Schwarzenegger's Old School Bodybuilding Workout

[kwyckemynd00]

The latest I've seen of Coleman, he seems as if he's getting that "my organs are shutting down" look about him. Quite scary, IMHO.

Arnold did have the best physique ever IMHO, as in combination of aesthetics and mass. I only wish that they would have emphasized quads, glutes, and hams more back them. It would have been nice to see what he could have pulled off. (Arnold seriously lacked when it came to his upper legs. In that era, I believe Segio Oliva had the legs to beat.)

As for this routine of arnolds...how did he ever get that big? I'd look like a raisin if I started to work out that much...

[beamen28]

[QUOTE=kwyckemynd00] (Arnold seriously lacked when it came to his upper legs. In that era, I believe Segio Oliva had the legs to beat.)

what about tom platz?

[Sticks]

I think this routine shows just how great arnold's genetics really are. He could have been a real monster if he had access to today's information regarding training/diet. I'm actually glad that Arnold competed when he did b/c if not he would probably have the same weird looking physique that is common among heavy weights today. Although coleman is MUCH bigger Arnold is still the greatest.

[kwyckemynd00]

1979 was Platz' first Olympia, Oliva's career ended almost a decade earlier (not counting his attempted comback in the 80's), so I didn't really count him in that era. 1979 is damn close to 1980 and I pretty much keep those folks separated from the 1960's and 1970's ppl. Yes, Arnold did take an Olympia in 1980, but his career, IMHO, was ended in 75. But, if you do consider Platz to be of the same era, yeah...platz had "the legs".

Oh, and maybe I exaggerated when I said "seriously lacking" when referring to arnold's legs, but I think they definatley could have been bigger.

[glenihan]

arnold is definitely my favorite no doubt about it serge nubret deserves some props too fantastic physique just phenomenal genetics

my favorite today is definitely dexter jackson not a mass freak by any standard but great lines and looks awesome

[kwyckemynd00]

Serge Nubret was freggin' great! I think it's a crime he never was able to take an Olympia title. He has my 2nd favorite physique, and still, I wonder whether or not Arnolds really was better than his...

[Brodus]

DAMN...I hadn't seen a picture of Nubret in a long time. Incredible, proportional physique. Those are my bodybuilding ideals as well...I'd love to have Arnold's proportion and symmetry at about 220. I still want to be able to play sports and stuff! Ronnie can hardly run at his 300+ weight.

I wonder if all the GH and new drugs are part of the reason the midsections on the current mass monsters are so bloated...I mean, even when they are ripped down, if you measured from their back to the front of their abs, they're WAY thicker than any of those photos posted above.

[size]

And cardio was almost nonexistant to most of these guys. Instead they lifted for 3+ hours.

They walked the stairs in venice beach.

Ruhl is a FREAK

[Dwight Schrute]

Yeah they walked the stairs to get to the beach so they could lay down all day.

[size]

Yeah they walked the stairs to get to the beach so they could lay down all day.

What a nice life.

[CDB]

They used half of what most people use today. A high dose of Dbol back then was 25mg and they certainly weren't taking grams of testosterone.

Yeah, but while aromatization during a cycle wouldn'tbe as high, they'd still be shut down post cycle, which is just as dangerous. My guess is they basically knew what they were doing and just didn't take it to the extremes people do today, so they can get away with the 'experimentation' line.

As for physiques, Schwartzanegger and then Nubret, my two favorites. The monsters on stage these days are very, very impressive, but aren't aestetically correct to me.

[KingMeso]

I agree. The bodybuilders of that era had much better looking bodies (to me atleast) than todays.

Serge would be my ideal physique.

[Dwight Schrute]

Yeah, but while aromatization during a cycle wouldn'tbe as high, they'd still be shut down post cycle, which is just as dangerous. My guess is they basically knew what they were doing and just didn't take it to the extremes people do today, so they can get away with the 'experimentation' line.

As for physiques, Schwartzanegger and then Nubret, my two favorites. The monsters on stage these days are very, very impressive, but aren't aestetically correct to me.

Its not that dangerous. LH pulses return fairly quickly on any cycle. People have been using hormones within the medical community with no thought of recovery for many many years.

PCT is more a modern day procedure. I have discussed this with many guys who used back then and it just wasn't carried out or even worried about nearly as much.

[MaDmaN]

Its not that dangerous. LH pulses return fairly quickly on any cycle. People have been using hormones within the medical community with no thought of recovery for many many years.

PCT is more a modern day procedure. I have discussed this with many guys who used back then and it just wasn't carried out or even worried about nearly as much.

I can second that,back in the 70's we did no PCT and back then D-bol and Test cyp was the drugs of choice..I only did HCG once when coming off a cycle and you talk about acne..OMG

[coofoostu]

Madman, what was gear like back then? I have this mag autographed by arnold (Muscle Mag, Sept 1979) and it has a few of those old advertisements that say send $15 for a book about the truth of steroids, etc. I mean how did you learn about this stuff without the internet? And did you just walk into a pharmacy and say "dbol please?" Did most people start juicing when they started lifting? Just curious as to what it was like back then.

[MaDmaN]

Well back in the day there were these hardcore gyms.The one I was at was called Peps gym..all powerlifters and bodybuilders.They would come up to you and say lookin kinda small there want some sauce. They were like gods to us and told us all we needed to know and Bang just like that, D-bol was $20 a bottle and 100ml of test cyp was $30 bucks..

[Sir Foxx]

Well, D-Bol is pretty much the same price now, but that is a hell of deal for Test Cyp. What was the concentration of the Test Cyp?

[TheUnlikelyToad]

So someone could still use 25mg of D-Bol a day and see moderate gains? If thats true, why doesn't anyone do that anymore? It would probably be a hell of a lot safer, no?

[julius kelp]

it's what i'm gonna do next, i'd just like some expert (experienced) help before i do.

[coofoostu]

Well back in the day there were these hardcore gyms.The one I was at was called Peps gym..all powerlifters and bodybuilders.They would come up to you and say lookin kinda small there want some sauce. They were like gods to us and told us all we needed to know and Bang just like that, D-bol was $20 a bottle and 100ml of test cyp was $30 bucks..

haha "sauce" thats cool, thanks for the description.