This advice will go over like a turd in a punch bowl, but it is what it is. In the old school era, think Schwarzenegger, then Zane, then Platz, then it changed. These guys ran no where near what's ran today during a cycle. It's why there's guys that do this as a hobby that could've won all the titles I a time machine existed. Now, back then, these guys would run the drugs to get ready for the show, do their photo shoots, then take the time off. Deca was huge, dianabol, test wasn't something everyone used back then. When the competitions were over, they stopped. Stopped. If they recovered, which they usually did, they were good to go. If not, well, testosterone it is. I'm highly doubting AI were used, tren certainly wasn't, and those guys looked great. But by today's standards, wouldn't qualify for the big shows. I'm recreational, I have a few friends that tried for their cards, 3 exactly, but they didn't get them. These guys were nasty. A bit of a rant, but it confuses me at what some guys do to their bodies when there's no payday involved. I've been very very close to the shape in the pic below. Gram a week.