Angry Bob ***live*** At The Arnold!!

[Pro Bob Chick]

Hey all.....

Brought the 'ol computer to try and give those interested an inside look at the Arnold...I'll try and give you the play by play as It comes my way, in as close to real time as possible.....

It's late wed nite...tough to sleeep due to the fact that our bodies are on west coast time......

I look better right now than I did on the Ironman stage, sharper, tighter, and about 6 lbs. lighter......

Itinerary for today:

7a.m.- woke up/ 20 min. cardio
7:30- meal 1 (oatmeal/ steak 12 oz.)

packed the rest of my luggege ( dont forget the trunks, music, color.....!)

11:00 a.m.- Flight to Chi-town/ Colombus

checked in at Doubletree Inn/ GREAT rooms, full kitchen, microwave, fridges......suite! (get it, suite...?)

all our bags came through....whew!

showered, exfoliated, final shave, still getting color off from photo shoots.....last shower for a few days.....

took some digital photos for comparison sake/ reference ( I'll post them If I can figure it out....)

hitting the sack.....

start first coat of Olympic Tan tomorrow a.m.

[size]

Good luck mate.

This will be fun to follow.

[The.Giant]

thanks alot for posting this bob. Looking forward to reading it as it progresses.

[LIL RAGDE]

Good Luck Bob!! thanks for the inside coverage from all of us that cant make it.

[phundi]

yer go bob... win for us lil guys :), and ofcourse for your self :D


i hopes you win 1st place, caus you get like 200g and a hummer....i would sooo love a hummer, even though they get **** mileage.... but meh


GO BOB

[Xtreme4Life]

Hell yea!! Very cool Bob. Kick some ass and post pics if you get a chance! :)

[CreamPie Charlie]

hope all goes well bob

[bakers11]

Good luck Bob!

[Antoine]

All right ! GO BOB!


Bob is an ifbb pro! pWNAGE!

[Tom Ricci]

Good luck Bob!!!

[Its_PainFuLL]

good luck

[EME]

Hey Bob,

Bob,

This is cool. I appreciate you taking the time to do this, especially during the hectic time of contest preparation.
Good Luck to you Bro!

I can't be there, but I'm getting the Arnold on Pay Per View live, so I'll be watching!

By the way,

What is Olympic Tan? Is it different than Pro Tan?

If you have a second to answer, I'd like it if you would detail how you do your contest color.

I always start with Pro Tan the Wednesday before a Saturday show keep applying several coats each day until it's dark enough. Is there a better way?

Thanks man,
and GOOD LUCK!

- EME

[BobS]

Hey Bob, glad you made it. Great weather, eh??

What days and times do you plan at being at the BB.com booth. If you have a set schedule, I'd like to plan to be there when your're around if possible. Oh, good luck.

BTW, what do you mean by first coat of olympic tan? Do you have to apply that stuff like you're a 81' Pinto?

[jpdn83]

Bob, I just want to wish you the best of luck...I am leaving for Columbus today from St. Louis, MO. I am so excited I'm freaking out! Hopefully I will get a chance to chat it up with you! Again, best of luck!

Jon

[GUNZOFNAVARONE]

Originally posted by BOB CHICK
Hey all.....

Brought the 'ol computer to try and give those interested an inside look at the Arnold...I'll try and give you the play by play as It comes my way, in as close to real time as possible.....

It's late wed nite...tough to sleeep due to the fact that our bodies are on west coast time......

I look better right now than I did on the Ironman stage, sharper, tighter, and about 6 lbs. lighter......

Itinerary for today:

7a.m.- woke up/ 20 min. cardio
7:30- meal 1 (oatmeal/ steak 12 oz.)

packed the rest of my luggege ( dont forget the trunks, music, color.....!)

11:00 a.m.- Flight to Chi-town/ Colombus

checked in at Doubletree Inn/ GREAT rooms, full kitchen, microwave, fridges......suite! (get it, suite...?)

all our bags came through....whew!

showered, exfoliated, final shave, still getting color off from photo shoots.....last shower for a few days.....

took some digital photos for comparison sake/ reference ( I'll post them If I can figure it out....)

hitting the sack.....

start first coat of Olympic Tan tomorrow a.m.

did you get your free cookies upon checkin at the doubletree :D

[scott_donald]

good luck and a great idea...

[SHOT]

Best of luck Bob and thanks for the play by play

[Pro Bob Chick]

THURS. March 4th.....

Early a.m.-

DAMN I'm sharp.....everything is working as well as I could hope for. I'm sharper right NOW than I was on STAGE at the Ironman...

