Evan "Ox" Centopani 8 Weeks Out Tampa Pro

[Animal Rep]

Ox Raises The Bar

[jahaa]

Thanks alot, Evan along with Kai is the definition of what bodybuilding is to me. Hope he comes in better then ever at Tampa.

[Bondons]

awesome. funny what he said about not needing a big training partner. I used to train with Big Al the animal athlete and he always said I was his best training partner yet I was 180lbs doing half the weight he was lol



Also, Evan is awesome. Been my favorite bodybuilder since I got into the sport.

[x-trainer ben]

No "need for a guru"...6:43 Chris Aceto......?

[jahaa]

No "need for a guru"...6:43 Chris Aceto......?

Well maybe Chris is just a second pair of eyes and not a guru for Evan. Kinda sounds like it in the video.

[Agabekov]

Evan is the man, future Mr. O

[HydroShake]

No "need for a guru"...6:43 Chris Aceto......?

i think they work together instead of aceto just telling him what to do. dave and chris talked about it a bit on HMR.
we all know evan has his opinions on what he believes and what his body requires. no one is going to really sway him too much at this point in his career.
no harm in having a very experienced second set of eyes.

[bartosh]

Evan is the man, future Mr. O

He's my fav bodybuilder but he does have some flaws(biggest is lack of leg sweep from behind) that i'm not seeing him REALLY improving his flaws over the past couple years. with the introduction of Ramy, might be hard for evan to win the o

[RVAPump]

Well maybe Chris is just a second pair of eyes and not a guru for Evan. Kinda sounds like it in the video.

Evan has said this exact thing more or less...I think he even has used that exact expression (second pair of eyes)

[TropicalSunset]

He always seems like a nice, down to earth guy. But he constantly says stuff that makes me go hhhmmmmm.

Like when he says that he doesn't like partners who don't do everything he does and give excuses as to why they can't (bothers my shoulder etc.).

Any smart bodybuilder is going to have a workout plan tailored to himself and not every exercise will suit everyone. Not doing it doesn't make you a bad training partner, but makes you someone who thinks about their training and actively finds the best and most efficient way to work out, while minimizing the risk of injury.

On a side note, his chest still looks really weak. He would look amazing with a chest that pops, but just takes a lot out of his look. And his gut is also very unappealing.

[ToniRadanov]

his chest at least looks less square-shaped and flat than before.

also, he's not exactly stage ready and even so, has very little of this "gut" you mention mr Tropical It's not what happens inbetween poses that matters, but during them. His midsection is excellent even when posing in the vid, which is 8wks out = slightly more bloat. Annnyyyhooow, sick of gut talks on this board!

Looks good. So thick! I really like his physique because he's taller yet keeps it together. Sure, taller guys need more time to fill out so his back/chest might take longer but my god those arms Will root for him alongside my "Team Double R" (roelly+ramy) in the O. He has that "woaaah" factor about him which many lack once you're used to the IFBB scene. Just impressive.

[Agabekov]

He's my fav bodybuilder but he does have some flaws(biggest is lack of leg sweep from behind) that i'm not seeing him REALLY improving his flaws over the past couple years. with the introduction of Ramy, might be hard for evan to win the o

yep true, in his interviews on Animals channel he was sayin that improved his chest but yeah leg sweep is still there, we ll see in 8 weeks tho! Rammy is a beast, genetic freak...

[TTimmerman]

his chest at least looks less square-shaped and flat than before.

also, he's not exactly stage ready and even so, has very little of this "gut" you mention mr Tropical It's not what happens inbetween poses that matters, but during them. His midsection is excellent even when posing in the vid, which is 8wks out = slightly more bloat. Annnyyyhooow, sick of gut talks on this board!

Looks good. So thick! I really like his physique because he's taller yet keeps it together. Sure, taller guys need more time to fill out so his back/chest might take longer but my god those arms Will root for him alongside my "Team Double R" (roelly+ramy) in the O. He has that "woaaah" factor about him which many lack once you're used to the IFBB scene. Just impressive.

good post, agreed!

he was one of the most impressive pro's i met, brick chithouse!

[quiknutz]

Can't wait to see the final result!!!

[itsabouttimee]

i like Evan and his dedication but i freaking hate black and white videos.

[stealth_swimmer]

i like Evan and his dedication but i freaking hate black and white videos.

Agreed. That's the one thing I didn't like about Dorian's "Blood and Guts" vid.

[JanesLastResort]

I honestly wouldn't mind if he sat this year out and just focused on the arnold.

[ragnar1199]

Just wanted to say that Evan is one of my favorites, prolly since I met him at an ABC gathering about 7 years ago and he signed an article about him in my MD mag. Holy crap that was a long time ago, I gotta go to another ABC gathering.

[NVious]

Black and white videos make bodybuilding 32.87% more hardcore #FACT

[HOT4_S]

I like Evan but he always tries to make the point that you don't need a person to help you out, I'm not sure why he such a problem with trainers. I like his Dorian like mentality of staying out of attention and seems to only do what is needed to make his sponsors happy, but wondering if he has had some bad experience with a 'guru'

[thebreaker1211]

No olympia this year???:-/

[NVious]

I like Evan but he always tries to make the point that you don't need a person to help you out, I'm not sure why he such a problem with trainers. I like his Dorian like mentality of staying out of attention and seems to only do what is needed to make his sponsors happy, but wondering if he has had some bad experience with a 'guru'

He's working with Aceto now, actually towards the end of the video he even gives him praise.

No olympia this year???:-/

If he qualifies, I'm assuming he'll do it.