The Road to the Caveman 05

[NIUbodybuilder0]

Just going to make a contest prep log here on my way up to the caveman classic in july. Advice, comments, critiques are all welcome and appreciated.

these pics are at nine weeks out, some more will be taken in a week.

[wildabeast543]

it looks good did you compete in the show me naturals a moth ago

[NIUbodybuilder0]

No i didnt start my diet soon enough to do the show...I wanted to go to it, but had a schedule conflict..

[jimpern]

Either your shoulders are not big enough, or you're doing something wrong in your lat spreads, since the shoulders should be more prominent in them. Otherwise you look to be doing just fine.

[Goal05]

looking good :)
I love the tattoo!!!

[Gibblets]

I think you might need some more mass in your triceps...they look a bit flat in your side chest pose. Anyways, how big are you? You look about 5'11 or 6', anywhere around 185-200? Am I anywhere near being correct? lol. Looking good.

[Beast17]

yeah i agree with gibblets...u need alot more mass on ur triceps. im not being a stiffler but hey, this is what were here for to give u advice. im not going to sit here and say ur perfect when ur not. u got about a month left so work on the detail of ur abs and stuff and just lean the freak out...but when u do triceps, focus on mass workouts. also need to bring those abs out. u have low bodyfat just need the detail.=weighted abs and tons of them.

[NIUbodybuilder0]

Thanks for the advice...The lower my bodyfat gets the more everythign will come out looking better... And i have just under 2 months :) aint nothing but a peanut

[NIUbodybuilder0]

Just alittle sneak peak preview of whats to come. 2 weeks out now. Holding some water as you can see on abs , but things seem to be coming in nicely.

[MRSerious]

We must assemble a crew for support next weekend!

[NIUbodybuilder0]

thats what i like to hear

[cph]

Looking awesome in that picture. Chest seperation is great. You're gonna be sliced.

[NIUbodybuilder0]

Thanks man. I have worked my ass off trying to get in shape so i dont look bad on stage. This is an npc show, novice middleweight, so i hope i can stand up to the others. Your 1 day out son how you looking. PIC :)

[NIUbodybuilder0]

i guess i can share a few more , whynot right? 12 days out pic's. These were taken at night with no pump or anything. I've been nervious also. Its my first show and i want to look good and be able to compete against others.

[str8flexed]

pretty lean brother, don't let up you are almost there

[Trapzillaoo7]

i guess i can share a few more , whynot right? 12 days out pic's. These were taken at night with no pump or anything. I've been nervious also. Its my first show and i want to look good and be able to compete against others.

You'll do great. Good luck!

Trapz

[NIUbodybuilder0]

Eh...we shall see trap... Im nervious since its my first show on how well ill compare. I hope i do well tho.

[bignbeefy]

you'll rock the show chief....let me know if you need anything!

G'Luck!

BIGS

[Trapzillaoo7]

Eh...we shall see trap... Im nervious since its my first show on how well ill compare. I hope i do well tho.

I don't think I slept much my last week going into my first show. You'll be fine, trust me.

Trapz

[Saul77]

NIU, what are your stats (height, weight, BF% etc). You look great, you'll do fine.

[NIUbodybuilder0]

I have no clue what my bodyfat is, i havent had it tested this whole time besides looking in the mirror. Those pics were almost two weeks out so hopefully ill come in leaner obviously.

ill come into the contest 175lbs

[NIUbodybuilder0]

When did you fellow bb'ers lose the weight in the last week? did it come off at the end of water drop? even with carb load

[Saul77]

Pics look great. How tall are you?

[NIUbodybuilder0]

6 foot. Which i am suprised how well i look for that height.

[BigArmedFella]

6 foot. Which i am suprised how well i look for that height.

Hey bro, I know that Mitch is prepping you. You're doing Caveman Classic? We'll have to meet up. The auditorium that Caveman is held at is my HS auditorium. It's real nice, Layne can vouch for that.

