I made a post a while ago about how fake John Basedow looks with his immobile, ripped torso, and pencil neck, like some demented bobble head come to life. Well I get a fair amount of traffic from people researching “basedow fraud” and the like because of it. Unfortunately, I have no information on whether he actually is a fraud or not. But it seems to me he has some dissatisfied customers and I want to help them in my own special way.
If you have a John Basedow story I’d like you to tell me about it. Maybe his Better Body Basics were too complicated, his techniques for building lean muscle were a crock, or he tipped you poorly after a meal. Whatever. I want to hear about it and I’ll compile your accounts here. Email your stories to basedowfraud@petroleumjelliffe.com. Personally, I can’t stand seeing him on local cable commercials every 5 seconds any more, and want him gone. His freakish visage causes me pain. Let’s put an end to his reign of sinewy terror to an end.
Update: Basedow is not dead.
“Low weight workouts, high intensity workouts, low intensity workouts - Fitness Made Simple’s Better Body Basics has them all.”
Man I hope people e-mail you with stories about this character.
John Basedow still missing from Tsunami:
http://press.arrivenet.com/bus/article.php/549728.html
I HAVE A JOHN BASEDOW STORY!
it’s called he’s dead and he died in the tsunami and i am HEARTBROKEN
“Personally, I can’t stand seeing him on local cable commercials every 5 seconds any more, and want him gone.”
Wish granted, Pete. You’re a horrible, horrible person.
Right, like it’s my fault. I can’t help it if he annoys me and I wish he wasn’t on TV every 5 goddam seconds. I also can’t help that he was washed out to sea.
he’s not dead
Mr. Basedow was in Phuket filming The John Basedow Little Boy Workout Video at Neverland east. Sick little freak he is.
An article I read said he’s probably just helping people over there and hasn’t called yet.
Ummm… John… I don’t think workout videos are what we need right now… how about you lend us a hand cleaning up the village?
Haha, I bet he was bodysurfing as it hit- washed him right up! I kinda feel bad, but then again, I don’t because my friends and I have hated him for YEARS! But seriously, it’s a shame that it had to happen to such a poor part of the world. May his abnormally weird shaped head and ‘biceps, triceps and even abs’ rest in peace. He really isn’t going to have any tricky dance moves…
I was floored to find out that John Basedow was dead, but all the same, the posts on this site made me laugh out loud at work because I have made fun of the man for years and have absolutely HATED the sight of him and his ever-changing hairstyle. Did you ever notice how cheesy the background of his “gym” was on the commercials? It’s like someone took spraypaint and some of those horrible neon pink tanning salon lights and tried to make it work. I wonder how long it will take for his commercials to go off the air. He must have spent a ton of money in advertising! Too bad he’s dead- talk about a high-impact gyration! Man, I’m going to hell…
Has it been confirmed by anyone reputable that John was killed in the Tsunami? Thanks…
There are hundreds of people I would love to never see on TV again. That doesn’t mean I want them dead, for crying out loud. You have over 100 channels on most TVs in this country today. Turn the channel already but don’t hate a person who has dedicated his life to a goal or who has made a successful business due to his hard effort. I thought he looked stranged myself but hey, I just turned the channel… Get over it already and leave the man and his loved ones alone. Just rest your beer can back on your fat gut and continue to watch COPS reruns. It’ll be OK…
Ironincally, changing the channel doesn’t work with Basedow, because the cable company puts him on every channel. But thanks for the support and I will try my best to get over it and continue watching COPS, whilst a can of beer balances on my fat gut.
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Ha… John Basedow was a walking JOKE… I couldn’t look at him without laughing. He took himself so seriously while everyone else laughed at his pathetic existance. The only good thing the Tsunami did was to whipe that asshole out of the earth….
John may not be liked by other people for what ever childish reason. The man makes money the “American Way”, he works hard and created a profitable business. Get over it.
One more thing, to wish another human being dead because you don’t like to see them on TV makes me want to pray for your eternal soul.
I don’t like you guys. I may be dead from the tsunami and you are all saying i’m fake. Well i hope my potential death is fake too. assbags
I would love to see John Basedow surf a tsunami at a heart-pumping cardio rate. I bet his hair would not move…
shut up loser, that guy could rip your heart out at shove up your ass and out your mouth
Not from the bottom of the sea, he ain’t! Accept it, he’s gone down to Davey Jones’ Locker.
if you folks will go to www.fitnessmadesimple.com you will see a press release refuting the report that my dad is dead. He singlehandedly stopped the tsunami with his massive arms and low impact gyrations. I declare today John Basedow Day!
Hiiiiidey ho! I’m baaaaaaaaaaack. . . ph33r me in my newest commercial hitting airwaves in February! I will punish all of you pencilneck fools with my abz of steels. I lived through the tsunami by crunching my way up from the bottom of the ocean. . . and now you can too!
In between watching tv 24/7, I made a John Basedow voodoo doll, then put it in the toilet and flushed repeatedly. He was drawn to his demise this way. It’s that simple.
