Quote Originally Posted by gbrice75 View Post
Personally I think if you (collectively) can stay at or below 15% in the off season, you'll be gtg. IMO 15% is that threshold...
It's a case of individual preference of course, some people are obsessed with being very lean all the time, but in general i would agree gbrice, i think that level is sufficient for a bodybuilder without being too demanding on his/her lifestyle.

At Stevey: i will confess i'm not really the guy to talk to on this subject. I have somewhat of a distainful relationship with GP's so i stay away from them as much as possible. That said, whenever i have had any health checks over the years for various reasons, i have always been quite surprised at the results. I've never shown high blood pressure even believe it or not.

At BG: i had no plan of competing this year from the outset. I've had quite a few radical changes in my personal life over the last 12 months or so and that took presidence over competing which is still really only a hobby when all's said and done. That said all's good again in fact better than ever so i will compete again no doubt just have to decide which goal to shoot for now after winning the Universe that one is done for me. That said i''ve never been a big advocate of competing every year anyway. Muscle gains take time (as we ALL know) so better to take adequate time off between shows to pack on that new mass and come back much improved than compete year in year out and never really make any real changes. Only a handful of genetic freaks can add noticable mass from one year to the next and unfortunately, i'm not one of them. My way took longer but i still got what i wanted in the end, not many can say that.