I met a guy in my hometown gym back around 2000,he was about 23 years old, and had done one small cycle when he lived in California in the early 1990`s......he was training with IFBB pro Jeff Poulin at that time....Poulin saw potential then got him started on gear.
After that,he moved to Massachusettes which is where I met him.
Now one small cycle a few years before isn`t gonna` give you a ton of lasting muscle,plus he had stopped training for a couple of years and was a BMX bike champion.
Anyway,I got this kid competing in all natural contests where he kicked ass..............he had good limbs,and not so good torso muscles, but dieted strictly,did cardio,trained hard,and smart,and even entered some untested NPC shows where he always did OK in his weightclass.
He made sure to get a decent warmup,did 2-3 work sets,and 3-5 exercises per bodypart.
Had a life outside the gym too.
Another guy I trained,had been training over 20 years,I got him into contest condition,and he kicked ass on the natty as well as NPC stages.......never did gear,but was a former heroin user instead ............... one of the best Welterweight bodybuilders in the country,drugs or not.
Genetic freaks are out there and training hard,wish I was blessed in the muscle department instead of just being handsome with a big pecker!