Originally Posted by
chitownhoker
Ok sorry it took so long for me to get back to you guys and let you know how did. Its been a crazy few days! I made lightweight by weighting in at EXATCLTY 154.25, I thought I was going to have no problems, but I was not looseing that much water towards the end. There were 5 other contestants in my weight class. I ended up placing 5th. I was really disappointed with this and left the building as soon as I got off the stage I was so pissed, How could I get 5th?, I kept asking myself. I went home and showered and came back in time to see phil heath guest pose. The whole night and next day I kept thinking about the workouts towards the end that I could have worked a little harder, what if I didn’t’ cut that cardio 3 min short. I just really hate looseing, and in my eyes I lost.
On Sunday I had a different mind set though. Bodybuilding is not like any competition I have ever been in. Its not so much on how you perform the day of the competition, but more on how you perform coming up to the comp. And I did everything I could for 13 weeks up to the comp to prepare my body to be in the best shape I could. I ended up feeling a lot better about how I did. I ended up making a few list here.
Things I learned
Body building is a lot of fun, and getting up on stage is worth all the hell I went through
I still have will power over my diet and food
I can dedicate myself to one thing and perform the best that I can
I learned a lot about ME, a ton, this experience really helped me find who I am
I learned I have a lot of people that care about me, I had a lot of support through out the show and the day of the show
I can deal with stress and a busy lifestyle and still get everything done right
I learned about nutrition- I knew about it before, but im turning into a guru
I don’t need alcohol to keep friends and be social
I learned how to budget money and to spend wisely – to an extent ha
If anyone else is thinking about doing there first competition I recommend they get a few things in order first. Here is a list of things I wish I knew before hand
1. finance – a low ball estimate of how much it cost me to do this comp, above and beyone normal expensive was WELL over $2000, so get money set a side
2. Time! I calculated the amount of time I spent each week with making food, cardio, lifting, and posing. First 4 weeks was about 18/week, next 5 weeks was about 29/week, and last 4 weeks was about 35/week. I did that above and beyond working 20 hours a week and 15 credits at school
3. You need to be obsessed with your body – I did not learn how my body reacted to certain foods, I also did not have a full length mirror at my house with adequate lighting so I could see how my body reacts to food, this hurt me in my prejudgeing. I thought I was obsessed with my body, but not as much as I needed to be.
4. Drive/dedication - you have to have the want and need to go to ever workout and stick it out. I did not miss one cardio or lift the entire time and I pride myself on that. Don’t get me wronge there was def times when I did not want to go, but I was determined to succedd.
5. Sacrafice - I had no idea the amount of sacrifices that needed to be done. Not only time and money, but time with family and friends…you don’t have any extra time to really hang out with your buddies and stuff, your social life really takes a beating!
The last three weeks up to the comp was hell, and I kept asking myself why I was doing this, it isn’t worth it and I really was starting to regret doing it, but getting up there on stage was worth it all!!!! I am excited to do antother there is no dought I will come in bigger, more conditioned and a better poser. I should have practiced posing more.
If any one loves sweets and is looking for something to get after their comp go to crumbs.com and look at their cupcakes, that’s what I got!!
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