I just got back from the Mr. Olympia. I am having trouble believeing that any of these guys comeoff of a cycle after a few months.
I am tempted to go 8 motnhs. The longest Ihave gone before was 5.
Ok now wait for the idiots to parade in saying that the pros do 8 weeks on 8 weeks off because if they stayed on all the time they would smoke out their organs.
By his own admission, Ken 'Flex' Wheeler has recently come off a twelve year course of steroids. Interestingly enough, Flex was able to have two kids during his pro career.
Some probably stay on all year and others will gear up just for shows. Victor Martinez supposedly begins a cycle 20 weeks out from a major show... The rest of the time he trains and bulks naturally. Of course I heard this second hand, so take this with a grain of salt.