Dr. Darden's Evitagen* Elixir
I first heard of Ellington Darden in the late 1970s. Through the muscle magazines, I was a big fan of Mike Mentzer (or at least his photos and bylines), and he would periodically drop Dr. Darden’s name in his articles. One day in a sporting goods store I stumbled upon this: Which was nothing short of outstanding. Keep in mind, the late ‘70s, no internet, no cable, no ebooks, no Amazon, no fitness wing in a warehouse-sized book store; there was not a lot in print on exercise, much less strength training. The most accessible information was the muscle magazines, most of which were in the porn section of the newspaper stand. Bad enough you had to buy these things in public, then you actually tried to read them. Anything with Muscle in the title (Muscle Builder, Muscle Power, Muscle Builder/Power, Muscle Training Illustrated, Muscular Development, Muscle and Fitness, Muscle Ad Nauseum) was generally pretty cheesy reading, with the occas...
