| pscarb
They did gain muscle and "maintain" relativley low levels of bf whilst on low carbs granted they werent as ripped as todays monsters but ripper was a thing back then that you actually got marked down for,but they were a heck of a lot leaner than a lot of bbers you see nowadays in the offseason
As for your use of the term of season and bulking/gaining the original use of the term "offseason" refered to being "off gear" after the competitive season and in a lot of cases loosing weight,just look at old pics of arnold franco etal and see how much they used to loose,also mike christian and gary strydom were also great fans of loosing weight in the "off season" and eating their way back upto competitive weight hence its ability to keep the skin tight.
At the end of the day each to his own. |