From Jerry Hornback: One of my longest friends in the industry has passed. Anyone who knows me, knows that Pat and I were friends long before BALCO. He was literally the man who painstakingly taught me about supplementation, and every tip and hack you could think of. Pat was more than generous to me over the years, including a time period where we even discussed moving part of his manufacturing process to Louisville. He was the greatest mind our industry has seen, and truly never got nearly enough credit (or compensation) for the things he developed and brought to market. I’ll always remember his dry, sarcastic sense of humor. We used to laugh after he would do a podcast, because no one ever asked him the good questions. He would always say “you should be the one doing the interview”, because I was so familiar with his research and background. Thank you Pat (and Lakhan) for always being so welcoming during the Ergo days.
From Matt Weik: I just got the news that Patrick Arnold has passed. Man, he and I go way back in the industry. He was one of the greatest minds the sports nutrition industry ever had. May he rest in peace.
From Jerry Brainum; I just learned that Pat Arnold has passed away at the age of 59. No cause of death was listed, but apparently he had been in poor health recently. Pat is considered the "father of prohormone supplements," having introduced androstenedione and others in the late 90s. He got into trouble for synthesizing designer steroids that were involved in the infamous Balco scandal. Victor Conte, who ran that operation died not long ago. Pat was a legitimate chemist who had also studied organic synthesis, which provided him with the knowledge to produce various compounds that were popular with athletes and bodybuilders. I interviewed him years ago, and found him highly intelligent, although a bit subdued. I would occasionally keep in touch with him here on Facebook. From what I understand, he was in the process of producing a few new compounds that had probable use in sports and bodybuilding. I'm saddened to learn of of his death at such a young age. I'm not impressed by most of the self-styled "experts"but Pat was a true chemical expert. May He rest in Peace.
