Let me tell you what I know when I add weight and continue to train then drop weight I have more muscle I can't add muscle at 6% bodyfat I need to add a little fluff to add muscle. Does anyone bulk in contest condition hell no. Do pros stay in contest condition hell no. The only guys who can do that are little guys who are not trying to add any size. I can stay 6% 195lbs year round but I can't make gains like that. I am trying to make real gains. If I want to be 225lbs shredded I need to be 235lbs fluff first. Also again I am actually dropping water weight right now lowering my estrogen retention. I don't have fucking edema I have a swollen ankle from a stingray bite big difference. I have also had Covid the entire fucking month of July. I am just now getting better. I will be in the commercial gym next week and pushing toward 235-240 by the end of August. I know I am gaining muscle as my strength is going up. By all means you starve yourself to 154lbs I am heading North
Dude for the last time I do not weigh 154.
Next years Maters Nats in my age group and weight will be 154 - 176....meaning I can weigh anywhere between there wherever I think I look good enough to be competitive......the goal is to place or win,not to weigh more than everyone in your class and succeed in doing so only to place last.
Please try to realize with your Mensa Member brain that my bone structure is tiny, I`m an extreme ectomorph.....no excuse, just a plain old fact,
I have always been a hard gainer....started out weighing less the 100 pounds,and now weigh over 180 according to the scale at my doctors office and my last visit wasn`t long ago....plus I`m 5'8" inches tall....now you tell me why and how I could possibly get to your weight when it`s literally killing you to even get there?
Are you dense, no you just don`t know bodybuilding....you can`t change your God given bone structure...and why in the world do you think my goals should be the same as yours or anyone elses for that matter.....I`m 67, not 44.....it doesn`t get easier as you age.....hopefully one day you will remember me saying this if you even make it to my age?
PLEASE STOP REPEATING THAT YOU HAVE COVID...WE GOT IT THE FIRST ZILLION TIMES YOU SAID IT.....GET WELL SOON PLEASE SO WE DON`T HAVE TO KEEP HEARING IT....I BELIEVE YOU FOR CHRISTS SAKE.....BUT IT`S CALLED THE FLU TO BE EXACT, A BAD ONE, BUT STILL THE FUCKING FLU....THEY PUT A LABEL ON IT TO SCARE THE SHEEP INTO FEEDING THEM MONEY,AND THEY SUCCEEDED BEYOND THEIR WILDEST EXPECTATIONS.... NOW PLEASE STOP.
Get as big as you can, but come contest day you will have to lose a ton of weight if you want to place in the top 5....good luck.
It`s not all about weight....it`s about trying to build a proportionate physique and knowing how to present it by hiding your weak points and emphasizing your strong points.....I`ve been working on a posing routine already....yes, a year away...why cuz I want to win.....no halfstepping can be done at this contest, everything must be on point to the best of your ability... trust me....this years lineup wasn`t the norm bro........this is normally/traditionally one fucking tough contest to even place in.
Your logic is....if I want to weigh 333 pounds ,first I have to weigh 444 "fluffy" pounds and eventually I`ll hold on to the weight and reach my goal on building and holding on to muscular bodyweight.....have fun trying cuz if you enter next year you will be in for a rude awakening.
Learn about bodybuilding, don`t just "cocoon" {dumbest made up fucking term ever BTW} and invent ridiculous premises on your own that look good on paper but will fail you in a huge way competitively mark my words..... and I`m not hating, just trying to make you see things differently.....but keep shooting for the stars you may kill some deer or a rabbit if you have sufficient ammo.
Now that you are competing, it`s not just about looking good on the beach or in a grocery store....we can all do that, it`s time to think differently.......it`s about diet, which you don`t take seriously, which is at minimum 75% of bodybuilding with or without roids, about hard training, gear usage, and stage presentation, staying focused when you get tired and want to skip training or a meal......,posing and transitions between poses, cardio, tanning.......etc. etc.
You should no longer just be "lifting"....lots of kids and teens "lift" you should be on a training
regimen.....breakfast, lunch, and dinner, now become meals number -1 through 6, or how many ever work for your goals.....I`m rambling but hey ,good luck, I have this weird uncanny feeling you`re gonna` need all that you can get.
MATT C. LENGTH POST OF PEACE