Blame it on Rio: naturalguy goes to Brazil for the Arnold

[naturalguy]

Capoeira, they were singing and doing the dance in front of the crowd, it was a nice atmosphere




And then we went to the "Flintstone" gym, you can see why. All the weights are stones, it's right on the cliff over the beach

[naturalguy]

Jorlan



Dinner at Galeto Mania in an outside court, the weather is perfect and so is this plate of meat, they cook it for you right there at the table. Along with the meat we had rice, coalho cheese, farfofa ovo (eggs with flour). Everything was so tasty. It was a great way to cap off the night.

[ajerone]

looks like some awesome food and interesting gym !

[allieninja]

awesome pics! wanted to learn capoeira ever since the first time I saw it.

[BlueRev]

Is that chicken raw?....

[ksa-muscle]

Next month, it's London & Birmingham.... Then back to the roots for a big Jersey party in July.

Is this London's venue?

12/05/2013: LONDON & S.E. CHAMPIONSHIPS
Beck Theatre, Grange Road, Hayes, UB3 2UE

Promoter: Julian Feinstein Telephone: 07845595320
Entry forms to: 15 Hawthorn Court, Warwick Drive, London, SW15 6LF

[naturalguy]

looks like some awesome food and interesting gym !

That gym was crazy cool

awesome pics! wanted to learn capoeira ever since the first time I saw it.

It was very interesting to watch

Is that chicken raw?....

Yes but they cook it for you right at the table and everything tasted so good

Is this London's venue?

12/05/2013: LONDON & S.E. CHAMPIONSHIPS
Beck Theatre, Grange Road, Hayes, UB3 2UE

Promoter: Julian Feinstein Telephone: 07845595320
Entry forms to: 15 Hawthorn Court, Warwick Drive, London, SW15 6LF

We will be going to London to check out the sites but ultimately ending in Birmingham where they have the BodyPower expo

[potionmaster]

salmonella man...

not that I don't trust but yeah, I don't trust

[brazilianbadboy]

Awesome pictures so far! Wrath is looking huge! Where is he competing this year?

Make sure you ask Jorlan to take you guys to a Churrascaria, you all going to love all the meat they bring you to the table.

Autumn there and stupid daylight savings time makes it darker earlier =/. Sick view from the hotel!

[shoefanatic23]

Awesome photos and updates thus far NG! Dem Brazilian azzez.....

[Universal Rep]

Is this London's venue?

12/05/2013: LONDON & S.E. CHAMPIONSHIPS
Beck Theatre, Grange Road, Hayes, UB3 2UE

Promoter: Julian Feinstein Telephone: 07845595320
Entry forms to: 15 Hawthorn Court, Warwick Drive, London, SW15 6LF

Fly into London and then head on over to Birmingham for the 2013 BodyPower expo...
http://www.universalusa.com/Communit...am#post_234247

salmonella man...

not that I don't trust but yeah, I don't trust

The food comes out raw and is cooked at the table from wut NG said...

Awesome pictures so far! Wrath is looking huge! Where is he competing this year?

Make sure you ask Jorlan to take you guys to a Churrascaria, you all going to love all the meat they bring you to the table.

Autumn there and stupid daylight savings time makes it darker earlier =/. Sick view from the hotel!

Tonight the fellas are eatin at Porcao, a steakhouse, at 8:30pm

Awesome photos and updates thus far NG! Dem Brazilian azzez.....

Plenty of babes, workouts, scenery... they are up by the giant Christ The Redeemer statue now...

[brazilianbadboy]

Tonight the fellas are eatin at Porcao, a steakhouse, at 8:30pm

That is a bad ass churrascaria! Got a cousin that lives in Rio and he goes there once a month. One hell of a view too! Boys are going to love the picanha.

[naturalguy]

What a great day today. We started out taking the long, winding road up to Corcovado and the famous Christ the Redeemer statue. We have all seen the statue in movies or on tv but to see it in person is awesome. While the statue is impressive the views from high above the mountain are just breath taking. It's as beautiful as any place I've been. Some of it looks a bit like Hawaii from that view. In addition the weather was absolutely perfect. You can drive up pretty far on the mountain but then you have to park and take a bus up, then when you reach the bottom of the statue you have to climb up many steps. It reminded me of the castle we went to see in Germany except this was very opposite, that was cold and snowy (which made for beautiful scenery).











