Since 17 years old I’ve ranged in bodyweight between 215 and 255, but most often between 225 and 245.
Piggybacking off of the sumo bulk, an idea:
Once you force feed yourself to a large size (a goal weight) why not hold that weight indefinitely, expecting to, and working on recomping?
Unlike sumo bulk I’m talking completely natural here, and long term. Long term meaning a few years at least. (Note that a lot of my life circumstances for training are far from ideal, this could very well be possible in a faster period with better alignment in life.)
If you stay the same size for that long a time, and during the process continue to get stronger and make performance gains don’t you think your body will recomposition at least a bit?
I honestly feel that I will have abs at 225+ never having done a cut, but simply by recomping as I’ve been holding 225+ almost without exception since 17 years old getting better, bigger, and stronger the entire time.
The first time I was in that weight range (17) I remember sitting in class embarrassed about how fat my arms were. Now I look burly and scary, and am on the threshold of getting to yet another level.
I’m close to abs. I am big, generally classified as stocky at 6′, and when the abs pop out I’ll be what you’d call strongman lean.
Ponder this. I say this it’s possible. Why bulk and then cut…if you don’t need to?
-J