Well I hit 245

[Jeremy24]

I'm going to play it by ear. I don't want my body fat to get any higher, but if my body wants to keep growing I'm not going to stop it. I think I'm getting close to the max for this offseason... but I could see adding another 5, maybe even 10 pounds by the end of the year.
My plan right now is to chill out and stabilize a bit for the next couple months, then make another push around November or so.



The new training style (thanks to John Meadows) is definitely helping. I think I was undertraining with DC style for so long. Diet and supplementation are keyed in now too. Calories are pretty high; 5-6,000 calories a day.


Thanks guys.

So do u think DC is undertraining Shelby?

 

[Shelby]

So do u think DC is undertraining Shelby?

For me, right now, yes.

That doesn't mean it's not a good system though.

 

[lucian]

dude your a freak!! Are you cycling your carbs to stay so lean while gaining?

 

[Shelby]

dude your a freak!! Are you cycling your carbs to stay so lean while gaining?

Carbs are pretty moderate everyday - about 3-400g.

I'm kind of toggling back and forth between a "high calorie offseason diet" and a "REALLY high calorie offseason diet", lol. I'll run one for a week or two, then the other for a week or two. I just go by feel.

 

[tenny]

i think your nipples are getting smaller

 

[Amazon Doll]

i think your nipples are getting smaller

THAT is a whole other thread!

 

[P.Griffin]

Nice job you got some fantastic size!

 

[IAMLEGEND]

Lookin BEEFY!

 

[Retabolil2]

Those are some serious guns! :headbang:

 

[juicin]

Shelby - Just how big are those guns anyway?

 

[GYMRATN]

nice work bro! i need your lat wkout!

 

[Shelby]

Shelby - Just how big are those guns anyway?

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

Thanks guys.

 

[weight78]

For me, right now, yes.

That doesn't mean it's not a good system though.

I love Dante. He has done alot for us. But from what I and others have found is DC training is great for beginners, but after a while its not enough volume for legs and arms. His training is good for back and chest though IMO...

 

[weight78]

Carbs are pretty moderate everyday - about 3-400g.

I'm kind of toggling back and forth between a "high calorie offseason diet" and a "REALLY high calorie offseason diet", lol. I'll run one for a week or two, then the other for a week or two. I just go by feel.

Feeling your body out is ideal. It is a dance you work without getting fat but pushing gains all the time...

 

[b-boy]

I love Dante. He has done alot for us. But from what I and others have found is DC training is great for beginners, but after a while its not enough volume for legs and arms. His training is good for back and chest though IMO...

holy shit! you guys do volume for arms??? maybe thats the problem right there.

 

[dr intensity]

holy shit! you guys do volume for arms??? maybe thats the problem right there.

then i am guessing your arms are 20inch cold..

 

[b-boy]

then i am guessing your arms are 20inch cold..

are you serious???? ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

on a serious note i don't care what my arms "measure" all i care is how big they "look" on stage.

 

[dr intensity]

are you serious???? ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

on a serious note i don't care what my arms "measure" all i care is how big they "look" on stage.

kidding with u bro....but do tape them some day let us know i`ll put a bet with volume trainers lol

 

[mslmn]

I must say that is an impressive weight gain.

 

[betito]

I could be terribly wrong but I think DC is more oriented to crazy heavy compound movements, some of the machine movements you did with a very slow neg maybe weren´t radical enough to produce enough stimulus... I´m not saying you did it wrong (god forbid...) I know you had certain injurys to work around and even with that setback you managed to do GREAT gains last year.