Comparing my photos from my peak week for this exact same show a year ago, my progress is crazy to me. I’m stoked for this “side quest” show, and to see how much better I can be in 9 weeks for nationals
9 weeks post show from Atlanta pro!
Had an unreal rebound and some great bloodwork results 🙏🏼 holding around 210-212 lbs fasted weight. Was 190 on show day. Aiming to push for 8 weeks and then see where we are at!
SW: somewhere around 320
CW: 224lbs
I just signed up for my first men's physique show December 12 at excaliber! This has been an insane journey and the biggest change for me was finally being able to break free from alcohol!
Edit: Thank you all so much for the overwhelming support. im humbled, mind blown, emotional, its tough to describe the feeling. For all the people who followed me on YT and on Reddit! I appreciate you all very much! Ill definitely post again when im just about done dialing in for the show and then ill post the show pics/vids! Again, THANK YOU.
Obviously highly dependant on genetics, quality and quantity of steroids, diet & nutrition, sleep, training, etc
I've always been in the 5-8lbs/year camp. People overestimate how much lean muscle tissue they add from the weight they gain. Most is water, increased intracellular glycogen retention from higher carbs, sodium and weight training. Also fat gains.
Got into this discussion on a post talking about NBA star Giannis, showing his rookie year build vs later on when he bulked up as one of the greatest transformations in the NBA. I personally believe it's Dwight Howard but besides the point.
This dude thinks 3lbs of muscle/month for an average person is attainable. Da fuck? Is he a homer or am I crazy and newer roids/peptides have made this attainable? For the average person btw, not freaks like Giannis at 6'11"
I am bored. I am drunk. Post below.
In my opinion;
Jay in 2007. I love Jay. He’s one of the GOATS. He possibly would be the goat if Ronnie didn’t exist. However, in 2007 he absolutely should not have won. Incredibly soft, he was beaten BAD from the back. Look at him when the winner was announced. Even he knew. I’ll go as far to say he looked better in 08 when he lost the Dexter than he did in 07 when he won.
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Since you all enjoyed the last shot in the bath! Here is it again 4 days out again! Show us now tomorrow when posting this.
Almost all the top Mr. Olympia competitors claim they would go fully off gear for the off-season and give their bodies the chance to properly recover. Yet, the prevailing logic here seems to have shifted to cruise/blast in order to 1) avoid muscle loss 2) avoid a shitty few months as your hormones rebalance. If going off cycle was optimal for the absolute best in the game, why is it not optimal for the average advanced lifted? I'm really struggling with that bit of cognitive dissonance, and am inclined to agree with the old-school fully-off folks.
Do any of you still go completely off-cycle and do a PCT instead of cruising, and why? What does your off-cycle support PCT stack look like? I wanted a more updating consensus, because I think the widespread availability of sarms like enclomiphene is going to materially impact what "off-cycle", "recovery", and "optimal" mean.
Ref my last post, I was unsure if I would do this show since we were not ready conditioningwise (main show was five weeks later). Decided to go for it since competing in Sweden always is a top tier experience. Stageweight was probably just under 68kg/150lbs at 169cm/5’6. Happy with the placing and parts of the presentation, but as per usual not with the soft glutes;) (don’t come for me on that backpose. The photographer always catches me on my way into the pose)
This past weekend I competed in Mens Open Bodybuilding at the NW Royal Natural Bodybuilding Championships for the WNBF. I took 1st in Middleweight Class and won the Overall earning a Pro Card in Mens Bodybuilding with the WNBF.
This was my second show after the WNBF Portland Reign Natural Classic 2 weeks earlier. I'm still waiting on the professional photos for both shows, but I just wanted to share and answer any questions people might have.
The turn around was quick and I hopped back into a deficit and took what I learned from the first shows peak week and carbed up a bit earlier and with more carbs. I also remembered to flex my hammies and glutes.
This will be the end of my current season. I was planning on going to amateur worlds, but now that I have a pro card, I'm planning on prepping for my first Pro show next year.
