posted Fri, 03/27/2026 - 07:44
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+ 23 The end of an era and a tinge of sadness
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I was going through the forums and seeing some old names and clicking on their profiles to see their last login date. I feel like I just talked to some these guys only to realize they've been offline for over a decade... I feel that we're coming to the end of an era, it's not necessarily a bad thing, times change and a new generation is coming up. It's like the last family outing with your siblings before you all grew up or the last time sitting on a green power box with your friends knowing something was about to change but not sure what. The last time you spoke to guys who've you've never met but still care about in a different way. I do miss the simpler times.
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Viking was one of the good guys too , just up and disappeared
Legend.
He turned me on to the Can of tuna in a Coke Zero
I still make his mass gainer shake every now and then, but could not make myself drink the tuna and Pepsi, pussy I am in that regard.
I’m the janitor in the empty high school halls, once the last bell of the year has rung out.
I’ve watched these kids grow strong and eventually move on. Next year, most will return, and a few will be green and wet behind the ears.
No era is better than the last; that’s just the lie nostalgia tells you. The truth is, it’s all the same. Just different.
You are the kids in the halls now. Writing graffiti on the inside of bathroom stalls. When your echo fades nostalgia will tell you that those were the days. The truth is, it’s all the same. Just different.
Well said.
The good ole days. Pour one out for the homies.
Sgt stedanko, fitforlife, grrl, Irish, Carlos danger, etc etc. Fun times!
I remember i got torched on here my first post ever for “running gear too young when i just needed to lift” even though i was sponsored, competing, bigger and outlifting all the haters lol
Another dude… funny af.. ‘EngineeredDisaster’, he had Napoleon Dynamite’s brother as his profile
Pic. That dude was always making jokes, talking shit, and posting crazy pics. Those types of dudes keep things in perspective and light-hearted, especially when a guru was shitting on a newbie with a retard cycle idea hahaha
Ed still comes on time to time and puts up a post - tends to be once every 6 months but he doesn't stay long. FR him then you will see when he is online.
There was a badass girl on here. Cant remember her name she was a source i think
My first ever cycle was bought from grrl! Whatever happened to her?
You mean Grrl aka Kodiak Queen?
Yes!! Kodiak Queen, she used to sell full cycles (beginner, intermediate -bulk& cut, and advance bulk & cut), essentially a one stop shop. It was a genius idea actually, havnt seen any sources follow suit.
Yep she gave me my 6th place ebc prize in like 2014 or 2013 I was lurking from 2011 joined in 2012 first order though a source here was from that kid that got popped and they found 500k in his grandparents attic he was living with I can't remember his product name or line it was fire dude sent it in a crown royal bag lol ... Like he was out of other stuff and he like fuck this will keep it from breaking after he took the last nip ..
Muta was the dude A..B... If anyone remembers that's an abbreviation.. green guy metro lex.lol I been here it seems like forever
The real goat was Banner. Ol Tyler st james. I hope he's doing well these days.
Google him to find out more
First prop i ever used. Was green. Potent stuff. Reading all these people from the past has my estrogen flowing hard.
Did gothic make it out ok as well?
You know, I'm not sure. I never actually spoke with him. Grrl and I talked quite a bit in the past, I know they split and he started doing his own thing. IIRC it was called tap out or had a tap out theme.
Yes that was it they carried each other's gear on there sites this was after they even split like certain things or sometimes would help each others customers they were always cool with me
I feel like at those times you had to earn some stripes .... They wasn't having but I'd you pulled the shit people pull now the self.policing alone would probably make most newer members generationally triggered and cry .... Fools be getting banned like left and right ...it was entertaining to say the least... Im not sure who it was but place or someone older was like said the gladiator line like are you not enteratiained...I think some members posted about the mods being to rough at the time ....this place is free and you guys are all complaining... I was thinking hell ya this place is awesome I just eating my popcorn
Ya I never used his stuff by the time I had money and stuff he was putting bad gear until his brewer from Metropiller got back with him then they got pooped pretty soon after
shit, he's just getting out. Man, they hit him hard. His whole family got popped.
Dang
Saved one
Oops a n not ab.. you got it long time no see bud
Yeah…good ole Joe Stiver (Muta)….this bottle is over a decade old. Crazy
You still have some ... I bought some I think in my gym and I started looking online..I made a small order then I found Another source on here that's was like dirt cheap arl if you remember them it was like 15 to 20 bucks a vial international felt like it was run by on of the oligarks.I was looking to find reviews about them and there you go it's still up my very first review
Yea I’ve got some old misc dusty “antiques” laying around….:)
I remember them with the Russian site…had gold labels and some vials had gold metal crimp caps. It was cheap
BuffBadger aka the Kraken, O.G., EmPee, Primo of The Gods, FX Supplements....I saw BD Supplements did some podcasts lately
Wasn’t the Hulk family in some sorta religious cult……maybe gay porn….or both? It was something a bit odd
I remember ANGUS and BEAKER
Mr all caps GG…he had a colleague B.D.Stiles…..lots of characters over the last decade
I remember those guys.
