200 pounds at 5'8" is already huge if you are a true 10%
Tom Platz was 5'8" and competed at anywhere from 198 pounds up to 220. In the off season he never went over 235. And this is Mr. Olympia stage, not entering his first amateur competition stage.
Have you competed yet?
If not, you are 31, so it is time to get on it.
Competing will also tell you what, if anything you need to improve. Winning is much more than just the weight on a scale.
31 years. 5’8 200lbs 10% bf with no water retention. 12 years training. (5 on AAS). Currently bulking
If you are gaining, you are gaining. It takes time. You have been at it 5 years on gear with 7 prior to that. You ought to have some good idea of where you are going to end up with the cycle you are on.
If you are growing, then stick with it.
If you have maxed out diet, and your training is intense, and you are not gaining on this off season as quickly as you would like, I would rather add testosterone to your cycle rather than tren.
Please go take a look at Mac11Wildcat's journal in the bodybuilding section. It is years worth of a log on what it took him to get there. I think you can get some very good ideas if you invest the time reading there.
Hey guys,
Been here for about a week and have so far thoroughly enjoyed the forum.
Considering putting in the effort to keep a daily log here as I hit an offseason growth period and move in to show season in 2019 covering my diet, training, and gear.
This won’t be a how-to guide on how to compete; that’s impossible to write. I’m not a pro but I am competing with what i think, given my progress, is a reasonable goal of becoming one. My training/gear/diet are not by any means extreme, overly interesting, or devised by an evil genius. However, in the YouTube/social media era, I think...