What the famous actually ran

The physiques and performances you grew up watching were rarely just genetics and hard work. Every figure here has a PED history that is public record — admitted, confessed, officially sanctioned, or leaked and acknowledged. Open any to see the full cycle, week by week, in the same format as a cycle built for you.

Admitted

Arnold Schwarzenegger

7× Mr. Olympia

Golden-era contest prep · 16 wks

DianabolTestosterone

Openly enhanced

Chris Bumstead

5× Classic Physique Olympia

Classic Physique off-season → prep · 16 wks

TestosteroneMasteronTrenbolone

Leaked & confirmed

Brian Johnson · Liver King

Ancestral-living influencer

Continuous 'monthly protocol' · 12 wks

TestosteroneHGHDeca-DurabolinWinstrol

Discussed openly

Joe Rogan

Podcaster & commentator

Continuous TRT (not a cycle) · 12 wks

Testosterone (TRT)HGH

Confessed

Lance Armstrong

7× Tour de France (titles stripped)

In-season blood doping · 12 wks

EPOTestosteroneHGHCortisone

Sanctioned

Ben Johnson

Olympic 100m sprinter

Pre-competition strength/power · 8 wks

Winstrol (Stanozolol)

Admitted

José Canseco

MLB slugger, AL MVP

In-season size & power · 14 wks

WinstrolAnadrolEquipoiseTestosterone

Discussed openly

Greg Doucette

IFBB pro & YouTuber

Continuous long-term use · 12 wks

TestosteroneHGH

For education, not endorsement. Entries are based on public admissions, doping sanctions or reporting — never an unproven claim. Cycles are illustrative reconstructions in our standard format, pending expert review, and none of this is medical advice.