 In the 1980s Twinlab branched out formulating new vitamin and nutritional supplements and purchased a publishing company called Advanced Research Press, Inc. (ARP) publishers of the bodybuilding magazine "Muscular Development" and several other magazines.David Blechman retired in 1996, and passed the title of CEO to his son Ross, while the other sons were installed as corporate officers.He died on July 7, 2000.