I was involved in a thread about my bench and it brought back some memories about back in the days when big benching was just very common. I mean if you say you used to push 500lbs no one doubted you but now a days. Its uncommon. I dont know about you guys but I miss the days before 88-89 before the ban went into affect. I remember back in the days at this gym everyone was huge. Steroids was good and legal. Nothing was fake. No one had to worry. No one had to hush up and look over there shoulders. Now its an underworld society. I hate what its turned into. I feel like a vampire on buffy the vampire slayer.
I mean back in the old days this gym I used to go to. Every one was benching 500lbs on a bench. Who wasn't? 400-500 it was common. Everyone was doing a BB show and they had contests after contests. Contests for best parts and for best build. Everyone had trophies for something. N steroids?? Well man I remember in the posing room one guy was doing leg shots. He was prepping up for a show. He didnt like his legs. He kept saying "my legs are to small, I dont like em". So he reaches into his duffel bag and pulls out a needle and a bottle. Shoots his quads right there in the whole gym. No one said a thing. He'd come back later and wham all good. I seen that all the time. Seen a guy training his triceps. He was doing rope pull downs and didnt like the horse shoe look with his outer tricep so he pulls out of his pants a bottle of something and a needle. Goes in the posing room shoots his tricep and goes about his business.
I remember when a guy would come with a suit case of gear. He'd come in after a trip to austria. This guy still compete's profesionally by the way (no names) but man the guys would swarm him when he walked in the door. It was like... whatcha got? whatcha got?
I mean now it just sickens me. I cant say nothing to nobody. I know even on this board its that way. I dont trust you, you dont trust me.... I dont know you, you dont know me. I always have to be careful what I say who I say it to. Is this fake, is that fake? Now im even wondering if I picked a bad name and getting a lil paranoid who's reading my posts.
I remember after that ban omg... the raids. Everyone got busted. It was crazy. My buddy almost got deported for coming back on the plane with his gear. And now the prices....wtf? Dude the prices are just a freaking mess.
I miss my old gym. I had so much fun in that gym and my old buddies. It was so much fun hanging out in the juice bar after training. We were the shiit back then. Now its dead. I drive by that gym and shun at walking in there. Its a joke. The owner sold it. Its a teenage highschool hang out now. No professionals train there anymore. I remember one time the Barbarian brothers came to my gym to train. I'll never see that again.
I went to a Arnold Classic down in Ohio 2 years ago. Wow that was fun. I fealt like I was in my element then. Watched the show and hung out at that bar downtown there think it was called red light or lounge or something red. Man there was tons of BB's from everywhere in there. All the clubs and diners were full of bodybuilders. Just like it used to be here. Being at that show was the most spiritual uplifting I had ever felt in years. I met arnold ate dinner with him. Met joe wieder and his wife. Ate with them.
Im going again. Thats where I belong is in that element. I miss my gym. I miss the old days when bodybuilding was fun. I miss everyone. WTF has it turned into now...
I mean god dudes I have to search the internet and hide under a screen name. Kids popping on here asking questions how to sneek gear across the border. I have watch what I say and to who I say it to. I cant find gear for the life of me. I mean now Im cool but thank god for the internet I guess.
Its just...I dont know dudes..i just dont know what to say anymore. You guys should see my buddy. He still competes professionaly but he's so scared and freaked out because all he knows is bodybuilding but look what has happened to the sport. He has no job skills and obviously he is on gear duh like u cant tell and he gets no respect here like bodybuilding is the poison root of society. The guys in tears and now I dont talk to him much no more. He's selling freaking phones for peanuts now. I dont know no more man...my book is done here.