1996 ahhh the good ol days

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As all of you are aware by now I literally have 100's of bodybuilding dvd's.
I recently got back several older ones that a friend borrowed.
So I plugged in the 1996 BFTO. This is Mits very first BFTO. Let me say wow. I did not remember how great of a video it was.

When I look at the athletes who competed back then I am reminded that the depth in talent during the 90's is unparralled.

Guys today like Ronnie and Jay, and Dexter, maybe better then some of the guys competing in the 90's, the shear depth of talent was incredible. Aaron Baker, Flex Wheeler, Chris Cormier, Kevin Leverone, Nasser, Dorian, Ronnie (with a tiny tiny tiny waist) Mike Francios.

That year Nasser was at his best (in my opinion). Dorian was ultra shredded, and Kevin looked very very good.

So I plugged in the 1996 Mr. Olympia and watched several posing routines. Nasser posed to the main theme from the Movie 1492, which oddly enough kevin posed to when he won the 1996 Arnold Classic.

Speaking of that when Kevin posed to that it was perhaps his best routine ever. He threw in voice overs from the 1969 moon expedition, Martin Luther King and John F Kennedy. It was awe inspiring!!!!

Not mention, (with the exception of Fux) there wasn't a distended belly in sight!!
Also the athletes looked so much dryier and crisper. The muscles looked hard, not doughy like some guys do today.

If you guys have a chance to get the 1996 BFTO (I know its out of print in vhs formatt) I suggest anyone who loves the sport do so!!!!

[Tim Wescott]

Thanks Steve...............I`m jealous!!

The physique were much dryer,harder,striated,and everyone had better lines!!

What happened?

[youngblood]

I have that BFTO on tape I think, yeah good ole VHS!!!
Lots of the names names there, but on mine I know Francios, isn't in it. Dillet, Levrone, Coleman, Cormier, Yates, Nasser, and Melvin Anthony when he was Mr. California training with Cormier were in it, among others.
Like Tim and 1400 mentioned, the physiques didn't look the same then. Different lines, different look altogether. It's not a change in the food, of dieting methods, well it doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize what has changed. And for the better, we all here and most everywhere else agree that it needs to stop. But no one does.
I suppose all we can do is wait for it to stop, and until it does, we pop in gems like this to the VCR/DVD player and reminisce!!!