90’s bodybuilding era things we miss

[wes]

Yeah, 90's bodybuilding was pretty fucking awesome.  Pretty much most things that define some of the best aspects of western society, peaked in the 70's,  80's or 90's.  Bodybuilding definitely peaked in the 90's and its a joke now compared to what it was.

All these things cars, sports, music, movies, are all fucked now. But here's the thing, as fucked as bodybuilding is now, it's still less fucked than all those other things. Music? A disgusting parody of bloated whores screeching about how bad ass they are. Sports? A watered down pussified version of everything that was great about sports. Cars? They all look the same now. They all look like some sort of cross between a mini van and a station wagon, and draped in plastic. E vehicles? Hahahaha what a fucking joke. They're actually WORSE for the environment. Movies? Don't even get me started, cinema died sometime around 1999. It was already on its last legs for well over a decade. Now every film is a vehicle for perpetuating the destruction of western values with shitty, interchangeable talentless actors.

But bodybuilding and probably boxing, despite being shadows of their former selves are still relatively untouched compared to how everything else has been corrupted and perverted.

Damn good post beak !!!

[beakdoctor]

No one took as much ephedrine as me I thought. But then I saw a couple of powerlifters take 20 tabs with 20 Russian Dianabols at once before workouts LOL. I read in MMI that Dave Fisher took 8-10 with a pot of coffee before workouts while his training partner took 10-12. I was on ephedrine almost daily for maybe 15 years, never stopped working either. My friend had a supp company and I remember once buying 30 cheap tubs of ephedra/caffeine tabs but I mostly used Spanish and Turkish 50mg ephedrine. No one loved it as much as me and I've said a million times American lifters are idiots for not buying ephedrine instead of buying shitty PWOs. It really boosted motivation and aggression and lifting was way more fun on it. It used to be that absolutely no one dieted without ephedrine but now it's nowhere to be seen around here.

I remember the first Twinlab protein bars. They were hard as bricks, you could break your teeth on those. I bought many Twinlab gainers too. Twinlab had an great early RTD with 40 or 50 grams of whey protein and 100 grams of quick carbs. Crazy dose in a rather small bottle I thought.

Hahaha. Yeah, I remember the ECA stack. Ephedrine, Caffeine and Aspirin.  I fucking loved that. Felt like superman.

Then a buddy of mine told me "if you can get a hold of some Vicodin, add it to the ECA stack. It's the E CAV stack. I happened to have an old supply of Vicodin from a work related injury.

I gave it a shot and HOLY FUCK BALLS BATMAN! Wooo!!! The only way I can describe it is I felt like I could walk through a brick wall. That shit was insane and I only used it for about a week as it was obvious I was working far beyond my physical capabilities.  I really felt like it was only a matter of time before I tore a quad or broke my spine.

Damn good post beak !!!

Thanks Wes!

[illuminati]

Real Pharmaceutical Steroids - They were the Best.

[NarcissisticDeity]

Real Pharmaceutical Steroids - They were the Best.

 

[Van_Bilderass]

Then a buddy of mine told me "if you can get a hold of some Vicodin, add it to the ECA stack. It's the E CAV stack. I happened to have an old supply of Vicodin from a work related injury.

Sounds great but dangerous if you have a big supply of the V part LOL

Stims I find haven't been very addictive for me despite how much I love them. When the ephedrine disappeared I wasn't jonesing for it. I mean 15 years is a long time to be taking it regularly. Ephedra was such a big money maker for supp companies I believe Twinlab went under because of the ban. I remember Muscular Development and Twinlab was lobbying against the upcoming ban, lots of articles contesting the supposed danger of ephedrine.

Real Pharmaceutical Steroids - They were the Best.

I bet your access was better than around here. They were great but you couldn't pick and choose, you had to use whatever the gym dealer had available at the moment.

[illuminati]

Sounds great but dangerous if you have a big supply of the V part LOL

Stims I find haven't been very addictive for me despite how much I love them. When the ephedrine disappeared I wasn't jonesing for it. I mean 15 years is a long time to be taking it regularly. Ephedra was such a big money maker for supp companies I believe Twinlab went under because of the ban. I remember Muscular Development and Twinlab was lobbying against the upcoming ban, lots of articles contesting the supposed danger of ephedrine.

I bet your access was better than around here. They were great but you couldn't pick and choose, you had to use whatever the gym dealer had available at the moment.