Going "old school" with the next 2 days...no tricks, no giant carb up, nothing radical....just going by the mirror.

No idea where my weight is....don't care either...If I'm guessing it's around 243 give or take.

first meal: 3 packets oatmeal, 1 tbsp. PB, 10 oz. filet mignon
no water restriction today, drink while you can....!


Q and A-

GUNZ-

LOL! Yeah, they gave me a few "cookie" coupons for after the show....then I got a call at the front desk that my Credit card wasn't going through....long story short...the desk guy kept punching in the wrong ex. date!!! All is well...

BOB S-

Olympic tan is a new tanning product on the market that I'm endorsing....basically the same as Pro-Tan except they (me) made a few changes with the formula...took out the "green" color, changed the alcohol PH level for better absorbtion....comes off MUCH better/ more even, than Pro tan

I'll be at the BB.COM booth as much as I can barring getting meals and being tired, stop by the booth, they'll have anidea where I'll be and when....

[EME]

Thanks for the update Bob.
This is great.

Where can we get Olympic Tan? BB.com store anytime soon?


Thanks,

- EME

p.s.

I wish I had eaten a 10oz filet mignon for breakfast!

[Zensuji]

Good luck bob

if you could get some pics sorted out that would be excellent.

[THASHIZ]

Good luck Bob...haven't been on Mayhem lately...watup wit dat?

[Pro Tom Prince]

I just talked to Bob on the phone. Says he's sharper than he was when I looked at him in the gym mirror this past Tuesday. Well, Tuesday in the gym, he was already sharper than he was on stage at the Ironman. I'd say 30-40% sharper. So, I honestly expect a HUGE change in how Bob looks from contest to contest. And he'll be even sharper in San Francisco next week.

[scott_donald]

Originally posted by tom prince
I just talked to Bob on the phone. Says he's sharper than he was when I looked at him in the gym mirror this past Tuesday. Well, Tuesday in the gym, he was already sharper than he was on stage at the Ironman. I'd say 30-40% sharper. So, I honestly expect a HUGE change in how Bob looks from contest to contest. And he'll be even sharper in San Francisco next week.

thats good to here... what u expecting for him this week...

[Cogar]

Great thread. Good luck, Bob!

[Pro Tom Prince]

SCOTT: I don't think about placings at all. I concentrate entirely on how the athlete I'm helping looks. Is he ready to step on stage?

Of course, I know Bob wants to qualify for the Olympia again, so, of course, I want that for him. But, for the most part, I just want to do what it takes to get Bob in shape. Bob wanted to try a few new things during the carb up process for the Pro Ironman. So, didn't really help Bob for the Ironman (because I was concentrating on myself), but I am now for the AC and San Fran.

Since you asked, I EXPECT Bob to be in the best shape of his life.

[scott_donald]

Originally posted by tom prince
SCOTT: I don't think about placings at all. I concentrate entirely on how the athlete I'm helping looks. Is he ready to step on stage?

Of course, I know Bob wants to qualify for the Olympia again, so, of course, I want that for him. But, for the most part, I just want to do what it takes to get Bob in shape. I didn't really help Bob for the Ironman (because I was concentrating on myself), but I am now for the AC and San Fran. Since you asked, I EXPECT Bob to be in the best shape of his life.

ye good call... i hope he does real well.. he is in a good place to have a good friend to help him like you...i will be waiting for the good result then he should have...

[Quaght]

Good luck to ya, Bob! I'm rooting for ya!

/Q

[Crematia]

Bob: This thread is cool thanks for taking time to keep us posted so we can hear what you're going through. I had no idea you had to shellack your tan on for days and couldn't shower. Good luck!

When is it on PPV anyways??

[Pro Bob Chick]

7:00 P.M. ( EST) as I'm posting this:

Well, not much to report for today except eating a few meals, and laying around relaxing....acrdiois out, so is training...( If you aint got it by now, you aint going to get it in the next 48 hrs.....!)

Ran into pretty much everyone in the hotel lobby this morning....I always like the Arnold, it's like a yearly reuion for us. Especially for those of our brothers and sisters overseas......

Talked with TP earlier...all systems are go. I wlll change NOTHING from this point on tonight, if it aint broke....DON'T BREAK IT!

8:00 p.m.
Big meeting tonight...we get our numbers, sign in, recieve gifts from numerous sponsors, get to see everyone's "game face"......word is that kevin is definately OUT of the show....you never know with Kevin, I'll report it after the meeting to be sure.....

Trying to get a hold of King/ barbara to go down to the meeting....


