A Reawakening
2 more weeks are in the books and just under 6 weeks remain. As each day passes, I realize the importance of patience and mental toughness. Every meal, every workout, every minute posing has a purpose. There are no shortcuts. Each is a planned step along the way, with the goal of peak performance on April 16th.
I have decided to compete in both the novice and open men's divisions. I figure I should take care of the novice division with my goal still being the open division - and a pro card. Usually the novice division takes place before the open, so it should serve as a warmup for when it really counts.
I recently found a bunch of pictures from my first show and I can flat out say that my physique then, pales in comparison to where it is now. My posing back then left also left a lot to be desired. However that first contest served an important stepping stone as I'm making improvements and adjustments from where mistakes were made last time.
I've added a lot of muscle since then - which I would hope would happen after 4 years. My posing now is way ahead of where it was for that contest. I have a better game plan in mind for the presentation details, so that should improve as well. I think I'm going to be able to present a pretty complete package come game day.
Over the last few weeks with my increased focus on the competition, I feel that I've reawakened something inside of me. Although I haven't stopped training over the years, my interests have gone in other directions. However, the more I focus on the competition, the more I'm reacquainting myself with an area that has lied dormant. When I first started training for this, I could barely remember the mandatory poses. But now, things as starting to feel like second nature, like instinct. That competitive fire is back. That will to win at all costs is back. The animal is back.
I have decided to compete in both the novice and open men's divisions. I figure I should take care of the novice division with my goal still being the open division - and a pro card. Usually the novice division takes place before the open, so it should serve as a warmup for when it really counts.
I recently found a bunch of pictures from my first show and I can flat out say that my physique then, pales in comparison to where it is now. My posing back then left also left a lot to be desired. However that first contest served an important stepping stone as I'm making improvements and adjustments from where mistakes were made last time.
I've added a lot of muscle since then - which I would hope would happen after 4 years. My posing now is way ahead of where it was for that contest. I have a better game plan in mind for the presentation details, so that should improve as well. I think I'm going to be able to present a pretty complete package come game day.
Over the last few weeks with my increased focus on the competition, I feel that I've reawakened something inside of me. Although I haven't stopped training over the years, my interests have gone in other directions. However, the more I focus on the competition, the more I'm reacquainting myself with an area that has lied dormant. When I first started training for this, I could barely remember the mandatory poses. But now, things as starting to feel like second nature, like instinct. That competitive fire is back. That will to win at all costs is back. The animal is back.