I don’t know what you’all are talking about. John Basedow his my hero. He’s changed my body… changed my life. I’ve gained three pant sizes. Every morning I wake up to work out with him and gaze at his amazing abs. The inspiring fire background reminds me of all the carbs I’m burning, and how HOT John Basedow is!
Damn! He’s alive! Check out fitnessmadesimple.com
I mean, I wasn’t hoping he was dead or anything. Maybe just floating on his abs somewhere. But it was very interesting! Now he’s just fucking boring again.
I hope with all my will that he is dead. I hate that man and his entire family. Someone tell me where he is so I can go hit him with a ball bat
John is fine, read the Important Notice at http://www.fitnessmadesimple.com/
my hero
When i first when down on john he kept using these tricky dance moves. Then came the high impact gyrations from his chizzled hips. I didnt know what to do, then the tsunami came…i ran he didnt
news update john is alive so all you ahole can leave my hero along i love you johnny
It would thrill me to learn that Big John lived through the Tsunami only to be mauled and raped by a large zoo animal in front of his wife and 2 lovely children
Jesus Pete, you’ve created a monster
The guy was obviously on roids and cleary didnt get that way naturally or from those workouts and i despise watching him on TV, STILL!, but he was persistent and im sure he sold a lot of videos and made a lot of money the old fashioned way, though i guess he could never have done any of this with the help of those steroids. Anyway, sad to see him go, though i wont miss his commercials
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i will slay john basedow forever
Unless you know the guy you shouldn’t be passing judgement against him because of the way he may look. He might really be dead and I believe if he is, it is immoral for you people to still be talking trash about him…My prayers go out to him and his family.
Easy there John. Its sad that he got baralled by a 300 ft. wave that not even his abs of steel could withstand, but dont knock people for commenting on a guy that looks like a stick figure drawn by a pre-schooler with a washboard stomach from the colonial days and a hair piece borrowed from a bad 70’s porn. ya know, its just possible he’s down in bikini bottom doing an extended set of crunchers with patrick, spongebob and davy jones. But seriously john, my condolences to you and your stick figure family. Big john, rip.
Your all fucking gay, if you all have nothing better to do then wish condolences upon the Basedow homo-clan then yoiu should all jump into a Tsunami yourselves. John Basedow should have died during conception. I hate john basedow and i hate all of you.
Isn’t it a bit weird that John, himself, didn’t dispel the rumor. The company did it. Still no word from him. He’s gone!!
I agree John Basedow looks like a freak, and it sure is fun poking fun, but he truly pales beside the Evangelists who pollute the airwaves, these self-serving, self-righteous, venal gasbags who have made this country the laughing stock of the civilized world.
well, if you look at the website www.fitnessmadesimple.com, they’re still selling the opportunity to talk with john basedow personally, granted its almost $100 for an hour, but how can you put a price on peice of mind?!?!!112
and while he is(or was) a doofus, to me that makes him that much more credible, its better than tony little or some other excited actor jumping on a super dexule fucking supremo gazzell and shouting how much fun HIS heart pumping cardio pace is…plus if you do the homework, the nutrition facts he doles out make perfect sense, so i trust him
What B.S.! FMS ppl are covering up his death with an elaborate scheme…there is no official proof the man’s alive. The photo for Febuary Star of the month was taken nearly a year ago. I think they wanna make as much money as they can get their greedy little hands on. What was more odd is that their “Important Notice” was not text, photo, making it more difficult for google search. I have no doubt in my mind that ppl working behinde the scenes of FMS are either trying to get more attention or money or both. Besides, how do you know that paying 100 bucks to talk to the supposed dead-now-alive dude is actually Mr. Basedow himself? Ah, yes, there’s more where that came from. If he is dead, my deepest regards for his parents and family.
is it all still speculation as to whether or not he died in the tsunami or does any1 kno the real truth
FMS has got to be a money laundering operation. You can nott have that many commercial on that many channels for over 3 years and still make a profit. Pizza anyone?
Dead or alive, Mr. Basedow must go away…
I am glad he is okay, why would any of you hate on John? What is wrong with you? He could whoop all of you fatties.
He’s not dead, he goes to my gym. I saw him today
Too bad that freak of nature didn’t drown.. I just seen a new commercial today and it really grossed me out.. his hair is getting worse! JB needs to die!
Im glad to announce that my father is okay, and he is expected to have a full recovery. Thanks to everyone for all of the cards and flowers.
John Basedow is a fucked up looking guy. My girlfriend calls him “balloon head” because it looks like his head is just floating there like a balloon above that fake looking freaky body of his. If he really is dead, he should stop tormenting us through bad television commercials. Why was he in Thailand anyway? Don’t people go there to have sex with male children?
John Basedow, the gray-faced, tsunami-stopping media whore. What are the chances of him being smashed to death by a 300 ft wave on his one trip to Thailand? Perhaps his presence alone was enough to make the ocean challenge his steel abs. Too bad that’s not his real body, he’s actually a cyborg. His hair goes through constant metamorphises of lameness. Have you heard his new, shit-tastic theme song. “Fitness made simple, made for real cyborgs.”……
Okay, so WHEN did his hair go WHITE (from the tsunami?) and WHY doesn’t he invest in a box of “Just For Men”? Ms. Clairol AND Keith Hernandez wanna’ know…
John Basedow is the devil. Isn’t it apparent with his flaming locks of hair and firey background images, while all the time trying to entice you into his hellish world of low impact gyrations and you all know that his tricky dance moves will spawn the ANTI-Christ.
