You're a pretty good size guy diesel, so this will work for you. When we say it won't work is when we're talking about some guy who weighs all of a buck sixty five or seventy five who is so scared of losing his abs that his arms will never get over 16 inches. You know the type, they justify their behavior with quotes like, " a sixteen inch arm that is shredded looks bigger than an 18 inch arm with a little fat". Get a freakin clue.
I challenge everyone to take a piece of paper and draw a 16 inch cicle on it, then draw a 18 or 19 inch circle around that. The difference is staggering.
For the average person who wants to get big, look at Lee Priest in the off season. This is how it's done.