I started taking AAS in 2000 and ended my run of cycling n 2004. Stayed off for 5 years and started again at the beginning of this year.
There are only a few things about my cycles that I remember from 2000-2004.
1) I remember my first cycle of Sustenon and Dbol... Best shit, new experience, best gains I ever had.
2) I remember how strong and hard I got from my homebrew component th tren.
3) I remember my 2 week run with Anadrol. I had the most insane pumps I have ever had... However I have never been so bloated in my life. We are talking like 10lbs of water in the first week. I looked like a marshmallow. The insane pumps were great in the gym... But I couldn't walk more than 10 steps without my calfs getting so pumped that I couldn't walk anymore. It was so painful that I couldn't deal any longer than 2 weeks. It's the only AAS aside from anavar the I will never use again.
Take that for what you will. Some people it doesn't effect as bad... I've taken just about everything and for some reason anadrol and anavar just don't agree with me.
Best big size gains I ever got was from test/dbol or test/deca/dbol. Now my goals have shifted... I don't care about big, I care about being good size and extremely shredded.