FT Questions....

[Scott Stevenson]

I've tried "recomping" several times in the past few years hoping I could make it work.....it hasn't.....so I believe wholeheartedly in what you're saying. I'm 35, a lifetime natural, and I don't really think there's any reasonable expectations that I can make huge strides in muscle mass from here on out. Sure, I might fight tooth & nail for an extra pound here & there, but at my size/experience/genetic level, there's really only one way of progressing in a significant way, and I'm not interested in pursuing that route. SO....it seems like for me that leanness is a fairly linear relationship with my bodyweight. "Recomping" SOUNDS great on paper, but like you said, it's not terribly practical with someone who has been training for some time.

If you believe the above bolded, then it will very very very likely be true.

What do you think would happen if you dedicated the next 5 yr to adding 50lb of bodyweight and increasing your core, compound major lifts by 20+% over your lifetime lifts?...

Even at 50% of that weight being muscle (25lb), if you were to diet down over a year and retain just ⅔ of it (15lb), this would be a huge leap forward. I think such a thing could be possible, but I don't know your history.

-S