NOV 7 ottawas...whos going

[phatkid77]

official list....

me and some bros are going (me tentative... need a sitter..) love going tho..gets the juices flowing for a show!!!

whos gunna be ther......

phats

ps..if competing, i likely will bring my popparazi lens for pics...nite show only btw if i go.... not sure.....

[natenator]

I'll be there

[Bbuilder31]

Undoubtedly be there! On stage struttin ;)

[natenator]

Undoubtedly be there! On stage struttin ;)
better have some good beats! lol

I think DJ Kool let me clear my throat is stage worthy! haha

[phatkid77]

Cool, so starting bids to biff nate in the head will be...$50?? Lmao
J/k... Hope to be there, meet some peeps...

[natenator]

Cool, so starting bids to biff nate in the head will be...$50?? Lmao
J/k... Hope to be there, meet some peeps...
better bring an army dude cause me and my boys know how to ****in throw.

[phatkid77]

lol...i:m like rambo bud......haha
im thinkin u forgot a smiley or a lol....

:flowers

[Bbuilder31]

Don't worry my beats will be worthy!

I did the mix myself - I am sure you will be pleasantly surprised....It ends with a BANG ;)

[MuSuLPhReAk]

Is this the OPA competition? Anyone have the list of competitors?

[phatkid77]

OPA.......yes... they dont know list of competitors... thye may, never seen one posted...

phats

[steve_d]

judging...

didn't we have another thread with the exact same question last week?

[Bbuilder31]

There are ALOT of people pre-registered, however the final list of competitors will only be shown or showcased day of the show, or the night before during the official registration and weigh in

[phatkid77]

yes, this thread....but it got side tracked.... this is the OFFICIAL one :)

http://www.canadabodybuilding.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11977

[Bbuilder31]

Tick tock! 6 days left on the clock!

So pumped!

The end is near people....can't wait

[MuSuLPhReAk]

If anyone there is willing to update me live, I can post the results on CBB as they come in.

[steve_d]

level 1 will still have weight classes, level 2 looks like it will be 1 class (as outlined on the website). Level 1 has a lot of entries (ie too many to have just a single class). Should be a decent sized show again this year.

[IronRobi]

Wish I could be there boys. Good luck! BB31, txt me

[Bbuilder31]

don't worry brother I will keep you informed at all times :) Its going to be one hell of a show, plus I have video of the routine in practice if you wanna have a look :)

Peace

[Bbuilder31]

Well folks - only 4 days left till show time....The clock is ticking away. I am in my last day of Carb Depletion, and well I am hitting an all time low. I had to give up my Ticket to see Metallica tonight, because of training, diet, meal preparation etc. Guess I must be one dedicated S.O.B or a complete idiot.

Right now I am leaning towards the latter of the 2. Anyways - 4 Days to go and the hype is just building inside like a volcano ready to blow - Over 100 competitors have pre-registered for this show, and it looks like another Success for the people at Kona Productions - Kudos to them.

Anyways, hope to see a lot of you there - I wanna hear your yelling hooting and hollering us up on stage to get the adrenalin going. Oh, and Nate, don't forget that Pizza buddy -

Peace

[natenator]

get'r'dun bud!

[Bbuilder31]

Thanks CCH - from 1 maritimer to another, you got it - I will have pics galore, as I have a few friends coming, plus I am gettin the pro pics from the show too.

Thanks for the words of encouragement - I am going to keep pushing!

