18 weeks out and counting

hey guys, currently 18 weeks out from my first npc physique show. gonna try to update this as i go.

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currently 5'8, 175lbs, 28 years old
diet looks like:

meal one:
- 1/4 cup oat bran, 1/2 cup cherries, 1.5 cups egg whites w/ 2 yolks, 1 tbsp peanut butter
meal two:
- 1 cup brown rice, veggies, 1 can tuna, 1 tbsp coconut oil
meal three:
- 1 cup brown rice, veggies, 6oz chicken, 1 tbsp coconut oil
meal four (post workout):
- 10 gummy bears, 1/2 isopure rtd shake
meal five:
- 1.5 cups white rice, 1 cup egg whites
meal six:
- 6 oz chicken, 1 tbsp peanut butter


current training split is:
sunday - legs
monday - chest/tris
tuesday - back/bis
wednesday - rest
thursday - shoulders
friday - chest/back/arms
saturday - rest

hitting calves hard 3x a week. cardio at just 2x a week, 20 min HIIT on spin bike

not taking any supplements (besides shake PWO), running 500mg test c. keeping gear usage minimal during this prep. depending on how lean i get in 10 weeks, might add masteron and winny leading up to show.

PM me and I will send you my macro calculator. it will really help you dial in your nutrition plan.

wish you well in the comp mate. Looks like you've been hard at work

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i appreciate it but thats why i hired a coach. been getting great results off the diet already. thanks though

Doing a lot of work on Friday. May want to tweak that now that your cals are lowering.

this is what my friday looks like:

bench - 5x3
wide grip pulldowns - 5x5
one arm db rows - 4x6
db floor press - 4x9
cable curls - 4x9

my other days are higher volume.

for this far out you are in good shape, keep it up and you will look great...good luck bro!

"Physique" as in board shorts competition or bodybuilding? I'm hoping you say BB'ing as you have potential.

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Originally Posted by MIKE_XXL

for this far out you are in good shape, keep it up and you will look great...good luck bro!

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thanks a lot man, im excited to see how everything goes. this is the leanest ive ever been haha

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Originally Posted by kelkel

"Physique" as in board shorts competition or bodybuilding? I'm hoping you say BB'ing as you have potential.

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the shit with board shorts. this is based on the judgment of my contest prep coach and my posing coach (who is an npc judge). i want to compete in BB in the future, but rather wait til im out of the lightweight division.

You'd do fine in a BB'ng contest. Don't sell yourself short and remember, someone takes first place in the lightweight division every time. May as well be you. And it's not all about size. Conditioning and balance will win out over size that lacks the aforementioned items.

Whatever you choose, best of luck.

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Originally Posted by kelkel

You'd do fine in a BB'ng contest. Don't sell yourself short and remember, someone takes first place in the lightweight division every time. May as well be you. And it's not all about size. Conditioning and balance will win out over size that lacks the aforementioned items.

Whatever you choose, best of luck.

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thanks a lot man, appreciate it. my friend who is competing in the same show doing womens physique wants to also compete in mixed pairs with me, so that might happen.

Now that's a nice physique. Well done.

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Originally Posted by BG

Now that's a nice physique. Well done.

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thanks man, means a lot

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Originally Posted by dontevenbother

thanks a lot man, appreciate it. my friend who is competing in the same show doing womens physique wants to also compete in mixed pairs with me, so that might happen.

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Get some good pics contest day and post them in this thread please. Mixed pairs? They still do that?

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Originally Posted by kelkel

Get some good pics contest day and post them in this thread please. Mixed pairs? They still do that?

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will do. and yeah lol, no one ever does it but its still offered

great way to place first if no one does it...LOL...you look good keep all of us posted Bro....and keep the pictures coming so we can let you know if you are on track for the show...

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getting leaner. 17 weeks out.

Looking good! Still think you're wasting your time with the board shorts stuff.

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Originally Posted by kelkel

Looking good! Still think you're wasting your time with the board shorts stuff.

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haha thanks man, i just honestly dont think im big enough to be competitive for this particular show. definitely in the future.

And I'm hoping that's not your mixed pairs partner. If so, she's butt ugly.

I have to agree with everyone else, bodybuilding all the way. Most any physique show I've seen the judges would tell you you're too hard...at least in those pics you are. Too hard, too vascular and too muscular. All good things, except for physique - I know, this world makes no sense, lol!

BTW, what's the show? The way you're talking I'm guessing it must be a really big one, but there aren't too many really, really big NPC shows out there that aren't national level and most have already happened this year. So which one is it???

I agree with all, go BBing, you look great for 18 weeks out i believe you can do damage there...

I didnt thinking Danny Bonaduce was still body building.......Cool you guys are friends !

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getting leaner. 17 weeks out.

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You know what's funny about this pic? You're 17wks out and the guy that just won the overall at Jr. Nationals a week ago, well I think you're harder.

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Do you think that guy's ^^^ "ever" done a calf raise?

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Originally Posted by kelkel

Do you think that guy's ^^^ "ever" done a calf raise?

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We can't all live on the calf machine like you, lol! But to answer your question, I'm going to lean towards no.

haha!

Bro skips leg day. Lol

I agree with them, your wheels need to shine. Let Em show

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And I'm hoping that's not your mixed pairs partner. If so, she's butt ugly.

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i told her not to run all that tren

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I have to agree with everyone else, bodybuilding all the way. Most any physique show I've seen the judges would tell you you're too hard...at least in those pics you are. Too hard, too vascular and too muscular. All good things, except for physique - I know, this world makes no sense, lol!

BTW, what's the show? The way you're talking I'm guessing it must be a really big one, but there aren't too many really, really big NPC shows out there that aren't national level and most have already happened this year. So which one is it???

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its the Seven Feathers show in southern oregon. Oct 18th

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its the Seven Feathers show in southern oregon. Oct 18th

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You can often tell how big (number of competitors, not importance - all shows hold the same level of importance if they're not national, meaning you either can or cannot qualify for nationals at that show) an amateur show is by the number of figure classes there are, this one goes from A-I so that's a butt load of people. I noticed they also split the men's physique into two categories, so they must be expecting a lot of guys (no homo). So from there I went and looked at last years results, tons of figure and bikini competitors, 144 in all not counting Masters classes. But in bodybuilding, only 3 lightweights in the open and only 4 in the novice class. Once again, I say bodybuilding :)

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Originally Posted by Metalject

You can often tell how big (number of competitors, not importance - all shows hold the same level of importance if they're not national, meaning you either can or cannot qualify for nationals at that show) an amateur show is by the number of figure classes there are, this one goes from A-I so that's a butt load of people. I noticed they also split the men's physique into two categories, so they must be expecting a lot of guys (no homo). So from there I went and looked at last years results, tons of figure and bikini competitors, 144 in all not counting Masters classes. But in bodybuilding, only 3 lightweights in the open and only 4 in the novice class. Once again, I say bodybuilding :)

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yeah youre totally right. im at 175 right now so i think that will put me in middleweight when its all said and done. i think ill compete in both.

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yeah youre totally right. im at 175 right now so i think that will put me in middleweight when its all said and done. i think ill compete in both.

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Skip that board shorts crap, dammit.

^^^ha!

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14 weeks out. Weight up 9lbs in the past 2 weeks but still drying out.

Nice! looking awesome man, I'm not huge into the BB world but I'd say your too big for physique! Keep it up