I just found it interesting he plans to bulk to 205lbs this summer then cut to 165lbs this winter kind of the opposite of what people normally do
Thank you for sharing that, B. Hank.
Basically my thought process is this:
I HATE eating.
I absolutely WOULD NOT EAT if I didn't physiologically have to, in order to stay alive.
I once calculated how much protein I eat...and found that it was 90g daily.
Clearly, that needs to be doubled if I want to make any gains. But as I said - I CAN'T eat.
I just can't. I hate it.
So what I'm going to do now is eat a full bodybuilding diet in the summer [chicken breasts, broccoli, protein shakes, etc], and train higher reps for hypertrophy...then starting around October 1st, give up the "bro" diet, train for low reps, and shrink while getting stronger.
I'm not sure on body weight numbers yet. It could mean being 190 in the summer, and 175 in the winter, or it could mean being 215 in the summer, and 165 in the winter.
If I had to guess - I would say maybe a 200-lb summer weight, and 180-lb winter weight.
I don't want to push my weight too far in one direction or another. I was being too cautious by being 170-lb all these years...but I don't want to necessarily push my weight to 220+ on gear either. And I don't want any extreme yo-yo'ing of my weight.
Would it really be so bad to go from 170 to 195, every summer? Would that be so unhealthy?
As for not wishing to be as heavy in the winter:
[1] There are general health benefits to being light and eating low calories.
[2] Switching up my training will keep my response fresh.
[3] Running gear only once a year [or less] will keep my receptors fresh, requiring less gear.
[4] In the winter: less shopping, less cooking, less eating, less shitting, etc. Plus we are covered up all winter anyway, and I prefer training low reps.
I don't mind bodybuilding training, but there is no way I'm "eating bro" year-round.
You can call it "The Kevin Levrone Approach" - shrink in the winter, then put the size back on when it matters. Since I respond so fast to training and gear, I'd rather just be bigger for the summer when people see me in a tank top.