[MuSuLPhReAk]

Best of luck Bbuilder31. Get us some pics and placings if you can :)

[Bbuilder31]

I will do my best - I have my own videographer, and I will have the pro pics a couple weeks after the show...I will make sure to have some of my guests take pics too. Hopefully between all of them, I will have a good collaboration

3 days out, carb load day #1 - Man that's a lot of food.....BAH.. I hate ****ing YAMS!!!! Ah well - I sure wish I could substitute

[natenator]

I will do my best - I have my own videographer, and I will have the pro pics a couple weeks after the show...I will make sure to have some of my guests take pics too. Hopefully between all of them, I will have a good collaboration

3 days out, carb load day #1 - Man that's a lot of food.....BAH.. I hate ****ing YAMS!!!! Ah well - I sure wish I could substitute
I hate them too but when dieting I'll eat shit if I need to just to taste something different lol

[Bbuilder31]

I am gagging on them - I am afraid if I throw up, its going to lose me the the whole thing......This is horrible OMFG

[natenator]

I am gagging on them - I am afraid if I throw up, its going to lose me the the whole thing......This is horrible OMFG
add a bit of sugar free maple syrup and some splenda to them.

Oh and mix them with your chicken or whatever your protein source is. I find that helps

And you could use oatmeal as your carb up source eh

[tiramisu]

yams and maple syrup. now I'm going to puke.

[St]

judging...

didn't we have another thread with the exact same question last week?

How long have you been Judging for?

[Bbuilder31]

Weigh ins are tonight!! I so can't wait - Got de-haired last night, and begain the painting process this morning....I am going to be black in no time lol.....Can't believe tomorrow is the day! Its going to be feel so good to eat real food tomorrow night and to step on stage and strut my stuff hahaha....

I wonder if I can pound back a couple cookies in the AM? What do you think?

[steve_d]

How long have you been Judging for?

As an official judge, this will actually be my first. It's something that I've always wanted to do since I started competing.

I've always had a good eye for what judges are looking for...Not that it is always hard to pick a class winner - most times it's actually fairly easy for even the untrained eye. Picking the next 8 in order can sometimes be hard. The typical situation is 1 guy almost has no flaws, he wins hands down, then the next couple are close, and then from there on, you are weighing weaknesses to strengths and that's where it can get really hard.

It's actually easier to judge the nationals then it is to do a level 1 or 2 show. Hopefully we get it right and there aren't too many surprise results.

[natenator]

Weigh ins are tonight!! I so can't wait - Got de-haired last night, and begain the painting process this morning....I am going to be black in no time lol.....Can't believe tomorrow is the day! Its going to be feel so good to eat real food tomorrow night and to step on stage and strut my stuff hahaha....

I wonder if I can pound back a couple cookies in the AM? What do you think?
I usually ate a few snickers bars.

Honey and red wine just before I hit the stage.

[Sean Summers]

As an official judge, this will actually be my first. It's something that I've always wanted to do since I started competing.

I've always had a good eye for what judges are looking for...Not that it is always hard to pick a class winner - most times it's actually fairly easy for even the untrained eye. Picking the next 8 in order can sometimes be hard. The typical situation is 1 guy almost has no flaws, he wins hands down, then the next couple are close, and then from there on, you are weighing weaknesses to strengths and that's where it can get really hard.

It's actually easier to judge the nationals then it is to do a level 1 or 2 show. Hopefully we get it right and there aren't too many surprise results.

It's good to see a guy who hasn't judged a show already an expert. Good luck this weekend.
SS

[natenator]

It's good to see a guy who hasn't judged a show already an expert. Good luck this weekend.
SS
lmao

[Bbuilder31]

Snickers bars eh? Hmmmm that sounds rather tasty. I will have to wait and see how I look in the morning I guess. I don't want to screw myself up. I want to come in as one of the dryest there, and most ripped.....hopefully anyways.

[natenator]

Snickers bars eh? Hmmmm that sounds rather tasty. I will have to wait and see how I look in the morning I guess. I don't want to screw myself up. I want to come in as one of the dryest there, and most ripped.....hopefully anyways.
you shouldn't have a problem. If you are as lean as you were in May then a couple snickers won't hurt you at all.

[steve_d]

It's good to see a guy who hasn't judged a show already an expert. Good luck this weekend.
SS

I never said I was an expert now did I.

And just because I haven't sat on a panel, doesn't mean I don't know what I am talking about.

[natenator]

I never said I was an expert now did I.