Hopefully Tracey Greeenwood and Alan got on the next flight as theirs was cancelled from Deleware ( thats what you get for living in Deleware!)...mechanical problems.

catch you after the meeting

[KarateChris]

Good luck Bob. Thanks for doing this, too. It's very interesting.
Later.

[Pro Bob Chick]

10:00 p.m. (EST)

Just got back from our meeting.....13 guys in the show, no Kevin. King is focused and ready....and beat tired!! Looks like he's in great shape...

My number? LUCKY 13!!!!! Save the best for last, I say....LOLOL!

I'm next to Greg Kovacs...should be like watching Beauty and the Beast!

getting ready for another coat of Olympic Tan (#2)

Expo starts tomorrow...I'll do my best to be at the booth in between meals/ tanning/ preps....

Doesn't look like Quincy is going to make it here...He's stuck shooting on the set of a new Travolta flick....he was going to work the Booth for BB.COM....Ironically, It was ME that got him the job...would've taken the part myself, but they wanted a big Black muscular guy...I'm a master thesbian, but I think it would've been out of my range....!

Because of the PPV, all the routines MUST be at 3 minutes or it will cut off at the mark.....you WILL get deducted for pointing to the crowd, hand to the
ear, raising the roof, etc. They emphasise, they want ROUTINES!!!

I'm posing to a song called WAR from Rocky 4....should get some brownie points from judge #2....Sly Stallone!

catch up with you guys in the a.m.

1 more meal to go for the night

[Xtreme4Life]

Originally posted by BOB CHICK

I'm posing to a song called WAR from Rocky 4....should get some brownie points from judge #2....Sly Stallone!


LOL!! Good call :D

[The.Giant]

This is seriously my new favorite thread.

[Tony B]

best of luck

[Skorpius]

This is very cool of you to post this play-by-play. Good luck, brother.

[150shot]

Good luck from me too BOB!

[Pro Bob Chick]

Friday 8:00 a.m. (EST)


Just woke up...man I look good, everything is right on track.....might even be sporting a few new lines in the glutes!! Imagine that.....NEW lines????

just need to duplicate yesterdays eating/ etc. and all should be right in the world...

won't be cutting water until around dinner time today, water will be in full until then.....cut it too soon, and you'll end up looking like a hockey stick with hair on stage!

Expo starts at 11:00 today. Womens fitness at 12:00 sharp right on the expo stage...many friends in it...I'll be rooting for Tracey Greenwood to place in the top 5...tough class.

gotta go...Brenda is doing Traceys make-up before we head out to the Expo....it will be a beauty parlor in here in t-minus :30 minutes....( aahhhhhh, right at home!!)

Talked to steve Blechman yesterday at the athletes meeting..wants me to consider writing a column for his magazine (MD)......

later, I'll give the low down on the womens event and whats going down in the BB.com booth, etc.....should look like Barnum and Bailey just rolled into town , as usual........

[BobS]

Damn, I wish I could go down there right now. It's Friday morning, I'm stuck at work, typing away on this dumb computer. Oh well, I'll be there first thing Saturday morning. This making a living is getting in the way of living!!!

[GUNZOFNAVARONE]

BOB-

Have you had the opportunity to evaluate any of your competition? Can you tell how Ruhl looks since his layoff and injury?

Glad to hear all is well, thanks for all your help by the way...hit this one outta the park!

GUNZ

PS - WTF happened to Nasser, i thought he was doin the show?

[Heisman]

This thread is awesome! Bob, coming out after Kovacs should help make you look more impressive. Great job picking "War" for Stallone. It is so cool that you are taking time out of your contest prep to update us.

[b_chest31]

Keep us updated Bob, good luck. If you have strited glutes you must be ripped.

[sma]

Good luck bob.

No digi camera? Sheesh...bb.com should give you one of those i would think.

[Pro Bob Chick]

8:00 p.m. (EST)

Just got back from the Expo...what a madhouse!! People everywhere...tomorrow will be busier, I'm sure.

spent a little time at the BB.com booth..crazy as usual...we had Myself, Brenda, Lauren Powers, Kathy Johanneson, Christina Lindly, Carmen Garcia, Chris Cormier stopped by for a little while to sell some pics....

lots of free stuff....Thnaks to Steve Cardillo from CARDILLO belts for giving me a new belt to use for my shoots with my name on it...anyone wanting a quality custom belt ....get it from Cardillo, they're the best!!

Conditioning is holding, just need to dry out about 5% more to hit 100% ( or damn close to it...!) Biggest problem right now is a cold/ flu i'm fighting....nasty cough, hurts in the deep chest when I cough....I can suck it up if it just holds off from getting REAL bad for one more day...