-Pace

[NIUbodybuilder0]

ya im doing the classic. I'd like to meet up if you want to hang out or something. I dont even know what im doing between the pre judging and night . I dont want to drive back here an hour.

[BigArmedFella]

ya im doing the classic. I'd like to meet up if you want to hang out or something. I dont even know what im doing between the pre judging and night . I dont want to drive back here an hour.

Well I'll probably be w/ my buddy Shawn. You can come out to eat w/ us if you'd like. That's probably what's on the agenda. Ahh moronic post of mine for the day. LOL I forgot you're doing a show. Well you can watch us eat and hangout if you want LOL.. I'm a moron

[cph]

When did you fellow bb'ers lose the weight in the last week? did it come off at the end of water drop? even with carb load

I stopped weighing myself after Tuesday, but I dropped about 8-10 lbs between Tuesday and Saturday, even with the carbup.

[NIUbodybuilder0]

other then potassium loading and practice what helps with cramps

[str8flexed]

other then potassium loading and practice what helps with cramps
don't overload potassium, that is such a huge myth. Not only can too much potassium also make you retain water, but if you take too much it can stop your heart (Mike Matarazzo).

[cph]

don't overload potassium, that is such a huge myth. Not only can too much potassium also make you retain water, but if you take too much it can stop your heart (Mike Matarazzo).

I didn't add any potassium. The only muscle that cramped was my calves.

[NIUbodybuilder0]

ya thats the only ones that have alil cramp here and there

[NIUbodybuilder0]

alittle tease of whats to come on this saturday. The NPC caveman baby. 1 1/2 day out.

[cph]

alittle tease of whats to come on this saturday. The NPC caveman baby. 1 1/2 day out.

Looking good. Good luck tomorrow.

[irx]

looking great - what water shedding / carb loading protocols did you follow?

[cph]

waiing for results...

[NIUbodybuilder0]

Whats up guys.... I just got back here from the caveman. It was a big show as i expected. Excellent show by that. In my class there were like almost 15 guys i think.

I placed 5th place. I made the first call out, and maybe could have beat a few other guys , but there was alot of good size there. I was ripped to the shreds, but mass just couldnt touch a few guys in my class.

Here are a few pictures.

Im on the far right of the side tricept and bicept poses.

And the last is me with our guest poser at like 10 tonight.

give me your thoughts and opinions. Was a huge experience. Got compliments on my conditioning all day, which is what i went in there trying to do knowing my 6 foot height wouldnt hold the mass against the other guys.

[trayhawk]

Hey there NIU. I placed 3rd in your class im to your right in both those pics. I think we both commented that we had the same posing trunks at the night show! I must say your chest vascularity and the leanness in your upper torso is/was phenomenal. Congrats on a great job. You doing the missouri states next weekend?

[NIUbodybuilder0]

I had not planned on it. Didn't know how competative it was and thought it was only for people that live in missouri.

[NIUbodybuilder0]

oh ya! You looked great man. Obviously you did you got third. Our class had tons of people i couldnt believe it.you did great tho and it showed on stage. you are very thick and cut. thats why your above me :)

where you from?

[aikurushii]

hey.. good job man!

[BigArmedFella]

Whats up guys.... I just got back here from the caveman. It was a big show as i expected. Excellent show by that. In my class there were like almost 15 guys i think.

I placed 5th place. I made the first call out, and maybe could have beat a few other guys , but there was alot of good size there. I was ripped to the shreds, but mass just couldnt touch a few guys in my class.

Here are a few pictures.

Im on the far right of the side tricept and bicept poses.

And the last is me with our guest poser at like 10 tonight.

give me your thoughts and opinions. Was a huge experience. Got compliments on my conditioning all day, which is what i went in there trying to do knowing my 6 foot height wouldnt hold the mass against the other guys.

