FINAL WEEK!!

its finally here!

first of all, my apologies to you all for the absence of updates. its been a crazy ride. i will kinda fill you in on whats been going on since my last post....

a few weeks ago (approx. 3 weeks) i starting the 'freak out mode' lol. i actually switched my entire diet structure and strategy out of fear that i ultimately would not be ready. this is a cardinal sin of contest dieting that i normally have to preach to my clients that i oversee during their contest prep. i shouldve known better than to do this but i really had no one looking out for me, so i did what i did. luckily, my better half convinced me to reach out to a fresh pair of eyes, so i contacted an old buddy and fellow competitor for some saving grace advice. we hammered out a repair plan to fix what i'd done and a game plan for the final two weeks, both nutritional and supplemental strategy.

after my brain/body fart had been fixed, i feel great! back on point! the final week will consist of 2 days of complete carb depletion then followed by 3 days of carb loading. ill do one day of sodium load followed by 3 days of diuretic load. simultaneously ill be doing water intake load followed by a water intake taper. this plan is to cause an overall "shock" and cause my body to "dry out" by about 6-8lbs of water over the last 4 days or so.

i'm often asked by my clients or those around the gym that have seen the transformation, "how do you feel/look at this time compared to previous shows?"
i suppose i would say that i feel/look the best I've ever felt! i feel sooo much bigger, fuller, more muscular. in the 08' liberty show, i felt really skinny and flat with not much vascularity or muscle fullness. i was lean but i think the diet i chose then caused me to lose a fair amount of muscle mass which left a flat look. the precontest prep regimen I've followed this time around has left me close to being just as lean as two years ago, but i look much larger because my muscles are still full and the veins are more noticeable. not to mention, i didn't waste as much muscle mass this time around. I'm guessing I'll come in with 3-5lbs more muscle mass this show compared to last. with most of that coming in my back and legs. which just so happen to be two areas that are very hard to build as a natural athlete. so i feel great about the package I'm taking up to MN.

so here it is, 4 days out from the contest. this is the most exciting part. with many regimen changes in nutrition and supplements this week, this is also the week we get to see the really cool changes happen externally. the skin gets really thin, the veins pop, the striations and separation of muscle shows itself more than any other time throughout the process. the 'light at the end of the tunnel' feeling is here and the end is near. all the meals and workouts are much easier to get through because the motivation has changed. its time to follow through and bring the 'A-game!' its time to go get some hardware.

we will be taking off Thursday morning as we both have lie detector tests at 8pm at the show hotel in MN. we will start the shave and paint process right after on Thursday night. Christina has a women's figure competition Friday evening, and we both have pre-judging Saturday morning and finals Saturday night.

what will we eat for our first meals you ask...? well, that will actually come Saturday morning early before the pre-judging. we will visit a nearby IHOP for a 'load' meal. that's right, carbo load! ...pancakes, syrup, eggs, bacon, hash browns! man i cant wait!! then we will find a steak house mid-day between shows to get a fatty steak and baked potato, mmmm!! then we'll probably find a pizza shoppe or Mexican place to stuff ourselves silly Saturday night. and yes, a celebratory drink or two will more than likely happen! we deserve it right?


so wish us luck! we aim to make those closest to us proud. i will update this blog one final time with results and show pics shortly after the show. thank you to everyone for the overwhelming support and understanding of our sacrifices and efforts.

M-I-Z...

train hard, eat smarter!