Water intake is DONE....no more h2o until after the prejudging tomorrow...water, water, everywhere...and not a drop to drink!

seen most of the boys kicking around...can't get a good look at anyone...Marcus is HUGE as usual, seen Nasser, he was in good spirits...big as usual....caught Chris Cook, congratulated him on making the cover of the new FLEX mag. ( way to go brother!!)

putting on final coat of Olympic Tan....

CJ gave me some new posing trunks...one pair is a purple/ glitter color....the other looks like a disco ball....I KNEW I should've posed to Stay'in alive.....!

Anyone looking for custom posing suits...CJ is short for Cynthia James ( Florida area) ALL the guys wear her stuff........

A few more meals to go before trying to get some sleep....homework is done.


catch you in the a.m., before I leave for pre-judging ( 10:30) starts at 12:00 noon..........

ORDER THE PPV YOU CHEAP BASTARDS!!!!!



chick

[jshrub]

Heres a pic of Bob I got off muscletime.com, looking good bob!

http://www.muscletime.com/pages/feature/feat_page10/bilder_gross_01/bild09.jpg

[Heisman]

I hope you stay healthy. Good luck with the last 5%.

[bakers11]

Here is a pic of Bob looking good at the BB.com booth:

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-1/588446/DSC00384.JPG

[Pro Bob Chick]

9:00 a.m. (EST)

Just woke up.....WAIT Ti'll they get a load of me....! Don't know if I've hit the elusive 5%...but I'm damn close.

Good thing I look like a Million bucks, cause I feel like a hundred! Glutes have sharpened up considerably...ain't going to look like Coleman or anything, but certainly much better than I've ever gotten them before....

Kept it pretty much the same the last few days...just ate a bowl of oatmeal, no more food before pre-judging...must keep the stomach as flat as possible...

haven't had drink of water since about dinner time last nite.....tell you what, If I had to choose between $1000 and a glass of water right now....it isn't even close....!

T-minus 3 hours to go....all competitors will meet down in the lobby at 10:30 to head over to the auditorium...it's like the Dawn of the dead marching through the streets....none of us have the energy to do much of anything right about now.....

[Heisman]

Awesome Bob. Good luck.

[scott_donald]

good luck bob... as i sip a glass of water...

[SWW007]

Good luck. Hope you win.

[EME]

Hey Bob.

I hope the pre-judging went well.
We're having a Arnold Classic PPV watch party at my house tonight, so we'll be rooting for you.

Good Luck man,

EME

[Its_PainFuLL]

bob to crack top 5

[Pro Bob Chick]

Thanks for the nice thoughts....but top 5 was not to be.

Sorry, I couldn't update more often yesterday, was a little busy between the Pre-judging, working the Expo, and the night show.....

11th place-

thought i looked pretty good, certainly better than the Ironman...tougher line-up, for sure!

unfortunately, they didn't give me a whole bunch of callouts in the Pre-judging so getting more comparisons wasn't an option...

I'll let the pictures do the talking, when I see them

I personally, had Chris Cormier winning the show, Dexter in 2nd, Jay in third...I think that was the general consensus among the other contestants....

interestingly, Chris got beat in the SYMMETRY round....and lost by ONE POINT to win the show...you figure it out.

I'll put out a whole article on the backstage/ inside scoop later this week....

off to day 3 of the EXPO, be at the BB.com booth...

[scott_donald]

well done bob... you were looking great... have a good day at the expo... and get some bob pics if you have ur own digital camera...

[EME]

Congrats Bob.

Regardless of your placing, you looked great. It was an extremely tough lineup. I agree, I thought Chris should have won and I had Dexter in second.

It was really cool to have the inside scoop at the Arnold through your posts. I look forward to reading your backstage article.

Good luck at the San Francisco Pro next week!

- EME

[NuclearArms]

Bob,

Checking out the pictures from the show, I would say that the competition is just unbelievable at the pro level.

It was a pleasure meeting you at the expo and the valuable insight you sharing with us all is great.

Keep your hopes up for future success.

[Heisman]

Bob you looked good, and you know that you are one of the top 15 bodybulders in the entire world, because there aren't 4 bodybuilders who look better than you and didn't compete.

I agree, Cormier should have won.

[Harland]

Bob I agree you were looking pretty sliced. It would of been something to see dexter win, two shows in a row though.

Good luck at the san fran!!

Oh have you considered the orlando ifbb show??? I think it is May 1st. Orlando is 30-40 minutes from my house so I'm going to go to that show hopefully. Just wondering if you were going to be there or not. Might be too early to know yet.