2010 CBBF Bodybuilding Nationals OFFICIAL THREAD

I would like to thank Ironman, Ironwill, Steve_D, and Santana for their kind words...

Hey Santana has it sunk in yet? lol!

Anyways, Hard at work keeping the physique in check for the NA's.

I hope to finish top 5 if possible.

Plan is to take some time off after that then start getting ready for next year's season. Not sure what competitions I will do next year... It really will depend on how much improvements I am able to obtain.

After taking stock I figure I need to make the same kind of gains I made from 2007 to now. I need to become more limb dominant, I need better upper back and delt thickness, and I need to make my arms a strength (like Ed Nun)...to make it into the pros and be respectable. Thats almost 20 lbs of muscle.... basically around 240 lbs in the same shape I came in.

Here's a few more pics:

You have a fairly balanced physique bro...Id agree more limb dominant and back density, thickness and width. 20lbs is a massive amount of muscle...I think 10lbs would make you look much denser and tough to beat.
You held your own against heavier guys no doubt!
Nice job!
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Hey P22, GREAT pics....Who took those? They have a really clear quality to them. Too bad about the heads in the way. I'd love to see any you may have of myself, as quality pics are always hard to come by sometimes. You looked great, and it was a deep class.

I want to thank everyone for all the kind words and support. I really trained hard and had a great year. My off season was very short, as I really rested after last year's Nats, but everything went so well I wound up making improvements anyways. I credit the rest. I only trained 4 days per week all off season and felt like a million bucks.

Congrats to Loutfi for the upset, and the rest of the class for being so good. Some great talent in that class this year.

Just so everyone who is going to Cleveland for the first time knows, the NA will be a lot of fun. I did it last year, and had a great experience. I realize now I looked like shit, LOL, but it was great anyway. At the time, and for a while afterwards I thought it was my best showing, but after all the pics and vids came back, I realized I was SUPER flat and depleted.

My body did some funny stuff because it was only 6 days after the Canadas, and it was just out of control.....By the time I got there I was 10 pounds lighter than Canadas...Just couldn't get the weight back in me.

Anyways, I am extremely happy with how I looked this year. It was my best ever package. I weighed in at my heaviest ever, and was on stage at my heaviest ever, and was the hardest I have ever been, so it was all good from a performance standpoint. Was a bit flat in the AM, but everyone was. Then at night everyone was way fuller it seemed.....or harder. I really went for conditioning, as that is all the judges ever tell me...get ripped. I could have filled up a few pounds more. That's okay...the conditioning is there, so with another couple weeks of diet, it should be like cement.

I want to thank Chris Aceto for his expertise. He was like a training partner this year. We spoke, emailed, or texted every single day for 8 months. He had a vision for what he wanted to do, and has in incredible instinct that can't really be explained. He will be with me in Cleveland, so I am once again in great hands.

Tighter and fuller for NA!!! Wish me luck guys. I beat some big names last year, but I'm going in for the kill this time.

It was great seeing some of you at the show.
Cheers
Ron

Ron: It was my old man who snuck his SLR and tripod in... And no I don't have any pics of you sorry. See you am me never got the opportuinity to go toe to toe out there...and he was naturally just taking pics of me.

Looking at your pics you certainly put on a noticable amount of size in the arms and legs, that I can definitely see without even checking out your old pics, so congrats bro and I'll see you in Cleveland... but I think I am pretty sure I'm gonna try and do heavyweights if I can.

thx p22. I can't believe i was like this on the stage on most muscular pose lol
Ron, see you at NA. And good luck bro ;-)

North Americans is going to be an awesome Canadian showing. All the best to you guys heading down there. I'm sure we'll have no problem being recognized as up to par and then some with our american counterparts.

MD had some great coverage. Good shots of everyone.

Here are a few shots I got this saturday with a great photographer, Wayne Forrest who is just starting to focus on fitness and bodybuilding. These were taken before I had my first night out in months.. haha,, condition is hurting now... offseason diet has begun,, Toronto Pro for next June.

Slin!!.. You look amazing! congrats!

excellent photo shoot too! he captured your physique perfectly!

I don't know how to say this without sounding like an ass kissing groupie.. please remember Im gay and not hitting on you!!!.. Slin.. You have the flipping CUTEST smile in bodybuilding! when you smile up there on stage.. and in all your pictures that you have posted, you can SEE the love you have for the sport and the pure joy and happiness you feel!.. It RADIATES off you and when you pull out that killer grin... it`s like the icing on the cake!... please please please DON`T FORGET TO SMILE!!! there are a hundred guys out there who pull off tough guy and look angry... You pull off nice tough guy!!

P22 and Ben both were up there on stage looking like they LOVED IT!! It was awesome to watch (amazing job to both of you)

.. P22, you have such a great look from a marketing point of view... you manage to combine FREAK with `the boy next door``.. MILK IT!! lol seriously.. I was VERY impressed with your conditioning, and stage presence.

Ben.. dude.. you reming me of CLUTCH... you keep plugging away, doing what you do, bringing in the best, and getting overlooked by the masses. You`re òn the losing end of the wishbone, and you won`t pretend not to mind!`.. (clutch lyric for those of you not in the know!) I`ve been a Clutch fan for over 15 years!! and a Ben fan for 3!! I believe in you buddy!!