Many people asked to take pictures with the guys. People really stare and say things to the guys here, many people looked at us funny in Germany but they were reserved and didn't speak yet people here voice their opinion. It's all positive but it was explained to us that they are not used to seeing really big bodybuilders

[ajerone]

Damn those are some beautiful landscapes, always heard Rio is gorgeous and yes it is

[naturalguy]

Next we went to the Rocinha favela. This was a really interesting experience. The favela's are often misunderstood and portrayed unfairly on tv and in movies. It's essentially the slums where the people who earn lower incomes live. Some say it's a dangerous place to visit with a lot of crime, you know what every city has crime and bad areas. We felt safe there and welcomed by the people there. The streets are buzzing and alive. Shops are out in the open since the weather is nice year round. Motorcycles are flying up and down the narrow streets. The taxi's in the favela's are on motorcycles as it's the easiest way to get around. We visited a few supplement stores and I was blown away by how much customers have to pay for supps. For example Animal Pak sells for around $130 US dollars, which is super expensive and it's that way for all supplements.





We then trained at a local gym R1 Fitness







From a distance you can see the apartments that are built going all the way up the hill. Some people have to walk up 200 steps to get to their apartment. Imagine doing that everyday, imagine carrying your groceries up that far.

[naturalguy]

We had to check out another beach, the famous Ipanema. The weather was perfect and of course there were girls

[chicheto93]

Great pics, can't wait to see more

[brazilianbadboy]

Glad to see you guys having fun!

I don't think I have ever seen this many pictures of Wrath smiling lol.

Supplement prices are crazy huh? Image if you guys cut out the middle man and opened your own Animal/Universal supplement store down there... Would make so much more money! Hmmm.

[pkilcarr]

Awesome pics i hope you guys are having tons of fun down there!

[naturalguy]

Great pics, can't wait to see more

There are a lot more on instagram @universalusa

Glad to see you guys having fun!

I don't think I have ever seen this many pictures of Wrath smiling lol.

Supplement prices are crazy huh? Image if you guys cut out the middle man and opened your own Animal/Universal supplement store down there... Would make so much more money! Hmmm.

Wrath likes Brazil

Awesome pics i hope you guys are having tons of fun down there!

We are, I really like it here

[em-dubya]

Great pics!!!

[brazilianbadboy]

Wrath likes Brazil

I wonder why lol.

Lets see them plates full from Porcao!

[naturalguy]

We just hit up a famous Brazilian steak house - Porcao. Now they have these types of restaurants in the US but this was authentic. For those that have never been first they have a massive "salad" bar with tons of food including sushi, shrimp and a ton of other food. You can easily fill up on that alone. At your table you have a disc with a green side and a red side. When your disc is showing green waiters will come to the table with all different meats on skewers and they slice it fresh for you there. If you don't want anymore or want to take a break you turn your disc to red. The food is amazing.







Poor Antoine had to look on while delicious meats were being carved, he stuck to his diet however



Big plate o food



Frank was allowed cheat meal and he was happy

[brazilianbadboy]

^^^ Antoine's face is priceless. lol Poor guy!

[naturalguy]

^^^ Antoine's face is priceless. lol Poor guy!

Yeah man but he is focused on getting ready for his contest, there will be plenty of time to eat after that.

[Johnny1313]

If you want to break the ice with any girl from Brazil all you need to say is "LELEK LEK LEK dance" ( pronounced "lakie lakie lakie" )

It is a popular thing in Brazil and people will find it funny that you are talking about it.

[shoefanatic23]

Yeah man but he is focused on getting ready for his contest, there will be plenty of time to eat after that.

True dedication right there

[brazilianbadboy]

Yeah man but he is focused on getting ready for his contest, there will be plenty of time to eat after that.

That's awesome! When and where is his show?

[allieninja]

churrascaria is hard to pass up. Willpower of steel, damn. I had it one time in my life, and hadn't eaten red meat for like 3 years beforehand. That was painful.

[brazilianbadboy]

churrascaria is hard to pass up. Willpower of steel, damn. I had it one time in my life, and hadn't eaten red meat for like 3 years beforehand. That was painful.

I can never say no to it lol 3ven if I had already eaten an hour before.