Thanks Wes and everyone. Its five Am, just did my cardio and thinking about the show coming up. There are going to be some really good bodybuilders there for sure. I have no doubt. My goal was not to post up and brag as much as to show my progress in my prep. Everyone wants to know, everyone wants to see how things are going so here I am. Other guys, awesome guys are hiding low to make a statement at the show. Thats totally cool. I have always posted pics on my progress the last couple years, just not on this sight. And if you look back at my past shows, I have shown improvement each time around. Nothing too major in my eyes but Im making progress on improving with each show. I think thats what its all about. I dont have trainers, consultants, or a team helping me. Its just me, my wife and my little daughter on my side. I have always used photos to gauge my progress, to check my posing, to see if Im tightening up to see if im on time and improving.
Im not a huge guy, at the weigh in Jeeze, im going to be small small and should be flat to make the weight. I have chore ahead of me to fill back out and be nice and full for the prejudging . I have done it before, this might be a little harder this time, but I know I can do it.
Im not going to be crazy full. I dont want to take chances, I just want to stick to the same foods etc.
I wont be depleting, cutting sodium, loading etc. So Im playing it safe. I might not be one hundred percent, but risking everything to be one hundred percent isnt worth it. I rather be ninety five percent or close to my best potential. Anyways, As far as weight goes im right around one sixty in these pics. Im not a big ass guy, never said I was, never thought I was, never will think I am. Conditioning, that will be my strength. And everyone has strengths and weaknesses in their physiques.
I guess there is some big debate going on here about drugs etc. I will tell you that I keep a clean off season so when its 16 weeks out and I start my prep, things work. I dont do anything different than your average competitive bodybuilder but I push super hard. I take my prep seriously, very seriously from the very beggining. I have a good diet going here. My carbs are still pretty high, a tad higher than three hundred and Im eating six meals a day. Im a bit miserable, of course at night is the worst,but my cardio is one session long and I enjoy doing it. I always have. I never slack here. Same with my diet and style of training. There is no one thing that works here, its evrerything working together. The right combination of everything. There is no way in hell you can slack off and expect these results. For me, i want to win, I want to win my class. I felt I have put a good plan together here, i have worked hard and long at it. Things are going to be out of my hands soon. But I will always know that I tried my hardest and got in my best shape. Im hoping to win, but like I said before, win or lose, Im back to the gym monday morning. Back to the cardio, the diet, the training etc. Just more sleep, more clean food and no more tanning. More time with my wife and kid. Im looking forward to this show and Im also looking forward to it being over too. Thanks everyone, alex a