And just because I haven't sat on a panel, doesn't mean I don't know what I am talking about.
very different when you are under the gun to put a score next to someone's name

[Sean Summers]

I never said I was an expert now did I.

And just because I haven't sat on a panel, doesn't mean I don't know what I am talking about.

Yeah ok Mr. "It's actually easier to judge the nationals then it is to do a level 1 or 2 show"

[natenator]

Yeah ok Mr. "It's actually easier to judge the nationals then it is to do a level 1 or 2 show"
I agree with this. Nationals EVERYONE comes in top condition. You don't usually have out of place competitiors that shouldn't be there.

[steve_d]

Yeah ok Mr. "It's actually easier to judge the nationals then it is to do a level 1 or 2 show"

I didn't mean for that comment to be an attack on judges or that judging nationals is easy. You don't need to agree with me on this, but this is my take on it.

At nationals 95% of the people come in shape their own top shape, and all of the people there have worked there way to get there. But at least you have guidelines to go by to make a good call.

At a level 1 show, you might end up with 8 people in a class where 3rd through 8th place are basically not that great. 1 guy poses horrible, another has the muscle, but is fat, the next guy is shredded but has no muscle...the next guy is overall not bad up top, but 18 inch legs and so on and so forth. So where do you rank all those guys? Even a national level judge will have a hard time ranking non-bodybuilders in a bodybuilding contest.

Obviously this is not always the case - there probably have been many level 1 shows that even my grandma could judge. But hopefully my point comes across.

[natenator]

I didn't mean for that comment to be an attack on judges or that judging nationals is easy. You don't need to agree with me on this, but this is my take on it.

At nationals 95% of the people come in shape their own top shape, and all of the people there have worked there way to get there. But at least you have guidelines to go by to make a good call.

At a level 1 show, you might end up with 8 people in a class where 3rd through 8th place are basically not that great. 1 guy poses horrible, another has the muscle, but is fat, the next guy is shredded but has no muscle...the next guy is overall not bad up top, but 18 inch legs and so on and so forth. So where do you rank all those guys? Even a national level judge will have a hard time ranking non-bodybuilders in a bodybuilding contest.

Obviously this is not always the case - there probably have been many level 1 shows that even my grandma could judge. But hopefully my point comes across.
I say judging 10 guys who are all within 1%-3% difference from each other is harder than judging 10 guys where 7 of them are no where close.

[Sean Summers]

Yes, you are ready to hit the stage. Hopefully, someone posts up some pics of the weigh-ins tonight.
SS

[Adonis13]

good luck this weekend looking forward to the resutls

[steve_d]

I say judging 10 guys who are all within 1%-3% difference from each other is harder than judging 10 guys where 7 of them are no where close.

what if those 7 don't belong there, and all basically have no strength, yet all their weeknesses are different? there is no real criteria to separate them. oh well...and for the record, I am talking mostly in figure - which I suppose my argument isn't really justified, since figure nationals is probably harder to judge than anything.

[natenator]

what if those 7 don't belong there, and all basically have no strength, yet all their weeknesses are different? there is no real criteria to separate them. oh well...and for the record, I am talking mostly in figure - which I suppose my argument isn't really justified, since figure nationals is probably harder to judge than anything.
who cares about a bikini contest? let's keep on the topic of bodybuilding which is what Mike is competing in lol

[phatkid77]

Who cares!!! This is what matters... Ill be in white parasuco shirt that says "weekend warrior" on the back...might have huge camera and a black GASP sweater

[phatkid77]

Hey man.....my buddy tony is doin the level 1, Val wanted to speak to him after show...not sure if he will or not.....
He's pretty big for 20....needed conditioning...
Just curious on your take
Phats

[natenator]

anyone else at this thing sweat their balls off? Thimnk I dropped about 10lbs of water lmao

decent show. about what I was expecting.

Good job Mike!!! Great posing routine!

