If you really want to compete at a high level, I believe at some point you are going to have to do an all out bulker....not worrying about gaining a bit of fat. This does not mean that you're gear dosage needs to go way up, but rather you need to increase the calories a lot and make sure you are getting 95% of your protein from whole foods. Shakes are great when you have no time, but if you really want to make this your "job" then you have to make some sacrifices. Eating as much as humanly possible throughout the day will help a lot. I would recommend utilizing EQ, GHRP-6, and a good complete digestive enzymes to really get your appetite in high gear. One of the worst things about a stong bulker is the amount of food you have to consume. Those 3 things I said before make it much more bearable. Once you run one of these cycles (or 2) and are at your desired size, then you just work on leaning out. The IFBB guys don't really bulk once they reach that level, at least not like they used to when they were comin up. They reach that level, maintain the size (which is basically their peak) and just get shredded when they need to. When you have comps throughout the year it's tough to incorporate a true bulker if you are constantly having to run a comp prep cycle. Oh, and I'm sure you know that those guys probably stay on AAS year round, so that's somethign you'll have to consider as well. I think you can achieve the size you're looking for without touching slin, but eventually you will need to utilize HGH for size maintenance and overall leanness. These are just ideas I'm trying to throw out at you so you have a head start if this is something you really want to do bro.
Yeah, it sounds like a good idea bro. Very nice suggestions. I am having a little trouble getting peptides where I live but I can certainly get my hands on some very high quality eq.
Regarding your comment about whole food, I couldn't possibly agree more. Not only muscles are a lot fuller but size gains come way more rapidly and are of higher quality.
Thankfully I am probably not going to have to use slin but after I reach a certain point of lean body mass I will probably have to use HGH year round which isn't something I fancy but... oh, well...
The idea of staying year round on AAS is appealing but my reason says no. I have a very long way to go yet and I want to believe that I am going to avoid the blast and cruise mode for a few more years.
As I said on a previous post my goal is to reach 220 with 9-10% bf and look like they did back in the 70's. I can't and also don't want to be a mass monster with a hgh gut.
I am not looking that much into competitions (although I will have to compete 2-3 times per year), I am mostly interested in the photo-shoot part in which I can make good money from.
I know that everything new we start is difficult but this one knows no boundaries. I mean, there are so many supplements you can take to optimize your health during AAS that you need a salary just for these. Let alone food, and size building supplements. The way I look at it is a long-term investment that's going to pay me back sooner or later.