Finally feel like a bodybuilder everywhere I go ---5'8", 225lb

[mormonpickett]

[mormonpickett]

Sorry this last photo is pretty gay but shows my leg size


EDIT: No butt cheeks-bbmod1

[Evad3]

Admiring. You've blown up

[mormonpickett]

I try to eat 4500 cals a day. If I don't, I start losing weight. No cardio at the moment. Trying to pack on mass

I flux between 223 and 227. Planning on competing again (5th time) next June. Hopefully in light heavies this time

[mormonpickett]

Admiring. You've blown up

Thanks. Lots of work and lots of food. Even when traveling I'll make time for my workout and try to do the best I can with diet.

[DaveCM]

Massive! Will look great for sure once dieted down a bit

[bearsfan91]

Mirin progress. Gives us inspiration and hope!

[mormonpickett]

Massive! Will look great for sure once dieted down a bit

For sure. Last show I bulked to 235 (way too heavy) and cut to 174. This time I'm up to 225(Dont want to get heavier) and plan on cutting to mid 180s.

Mirin progress. Gives us inspiration and hope!

everyone is gonna make it brah. If they stick with it

[DaveCM]

For sure. Last show I bulked to 235 (way too heavy) and cut to 174. This time I'm up to 225(Dont want to get heavier) and plan on cutting to mid 180s.

Good to see that there are still some people out there who are realistic about how much they will weigh on stage, seems like everyone underestimates how much weight one has to lose to be stage ready... good luck with your show!

[mormonpickett]

Good to see that there are still some people out there who are realistic about how much they will weigh on stage, seems like everyone underestimates how much weight one has to lose to be stage ready... good luck with your show!

seriously. You don't realize how much weight you have to lose to be stage ready till you're there. I do preps for other people and when I tell them how much they need to lose, they don't believe me and get discouraged. You gotta remember, there is an olympia class for 212lb! I'm not anywhere near that level, so how am I gonna be 200 on stage???

[DaveCM]

seriously. You don't realize how much weight you have to lose to be stage ready till you're there. I do preps for other people and when I tell them how much they need to lose, they don't believe me and get discouraged. You gotta remember, there is an olympia class for 212lb! I'm not anywhere near that level, so how am I gonna be 200 on stage???

Exactly - I've been saying this over and over again and yet most people still stare at me in disbelief when I tell them how much they would have to lose to be stage ready... or even more often they think I'm just being negative, jealous... whatever. People also fail to realize that really shredded 200 lbs at anything under 5'11" is pretty ****ing big and can not be compared to 200lbs with visible abs or a biceps vein showing.

Even when you are very lean already there's still usually 10lbs of water to lose.

Remembers me of a situation in a gym locker room where I was posing in front of the mirror at about 225 lbs while being pretty lean and one of the trainers in the gym was completely freaking out when I told him that I'm dieting down right now and aiming to lose about 30lbs to which he replied something like "Dude you have maybe 2-3 lbs to lose, anything after that will be muscle".... alright so according to him my stage weight should have been around 220lbs... wish it was

This also often results in people getting on stage way too heavy and out of shape because they are obsessed with a certain number in their head and think that anything under 200lbs is a swimmer...instead of being honest to yourself and looking great on stage no matter if you're 150 or 180lbs.

[drumplayer]

congrats on your gains man. looking massive. keep it up. repped.

[mormonpickett]

congrats on your gains man. looking massive. keep it up. repped.

thanks a ton for the comments/support

[leanguy09]

sup bro! Its been a while since Ive seen you but geez, you've gotten even bigger! I see trying has been going well for you! Are you competing?

[jsingh12]

Man, your the god of making gainz. I could really use your advice bro, I posted a question on the forum

[BrandG]

Mirin brah. Lmao at the last pic haha

You consider cutting or just want to go head on for strength/size?

[110393]

That last picture gave me cancer. Looking big dude keep it up.

[djole08]

Looking huge! Nice work brah! Good luck with the show!

[fittofattofit]

You're looking huge now and your legs are enormous .. going to have some awesome mass on display when you next get on stage

[CKBB]

Big arms, big torso, big legs...pretty damn big all around!

No mixed grip on that deadlift? Sheeit.

[Kratos2k14]

Huge mass man. Congrats . Amazing.
When do u plan to cut and get ripped ?

[mormonpickett]

sup bro! Its been a while since Ive seen you but geez, you've gotten even bigger! I see trying has been going well for you! Are you competing?

My last show was last June. So if I compete again this next June, That will have been 2 years off. But yeah I wanna compete again

Man, your the god of making gainz. I could really use your advice bro, I posted a question on the forum

whats your quesitons man?

Mirin brah. Lmao at the last pic haha

You consider cutting or just want to go head on for strength/size?

Lol yeah that last pic was funny as frick i snapchatted it to all my buds and half of them screen shot it
I will cut starting in January . I'm gonna cut very slow. I usually follow a high carb method that works great for me. Gonna keep goin for size till then

That last picture gave me cancer. Looking big dude keep it up.

lolz I will keep it up!

You're looking huge now and your legs are enormous .. going to have some awesome mass on display when you next get on stage

Thanks man. I want to make sure I'm bigger than I was for my last show. No point in competing again looking the same in my opinion

Big arms, big torso, big legs...pretty damn big all around!

No mixed grip on that deadlift? Sheeit.

Yeah big torso :/ ha. Waist is pushin 39", kinda sucks. All my extra weight goes there off season...
I used to do mixed grip, but I feel it more double overhand and with my feet a little closer stance. I can't pull as much but I like it better

Huge mass man. Congrats . Amazing.
When do u plan to cut and get ripped ?

Starting January I'll cut slowly, plan on competing in June around 185 or so (hopefully)

[80benrichards]

looking huge bud.... nice work!

[jpfresh94]

Big weiner

[xxsupergman25xx]

ur def big as FFFF. when you cut down, you will a shredded animal.

[mormonpickett]

ur def big as FFFF. when you cut down, you will a shredded animal.

thsanks!!

[boo99]

Very motivation from another 5 8" bro here

Of course you feel like a BB, you are!

Thanks much, reps to you.

[bobbydigitaloa]

Solid work, bro. Good job.

[mormonpickett]

dang thanks everyone

didn't expect this much of a response to be honest

[mormonpickett]

just one bump for the weekend