How do retired bodybuilders maintain strength and size during retirement

[KingOfSushi]

He’s using every fiber of his being not to drop the n word. He already referred to a member here as “daddy” lol

Wtf are you talking about

 

[Tomgrass]

Just look at Dorian - he is is still looking fit as fuck -he is a fraction of his former self but so what- healthy happy what else does he need?

 

[livelife1]

TRT and hgh

 

[Shelby]

Count me out, I last competed close to 8 years ago and now weigh about 20-25 pound less than my stage weight, and 50ish pounds less than my usual offseason weight.
Feel / function a lot better though and not a slave to the fork.
If you pay attention you might notice that many of the ones that maintain size and strength into later life, are the ones needing kidney replacements.

 

[w8tlifterty]

They dont.

They continue to have a level of muscle mass as granite dense muscle build over decades sticks with regular training and diet and TRT.

Kai Greene, Dennis Wolfe, Dexter, Jay, Ramy, Phil Heath are not comparable to their previous sizes but all well muscled individuals. They also have elite level genetics.

Mostly correct… except,

Have you seen Kai as of recent!? Once again flirting w a comeback… in very good condition up around 280 if I’m not mistaken

 

[b-boy]

The only way to truly shrink down is to not train! Anyone that built a decent amount of size with YEARS of training, and performance enhancement help will hold better than average size with "healthly" test levels and weight training.

 

[Brazzilian]

What they say : " I´m on TRT only "
What they don´t say : TRT of 500mg test a week + some deca .

 

[sickboy]

Just saw something on Shawn Ray or was it Kevin or Dexter? Regardless, they were a shadow of there former selves. Dennis Wolf looks great though. And Jay too but Dennis appears to be holding on to more. Anyway, what others, most, are saying, essentially you are only as big as your dose.

I see them each a couple times a month at the gyms here. Dennis is way more impressive in person. He looks healthy and has good size on him. Jay is much shorter and looks kinda blocky. He really should’ve fixed that torn bicep from years ago too, it’s very noticeable. Neither of them train with much weight but that’s smart considering what they’ve put their bodies through after all these years. Both super cool and always seem to be in a good mood.

 

[pimpman]

Keep thinking they are on trt and not eating like they did and holding their size. You try it and come back and tell us how it worked for you besides the depression you will be going through

 

[alfresco]

Courtesy of The New Yorker.

 

[Big Dave Smith]

Are we really making a thread on trying to understand age and how life choices change?

Some guys keep training. Some don’t.
Some guys stay healthy. Some don’t.
Some guys can retain size without blasting. Some can’t.
Some of these guys were never supposed to be huge without drugs. Some were.

There is no common denominator.

It’s more just common sense.

I quit blasting for like 2 years, did mostly Jiu Jitsu, lifted 3x/week, and couldn’t drop below 245.

Dante Trudel tried losing mass for a while and couldn’t.

Look at each individual. Everyone’s situation in life is different.

 

[pimpman]

Courtesy of The New Yorker.

Lmao

 

[Big A]

this whole thread is already a confusing shit show lol

Dennis Wolf, Jay maybe even Ron Partlow are shellls of their former selves. But that shell is still way fuckin bigger, leaner and more impressive than a regular Joe. I’m sure they go anywhere from 100-500mg a week and eat decently healthy. I think we are seeing much more of that then say Tom Prince who shriveled down to a non-lifting 175lbs post BBing career.

Even guys like Fouad and Iain are wayyy smaller than then peak size, but still larger and leaner than the average Joe. Why are all these guys able to do this? Well they are/were genetic freaks. That’s why they were professional BBers. And they also trained heavy and hard for decades on end to build up a pretty dense set point, regardless of dose. Go look at retired NFL lineman who got “unfat” post football. They are all still thick large guys from years of holding that size. To carry that mass, your base is naturally big.

The only way to truly shrink down is to not train! Anyone that built a decent amount of size with YEARS of training, and performance enhancement help will hold better than average size with "healthly" test levels and weight training.

This!

 

[thethinker48]

this whole thread is already a confusing shit show lol

Dennis Wolf, Jay maybe even Ron Partlow are shellls of their former selves. But that shell is still way fuckin bigger, leaner and more impressive than a regular Joe. I’m sure they go anywhere from 100-500mg a week and eat decently healthy. I think we are seeing much more of that then say Tom Prince who shriveled down to a non-lifting 175lbs post BBing career.

Even guys like Fouad and Iain are wayyy smaller than then peak size, but still larger and leaner than the average Joe. Why are all these guys able to do this? Well they are/were genetic freaks. That’s why they were professional BBers. And they also trained heavy and hard for decades on end to build up a pretty dense set point, regardless of dose. Go look at retired NFL lineman who got “unfat” post football. They are all still thick large guys from years of holding that size. To carry that mass, your base is naturally big.

100%

People forget that Jay was 255-260 lbs lean at 22 years old, he will never be a small guy lol

 

[Alzadosghost]

Just saw something on Shawn Ray or was it Kevin or Dexter? Regardless, they were a shadow of there former selves. Dennis Wolf looks great though. And Jay too but Dennis appears to be holding on to more. Anyway, what others, most, are saying, essentially you are only as big as your dose.

Ya Dennis looks great. Not an entirely clean body but he still looks great. Jay does too. But I’m sure they are on a larger than just regular trt dose. Rich gaspari too. Again more than just trt. It’s a lot of years of training . Not that I care. I just know when you cold turkey stop steroids and training altogether you’ll be skinny in no time. I do it several times a year every year. I don’t always stop training. No big steroid doses you won’t be keeping that size for long no matter what. Iv tried it. A lot . Lol Even if you continue to train and eat, no steroids you will lose most of what you acquired from training on aas. The longer youv been at it the more you retain. It’s a lot of consistency involved in maintenance of that big body.

 

[UnholyAlliance]

Joined Friday and making a 10mg joke when it hasn’t even been on the front page in weeks

Aaaaand that post (and the poster) gone poof.

On topic, even Father Time is not kind...time takes a huge toll even.

 

[Gaintrain]

Just look at Dorian - he is is still looking fit as fuck -he is a fraction of his former self but so what- healthy happy what else does he need?

I believe Dorian has mentioned he does TRT micro dosing multiple times a week..

 

[NeveReveN]

I mean they’re still bigger than the average person

Bigger than the average person? They’re still bigger than the average bodybuilder! And bigger than a lot of pro bodybuilders. Genetics and deep understanding of how drugs affect their bodies.

 

[cdnyc85]

most do not go back to true HRT, this also makes a difference.
you can hold a lot of muscle on 300-500mg of test. And this is where most stay after retiring (at least from the few ive heard talk about it).

How much someone reduces their dose is going to depend a lot on how healthy they are when they retire. I'd imagine most pros get some comprehensive health testing done before deciding how much they want to continue to roll the dice.

 

[luki7788]

How much someone reduces their dose is going to depend a lot on how healthy they are when they retire. I'd imagine most pros get some comprehensive health testing done before deciding how much they want to continue to roll the dice.

You'd be surprised because most Pros have no idea what's happening to their health - especially the older generation, the young are more aware of this issue