Perhaps the greatest uncrowned Mr. America, Arthur Harris was a phenom of the Silver Era. Though he was awarded Most Muscular, he was never awarded even a top 5 finish at the contest. The time period is unfortunately telling of why. Bill Pearl called Arthur Harris the hardest working bodybuilder he ever saw, and virtually nothing of his diet or training is known today. A friend and fellow competitor of his, Dr. Ken Rosa, reported seeing Harris do 400lb lat pulldowns, 1,000lb leg presses, and 200lb weighted pull-ups, all at a bodyweight of 190lbs.
A forgotten legend with an all-time great physique. He died in 2003, age 70. These photos were taken in 1955/56.
Lance had one of the most under appreciated physiques in bodybuilding. After winning Mr. Universe twice, he was asked by Joe Weider to compete in the Olympia, but Joe wanted him to move to California and work for him. Lance declined which ultimately led to Weider holding a grudge against him. Lance competed in the Olympia in ‘82 and ‘83 and placed last both times. In seeing his physique, it’s clear this placing was a statement from the Weiders. Lance was eventually banned from the IFBB for doing a charity posing event in England.
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The newly formed IFBB Canada will hold its first bodybuilding and fitness competition in Trois-Rivières on November 22 as part of the André Maillé Classique series. It's been more than 20 years since the area last hosted a bodybuilding show.
24yo 5'9 227.4lbs
I competed for the first time last Saturday. Very happy with the results, got a second place in juniors. I was 12kg under my weight limit, so very excited to fill that gap. Posing also needs a lot of work.
Results aside it was one of the most fun and amazing experiences I've had. It was so exciting to experience the stage first hand after watching it on social media for so many years. Things like being in the backstage, being rotated in comparisons for the first time, or getting in the center and giving a fist bump to the guy who won while waiting for the top 2 call made me so happy. I can't wait to keep working and compete again with an improved package. 🫡
A few examples I think about occasionally
- what if jay wins 2001 (like he should have, based on pre judging scorecards)
- what if Shawn Rhoden is allowed to compete in 2019
- what if Arnold doesn’t retire after ‘76?
- what if Jason Genova doesn’t cheat on his diet in the 2015 Ruby classic prep?
Yes guys, so this is my full 10 months transformation, going from 127kg (peak off season + I was letting myself go a little bit) to 110kg on stage at my first ever bodybuilding show 🥳.
About the first pic, I was appy that I was heavy as I never achieved that weight before that point but in reality:
- I wasn't the strongest I ever been despite the assistance, and my bodyweight..
- and I wasn't really happy with the look as I feel a lot just went on my face and midsection 🤣😭
Around that time I got in touch with my current coach Nathan Styles, we set the plan for 2026, and we executed 😎🥳
So yeah, basically 10 months of cutting after 5 years of pushing up.. yes, the last time I was actually lean lean was in 2021 when I originally planned to get on stage with the help of Justin Harris, I think that was my second ever cycle haha, right after the lockdown was over in the UK, April 2021 (we finished that cut at 97kg, on stage this year I was 110kg, and way leaner).
We did a little recomp as I finished my "bulk cycle" before Ramadan. Then 8 weeks extended to 12 of health phase where actually I got stronger than I was when I was peak offseason..
Man I remember how much I was buzzing finishing the health phase before blasting again with 10x25kg plates per side on the Atlantis Pivot leg press, knowing they were just going to go up as soon as I started pushing haha, exciting times..
Anyway, week 3 post show now, bloods in a few more, then we push again for this offseasonnn 🥳🥳
Plan is: we push until Ramadan (15 weeks or so) then health phase/cut as per standard.. then we go again till summer 2027 😎
Now for the people that want to know more haha, during this prep I've used: Test, Mast, Primo, HGH, L-Carnitine, SLUP322, Bam15, 5Amino 1mq, Clen, Proviron, Anavar, Winstrol/(pre show): Halo, Superdrol, Arimidex, Aldactone, Mod, Dyazide.
OBVIOUSLY NOT ALL TOGETHER!
😅😅😅 I did 3 shows, 2 peaks, and I finished some items in between so had to swap for whatever I had available 😅.
Any questions ask away 💪🏻🤗