Well I hit 245

juicin · Aug 30, 2010

Shelby said:
They are getting closer to 20"... not there yet though.

Thanks guys.

How tall are you Sheby? I would have guessed an inch or two bigger!

Shelby · Aug 30, 2010

juicin said:
How tall are you Sheby? I would have guessed an inch or two bigger!

a little over 5'6
it's all an illusion

db006 · Aug 30, 2010

shelby what do you think is most responsible for your latest growth spurt, besides rebounding. new training style or the different foods you have been eating?

Shelby · Aug 30, 2010

db006 said:
shelby what do you think is most responsible for your latest growth spurt, besides rebounding. new training style or the different foods you have been eating?

I'm sure there are a handful of factors involved, but training is probably most responsible as not a whole lot else has changed from my last offseason.

But last year I dieted FOREVER and once I got up to 230 in the following offseason, it was very uncomfortable for me... my body didn't want to be there, even though I was relatively lean. It was accustomed to being lighter... like set-point theory.
This year I only dieted for 18 weeks then went right back to the offseason.. so my body never really acclimated to a lighter bodyweight. Hopefully it's setting 240+ as its new "set point".

MAINEVENT · Aug 30, 2010

Unbelievable progress Shelby. I would say you have found the "Fountain of Growth"!

h8tr3d · Aug 30, 2010

mainevent said:
Unbelievable progress Shelby. I would say you have found the "Fountain of Growth"!

yeah, i would say! i cant get over how huge he looks in that pic! Some body definatley knows their shit, and if only i had the money........

juicin · Aug 30, 2010

Shelby said:
I'm sure there are a handful of factors involved, but training is probably most responsible as not a whole lot else has changed from my last offseason.

But last year I dieted FOREVER and once I got up to 230 in the following offseason, it was very uncomfortable for me... my body didn't want to be there, even though I was relatively lean. It was accustomed to being lighter... like set-point theory.
This year I only dieted for 18 weeks then went right back to the offseason.. so my body never really acclimated to a lighter bodyweight. Hopefully it's setting 240+ as its new "set point".

240+ sounds like a good set point to me

Lookin unreal brotha..

kscowboy · Aug 31, 2010

WOW amazing shelby. I am so glad to see ur progress. You will look so different on stage this time.

hellas23000 · Oct 16, 2010

Bro you look huge at 245

bigblue2010 · Oct 17, 2010

Looking good Shelby

Tight waist line!

TeknoViking · Oct 17, 2010

wow man congrats looking huge

Emery · Oct 17, 2010

Damn Shelby... You look huge! How do you gauge when to start dieting? Do you have a target weight you want to hit first or do you go by what you look like in the mirror?

Shelby · Oct 17, 2010

Emery said:
Damn Shelby... You look huge! How do you gauge when to start dieting? Do you have a target weight you want to hit first or do you go by what you look like in the mirror?

I don't think target weights are a good idea for most people... if you just go by the scale, a lot of times you'll put on too much fat. I go by a combination of the scale, and the mirror / pics.

My morning weight got as high as 248 about 6 weeks ago but I decided to pull some things back a bit. I'm currently about 235 and climbing back up... I doubt I'll get much over 250 before I start dieting in February though.

Thanks guys.

chestrockwell420 · Oct 17, 2010

great size brother! keep up the great work

iflexit_1 · Oct 18, 2010

Very impressive, Shelby!!! So competitve-wise, what are you hoping to come in as? LHW, HW? It would be a shame to add all that new muscle and then have to drop down to the MW's.

Johnny Smiles · Oct 18, 2010

ok. you have motivated me. i need to get my eat on!
-JS

w8tlifterty · Oct 18, 2010

iflexit_1 said:
Very impressive, Shelby!!! So competitve-wise, what are you hoping to come in as? LHW, HW? It would be a shame to add all that new muscle and then have to drop down to the MW's.

No way could he squeeze back down to a middle.... top of the lh would be my guess and a hell of a good one at that. As always shelby, great, great work. I have said it before but year in and year out you continue to amaze me. You give those of us w/ less than stellar genetics hope

Shelby · Oct 18, 2010

w8tlifterty said:
You give those of us w/ less than stellar genetics hope

lol... I guess that's a good thing

Yah I'm a LHW now.. I was about 191 onstage this past June, and would like to be closer to 198 next year. I don't know that I'll ever make it to heavyweight but that's a nice goal to have in the back of my mind.
Train and eat like a heavyweight, and let the cards fall where they will.