I am preparing for the Mississauga bodybuilding championships May.22nd

[reinforcements]

Hello everyone I am currently getting ready for the Mississauga show on May.22nd. LondonMuscle from this site has been taking care of my prep. from 18 weeks out.
My stats are as follows:
age:22
height:5'5
weight:aprox.190lbs

first pic is from Mon. Jan.18
next few are from today
and also I've included one of my son

[GYMBRAT]

your son is insanely cute bro haha!!

Great work dude, your thick as hell!!

[declan]

Great physique, good luck on your contest. Dazzling young buck you got there.

[Sean Summers]

I will be sitting on the judging panel - looking forward to seeing you on stage.
SS

[reinforcements]

thank you gymbrat, declan and sean summers. I appreciate the replies. also LondonMuscle has pointed out to me that I have posted the pics sideways and for that I apoligize. to say I am computer illiterate would be an understatement. I will make sure to post future pictures right side up.

[Sean Summers]

Pics fixed.
SS

[Delt King]

great work big guy... so are you saying your before pic is 190? or your current weight is 190?
Looking forward to seeing the end results.

[reinforcements]

thank you SS for turning those. Delt King that is my current weight

[LondonMuscle]

Thanks SS, pics look much better upright!

Reinforcements started at 215 hes a bit under 190 right now and coming in really fast, had to up his cals this week a bit. He had a ton of muscle before he started prepping and is holding onto everything really well. Pleasure to work with, no probs with hard work at all.

looking great buddy!

[laslo101]

holy crap for 22 great job bro !!!

[#8]

ya dude, you're a beast for sure. LM obviously knows what he is doing with his diet prep, and it looks like you're not afraid of hard work.

pretty drastic transformation to say the least. i hope i can achieve similar results.

[reinforcements]

thank you laslo101 for the kind words. #8 there is no doubt in my mind that if you follow what LM lays out for you, you will achieve your full potential.

[L3]

looking thick dude! very nice work !!!

[reinforcements]

thank you L3. thats a crazy lower back you've got there. whats your routine look like?

[L3]

lots of wide grip pullups, too many bent rows, the average seated row with a close grip...nothing fancy...oh yeah and 0 deadlifts, unless you count SLDLs

[reinforcements]

cool, well keep at it. you plan to compete anytime soon?

[bigtavi8]

Hey reinforcements thats great that your doing Missisauga. what an amazing transformation in the last couple months. What class you looking to hit up. Just going to diet hard and end up where ya end up or do you have a specific class in mind your shooting for.

[reinforcements]

Hey BigTavi, thanks for the kind words and I plan to be near the top of the middles.

[steve_d]

middle goes up to 187. are you 190 already? Might actually make it to top end of light middle. You'd be an insane light middle I think

[natenator]

lots of wide grip pullups, too many bent rows, the average seated row with a close grip...nothing fancy...oh yeah and 0 deadlifts, unless you count SLDLs
deadlifts were on your plan...

[reinforcements]

I don't believe there is a light middle at this show but yes according to the bao sit, light middle is right where I would like to be

[steve_d]

yeah, all the OPA shows should have all weight classes now. Things changes a little this year with the new system. Since all shows qualify you for provincials, and since there are less shows, they "should" have all classes.

I hope the shows still have the people to make good sized weight classes in all weight classes though

[LondonMuscle]

I have no idea how the weight classes are going to work this year. I know what OPA announced but I still find it hard to believe they will get enough competitors in the right distributions to be able to have as many classes as they plan to.

Either way, just come in the best shape you can and you fall where you fall!

[reinforcements]

I am simply just excited to compete, and regardles of what I weigh I just want to be in the best condition possible. according to the poster for the show though light-middle isn't posted as a category physiqueassociation.ca/node/69

[steve_d]

you're right...Other shows seem to be following that too. Oh well. Looks like I will be one light ass middle weight!

