B4/After Spray Tan & Prejudging

Here are some pictures. What a difference before the spray tan. Prejudging photos are above. Don't think that I won but am hopefully that I placed. Find out later tonight. I stepped on stage around 168 pounds. Great experience and look forward to doing it again at a much higher weight with lot more muscle and definition. I will post a video of my final posing routine sometime tomorrow or next week.

4 days out

Updated Photos - 9 days out

2.5 Weeks Out

I am currently about 2.5 weeks out from my first contest. Things are going pretty well and I am counting down the days until the show. It seems to be creeping up on me. I took some photos tonight. They look alright but I still need to bust my butt the next week and a half before peak week begins. Energy level seems to be about the same as it has been for awhile now. I meet with my trainer on Friday to go through poses and work on my final posing routine. I will be performing to the song Ladies and Gentleman by Saliva.

Weight last week was 175.2 - I more then likely will be coming in a little under my goal weight of 180. As long as my bodyfat is around 4% I will be alright.

Friday, May 1st

Today I had the day off of work and meet with my trainer to go through posing. Went through quarter turns and hit all mandatory poses. This part seems to be getting easier as I get in more shape/conditioned. Tonight I will head back to the gym for 40 minutes of SS cardio. I am 4 weeks out from my competition. Getting excited and anxious to get on stage for the first time. Coming along pretty well and starting to see some good definition. Little tummy fat right now that I have to burn off in the coming weeks. I will try to post some update pictures this coming Sunday.

That's it for now. Train hard!!!!

5 Weeks Out

Weekly Recap - 4/13 - 4/18

Here is my weekly recap for last week as well as a couple pictures taken from today.

Current weight is 182.2. Up 1/2 pound from last week.

Monday - Upper body strength

• Incline DB flys - 3 x 8-12
• Decline DB flys - 3x8-10
• Bent rows - 3x8-12
• Close grip pulldowns - 3x8-10
• Seated military press - 3x8-12
• EZ bar curls - 3x8-10
• OH DB tri extension - 3x8-10
• Cable reverse curls SS w/Band kickbacks - 3x10-14

Tuesday - Lower body strength

• Back squats - 3x8-12 - Tweak the back on the last set of 250. Feels fine now.
• Leg extensions - 3x8-10
• Still leg deadlifts - 3x8-12
• Standing calf raise - 3x6-8
• Seated calf raise - 3x8-14

Abs - Superset all three exercises - 3x8-12

• Cable crunches
• Crunches
• V-ups

Thursday - Chest/Back

• Flat DB press - 3x8-12
• Incline DB flys - 3x8-12
• Cable crossovers - 4x12-15
• Rack chins - 3x8-12
• Pulldowns - 3x8-12
• Cable rows - 3x8-12
• Cable pullovers - 4x8-15

Friday - Legs/Abs

• Leg press - 3x8-12
• DB squats w/SB - 3x8-12
• Leg extensions - 4x15
• Glute/Ham raise - 3x8-12 - Use SB so I am able to get through this exercise. Very hard w/o
• Lying leg curls - 4x8-15
• Seated calves - 3x8-12
• Calves on leg press - 4x12
• Back extensions - 2x12-15
• Abs - Superset 3x8-12 (weighted incline crunch, leg raises, straight leg crunch

Saturday - Delts/Arms

• Seated DB press - 3x8-12
• Lateral/Front raise (superset) - 3x10-14
• Upright rows - 3x8-12
• Incline DB curls - 3x8-12
• Cable preacher curls - 3x8-12
• OH cable tricep ext. - 3x8-12
• Decline close grip bench - 3x8-12
• Cable hammer curls/pressdowns (superset) - 3x12-15