bb what weight

[onemind]

I was wondering what weight class were you gies when you did your first show.

 

[ZKaudio]

I'm planning on entering my first competition (natural) next year. I am currently at 178 w/ 10%. Plan on competing naturally at 175 ripped @5'9.

 

[jc21]

i was a middleweight my first show when i was 19.

 

[jc21]

I'm planning on entering my first competition (natural) next year. I am currently at 178 w/ 10%. Plan on competing naturally at 175 ripped @5'9.

so you plan on gaining 20 lbs of lean body mass before you start cutting?

 

[Beezers]

I was a heavyweight(I think) at 19. I took that show only because it was a teen division show and I was 20-40 pounds bigger than everyone else, but since then my size has worked against me as my 210 would no longer cut it at a higher level of competition. So, to counter this I basically have to be the freak on stage due to my genetics. I don't diet well in regards to maintaining muscle mass so a contest diet for me is a 50-60 pound drop from "offseason" weight. This means to come in dialed in at 230-250 I need to be around 280-300 "offseason. I'm genetically gifted with mass and am fairly lean at 10%, but my body likes to hold at 9-10%bf at all costs...even muscle tissue, so needless to say dieting is a ferocious battle with my stubborn fat cells that refuse to let go of thier precious energy reserves.

 

[ZKaudio]

 

[ZKaudio]

jc... what bf% do you usually shoot for in a competition? sorry if that question came across as stupid but although i've been lifting for 6 years, I've never competed =/

 

[onemind]

Its dif for everyone but I will shoot for 3 to 4 %.