What the guys in the 70s and 80s took

[Liter O' Test]

Just figured I'd start a discussion.

rumours, conjecture, anecdotes and vaguely remembering old forum posts encouraged.


I'll start

I read a youtube comment once where someone claimed they saw an video of a Mentzer seminar and he had a doctor come out and say to take 3 grams of deca and on top of atleast an equal amount of other anabolics.

The guy dave palumbo interviewed who said he took bottles of anavar per day and slept on the beach and trained for like 6 hours a day living off what seemed to be mostly protein powder.

 

[Big_Sexy]

I’m an older guy and I remember a lot of my friends back in the day gobbling down dbol and running test with no ester or prop. Now there is so much stuff out here it’s hard to keep up.

 

[Jeffholio5]

I always heard Dbol and primo without test was a great cycle but I have no idea the dosing or proportions that work best. Also I’ve always gotten horrible teenager like acne when I fuck with dbol on my cycles that basically starts same day so not sure how to minimize that side unless you start with primo first then taper dbol in maybe?

 

[glpfun]

Is Frank Zane’s protocol buried in the poem?

 

[b3n]

Is Frank Zane’s protocol buried in the poem?

I wonder for how many weeks that TV series aired...

 

[rebornmuscles]

Old competitors always told me they used deca and majority of them as base,
primo, deca, dianabol, test

Like their training the peds were simple with the basics

 

[Astartes]

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Is Frank Zane’s protocol buried in the poem?

Ugh… that isn’t witty or savvy. It’s just meathead drivel he thought was clever.

 

[jtmarlin]

Mentzer himself stated that he took 200-400mg of deca every 7-10 days and up to 5 dianabol per day or 25 mg total. I've used deca and Dbol and both are incredibly powerful IMO in this amounts.

Considering he was about the size of a competitor transitioning from men's physique to classic, I personally think this is a believable amount. What I DO NOT believe is Arnold who is quoted at 15mg of dianabol per day and 100mg of testosterone per week.

I think much of the reason people don't believe these dosages is bc many are using IMO weak compounds like masteron, primo, EQ and wondering why 200-400mg don't do shit but anyone who has ever taken 25mg of Dbol per day or 400 deca per week knows these are probably the best steroids for building muscle mass if one tolerates their side effects.

 

[xrayphoton13]

Mentzer himself stated that he took 200-400mg of deca every 7-10 days and up to 5 dianabol per day or 25 mg total. I've used deca and Dbol and both are incredibly powerful IMO in this amounts.

Considering he was about the size of a competitor transitioning from men's physique to classic, I personally think this is a believable amount. What I DO NOT believe is Arnold who is quoted at 15mg of dianabol per day and 100mg of testosterone per week

Yup pretty sure Arnold was taking a whole lot of dbol and primo. Maybe deca

 

[lukiss96]

I used to care and listen to them and all the "experts". Until I found out I respond best to Testosterone alone. Nothing else is needed and I actually feel much better in the long run. So whatever they used, I could care less now. I know what works for me. Still an interesting topic to talk about nonetheless,