The Big Five-Oh

[Jorta]

TweetLast Halloween I weighed 250 pounds. My bodyfat was about as low as it could get as I was in a BB show.

I've decided to bulk up and even though I lost a couple of weeks while recovering from a hernia operation, I have by todays morning weigh-in, hit 300 pounds.

That is I have gained 50 pounds since last November.

From what I can tell from the calipers, about 19-21 pounds of that have been muscle. About 15 pounds or so is water that I gained back right after the show. I think I have gained some more water since that time since I have started some 4-AD in the last couple of weeks. At any rate, my body fat is hovering just about 10%. You can still see my abs, but there is definitly some jelly accumulating down there.

I've been doing it by eating -at least- 20 calories/pound and 1.75 grams protien/pound. That is the base meal plan, 8 meals over the course of the day. Then I eat whatever I want in the mean time. Sometimes it is very hard work and instead of a "cheat day" on the weekends, I normally have a "don't stuff your face day" and it really feels good!

I have been training heavy with emphasis on negatives and in the last 3 weeks, I have started GVT 4 days a week. I work out with all dumbells and free weights and just do the basic movements. In the last 3 weeks, my incline dumbell presses have gone up by 30 pounds/dumbell for the 10x10 GVT for example.

The suppliements I use, as I have mentioned, I started 4-AD and 1-test transdermal in the last 2 1/2 weeks. I have 4 Uniliver liver pills with each meal and a multivitamin each morning. No creatine, I'm saving that for cutting. I suppliment with some zinc at night and some magnesium for some restful sleep. I'm also making sure I get at least 8 solid hours of sleep each night.

All in all, I'm pretty happy. I'm going to continue the bulking for another 4 weeks and at this rate I should be hitting 315-320. How much of all that I keep, I'll be interested to know. I'm going to start cutting for another show at the end of that bulking period. If I can come in to the next show 10-15 pounds heavier in May from October, I'll consider that a win.

Just passing this on - the basics work - eating like a horse and training until you can't stand up.

[trip]

TweetDamn Jorta,

In your pics never would have guessed your weight as lower.
Either way, great job, and progress.

Keep us posted.
Good Luck

[AndyJ26]

TweetThats awesome...I did similar to get myself from a skinny 17 year old to a not so skinny 17 and a half year old...trained my ass off and ate everythin that wasn't nailed down!

[GBAGH]

Tweet300...nice freaking job. I never got there myself. My highest weight ever was 294.

[Jorta]

TweetAt 312 now. I think I have plateaued there though as I have been hovering either side of that for just over a week now. I am so sick of eating all the time that I'm actually looking forward to the diet phase. Starting that next weekend for 12 weeks to show time. I'll be interested to see how much I keep after the cutting phase. Hopefully it will be worth the effort!