Another quick offseason pic. 30 weeks out.

Flex2019 · Apr 2, 2012

Weight was 219.8 just before this was taken.

GerryT · Apr 2, 2012

Good density. Lot of potential. Best wishes.

BigChef · Apr 2, 2012

Handsome, nice and thick, nice arse mate! lmao...just kidding! Looking good bro! You got nice thick dense muscle!

tri-terror · Apr 2, 2012

Looking pretty big man, how much more size/weight you trying to put on before you prep?

Flex2019 · Apr 2, 2012

GerryT said:
Good density. Lot of potential. Best wishes.

Thank you Bro.

BigChef said:
Handsome, nice and thick, nice arse mate! lmao...just kidding! Looking good bro! You got nice thick dense muscle!

Thanks BigChef, I feel honored to be the object of your manly desires

tri-terror said:
Looking pretty big man, how much more size/weight you trying to put on before you prep?

I'm not trying to put on any more weight at this point, I'm actually dieting down a bit now. 6 weeks ago or so I had hit a high of a little over 240lbs and it really wasn't a very comfortable weight for me. Blood pressure was high and I felt pretty shitty overall. I'm going to slowly drop some more bodyfat while I get ready for my actual prep to begin in early June. I actually tend to grow a little bit during prep though. We'll see what happens this time around.

jay_dub · Apr 3, 2012

Damn you sure have put on some size.

Good work my man.

kinglewy · Apr 3, 2012

Hey Flex, when you were 240 did you find that the heavier you got the harder it was to stay lean in comparison to the added mass? By the way looking good!

Flex2019 · Apr 3, 2012

jay_dub said:
Damn you sure have put on some size.

Good work my man.

Thanks Bro.

kinglewy said:
Hey Flex, when you were 240 did you find that the heavier you got the harder it was to stay lean in comparison to the added mass? By the way looking good!

Thank you.

There was definitely a point where I seemed to be adding bodyfat more than anything. And my body really didn't want to be that heavy, if I dipped below 4500 calories or so per day I would start losing weight quickly. I figure I probably could have increased supplementation and kept growing but it was time to back off a bit. I feel much healthier at 220.

itrain · Apr 3, 2012

Flex2019 said:
Thanks Bro.

Thank you.

There was definitely a point where I seemed to be adding bodyfat more than anything. And my body really didn't want to be that heavy, if I dipped below 4500 calories or so per day I would start losing weight quickly. I figure I probably could have increased supplementation and kept growing but it was time to back off a bit. I feel much healthier at 220.

Great answer Flex ,, im curious as to when you noticed this ,, 1 week 2 weeks i always seem to notice a tad bit to late

Flex2019 · Apr 3, 2012

itrain said:
Great answer Flex ,, im curious as to when you noticed this ,, 1 week 2 weeks i always seem to notice a tad bit to late

I noticed it a long time ago but my goal was to hold my heaviest weight as long as possible to make it easier to hold onto the mass while I dieted down. I stayed between 235-245 for three months or so. Last year I had trouble keeping my bodyweight even at 220 for any length of time so I know something is working right this year.

Johnny Ringo · Apr 3, 2012

Big Improvements there Flex. U have Great muscle shape and with the Added muscle will def make a Positive difference this Season. Great Job!

spartan · Apr 3, 2012

Looking great Bro keep up the good work. I 2 am stuck at about 198 to 203 and just cannot seem to stay much above 200... I guess this is where I am supposed to be right now. Still very lean and I feel like I am adding quality muscle.

workhard2121 · Apr 3, 2012

Looking great bro and an awesome weight. Exactly the same as me right now!

Keep us posted, you really have added some quality lean mass!

red5150 · Apr 3, 2012

looking alot bigger than 220, good job bro!

Flex2019 · Apr 4, 2012

Johnny Ringo said:
Big Improvements there Flex. U have Great muscle shape and with the Added muscle will def make a Positive difference this Season. Great Job!

Thank you Brother

spartan said:
Looking great Bro keep up the good work. I 2 am stuck at about 198 to 203 and just cannot seem to stay much above 200... I guess this is where I am supposed to be right now. Still very lean and I feel like I am adding quality muscle.

Thanks. For me, I know that's when it's time to back off and maintain for a while. After dieting down I can always rebound to a weight higher than I was the last time.

workhard2121 said:
Looking great bro and an awesome weight. Exactly the same as me right now!

Keep us posted, you really have added some quality lean mass!

Thank you. I have a log in the Logs forum if you are interested in following along.

red5150 said:
looking alot bigger than 220, good job bro!

Thanks man. I'm only 5'7" and it definitely helps in this area. I saw your pic in that crazy thread the other day. You look awesome there.

splking1 · Apr 6, 2012

Great start for 30 weeks out.

Flex2019 · Apr 6, 2012

splking1 said:
Great start for 30 weeks out.

Thanks. I like to start prep pretty lean so that I don't need to go to any extremes. Last year I was 190lbs at 10 weeks out and was actually able to grow a bit while getting leaner, ending up onstage at 192. I'm hoping for similar results this time around.