Post-Contest Weight Gain

**Bezoar** · 11-08-2007, 03:08 PM

How much weight is it common to gain in the first 2 weeks after a competition? I dropped from my starting weight of 188lbs to 173 over about 2 months of cutting. Only 2 weeks after I stopped cutting I'm already back up to 188.

**XX1** · 11-08-2007, 03:14 PM

ive seen guys add only 5 to over 40. I myself gained around 35 after i dropped 6 lbs of pure bloat

**AFGymRat** · 11-08-2007, 04:05 PM

2 Weeks after my competition I gained 15-20lbs, but I was eating everything in site.

**Blahzay128** · 11-08-2007, 04:09 PM

I'm really struggling with this....b/c I do not want to get too heavy this off season. I weighed 153 show day...approx. 2 wks ago...weighed 157.5 this morning....With that said, I've pretty much had to get right back on a diet....I got up over 160 pretty quickly....didn't like that and asked Layne to put me on a mini-cut to get me a little lower so that I can be smarter about transitioning into offseason.....I feel like my choice is to either continually diet or not look like a bodybuilder in the off season and have a ton of work to do when it comes to prep time...UGHHH

I have a HORRIBLE metabolism...Layne can attest to this. Not sure why!! Its like once I start eating a normal amount of carbs/cals the fat just packs right on...and it is very difficult to lose. I'm actually considering going to the doc to check my thyroid, or anything else that could cause me to have such a slow metabolism. For contest prep I had to go down to approx. 1300 cals on most days to lose the fat....Sorry to side track...anyone have any similar situation or advice....I might start a separate thread if I don't get responses....

**MattyH7688** · 11-08-2007, 04:44 PM

im at 205 now.. from 175 from my show in september.. i gained 20 lbs like overnight and it stayed

**Bezoar** · 11-08-2007, 05:24 PM

Originally Posted by Blahzay128

I'm really struggling with this....b/c I do not want to get too heavy this off season. I weighed 153 show day...approx. 2 wks ago...weighed 157.5 this morning....With that said, I've pretty much had to get right back on a diet....I got up over 160 pretty quickly....didn't like that and asked Layne to put me on a mini-cut to get me a little lower so that I can be smarter about transitioning into offseason.....I feel like my choice is to either continually diet or not look like a bodybuilder in the off season and have a ton of work to do when it comes to prep time...UGHHH

I have a HORRIBLE metabolism...Layne can attest to this. Not sure why!! Its like once I start eating a normal amount of carbs/cals the fat just packs right on...and it is very difficult to lose. I'm actually considering going to the doc to check my thyroid, or anything else that could cause me to have such a slow metabolism. For contest prep I had to go down to approx. 1300 cals on most days to lose the fat....Sorry to side track...anyone have any similar situation or advice....I might start a separate thread if I don't get responses....

i saw one of layne's videos and he talks about bulking something like 4 weeks and then cutting 2 weeks and continuing that throughout the offseason....

**Blahzay128** · 11-08-2007, 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by Bezoar

i saw one of layne's videos and he talks about bulking something like 4 weeks and then cutting 2 weeks and continuing that throughout the offseason....

I'm thinking this is probably what he will have me do. Seems to make the most sense for those who tend to put fat on easily.

**ChokeOnStrength** · 11-08-2007, 05:50 PM

I took a lot of peoples past experiences of exploding with weight, and stuck to my diet the week after the show, with 2 days of going nuts. within that week, the total was a 8 lb increase, then I kept to diet calories tell the bloat and water subsided, and in total it was 4 lbs.

My show was on Sept 15th and I weighed 182, it's now November 8th, and I weigh 191. But I've been lean mass phasing it for the past 1.5 months. Either way, I saw about a 4 lb increase within the first 2 weeks. control is key, but it aint easy.

**Jrich54338** · 11-08-2007, 06:54 PM

Post contest has alot to do with if your still doing cardio, your age, etc etc

**billfinkbiner** · 11-08-2007, 07:19 PM

Alot of the weight comes from your glycogen stores becoming refilled. I'm almost up 20 pounds from my contest on Oct. 13th. I've filled out a lot, but am also slowly but surely losing my abs. I am now eating twice the amount of calores I was at the end of my prep. I still have good cuts everywhere else though. It all depends on how you handle your carbs and like Joe said cardio. Soon I will be adding a couple of days of HIIT back in the mix to stave off some of this fat gain.

**MattyH7688** · 11-08-2007, 07:27 PM

im doing cardio 20-30 minutes 4 times a week.. i might do hiit though instead

**fmrazoroller** · 11-08-2007, 09:13 PM

Originally Posted by Blahzay128

I'm really struggling with this....b/c I do not want to get too heavy this off season. I weighed 153 show day...approx. 2 wks ago...weighed 157.5 this morning....With that said, I've pretty much had to get right back on a diet....I got up over 160 pretty quickly....didn't like that and asked Layne to put me on a mini-cut to get me a little lower so that I can be smarter about transitioning into offseason.....I feel like my choice is to either continually diet or not look like a bodybuilder in the off season and have a ton of work to do when it comes to prep time...UGHHH

I have a HORRIBLE metabolism...Layne can attest to this. Not sure why!! Its like once I start eating a normal amount of carbs/cals the fat just packs right on...and it is very difficult to lose. I'm actually considering going to the doc to check my thyroid, or anything else that could cause me to have such a slow metabolism. For contest prep I had to go down to approx. 1300 cals on most days to lose the fat....Sorry to side track...anyone have any similar situation or advice....I might start a separate thread if I don't get responses....

man im exactly the same. for me to loose weight i have to praticaly starve myself. if i eat a normal amount of food or mabye have some treats here and there i add the pounds on soo quick. it sucks cause i wanna look halfway decent in the offseason but i just blow up like 40 pounds.

to the topic starter - i member i cut to 175ish and like 3 weeks later i was 190 something. it SUCKED.

