Feb 1, 2021
Jerry Brainum, former writer for Muscle & Fitness and IronMan Magazine, is the guest on the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to review the year 1990 in Bodybuilding. Jerry talks about the 1990 NPC USA Championships won by Aaron Baker, the 1990 NPC Nationals won by Alq Gurley and the 1990 Mr. Olympia contest, the only drug-tested Olympia in history.
Time Stamps:
04:45 - Comments from last week's podcast
06:45 - Upcoming guests for the podcast
09:30 - Beginning of interview with Jerry Brainum
09:37 - The 1990 NPC USA Championships
13:10 - Aaron Baker's calf implants
15:50 - How the NPC drug tested the pro qualifiers
22:35 - The NPC Nationals
24:00 - Alq Gurley's impressive physique
25:17 - Edgar Fletcher, an uncrowned pro
25:57 - When Ronnie Coleman was natural
33:08 - The 1990 Mr. Olympia
34:15 - Which bodybuilders looked the best at the 1990 Olympia?
42:00 - What does the drug DNP do?
46:45 - How Shawn Ray passed the drug test
52:17 - Mike Quinn's appearance at the 1990 Mr. Olympia
53:25 - Frank Hilldebrand at the 1990 Olympia
55:19 - Francis Benfatto looked amazing at the 1990 Mr. Olympia
1:01:11 - Lee Labrada was winning the Mr. Olympia after the prejudging
1:02:50 - What Wayne DeMilia said about drug testing at the Mr. Olympia
1:07:26 - How would bodybuilding have changed if the drug testing continued after 1990?
1:09:30 - Tom Platz was recruiting bodybuilders for the WBF at the 1990 Mr. Olympia.
1:11:34 - The Anabolic Diet followed by the WBF Bodybuilders