[Korilon]

As of Dec 2009 from OPA site:

Regional & Provincial

Bantam Weight (under 143 lbs)
Light Weight (over 143 to 154 lbs)
Welter Weight (over 154 to 165 lbs)
Light Middle (166 to 176 lbs)
Middle Weight (over 176 to 187 lbs)
Light Heavy (over 187 to 198) lbs)
Heavy Weight (over 198 to 220 lbs)
Super Heavy Weight (over 220 lbs)

[steve_d]

Time will tell. The new OPA system is too new to know exactly what will happen. Perhaps the entry forms are just going by past shows, or perhaps they will qualify you based on what your weight would have put you in, but they will still judge you within the classes they mention on posters or websites for the individual contest. doesn't really matter to me. I can't make lightweight, and I won't look good unless I am under 165, so it doesn't matter I suppose.

[reinforcements]

some updated pics taken today (7 weeks out). pics were taken 30 min before going to gym to train legs. no pump

first two pics are at start of diet exactly 10 weeks and 5 days ago
next three were taken today

[leeannroyle]

wow, hard work always shows!
Good luck at your show.

[reinforcements]

thank you, I appreciate the kind words

[CreatineAmonster]

Great Progress man can't wait to see how this ends.

[swazytrain23]

lookin good buddy keep it up!

[LondonMuscle]

just over 6 weeks left buddy! lookin real good

[reinforcements]

new pics from today, 6 weeks out
took pics about a half an hour before going to the gym to train legs.

[marino]

I gotta stop looking at your thread I feel so small. Seriously, you look fricking solid best of luck at the show.

[reinforcements]

hahaha thank you very much, appreciate the reply

[natenator]

very nice progress!!!!

[reinforcements]

thank you for the encouraging words. I'm very happy to see more new people posting in my thread

[BB12]

very impressive

[Knuckles28]

Dam, one thick ass dude great work man!!! Did you post your stats?? age, height, weight??
Your legs look awsome same with those arms. My wife calls me a fruit as i type this..

[reinforcements]

I appreciate the compliments, and yes I did post my stats in the first post of the thread. there as follows
age-22
height-aprox.5'5
weight-as of right now 180s

[natenator]

I appreciate the compliments, and yes I did post my stats in the first post of the thread. there as follows
age-22
height-aprox.5'5
weight-as of right now 180s
sure looks like a lot more than 18lbs lost...

[reinforcements]

thank you very much cch, I followed your log as you prepped for your show. very enjoyable to read and congratulations on your placing. natenator I did not say that I had lost 18lbs during my prep, what I meant was that I was currently weighing in the 180s

[natenator]

thank you very much cch, I followed your log as you prepped for your show. very enjoyable to read and congratulations on your placing. natenator I did not say that I had lost 18lbs during my prep, what I meant was that I was currently weighing in the 180s
shit sorry dude. when I read the 198 from the first page I thought it was your starting weight.

Mind if I ask what your starting was?

[reinforcements]

I believe it was 217

[LondonMuscle]

I think I had recorded your starting weight at 215 :)

We're not even weighing in anymore, we figure there is less than 5 pounds to get in contest shape at this point so gonna start dropping off the cardio and adding in more carbs

show time is fast approaching!

[reinforcements]

new pics from today, 5 weeks out. just about to head out to the gym to train legs. let me know what you think.

[Korilon]

Looking good man!!
Hope your not in my catagory lol :P

[bigtavi8]

Great work reinforcements stay strong only 5 more weeks. Bad ass wheels and very dense and lean so far and LM has done a top notch job with your prep. HArd work and dieting will all pay off in a few weeks brotha.

[reinforcements]

thanks for the kind words guys, keep pushing through! look forward to meeting both of you in mississauga

[tums1000]

looking huge as usual!!!

[kloan]

new pics from today, 5 weeks out. just about to head out to the gym to train legs. let me know what you think.

O.M.G.
Looking at your pics.... I have a long way to go (roughly the same height and weight, but I sure as hell don't look like that). :(

Great work man.. good luck with the comp. :a+

[reinforcements]

thank you Kloan... Big Daddy D I sure hope your able to come to the show man.... how are you and the misses doing?

[swazytrain23]

oh hes coming if thats the daddy d i think ur talkin about. Hes driving my poor car-less ass there! Ps ab and thigh is ridiculous

[reinforcements]

Here are the last pictures I'm going to post before the show. Four weeks and one day until the Mississauga championships.

