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From David Baye, former editor at Muscular Development
"Well, it is with regret but also a sigh of relief that I can officially say that as of this morning, I am no longer with Muscular Development. While I don't want to sound like bitter grapes, I can say with conviction that in my 27 years of employment, I have never worked for a more unethical boss than Steve Blechman. After my promotion in 2016, it became harder and harder to do my job on a daily basis seeing the manner in which hard working employees and professional athletes were disregarded by not being paid and blatantly lied to. Had I known the truth about how business was handled and not been repeatedly lied to before taking the promotion, I would've thrown in the towel before day 1.
That said, I will forever be thankful for the job and the opportunities it afforded me, most notably the friendships I have made. I'm not sure what the future holds for me in regards to employment in the fitness industry, but I'd like to still make it to a few shows a year to see all the friends I've made over the past 4 years.
In regards to MD, the cold hard truth is that the owner just doesn't want to pay anyone for their work. I don't say this out of spite, but rather to inform people who may consider working for them sometime down the road. They owe photographers, videographers, writers, graphic artists, athletes, columnists, sales reps and more as much as $10,000, $50,000 and even over $100,000.....EACH.
Meanwhile, the owner Steve Blechman continues to take ridiculously lavish vacations while telling people he can't pay them because there are "cash flow issues". When you are the owner you can't say your business has "cash flow issues" while you're posting pictures of vacations on private yachts to the tune of $50,000. How about taking that money and paying the honest, hardworking employees that bust their asses for you week in and week out.
While the opportunity to travel to these shows and be in the atmosphere of it all is certainly fun, unless you are willing to work for free I strongly recommend that you get paid AHEAD OF TIME for your work if you do decide to work with MD, if not, you'll literally have to beg for every dime for months on end."
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For anyone who wants the juicy details.
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For anybody who wants the juicy details he was just on rxmuscle.
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Supplement industry unethical? Who would've thunk it.
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isn't blechman a 100 millionaire ATG schmoe ??? ??? ???
why mess with people's livelihoods?
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I would rip a hole in that dress and smash that butthole right there on the spot.
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Oooh
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who gives a fuck
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In my opinion, he's going around spreading a lot of fraudulent information about the circumstances of his demise. What's even more embarrassing is that he's trashing Steve Blechman's children and quite frankly this is well below the belt. For someone who speaks of integrity is obviously not above attacking another person's family.
The true story will be revealed tomorrow as David already knows the reason he was fired.
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whats a Muscular Development ???
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he's going around spreading a lot of fraudulent information about the circumstances of his demise. What's even more embarrassing is that he's trashing Steve Blechman's children and quite frankly this is well below the belt. For someone who speaks of integrity is obviously not above attacking another person's family.
The true story will be revealed tomorrow as David already knows the reason he was fired.
they have a long history of dodging paying their bills though, remember special ed's accounts of working with md approx a decade ago vince?
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Just to add they should hire Shizzo to do the job
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they have a long history of dodging paying their bills though, remember special ed's accounts of working with md approx a decade ago vince?
David gets a regular salary and never said a peep about it....in fact he said everyone was lying about not getting paid on the MD forums numerous times.
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David gets a regular salary and never said a peep about it....in fact he said everyone was lying about not getting paid on the MD forums numerous times.
And you believe that?
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David gets a regular salary and never said a peep about it....in fact he said everyone was lying about not getting paid on the MD forums numerous times.
Vince,
that has been the mojo of everyone who has worked for md right up until they are no longer with them, including dave and john, they were both steve nuthuggers for years(especially) john until they got fired.
I get that, if someone was paying me 100 grand plus a year to sit at home and post on the net/write a couple articles a month I would probably ride my bosses nuts too,
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he's going around spreading a lot of fraudulent information about the circumstances of his demise. What's even more embarrassing is that he's trashing Steve Blechman's children and quite frankly this is well below the belt. For someone who speaks of integrity is obviously not above attacking another person's family.