**SleepLifter** · 11-09-2007, 05:24 AM

sept 8- 161 lbs
october 8- 191

It's ALLL muscle baby

**MattyH7688** · 11-09-2007, 05:40 AM

Originally Posted by SleepLifter

sept 8- 161 lbs
october 8- 191

It's ALLL muscle baby

LOL

i keep telling myself its just water covering my abs........... i refuse to believe i added fat

**mxsprocket1** · 11-09-2007, 07:55 AM

I gained 18 lbs in 4.5 days

**SPACECLOWN** · 11-09-2007, 08:43 AM

14lbs in 5 days

**EricTheRed** · 11-09-2007, 10:14 AM

8-10lbs in 2.5 weeks....so far

**liftjunkie06** · 11-09-2007, 10:44 AM

I stepped on the scale yesterday and had lost weight. All I did was do a couple light cardio sessions and keep my calories in check. I think I bloated up a lot post contest but the workouts helped expel some of the water. I think most of what everyone is experiencing is water, so don't stress too much. I thought I was getting fat.

**SleepLifter** · 11-09-2007, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by EricTheRed

8-10lbs in 2.5 weeks....so far

NICE. Good discipline there.

Originally Posted by liftjunkie06

I stepped on the scale yesterday and had lost weight. All I did was do a couple light cardio sessions and keep my calories in check. I think I bloated up a lot post contest but the workouts helped expel some of the water. I think most of what everyone is experiencing is water, so don't stress too much. I thought I was getting fat.

Trust me, if you eat like crazy it will be water, but alot of fat too.

**Agostage** · 11-09-2007, 12:06 PM

weighed in at 194lbs on Oct. 13th then my scale broke. Second and last show was the 20th and now I'm weighing about 198lbs. 4+ lbs in 20 days so far. Belly roll up about 1mm.

**EricTheRed** · 11-09-2007, 01:52 PM

Originally Posted by SleepLifter

NICE. Good discipline there.

Trust me, if you eat like crazy it will be water, but alot of fat too.

thanks bud, i would say i live in a rather junk food free suit with my other roomies its not too bad, just upping carbs feels good but i do about 1 hiit session per week so far (probably be 2) and some cardio before and after training

**Hoeker** · 11-09-2007, 02:01 PM

so far up 25lbs in a litter over a month, but after my first contest i gained 60 in 6 weeks...... talk about uncomfortable.

**Jrich54338** · 11-09-2007, 02:48 PM

keep doing cardio and you will be fine

**Bulgarian_mm** · 11-09-2007, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by Hoeker

so far up 25lbs in a litter over a month, but after my first contest i gained 60 in 6 weeks...... talk about uncomfortable.

wow 60lbs thats insane, were you just constantly eating or what

**dcerullo** · 11-09-2007, 10:10 PM

so far since Oct. 27th show I've gained only 3 Lbs but my BF went way up from about 11 to 16% yikes! No more "treats" back on the diet but bulking now. I want to gain 10LBs anyway but not the BF.

**TCannon** · 11-10-2007, 09:55 PM

Night of my show on saturday I weighed 214 pounds, after the show I ate a box of cookies from the kroger bakery, half a whole cake and a entire large pizza hut stuffed crust meatlovers pizza. The next mourning I weighed 225lbs with no abs.

I ate half of this cake in like 2 hours lol
This pick was taken after a few sodas and a box of cookies from the bakery

**Blahzay128** · 11-11-2007, 06:31 PM

Originally Posted by TCannon

Night of my show on saturday I weighed 214 pounds, after the show I ate a box of cookies from the kroger bakery, half a whole cake and a entire large pizza hut stuffed crust meatlovers pizza. The next mourning I weighed 225lbs with no abs.

I ate half of this cake in like 2 hours lol
This pick was taken after a few sodas and a box of cookies from the bakery

haha...I always love seeing the pics of guys eating after a show.....very entertaining ....congrats on competing!!!!!

**Hoeker** · 11-12-2007, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by Bulgarian_mm

wow 60lbs thats insane, were you just constantly eating or what

I worked at a gym with this crazy little Asian girl that kept talking me into eating taco bell late at night and my assistant GM was all about burger king and their triple whoppers.Also a girl had a crush on our sales guy so she brought us a dozen doughnuts every night.... i felt like they were going to waste if i didn't eat at least 3 lol. Not to mention all the beer from all the parties I was going to. So to answer your question yes basically.

**EricTheRed** · 11-12-2007, 10:16 PM

Originally Posted by TCannon

Night of my show on saturday I weighed 214 pounds, after the show I ate a box of cookies from the kroger bakery, half a whole cake and a entire large pizza hut stuffed crust meatlovers pizza. The next mourning I weighed 225lbs with no abs.

I ate half of this cake in like 2 hours lol
This pick was taken after a few sodas and a box of cookies from the bakery

haha, very nice....you got me beat

all i had was ribs and fries

**MattyH7688** · 11-12-2007, 10:29 PM

i now regret eating all that food

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