My access was really good bought them straight off the Pharmaceutical reps
& what I couldn't get I'd know some else who could

Great times 

[BB]

 Ephedra was such a big money maker for supp companies I believe Twinlab went under because of the ban. I remember Muscular Development and Twinlab was lobbying against the upcoming ban, lots of articles contesting the supposed danger of ephedrine.

It was part of it. They had 4 big products that did great for them - the early andro products, the ephedra stuff, CoQ10, and shark cartilage. When those where booming, they had a stock offering that went from $12ish to $48 share fast. They borrowed a ton based on this new value.

From there, three big things happen - 1) Family infighting about the direction of the brand. One side wanted to stay sports and fitness, while the other wanted to generalize and go older. 2) Big drug companies started buying up supplement brands, and they had much better reach. 3) Andro and Ephedra started to really get looked at and cracked down on.

Twinlab wasn't able to stall anymore, and was bankrupt by 2003.

[Rambone]

Miss those glass bottles. Think my last Twinlab purchase was ZMA fuel. Honestly think I have a zinc deficiency at the moment and my gut is having a hard time absorbing nutrients Hankins style. Going to try out zinc carnosine

[tacobender]

I miss the mega mass 2000 lol or all the different bottles with Lee Labrada on them

[BB]

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That one always made me laugh. I always imagined horrible smells coming from it. Also, back in the late 90's I was only paying like $.50/dozen for eggs, so I wasn't buying "Egg Fuel" for $30 something.

[Rambone]

no, but Tom was in the toilets.

 

[Rambone]

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That one always made me laugh. I always imagined horrible smells coming from it. Also, back in the late 90's I was only paying like $.50/dozen for eggs, so I wasn't buying "Egg Fuel" for $30 something.

Nostalgia unlocked with this one. One of the first wtf moments while supplement shopping in high school. I was also very close to starting nor-andro in 8th grade by mistake

[tacobender]

I miss Dorian at his peak and Lee Haney as well Doreen at his peak would smash on Ronnie Coleman

[NarcissisticDeity]

 

[Rambone]

The early 2000s Cell Tech/Nitro Tech ads with the before and afters and the busty bikini girls were off the hook. Shoutout to Mike Platz, Jeremy “Zero Triceps” Freeman, Aaron “Mr. Intensity” Maddron and Mat “Superman” Duval (PIP)

[tacobender]

The early 2000s Cell Tech/Nitro Tech ads with the before and afters and the busty bikini girls were off the hook. Shoutout to Mike Platz, Jeremy “Zero Triceps” Freeman, Aaron “Mr. Intensity” Maddron and Mat “Superman” Duval (PIP)

yea those were legit forgot about those

[Beefjake]

I remember reading from either Flex on MMI that it is cheaper to buy protein in powder form than in real food.

Might have been in US but surely not in Scandinavia.

I saved money to buy my first can on Dan Duchaines… was it Next something protein?

It cost a effing fortune to a teenager and I only took one serving after squat session 😄

[tacobender]

Hydroxycut lol had ephedrine in it lol

[Lartinos]

I bought all this shit of course, but getting my first Naposim Dbol and later Omnadren bottles are the most memorable moments of the late 90’s.

That stuff was like the magic these magazines talked about.

By the turn of the century the forums were just starting to gain steam, but the magazines were still great.

The place I worked sold the magazines so I read them all for free.

I remember there was a small feud between Kamali and Shawn Ray in one of them going back and forth I think at one point.

Was bummed when I got fired from that job, but that’s the last one that ever did.

[Never1AShow]

If you call this number now, Goodrum answers

[AbrahamG]

LOL.  I remember I used to call the Highland Park Powerhouse Sunday morning to get the results. 

[Brenda Steunbeer]

LOL.  I remember I used to call the Highland Park Powerhouse Sunday morning to get the results.

1.95 adjusted for inflation would be 4.34 dollars per minute today.

Smart business by Robert Kennedy

[AbrahamG]

I remember when my buddy and I took test for the first time.  We would bring our used needle and syringe and stick the needle into the ceiling tile and pull the plunger so that it hung low in the locker room of the Lincoln Park Powerhouse.   

[BB]

MAGA in a bottle -

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The Beast was way more jacked than the Russian Bear -

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[Methyl m1ke]

MAGA in a bottle -

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The Beast was way more jacked than the Russian Bear -

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For years I saw ads for "the beast" and thought it was legit AAS. I was afraid to try it.