Ok guys... I know y'all've been waiting for this thread. I've got some really close friends here so i'll try not spare a detail.
Where do i start?
Feb 2006: 212 lbs.. end of offseason. Decided on the Nationals here and my contest of choice.. Started prep. Based on the muscle gained.. and the changes to my physique i estimated that i'd be ripped at 180 lbs.. Then i'd carb-deplete prior to the weigh-in and make my class at the upper limit.
The reality...
August 16th-19th 2006: 174 lbs.. Hard and getting harder. Got to the weigh-in... carb depleted (not on purpose)... the dial stopped at 167 lbs. I could not believe it. I was the lightest man in my class.. and i didn't have much time to fill out... Upped my potassium.. cut my sodium and piled in my carbs... Bumped my water.. and then lowered it.. Filling out somewhat... I'd guess i was at 172 lbs at the night show. Still a far way from the 180 i predicted.. but *shrugs* had to work with what i had. At that weight... i still had the best legs on stage.. and one of the best backs... but my chest and delts were no match for the more heavily muscled guys.
Before i get to the comparisons... I'll talk about the posing.
We were required to hand our CDs in at the weigh-in... I did. I checked mine prior to handing it in.. it was working. When i hit stage.. it suddenly wasn't! I went to my bag for the spare CD.. gave 'em it.. and that wasn't working either!
The Chief judge told me i had two choices: not pose.. or pose to whatever the DJ played. I chose the latter. Told him "fuck that.. i'm a competitor" They played some reggae shit... I dunno wtf they were thinking.. "Buffalo Soldier"or some shit. Bear in mine.. i pose to heavy metal or alternative music. Had to modify my routine in the split second... and pulled it off. Got an awesome crowd response!!!
Ok the competition. I was in shape... symmetrical.. but outmassed...bottomline. I fought.. posed hard. Held my own... Elbowed the champ during the pose-down lol.. Challenged his leg and ab development during that round also.. Had a blast. Crowd response had me placing higher... 3rd actually. One pro who watched complimented me on the improvements i mader over the course of the year.. and everyone else (cept one person.. ) said the same. The pro and an aspiring pro (both former national title holders) both told me not to take a break from competing... Just 'keep doing what i'm doing'.. The others, my family included, said to take a year or three off.. and come back to dominate.
This is my second bad placing in 7 years of competing... but for the first time i don't feel bad about it. Last year was my first 'defeat'... I was totally confused about that decision.. since i thought i'd won. This year.. the response and feedback i got made it worth it... especially the response to my posing... and my legs and back.. as i had really worked to improve both areas over the last year. The champ of the division complemented me on the development and condition.. others in the division did as well.
As for my gameplan? I'm between minds. I've learned a lot from this contest...but i don't ever want to go to a contest just 'to place'. I'm a winner.. a competitor. I told the champ before we hit stage "you're going to beat me tonight... but i'm taking a year or so off and i think when i return you should retire"
He laughed at that... but he knew i was serious.. and told me he respected that.
Ok.. enough of the serious stuff.
I'll re-cap the night's events.
Remy Martin VSOP Brandy.. i hit a couples shot of this (with honey and vanadyl sulphate.. and niacin) before i went onstage (during my pump up).. Got very vascular... very full. Alcohol gives the most wicked pumps!
After i got off stage. .me and the guys finished the rest of the bottle.
From there it was party time lol.
We hung out with the fitness chicks.. they were HOT!
Then i broke off and went out to eat with my girl.
1 pizza.. 1/2 lb brownies.. 1/2 jar peanut butter.. 3 soya drinks... 1 diet sprite.. 1 diet coke... 1 karaoke session![]()
The team that won the team trophy for 'most classes won', incidentally the gym i formerly represented, went out for drinks.. but i figured i had had enough alcky for the nite.. So we went and sang karaoke instead
A bunch of huge veined guys standing around a mike![]()
Good times.
Came home.. showered off my jana tana tan.. and logged on here.
3:49 am. now
Gonna get back to eating.
Got some fried shit with my name on it
Thanks for your support guys.
Narkissos