I saw where above somebody saying 1-Ad was stronger than Msten/dmz but not as strong as SD.
I can assure you it was nowhere near as strong as msten or DMZ. It was so beloved because the gains were about as quality and keepable as it comes though with almost no sides besides lipids and maybe mild acne for some. Almost like a better version of oral primo. 1-test is actually considered by a lot of people as similar to high dose primo.
with 1Ad it could be run for 8 weeks, limited side effects. People would put on 8 -12 lbs and keep 80-100% of the gains . Steady strength increase. Gains would start really becoming apparent week 3-4.
with the designers people might put on 15-20 of glycogen and be lucky to have gained 4 quality pounds after they stop, and then be completely shut down. In addition all the toxic sides that make people feel crappy.
I remember reading somewhere that apparent Patrick Arnold (who brought 1Ad to market) disagreed with companies bringing m1t, methyl dien, m40hn, m14add to the market. These were drugs that got researched and dropped from medical use due to toxicity. He thought it was a bad idea for these to be sold OTC. Ultimately the they got banned, then came phera and SD and halo... and you know how it goes from there. It almost seemed though from what I read that he felt maybe 1 and 4 ad would have never got the ban hammer if it wasn’t for things like M1t being able to be purchased otc in malls by everyone