Whiskey time lol

[IronRobi]

Waiting impatiently for pics

[phatkid77]

yup...hotter than ****... NATE, were u wearing a black jacket with a poppy on the left chest... i passed u when u were saying bye to a buddy if so...

yes, hotter than ****...

didnt agree with a couple decisions......

the heavyweight guys were all thick (short ****ers)...makes me rethink compete thing...lol, i need 20lb minimum...lol

phats

[natenator]

Haha ya that was me. Shoulda said hi

[phatkid77]

Haha... Well, u were leaving....and "hey, are u natenator from the forums"...awekward...lol
That short dude was sitting beside me..I was checkin out his big watch..

Iu looked right at me, read my white shirt "parasuco" in rhinestones :)

Phats

[steve_d]

Hey man.....my buddy tony is doin the level 1, Val wanted to speak to him after show...not sure if he will or not.....
He's pretty big for 20....needed conditioning...
Just curious on your take
Phats

Was he in heavyweight?

There was one guy, looked really young, was really thick, not conditioned that posed very well.

If that is the guy, he has loads of potential. Wish he woulda came to talk to us after the show - although, he probably knows exactly what we'd say. Actually only 1 bodybuilder came to talk to us after along with about 20 figure girls.

He has awesome shape, poses really well, but conditioning was way off. Hard to say if he had any other weaknesses until you see what's underneath it all. My guess is that he will always hold fat until the end in his back, so if he were to compete again, make sure he has someone assess him all over and not just go with how ripped his legs and abs are in the mirror because he might still not be ready at that point.

[phatkid77]

Nate....I would of..awekward...r u natenator from cbb?? Lol
I was the guy in white "parasuco" shirt in rhinestones...u were talkin to short thick dude...was sitting near me..I liked his watch

Yeah steve...was him...tony #188 or 7 I think.....wanted to talk to to u guys after....but knew conditioning was the big issue...
This is the natural kid that won in miami and las vegas...so....definitely "untapped" potential :)

Phats

[steve_d]

Nate....I would of..awekward...r u natenator from cbb?? Lol
I was the guy in white "parasuco" shirt in rhinestones...u were talkin to short thick dude...was sitting near me..I liked his watch

Yeah steve...was him...tony #188 or 7 I think.....wanted to talk to to u guys after....but knew conditioning was the big issue...
This is the natural kid that won in miami and las vegas...so....definitely "untapped" potential :)

Phats

the guy i am talking about was #290...He was the last guy to come out in his class. think they mentioned something about being in a few magazines and coming our in REPS...

[cheesesteak]

the guy i am talking about was #290...He was the last guy to come out in his class. think they mentioned something about being in a few magazines and coming our in REPS...

Tony Searle... he lives in my city... sponsored by Universal

[phatkid77]

yep thats him...cheesesteak u live here??? i knew u looked familiar...

[bluenose]

Slacking on the pictures ****er!

How is it easier to judge a National show verses a level 1 and 2? Sure some level one and two shows have some quality guys/gals in the line up and some times there are two guys in a class. Unlike the Nationals were classes are larger and have more depth. Sure people show up out of shape, but far less than most lower level shows.

[cheesesteak]

yep thats him...cheesesteak u live here??? i knew u looked familiar...

Oh shit, who the hell are you? lol

I only know of him because he was in the Whig sports section awhile ago.

[natenator]

it looked like there were a lot of people who really shouldn't have been up there. It seems every year bodybuilding takes a step closer to swim suit modeling with more and more people getting on stage "just to do it". Oh well, time to accept that's how it is these days.

lighting ****ing sucked as well. Most everyone washed out from an audience view. I hope the judges view was a lot better

I'll post more thoughts later on but for now I have hockey to get to.

Oh and phats, you totally should have just came up and asked that. I may have partially lied lmao

[phatkid77]

u didnt looki approachable...lol

yeah, lighting sucked large... to the left of the centre line was WAY better

[steve_d]

Slacking on the pictures ****er!

