Making The Decision To Step On Stage..A Few Questions

[Anabolic Delts]

Well, I dont post in this section really but Ill introduce myself I guess..

I am 16 years old.. 5'6 1/2"....currently 198 pounds..I have pics in my signature if you want to check those out as well. I really would like to do my first competition sometime around june-august 2005. That would give me plenty of time to add on some more weight and have enough time to diet for the contest. I have been talking to karatechris and he has been helping me and ive talked about carb cycling and such with him, and Ive talked to str8flexed a little bit in PM's whos been good with answering questions.. abdominator also has been good with replying if I ask him any questions..

Anyway, the point of this thread is to ask all you competitors.. what was it like stepping on stage for the first time? I am like 8 months away around and I am already nervous as can be. Thoughts in my mind like(will I be lean enough?, Will they boo me off the stage? Are the judges going to laugh at me?) things like that mostly lol, and it is just scary thinking about it. I just am looking for any tips, good stories of how nervous you were and overcame your fear, I dont know...maybe its just because its 3:30am and im loosing my mind, but I really really want to compete..and maybe someone can help me realize it's not that scary of a thing at all. I dont even know what im asking, I am just falling apart at the moment.

[LiL USMC BBer]

*ego boosting mode on* damn homie ur so big u should have competed in the olympia, but now u can just do the arnold since thats coming up *ego boosting mode off*

[Anabolic Delts]

*ego boosting mode on* damn homie ur so big u should have competed in the olympia, but now u can just do the arnold since thats coming up *ego boosting mode off*what?

[ShaneG85]

You may not be lean enough and you might be laughed at by the judges, but the only way you would get people booing at you is if you did something really dumb or stupid on stage, hahaha. My first time competing I wasn't nervous at all. My only advice would be not to wack off for a few days before the competition. You're always more confident when you're running on a full tank. It worked for me.

Shane

[Anabolic Delts]

You may not be lean enough and you might be laughed at by the judges, but the only way you would get people booing at you is if you did something really dumb or stupid on stage, hahaha. My first time competing I wasn't nervous at all. My only advice would be not to wack off for a few days before the competition. You're always more confident when you're running on a full tank. It worked for me.

Shane


lol, I dont even know what to say back to that..

but if I pm u sometime and ask questions about dieting for the show or the last week would u be able to help a brotha out?

[ShaneG85]

I'm not a "specialist" on the last week, but what I know from a lot of people is that you should keep the same foods that you did throughout your whole diet and don't change too many things in the last week. If it's not broke, it doesn't need to be fixed.

Shane

[Anabolic Delts]

I'm not a "specialist" on the last week, but what I know from a lot of people is that you should keep the same foods that you did throughout your whole diet and don't change too many things in the last week. If it's not broke, it doesn't need to be fixed.

Shane
so you dont sodium load/deplete or whatever that is that i read about alot of people doing?


oh yeah, and arent u doing nationals soon?