Bodybuilding legend calls out Jim Manion.
Bodybuilding Legend Vic Richards has published a post on his official Facebook page, calling out Jim Manion, in regards to the alleged corruption within the NPC and Pro League.
Jim Manion, the NPC and Pro League, have recently been the center of attention, due to an investigation by the Washington Post.
The Washington Post has exposed the alleged corruption, dangerous coaches, sexual predators, and many more horrible situations within the NPC, Pro League and the bodybuilding world in general.
Jim Manion his family, and various promoters and judges have been allegedly singled out by the Washington Post in their investigative articles.
Not long after the articles by the Washington Post were published, a number of promoters have resigned from the NPC and Pro League, with some aligning themselves with IFBB‘s USA affiliate, IFBB Physique America.
Read More: Former NPC/Pro League promoter joins IFBB Physique America
“Jim Manion must go” – Bodybuilding Legend Victor Richards
Bodybuilding legend Vic Richards has recently been very vocal about the problems in bodybuilding. Richards has discussed the recent deaths and injuries that have been occurring in the bodybuilding industry on his social media pages.
In a recent post, Vic Richards attacked NPC/Pro League President Jim Manion, alleging that “he (Jim Manion) is the problem with everything that plagues the bodybuilding world.”
Richards points out that athletes, coaches and promoters, are scared to speak out, fearing some sort of punishment or even being banned.
The full post by Vic Richards
The post below is published on Vic Richards’ official Facebook page
“Sometimes it takes a revolution to achieve a resolution. “Jim Manion must go!”
“I have looked at every possible way to say this diplomatically but couldn’t find any other option!”
“JIM MANION must go!! He is cancer at the center of everything that plagues the world of Bodybuilding. Like every brutal narcissistic dictator that has ruled with an iron fist, he mercilessly uses tools such as intimidation, defamation, threats, hardship, banishment and destitution to get his way.”
“He mistakenly underestimates the will and potential of people when they decide that they have had enough. Jim Manion and his henchmen think that the gravy train is going to run forever.”
“He has banished too many talented and intelligent people from the world of bodybuilding who could have helped portray the image of bodybuilders and bodybuilding to the mainstream in a positive manner. Instead, we have conformists and yes-man in the so-called bodybuilding media that can’t tell or wouldn’t tell the truth because of the repercussions.”
“JIM MANION must go!! He is cancer at the center of everything that plagues the world of Bodybuilding.” – Vic Richards
“They can’t present the facts, or they face the consequences of his wrath: having their backstage access passes cancelled, depriving them of access to athletes for an interview and destroying their source of income.”
“Ruthless tactics such as these have forced even well-intended people to choose between conformity and abolishment. The results have been corruption, misinformation, misrepresentation, and mismanagement.”
“They asphyxiate the sport physically, mentally, and spiritually by withholding knowledge and information that could have saved lives while misrepresenting bodybuilding in the mainstream media with voices and images that don’t accurately or positively portray most of us in a positive light so that Jim Manion and his henchmen can continue to make profits!” – Victor Richards
The allegations by Vic Richards are a vicious attack against Jim Manion, the NPC, and Pro League, it remains to be seen if Manion will respond to these allegations.
