Image: The Muscle Ranch Austin Series

by texbearjoe

I’m texbearjoe, and Austin’s a short drive from my hometown, but it’s a million miles away from ordinary life. This is the second year of the private, invite-only retreat for bodybuilders - mostly offseason - enjoying days of nothing but food, working out, and the company of other men, no women allowed. Most of the guys gave up on shaving, clothing, and inhibitions - you’d be surprised at what guys get into when they can get away with it. It’s stocked full of big male bodybuilders, coaches, dads, sons, pros amateurs, and some powerlifters getting back to nature by giving up clothes and any semblance of worry about bi/gay/straight as they pursue the body beautiful.

The sixth volume of Muscle Ranch gets me immediately involved in a “Masters Bodybuilder” (over-40) photo session taken at the ranch - out of control! My buddies at the ranch go out to a bodybuilding contest in Austin, and oversleeping, I wander around the Ranch and meet two red-headed Dutch gardeners, who took care of me. Sami enjoys a daily routine with me, which is well, lots of eating and “Playing well with others.” I end up at a milking contest with a bunch of the younger bodybuilders along with the masters, to see who’s best at using their hands. Earl, the sexy black muscledad I meet, ends up hearing a story about a very “Bad Boy” in Chicago I met. After all the hubbub, Sami and I finish the week with a wonderful dinner together, pure 1:1.

88 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 29, 2016