How is it easier to judge a National show verses a level 1 and 2? Sure some level one and two shows have some quality guys/gals in the line up and some times there are two guys in a class. Unlike the Nationals were classes are larger and have more depth. Sure people show up out of shape, but far less than most lower level shows.

Ok, so I seem to be getting shit on quite a bit for my comment. I explained my reasoning behind it. Its not always the case, I am just saying some lower level shows have a lot of competitors with many weaknesses and rather than asking yourself what strengths do I prefer, you're asking what weaknesses are worse. I am sure many judges would agree with me on this one - I treat each comparison equally important, and to get it right between 1st and 2nd is just as important as to get last and 2nd last.

If were talking about the top 3 guys only, then yes, national level shows are much harder to judge. And obviously its harder to judge a big class then a class of 2 guys. and yes, level 1 shows are known for some small classes. But its not always the case. In general yes, overall adding up all classes any level 1 show would be easier to judge than a national show. I am not a fool. I am just saying its easier (ie more objective) to judge a good lineup of 5 guys say, then a lineup of 5 not so good guys/girls.

[steve_d]

lighting ****ing sucked as well. Most everyone washed out from an audience view. I hope the judges view was a lot better


you're right. Lighting wasn't optimal. Almost seemed better when they stood in the back row, and when they come closer for pose downs.

[phatkid77]

gdfsgds

[phatkid77]

the hw line ups

[phatkid77]

winner??

[phatkid77]

So.... #188...placed where?? I'm guessin around 5th...and what was deal...no level 2 show was ran weird

[steve_d]

winner??

that wasn't the winner...Jason green won.

[steve_d]

So.... #188...placed where?? I'm guessin around 5th...and what was deal...no level 2 show was ran weird

there was no 188, but if you mean 288, was that not ricardo? He came 3rd.

[steve_d]

and what was deal...no level 2 show was ran weird

level 1 and 2 and classic was done simultaneously. It was a little weird since Level 2 was an open division. Level 1 had weight classes.

[phatkid77]

winner...sorry..lol

[steve_d]

you can see how the lighting was not good at all...

[Bbuilder31]

Well guys, I am going to be getting some pics from friends of mine, however to let you know the final stake in my regards, I may not have placed in the 2 divisions of which I competed, I did take 1st Middleweight allowing me to continue in the Tier system to the Provincials - that makes me happy:beer
And of course you all know I took the best posing routine :) I love how the crowd went nuts when I made the pecs dance!! It was awesome, loved every minute!

I am going to train my ass off to kick some ass...:)

[phatkid77]

was this u?? bad memory..

[phatkid77]

also. steve me and friends are baffled....

middleweight?? came out..last one of the division.....looked phenomenol... had him to win...but when called everyone back out...he didnt come
????? never saw him again the rest of the nite???

great structure...looked younger...abit taller...blonde...short hair...
??
frickin weird

phats

[steve_d]

also. steve me and friends are baffled....

middleweight?? came out..last one of the division.....looked phenomenol... had him to win...but when called everyone back out...he didnt come
????? never saw him again the rest of the nite???

great structure...looked younger...abit taller...blonde...short hair...
??
frickin weird

phats

yep, that guy would have won the class and perhaps the whole show. He wasn't there for prejudging. I was confused myself. When I saw him, I thought, I don't remember him, looked at his number and realized he was one we crossed out during judging because he was a no show .... too bad though, the guy was great!

[steve_d]

was this u?? bad memory..

did you take all these pics? If not, where can you find them??

[St]

How did Nat do?

[Bbuilder31]

That pic of me is great! Where did you get that? Please let me know so that I can contact the photographer in question - I wouldn't mind getting some pics of the show, I only opted for my routine ivdeo.

