Danny Padilla - the Giant Killer - What do you think?

[whitewidow]

I trained with Danny for 6 weeks during the summer of 1977. I’ve known him and about 4 of his steady training partners since then’. I also did an interview with him for Iron Man about 6 or 7 years ago. His training has always been the same… old school, little rest 5 sets of 12 reps on every exercise. 2 exercises per body part off season 3 exercises as time gets closer to a contest and 4 exercises contest season. Danny generally lost size and weight off-season and gained weight up to show time. He often only gave himself 7 to 8 weeks to ready for a contest which was when he didn’t place well. When he gave himself more time like the 81 Olympia (where he was shredded) and for the 1990 Night of Champions were he looked biggest is very, very good condition and placed 3rd behind Momo and Dorian.  I’ve never seen anyone’s physiques make changes in size and conditioning faster than Danny. When Danny was training for a contest you might see him on Monday and 3 days later you’d swear his calves, arms, chest where an inch bigger.
   
Last year Iron Man interviewed Bodybuilder X a two part series (November 2010 and December 2010) and Danny’s drug use was discussed. I can’t give you exact doses but I can tell you he only liked 3 drugs and his total use was very low by today’s standards but probably higher than he admitted. I have no idea who bodybuilder X is but apparently he trained with Danny for 6 weeks in the late 70’s also with Samir, Bill Grant, Mentzers and Leidelmeyer. 

Danny is probably one of the most friendly and humble guys in bodybuilding. He loves to laugh and tells the best stories of Arnold, Ed Corney, Ken Waller and the guys from that era. 

What do you have to say now GH15 I told you danny was no megadoser. The dude just trained hard as hell. apologize sambo. He was almost natural in 81 when he should have been mr.O. Very minimal AAs usage! ask max rep! Not everybody has to megadose like yourself

[WillGrant]

What do you have to say now GH15 I told you danny was no megadoser. The dude just trained hard as hell. apologize sambo. He was almost natural in 81 when he should have been mr.O. Very minimal AAs usage! ask max rep! Not everybody has to megadose like yourself

Umm - where does it say he wasn't a mega doser ? it said this

I can’t give you exact doses but I can tell you he only liked 3 drugs and his total use was very low by today’s standards but probably higher than he admitted

How can you get your reply from that ? fact is this - he is a megadoser - lower by todays standards yes but still huge amounts and prob higher that what he admitted so that is still a mega doser..- thats what I see when I read Max's comment.

[Figo]

Do you have a pic from that 1990 contest? Was that his last ?

1990

Grand Prix England - IFBB, 5th
Grand Prix Finland - IFBB, 4th
Grand Prix France - IFBB, 5th
Grand Prix Germany - IFBB, 7th
Grand Prix Holland - IFBB, 7th
Grand Prix Italy - IFBB, 4th
Niagara Falls Pro Invitational - IFBB, 2nd
Night of Champions - IFBB, 3rd

1991

WBF Grand Prix - WBF, 10th

1994

Olympia - Masters - IFBB, 7th

2000

Olympia - Masters - IFBB, 10th

[Figo]

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[Figo]

NOC 1990

1 Yates
2 Momo
3 Danny

Yates must've thought he was in the land of the hobbits

[OptimusPrime1980]

What do you have to say now GH15 I told you danny was no megadoser. The dude just trained hard as hell. apologize sambo. He was almost natural in 81 when he should have been mr.O. Very minimal AAs usage! ask max rep! Not everybody has to megadose like yourself

you are really an idiot aren't you?
you seem to have some mancrush on Padilla..
first padilla was a midget... weighing what? about 180 on stage?
so if he took 750 mg of test , that would be the same if a 250 pounds man took 1500 mg of test. (sort of, you get the idea)
get it? more musclemass you need more drugs to get results.
second, just because he someone says he did not megadose you can be sure he didn't? lololol...
and btw what he said was he did not use as much as the guys of today... and also that he probably lied about how much he took.
LEARN TO READ!
and the almost natural remark... hahahahaha.. like being almost pregnant... you either are natural or not!

get over it, bb use drugs... a lot of it!

[roccoginge]

actualy lets call him thicker...no 5'3  5'2 or 5'6 can be big no matter what they do ,, you just cant be big when you are walking 5'6 or under...no matter how much you weight...you can be thickkkkk

gh15 approved

I'm 5'5" 240 right now clean, f- you.

[Figo]

I'm 5'5" 240 right now clean, f- you.

whats your ballpark figure on your bodyfat % ?

[Figo]

I have no idea who bodybuilder X is but apparently he trained with Danny for 6 weeks in the late 70’s also with Samir, Bill Grant, Mentzers and Leidelmeyer. 

thanks for sharing

are you Ric Drasin?

[Rearden Metal]

actualy lets call him thicker...no 5'3  5'2 or 5'6 can be big no matter what they do ,, you just cant be big when you are walking 5'6 or under...no matter how much you weight...you can be thickkkkk

gh15 approved

 

[JP_RC]

dude can't you read?
160pounds at 5'2 is equal to 5'9 215 pounds.... it;s huge!
padilla was a midget! lol...
he used as much as the rest of the guys at that time...
bodybuilders do not work hard, the drugs do that for us.... lol!
and hgh was around back then.... arnold was on hgh (experimenting) the cadaver type.
in the beginning of the '80's it was synthesized.
all of the anabolics of today were available, and better quality of it!
just no knowledge of slin use, and no peptides yet..

How old are you?

[Coach is Back!]

I'm 5'5" 240 right now clean, f- you.

Don't play into this clowns game (gh15)

[Max_Rep]

thanks for sharing

are you Ric Drasin?

