Bodybuilders in the 70's

[PumpingBricks70]

I know Dbol only cycles are not recommended without adding some test enan to the mix as far as keeping gains, but how did bodybuilders in Arnold's day do it? I'd be happy looking like they did in Pumping Iron. I'm not looking to become the next Marcus Ruhl (yeah I know, Synthol). Thanks for any replys.

All I've heard is that Arnold liked Dbol and Primobolan Depot.

[Exsanguinator]

I doubt that they did. Most of them were taking a lot more than dbol.

[MYRICK]

um prob lied about what they took. nah from what ive heard they took pretty low doses that mixed with hard training and outstanding genetics and you'll keep ur gains

[edvedr]

Re: Bodybuilders in the 70's

Originally posted by PumpingBricks70
I'd be happy looking like they did in Pumping Iron.

i'm not tryin to flame ya bro but i am laughing pretty hard at that one.:p

[itchybag]

i heard they used to somehow get GH out of dead bodies

[PumpingBricks70]

Originally posted by edvedr
i'm not tryin to flame ya bro but i am laughing pretty hard at that one.:p

LOL! Yeah, maybe I should have typed that a little differently.

[PumpingBricks70]

Originally posted by itchybag
i heard they used to somehow get GH out of dead bodies

No shit. That sounds a little funky.

[IntensityX]

Originally posted by itchybag
i heard they used to somehow get GH out of dead bodies

I doubt that for a second

[DOUBLE J]

NO! It's true. Maybe not as early as Arnolds time but before it was made in the labratory, GH was extracted from cadavers.
It's a theory as to why Lyle Alzado(sp?) got a rare cluster of brain tumers that he blamed on steroids!

[bdtr]

Wow this thread is a clusterfuck of crap....

Double J is 100% right.

If you think arnold took a couple of dbol tabs a day... you got another thing coming. If you think he shot a couple cc's of primo, then you're nuts. No one will ever know what he did.

[IntensityX]

Originally posted by DOUBLE J
NO! It's true. Maybe not as early as Arnolds time but before it was made in the labratory, GH was extracted from cadavers.
It's a theory as to why Lyle Alzado(sp?) got a rare cluster of brain tumers that he blamed on steroids!

That I'll agree but during Arnold's time I say no.

[AnotherUser]

They didn't extract GH until the VERY late 70's or early 80's, I don't remember which.

[Blackfoot]

It was relatively low doses + plus hard training and genetics. Just look at their physiques compared to today's pros. Today's pros are freaks compared to the ones back in the day.

[swift]

i agree i think hard training and genetics have a lot to do with the way you look, and the way you want to look

[mcbvr6]

Originally posted by bdtr
Wow this thread is a clusterfuck of crap....

An understatement.

For the record, HGH was first discovered in 1956. Doctors began extracting it from the pituitary glands of cadavers and injecting it into children with dwarfism in 1963. This process continued (legally) until 1985 when concerns over the safety outweighed the potential benefits. So yes, it was certainly being used in "Arnold's day" and before.