paparazi257
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tl;dr: On Saturday October 7th I competed in the INBF Carolina Naturals PC against a field of 4 and won the overall title! This was my second bodybuilding show, the first being back in 2014.
Here is my results post from my 2014 competition.
Here is my original transformation post from 4 years ago.
Stats: 30 years old, 6’1”, 181# ~8% bf morning of show.
Highest point during bulk: 198# ~10-12% bf
After last competition I took some time off to recover and finish grad school then got back into more endurance training culminating in some spartan races in 2016. After the races I started bulking until the end of June 2017 besides a small setback in May when I was sick for a few weeks and a mini cut in April.
Pics
Training Info
Diet/Nutrition Info
Breakfast:
Supplements:
In case anyone is considering competing here is approximately how much it cost me not counting food/supplements:
Thoughts
I was really disappointed in the organization of this show. The promoter had very little details available on the website at sign up and then starting the week before was emailing us daily with all of the info that should have been avail upon sign up. He called the night before begging all of the bodybuilding competitors to enter physique as well so that could be a pro qualifier and they didn’t even announce what order stuff would be until 30 minutes before show started. Made it really hard to plan nutrition. To top it all off there was no pump up equipment provided because “someone forgot”, thankfully some people brought bands but still was mostly bodyweight stuff.
Judges’ feedback was that if I want to keep competing I really need to get bigger since I’m 6’1” which was the goal for this competition (came in 7 lbs heavier and only a little less lean) but not sure if I will compete again. I had wanted to get my pro card but I don’t think I would have won overall against a large field as I neglected posing practice and my definition wasn’t showing on stage as much as it does normally.
Moving Forward
Taking it pretty easy for rest of October then planning on transitioning back to endurance training/competitions. I really enjoyed competing in some Spartan Races in 2016 so looking forward to doing more of those in 2018. Long term goals are to complete a half ironman within 2 years and a full ironman within 4 years while exploring more of the world of obstacle course racing (Spartan, Touch Mudder, Savage Race, etc.). If I compete in bodybuilding again it would be after that point or maybe wait until I would be in Masters.
Here is my results post from my 2014 competition.
Here is my original transformation post from 4 years ago.
Stats: 30 years old, 6’1”, 181# ~8% bf morning of show.
Highest point during bulk: 198# ~10-12% bf
After last competition I took some time off to recover and finish grad school then got back into more endurance training culminating in some spartan races in 2016. After the races I started bulking until the end of June 2017 besides a small setback in May when I was sick for a few weeks and a mini cut in April.
Pics
- Instagram for some of my progress photos leading up to the competition
- Full Album
- Front Relaxed
- Left Side Relaxed
- Rear Relaxed
- Right Side Relaxed
- Front Double Biceps
- Front Lat Spread
- Side Chest
- Side Triceps
- Rear Double Biceps
- Rear Lat Spread
- Abs & Thigh
- Most Muscular
- Overall – Front relaxed
- Overall – Side Relaxed
- Overall – Side Triceps
- Overall – Back Double Biceps
Training Info
- 2017/1 – 2017/2 Bulking Push/Pull Split 5-6 days/week
- 2017/3 – 2017/6 Bulking Renaissance Periodization approach
- 2017/7 – 2017/10 Cutting P.H.A.T. style approach
Diet/Nutrition Info
- Calories during bulk averaged 3200 – 3500 kcal aiming for 250-500 kcal surplus
- Macros during bulk are typically around 50% carb, 25% protein, 25% fat
- Calories during cut averaged 2400 – 2600 kcal aiming for 750 kcal deficit (I prefer to eat more and achieve deficit through higher amounts of LISS cardio since I have a pretty good base to start from, would not recommend that much cardio on a cut if you are not used to it)
- Macros during cut typically around 40% carb, 30% protein, 30% fat. Initial goals were around 200g carb, 200g pro, 80g fat but increased slightly due to higher cardio amount
Breakfast:
- 2 egg omelet with shredded cheese 0-2% fat
- oats with blueberries and ground flaxseed, some vanilla protein powder for taste
- whole wheat dark chocolate chip/blueberry pancakes on high cardio days
- 4-8 oz 96/4 ground beef or 93/7-99/1 turkey
- Potato/Sweet Potato mix baked in olive oil
- Fruit – Apple typically
- V8 (not a huge fan of vegetables)
- 8 oz chicken breast or tilapia
- Quinoa (1/4 cup dry)
- 7-8 oz Broccoli
- Protein shake post workout
- ¼ cup almonds
- 8 oz plain, fat free greek yogurt w/cherries
- Halo top ice cream! (Fav flavors probably Peanut Butter Cup, Birthday Cake, and Sea Salt Caramel)
Supplements:
- Multivitamin – Men’s One a Day
- Fish Oil – 1000-2000mg Thorne Super EPA
- Probiotic – 1 pill Thorne Florasport
- Vitamin D/K – 2000-3000 IU/400-600 mcg Thorne Vitamin D3+K2 Liquid
- Protein powder – EAS 100% Whey or Thorne whey protein
- Creatine – 5g/day EAS Creatine
- Citrulline Malte – 6g pre workout, MyProtein Citrulline Malate
- BCAAs (if doing morning fasted training) – 8g pre workout MyProtein iBCAA
- Pre Workout (used occasionally for AM training) – 1-2 scoops EAS Pre-Workout
- Beta Alanine (used up what had left) – 2-4g/day Bulk Supplements Beta Alanine
- Curcumin (thrown in last month of cut for recovery) – 1g Thorne Meriva 500 SF
In case anyone is considering competing here is approximately how much it cost me not counting food/supplements:
- Gym - ~$35/month
- Tanning - ~$30-40/month (I just did for 1 month prior)
- Posing trunks - ~$50
- Federation Membership - $50
- Entry fee - $65
- Polygraph fee - $50
- Spraytan @ show (complete package with backstage touch ups) - $150
- Professional Photos - $60
- Posing coaching - $125
- Tickets for show $20-30/person and ~$50 for a coach to have backstage pass
Thoughts
I was really disappointed in the organization of this show. The promoter had very little details available on the website at sign up and then starting the week before was emailing us daily with all of the info that should have been avail upon sign up. He called the night before begging all of the bodybuilding competitors to enter physique as well so that could be a pro qualifier and they didn’t even announce what order stuff would be until 30 minutes before show started. Made it really hard to plan nutrition. To top it all off there was no pump up equipment provided because “someone forgot”, thankfully some people brought bands but still was mostly bodyweight stuff.
Judges’ feedback was that if I want to keep competing I really need to get bigger since I’m 6’1” which was the goal for this competition (came in 7 lbs heavier and only a little less lean) but not sure if I will compete again. I had wanted to get my pro card but I don’t think I would have won overall against a large field as I neglected posing practice and my definition wasn’t showing on stage as much as it does normally.
Moving Forward
Taking it pretty easy for rest of October then planning on transitioning back to endurance training/competitions. I really enjoyed competing in some Spartan Races in 2016 so looking forward to doing more of those in 2018. Long term goals are to complete a half ironman within 2 years and a full ironman within 4 years while exploring more of the world of obstacle course racing (Spartan, Touch Mudder, Savage Race, etc.). If I compete in bodybuilding again it would be after that point or maybe wait until I would be in Masters.