I was doing some reasearch on Arnolds career and came upon something that can show us the power of the advanced compounds we use coupled with Will Power
Arnold won many Olympias, and he won his last one in 1980. Previuos to that he won 5 consecutive with the last win being in 1975.
the next 5 years he detrained his body for film and at some points looked much like a normal athlete would, tone, and fit, but with not much mass
this is a direct "before pic" before his 1980 run at the Olympia
http://www.schwarzenegger.it/gallery...lery5/m721.jpg
within 100 days, just over 3 months time he went from the above to this:
http://www.schwarzenegger.it/gallery...ry11/ar126.jpg
the time line is verfied and accurate
CHECK OUT THIS LINK:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=651025
scroll down has pre 1980 olympia pics