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@naivea What do you mean by big joints?

@minhphat Awesome! I'm on pace to be pretty much the same weight as you for start of peak week

@minhphat What was your stage weight?

@deirdreatkins Thanks! My split is: - Chest/back - Arms/shoulders - Legs (quad focus) - Back/chest - Shoulders/Arms - Legs (hamstring focus) - Rest

@fireflyrainy At the start of my last bulk (july) I was around 200 lbs but that was after cycling for 3 weeks across europe followed by 2 weeks of no training - so depleted af. I started off at 4000 calories and within a month settled in to 4200. Then from august to november it slowly creeped...

@fireflyrainy I weigh 207 lbs atm, at probably just under 10% bf. The way I figure out my calories is just by tracking daily weight and aiming for about 0.5-1 lbs/wk weight gain and adjust calories from there

@gioiamit Very impressive physique! What poses do you think work best for you as a taller competitor? Also just curious, what is your wingspan?

@godofreason Thanks! I used to have this mentality but realized that it's only detrimental to my progress, and I was using my height as an excuse. I truly believe that I can keep making progress if I keep my training, diet, and recovery dialed in. Aiming to put on 5 kg of lean mass over the...

@sehnsucht9 Abs - used to not train them at all. Started doing 6-10 sets/wk of hanging leg/knee raises about 3 months ago. Erectors - deadlifts, squats, RDLs, bent-over bb rows

@sehnsucht9 Different heights definitely have their pros and cons. I used to play basketball where being tall is a huge advantage. But no point worrying about it since you can't change it anyway.

@breaud I'm 6'4", yeah my calorie intake is on the hogh side - dont hear too many people cutting on 3000 kcal/day. My estimated maintainance is around 3700

I'm currently 8 weeks out from my first competition. Yesterday I posted a check-in to r/bodybuilding and got a very mixed response: some saying I lack size, but some encouraging comments as well saying I look good for a 6'4" natty. So that got me wondering how much of a difference does height...

@livingme7 Falling asleep wasn't the problem, its the staying asleep that was difficult, and dont really want to take melatonin at 4am haha Also yeah, wish I had incorporated refeeds in my diet, will know for next time

@amysz1217 Thanks! Yeah I agree, gonna put in some specialization phases to focus on leg growth in the offseason!

@revjwwhitejr Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it :)

Apologies for the long post, but I just wanted to share with you all my journey to stepping on a bodybuilding stage for the first time. I'm 25 and I've been training for around 10 years now, but most of this time was spent messing around without any tracking or specific goals in mind. I got into...

@amandal Do you track steps? If you're sure about energy intake then the only option is that energy expenditure has decreased. Or more likely just water weight. You'd pretty much have to be in a coma to be on 1500 kcal and not losing weight at 160lbs. Could be due to stress or recent changes...

@kagenonikki Why not? Surely I would want to take advantage of the supercompensation effect of glycogen stores?

@lovely_krystal86 I usually experience a bigger drop-off after the first set with smaller subsequent drop-offs. For example: 16, 13, 12, 11. I think it mostly varies between compounds and isolations, with isolationd having bigger drop-offs in reps. Because you inherently need to rest longer on...

@nicolek In what way does my plan seem risky?