Sooooo....let me get this straight. Guy came to me couple decades ago with the goal of getting as big as he possibly can, thats what he wanted...and with him we went the big smooth offseason route and he put on a ton of size....TON! Up near 300 and he wasnt even anywhere near that size previously. Before getting to the point of dieting down ever he quits bodybuilding for many many years. Comes back many years later and now stays leaner (more power to him). How do you think the majority of size was gained that he can easily walk around 40 plus pounds less much leaner? What if decades ago when he was 300 he decided to slowly slowly bring it down to 255ish and walk around lean back then? Sometimes you guys dont think this stuff out at all..... You just go by a "pipe dream" and "todays look"......and not the route maybe taken to get there.
You can drug your way there (and you might die in your 40-50's if you go too far with that route) or offseason powerbuild your way there....... its up to the individual and the degrees they want to go.... But if you two think a 155lb individual walks around later on at 260 as a physical specimen staying 10% or less bodyfat the whole way on that route, (and without the fork moving from south to north) your nuts.
I have already told this board my opinions (and experiences) with people who push the envelope with drugs past the early 40's...and i think its absolutely lubricous to push the envelope with drugs (GH etc which 100% FACT in large doses causes heart enlargement with androgen usage) when you are in the 50's.....and i have relayed that opinion as such to certain individuals personally past 45 ish (some who did not listen and are no longer with us). At the end of the day i can only give my opinion and someone is going to do what they are going to do.