Ckmeter Road to Pro with STELLAR LABS 🔥— USA Prep Log 2026 Season

[ERock5]

Lmao

But on a serious note some of them mp pros now days are fucking jacked

 

[Ckmeter]

Check ins start of week 12 of offseason!

Fasted Weight: 283.8lbs

Changes — none

 

[Ckmeter]

Quarter turns and other ab n thigh

 

[Ckmeter]

Bodybuilding poses

 

[Draxthedestroyer]

Crazy look bro!

 

[Ckmeter]

Crazy look bro!

Thank you brotha!

 

[BigManT]

Bodybuilding posesView attachment 271246

Looking huge man!

 

[Ckmeter]

Looking huge man!

Thanks man!!

 

[Wardamn]

I honestly have a hard time comprehending some of the pics I take and what I see in the mirror. It’s mind blowing.

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how are you feeling about your current physique?

 

[Ckmeter]

how are you feeling about your current physique?

Really good man. I still see the holes I need to fill in (back and legs), but I can see the improvement I’ve made there.

I’m pretty astonished with how much progress I’ve made the last year.

 

[Ckmeter]

Check ins start of week 15 of offseason!

Fasted Weight: 282.0

Changes — Discovered I’m gluten intolerant. After some steps backwards, finally back on track. Had severe GI issues. Waiting on changes from coach.

 

[Ckmeter]

Bodybuilding poses and alt ab n thigh

 

[Ckmeter]

Quarter turns

 

[Ckmeter]

Been an eventful offseason. I ended up dropping 10lbs in a week a few weeks back due to diarrhea and digestive issues. Slowly filling back out now that we cut out gluten.

Grandpa passed last week. Close friend passed a month ago. Life brings shit sometimes, but it is what it is.

 

[Ckmeter]

Nutrition:

Meal 1:
150g cream of rice
200g chicken
30g pb

Meal 2:
300g rice
225g chicken breast
100g greens
50g carbs from sourdough bread

Meal 3:
300g rice
225g lean ground beef 85%
100g greens
50g carbs from sourdough bread
30g jam

Meal 4:
50g beef protein
150g cream of rice
100g fruit
30g peanut butter

Intraworkout shake (removed on rest days):
15g eaa
10g creatine
10g glutamine
30g karbolyn

Post workout (removed on rest days):
50g beef protein powder
150g cream of rice or 117g karbolyn
50g carbs from dates

Meal 5:
225g fatty steak (ribeye)
300g rice
150g granola

Snack:
4 dark chocolate squares before bed.

Drugs:
No changes

 

[Ckmeter]

Ran a bit of an experiment. I’ve only been taking 12.5 aromasin once a week. I wanted to see if I could get away with dropping it entirely. I lasted 2 weeks before I started getting slightly high e2 symptoms. So…going to leave the 12.5 aromasin in every week to week and a half.

 

[Oakley6575]

Week 15… Damn that went fast. You think it’s almost time to go into a deficit and reset? You’ve been to 280lbs a few times now, right?

 

[Ckmeter]

Week 15… Damn that went fast. You think it’s almost time to go into a deficit and reset? You’ve been to 280lbs a few times now, right?

So 3 more weeks of offseason. Want to squeeze every last bit out of this push. Then trt. Then maybe a diet/prep. We shall see

 

[Ckmeter]

Week 15… Damn that went fast. You think it’s almost time to go into a deficit and reset? You’ve been to 280lbs a few times now, right?

And yeah. I’ve kind of held between 274 and 286 for the past idk 7 months or so. Frustrating, but at least I’m improving at this weight.

 

[ERock5]

And yeah. I’ve kind of held between 274 and 286 for the past idk 7 months or so. Frustrating, but at least I’m improving at this weight.

Like a wise man once told me. You get to a point where you have to come down to come back up even better.

 

[Ckmeter]

Like a wise man once told me. You get to a point where you have to come down to come back up even better.

