The real golden age of bodybuilding.

[Erik C]

REad what I posted, it explains it. I knew you guys would not even be open to it, just posting it for the lurkers so they can be informed...

You posted horseshit. Zero proof that Steve Reeves used drugs, None! Zip! Nada!

[ritch]

I read it and was curious it said D-bol was the first steroid made in 1955 and then hinted Reeves used similar compounds? wtf

In brief, you really don't know the actual history of testosterone therapy and d-bol synthesis

dude.... did you read the key part??? Talking way before the time you mention here... It's posted up there, if you fan boys can't make it out, then nothing I can do.

[Erik C]

dude.... did you read the key part??? Talking way before the time you mention here... It's posted up there, if you fan boys can't make it out, then nothing I can do.

There's no "key part" of anything that you posted, that links Steve Reeves to drug use.

[ritch]

Look, you have objective PROOF that Reeves took drugs , then post it.
All you did was post some ramblng innuendo about possible use of testosterone by men of that era .

Post some proof or STFU.

Are you that much of a dumb blind fool you can't read between the lines???

CArry on fan boys. My work here is done. You homo's should get together and circle jerk each other then cry on each other's shoulder that your boy Reeves used drugs.

This just so makes my day. Thanks again for participating fella's! Was a blast, until next time...

[Erik C]

Are you that much of a dumb blind fool you can't read between the lines???

CArry on fan boys. My work here is done. You homo's should get together and circle jerk each other then cry on each other's shoulder that your boy Reeves used drugs.

This just so makes my day. Thanks again for participating fella's! Was a blast, until next time...

Ritchie rushing off to perform as a guest star on the TV show "Little People."

[Never1AShow]

Test propionate was around in the 40s is all you need to know.  This same thread can be found back in 2007 and 2006 also.  Probably every couple of mo this since then.

Reeves can claim whatever he wants, but I saw it reported that he used lots of injectable vitamin B12, so he is not natural.

[Erik C]

Test propionate was around in the 40s is all you need to know.  This same thread can be found back in 2007 and 2006 also.  Probably every couple of mo this since then.

Reeves can claim whatever he wants, but I saw it reported that he used lots of injectable vitamin B12, so he is not natural.

B12 is a steroid? Finally a real drug expert! LOL!

[Mr. MB]

According to Bob Kennedy who was very close to Steve , Reeves did use as with the majority of the old timers but who cares if they did?

They took nowhere the amount of stuff the guys take today.

Testosterone has been around alot longer than you think ,Hitler used it on his troops who were stationed on The Russian front during WW2.
Dinabol came on the scene in the  mid 50s but Dinabol was born from other compounds remember.

For you "Natural" guys out there jumping up and down , try training as Steeve did 3 times a week full body 2-3 exercises per bodypart at high intensity coupled with bike riding up hills for calf/leg work ,follow steves diet then report back here with your progress and tell me he didnt use some sort of chemical support.

Bob Kennedy knew very little about Reeves. He was a European 12 year old when Steve did his final competition. Kennedy moved to Canada in 1967 17 years after Steve's last show. I  wrote for Bob's MMI for about 8 years, often did the Editorial for Bob. We dined several times and Bob knew that Steve was my first mentor as a teen. We talked quite a bit about the history of AAS. By the time Bob was a name in Bodybuilding Steve Reeves was long gone into horse ranching in Orange County, Ca.

I am telling you that IMO Steve Reeves did not use AAS or even look like he did. But believe what you will...

[Danimal77]

the golden age was the mid 80's to 2000, the physiques were great plus shows and training shows were on espn

movies often starred muscle men from arnold to van damme movies, these movies inspired millions of men to pump up which also helped introduced them to the sport of bodybuilding

it was all downhill after 2000, the elite pros of the 90's were past their prime, the bodies got worse with bloated waistlines and odd looking muscles (synthol, insulin), and instead of muscle men being portrayed as heroes we have planet fitness commercials portraying them as stupid

america also got fatter, fat people hate people that look good and try to demotivate people from participating in anything that makes you look better

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I actually agree with this. Golden Age for me was probably early 1980's until early 2000's. That said, there were incredible physiques prior to the early 80's, but in terms of the majority of the competitors being consistently good started probably around 1982/1983 (although 1981 had Tom Platz and Danny Padillo) and died about 20 years later (when Kevin Levrone, Chris Cormier, Flex Wheeler, Paul Dillett and Shawn Ray retired in around 2003).

[Teutonic Knight]

According to Bob Kennedy who was very close to Steve , Reeves did use as with the majority of the old timers but who cares if they did?

They took nowhere the amount of stuff the guys take today.

Testosterone has been around alot longer than you think ,Hitler used it on his troops who were stationed on The Russian front during WW2.
Dinabol came on the scene in the  mid 50s but Dinabol was born from other compounds remember.

For you "Natural" guys out there jumping up and down , try training as Steeve did 3 times a week full body 2-3 exercises per bodypart at high intensity coupled with bike riding up hills for calf/leg work ,follow steves diet then report back here with your progress and tell me he didnt use some sort of chemical support.