No I'm not Ric.

[Dr Dutch]

1990

Grand Prix England - IFBB, 5th
Grand Prix Finland - IFBB, 4th
Grand Prix France - IFBB, 5th
Grand Prix Germany - IFBB, 7th
Grand Prix Holland - IFBB, 7th
Grand Prix Italy - IFBB, 4th
Niagara Falls Pro Invitational - IFBB, 2nd
Night of Champions - IFBB, 3rd

Good results in 1990!  Why didn't he do the Olympia in that year ?? Or maybe he hadn't qualified, but then he could have done the O the next year...

[OptimusPrime1980]

How old are you?

take a very very good look at my name.... not that hard to figure this one out... lol!
what does that have to do with anything though?

do some research when certain drugs were invented/produced... you will be surprised how early...
hgh has been around since the 50's... cadaver hgh.... and test since the 30's.. yes the 30'!
so it would be silly to think the bb back then would not do anything to get a hold of it!
sooo yes .. steve reeves was on test .. no doubt! breaking a lot of harts here .. i know lol!
arnold and amigo's experimented with cadaver growth....
and tim belknap was the pioneer on slin being a diabetic bb, he was the first to really use it to become a freak. he was ahead of his time mass wise...also wrecked him physically though.

[The Abdominal Snoman]

Placing 3rd to Dorian and Momo in 90' and someone thinks he used less then everyone else What a joke.

[Bodybuilder Lex Reeves]

Why would you ask the phony, non weightlifting fraud gh00 his opinion on a pro bodybuilder?

[el numero uno]

5'9 215lbs a twink? 

[jude2]

take a very very good look at my name.... not that hard to figure this one out... lol!
what does that have to do with anything though?

do some research when certain drugs were invented/produced... you will be surprised how early...
hgh has been around since the 50's... cadaver hgh.... and test since the 30's.. yes the 30'!
so it would be silly to think the bb back then would not do anything to get a hold of it!
sooo yes .. steve reeves was on test .. no doubt! breaking a lot of harts here .. i know lol!
arnold and amigo's experimented with cadaver growth....
and tim belknap was the pioneer on slin being a diabetic bb, he was the first to really use it to become a freak. he was ahead of his time mass wise...also wrecked him physically though.

Just so you know because you bring up some good points, but cadaver hgh was very very very hard to get. No Chinese shit back then. Very few with big bucks got the hgh and Danny was not one of them. Arnold yes.

[apply85]

You can tell he took a lot by fucking looking at him, why do you need to hear from his mouth how much he took. Bodybuilders are liars ok, this is a game of drugs

[Moontrane]

NOC 1990

1 Yates
2 Momo
3 Danny

Yates must've thought he was in the land of the hobbits

Momo won that year, with Yates in 2nd.  It was a good show.

[Figo]

Momo won that year, with Yates in 2nd.  It was a good show.

yes he did, my bad

[whitewidow]

Umm - where does it say he wasn't a mega doser ? it said this


How can you get your reply from that ? fact is this - he is a megadoser - lower by todays standards yes but still huge amounts and prob higher that what he admitted so that is still a mega doser..- thats what I see when I read Max's comment.

the guy only used minimal anabolics END OF STORY. I know what he used as I have talked to danny many times. and know he didnt even take 750mg test per week. as he got older he used more. Im saying in 81 he was using very minimal anabolics. 3 substances plus some lasix type pill. he had a name for it I forget but it was basically lasix. todays pros use everything! test,deca,dbol,anadrol,trenbolone, primo, HGH/slin, igf-1 and other weird peptides, modafinial, cabergoline, shit just listen to what jeremy jackson uses and he is not a pro imagine what branch warren uses. Danny used less gear then anybody hands down! you cant argue a fact! Now in 1990 he did up his dosage a tad but I originally was talking abou the 81 danny padilla when he stepped on stage at 160pds and looked shredded beyond belief. Danny trained harder than todays pros another FACT! not my opinion. will your suppose to call me step- daddy.

[WillGrant]

the guy only used minimal anabolics END OF STORY. I know what he used as I have talked to danny many times. and know he didnt even take 750mg test per week. as he got older he used more. Im saying in 81 he was using very minimal anabolics. 3 substances plus some lasix type pill. he had a name for it I forget but it was basically lasix. todays pros use everything! test,deca,dbol,anadrol,trenbolone, primo, HGH/slin, igf-1 and other weird peptides, modafinial, cabergoline, shit just listen to what jeremy jackson uses and he is not a pro imagine what branch warren uses. Danny used less gear then anybody hands down! you cant argue a fact! Now in 1990 he did up his dosage a tad but I originally was talking abou the 81 danny padilla when he stepped on stage at 160pds and looked shredded beyond belief. Danny trained harder than todays pros another FACT! not my opinion. will your suppose to call me step- daddy.

I agree that those guys from his era did train harder - some were hitting each bodypart 3 times a week and growing which in itself shows they were on lots of drugs to help them recover so fast..I do think the reason the guys of today cant train as hard or fast is because of there weight and the amount of gear they are on - to much gear just makes you slow and lazy.

But again we all know these guys lie about what they use - even to there closest friends and GF/partners so why is Danny any different - he can still be a nice guy yet lie about what he actualy takes.

[OptimusPrime1980]

Just so you know because you bring up some good points, but cadaver hgh was very very very hard to get. No Chinese shit back then. Very few with big bucks got the hgh and Danny was not one of them. Arnold yes.

when danny was competing.. early and mid 80"s hgh was already synthesized, 81 is when sth became available....
just so you know ;