I bought these huge jugs you had to whatman filter ...it wast really cheaper it was stealth big bottle of who knows what's the difference options there was a key to know what compound was in them I was worried about customs shoot dom prices were insane back then and usually little stock after all the filtering and cost of sterile vials and everything it was way cheaper then dom but it was way easier to just them premade lol.. things have come along way
Yes! Whatever happened
One of her receivers got popped with a ton of gear, he got out of it but it scared her and she did the right thing, closed shop and called it a win.
Ya not a b a n lol
Thanks for this it’s a nice reflection. To think I came here 16 years ago as a 21 year old and the vets took me by there wing and talked me off my dbil only cycle they tried to get me not to take anything but I was stubborn so they guided me to atleast a test only cycle. Since I’ve been back I’ve just laid low I need to get back involved morei had so much fun on these boards years ago back with rustyhooker and roughneck I haven’t sent those names in forever.Glad to be back here and gonna get my fitness goals back for my kids.
I remember helping you. Good to see you're still here
Appreciate you. Because of the knowledge you bestowed to me I’ve been able to help a bunch of guys at my local gym that amount of guys I put onto a test only first cycle and watched them run his test for the last 10 years without issue. I’m no god send but figured you’d appreciate knowing your help went way further than you may have thought .
Humbled sir! The best thing to see imo is when folks hit next levels.
First time I joined was 10 years ago. Did my first cycle and then didn’t hop back on for another 7 years. Unfortunately I didn’t interact with other members at that time. This past 3 years on here have met some great members who have helped enormously with advice. So many people with vast experience about this lifestyle, from training, to diet and all things gear related. Very grateful to many of you for all your help and for making me laugh regularly. Have had a few dark days and been cheered right up with a witty post or thread. Times have changed generally and this is evident on here. I do feel the community is more fun than ever before and that should also count for something. I know many of us have missed Makwa for one and I’m sure you old heads remember many who were core members that are no longer around. Hopefully they are in good health and you never know they may resurface.
Makwa helped me a ton my first few cycles. I had actually come back recently to ask him who has the good DHB and never got a response, only to learn his last logon was around the time I was last talking to him 2 years ago. Glad I was able to indulge in the better times of easy cheap gear. Coming back now to put together a blast has been difficult. Got a few promos but half of the gear is bunk and it's just a shit show to find good quality gear that isn't sold out. Seems no one domestic really sells DHB or maybe can't get the raws. Was hoping alpha wolf would come back but looks like he's been down for a while. I'm going to end up using a few of his half used crashed gear since I can't trust what's going on now with the bunk going around. Thankfully searched about Ultima and found out their DHB (1 test cyp) was tested and proven to just be test cyp --
Try not to get too down about it mate, it's often easy to get caught up in memories when looking back at certain times in life and think of them of being better than they really actually were at the time because you tend not to think about all the crap that was going on too. Appreciate the Good times that are all around us right now, because I can guarantee in 10 years time you will be looking back at these times and reminiscing on how good they were. I can't remember a period of years like these where everyone is so carefree about comments and things they are saying, without the fear of logging back on and having 4 or 5 members all going at your throat over basically nothing. All we all have is the present and what we can make of today
Absolute facts. And I wanna thank you for helping me when I came back on here!
No problem at all buddy - I am amazed you remember that!! lol
The era of schoolchildren who want to use steroids has arrived. They cry every time they get a lump in their ass or the label is glued on crookedly. Or the oil is poured in the bottles differently. And when they have a fever, they clog up the forums screaming about an infection. This is all the crap I see on forums lately. The old school is becoming a thing of the past, and those who are used to complaining to their mothers about some slut not giving them sex and having to jerk off are coming.
Another area I have really noticed that all these Pre pubescent School kids are messing up over here are the products that Supplement companies are stocking such as Protein and Energy powders. Bulk Powders over here imo are/were the Best overall for getting Cheaper, No frills packing type powders from who I've used for 12 years now. They have now discontinued a number of Brilliant cutting edge products like ISO Pro97, Pepto Pro, Dextrose powder, Certain EAA flavours basically because these THICK school kids now form the main customer base that buy from them. So because these kids just think all protein powders are the same they buy the cheapest shit possible and we now have crap called 'Hero Whey' and Mega Mass, and pre workouts called 'DOPE'. I no longer buy anything at all from My Protein because they discontinued all the products I use to buy.
These fat schoolchildren are already standing in front of the mirror admiring themselves after half an hour of their first time at the gym. And then, after two months, they quit. They get a workout program from a trainer, despite the fact that YouTube is full of useful videos featuring highly experienced people. They don't want to learn anything themselves and wait for someone to tell them everything and teach them.
Ya know.. it’s funny you mention that. My best friend and I found this site together about 13 or 14 years ago together and use to lift and order from sources on here and use this site maybe not use the site a ton but I still find myself looking at his pictures and shit because he’s long since passed. RIP (WildWill3cc) It’s been about 6 years since and it breaks my heart to this day he was only 30 years old. Sometimes our demons can take over us and me, I decide to live and stay healthy in the face of mine for him. Only the good die young.
I miss Makwa. Dude was a genius when it came to the complete science behind bodybuilding.