What ever happened to Ben White?

**ritch** · 02-12-2009, 03:52 PM

For sure he has a good physique, but someone comming out and saying "I`m the greates of all time" and the likes just irritates me. If this guy would have won he would have became so egotistical, I don`t even want to think about it. Hope he learned his lesson.

**becks** · 02-12-2009, 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by Leigh

Not many guys can get in the condition he was in for NY.

He may have over dieted trying to achieve it. With a little added muscle I think he will be hard to beat.

If the judging keeps following the current lead and sticks more with the more proportioned, well balanced physiques, he will do well.

Bodybuilding needs more personalities. I wish him well.

Could you imagine how BIG he would look keeping his small waist and adding 20lbs of stage weight to his frame?

**Professor X** · 02-12-2009, 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by ritch

For sure he has a good physique, but someone comming out and saying "I`m the greates of all time" and the likes just irritates me. If this guy would have won he would have became so egotistical, I don`t even want to think about it. Hope he learned his lesson.

That's hilarious. Arnold made his name and his mark on the entire world by acting the exact same way and people do nothing but praise him.

Why the double standard? I guess we had better teach Arnie some humility, huh?

**Random Letters** · 02-12-2009, 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by Professor X

That's hilarious. Arnold made his name and his mark on the entire world by acting the exact same way and people do nothing but praise him.

Why the double standard? I guess we had better teach Arnie some humility, huh?

The difference was that Arnold could back it up...Ben White proclaimed himself the best in the world and then placed 6th at the NY pro, which ain't exactly the Mr Olympia.

**ritch** · 02-12-2009, 05:27 PM

Originally Posted by Random Letters

The difference was that Arnold could back it up...Ben White proclaimed himself the best in the world and then placed 6th at the NY pro, which ain't exactly the Mr Olympia.

True enough, Arnold was way ahead of his time. I still don`t even see Ben cracking top 3 in any major show with the key players in this game.

**Schmidy** · 02-12-2009, 05:37 PM

His head exploded

**tammyp** · 02-12-2009, 06:12 PM

he is from my neck of the woods. i judged a show he was at and we all went to lunch...he was working like hell to add some size. not retiring, as of then, this was Nov.

**danger** · 02-12-2009, 08:07 PM

oh wow, he lost his contract with muscle-tech too?

**Cihan85** · 02-12-2009, 08:31 PM

Well, it was kinda stupid of him to say: "I promise you guys, if I don't at least make the top 5 at the Ny Pro, I'm gonna quit the sport". That's what he said in his "I'm the greatest" column in MD.

A month before that, he even went as far as to say that he was gonna win that contest. And when it was all over,and he got 6th place, he said: "Yeah I was trying to be controversial and get my name out there". Everybody hates King kamali for acting like that, because it makes you look like a fool.

But like John Romano said, Steve Blechman will drop you in a minute at the side of the road without mentioning anything about it in the magazine, if he doesn't need you anymore. He did that to a lot of guys. Their column just disappears like it never even existed.

**Honour** · 02-12-2009, 08:35 PM

Originally Posted by Schmidy

His head exploded

LoL

**Womanthrower** · 02-12-2009, 10:17 PM

Originally Posted by Cihan85

Well, it was kinda stupid of him to say: "I promise you guys, if I don't at least make the top 5 at the Ny Pro, I'm gonna quit the sport". That's what he said in his "I'm the greatest" column in MD.

A month before that, he even went as far as to say that he was gonna win that contest. And when it was all over,and he got 6th place, he said: "Yeah I was trying to be controversial and get my name out there". Everybody hates King kamali for acting like that, because it makes you look like a fool.

But like John Romano said, Steve Blechman will drop you in a minute at the side of the road without mentioning anything about it in the magazine, if he doesn't need you anymore. He did that to a lot of guys. Their column just disappears like it never even existed.

I don't have a problem with what he says. I don't think it's anything like Kamali. The way Kamali goes about it, even if it is just for publicity and he isn't actually insane, he just comes off like this delusional asshole. The feeling I get from Ben White is just a lot of playful trash talk. it seems really light hearted and comical.

and yeah, that statement about dropping guys like that is what made me post. I was wondering if there was an interesting story behind it or if it was just something simple as to why Ben isn't in the mag anymore.

**Womanthrower** · 02-12-2009, 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by Professor X

Why the double standard? I guess we had better teach Arnie some humility, huh?

Because Arnold is an unquestionable demigod. Did Hercules in New York teach you nothing?

**DOIT** · 02-13-2009, 04:33 AM

I competed with Ben White a few times when he was still power lifting and I thought man if this got lean he could be a top level pro. Fast forward 3 years and I see him in MD and to be honest he looked like a shell of his old self. I am not saying he is small but he wasnt that fat as a powerlifter and it looks like he lost a lot of muscle making the switch. He is a nice down to earth guy in person but I think it is ironic how much he used to make fun of bodybuilding then he becomes one.