this is what can be achieved with years of unrelenting dedication and hard work
no tv
no parties
you have to give it everything u got
More like right place at the right time to meet someone like Jay, who introduced him to Rimjob, taught him the tricks of the trade, etc.
Phil wouldnt be anywhere near where he is right now if he didnt have all those guys in his corner teaching him what to do and what not to do.
Hell thats more important than anything, if you dont know what works and what doesnt youre going to waste a helluva lot of time on trial and error.
Letting someone else do the R&D for him saved him years of figuring out what works for him, it allowed him to do the right thing from the begining, which in turn sky rocketed him to the top, whereas it may have taken others years to get to the same level.
Thats really why he is known as the "Gift", he never had to do any of the footwork, he was able to have it all squared away and just plug away right from the start.
Imagine having the Mr. O's ACTUAL drug regime, training, and diet knowledge right from the time you started lifting, imagine what you would look like now.
You would know what compounds work, which ones dont, where to add which ones and why...
Imagine being able to know beyond a shadow of a doubt which compounds you need to start with... when to add in the next ones and at which stage, and how to diet and lift to make optimal gains with each combo at each stage... most bodybuilders spend YEARS trying to figure it out, and many never get it right.