Originally Posted by rkwaki

Based on my sheer size now and training demands years ago I kinda had to adapt and realize that it is impossible to do both at the same time.

It is much like in the gym, you can choose one of the following:
1. Get big/strong
2. Get lean

Pre-contest bodybuilders are very weak and eating to protect the muscle and strip the fat, they are not worrying about growing. In the offseason many of them look like fat pigs (I train in a very hardcore gym) with one common goal, to put on hard dense muscle. My wife is struggling with this right now as she is looking a little fluffier than she likes (I think it looks super sexy) but it is necessary for her to put on some additional muscle in preparation for show season this year.