What Is Our RX Community Lacking?

**Puma** · 10-07-2015, 02:33 AM

Since you're bringing back the old crew. wasn't there a guy named "Nick the Stick"? I fell off of here for a while so not sure if there was any bad blood there.

**Puma** · 10-07-2015, 02:44 AM

Oh, and on the original question, I'll second Curt's posting of:

-Bros v Pros events. Always fun.
-Training seminar events. I've attended two of Dave's Q&A Sessions at the Apollon Gym. Great times!
-Meet and greets or any opportunity for members to interact in person. Food eating contests, etc.
Sadly, my work schedule didn't allow me to make the last Bros Vs. Pros event though I live in Suffolk but I'd like to try to make the next.

**BigZero** · 10-07-2015, 08:47 AM

Originally Posted by Poptart

I'm thrilled JTP is back.... glad he and Dave made up?? put their differences aside? ..... I say yes to both 1 & 2 and it's only the start.... just imagine how much content Rx can churn out with both JTP and Johnny Styles....2 super talented guys with different styles...

All of Rx owes a tremendous thanks to John for both coming back and facilitating all of this...

Why don't we wait to see what happens before we start congratulating everyone.

**Musclepapa John** · 10-07-2015, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by BigZero

Why don't we wait to see what happens before we start congratulating everyone.

Well there is already noticeably more traffic and positive vibes coming from Muscle Central of recent. Poptarts comment is a testament to that fact.

**doodoomaniacs** · 10-07-2015, 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by John Romano

As far as I'm concerned, RX has a unique and popular perspective on the sport and lifestyle of bodybuilding. I know I've been gone for a while, but when I left things were banging. I felt part of a momentum that had nothing but power. Dave and I broke away and took off and so many of you came with us. Why did the power boom slow down? Why doesn't RX have members in the millions like Bodybuilding.com? Why is that when I post an article on T-Nation it gets 250,000 hits in the first 12 hours and here I can't break 1,000 all week? Where is everybody? Why isn't this community the number one bodybuilding and fitness destination on the web? I want your opinions because my goal is to take us there....

John you should start

posting more in general
putting up more articles like you did about NPC Global
Be on RXMuscle programs weekly(RX Muscle website or YouTube )
Really just be more active in the RX Muscle community people like hearing your opinion on things

Dave should start

Interview more male bodybuilders because it's seems like he always has some female athlete on...no diss towards the female competitors but the men are just more popular

Have more day in the life type shows of athletes

Maybe have a nutrition type show

Put up more training segments

Have some interviews with the legends of the sport

Interview popular you-tubers

Have a show showcasing amateur bodybuilders

**doubleogordo** · 10-07-2015, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by Jeff The Producer

Ok, how about this for a start:

1) Bring back After Hours with me and Jimmy hosting

2) Bring the JTP & Romano show to RXMUSCLE

3) I have an idea for a video series that I think people would be interested in.

But 1 and 2 can happen right away!

I liked the JTP Romano show. New ones stopped popping up and I got worried

**Timbo89** · 10-07-2015, 09:34 PM

They need to recruit more people from social media, plain and simple. Look at all the sites that continue to be successful, and they all have a strong social media presence.. hell, Gear'd up was built solely on social media.

It was fine when RX started and people followed you here from MD, you already had that following. But when you're looking to draw in new crowds, how are you going to be directing them here? A lot of the people I tell about this place has no clue it even exists.

You need someone young and fresh to bring the bodies over. It is what it is.

**Musclepapa John** · 10-07-2015, 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by Timbo89

It was fine when RX started and people followed you here from MD, you already had that following. But when you're looking to draw in new crowds, how are you going to be directing them here?

Contest coverage was, is and will continue to be the best way and with timely upload of the images to the galleries and play by play. A quarter or more of competitors on the NPC stage at any given level show are first timers to the sport or first timers at that show. That's all potential new traffic to capture.

