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I feel like my era in the late 80s was the last era where BB was still socially accepted, we even had contests on network TV.
We were particularly flamboyant and a lot of people were "all in" with the lifestyle.
I think about how much has changed and wanted to share and see if any other old-timers could reflect on the past and where we are now.
Then:
Now: (?) younger guys please chime in
We were particularly flamboyant and a lot of people were "all in" with the lifestyle.
I think about how much has changed and wanted to share and see if any other old-timers could reflect on the past and where we are now.
Then:
- Pink boatneck sweathshirts, T-Michael, and striped spandex - as everyday wear
- Corvettes and Porsches; the Mustang 5.0 was the entry level BB car
- Everyone was tanned all the time, salons more plentiful than gyms
- Steroids were "sauce", "beans", or "juice"...and pharma was easy to get and lot of cops were on
- Dan Duchaine was a legendary figure and source of all AAS knowledge
- Carbs were just becoming fashionable, with lots of talk about "protein sparing"
- Supplements sucked and powders all tasted awful. Metabolol II wasn't too bad, nor heavyweight gainer 900.
- We had America Muscle Magazine (who I worked for) and other bodybuilding shows on ESPN (Kiana Tom, Rick Valente..)
- No tattoos or beards, but plenty of mullets and gold chains
- We were, for the most part, fun loving and goofballs with self-deprecatory humor
- Drugs were mysterious and really were an after-thought, so long pre-Internet
Now: (?) younger guys please chime in