I think the thing that is going to be hardest through this training is going to be staying injury free. Over the past 4 years I have tweaked my lower back a few times and I have a tendency to push a little too hard so staying healthy is my number 1 goal.
My bodybuilding diet will start middle of June so I have nearly 6 months to get it together, learn the 3 lifts and compete. Over the past few weeks I have had the chance to train at 2 powerlifting gyms in my area, Frantz gym and Lance's gym. Both were a great time but after consideration I have decided to do my training at Lance's gym because he compete in the USPF and use to compete for the USAPL so he know the rules, plus he will give me a lot of individual attention while I am at his gym and even go to meets that are relatively close to coach me there. He is pretty bad-ass and seems like a great guy...oh and he is one big motherfer...he weighs in at 340!!!!
Lori gave me a training program which I plan on following although I am in a bit of a tough situation, my bbing training partner is doing Junior USA's in a few months here and I would feel terrible leaving her to train by herself every day. Lori has warned against overtraining so I am trying to figure it out. Also Lance has a couple very cool things at his gym that I will work into the program at well, if nothing else I am definitely following the guideline of the program and basics.
I started yesterday and am already hurting...last week I had PRK done to my eyes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photorefractive_keratectomy so had taken off this weekend and jumped into my light squat week on Monday. Probably started out a bit to eager after the surgery and days off because all sorts of shit is hurting today.
From this point on I am going to try to work out at Lance's on Mondays and Saturdays...it is roughly 45 minutes no traffic so 2 hours with traffic to get there. If I can work in another day I will but probably will be tough.