**Timbo89** · 10-07-2015, 10:20 PM

Competitors are great to have here, true, but for every competitor there is 25 fans who don't really care to compete but just like following bodybuilding because they like lifting and they are interested in the "sport". To limit yourself to contest coverage (which costs money) is absurd when there are numerous social media outlets out there that you can use every day for free to direct people to your site. That coupled with the fact that there are far more people on social media than on shows speaks volumes.

Originally Posted by Musclepapa John

Contest coverage was, is and will continue to be the best way and with timely upload of the images to the galleries and play by play. A quarter or more of competitors on the NPC stage at any given level show are first timers to the sport or first timers at that show. That's all potential new traffic to capture.

**Musclepapa John** · 10-07-2015, 11:18 PM

Point was not to put all the eggs in one basket, but rather to acknowledge the obvious that contest participants are worth targeting when supposedly trying to attract new people interested in bodybuilding.

A problem with drawing people proficient in building an audience on social media is they don't need a vbulletin forum to create a return on their invested time in posting. Such people realize if they can post a video like Piana did the other day and get nearly a million views on youtube in one day he doesn't need to essentially work for Rx building traffic here. Same with Michelle Lewin sorts that can get hundreds of thousands of views a day for content posted on her social site. It would get a fraction of that posted here. So why would they do it? You would likely have to pay them.

People that post on forums are a small percentage of those that actually visit. To date BrandX proves to be the most proficient with around half a million views on their Olympia thread. That's viewership build on high quality contest coverage.

Originally Posted by Timbo89

Competitors are great to have here, true, but for every competitor there is 25 fans who don't really care to compete but just like following bodybuilding because they like lifting and they are interested in the "sport". To limit yourself to contest coverage (which costs money) is absurd when there are numerous social media outlets out there that you can use every day for free to direct people to your site. That coupled with the fact that there are far more people on social media than on shows speaks volumes.

**John Romano** · 10-08-2015, 01:15 AM

Originally Posted by Jeff The Producer

Ok, how about this for a start:

1) Bring back After Hours with me and Jimmy hosting

2) Bring the JTP & Romano show to RXMUSCLE

3) I have an idea for a video series that I think people would be interested in.

But 1 and 2 can happen right away!

I'm going to have to agree with bringing the JTP & Romano Show over here. Jeff, you [post those shows we did here and the RX crew who hasn't heard them get a taste. I don't see why we can't get a sponsor and put that show on....

**Femphysiquefan** · 10-08-2015, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by John Romano

I'm going to have to agree with bringing the JTP & Romano Show over here. Jeff, you [post those shows we did here and the RX crew who hasn't heard them get a taste. I don't see why we can't get a sponsor and put that show on....

X2: these were some great shows. You and Jeff have great on-air chemistry together, and I'd love to see that show become a mainstay here on RX.

HTW · 10-08-2015, 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by doodoomaniacs

John you should start

posting more in general
putting up more articles like you did about NPC Global
Be on RXMuscle programs weekly(RX Muscle website or YouTube )
Really just be more active in the RX Muscle community people like hearing your opinion on things

Dave should start

Interview more male bodybuilders because it's seems like he always has some female athlete on...no diss towards the female competitors but the men are just more popular

Have more day in the life type shows of athletes

Maybe have a nutrition type show

Put up more training segments

Have some interviews with the legends of the sport

Interview popular you-tubers

Have a show showcasing amateur bodybuilders

75% of those ideas are terrible

**Coolinolympia** · 10-08-2015, 06:08 PM

I miss the play by play which was filmed live and in person as the show was going on! Those were great! I sat and watched and listened for HOURS! Great commentators who really knew their stuff, including Ruthless Ruth, etc.. etc...etc... I really miss those. Now I am watching shows and wondering "Where are the commentaries?" It takes forever to get a video up!

I love the current shows. They should not change. Love Heavy Muscle Radio, Iron Debate, Ask Dave. Would love a running schedule when to look forward to what show during the week.

Dennis James, Chris Aceto, John, Dave, Sid, and others are all super fantastic. Don't change a thing with Iron Debate! Even Greg Valentino is great to have on.

The stupid Duque duck guy needs to be blocked. He is a bully and makes me not wanting to respond on The Forum at all.