First Comp

[trykillthis]

I just did my first comp last month and thought I would post up some pics. It was quite the learning experience, but luckily I had some close friends that compete, one at the national level that helped me out and that made a world of difference.

I started at #230 and about 22% BF.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l242/trykillthis/BEFORE01.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l242/trykillthis/Before02.jpg

I did the Palumbo Diet for 20 weeks into my show and ended up a LHW at #190 at weigh ins. The diet went really well until about 5 - 6 weeks out when I started adding stuff like splenda to my diet as I didn't know that it was a no-no. Definately learned a lot going into my first show. We were hoping that I could make it into the MW class when I first started dieting but as I got closer to the show it became apparent that there was no chance.

I would have liked to have been a little leaner but its my own fault for that in the weeks before the show that I screwed up my diet for a few weeks. Lessons learned I guess. I ended up getting 4th in my weight class, which I am pretty happy about. Here are the pics.

[trykillthis]

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l242/trykillthis/COMP01.jpghttp://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l242/trykillthis/COMP02.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l242/trykillthis/COMP03.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l242/trykillthis/COMP04.jpg

[Houstonbc]

bro you look awesome, good job. where did your tats go are they hiding under the protan?

[St]

You look night and day,great work keep at it bro.

[trykillthis]

I was a little worried about the tats but 3 coats of pro-tan and 2 of dream tan pretty much took care of that. Its funny cause the guy that won my weight class was worried about it too cause he had a lot of work done and a full back piece.

[Felinecougar]

Fabulous, night and day transformation.

Your future looks good your next season.

by the way..I eat about 3-8 packs of Spenda per day while dieting. It has never caused my body any problems.

[gustavo77]

Man, what a transformation. Awesome work bro!

[trykillthis]

by the way..I eat about 3-8 packs of Spenda per day while dieting. It has never caused my body any problems.

It was more than that by a bit. Thought it would be healthier to drink tea than diet pop all day. Being that its a low/no carb diet the extra carbs were enough to make me miserable and make the cravings really bad.

Not sure when I'll compete again. Just found out the wife is pregnant, so that kinda ties up next season.

[bigdaddydrew123]

impressive transformation bro,very impressive

[gojimmygo]

that's quite the transformation. Hell of a job. I'm pretty sure I watched that show and there were alot of good competitors and your weight class was probably the toughest.Good job and good luck in the future(with competing and baby)

Jimmy

[icey_boi]

good to hear your pleased with the show. good job.

i cant see the pics tho???

[trykillthis]

that's quite the transformation. Hell of a job. I'm pretty sure I watched that show and there were alot of good competitors and your weight class was probably the toughest.Good job and good luck in the future(with competing and baby)

Jimmy

Sandra Wickham Fall Classic.

[gojimmygo]

Sandra Wickham Fall Classic.

Yep that's the one I thought. Your class was pretty tough,the winner looked pretty damn good. He was actually prepped by a CBB member.
Jimmy

[bossman_1986]

what was your bodyfat % at comp?

[Mr Ontario]

Nice work indeed! :)

[Seth]

I'd never have thought protan could hide tattoos. I keep learning something new everyday. btw, nice work with the comp prep!

[trykillthis]

I never did my BF % at the comp but at 3 weeks out I was 6%. I Would have liked to be 5# lighter. Had some stubborn spots like the lower abs and love handles, and a little more definition in the legs.

I was pretty worried about my weight class and honestly I thought lots of the guys were bigger than me. I didn't think I would get into the first call out. The guy that won my weight class looked awesome, had an awesome back.

Heres the top five and the entire weight class.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l242/trykillthis/DSCF1011.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l242/trykillthis/hj.jpg

[O-Train]

Congrats. Finishing 4th in your first show out of a big line up is a great result.

[Big D]

thats just amazing man, congrats on the show and on your new baby :)

[gsxr750]

That's one hell of a transformation man... well done, and congrats :)

[proximo]

Holy smokes bro. You look awesome. Great job!!!!!

[Ritch]

That`s very impressive!

[Musclehead]

At first I thought the first pics were your AFTERS lol, but then scrolled down to see an incredible tranformation! Good job. I guess it's nice to have someone guide you for your first show....i had no idea what I was doing for my first one.

Once again nice work!

[Rhinobolt10]

That was awesome... also pretty cool to know pro tan can cover up tatoos like that

[trykillthis]

I was super nervous leading up to the show cause of the tattoos because they can really hide a lot of definition. But my buddy kept telling me it wasn't an issue. He was sure right.

[pinhead]

Huge difference in before/after. Good job bro and congrats.

[tiramisu]

Nicely done.

[tiramisu]

I'm really curious about the palumbo ketogenic diet.

How quickly did the weight come off?
How was your energy?
How much muscle/strength did you lose?

The visual difference is quite impressive between your before and after.

What impact did coming off the ketogenic diet have?
Have you yo-yo'ed and what's your current weight?

Did you combine this with test? clen? gh?

Sorry for all the questions but the simplicity of the palumbo diet combined with the apparent results make it very appealing. I'm planning to gain weight through the spring, trying to hit 260, but I will likely want to lean out after that as my current bodyfat is not all that far off from your before picture.

[evoke]

your tattoos were invisible on stage. gj.

[whiteknight]

Awesome transformation!

Nice job!!!!!

[fitchick]

wow that looks great, i know some one who is just starting that diet as well, looks like it works