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It is Wednesday and I am dragging tail today. My carbs are in the 80 range and have not had a refeed in a while. I think we are going to cruise into the contest but we will see. I feel like I am in a good position just need to make sure my posing is down.
It was a chest and back day today as well as a LISS cardio session of 25 min as well as another 45 LISS session late night. Cravings are big right now and everything tastes good going down. Will have to be very careful transitioning after my contest because of all the cardio and low carbs right now.
Hey Chad!! I enjoy following your progress!! A couple of questions: 1) How long do you rest between sets during both off-season and contest prep training? 2) How long are your workouts overall? Thanks!
Sorry for the late response. My rest is usually 1.5 - 2 min in off season. I pick it up a bit during prep 1- 1.5 min. My workouts are between 1 hr and 1.5 hrs.
Remember you can do this “Drug Free” and you can do it when you are 46 yrs “young.” It is all about what your mind believes you can achieve. This one was done after my contest in November with the famous photog Michael Neveaux who used to do all the Iron Man shoots
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Everyone, I want to give you an update. I am about 5 months post contest. I am about 210 (about 20 lbs outside of my stage weight). Hormonally I am back to normal again and feel good in the weight room again.
The contest prep was all consuming in a lot of ways. I alway enjoyed getting prepared but it takes away other things in life. I love competing because I have been a competitor all my life.
I am re-evaluating some stuff and don’t know if I will compete in the IFBB again. If it was an even playing field I might do it but when I am PED free and been that way all my life, there are huge disadvantages when you are competing for the best physique in the IFBB. I am not making excuses because I have chosen to go this route but it truly is like taking a “butter knife to a gun fight.” I sometimes think about what I would look like if I was on performance enhancing drugs. In fact, I truly believe my physique would be world class (sounds like I am bragging but do believe this). Some people say I should at least do TRT but I just don’t want to go down that route. I think if I did, I would never get off of it.
That is the choice I have made. I have some other goals I want to accomplish and really enjoy my VP of Marketing role at Labrada. I also want to give back to my wife who has supported me in everything that I have done. I need to get out of the focus being on me and put it back on others. I will always lift and stay in decent shape just might not compete again for a while. Maybe my 50th birthday I will compete in a drug free bodybuilding federation. Who knows…
I don’t know how many people see this thread anymore but I continue to coach people (every day people — I don’t coach competitors) to transform their bodies. I take on new clients at one time every month. This has been very rewarding.
Hope I have helped or inspired some of you along the way.
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This shit is crazy, mad props dude. There’s been a lot of good info put out in this thread, but what I’m really curious about is the initial 12 week transformation. Your starting picture is just about where I am now, and the second picture is the relative level of leanness that I’m making my short term goal (want to drop roughly 30 lbs)
Would you be so kind as to shed a little light on what your nutrition was looking like at that time? How big of a deficit you were in, what kind of macro breakdown you had, etc etc. any other tips/advice that you’d care to share?
For sure keep posting/updating here and there, def an asset to the site. Maybe share your knowledge in ‘bigger faster stronger’ or supps+nutrition sections also?
I put most of my macros on here and what my nutrition looked like. There are many pages here. If you can’t find it, then let me know what you want to know specifically.
It is all about consistency. Too many people give up before they reach their goal.
Will do. I will update every once in a while here.
From October. My first IFBB pro contest. This contest was all about me vs me. The IFBB is a different level and getting my pro card in my mid 40’s as a lifetime drug free competitor was the goal. The odds were totally against me to get my pro card but I had a goal, a vision and a plan. I then went out and executed. I am on an uneven playing field in the IFBB but that doesn’t stop me for being the best ME. I also wanted help to inspire people to show them it can be done.
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This was in the locker room 2 weeks from contest. Remember, I am not going to get that grainy look as a natty. Conditioning will be good but not perfect. Could have cut down a bit more.
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What is your handle on FB?