Whatever happen to the days when Lee priest would bulk up to 270-280 and compete at around 200-210 ever year? Not a knock on Lee cause many other pros and amatuers used to do it and still do but what was the point of that if you compete at around the same weight every year. The only thing you get is hypertension, and moonface. 20 lbs over contest weight is ok but that 50 + was out of control. I guess everyone finally saw the light.
That's not bulking up; that's simply pigging out. Even when you're bulking up, the goal is to maximize lean mass and minimize bodyfat. Some bodyfat will occur; there ain't no getting around that. It, however, doesn't mean that you should turn yourself into a suckling pig.
People seem to forget that their bodies change over time. I've learned that the hard way (sort of). Bulking up is how I got over 200 lbs in 1996 and broke 240 for the first time in my life a year later. At that time, my caloric intake was between 5000 and 6500 calories.
I don't need that many calories anymore, hence it's one of the reasons I stopped using weight-gainers. I certainly don't knock those products; weight-gainers helped me achieve the goals I set for myself. And, I recommend them to anyone who's in the same boat that I was back in the day.
