Gustavo Badell wins 2009 Atlantic City Pro

[Bulkboy]

troy definetely got robbed here. he looked amazing. and then that douchebag badell takes it

how the hell did hide place infront of troy?! that guy is hyped up to the max.

 

[sexnews]

Credit must go to Badell for the shape he came in after everyone wrote him off.

 

[Lanois]

I just don't see what the big deal is, Gustavo came in great shape and won.
The thing is it could have gone either way, so saying troy was robbed is just stupid imo.

 

[Natzo]

I think it was either Troy or Badell.

Hide second is just bad judgement..

one note.. this was a no leg show.. top 4 have really bad legs comparing to the big boys that are already in the O..

 

[Bhana]

Eh, I think Hide has way more weak points compared to Troy. Yes, Gustavo winning the show is acceptable IMO but not Troy NOT getting 2nd place is whats called being robbed. Hide's Tris and back need serious work, although he's bought it up. IMO Troy should have atleast placed second.

 

[mvsf1]

I had:

1- Gus
2- Troy
3- Hide

 

[smcfay]

I think after shows like this the judges should put out what their score cards read so the public can see.

 

[dilatedmuscle]

Rich Gaspari was a judge. Hide is a Gaspari athlete. He probably placed Hide 1st or 2nd, then Alves 4th.

Shows how corrupt bodybuilding is.

According to John Romano, Rich had Troy in first...

 

[dilatedmuscle]

troy definetely got robbed here. he looked amazing. and then that douchebag badell takes it

how the hell did hide place infront of troy?! that guy is hyped up to the max.

thats such a lame thing to say. i dunno if u meant it because of hi physique or his adittude, either way, he deserved to win. if someone is a d-bag and he comes in in great shape, you cant not give him what he deservs.

 

[tkD]

Anyway the politics in this show weren't that "bad" like in Tampa and Europa this past summer, where DJ won them both lol.

 

[dilatedmuscle]

Anyway the politics in this show weren't that "bad" like in Tampa and Europa this past summer, where DJ won them both lol.

X2

 

[Adam23]

Anyway the politics in this show weren't that "bad" like in Tampa and Europa this past summer, where DJ won them both lol.

x3

 

[HeavyWeight_86]

Can you spell ROBBED? And big time let me say.Badell was better than the Arnold, but no way a winner, he's blocky and with that waist, he can't place above Alves, which was even better than he was at Orlando.Gustavo just got a christmas gift, he's gonna be eaten alive at the O with that body.Bah.Shame on the judges.

 

[Bulkboy]

thats such a lame thing to say. i dunno if u meant it because of hi physique or his adittude, either way, he deserved to win. if someone is a d-bag and he comes in in great shape, you cant not give him what he deservs.

oh no, im ok with badell getting the win from a physical standpoint. he did come in looking good. id want troy to win instead of gus, but thats how it goes because i can see why they could give gus the nod. i stand by the douchebag comment though, and yes, thats because of his personality. the dude has an ego blown out of all proportions.

the one who really got a gift here is hide. i can not understand in what paralell universe he should have placed infront of troy.

 

[tkD]

Badell and Melvin routines

 

[dilatedmuscle]

Can you spell ROBBED? And big time let me say.Badell was better than the Arnold, but no way a winner, he's blocky and with that waist, he can't place above Alves, which was even better than he was at Orlando.Gustavo just got a christmas gift, he's gonna be eaten alive at the O with that body.Bah.Shame on the judges.

Oh no, i guess someone must have broke the laws of physics!

 

[Maxmonzter]

wtf hide in 2nd, just bs, troy should have gotten 2nd but like i said gustavo was the best in the show, props to him show in such a great condition

 

[PrinceVegeta]

I think it was either Troy or Badell.

Hide second is just bad judgement..

one note.. this was a no leg show.. top 4 have really bad legs comparing to the big boys that are already in the O..

Hide has some pretty big wheels, but agree with the other three, nothing even close to ok in the leg dept.

 

[BigBen]

Flex, I take it the judges not allowed to talk to one another?

 

[Flex]

Upper body (front)

Upper body conditioning - Gustavo
Upper body shape - Troy
Upper body size - Troy
Upper body separation - Gustavo


Lower body (front)

Lower body conditioning - Troy
Lower body shape - Troy
Lower body thickness - Troy
Lower body separation - Troy


Upper body (back)

Upper body conditioning - Troy
Upper body shape - Troy
Upper body thickness - Troy
Upper body separation - Troy


Lower body (rear)

Lower body conditioning - Gustavo
Lower body shape - Troy
Lower body thickness - Troy
Lower body separation - Gustavo


_______________________


*Troy Alves check list vs. Badell*


Conditioning - CHECK

Symmetry - CHECK

Shape - Double CHECK

Size - I can live with Gustavo on this one (but I'd argue differently)

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I'm more upset about Hide placing 2nd than Gustavo first, but this was Troy's show to lose. As Palumbo put it, "Troy Alves could have easily won this show and there wouldn't of been one boo by anyone."