Have other people been so specific in their complaints, specifically referring to Joe Weiders “megalomania?
” I don’t think so. You know what happened with the sport is in an odd position of being completely controlled by such a small group of people, that I think people who still want to be involved in the sport are scared to say anything. What happens is that the whole issue snowballs. People who are in charge assume that since no one challenged them, their power is unchallenged. The old concept that the more power is in entrenched fewer hands, the deeper that entrenchment becomes. Bodybuilding for me beyond the actual story is sort of a metaphor of how too much power in too few hands becomes a very corrupting factor. Q: You compared it to the old film studio system. Have you seen, since your experience, have other athletes taken a stance, in negotiating contracts? With contracts I just don’t think there’s that much choice for a lot of athletes. Having not been involved – the last time I competed was over five years ago – I do know that the drug situation has grown worse. The IFBB (Interna
