mike ashley and brian buchanon

[rayrod]

does anyone know what these two are up to these days?  they looked very good.  healthy looking.    mike had a set of abs and arms that match anyones.   buchanon had those wide shoulders with a small waist and nice back.   i know mike claimed he was natural.    do you know if that is true or not

[hillbilly]

Sick taper! he looks like he's coming out of a magic lamp

[rayrod]

you'll like this one

[Ex Coelis]

Mike "The Natural" Ashley said he was clean so we'll have to take his word for it. Just seems odd that his signed photograph graced BALCO Lab's wall of fame . . .

[benchthis]

you'll like this one

  how small is that waist  it looks about the size of melvin anthony

[Johnny Apollo]

Oh yes....He's natural alright!

[Johnny Apollo]

Those are pics of Buchanan who was around 5'9-5'10 and 210.  Mike Ashley kept claiming natural status back in his day.

Where are pictures of Ashley?

[Lion666]

hes def. in better shape than melvin & sports a smaller waist.

[Special Ed]

Of course Ashley was natural because he said so. Like Titus is not guilty. Like Chick makes 300K.

A "natural" Mike Ashley is wishful thinking.

Special "Catch a Falling Star" Ed

[240 is Back]

Mike "The Natural" Ashley said he was clean so we'll have to take his word for it. Just seems odd that his signed photograph graced BALCO Lab's wall of fame . . .

His secret is CLEAR to all of us.

[tommywishbone]

His secret is CLEAR to all of us.

Mike is going to CREAM you when he reads this.

[Shawn Ray]

Mike, I want my Arnold Trophy BACK!
Can a brutha get some Change too!
ARE WE CLEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Stavios]

Mike ashley was "natural" but in md there was a pic of him with victor conte.... 

[dknole]

I see and speak with Mike. He is doing great here in South Florida. Sold his gym(s), doing some training and still in great shape. He has gotten more into the academic aspect of training. I believe him too.

[Dan-O]

I always believed Ashley's natural claims, but what do I know.  He certainly didn't exhibit any of the tell-tale signs of drug use (aside from being pretty big and ripped).  He was one of the few pros I actually met in person, when he did a seminar in Dallas in the early 90's.

Rick Wayne made a kind of cryptic comment about Mike at a show back in the day.  Rick said "I believe he's clean.  He's as clean as Joe Weider."  I was never sure quite how Rick meant that.

[rayrod]

here is a picture of mike ashley

[alexxx]

here is a picture of mike ashley

He doesn't look like he juices.

[rayrod]

another

[knny187]

100% natty

[Special Ed]

No one in their right mind would believe Mike was natural. If so, you are saying that Mike Ashley had the greatest genetics of all-time. The guy went head-to-head with a roided out Strydom in his prime and consistently crushed other admitted users.  He took second to Shawn Ray at the Arnold when Shawn failed his drug test. Ask yourself: Why in the world would a superior genetically gifted bodybuilder like Shawn have to take drugs to beat a natural guy like Mike Ashley?? If you really believe Mike had more muscle, better density, and was in better condition and came in drier than 99% of his competitors without juice, you truly have no understanding of what drugs do.
 
Think about it. The Ashley of 1986 was light years ahead of the absolute best natural competitor in 2006 - TWENTY YEARS of knowledge, superior supplementation, more efficient machines, and egg whites in a jar, and no one even remotely resembles this guy's level of muscle, density and condition.  Bitch please!

Shawn would set you straight, but he's afraid Mike might skip out on the Colorado Pro.

Special "SeaGullible" Ed

[Adam Empire]

Of course he was natural.  Don't complain just because he discovered Magic Stick before everyone else.

[Mr. Intenseone]

100% natty

Not a chance....they had GH back then too!! But next to Haidar, some of the deepest abs I've ever seen. Pierre Van Den Steen excluded!!

[HowieW]

His secret is CLEAR to all of us.

I met Mike a few times back in the early 80's and when a bunch of us were skeptical about him being "natural" he passed around his daily diet log, the guy is a real nutriton expert he even kept track of the vitamins and mineral content along with pro, carbs and fat of all food he ate.
The guy was NOT even 200 lbs on stage but ripped with awesome muscle bellys.
He won a natural show where he had to pass a BLOOD analysis for drugs,THAT, he passed.
He passed more drug tests than you can imagine, plus he was real matter of fact about it, not defensive.
If you remember BALCO and Victor Conte got their start doing DIET and supplemnt routines for elite athletes and was 100 % legit, UNTIL they branched out into the vitamin S deal  
At the end of his career hard to say if he was 100% natural, no matter, the guy was a phenom and remeber he passed the drug test and was given the title over Shawn Ray at ASC in 91. (was it 91?)
Larry Scott summed up the real deal on 'roids pretty well . I will paraphrase him here; ' drugs can make a really good bodybuilder become a great one but never transform an avg one into a champ.'

[njflex]

Special ed hit it on the head ,why would these guy's juice their heads off and see natural mike kick butt,shawn ray had great natural gene's and he did what he had to do.it is possible to be ripped natural,and big natural.but both and conditioned is tough ,maybe at lighter bodyweight,but ashley competed at over 190 lbs .his abs had that thick chunky look ,i don't think that's possible clean.

[Dan-O]

I met Mike a few times back in the early 80's and when a bunch of us were skeptical about him being "natural" he passed around his daily diet log, the guy is a real nutriton expert he even kept track of the vitamins and mineral content along with pro, carbs and fat of all food he ate.
The guy was NOT even 200 lbs on stage but ripped with awesome muscle bellys.
He won a natural show where he had to pass a BLOOD analysis for drugs,THAT, he passed.
He passed more drug tests than you can imagine, plus he was real matter of fact about it, not defensive.
If you remember BALCO and Victor Conte got their start doing DIET and supplemnt routines for elite athletes and was 100 % legit, UNTIL they branched out into the vitamin S deal 
At the end of his career hard to say if he was 100% natural, no matter, the guy was a phenom and remeber he passed the drug test and was given the title over Shawn Ray at ASC in 91. (was it 91?)
Larry Scott summed up the real deal on 'roids pretty well . I will paraphrase him here; ' drugs can make a really good bodybuilder become a great one but never transform an avg one into a champ.'

Thank you, I was also going to point out that Mike was a real whiz with nutrition and training.  Not that his competition wasn't, but he really knew what he was doing and had it down to a pretty exact formula.

Mike also offered $10,000.00 to anyone if they administered a drug test that he could not pass.  No one ever collected on the deal, so draw your own conclusions.