The true story will be revealed tomorrow as David already knows the reason he was fired.
Vince, who will be revealing this?
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And you believe that?
Of course not. What I'm saying is that David Baye is acting like he's fucking Mother Teresa when he's really Al Sharpton or Jessie Jackson. Pay for my silence...scream murder when the money is gone and bait everyone else
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Of course not. What I'm saying is that David Baye is acting like he's fucking Mother Teresa when he's really Al Sharpton or Jessie Jackson. Pay for my silence...scream murder when the money is gone and bait everyone else
If you did your work and didn't got paid over and over again, then how would you feel?
David, John, Chris Aceto, Jerry Brainum... they all come with similar stories, coincidence?
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If you did your work and didn't got paid over and over again, then how would you feel?
David, John, Chris Aceto, Jerry Brainum... they all come with similar stories, coincidence?
Not disputing payments for writers, photographers, etc....just David Baye directly because he got paid a salary.
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he's going around spreading a lot of fraudulent information about the circumstances of his demise. What's even more embarrassing is that he's trashing Steve Blechman's children and quite frankly this is well below the belt. For someone who speaks of integrity is obviously not above attacking another person's family.
The true story will be revealed tomorrow as David already knows the reason he was fired.
You love stirring the pot of shit you know ZERO about. Why bother?
Of course he's going to call out his bum ass son. He's getting paid doing fuck all while hard working employees, pros, nutritionist, photographers etc are getting ripped off and not paid.
Wtf are you talking about?
It's called taking a stand against a scum bag. Maybe you should grow some balls like David Baye and take note.
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Not disputing payments for writers, photographers, etc....just David Baye directly because he got paid a salary.
Whether he got paid his full salary + expenses or not, only Steve or his accountant know. From what I've understand From DB, things went far from smoothly.
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Darrel W Loveless - "they actually owed me over $8,000 at one time. I did get paid finally after a long battle."
Gavin Louis - "They didn't pay me for months and months I had to make threats"
Dan Ray - "They owe me over $20,000 and I have not been paid yet"
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reality is aside from employees posting the only regulars are bigmikecox, the mayor, howard, a few other seem to be good guys, plus shizzo and donny
bigmikecox is def their biggest poster, surprised they never offered him a job because the last 2 in that position(david and adina) were plucked right off the board as members
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steve blechman has never worked a day in his life him and his brother inherited twin lab.
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reality is aside from employees posting the only regulars are bigmikecox, the mayor, howard, a few other seem to be good guys, plus shizzo and donny
bigmikecox is def their biggest poster, surprised they never offered him a job because the last 2 in that position(david and adina) were plucked right off the board as members
how did what I just posted an hour ago come up as your post?
Am I you now, or am I you, me and Josh?
I am confused
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reality is aside from employees posting the only regulars are bigmikecox, the mayor, howard, a few other seem to be good guys, plus shizzo and donny
bigmikecox is def their biggest poster, surprised they never offered him a job because the last 2 in that position(david and adina) were plucked right off the board as members
Now Ron Harris is on line editor.
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His post which is public. Ron are you owed any money? At around 12:20 mark the discussion begins around money owned to employees etc (six figures). Shawn Ray says David's contract was up and not renewed and Ron Harris now been promoted.
David Baye
4 hrs ·
Well, it is with regret but also a sigh of relief that I can officially say that as of this morning, I am no longer with Muscular Development.
While I don't want to sound like bitter grapes, I can say with conviction that in my 27 years of employment, I have never worked for a more unethical boss than Steve Blechman. After my promotion in 2016, it became harder and harder to do my job on a daily basis seeing the manner in which hard working employees and professional athletes were disregarded by not being paid and blatantly lied to. Had I known the truth about how business was handled and not been repeatedly lied to before taking the promotion, I would've thrown in the towel before day 1.
