Excellent work!
You look fantastic! You said you placed in the top 5 so you are going on to the Nationals, yes? Or did I misunderstand?
When is your next prep thread starting 
–Me
Jealous of that crab pose…looking great! Nice work.
Enjoy the rebound ride!
Unbelievable transformation man, congrats!
Update:
So I am up almost 7 lbs post contest, I am doing my best to keep training and macros in check. I do not want to blow up though it is hard to stay away from the ice cream! I had the opportunity to have a bit of fun with my conditioning post contest and my beautiful versatile wife agreed to help me with a photo shoot. I am happy with the shots and will attach one.
The official results were posted today online from the contest. It turns out i placed 4th, which as far as I knew the day of I was just top 5. Only one off from a placing so I am even more excited with what I can bring to the table next year.
Since top 5 qualify for nationals I am eligible to attend, however not getting a placement in this show has steered my focus towards applying the extra time to training for the next show. There is a 3 month window until nationals and I feel like time could be better spent putting on some of the LBM I have burned off so far in this journey. I am open to input on the subject and my decision is not set in stone either way, but it is not cheap and I kinda went all out on this prep.
My goal for the summer is to maintain a lower BF% while adding a bit of size back on. I am now accustomed to tracking my intake of calories so the OCD side of me wont let that go anytime soon. Plus if i do make the decision to compete my prep wont be too hard.
Thank you all again, I appreciate the feedback and continued support!
[quote]Builder wrote:
The official results were posted today online from the contest. It turns out i placed 4th, which as far as I knew the day of I was just top 5. Only one off from a placing so I am even more excited with what I can bring to the table next year.
Since top 5 qualify for nationals I am eligible to attend, however not getting a placement in this show has steered my focus towards applying the extra time to training for the next show. [/quote]
Sounds like a solid and well thought out plan. After my first contest, people were telling me to do this show, or that show, but I knew that I needed to improve, and taking a year off, with laser like focus and well planned out nutritional and training strategies made a huge difference!
Looking forward to seeing monster improvements from you next year brother! Congrats again, you looked great!
S
[quote]The Mighty Stu wrote:
[quote]Builder wrote:
The official results were posted today online from the contest. It turns out i placed 4th, which as far as I knew the day of I was just top 5. Only one off from a placing so I am even more excited with what I can bring to the table next year.
Since top 5 qualify for nationals I am eligible to attend, however not getting a placement in this show has steered my focus towards applying the extra time to training for the next show. [/quote]
Sounds like a solid and well thought out plan. After my first contest, people were telling me to do this show, or that show, but I knew that I needed to improve, and taking a year off, with laser like focus and well planned out nutritional and training strategies made a huge difference!
Looking forward to seeing monster improvements from you next year brother! Congrats again, you looked great!
S
[/quote]
Thanks Stu, I am hooked now haha! Now that I have a direction to head in I can create a game plan. I fully intend on jumping up a few spots by next year! I am going upgrade my “everyone’s a winner” medal for a trophy haha.