So here it is a week after the NPC Omaha Duel of Champions and four weeks out of the NPC Tim Gardner Extravaganza/IFBB Chicago Pro. I think Jack and Ann Titone did a bang up job of putting on a good pro show in Omaha and really bringing a great NPC presence to the state. There were a lot of class competitors in the show as well. The good thing about it is that It's only going to grow in numbers, so I look forward to seeing what the future holds for the NPC in the state.
As far as my own prep goes, I'll give you an example of what my schedule was the last month and a half before the show.
1:30 am: wake up (hopefully. Latest would be 2:00 am.)
3:00 am: At work to do a morning show
7:10 am: Run out the door to do morning cardio for around 45 minutes at a Golds Gym not far from here.
8:20 am: Back at the station, slam a shake and set up for an agricultural show at 9:00 am
9:30 am: Break set down and get to work on a midday show
11:30 am: Booth midday show
12:00 pm: Get done with said show, cut interviews off a video player and go home or hit gym.
Most day's after the above, I would get home and take a nap, but I really pushed to try and train. We I did that I found my workouts were VERY uninspired and just plain shitty. My mind would wander and not be where I wanted it to be during the session. I found a nap worked better to get my mind and body right for a training and cardio session.
I got my meals in and someday's would fall a little short of what I was supposed to hit protein/carb/fat range, but I made sure to correct the issues when I could. As far as actual training goes, I followed John Meadow's Mountain Dog principles. I did daily training and really felt it helped me improve quite a bit.
Let's fast forward to the show in Omaha though. I didn't do as well as I had hoped. Even with my buddy Jose Beleton helping and numerous other people helping me and pushing me, I just wasn't lean enough. I knew coming in condition would be an issue for me......and once again it was. I lost to people who were leaner than me, but who I had more muscle than (from my vantage point). No ones fault but my own, and lessons were learned.
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| No, I've never torn a pec. Just the way it is. |
So my weakness is still a weakness, although I did beat my previous best by a mile. one reason for that is that I decided a drop to the light heavy class would be a much better choice for me. I wanted to be conditioned and thought the drop in weight would be good. Bad thing is I had no baseline for my macros and calorie count. I was pretty much pissing in the wind in the offseason. No more lazy offseasons. Yes, still eat big, still train heavy, but don't be a fat fuck.
I did what I could with what I had available to me as far as tools and knowledge. I learned a lot this prep. A whole lot......
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| 2013 Chicago versus 2015 Duel of Champiosn |
So whats next? The Chicago show. It's another pro/am show and I'm looking forward to seeing people who I haven't seen in a year or more rather than the show. I'm not conceding defeat, yet I'm not promising victory (from my pics last week, I'm far from winning shit). I just want to be competitive and let the chips fall where they may.
Here's some before and after pics and I'll have some after after pics when Chicago is over.
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| 19 weeks versus one week out. |
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| The guy on the rights needs a sammich and some Doritos. |
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