[natenator]

thats ****ing disgusting lol

[reinforcements]

thank you natenator and cch! very much appreciate you taking the time to post in my thread and of course the compliments as well. I get more excited to step on stage with each passing day. I must take the time to mention that LondonMuscle's dedication to preparing me for this show has far exceeded any expectations I had of him. The man has a true passion for this sport, and truly cares for the athletes he trains. Big thank you to him, I plan to continue to progress under his guidance for quite some time.

[LondonMuscle]

Great work reinforcements stay strong only 5 more weeks. Bad ass wheels and very dense and lean so far and LM has done a top notch job with your prep. HArd work and dieting will all pay off in a few weeks brotha.

Thanks for the compliments Tavi... hopefully I will get to see you at the Stratfords tomorrow


And thanks for the shout out reinforcements. Trust me its easier to give instructions than it is to take them, haha I know I couldnt! Glad you are satisfied


Just a bit of info on the prep this far... conditioning was coming in so fast, basically in contest shape now and ramping up the cals, carbs and dropping off cardio going into the show... if you are lucky enough to do this, imo its optimal

[LondonMuscle]

id also like to add there is a ton of nutrition in this diet... 8 cups of veggies per day plus several servings of vege greens!

[natenator]

if you are lucky enough to do this, imo its optimal

Aint that the truth!

[swazytrain23]

****in crazy man! u will be in the best condition there

[swazytrain23]

u r a mutant

[reinforcements]

thanks Chupa, I really hope you and Big Daddy are able to come. happy birthday by the way.

[ubcpower]

looking really grainy. nice job man!

[tums1000]

thanks Chupa, I really hope you and Big Daddy are able to come. happy birthday by the way.
looking insane man !!!!! see ya there

[L3]

****ing jacked dude

[steve_d]

good job...what's the weight at? Will you being doing provincials as well?

[btufts]

wow man! you look friggen incredible, and 4 weeks out!!! you've got that sick paper thin skin like dennis wolf. great work!!

[reinforcements]

thanks for all the compliments! very much appreciate you guys stopping by and taking the time to read my thread. can't wait to see ya Big Daddy and Chupa. as far as provincials go thats still up in the air.

[swazytrain23]

yeah man what should we do, r u grabbin a hotel in town or what? we will have to grab a meal or two while there. Is the little guy comin along too?

[swazytrain23]

what should we do as in should we grab a hotel

[andrewT]

saw your thread on MD

hope the show went well!

[reinforcements]

show isn't for 3 week and 6 days

[andrewT]

lol

sorry. I was thinking it was April 22.:o

[Delt King]

It was nice meeting you and London Muscle on the weekend. Keep hitting it hard bro, down to the homestretch now. See you in Mississauga.

[reinforcements]

it was nice meeting you guys as well. thanks for letting us use those seats too, appreciate it.

[reinforcements]

LondonMuscle has requested that I post pictures one final time before the show. So here they are, 3 weeks and 1 day out.

[reinforcements]

thanks man, that means alot!

[swazytrain23]

thats crazy mannnnnn!

[Sandwiches]

looking good bro

[tums1000]

hahah man you look crazy!!!!! this is going to be a sick show

[reinforcements]

hey Big Daddy you still coming? and if so is the misses going to come with you?

[CreatineAmonster]

You look ripped as shit man great pics good luck though I don't think luck is going to be a factor

[bigtavi8]

Hey reinforcements your condition is absolutly bang on. You are ready tommarow to be honest. Whats your weight floating around at. At your height after seeing ya in person if your over the 180 mark you are exploding the frame you have. Are you at about 185ish right now?

[swazytrain23]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVQWTSMT0mc
get this on ur mp3 player aha i think u will like it

[reinforcements]

haven't weighed in for a little while, don't know what the weight is, thank you very much though for the kind words. thanks to everyone for the compliments and for taking the time to read and post in my thread. Chupa that song is sick, thanks for sending that to me. looking forward to seeing you at the show man. today has been a good day, got my son a thomas the tank engine table with all the railroad sets and trains. also I survived legs with three plate front squats at 3 weeks out. now heading out to buy some nice picture frames for the homestead.

