[quote="EZ_E":2uyv3t0o]Thank you all…
Sweetnspicy; my training wasn’t much different than it was before prep started. One BP per day, 4 sets per exercise (sometimes 3) with 12-15 reps per set. Cardio was fasted in the AM with a 2nd session in the afternoon or evening, post training. The brutal part about training was getting through a training session with the fatigue that sets in early in the prep.
Rick; We (my coach and I) decided in February that the time had come. Originally I was going to do the April show but I wasn’t ready so he pulled me out of that show. So February to May….about 3 months was the prep. We use the camera and the mirror but now that you mention it I would have been interested to know my weight and BF when stepping on stage the other day. I’d guess I was down to the 150’s and single digits.
To bump Dylan’s post above; I was telling him after the show that it had come down to me and the 1st place guy. He had a slight weight advantage but I smoked him in conditioning. It wasn’t even close. And I’m not saying this to be a prick, just stating fact. He was soft (especially in the trunk) he had no chest, but different judges like different things. So be it. I consider myself a winner.
But I will say; the fatigue, the crankiness, the financial commitment……..was allllllllllll worth it.