That said, I will forever be thankful for the job and the opportunities it afforded me, most notably the friendships I have made. I'm not sure what the future holds for me in regards to employment in the fitness industry, but I'd like to still make it to a few shows a year to see all the friends I've made over the past 4 years.
In regards to MD, the cold hard truth is that the owner just doesn't want to pay anyone for their work. I don't say this out of spite, but rather to inform people who may consider working for them sometime down the road. They owe photographers, videographers, writers, graphic artists, athletes, columnists, sales reps and more as much as $10,000, $50,000 and even over $100,000.....EACH.
Meanwhile, the owner Steve Blechman continues to take ridiculously lavish vacations while telling people he can't pay them because there are "cash flow issues". When you are the owner you can't say your business has "cash flow issues" while you're posting pictures of vacations on private yachts to the tune of $50,000. How about taking that money and paying the honest, hardworking employees that bust their asses for you week in and week out.
While the opportunity to travel to these shows and be in the atmosphere of it all is certainly fun, unless you are willing to work for free I strongly recommend that you get paid AHEAD OF TIME for your work if you do decide to work with MD, if not, you'll literally have to beg for every dime for months on end.
To elaborate further on the issue and speak my side of the story I just got done interviewing with Dave Palumbo. The interview can be seen at rxmuscle.com
Once again, thanks to everyone I've met over the years for all your respect, hospitality and friendships.
Baye OUT!
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how did what I just posted an hour ago come up as your post?
Am I you now, or am I you, me and Josh?
I am confused
Huh?
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Huh?
reality is aside from employees posting the only regulars are bigmikecox, the mayor, howard, a few other seem to be good guys, plus shizzo and donny
bigmikecox is def their biggest poster, surprised they never offered him a job because the last 2 in that position(david and adina) were plucked right off the board as members
reality is aside from employees posting the only regulars are bigmikecox, the mayor, howard, a few other seem to be good guys, plus shizzo and donny
bigmikecox is def their biggest poster, surprised they never offered him a job because the last 2 in that position(david and adina) were plucked right off the board as members
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More juicy details..
(http://i58.tinypic.com/xnulbp.jpg)
this pic is all over the net.. where is it from?
pic of face?
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For anybody who wants the juicy details he was just on rxmuscle.
(http://oi63.tinypic.com/zv9zrb.jpg)
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His post which is public. Ron are you owed any money? At around 12:20 mark the discussion begins around money owned to employees etc (six figures). Shawn Ray says David's contract was up and not renewed and Ron Harris now been promoted.
David Baye
4 hrs ·
Well, it is with regret but also a sigh of relief that I can officially say that as of this morning, I am no longer with Muscular Development.
While I don't want to sound like bitter grapes, I can say with conviction that in my 27 years of employment, I have never worked for a more unethical boss than Steve Blechman. After my promotion in 2016, it became harder and harder to do my job on a daily basis seeing the manner in which hard working employees and professional athletes were disregarded by not being paid and blatantly lied to. Had I known the truth about how business was handled and not been repeatedly lied to before taking the promotion, I would've thrown in the towel before day 1.
That said, I will forever be thankful for the job and the opportunities it afforded me, most notably the friendships I have made. I'm not sure what the future holds for me in regards to employment in the fitness industry, but I'd like to still make it to a few shows a year to see all the friends I've made over the past 4 years.
In regards to MD, the cold hard truth is that the owner just doesn't want to pay anyone for their work. I don't say this out of spite, but rather to inform people who may consider working for them sometime down the road. They owe photographers, videographers, writers, graphic artists, athletes, columnists, sales reps and more as much as $10,000, $50,000 and even over $100,000.....EACH.
Meanwhile, the owner Steve Blechman continues to take ridiculously lavish vacations while telling people he can't pay them because there are "cash flow issues". When you are the owner you can't say your business has "cash flow issues" while you're posting pictures of vacations on private yachts to the tune of $50,000. How about taking that money and paying the honest, hardworking employees that bust their asses for you week in and week out.
