drtbear1967
Musclechemistry Board Certified Member
I read an article several years ago by Matt Porter where he talked about some of the greatest bodybuilders of all time being over looked by the new breed of bodybuilding royalty the social media hero's. After reading the article, I took to the almighty you tube and looked up a few of those that have millions of followers. Really? These are the people that we are looking up to? What have the majority of them done? Nothing, never won a show, never helped get anyone other than themselves. Some of you may look up to a few of them, but why? Rich Piana may be a nice guy, his videos are truthful as far as I can tell and he along with Boston Lloyd were some of the first to actual tell people what they were taking. Rich has been smart enough to build his company into a huge money making machine with millions of followers. I don't begrudge him that at all, I have even take a few of his supplements. But a few short years ago when Rich was with Mutant, you could walk right up and talk to him with no problem and he was the same person he is today. What he has just done a fantastic job of marketing himself in the correct manner. Kudos to him.
I have walked the floor of the Arnold more than once, what I have always found it interesting that there will be huge lines to meet some of these internet heroes and just a few feet past them you will find Frank Zane with a hand full of people talking with him. WTF? The new classic physique is designed after him. People need to get their heads out of their asses and wake up!! I have had the luxury of being able to get into the Europe booth at the Arnold for many years. I remember eating lunch with Ed Corey. What a plethora of knowledge he was and I will never forget that day. What was a shame was the look on young people as they walked by and didn't have a clue who he was. I saw the same reaction to many of the bodybuilding greats not just Ed Corey. Those men that broke the ground for today social media hero's.
People need to know who Boyer Coe, Steve Reeves, Dave Draper, Tom Platz, Larry Scott, Sergio, Mike Menzer, Franco Columbu, Rachel McLish, Serge Nubert, and Robbie Robertson were and their place in history. Know your history to move forward.
I have walked the floor of the Arnold more than once, what I have always found it interesting that there will be huge lines to meet some of these internet heroes and just a few feet past them you will find Frank Zane with a hand full of people talking with him. WTF? The new classic physique is designed after him. People need to get their heads out of their asses and wake up!! I have had the luxury of being able to get into the Europe booth at the Arnold for many years. I remember eating lunch with Ed Corey. What a plethora of knowledge he was and I will never forget that day. What was a shame was the look on young people as they walked by and didn't have a clue who he was. I saw the same reaction to many of the bodybuilding greats not just Ed Corey. Those men that broke the ground for today social media hero's.
People need to know who Boyer Coe, Steve Reeves, Dave Draper, Tom Platz, Larry Scott, Sergio, Mike Menzer, Franco Columbu, Rachel McLish, Serge Nubert, and Robbie Robertson were and their place in history. Know your history to move forward.
