2024 Olympia - Nick Walker is OUT! Withdraws Oct 5

[rocket]

To suggest his going-going-going lifestyle this past year is the (ultimate) culprit is imbecilic.

I didn't get that from him at all.

I got that as him slipping up and saying he has been blasting gear all year and it has caught up. 

[Gym Rat]

Dick Calker is all talk. Misses 2 Olympias in a row while he turns into a turtle-belly.
He has let BHanks down! (BHanks must be crushed about his hero).

Massive amounts of drugs, food and buffoonery, will cut this clowns life short.

Thank god he has lots of "likes" and "followers"   

[Van_Bilderass]

His Instagram updates were always freaky because every time he looked bigger than last, always at his peak lbm. Never any downtime.

But even without extreme drugs and no known health problems it's not unusual for bodybuilders to say their body stopped responding especially when doing shows back to back. Sometimes they say overall stress is the reason, including mental stress. Didn't Jansen say he needed to amend certain relationships or did I dream it? 

[joswift]

His Instagram updates were always freaky because every time he looked bigger than last, always at his peak lbm. Never any downtime.

But even without extreme drugs and no known health problems it's not unusual for bodybuilders to say their body stopped responding especially when doing shows back to back. Sometimes they say overall stress is the reason, including mental stress. Didn't Jansen say he needed to amend certain relationships or did I dream it? 

competing and doing multiple shows is indeed taxing and yes your body does stop responding
I did around 8 shows between Nov 22 and Nov 23 and by the last two shows no matter what I did I couldnt get the right look, my body was drained and flat and what I was taking wasnt working anymore, I dieted for 15 months.
I have had a year since and my body is back to normal after clearing myself out and eating like a normal person again

Compared to the effort I put in that year compared to what I do now my body isnt a million miles away, certainly not worth doing what I was doing before for that small advantage.

[bhank]

competing and doing multiple shows is indeed taxing and yes your body does stop responding
I did around 8 shows between Nov 22 and Nov 23 and by the last two shows no matter what I did I couldnt get the right look, my body was drained and flat and what I was taking wasnt working anymore, I dieted for 15 months.
I have had a year since and my body is back to normal after clearing myself out and eating like a normal person again

Compared to the effort I put in that year compared to what I do now my body isnt a million miles away, certainly not worth doing what I was doing before for that small advantage.

The only sentiment I share with this asshole. He also mentioned he is using less around 200mg? eating normal and barely lost a thing in another thread and that shows were not really worth it. I agree it is not worth the stress on the body although I do have one Master Nationals in me.

[joswift]

The only sentiment I share with this asshole. He also mentioned he is using less around 200mg? eating normal and barely lost a thing in another thread and that shows were not really worth it. I agree it is not worth the stress on the body although I do have one Master Nationals in me.

hahaha you only dieted a week and shit and pissed out water, WTF do you know about contest prep being stressful?

[BigRo]

The only sentiment I share with this asshole. He also mentioned he is using less around 200mg? eating normal and barely lost a thing in another thread and that shows were not really worth it. I agree it is not worth the stress on the body although I do have one Master Nationals in me.

I thought you were getting your pec fixed, bulking to 250 then coming back with a Bhang?

[wes]

The only sentiment I share with this asshole. He also mentioned he is using less around 200mg? eating normal and barely lost a thing in another thread and that shows were not really worth it. I agree it is not worth the stress on the body although I do have one Master Nationals in me.

Competing is definitely worth trying, or doing consistantly, as long as you do a real prep lasting more than a week,do not take 54 IU`s of GH the night before the contest,realize what level you are on,avoid eating large cans of Spaghetti O`s to carb up with, and do more than 3-8 sets per bodypart per workout,practice your posing and know your mandatory poses,avoid cartoon dogs,learn how to drop water,etc. etc. etc.

You will be demolished at the Masters Nationals............not being a prick,but if you have one more contest in (as if you did a million of them for decades.....OH BROTHER),try your local show.

Anyone would be disappointed and disillusioned if they did the dumb shit you do that you call a pre-contest prep.

[Taffin]

Was Nick on the stage awarding someone and also got a chance to hit most muscular in tight  polo shirt following  ear cup??

This might sound random, but for some reason this bit made me actually legit LOL 

[Fortress]

I’m just messing with you. I was saying that Doucette is equally as annnoying as the Schwim, but since he’s Canadian, you give him a pass.

I absolutely did not know he’s a Canuck.

[Fortress]

This might sound random, but for some reason this bit made me actually legit LOL 

I also had a chuckle.

[Fortress]

I did around eight shows between November 22 and November 23.

That is a lot of shows in one day.

[joswift]

That is a lot of shows in one day.

[Van_Bilderass]

competing and doing multiple shows is indeed taxing and yes your body does stop responding
I did around 8 shows between Nov 22 and Nov 23 and by the last two shows no matter what I did I couldnt get the right look, my body was drained and flat and what I was taking wasnt working anymore, I dieted for 15 months.
I have had a year since and my body is back to normal after clearing myself out and eating like a normal person again

Compared to the effort I put in that year compared to what I do now my body isnt a million miles away, certainly not worth doing what I was doing before for that small advantage.

