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post 1672486203 12-08-2022, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted By kimm4⏩
Right now OP is holding fat, water, etc...
natties don't gain massive amounts of water weight on a bulk lol



would have to see him next to a normal sized person to determine natty or not. anyone can look massive infront of a mirror alone with good lighting
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post 1672486883 12-08-2022, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted By Ripper908⏩
natties don't gain massive amounts of water weight on a bulk lol

would have to see him next to a normal sized person to determine natty or not. anyone can look massive infront of a mirror alone with good lighting
We all hold water and I didn't say massive. Want to figure out how much water you hold, get on a cut drop the creatine, cut out all your carbs and see how much you drop in the first couple weeks. What remains is fat...
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post 1672486983 12-08-2022, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted By Ripper908⏩
natties don't gain massive amounts of water weight on a bulk lol



would have to see him next to a normal sized person to determine natty or not. anyone can look massive infront of a mirror alone with good lighting
Judging from his pic I can clearly tell the dude is fuking massive IRL. miscers would chit their pants if they saw him in person. Some guys here sound really clueless when it comes to lifting and what's possible naturally.
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post 1672487483 12-08-2022, 04:15 PM
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Op if you live in a colder climate, then enjoy your carbs or decrease your calories gradually until March then shoot for a May/beach week end of cut.
I am not seeing the "oids" look that others do but just take it as a compliment and keep going, focusing on the weak points for the next 3-4 months.
good luck whatever you decide.
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post 1672487503 12-08-2022, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted By Coal
Judging from his pic I can clearly tell the dude is fuking massive IRL. miscers would chit their pants if they saw him in person. Some guys here sound really clueless when it comes to lifting and what's possible naturally.
if he is only 206 that is far from massive
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post 1672488263 12-08-2022, 04:28 PM
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Pins or pills OP?
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post 1672489603 12-08-2022, 04:54 PM
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post 1672490253 12-08-2022, 05:05 PM
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Op take it all as a compliment. If a gun pointed to my head I’d say not natty based on the traps but you could just have top genetics.

If you say natty I believe you because I don’t see the point in lying about it.
post 1672490313 12-08-2022, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted By kimm4⏩
We all hold water and I didn't say massive. Want to figure out how much water you hold, get on a cut drop the creatine, cut out all your carbs and see how much you drop in the first couple weeks. What remains is fat...
I can answer that question. I've cut on keto several times. This time from Aug. 26th - Nov. 18th. I went from 220 to 189. So I lost about 30 lbs in 12 weeks.

I took a 10 day break from keto over Thanksgiving week from Nov. 18th - 28th and weighed 206 at the end of the 10 days. And that's eating somewhat dirty but not an overly huge surplus.

Went back on keto on Nov. 29th and today is 10 days later. My weight this morning was 190.5 lbs. So basically I gained 17 lbs over 10 days going off keto. And lost 15.5 lbs over the next 10 days back on keto. I can safely assure you that almost all of the weight that was added and removed over the past 20 days, which was a 32.5 lb swing, was glycogen and water.
post 1672490363 12-08-2022, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted By Dyel1991⏩
Got super shredded, but tiny back in 2019-2020ish. Been on a 2 year bulk since. Gone up about 45 pounds. Keep going? Or is it time to shred down to make the baddies wet for summer?

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post 1672491663 12-08-2022, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted By Coal
You're bigger than Zyzz, Chestbrah, Jeff Seid, Henry Cavill, Natural Graham, Matt Ogus and the first IFBB physique Mr Olympia

You also mog 3X Mr Olympia Frank Zane.

Congrats brah, you could have been Mr. O from 1977-1979 while natty.
Lets not get hysterical here. You are comparing 5% bodyfat with 20%. OP is big, but at 5'10 206 with a decent frame and a decade of lifting at 20%+ bodyfat that is a crazy above statement to make.

OP, nice gains, go for a cut, you seem very good at getting lean.
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post 1672491833 12-08-2022, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted By Coal
Congrats brah, you could have been Mr. O from 1977-1979 while natty.
How exactly does that follow? If he cut down to competition body fat levels, you don't think he would lose a significant portion of that mass?
post 1672491843 12-08-2022, 05:38 PM
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Cut

Drop about 6% (give or take) of what your bf is now. Depending on what look your going for ofc, but around 15% bf is where I personally feel the strongest and healthiest without putting too much effort into food choices. I actually need to get back in the groove and get my lazy ass motivated again.
This body holding me, be my reminder here that I am not alone.
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post 1672493643 12-08-2022, 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted By x-trainer
Op if you live in a colder climate, then enjoy your carbs or decrease your calories gradually until March then shoot for a May/beach week end of cut.
I am not seeing the "oids" look that others do but just take it as a compliment and keep going, focusing on the weak points for the next 3-4 months.
good luck whatever you decide.
I’m up in the snowy north. I think the bulk till March and then cut down might be the move
You don't lift with your muscles, you lift with your heart
post 1672524473 12-09-2022, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted By Coal
You're bigger than Zyzz, Chestbrah, Jeff Seid, Henry Cavill, Natural Graham, Matt Ogus and the first IFBB physique Mr Olympia

You also mog 3X Mr Olympia Frank Zane.

Congrats brah, you could have been Mr. O from 1977-1979 while natty.
Well this is just not even remotely true
You don't lift with your muscles, you lift with your heart
post 1672525193 12-09-2022, 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted By Dyel1991⏩
Here is how it went for me:
Never touched a weight in my life early 2014


Couple months in


Couple years in


Dreamer bulk


Cut


and then got silly messing with Protein Modified fast and eating 900 calories per day. Then that takes us to the start picture at the beginning of this thread.

Here is a pump around that time to show my arms


And now you have seen where I am today. Start of 2014 to end of 2022
So anyway, you started blasting.
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