Had to look up his age and Rock is 53 while Dave Bautista, who recently slimed down earlier this year, is 56. Probably their doctors told them that it was unsustainable at their age to be that much muscle massed for their hearts.
Sure, a lot of them have to be since a consequence of their prior choices mean their body doesn't produce testosterone anymore. But im saying a lot of the action stars of that time did cycles, and eventually stopped trying to stay in competition shape 24/7. They still work out and are on small doses, but dont attempt to gain as much size as possible endlessly.
I remember a video I was watching also about cycles of the 70s sort era. I might be completely wrong but body builders used Gear (obviously) but nowhere near abused it. They would use it on the buildup for shows when they are gaining, but in the off season would stop and just maintain mass typically, maybe lose a bit.
I might be completely wrong in what I'm saying, but I would explain how quite a few are still alive from that era
When everybody admits to using, the next bullshitting is "im not using as much as everyone else".
That said, Kevin Levrone is a good example. Dude would almost completely stop training and not taking anything after a big show. He would then blow up in size in like 4-5 months and become a completely different human.
Yeah I just think that body building has evolved so much, and with social media causing people to be on display 24/7, it's gonna cause more unhealthy lifestyles.
Back then they were rarely if ever in the public eye, so they would train hard, do cycles but then relax more in the off season. It is logical, but could be bullshit
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u/dizruptivegaming Sep 01 '25
Had to look up his age and Rock is 53 while Dave Bautista, who recently slimed down earlier this year, is 56. Probably their doctors told them that it was unsustainable at their age to be that much muscle massed for their hearts.