I went to one back in 1994 to see Dorian Yates after he won his second Olympia. Was supposed to pay, but my mate and I got there so late it was finishing. We got in for free, got to meet Dorian and got him to sign a couple of pages of my flex magazine. Good day.
2 Likes
Dorian was some unit back in the day. We are showing our age simo haha. I’ve only seen priest.
2 Likes
Still have 3.5 weeks. March 16 is the show. I think it’s just a medal and a trophy. The pride of knowing that I finished one of the hardest things I’ve ever done will be my main take away though. If I win I might shoot for a National Level show later in the Fall, who knows.
Mtyping with fat thumbs from the recumbent bike lol
1 Like
Ima chat with Branch Warren today about finilazing my prep in final weeks. Think he took 2nd in the Olympia back in 09. Talk about a mass monster. 245 stage weight at 5’6”!
Morning cardio done and now it’s time to eat! I’m starving. Woke up at 166.4. I’m ok with it though. When I hold steady for two or three days it usually means a good drop is coming. Veins a poppin this morning after my ride!
4 Likes
I had misread 3 weeks for 3 days doh!
Its a fantastic achievement to even make the stage never mind winning. Do you think you have peaked early or still some room for improvement in 3 weeks? At 166.4, how much more do you plan taking off? There is not much left ha
1 Like
I have no experience with “drying out”. They say the three pillars for peak week are water, carbs, and potassium and sodium intake. I’m still reading. I’d ideally like to get the skin fold on my belly to 3.5 mm. I’m at 4.25 mm currently. I’m not willing to do do anything drastic like diaretics or water fasting. If I had to guess I’ll drop another 3-4 lbs. thanks man!
1 Like
I’m with Rizla, I don’t see an ounce of fat on you to take off.
1 Like
I’ve never seen a vein…or muscle definition in my quads. If you weren’t eating as much as me then I’d assume you were miserable! But you do have much longer days than me.
1 Like
Do you have some kind of tactics for sneaking in all the extra push ups etc. That you do? Or do you just add an extra session in somewhere in your day?
1 Like
Believe me if it weren’t for me being overly competitive I’d just be enjoying life and eating! I’d be so pissed if I invested all this time and money to end up at the bottom of the pack come show day. Brandon Hendrickson is the current Physique Mr Olympia. Now that’s one hell of a condition!
2 Likes
I have an unfair advantage… I am the head coach for a trampoline and acrobatics team. It’s pretty much like I can put together my own conditioning routine for the day and then get paid to make a bunch of teenagers do it with me lol!
1 Like
Guys like him are why I struggle with my appearance. It’s not fair what a little hormone manipulation can do to the body.
1 Like
I mean, he looks alright I guess. I have better hair though.
1 Like
That would certainly get me in shape pretty quickly. Mostly because I wouldn’t be able to let them beat me.
1 Like
I get ya there. Who knows what all is in his system come show day. I’d guess a bunch of test, Anavar, winstrol, some tren, clenbuterol. They keep it quiet so we’ll never know. I’m not anti anabolic at all, as long as your seeing a dr and are doing it safely. My dr is fairly progressive and will prescribe test, and deca. I usually just stick to my TRT dose though and try to keep my levels near the top 2/3 of normal (650-850 ng/dL)
1 Like
I’m too scared to mess with my hormones. If I had low T and was in your situation then I’d probably play around with it a bit. I’m just scared to run a cycle or two and then need TRT the rest of my life to be normal.
I know the truth now thanks to Bigger Stronger Faster. It used to drive me nuts seeing the models on the covers of fitness mags. They’re always a little bit bigger and leaner than me. It definitely caused me to question myself.
Maybe I’m not as smart as I think I am? Maybe I don’t work hard enough.
It turns out they’re cheaters. I say they’re cheaters because they act like they’re natural. I’m pro-PEDs if you want to play in that world, but I can’t stand liars and pretenders.
2 Likes
Yeah your right there. The ones that kill me are the guys selling nutritional advice or supplements/diet plans. Facebook videos with shirts off and you can see the tell tale pointy nips!
I’ve always been up front about it. My T was low 200s and I felt like crap. I don’t like that I’ll have to do it for life, but I feel so much better. It was definately a big decision though
1 Like
That’s my pet hate
2 Likes
I’ve always had this, especially since coming back to exercise after years away. I’m in far worse shape than just about everyone on this site, including people I used to think of as similar levels.
The thing that’s helped me is to look at it differently and realise that we’re all running a different race. We all have advantages and disadvantages, we all started in different places and have had to deal with different stuff along the way. Just because person X is bigger and stronger than me, doesn’t mean I’ve done something wrong or worse than them.
2 Likes