JohnnyVegas said :
Im only 5'10" and a half. This picture was taken when I was maybe about 197-199 before carb/water depleting ? I competed a week later at 190 pounds and I was one of the heaviest guys at the natural contest.
For you to say that you were 215-220 with 10-12% BF at 5'7" feet, drug free makes it hard for me to believe especially when I never broke the 200 pound barrier and be under 12% bodyfat until I had some "help"
Like Sqaudfather said, please post a pic....
I was more like 12% BF, no 6 pack, but had a 34 inch waist-sounds big but for my body it was OK.
If you have seen the pics of WisconsinBB (not contest pic), I looked very similar to him, but a smaller version, as in shorter. Not great genetics, but good.
You also have to remember that I have been working out 6 days a week -every week-for 30+ years. I juiced from 82-89, then stopped. I got bigger every year (once I stopped juicing) starting in 92-93.
It took me 3 years to make any gains after I stopped juicing in 89. I peaked at age 37/38 in 1997/98-then I started to gain 5# of BF every year after 98 or so.
This was back in the 90's at my peak. I am still big today at 47, but also 265#, no abs, just a fat stomach. Still clean and drug free though, and still train everyday-but man do I fucking ach a lot these days.