Thanks in advance, and for posting that pic :)

[natenator]

did you take all these pics? If not, where can you find them??
he took them

[Sean Summers]

Just PM Phatkid77 - he took the pics.
SS

[natenator]

How did Nat do?
http://www.canadabodybuilding.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12115&highlight=started+hockey

[Bbuilder31]

Hey Phatkid77 I PM'd ya about the pics dude! Thanks Sean

Cheers

[Flexb]

Green Machine!

[Flexb]

Greener looks awesome! looks to be 20lbs heavier than the last time he competed.

[phatkid77]

yep..pm sent..yes...green was 20lb heavier :)

phats

[LD4HW]

Does anyone have pics from the OPA show? Thanks.

[prettymuscles78]

Funny how I just finished checking out the NPC Eastern USA's pictures where the show took place tonight and yet any OPA shows pics aren't posted anywhere

[mayhem]

Who took the pics for the OPA? Did they have their own photog? I saw phatkid77 (sp?) post up a few.

[phatkid77]

they should hire me :) lol

phats

[prettymuscles78]

they should hire me :) lol

phats

We (the competitors) should hire you and keep it hush hush lol.. :)

[MuSuLPhReAk]

I am willing to chip in if others are and hire photographers for each show and put the pics up here. Kind of a win/win situation for everyone.

[Bbuilder31]

The results from the show are as follows - for me anyways

I took 4th over all in the open class Level 2
Took 1st in my weight class - middleweight allowing me to move up the tier system to the provincials Level 3
Took Best posing award as well

All in all had a good night - Topped it off with Nachos, Bacon Cheeseburger, Fries and a beer....well half a beer, I was too freaking full to finish it lol...I am good now. I have my sights focused on the provincials when ever they are. June or September I think, and I have no idea as to where it is going to be.

[natenator]

The results from the show are as follows - for me anyways

I took 4th over all in the open class Level 2
Took 1st in my weight class - middleweight allowing me to move up the tier system to the provincials Level 3
Took Best posing award as well

All in all had a good night - Topped it off with Nachos, Bacon Cheeseburger, Fries and a beer....well half a beer, I was too freaking full to finish it lol...I am good now. I have my sights focused on the provincials when ever they are. June or September I think, and I have no idea as to where it is going to be.
Provincals are in June.

Work with someone if you end up going. It's an entirely different ballgame there.

[Bbuilder31]

Any suggestions Nate?

I plan on making a splash at provincials dude. I am hoping to at least place as that is all I set out for, anything more than that is cheddar. Know what I mean?

[Bbuilder31]

For those of you that couldn't make it out to the show, below is the link to the routine that won me best posing - enjoy and don't hesitate to let me know what you think

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JkmI27wpnw

[LD4HW]

Hey Bbuilder!

I was at the OPA show, loved your routine. Keep up the good work :-)

[IronRobi]

For those of you that couldn't make it out to the show, below is the link to the routine that won me best posing - enjoy and don't hesitate to let me know what you think

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JkmI27wpnw

Looks sweet bro! You nailed it! Better have the pics ready for when I come up!

[Bbuilder31]

Thanks man, I sure appreciate that!

I am hoping to make a bigger impression at Provincials - Perhaps I will take the best posing once again - Just hope I can get the rest of me to par

[natenator]

Thanks man, I sure appreciate that!

I am hoping to make a bigger impression at Provincials - Perhaps I will take the best posing once again - Just hope I can get the rest of me to par
best poser means nothing with a #1 to go along side it but I know you already know this :)

[steve_d]

hey bbuilder, how much did you weigh? I know they only had a couple weight classes since it was a smaller show, but wanted to know if you would be welter or light middle for provincials? If so, I might join you up there!

[Bbuilder31]

I came in at 172 at weigh in's - I am figuring I will be sitting around there again for the provincials :) I can't wait

[Bbuilder31]

K - its been 3 weeks since the show, and pictures can't be found anywhere. I have emailed the photographer, and no reply. WTF - do these people not care about the reputation. Its very disheartening that pictures can't be found anywhere, and yet the London's pictures are already available.
Not impressed!!!!!

[LD4HW]

Agree w/ you!