Unless you trained back in the late 70's or 80's, you are only speculating. I know most of you are too young to know the truth. I will give you my honest approach of what I do know. The gym I started training at had regional champion BB's, state champion BB's, elite top power lifters, one Pro BB. I won a regional show in 1986, I will tell you what I honestly took to achieve that. It was no where near what these guys take that don't even do shows now a days.
This is the truth, from what I saw at that gym I trained at. The usual cycle was 1 shot of deca or EQ, 1 shot of test, and an oral of about 50 MG in the off season for most guys who competed locally. For prepping a show, these things were added, 50 mg of winstrol, and escilene to bring up any weak part, and we were lucky to have the real Thimoucase Injectable (that stuff shredded you). I say most local guys did about 1000 mg for shows, state shows up to 1500 mg. GH wasn't even in the picture except for that Pro and a few top guys.
I never heard of slin being taken at all. Now keep in mind, back then it wasn't a control substance. Going to a local Doctor to get shots was easy and he did do blood work. These guys train like animals and ate like crazy. Dante will appreciate this, they didn't care how lean they were in the off season, just wanted to add mass.
By the way, who ever said D ball was popped like candy is laughable. We took about 20 Mg, maybe 30 mg in the gym. Up too 1990, I took right about 1000 MG total. I weighed about 235. When i went past the regional level, then I bumped that up and to about 1500 MG and started GH at 2 IUs, no slin. I got my weight up to 260 with something that i find a little trouble saying. I kept my doses around 1500 MG total and took legit IGF. I am not going to get into a debate here, but it was different and better back in early 90's.
One time I took over 2000 MG and saw no difference. It just made me sick and very hypo. Now, I been in 10 shows, worse placing was 4th and I am not a national level BB by no means. I stop the madness, i knew I was getting older and didn't have genetics. Now I am happy at 150 to 175 MG of test, maybe 2 IUs of GH. Yes, you better believe it is genetics. But make no mistake, these Pros are bigger then ever and it isn't all genetics.
Guys now a days are taking a lot more, now then ever. Local guys in Gyms are taking more then guys who did state shows back then and they don't even compete. I see my share of big puffy young kids in my gym who look like crap. My advice, unless you compete and have a chance, why are you using lots of AAS? I know what it takes to compete now a days and I would never go that far even when I did compete.
Reminds me of when I was training arms with Shawn Ray, on the early 90's at Gold's gym and he commented on how big I was. Yea, i look bigger then him, but when he took off his shirt, I would have to hide my head in shame.