I agree but also disagree. I think the inflammation and digestive issues were destroying me and my progress. Considering I’m up 6 pounds in the past week, I have a feeling the next 3 weeks will be super productive. If not, it is what it is. Missed my goal of hitting 300, but I’m happy with the progress.

 

[Ckmeter]

I think I should also share a bit more context for you guys. I got a stomach bug/food poisoning at the beginning of the offseason. After that, my stomach never fully got back to where it was. I was passing a tiny bit of mucus and dealing with more gas and bloating than usual.

Over the remainder of this push, it got worse and worse. I was looking pregnant a lot of the time. More and more mucus. I figured out if I removed cheats and only had sushi as my weekly cheat it was better. Two or three weeks ago, I got another stomach flu/food poisoning. I had straight diarrhea for a week and lost 10lbs. I had hit my high weight of 285 and dropped down to 275ish.

Justin encouraged me to actually go to the ER. I ended up in urgent care. Had a bunch of testing (stool testing). Everything came back negative. Thankfully the diarrhea subsided, but I was still super inflamed and passing mucus. I realized that it was linked to my pasta and bagel meal. We cut that this past week, and everything has just finally been clicking again.

At face value, I’d agree with @ERock5 and @Oakley6575. However, this isn’t just the typical insulin resistance from pushing too long. This was fucking awful.

I hit a low mentally to where I actually wanted to walk away from bodybuilding. I was pushing so much food just to end up distended beyond comprehension and shitting myself. Imagine giving 110%, making sacrifices to your relationship, work, sleep etc just to literally drop 10lbs. I was fucking pissed. I’m grateful for my circle and God who kept me grounded and helped me navigate this situation.

I think realistically I’ll just be able to fill out my glycogen stores fully and maybe add a tiny bit more tissue these last 3 weeks, but I want to see what I actually accomplished this push.

Outside of that, it’s not my say if we diet or push again after this trt. I just listen to what my coach tells me.

 

[Ckmeter]

Here are some pics from this past week once my stomach was back in check.

 

[Ckmeter]

This is how bad it got…

 

[Oakley6575]

I agree but also disagree. I think the inflammation and digestive issues were destroying me and my progress. Considering I’m up 6 pounds in the past week, I have a feeling the next 3 weeks will be super productive. If not, it is what it is. Missed my goal of hitting 300, but I’m happy with the progress.

You should be dude. You’ve done a lot of growing. It’s been impressive to watch.

 

[Oakley6575]

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You’re a G for posting this. I’ve been there dude. Not nearly as big as you, but my digestion has gotten that bad. It’s not a good spot to be in.

 

[Ckmeter]

You should be dude. You’ve done a lot of growing. It’s been impressive to watch.

Thanks man. I mean this with no disrespect. It’s just hard when guys comment and tell me to pull back implying I’ve stagnated.

If I message Justin and tell him we should diet, he’d be like who the fuck are you to tell me what the plan is. Ultimately I hired him to do the thinking for me. We almost called the offseason before he learned how bad the stomach issues were.

The scale didn’t progress like usual. I’m only up about 10lbs from the end of my last trt phase. But…that doesn’t tell the whole story.

 

[Ckmeter]

You’re a G for posting this. I’ve been there dude. Not nearly as big as you, but my digestion has gotten that bad. It’s not a good spot to be in.

Thanks man. I try to be as transparent as possible. I didn’t have the balls to come on here and post any check ins or updates while I was battling this shit. It got BAD. I think digestive issues are a massive hurdle for us as bodybuilders, and I don’t wish them on anyone.

Once they are resolved, the progress is immense though. It’s just good data now to have for the future. Also, I do believe I gave myself this intolerance from chronic inflammation from pushing food and excessively pushing wheat.

 

[Ckmeter]

Here is a comparison from end of week 1 of this offseason to now. Not sure how I’m tanner…I hardly go outside lol

 

[Ckmeter]

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