While the opportunity to travel to these shows and be in the atmosphere of it all is certainly fun, unless you are willing to work for free I strongly recommend that you get paid AHEAD OF TIME for your work if you do decide to work with MD, if not, you'll literally have to beg for every dime for months on end.
To elaborate further on the issue and speak my side of the story I just got done interviewing with Dave Palumbo. The interview can be seen at rxmuscle.com
Once again, thanks to everyone I've met over the years for all your respect, hospitality and friendships.
Baye OUT!
Thank you for taking my post. Something is up here. :-\
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I never even heard of the guy. ???
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I am suprised no one has beat Steve's ass yet.
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I never even heard of the guy. ???
He was their contest guy. Did interviews and play by play at shows etc. Did a great job from my perspective and is a good guy.
Guy on the left.
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Thanks WW............I haven`t posted or even been over there to browse in eons now.
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Thanks WW............I haven`t posted or even been over there to browse in eons now.
I have friends who compete so I check it out from time to time. That position is cursed lol and the only person safe there seems to be Shawn Ray. David worked so many hours doing coverage it was insane but of course some negative bs will be posted about him. The "industry" is a mess to put it mildly.
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this pic is all over the net.. where is it from?
pic of face?
I have no clue, but here are more juicy details..
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I saw David at the 2013 Mr. Olympia, and he is a big dude in person. Around 5'11, and very muscular. He obviously takes bodybuilding seriously, and it shows in that interview with Palumbo, in that fitting shirt.
As for Steve Blechman, it seems like he thinks that covers are more important than money. That may have been true in the years prior to 2007, but this is 2017 now - covers don't have the value they once did. But apparently, in Blechman's mind, the covers "make up for it". But the thing is - they don't.
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If you did your work and didn't got paid over and over again, then how would you feel?
Like a major dumb-ass for hanging around and being taken advantage of... Baye's fault for putting up with it, as much as it is Blechhhhhhhhhhhhhhman's...
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Like a major dumb-ass for hanging around and being taken advantage of... Baye's fault for putting up with it, as much as it is Blechhhhhhhhhhhhhhman's...
Steve seems to posses strong manipulative skills. He hired so many people during the years and most of them never got their money or only a part of it.
Shawn Ray seems to be an exception by demanding that he got paid upfront.
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They all deserve eachother.
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I have friends who compete so I check it out from time to time. That position is cursed lol and the only person safe there seems to be Shawn Ray. David worked so many hours doing coverage it was insane but of course some negative bs will be posted about him. The "industry" is a mess to put it mildly.
Agree David did a good job and worked his ass off at those shows. I think Blechman pays Shawn because he is such a big name, and would rip him a new one if he fucked him.
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Doesn't this retard know what an honor it is working for Blechman? that salary is secondary to the invaluable lessons learned from such a strong leader?
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Must have missed this on CNN.
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Steve seems to posses strong manipulative skills. He hired so many people during the years and most of them never got their money or only a part of it.
Shawn Ray seems to be an exception by demanding that he got paid upfront.
How come nobody has beaten up that criminal? The amounts of money would justify that
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steve blechman has never worked a day in his life him and his brother inherited twin lab.
Steve blechman is a horrible business man, twinlab and muscular development was one of the biggest supplement company and magazines on the planet and he ran it into the ground, this is what happens when lazy people inherit money and dont understand what it means to start from nothing and work your way to the top.
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How come nobody has beaten up that criminal? The amounts of money would justify that
During the interview Dave told that he got approached multiple times by angry ex-staff members when he was working on a show, so I guess that Steve is too scared to show up in public.
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this pic is all over the net.. where is it from?
pic of face?
Pic is shopped.
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this pic is all over the net.. where is it from?
pic of face?
Pic is shopped at a store.
Just google, Pic of peace.