I'm no bandwagon kunce. If you were as intelligent as you claim (lmao) you'd see that. The exact same as you I'm just telling it like it actually is through my own experience.
You want to know how it all went down?
I applied initially to join PA. He wanted to chat first before he approved. Sure ok, it's his fed etc...so I give him my number. He calls me a few days later and is a total condescending **** the whole time, to someone he didn't know or had ever met. He knew I trained with a bunch of his PA members in a PA affiliate gym.
As soon as I mentioned GPC he turned on a dime and become the ****. Simple. Garry if you don't see the issue with that....? Can't help you man.
Then he was rude when I met him the following year after I joined through a representative instead of going through him. The time after that he was cool to be honest. Had a good chat that day admittedly...though it wasnt without him dropping the whole GPC thing in there one time...I laughed it off.
Then my mate tried to join a year or so later.
One of Australia's best ever lifters at that time. Drug free and wasn't willing to juice up to try and stay with all the GPC guys that had caught him up so decided to switch to PA and try go to IPF worlds.
But no. He spoke with Your mate a few times on the phone trying to get on board. always respectful and was trying to jump through the hoops he wanted to get himself in.
In the end after it all, Wilks still blocked it apparently. Kinda ruined PL for my mate who never competed again.
There will be many stories like this if you cared to look, or cared enough to...care.
That's all I got. I don't give a shit what you think Gerry. Never have really, like you said once before I just enjoy the banter so happy to roll with it.
If you think my opinion is not warranted, that's ok.
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