Although I'm not a competitor, but just from observing others I think it's a mistake to do "warm-up shows" where you're not trying to hit your peak because the first shows aren't that important, because it pretty rarely happens that a competitor improves by a lot as the competitive season advances. And think about the mental impact of say placing 5th instead of winning or placing 2nd... it will wreck your confidence, even if the placing was mostly due to conditioning. But if you won that first show I think the high from winniing can carry you through the competitive season much better. IMHO. I don't know how joswift or other competitors here feel about this but I feel you should aim to hit your absolute peak for the first show! Lol.

[illuminati]

Although I'm not a competitor, but just from observing others I think it's a mistake to do "warm-up shows" where you're not trying to hit your peak because the first shows aren't that important, because it pretty rarely happens that a competitor improves by a lot as the competitive season advances. And think about the mental impact of say placing 5th instead of winning or placing 2nd... it will wreck your confidence, even if the placing was mostly due to conditioning. But if you won that first show I think the high from winniing can carry you through the competitive season much better. IMHO. I don't know how joswift or other competitors here feel about this but I feel you should aim to hit your absolute peak for the first show! Lol.

As you said your not a competitor -
Warm up shows are done for many different reasons - not winning
may not be a problem depending on what their reason was for competing,
mentally it shouldn't affect them as IT IS a warm up show.
Very Different from a qualifier show where they Must Win.

[Van_Bilderass]

As you said your not a competitor -
Warm up shows are done for many different reasons - not winning
may not be a problem depending on what their reason was for competing,
mentally it shouldn't affect them as IT IS a warm up show.
Very Different from a qualifier show where they Must Win.

Yes but let's say the guys who beat him also compete in the other shows. Judges remember. So you're fighting out of a deficit.

And for some reason even if you treat it as just a warm-up it seems to take a lot out of competitors and they usually, not always, don't get better. I've seen guys say they don't take diuretics for the first show or know they have a few weeks more dieting to peak. But losing often leaves an impression in competitors and judges minds. Many or most of the champs would never have gotten on stage at anything other than their best, for example Dorian. Losing never looks good on paper 

[illuminati]

Yes but let's say the guys who beat him also compete in the other shows. Judges remember. So you're fighting out of a deficit.

And for some reason even if you treat it as just a warm-up it seems to take a lot out of competitors and they usually, not always, don't get better. I've seen guys say they don't take diuretics for the first show or know they have a few weeks more dieting to peak. But losing often leaves an impression in competitors and judges minds. Many or most of the champs would never have gotten on stage at anything other than their best, for example Dorian. Losing never looks good on paper 

Like I said not being a competitor & knowing what it takes to get into
proper contest condition your speaking from a disadvantaged point.

Also I'm not Talking Top tier Competitors although very clearly there
have been many competing far from their best for whatever reason.

[joswift]

Although I'm not a competitor, but just from observing others I think it's a mistake to do "warm-up shows" where you're not trying to hit your peak because the first shows aren't that important, because it pretty rarely happens that a competitor improves by a lot as the competitive season advances. And think about the mental impact of say placing 5th instead of winning or placing 2nd... it will wreck your confidence, even if the placing was mostly due to conditioning. But if you won that first show I think the high from winniing can carry you through the competitive season much better. IMHO. I don't know how joswift or other competitors here feel about this but I feel you should aim to hit your absolute peak for the first show! Lol.

My placings were varied, I won the UK final in 22, I won my area qualifier in 23, I placed 4th in an open classic class, I was unplaced at two organisations finals, I placed 3rd in the Mr England which qualified me for the Universe where I was unplaced, my last show was the UK final again in 23 where I placed 4th

I could have enetered my age group in a PCA show but did the classic because I wanted to stand with some classic guys to compare myself.

I have no delusions about my limitations, Im an area qualifier win standard, Britain maybe top six , Universe maybe top 6 depending on the standard

My main aims were to win the UK , win the qualifier and place at the Britain and qualify for the Universe
I did three out of four.

By the Universe and the UK in 23 I was burned out, I didnt even tan properly for the last show

I forgot why I started this now 

[njflex]

My placings were varied, I won the UK final in 22, I won my area qualifier in 23, I placed 4th in an open classic class, I was unplaced at two organisations finals, I placed 3rd in the Mr England which qualified me for the Universe where I was unplaced, my last show was the UK final again in 23 where I placed 4th

I could have enetered my age group in a PCA show but did the classic because I wanted to stand with some classic guys to compare myself.

I have no delusions about my limitations, Im an area qualifier win standard, Britain maybe top six , Universe maybe top 6 depending on the standard

My main aims were to win the UK , win the qualifier and place at the Britain and qualify for the Universe
I did three out of four.

By the Universe and the UK in 23 I was burned out, I didnt even tan properly for the last show

I forgot why I started this now 

Impressive nevertheless