Your welcome.
Ive been there, and I know how it is. I have a bodytype that packs on muscle well but unfortunatley fat too. So I had to use a diet such as yours to prep for my shows...first show i overdieted..second I didnt diet enough, third i looked well, amazing..it takes a few shows to learn your body, and fine tune it..and if you dont get too out of shape after this show, omg, just wait and see how much better youll look for your next show.. I need 3 months to get ready and im thinking about gearing up for one too..its just so tough to put all your daily life responsibilites and balance them with pre contest dieting..it just boils down to one thing, how bad do you want it.
Freakzilla, mike will learn all this as he goes- hell see the compteition, NOVICE vs OPEN is a big difference. But like i said, it he doesnt get too out of shape after the show, and starts dieting right away, hes only going to be ever improving. Sticking to his diet he has only one obstacle- TIME...He will progress and improve, and get better- And THIS FOLKS, has NOTHING TO DO WITH GEAR....YOU can look AWESOME by following a diet/eating like a BODYBUILDER..not just TRAINING like one... EATIN LIKE A BODYBUILDER> TRAINING if you want to LOOK like a bodybuilder..
After my first show, i saw the competition and new what I had to do..work harder, diet harder...and more time...