Does anyone have a picture of John Basedow with someone else? I’m convinced he is not the 6 foot 3 195 pound guy he claims he is. Maybe his videos show him with other people, but I wouldn’t pay a dime for one of his tapes so I may never know. If he is 6′ 3″ then his proportions are something I have never seen on a “natural” lifter ever.
Dead. Squat. Clean. That’s what is good in life.
Yes, it’s true, I brought John into my loving arms after he was inadvertently caught up in the insignificant trickle of moisture I decided to nudge toward the godless heathen lands. Unfortunately upon entering the pearly gates, he mentioned that he had a few low impact moves that would instantly reduce what he referred to as my “heavenly paunch”. At my bequest, he then caught the express elevator to the sub-basement of my pal Lucifer’s domain. He will now spend eternity strapped to a mattress. Every hour a feeding tube pumps a gallon of Twinkie filling into his now monstrously distended gut. Coincidently, an anagram of his name is John, a bed sow.
How dare you people talk about me like this. I have helped you fat venal assbags for years. My workout has no tricky dance moves, just real people with real results. Through my low impact gyrations and heart pumping cardeo rate, you too can become a queer with never ending hair colors.
OK… now i may hate basedow like the rest of you guys, but damn is that theme song catchy! I’m trying to put together a Fitness made simple spoof and itd be awesome to have the theme song. I have had NO luck finding it online, so if anyone reading this has access to it, or knows where to get, email me at lazyathlete0808@aol.com!
I’m jealous of him. Basedow has outsmarted all of us - he is laughing all the way to the bank…so despite the comments, he gets richer everytime you watch him.
Hmmm…..
YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!
I hate this guy and everyone else on TV that states how easy it is to look like them. It’s all BS. CNN should do a series and take average people and test out all these claims and real people. I work out 4 times a week at Golds for an hour each session and I eat right. I still have a gut and will never look like that meat head John. BTW, yes, that tune is catchy!!
I order john video 4 times and have no big muscle like him. I think that he no good to help mine muscle. I go to gym now to meet wife not make muscle . He make me lose hope.
Mike
my new year’s resolution is to stop loving jesus until a tsunami really does kill john basedow
I think they should rename his tapes and call them Fitness made stupid, I long for the day they take his fraudulent commercials off the air.
just want you to know that john basedeo is not a fake.. like you claimed, stop the hate , i know him through all the years in new york and he work damn hard to get that body and nothing is fake on him i can assure you. my suggestion is that you are jealous of him , may be you are a fat ass and have nothing to do beter in life, leave my buddy alone and get a life ,, pple like you deserve to be like you are,, lonley find another hobby and stoip hating.. he is a wonderful man and i know that personally,,,
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I’m 6′2″ not a goofy looking asshat like Basdow and i can guaranty that if it came down to a one on one between me and him, I would kick his ass to the fucking MOON, and I too am about sick of seeing his ass on Tv every five sec.s on every channel, and i really don’t think he’s 6′3″ like he claims he’s prolly a 5′11″ little punk ass faggot who only goes to Thailand to screw little boys behind his wifes back.
His commercials are driving me nuts. They appear every time there is a commercial on the Sci-Fi channel in NYC, and I watch that channel alot. Here’s the number to the Sci-Fi channel, in case anyone wants to let them know how you feel about his commercials: (212) 413-5000
Ok. First off why do you all hate john basedow hes possibly the most funny thing on tv. theres nothing better then hearing that song. its possibly the most amazing song in the entire world. and im trying to download it somewhere but i cant find it. but yeah dont hate john basedow hes a straight up G.
I like this theme.
you better have a good lawyer, because I’m not gay…that quote w/my name in it sure sounds like it
Fitness made simple…
It really didn’t help him run any faster than anyone else when the tsunami hit. fat, thin, muscular, weak and frail all who were there died.
That frosty-haired faggot is trying to steal my commercial spotlight. His neck is skinnier than the hose on my 8 pound Oreck XL. That cock sucker needs to name the time and place that the O-Man kicks his ass and then proceeds with a long session of anal rape.
Chuck Norris would round house kick John Basedow to the face once and kill him. But wait, Chuck Norris is still alive and Basedow, the Bob Saget Lookalike is not. Hmm… He’s been dead for a year and 4 months. WHY are they still playing J.B. on ESPN in clip shots of former commercials? FMS is heartless. Let him die and go off air and dissapear into TV obscurity like Saget.
You guys are a bunch of LOOSERS!!! I’ve tried his programs and they work. Yea, I laughed at his shaven legs and 80’s punk looking hair, but I’ve gone down two dress sizes and my arms and abs ROCK!! So shut your fat mouths and get off the couch!!
all things said aside , its a little shameful that they have a toll free number to place an order and take your money but if you need to talk to customer service then you get to pay for a long distance phone call!……what a crock!