If that’s you in the pic that HM posted, then you’re not ready for the stage, IMHO.
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
If that’s you in the pic that HM posted, then you’re not ready for the stage, IMHO.[/quote]
x2: competing with some decent mass in your first time, good; competing with the hopes of increasing those 10-15 pounds of muscle in the last 2 months left of bulking, …
[quote]SSC wrote:
Chi-Towns-Finest wrote:
Also, at the amatuer level they are looking for conditioning more so than being hyoooge.
Cool, sounds like a really good bodybuilding competition![/quote]
That’s how ALL amatuer BB competitions are! If you compete in a novice category symmetry and conditioning are going get you a lot farther than size.
if you want to do it OP, go for it, just get a coach and listen to people who have actually COMPETED…
No offense (well maybe a little) but we all tend to agree with Prof X and others about listening to those who are where you want to be no arm chair quarterbacks… yet here we are with a bunch of people telling someone not to do something that they have never done… maybe you have insight and if you do, then feel free to share it… but if you have nothing useful to add dont waste the other posters time by argueing about crap you dont understand…
And yes, at the amature/novice level conditioning is much more important. Anyone who has been to a few shows will notice that. Also, its very political (go to a few shows and you’ll see what I mean)…
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Being a competitive bodybuilder (I’m surmising,) I’m very surprised at your outlook. It’s great to ask questions and be prepared for the future - For when he SHOULD compete. Just like if I ever wanted to do a cycle, I’d likely be researching that shit YEARS before I would use. But come on - You really believe that this guy wouldn’t be better off saving half a year of quality mass-gaining? [/quote]
Ya know, ive found that guys who compete are usually in favor of getting more guys on stage, even if they arent quite ready to take the title. I think they just want to see more people getting into what is a dying sport.
[quote]WS4JB wrote:
Being a competitive bodybuilder (I’m surmising,) I’m very surprised at your outlook. It’s great to ask questions and be prepared for the future - For when he SHOULD compete. Just like if I ever wanted to do a cycle, I’d likely be researching that shit YEARS before I would use. But come on - You really believe that this guy wouldn’t be better off saving half a year of quality mass-gaining?
Ya know, ive found that guys who compete are usually in favor of getting more guys on stage, even if they arent quite ready to take the title. I think they just want to see more people getting into what is a dying sport.[/quote]
Good point.
I understand it’s what helps the sport stay alive, but I’m honestly just giving OP advice that I feel is best for him. My opinion is stated, I’ll STFU now.
[quote]WS4JB wrote:
Being a competitive bodybuilder (I’m surmising,) I’m very surprised at your outlook. It’s great to ask questions and be prepared for the future - For when he SHOULD compete. Just like if I ever wanted to do a cycle, I’d likely be researching that shit YEARS before I would use. But come on - You really believe that this guy wouldn’t be better off saving half a year of quality mass-gaining?
Ya know, ive found that guys who compete are usually in favor of getting more guys on stage, even if they arent quite ready to take the title. I think they just want to see more people getting into what is a dying sport.[/quote]
I disagree that it is a dying sport. I agree that those of us who have competed are more likely to encourage others to give it a try.
[quote]SSC wrote:
davidcox1 wrote:
SSC wrote:
Sorry, but don’t compete. You should NOT compete.
Competing for “experience” is fucking stupid. Why waste your time when you’re not very big now, anyway?
Would you enter a national Halo tournament after only playing the game for a day? No.
Just take the time you would have dieting down and get bigger and stronger instead.
Now do that for four years.
And learn how to do a lat spread… that may be somewhat important.
Then, you should compete.
You’re wrong. Competiting for experience is a good thing. Have you competed?
The comparison to Halo is off the mark. Better to compare it to a track meet. You may not be able to win your first race, but just by trying you learn something about yourself and the sport that makes you better.
Why would someone compete in something without the intention to win?! Am I missing something here? No, I haven’t competed in a bodybuilding show, but that’s totally erroneous. Here’s a scenario;
So you’re telling me that if a kid has never run a 100 meter sprint faster than 14 seconds, and somehow defaults his way into a race (little support for the race, not many sprinters,) but all the others can run sub-11 second 100 meters, he should compete “just for experience?”
I don’t buy it.
I’d tell the kid to put in more time and effort and come back when he has a fighting shot, instead of wasting his goddamn time.
But what do I know? I haven’t competed.
Sure, if you go into a bodybuilding competition unprepared with no guidance, you’ll make a fool of yourself, but this guy is asking the right questions at the right time.
Preparing now for a competition in March would not be a waste of time. Reading posts like yours is.
Well first of all, you’re a really good sport. Kudos.
Second, you’re basically perpetuating the notion that every “I played football in high school and have lifted weights before” kid should compete in bodybuilding shows. Because you know what - No offense man, but the OP does not look like a bodybuilder. Isn’t that kind of strange?
Being a competitive bodybuilder (I’m surmising,) I’m very surprised at your outlook. It’s great to ask questions and be prepared for the future - For when he SHOULD compete. Just like if I ever wanted to do a cycle, I’d likely be researching that shit YEARS before I would use. But come on - You really believe that this guy wouldn’t be better off saving half a year of quality mass-gaining? [/quote]
OP should compete when he’s ready, not when someone else thinks he’ll be ready. There is no objective standard against which we should be judging a competitor’s state of readiness other than their own desire to compete (and win, of course). That they may not be the biggest guy on stage should not deter them. I’ve seen smaller, more conditioned guys beat out much bigger and less conditioned dudes, so why couldn’t OP do it in March (even if he doesn’t look like a bodybuilder to you)? I’m just preaching against the attitude that you can’t compete if you aren’t a certain size. Once you’ve competed, its easier to build mass and you’ll know better what areas to target.
Thanks for all the comments, either way.
It’s funny you comapre this to running; I just did a marathon (my first) a little while ago. Did I think I would win? Hell no, but I thought it was worth giving it a try. I made it in sub 4, which was my goal.
That’s about how I feel on this. My mind is somewhat made up to give it hell. I was looking for advice.
At this point I’d like to thank everybody that said I shouldn’t. Because now I have to.