Jerry Brainum - 1990 In Review, Part Two
02/01/21 • 95 min
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
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
Previous Episode
Jerry Brainum - 1990 In Review, Part One
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. Included in the discussion is the decision of the IFBB to drug test the major professional contests that year, the inaugural 1990 IronMan Pro Invitational, the 1990 Arnold Classic and the 1990 Night of the Champions contest. At the end of the podcast, host John Hansen reads an article about 1974 AAU Mr. America winner Ron Thompson called "The Mr. America Struggle" from the November, 1974 issue of IronMan Magazine.
Time Stamps:
04:45 - RIP Laura Bass
05:51 - YouTube comments from last week's show
09:40 - Interview with Jerry Brainum begins
10:30 - 1990 was the year of drug testing in the IFBB
15:00 - Was Mike Ashley really natural?
16:25 - The 1990 IronMan Pro Invitational
17:43 - Jerry's story about Vince Comerford
22:35 - Shawn Ray's great physique
25:08 - The first drug-tested Arnold Classic
28:11 - Why does Winstrol-V always show up on drug tests?
31:27 - How the bodybuilders beat the drug test
35:54 - Mike Ashley's diet while on tour
40:24 - The challenge of competing natural
50:19 - The "designer diuretics" used in drug-tested contests
51:44 - Nimrod King
53:00 - Andreas Munzer
55:15 - The 1990 Night of the Champions
55:55 - The first time Jerry met Dorian Yates
58:25 - Benaziza was awesome in 1990
1:01:23 - Danny Padilla's great comeback at the 1990 NOC
1:05:18 - Dorian Yate's prediction for his career
1:08:00 - John reads "The Mr. America Struggle" from the November, 1974 issue of IronMan Magazine about the 1974 Mr. America winner Ron Thompson.
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