Pocad

[skjill]

Chocolate flavoured double GOMAD, here I come. Thanks Jordan.

[craze9]

That is a risk, but there is also a potential benefit from rapid weight gain leading to an increase in Wilks. I gained 60lbs in a year when I started training and squatted 500, pulled 545, and benched 365. I'd be fatter for a year 10/10 times to get strong quickly instead of putzing around at 180 working on my sets at 275.

How heavy did you get, out of curiosity? I've been gaining weight slowly for about 16 months and am currently 193 at 21% bf (navy method). I was planning to cut in the Spring based on the idea that for muscle gain it's beneficial to alternate periods of hypo- and hyper caloric intake. Do you think that's true?

[Brustikeln]

Whoa! Do you mind providing a bit more detail (starting and ending weight and lifts, etc.). I imagine a large part of your readership is curious.

[Brodie Butland]

What I want to know is in what universe is cake covered in oil preferred over ice cream covered with chocolate syrup? I can eat that until there's no more to be eaten!

Or go the Vince Gironda method...10 oz. drink, half cream, half ginger ale. It's actually really damn good--especially if the cream is vanilla flavored.

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

That reminds me - Jordan, have you seen John Meadows interview with Dave Tate where he talks about gaining weight J.M. Blakely style? It's pretty epic

I haven't. I need to check that out!

How heavy did you get, out of curiosity? I've been gaining weight slowly for about 16 months and am currently 193 at 21% bf (navy method). I was planning to cut in the Spring based on the idea that for muscle gain it's beneficial to alternate periods of hypo- and hyper caloric intake. Do you think that's true?

I got up to 215 ish I believe.

I think it depends where the lifter is in there training more so than any restricted time frame you know?

Whoa! Do you mind providing a bit more detail (starting and ending weight and lifts, etc.). I imagine a large part of your readership is curious.

I started at 183 in Feb 2013, weighed 198 July 2013, and by Oct 2014 I had gotten up to ~210 (after being closer to 215 for a bit). My lifts went like (all at meets):

Feb 2013 Arnold Classic @ 83kg- 451/330/528

July 2013 USAPL Raw Nats @ 90kg - 500/352/622

Oct 2013 @198lbs (205 prior to weight cut) Local meet- 575/390/655

Oct 2014 @ 198lbs (210 prior to weight cut) local meet- 640/430/725

[Dag]

I haven't. I need to check that out!

I'd link it but I don't know how on my phone. If you just search youtube for John Meadows Dave Tate weight gain it's right there on top. It's worth watching just for the entertainment value.

[Dag]

Oct 2014 @ 198lbs (210 prior to weight cut) local meet- 640/430/725

Those are some crazy numbers. You must be in some kind of top 10 list for 198'ers.

[JimtheConquerer]

I thought POCAD was pot of coffee a day

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

Those are some crazy numbers. You must be in some kind of top 10 list for 198'ers.

In America, yes. As far as all time totals go, I just got bumped from the top 20.