[tums1000]

yea man going for sure and she will be coming with me !!

[reinforcements]

thats awesome man, try and book at the novotel... and the wife is really excited about your lady friend coming.. can't wait to see you guys. we'll have to go out as a big group afterward with my mom and dad and grab some food, possibly do some dancing

[RussJasper]

Looking amazing man, LM was telling me about you last night so I had to check it out. Conditioning is incredible. I will prob be coming to check out the show. Good luck! You def have the right man behind you on this one and it looks like you have put so much hard work in.... makes me want to puke just thinking about it. haha

[reinforcements]

thank you so much! and you are right LondonMuscle is an incredible coach. hope your able to make it to the show, the more suport the better.

[alain1948]

You can try this :
http://www.compas24.ca/Montreal/105.html
There is all for Canada. I hope it's util.
Cordielement Pierre Alain

[reinforcements]

one pic for the few that have followed and been kind enough to post in my thread. taken fri may 7 2010, 15 days out

[Andre]

Why do you block your face out here and not on the MD forum?

[reinforcements]

thanks for the constructive criticism, see you in two weeks

[natenator]

one pic for the few that have followed and been kind enough to post in my thread. taken fri may 7 2010, 15 days out
Looking great dude! Best of luck to you in the final 2 weeks.

I am hoping to make it to the night show to see all my CBB peeps compete but will depend on how I feel after my flight back from Mexico which lands at 3pm.

The Miss. show is by far my fav show of the year and I miss being able to attend on a regular basis since moving from Tdot to Ottawa :(

[bigtavi8]

Looking great man and def a force to reckon with at the show. Wheels are ****ing stupid crazy. Cant wait for the show man 2 more weeks. You and LM keep working hard i can see a top 3 finish minimum in your cards with those wheels. Unbelievable and crazy transformation since the start. Good luck man!

[bigtavi8]

Looking great dude! Best of luck to you in the final 2 weeks.

I am hoping to make it to the night show to see all my CBB peeps compete but will depend on how I feel after my flight back from Mexico which lands at 3pm.

The Miss. show is by far my fav show of the year and I miss being able to attend on a regular basis since moving from Tdot to Ottawa :(

COme out man theres gonna be 6 of us i know about from CBB plus i want to meet the man behind the handle who used to insult me for my first 300 posts. LOL no hard feelings i was a stupid ass kid!

[natenator]

COme out man theres gonna be 6 of us i know about from CBB plus i want to meet the man behind the handle who used to insult me for my first 300 posts. LOL no hard feelings i was a stupid ass kid!
I only recall 1 or 2 posts where I said something negative towards you :)

[bigtavi8]

hahah ur right bro but i really deserved it.

[ironwill]

in 5 yrs you will look back and think you're a kid now....lol....believe you me....coming from old man....haha man i cant wait to see the outcome of this contest.....Good stuff dudes and dudettes..!!

[ironwill]

3 back double bis in a row^^^^lol

[reinforcements]

thanks Natenator and BigTavi for the compliments. hope you can make it to the show nate, the more support the better. looking forward to meeting you again BigTavi, hopefully this time I'll have some more energy lol and we can actually engage in some intelligent conversation.

[natenator]

3 back double bis in a row^^^^lol
LOL

hahahhaha

[swazytrain23]

I thought u were able to get me lean for my show, but ur level of conditioning is going to make me look like a fat rich kid in chucky cheeses on his birthday..and he has diabetes.. ahaha

[natenator]

hey dude! Good luck in the final days of prep! Looking forward to the show pics if I don't make it out to the show after I get back from mexico!

Wicked wicked transformation and really shows your dedication and willingness to do whatever it takes.

Hugely impressed as I'm sure a lot of others are as well.

[reinforcements]

thank you very much nate! hope your able to make it to the show, would love to get the chance to meet ya. if not though have a wicked time in Mexico. again thanks for posting through my thread, and the encouraging words

[fit226]

RFM was at my gym last night (haha, yes i call it MY gym.lol)..Anywho, the guy is gonna do some damage to that stage. I have had the opportunity to witness the transformation first hand over the past couple of months and it is quite impressive. I know most haven't seen his face but he has the drawn in look going and I told him he looks like a smaller Tom Prince. He was definitely happy with that comparison instead of the usual Matthew Broderick he's been told lately..LMAO

Way to go bro, it's just around the corner!

