Talk:Lou Ferrigno

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The article may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. -- Yamara 18:54, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Incomplete sentence

"At his peak, the 6 ft 5 in[2] (195 cm) Ferrigno's contest weight was 285 lb[2] (130 kg) and he was the tallest professional bodybuilder at that time. WHILE HE NEVER BESTED SCHWARZENEGGER (sic) IN BODYBUILDING." [capitalized by me] This sentence is incomplete and seems to be the remnant of a previous edit. Maybe someone else can shed light on this. Johnv474 (talk) 02:53, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

It's vandalism. Gimmetrow 03:06, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Discussion

Just have an issue with the '80% deaf' statement - deafness isn't generally measured in percentages. There is variation of hearing ability across people with normal hearing - some people can hear softer sounds than normal or higher frequencies outside the range of what most people can hear. In the article's case, I would ask, '80% of what?'

Audiologists measure deafness by the softest sound an individual can hear, for example, a '45 decibel hearing loss' means that a person cannot hear any sounds below 45 decibels, and so on.

Rather than saying '80% deaf', I suggest it be replaced with 'profoundly deaf', as it would be more accurate. While we could speculate what Mr. Ferringo's decibel loss is, only he would know for sure!

-Derrick 206.213.209.31, 29 September 2005.

Sorry, but Ferrigno himself has discussed his hearing loss in percentage terms. I, on the other hand, have a problem with the word "permanently." I saw him on some talk show during or shortly after the original network run of Hulk, where he indicated he had surgery that restored enough of his hearing that he could hear something close to normally with hearing aids. This is when he gave percentages, saying that before the surgery his hearing was something like 10% in one ear and 35% in the other, and after & with aids it was 75% and 90% (I am wide open to correction on these four specific numbers, but not to the general effect). However, as I can't find a source now to back me up on the basic idea of surgery+hearing aids (and I have checked several online bios), I have refrained from so amending the article. Can anybody verify this? Ted Watson 21:20, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

- Now the artcile says nothing about him being deaf. He was at least partially deaf, and it affected his speech. This should be mentioned in the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.107.123.247 (talk) 18:04, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

See #Personal life. Gimmetrow 18:41, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Steroids

Did he ever use steroids? Most professional bodybuilders do, but I don't know if he is the type, or if he would still use them.

Hard to say. And it would be more accurate to say "many" pro bodybuilders do. Also, the amount of steroids that were used in the 60's and 70's (dosages that is) were tiny compared to those used today. Whisperednumber 12:31, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Lou absolutely used anabolic steroids. All professional bodybuilders who competed did and still do. It would of been impossible to compete in the IFBB ranks without using anabolic steroids the same as today. It is also absolutely impossible to build a physique like Lou's without the aid of anabolic steroids. It's physiologically impossible to get the amount of skeletal muscle that he has without them. Wikidudeman 19:03, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

That's not true. Not everyone cheats & uses steroids to get a good physique. Besides, Lou started weightlifting when he was 13, it's not hard to believe that he was able to develop a good physique like that. Son of Kong

No, You're deluding yourself if you believe he did not use anabolic steroids. At his height and weight and amount of lean body mass it's literally impossible to have that amount of muscle without using anabolic steroids. It does not matter how young he started lifting weights. All competing professional bodybuilders from the 1970's up used anabolic steroids of some form, most of them used numerous types of steroids. In the Professional bodybuilding using anabolic steroids is not considered 'cheating' because everyone else is using them.Wikidudeman ^(talk) 19:13, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

From World Bodybuilding Federation - "It was announced in a private meeting with BodyStars that because Vince McMahon was under federal suspicion for steroid distribution, the second competition would have to be drug-free. Former television personality and bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno had just signed with the WBF and immediately left the company upon hearing this news." JohnnyMrNinja 03:36, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

Most Bodybuilder´s used Steroids to keep there size, with Arnold Schwarzenegger being one example. Though, in Lou´s case, im not sure. Also, I wouldn´t rule out that he has taken Growth Hormones. --Wikikidboy 07:12, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

You can tell if you have any experience with bodybuilding that people of a specific size have used anabolic steroids. Though without citations it's not even relevant to discuss here or should it be placed in the article. Wikidudeman ^(talk) 07:37, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

Son of Kong whilst you're correct not everybody "cheats and uses steroids to get a good physique". However, to obtain a world class competitive physique requires copious amounts of steroids, no ifs or buts, and its certainly not cheating when everybody in the competition is doing the same thing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.177.116.201 (talk) 18:34, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

He admitted to having tried them at Supanova this year. It should be available from a podcast from Supanova's site but I'm not sure if thats reliable enough. Rekija (talk) 03:42, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Birthyear

Was Lou born in 1951 or 1952? Hotwine8 04:07, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Unfortunately, his official site doesn't clearly say. Schwarzenegger.it site says 1951, IMDb says 1952. However, IMDb is not really an authority on anything but film credits. The other site is unofficial, so it's also not authoritative. However, his official site says he was 21 when he won his first Mr. Universe, which must mean the IFBB contest in 1973. This is consistent with a 1951 birthdate; he would not turn 22 until November, 1973. I've added this to the article footnote. Gimmetrow 12:20, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Weight of Bodybuilders

Weight of Bodybuilders:

Gunter Schlierkamp: 340lbs

Roland Kickinger: 340lbs

Arnold Schwarznegger: 260lbs

nagara373 17:52, 9 Aug 2007 (JST)

where exactly italy? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 91.138.118.122 (talk) 10:43, August 21, 2007 (UTC)

I really wonder if Lou ever was 6'5". He has said himself that his peak height was 6'4 1/2", the known source for that is CelebHeights. And if he really was 6'5" then I wonder why he has lost almost two inches??? He is just a shade over 6'3" now. Volkov ^talk 19:20, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Calf Implants

No mention in the article regarding Lou's alleged calf implants. I was at a seminar in the early 1990's it was about 10 days after the Masters Olympia, his calves looked weird and really ugly I took a lot of photo's and they sure looked like calf implants to me.