Well thanks RON.
Yes, I'm depleted in the pics as it was taken with 5 days to go. I was fat and out of shape from traveling and eating out of airports. I got lazy, stopped working out and the next thing you know my waist is pushing 35-36 inches and I felt like crap. I set a goal to be 180lbs by April 2nd and hit that last week. This weekend's competition was an end goal to get in shape. I have no aspirations of being a "pro men's physique" competitor or doing more shows. I've competed twice before but the last one was 5 years ago. I know what it takes to diet and how to get back into shape but the key is to not let yourself get fat like I did. It certainly doesn't get any easier as you get older to lose the weight.
Dylan Armbrust and
Armbrust Pro Gym have been awesome and if you're in the Denver area, that's the gym to go to. Thanks to
Team MuscleTech for sponsoring me through my transformation. I've used the
MuscleTech® Hydroxycut Hardcore Pro and Nitro-Tech Hardcore protein for the last 6 weeks. Yes, I am paid to endorse their products. See kids, you don't have to be big time bodybuilder to get sponsored by a supplement company.
I have nothing to prove to anyone by competing and will have fun with the show tomorrow. I know some other cats competing are taking this super seriously and that's cool but that's not my purpose in this.
BTW - I'll be happy to train legs with anyone at any time. I wish the shorts showed the quads.
This photo shows my man boobs and how fat I had gotten last year. I'll chime in with more after the show.