[ironwill]

Holy crap, i just read through some of the thread....22 yrs old, now thats impressive.....good job, keep in this sport and i see you doing very well.....I thought you were some old dude....Look much younger without the bodyhair....lol good work!!

[reinforcements]

thank you ironwill. and thank you for the great compliment fit226. any compliment coming from you in regards to bodybuilding would mean alot! but one comparing me to the great tom prince, really made my day.

[Delt King]

Great job yesterday Reinforcements, you kicked ASS! sorry we didn't talk, we were all so focused on our own thing.

[marino]

congratulations R

[BMac]

good job dude!

[swazytrain23]

incredible job yesterday man, some awe inspiring muscularity especially considering your only 22

[bigtavi8]

You absolutley crushed em. Great work and look forward to seeing ya tear it up at the ontarios if your going! On a side note where was LM your trusted associate! Im suprised we didnt see him there with ya on the big day. Nonetheless congratulations and keep up what your doing you got a great physique.

[natenator]

You absolutley crushed em. Great work and look forward to seeing ya tear it up at the ontarios if your going! On a side note where was LM your trusted associate! Im suprised we didnt see him there with ya on the big day. Nonetheless congratulations and keep up what your doing you got a great physique.
It's certainly no obligation that the prep coach be present for shows. Perhaps he had other obligations? It's certainly not like reinforcements hasn't competed before.

[bigtavi8]

good point :) just looking forward to seeing LM there but i know how it is...every1 has stuff to do and things that come first. I was lucky to convince DK to come to the show considering it was a 4h drive a 3 day trip. Its a huge time commitment for sure.

[tums1000]

great job man !!!! just goes to show you hard work pays off...

[reinforcements]

hey everyone. thank you for all the great feedback. to say the least that show put me out of commission for a little while to come. not thinking of competing anytime soon. with that said thanks again for all the support leading up to the show from the various members on cbb.com. congradulations to all of the competitors, especially the cbb members. heres two pics taken early sunday morning, and two pro pics that were e-mailed to me from a friend.

[MuSuLPhReAk]

Talk about being bang on. Good job!!

[guest5]

Talk about being bang on. Good job!!

what he said ^^^^ great condition - major hard work there.

[natenator]

to say the least that show put me out of commission for a little while to come.

how so bud?

[gregdoucette]

certainly came it shredded. I think for next show u should do some deep squats and build up those hams and glutes. will make a big diff as u move up the competitive ladder.

[reinforcements]

thanks for the advice, that tip must just not work for me though. I wrote the definition on deep squats. I wipe my ass with gym floor every rep. guess I'll have to find another way to bring them up.

[natenator]

thanks for the advice, that tip must just not work for me though. I wrote the definition on deep squats. I wipe my ass with gym floor every rep. guess I'll have to find another way to bring them up.
single leg leg presses going as deep as possible (knee to chin), barbell lunges, good mornings and glute ham raises will definitely help!

[steve_d]

I've been doing lots of single leg leg presses...It wasn't for that reason, but because of an injury. I would have to agree that it has helped though since my legs have improved the most of all bodyparts despite the injury.

[gregdoucette]

Well i think I read ur only like 22 or 24 or something. COnsider I am 10 years older. I had no muscle when I was ur age so jsut give it time, 6 months of deep squts is not enough. 6 years will help alot. Gettgin ultra lean also make the glutes look smaller and legs shrink alot more when ur doing tuns of the wrong kind of cardio to get ripped (not that u are or anything).Try adding sumo deadlifts to bulk up those hams as well ud be surprised the freaky amount of mass u can add on with sumo's.

[GYMBRAT]

wow dude you came in bang on congrats!!!

....how the lil boy doin haha

[Prisoner#22]

lol too bad you can't look like that all the time eh? your transformation is amazing, and end result very enviable... try and hold some of that condition for the summer eh?