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Thx Countrychic :)
Ah! i never knew they still had the old weight cut-offs at shows anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by Korilon
the new weight cut offs seen to be only for nationals.Quote:
Originally Posted by steve_d
according to the website Middle is still 176-187
Good luck this weekend! See you in Coburg!
see ya 69challenger :)
Good luck today boss, your going to kill it
Have a blast today!
Most provinces are doing the new cut-offs as well at the provincial level. It's trickling down.Quote:
Originally Posted by Delt King
Light middle used to be up to 176, middle to 187, then light heavy. They got rid of light middle, renamed it to middle and combined the old middle and light-heavies. Trickled down from the shows beyond canadian nationals (ex. NAs). Either way, I hope this didn't hurt your prep plans in the last day or 2. They should really make it clear. I am sure there was a possibility of making 176 if you really wanted to. However, I think that type of drastic measure should be reserved for when it really counts. IE - if you think cutting to 176 improves your chance of a top5 in order to get to nationls, then sure. For a regional show, if you need to cut a weight class to place top 5, then in all likelihood, provincials would be tough.
Although, the above reasoning likely doesn't apply to you - you've been to provincials, and you'll have no trouble qualifying no matter what class you weighed in at! kill it!
well contest is over.
I was confused from the weigh in's the the results!!
I weighed in at 179.6 lbs and tehy told me I was light heavy!! I was like WTF???
the combined middle and LH together. 176-198lbs
6 guys in my class.
I think I looked great dry, ripped full.... but I guess the judges didn't think so and I got 4th!! honestly I and everyone else I talked to even the pros that were there could not understand what the judges were looking for! the guy who won my class won the best poser and the overall! not to be an ass or anything but I don't think he deserved to win! he was soft in the upper body. granted he had good legs! but come on.
Same thing happened with the heavy weights. everybody thought the guy that got 3rd or 4th shoulda won.
would be nice to know what the judges were looking for.
Don't get me wrong I am happy i qualified but damn I think I need to rethink what kinda condition I gotta come in next time
gonna do a photoshoot next weekend at my buddy's gym and thinking of trying the physique division in london next month.
here are a couple pics
Thanks to everyone for the words of encouragement throughout my prep. really appreciate it!!
and thanks to Delt King for getting me in the best shape of my life!! you the man!!!
Wow you came in great. I will have to do some searching to see who else was in the class, cause I wouldnt put you that low.
But just use this as motivation to kill the next one, bigger and better buddy.
here are a couple of group pics.
WOOWWWWWW you were ****ing robbed, I see you and the blond dude fighting for top spot.
Did you talk to judges after the contest? About what they thought of your physique?
naw I was so pissed.
Maybe 69Challenger will chime in here cause she was one of the judges :P
Who won in your class?
Black guy with purple trunks. He is doing the vacume in one pic
I'd have you no worse than 3rd. Guy next to you and far left and yourself would be my top 3. You worked hard and looked great
You're right there with the top three for sure. I think they may just have a little more size on the legs, that's all. You should be very proud of your showing! Congratulations!
I am proud of myself. I came in the best i ever looked!! I got qualified so now it's the road to the 2014 Provincials as a real Light heavyweight :P
2 years to grow and get better :)
time for Halloween candy hahhahah
here is a comparison with me and the guy who won.
It's close I guess
I dunno
Not betwen you and him it isn't. He's much thicker from the sides than you - both below and up top and conditioning is better (hamstring separation and calve definition)Quote:
Originally Posted by Korilon
my arms are bigger, better shoulder separation, abs look better, my obliques stand out more.... guess it's a tough call
ok the guy who won might have beet me but this is teh guy that got second.....
Come on!!!
pretty smooth looking
but here's my question: why do you care?
If you can honestly say you didd everything possible to come in at your best (offseason and contest prep) then the placing doesn't matter really, especially if you weren't going to come first. 2-5 placings gain no special advantage so basically it comes down to an ego stroke for you to say you placed 2nd or 3rd?
Focus on you and do everything you can to improve is what matters.
come on man everyone wants to place well! If you say you don't you are lieing.
And when you think you should have placed higher and you don't it is disapointing! it's not an Ego thing!
people go into sports to win!!
I am happy i qualified don't get me wrong! but a better placing would be nice when you know you should have been better placed.
Thanks for the shoutout bro. You did an amazing job pulling it all together once again. Those hours of cardio must've been aweful lol. Think of that this offseason. rest up this week then prepare yourself mentally for the next goal, whatever that may be.Quote:
Originally Posted by Korilon
198lbs on stage in 2014 is the goal hahah
20lbs of solid muscle in 2 years? is that doable?? dunno but I'm gonna try :P
Well spoke to a wonderful judge that helped me out with what i need to improve.
Legs of course have always been my bane!! gonna hit them super hard over the next 2 years!!
Upper body thickness needs to come up. Once my shoulder is recovered I will be hitting the upper body with heavy sets
DK is setup an off season diet to make sure i get the right nutrients this time to make me grow..
This off season will be the best ever!!
Gotta make CMT proud and make it to the nationals this time :)
you may need to go with twice a week leg training to make them grow, esp if you have been hitting them as hard as you can and aren't moving the needle as much as you'd like
Because of my lower back issues I have not been doing them as consistently as I could have been. weight has been a big Issue!!
But my back is much better now so I think i should be able to increase the weight and intensity. but I still plan to do them twice a week cause they are lagging a lot for sure :)
Any tips on getting huge quads? :)
I always had good results with Squats (90 degree and lower) + deep Leg press + slow leg extension (with a quick pause at top). Reps between 8-20.
If you do them twice a week and go hard, watch-out for over training, especially with natty recovery system. Might consider twice on 8-12 days schedule.
Eric
I will probably do quads on wed and hams and calves on Saturday.
that way i can hit the quads hard with a few exercises and not worry about the hams and calves that day
well went to the doctor's tonight.
He thinks I may and messed up my left rotator cuff
He is sending me for an Xray and Ultrasound.
Hopping it is not too bad and my recovery will be quick. need to start growing :P
will concentrate on my legs till I am ready to do upper body again
Going for my ultrasound and X-ray at noon today.
Gotta love it when everything falls into place quickly :)
Have you considered a Smolov or Sheiko program?Quote:
Originally Posted by Korilon
what is that? never heard of it!!Quote:
Originally Posted by vytis
Then you definitely need to google them - there are numerous calculators out there that will out line the whole program for you. Smolov is a 13 week squat program, and and there are numerous Sheiko programs that target the big 3 lifts. These are intense programs....Quote:
Originally Posted by Korilon
cool will definitely check it out
thanks :)
NICE thx!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by vytis
Because I had the time...and I'm super nice, lol.
http://stronglifts.com/how-to-add-10...-squat-smolov/
Half way down, to the paragraph title "Smolov Spreadsheet" is the link you need....