sacks of fluid, they aren't made of muscle. Why does the documentary ignore this obvious fact?

bluecoolz · #9 February 12th, 2006, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by LittleArm

I saw the show. What I can't understand is how Greg (and the Narrator) can possibly say that he built his arms using steroids. He is an admitted steroid abuser, but it's the injections of synthol that made his arms that big.

Biceps created with steroids are still pure muscle; they are large and hard and LOOK like biceps. Gregg's arms are deformed sacks of fluid, they aren't made of muscle. Why does the documentary ignore this obvious fact?

This show sounds so interesting... I want a copy of a DVD...! Possible...?

chuckerz · #10 February 13th, 2006, 07:33 AM

i was flipping through the channels last night after watchin the olympics and watched some of it. i actually thought it was kinda boring and fell asleep after about a half hour of it.

RonnieRules · #11 February 13th, 2006, 08:18 AM

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Biceps created with steroids are still pure muscle; they are large and hard and LOOK like biceps. Gregg's arms are deformed sacks of fluid, they aren't made of muscle.

That is the point! And that's why I don't like pics of these freaks roving around here somtimes.

stardm · #12 February 13th, 2006, 06:07 PM

I saw parts of it. I recorded it as well.. I thought it told a lot about the bodybuilding community that used steroids and the roid racket. however, I want to see more flexing. lol. That guy was HUGE! Some of the other guys they featured were big, but ugly.

Overall it was ok. I will watch it all the way thru sometime. But it did have some boring parts.

D

More2048 · #13 February 13th, 2006, 08:28 PM

i saw it yesterday, if u ask me it isnt worth watching. most of the stuff they talk about is common sense when u come right down to it. and the ammunt of commertials...it drove me absoutly bonksrs. and it acctually was kinda boring

deano · #14 February 13th, 2006, 09:18 PM

I watched the show, but it was the usual cautionary tale about the use of steroids. However, like "LittleArm" said, there was no mention of the synthol. Valentino admits he wants attention, and he got his big ego trip. The reality is these types of programs almost consistently show the extremes. As a result, they're not informative. They're just bad entertainment.