BS, flip old magz Steve was living in Switzerland until 70's,

[falco]

[Never1AShow]

B12 is a steroid? Finally a real drug expert! LOL!

Injecting B12 is not natural you moron.  No more natural than steroids.  And whether he did or did not, his willingness to inject something into his body to help his physique shows he would have used steroids if they were available.  All that later stuff from when he was out of it is just bullshit.

[Erik C]

Injecting B12 is not natural you moron.  No more natural than steroids.  And whether he did or did not, his willingness to inject something into his body to help his physique shows he would have used steroids if they were available.  All that later stuff from when he was out of it is just bullshit.

Another really stupid post from you, and you dare to call someone else a moron? You think B12 and steroids are any kind of equivalency? You know what Steve Reeves did or would have done? Are you psychic? Does he communicate with you through a Ouija Board?

Steve Reeves always denied using drugs, and campaigned against drug use. No one accused him of using drugs, until after he died, when he couldn't protect himself, by suing the lying scumbags for slander and defamation of character.

You have zero proof that Steve Reeves used Steroids. Until you can post proof, STFU Moron!

[ritch]

Funny how some turds like to try and knock down or TRY and knock down my physique. Google my name on the site fags, take a look, then tell me how bad I suck.

Joke's totally on you suckers.

Keep pissin' in the wind dipshits....

Clueless, totally fuckin' clueless you fuckers are.

[Grape Ape]

Google my name on the site, fags

Outed for being on a site called "fags"

[ritch]

Outed for being on a site called "fags"

they're probably on that site too, lol...

[tommywishbone]

I like to think that we haven't seen the golden age yet. The best is yet to come.   

PS. I am currently on Dilaudid and Percocet.

[falco]

Injecting B12 is not natural you moron.  No more natural than steroids.  And whether he did or did not, his willingness to inject something into his body to help his physique shows he would have used steroids if they were available.  All that later stuff from when he was out of it is just bullshit.

Do you even lift bro?

[BIG AL MCKECHNIE]

Reeves did his last Universe 5 yrs BEFORE D-bol was created.

How/why naysayers continue to lump them together is beyond me???

Ciba launched dbol in the 50's but had already released over 20 different steroids from the mid 40's before dbol.

Whether Reeves used or not is something I don't know.  My comments would be,  why would the guys in the 40's and
early 50's NOT try early testosterone or steroids if they could get them?  Reeves looked good in the Hercules films and since his income was dependant on his look, why would be not take pills that were available to purchase mail order without prescription via ads in TV guide and readers digest?

[HTexan]

I like to think that we haven't seen the golden age yet. The best is yet to come.   

PS. I am currently on Dilaudid and Percocet.

the future

[Howard]

Most seem to interpret the "golden age" to what ever years they grew up with it at. Earl said the 80's - 2000. Not sure how old he is but that's HIS interpretation of it. Those who grew up with it in the 90's are going to think its the 90's. I say it was the early 70's to the late 80's early 90's because it was guys like Arnold who made bodybuilding somewhat mainstream. When people started following Arnold they started following bodybuilding and then pumping iron came along.

Obviously, everyone will have an OPINION on this. That's the point.

[oldtimer1]

Ciba launched dbol in the 50's but had already released over 20 different steroids from the mid 40's before dbol.

Whether Reeves used or not is something I don't know.  My comments would be,  why would the guys in the 40's and
early 50's NOT try early testosterone or steroids if they could get them?  Reeves looked good in the Hercules films and since his income was dependant on his look, why would be not take pills that were available to purchase mail order without prescription via ads in TV guide and readers digest?

What's the name of these 20 anabolic steroids?  Dianabol was the first anabolic steroid. Estrogen and cortisone is also a steroid but it has nothing to do with bodybuilding.

Dianabol was created because the Russians were using straight testosterone with great success in Olympic lifting. The problems started coming in the form of an enlarged prostate. It got so bad they had to use a catheter to urinate. Dianabol was made to make testosterone more anabolic and less androgenic in light of the horrible side effects the Russians had.

Prior to dianabol what was available was straight testosterone. I seriously doubt bodybuilders knew about it. Dianabol was known because of all the York Olympic lifters being on it. Where does a bodybuilder in the 40's and 50's know about using a syringe and vial for testosterone knowing it increases muscle? I know a comic book ad for testosterone was around in the early years but what proof is that it was used by bodybuilders?

Most guys that say every single bodybuilding star was using is to justify their own use to look good in a tight shirt. It's rationalization. It's the small child that screams inside them that needs others to praise them as a man so they will risk health injecting stuff made in China and put in counterfeit packaging.  Sure little boy. Everyone who is in shape or has some muscles from lifting weight is using because you look like crap without it. Okay, I'll buy that.  

[ritch]

The force of the fan boys is never ending here...
Deal.
With.
It.

[Howard]

The force of the fan boys is never ending here...
Deal.
With.
It.

Still waiting for objective proof that Reeves used steroids.

[Erik C]

The force of the fan boys is never ending here...
Deal.
With.
It.

Shouldn't you be posting on GetSmall.com?