Great thread Steve. Both you and Ange look awesome. I am having some major injury issues myself right now and it is inspiring to see that with a little time and a good attitude things will work out. Best of luck to both of you.
Great thread Steve. Both you and Ange look awesome. I am having some major injury issues myself right now and it is inspiring to see that with a little time and a good attitude things will work out. Best of luck to both of you.
Pics from this morning: 180 am weight. 4 pounds to go! I am pretty dry particularly in the legs each day, but I know there is still a bit of water to lose. Rear double bi needs a little work in my stance...I have been really neglecting practicing posing this year as I am always so tired, but definitely going to keep up with the weekly picture updates from here on out!
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Dang Steve you are super rip!!! Where is the water ? Spit and your out of it! lol
You are what, 6 weeks before the show ?? Water would not be my worry but not loosing too much muscle till then.
Congrats!
Eric
Steve is more ripped now than I have ever seen him. I think there will be striations in his striated glutes, lol.
I have been struggling a little as to whether I belong in figure of physique for provincials. Bottom line is I don't really like the physiqe style posing and my heart is really in the sport of figure (I like sparkly things and 5" high heel shoes) and has been for years. I have toned down my training, eliminated really heavy training (which I don't mind at all), and added some more cardio. I am actually really excited that figure in Canada might finally become more about long, lean physiques instead of the bulkier bodies we have seen on recent winners. So, it will be interesting to see what happens...
My pic's tomorrow am...last night was killer. Our 6 month old is teething and I was up all night with her. The last thing I wanted to do was have my pic taken this morning. Instead I drank a ton of coffee and Anabolic Link while lying on the couch, lol. Hopefully a better night tonight!
Oh boy am I excited to see the Atlantics.
My girlfriend is competing in the show, and I'm excited for her but I dunno I might be more excited to see the condition you come in Steve, looking good
What division? You should have her join the board, we could use some more ladies here!Originally Posted by Evolution31
Oh boy am I excited to see the Atlantics.
My girlfriend is competing in the show, and I'm excited for her but I dunno I might be more excited to see the condition you come in Steve, looking good
6 weeks out...
I was kinda dissapointed with this weeks pic's at first. Then Steve put the pic's beside the ones from 2 weeks ago and the changes can be seen. Slow and steady I guess.
Pic's taken after drinking a litre of water and coffee. I woke up so dry in my mouth I could not wait to drink, even to take a pic, lol.
You hide pretty well that 1 liter + coffee! lol
IMO you are on schedule for 6 weeks out, Steve is ahead, like if he was 1 or 2 weeks out.
Eric
I totally agree. Sometimes it's tough on me to see him so far ahead...but I am on track. Lots of time to tighten up that pregnancy butt, lol. The training/diet has been pretty easy for me so far. The tough part is when one of my kids are sick, or when Steve is injured or not feeling 100%. I have to work around them and we have had a pretty rough go so far. Here's hoping the next 6 weeks run smoothly.
^ I can for sure relate... I have a tough time seeing other competitors ahead of the game while I am in the game. Call me weird, but its just the way my brain works. Back in the good old days, I use to play a lot of catch up and used to have a 'plan' that would always translate into "x pounds of fat can be lost in the last 2-3 weeeks". But since then I realized, I hate playing catch up - I hate feeling as though things may in fact be rushed in the last few weeks and particularly now, when you just never know what each day will bring (kids) I don't want to have to rely on those last few weeks of massive cardio. I want to make sure that in 5 weeks time I am READY. No need for 2 hours of cardio a day, etc. So far so good as I only do 40-45 mins every 4-5 days per week. The less cardio I do, the more productive my workouts can be. My motto this prep has been: we're bodybuilders, not marathon runners - lol...Don't get me wrong, cardio can be very important, but if I can get away without it (for now), then I am not going to complain!@
It worked for me last time, and in fact it trained me to understand that I can actually go off my diet once a week and still get shredded. The other side of the coin is that by getting too lean too early, you have to suffer longer or more than necessary at the end. IE - I could look like this a week out and feel fine, so that means 4 weeks of maintaining - seems hardly worth it. So moral of the story for me is I am not looking at my condition as being 'too lean' or 'ahead of the game'. I may be ahead of the game by some peoples standards, but for the way I want to look, I still need to come in a little sharper. There is a couple pounds to be lost, and since I do want to make middle, I still need to lose a couple pounds before that weight class won't be 'tricky' to make. I do have a tough time with cramping when severly dehydrated as some of you know, so the less drastic measures I need to take the better. I'd rather lose an extra pound of fat now then have to lose an extra pound of water later!! Plus, I've seen other national level competitors look far leaner than me at a month out for their respecitve shows- so there is room to improve!
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