Ok that`s it... Im ****en carb depleated and getting all weepy and emotional here!.. damned you boys!

oh yeah.. and thanks for the teaser about the Toronto Pro!! has that been confirmedÉ Melody was saying it will be mens BB and figures and bikini but no money for womens BB yet...

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oh yeah.. and thanks for the teaser about the Toronto Pro!! has that been confirmedÉ Melody was saying it will be mens BB and figures and bikini but no money for womens BB yet...

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Looks like the womens will be added.. Helen Bouchard and myself have been talking with the Ron Hache.. If all goes well.. This will be my first Pro show.. then the Tampa Pro.. ;))..

Thanks Dryvrgrl I am trying to milk it... in the process of putting together som compcards that i'll pass around at the NA and the Olympia in Vegas.

Slin... nice pics... those will look deadly in your living room!

And I'll take an autographed 8x10 of the lower right hand corner one....for me gym use silver ink please ;)

Anybody else who I competed with and made friends with wanna send me a pic for my gym too that would be cool. The pics are always good motivation.

here's some pics I got done by Pink Elephant photography here in the peg shot in my basement gym, and another pic from my GW BURNS shoot...

hoping to parlay that eventually into some mag work down the road... kinda like the new Gunther lol.

Great pic guys. I'm a fan of the photographers work.

I will eventually start a thread for these types of pics to showcase you guys and the photographers that are good with these styles of pics. It can be really useful to competitors around showtime if they want some artistic stuff done when they are at their best and to show off the competitor in a different setting other than a stage shot. Good for self promoting.

holy crap Jason...that's your basement gym? Either the photog has done a great job or you have a pretty sweet set-up!

Dryvrgirl,, you are too kind :) Wish I could be there to make some noise in the crowd for you this weekend. I'm sure you are going to kill it ;)
Hope someone is going to keep us updated to how the show progress's. I'm sure it will be a good showing for CBB. Get lots of pics!

Jason,, those pics of you are sick bro. Crazy conditioning and a hell of a photographer you are working with. Love the background in the shots too. Did I read that correctly in saying that was your home basement gym!?!?!

Hope these couple weeks in between are going well for you. You're a good guy and a great bodybuilder, and know you will have a great showing at NA's.

Same to you Ron... your time is coming for sure.

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holy crap Jason...that's your basement gym? Either the photog has done a great job or you have a pretty sweet set-up!

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Yup that's my gym... It's grown to take up too full sized bedrooms in my basement... I knocked a hole inbetween the closets so I could walk through.

I have everything I could possibly need.

Rubberized flooring, wall to wall mirrors.

two flatscreen tv's (one in front of the cardio machine)

5.1 digital stereo with subs in the cardo side and stereo in the free weight side.

Equipment consists of probably over 1000 lbs in free weights, every bar and conventional bar and attatchment, dumbels from 8 lbs to 90's in 5 lbd increments...

I accumulated this over the past 6 years... and all the pieces were miss-matched e.t.c... but then I won the lottery this spring!

I had a water main break right outside my property and the basement filled with over a foot of fresh water.

Everything hollow was a write off, so I got a big huge fat check to buy new equipment

So no everything is brand new and matches.

I have the Hoist PTS Cage, and Hoist V6 fuct trainer, another brand new efx elyptical machine, a tuff stuff leg ext/ seated leg curl machine, 2 benches, a bodysolid seated calf raise, and a bodysolid plate loaded leg press/ hacksquat machine.

Additionally The walls use to be crappy hardboard, but due to the flood that was all ripped out and new drywall put in its place... Paint now is grey which matches the equipment.

I just licensed my personal training business, and I will be using the gym to train people privately....

all in all I got about 100 grand out of the insurance company for the mess the city caused... brand new flooring and basement walls... everything was upgraded from carpet to high quality laminant... or tile... plus when they had the walls open I was able to wire my sound system pre-outs through the walls, and install all the speakers in the ceilings.. so now my basement is pretty sick looking. lol.

Here's a pic of what my gym looked like prior to the flood.

and I will post more pics of what my gym looks like now as I get them..

That is a sweet set-up, very sweet.....:D

wow, nice setup

Hubby and I are jealous of that gym.

On a passing note, congratulations on your new success Santana.

Your gym looked great before the flood P22.

Yup, Santana is now with Fusion Bodybuilding
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd9ifllZc-A

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Hubby and I are jealous of that gym.

On a passing note, congratulations on your new success Santana.

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Congratulations Santana~! It looks like you are well on your way! Now where's my autographed poster?

Does anyone have any mens or womens bodybuilding pics from master / grandmasters this weekend they care to post so we can have a look /see....

Lot's of stuff in the official thread for the show found here
http://www.canadabodybuilding.com/fo...ad.php?t=19207

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Lot's of stuff in the official thread for the show found here
http://www.canadabodybuilding.com/fo...ad.php?t=19207

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Thanks...got it. Ouch...looks like some people not happy with how things went with placings. Good debate to stay out of if you weren't there to see for yourself.

that girl who you call fabiola,(83), is that not julie bourassa? If not where is julie? She won her weight class, heavy. She sure looks like julie to me.

fabiola boulanger and julie bourassa are two differents person. both are from quebec.