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Title: favorite era in bodybuilding?
Post by: roc on April 30, 2008, 11:54:47 PM
mine was the 80's, i thought the industry was a little less cut throat back then, or so it seemed.   the chemical warfare that we have today is just to out of control. the lasix, hyperthyroid drugs,insane amount of test, growth hormone when it first came out was terrible. 
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Post by: WillGrant on May 01, 2008, 01:54:31 AM
Arnolds era was bodybuilding imo  8)
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Post by: genrommel74 on May 01, 2008, 01:58:48 AM
i like it today but probably the 80's bbers were still big but not monsters like today
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Post by: GoneAway on May 01, 2008, 02:22:16 AM
70s (Arnold, Lou, Serge, Sergio), 80s (Haney, Paris, Labrada), 90s (Levrone, Nasser, Ray, Coleman).
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Post by: Dirty Harry on May 01, 2008, 02:25:45 AM
70's
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Post by: roc on May 01, 2008, 03:10:06 AM
the 70's got me into the B.B. scene, working out ect with my plastic weights made with cement, but i didn't know enough of it back then, although i do remember watching the 80 olympia, buying mags with zane, arnold, lou, franco,mentzer,  but as the 80's were in full swing and my lifting took off is when i really involved myself with bodybuilding lifestyle. 
  i
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Post by: Monster81 on May 01, 2008, 03:22:25 AM
i hate the 70s or the 80s ther was no GetBig.com back then
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Post by: Moosejay on May 01, 2008, 03:50:23 AM
70's-80's
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Post by: Eyeball Chambers on May 01, 2008, 03:58:06 AM
Early 1900's

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Falk%2C_Benjamin_J._%281853-1925%29_-_Eugen_Sandow_%281867-1925%29.jpg)
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Post by: io856 on May 01, 2008, 04:03:46 AM
The cocaine to train era  ;D
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Post by: Moosejay on May 01, 2008, 04:25:40 AM
Early 1900's

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Falk%2C_Benjamin_J._%281853-1925%29_-_Eugen_Sandow_%281867-1925%29.jpg)

Very kool pic...is that an original?
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Post by: keanu on May 01, 2008, 04:57:00 AM
  The 50-60's. Guys like Steeve Reeves had packed beaches of girls following him around. I remember Bill Pearl talking about large crowds waiting for him to guest pose. Over 20000 in India with so many trying to grab a look.

  Sergio and Arnold took it overboard with completely unattainable yet good looking physiques. By the 70's, the physiques looked their best from a completely appearance perspective. Lee haney took it too far but still had shape with the mass. Dorian absolutely ruined it in 1993 and set a new standard. Ronnie carried it to a new level. Guys ripped to the bone yet appearing 6 months pregnant when relaxing their abs. The guys today look like strange waterfilled balloons from outer space.
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Post by: m8 on May 01, 2008, 05:00:56 AM
Early 1900's

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Falk%2C_Benjamin_J._%281853-1925%29_-_Eugen_Sandow_%281867-1925%29.jpg)

early 1800's were pretty good too.
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Post by: TrueGrit on May 01, 2008, 05:02:50 AM
About a million years ago

No drugs!

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Post by: Moosejay on May 01, 2008, 05:06:28 AM
  The 50-60's. Guys like Steeve Reeves has packed beaches of girls following him around. I remember Bill Pearl talking about large crowds waiting for him to guest pose. Over 20000 in India with so many trying to grab a look.

  Sergio and Arnold took it overboard with completely unattainable yet good looking physiques. By the 70's, the physiques looked their best from a completely appearance perspective. Lee haney took it too far but still had shape with the mass. Dorian absolutely ruined it in 1993 and set a new standard. Ronnie carried it to a new level. Guys ripped to the bone yet appearing 6 months pregnant when relaxing their abs. The guys today

VG post
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Post by: KillerMonk on May 01, 2008, 05:10:37 AM
70s,80s up to 93 when BB got a bit out of control with Dorians 93 showing its just been chemical warfare since.
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Post by: Moosejay on May 01, 2008, 05:43:36 AM
70s,80s up to 93 when BB got a bit out of control with Dorians 93 showing its just been chemical warfare since.

I'd say it ended with Haney
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Post by: bigmikecox on May 01, 2008, 06:01:27 AM
1988-1997.  After that the physiques started to change for the worse
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Post by: knny187 on May 01, 2008, 10:04:10 AM
1970's
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Post by: Triple-H_2005 on May 01, 2008, 10:07:44 AM
I'd say it ended with Haney
I'd include Yate's first win. 

Other than that, I agree... Early 70s - 1992.
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Post by: mass 04 on May 01, 2008, 10:08:27 AM
90's
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Post by: swilkins1984 on May 01, 2008, 10:09:56 AM
The late 80s to mid 90s.