Congrats Michael, you looked awesome. Sorry I didn't get a chance to meet up with you. I would have liked to have set something up or gotten your number so we could have met up. I was at a wedding all day on Friday and got home late. Richard Jones is a great guy and has an awesome physique. He's a very personable guy, real friendly.

[bignbeefy]

Great Job Michael!

Now its time to rest and recover for a bit, then hit up that clean bulk and take advantage of your body wanting to use those extra calories the right way! Remember this is your time to rest, and grow!

Great job man!

BIGS

[cph]

Great job! Your conditioning was great, us "taller" guys have it tough. You're gonna kick ass with a few more lbs. of muscle.

[NIUbodybuilder0]

Thanks man. And thanks to everyone. I really appreciate it.

[cph]

NIU,

I saw a guy from promuscle.com competed in this show. The guys looks amazing, took basically everything. Not fair that someone that awesome could compete as a novice. Did he look as impressive in person?

[NIUbodybuilder0]

i dont know who your talking about. There were people in every class that looked unbelievable. It is an NPC show i expected it. My body fat was so low and i was so shredded i knew i should do well bc of that and i knew i wouldnt be as thick being 6 foot and weighin in at 171. But i took 5th and first call out of 15 at my fhirst show in which i dieted 9 weeks. So iim extremely happy. Especially since a few thought i could have done better. Regardless of placing it doesnt matter to me, i met so many people there that were awesome. They looked great and trained hard just like me. Learning myself like i did this diet helps out alot also.

[cph]

i dont know who your talking about. There were people in every class that looked unbelievable. It is an NPC show i expected it. My body fat was so low and i was so shredded i knew i should do well bc of that and i knew i wouldnt be as thick being 6 foot and weighin in at 171. But i took 5th and first call out of 15 at my fhirst show in which i dieted 9 weeks. So iim extremely happy. Especially since a few thought i could have done better. Regardless of placing it doesnt matter to me, i met so many people there that were awesome. They looked great and trained hard just like me. Learning myself like i did this diet helps out alot also.

Here are his photos.

http://www.professionalmuscle.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12687

NPC shows are tough, he looked much better than anyone at the show I did. It's even more impressive you held your own at a non-tested show.

[NIUbodybuilder0]

Oh That was Jim. He was a Short Stocky guy as most where. His condition was greaton top of looking huge. One funny thing that happened tho was that he cramped up every pose and it was a cramp in his abs, and one ab was swelling up so much , it looked crazy. He did a great job tho, and you can tell by his pic. He didnt win with ease tho so you can tell what kind of guys got in .

[NIUbodybuilder0]

And i worked my ass off, just as most do on a contest diet. I just went as far as i possibly could go to lookt he way i did. thats why i have no regrets and im happy i got a top 5 out of the huge group we had.

[str8flexed]

top 5 out of 15 in an untested show is nothing to be ashamed of... especially considering it was your first show! Congrats, great job

[NIUbodybuilder0]

Thanks layne. Coming from a guy i look up to means alot. Thanks for being there if i ever needed anything.

[str8flexed]

no problem buddy, glad it was helpful

[trayhawk]

niu

Im from saint Louis. I didnt realize you had to be a resident to do the missouri state show - I decided against it in the end but will do the kc natural show the 24th of september.

Thanks for the comments! My roommate and I were checking out your pics - which are the only ones I can find of myself so I should thank you! - and both commenting again on how lean and conditioned you were. Legs, serratus, vascular chest - kick ass! You certainly did better than I did in my first show. What are you planning on next?

Layne - Ive always quietly looked up to you as well for your work ethic. I frequent avant's boards as thehawk and you made some nice comments/critiques on the pics of my show in kc from last august which I appreciate. When are you competing next - its been awhile?

[str8flexed]

niu

Im from saint Louis. I didnt realize you had to be a resident to do the missouri state show - I decided against it in the end but will do the kc natural show the 24th of september.

Thanks for the comments! My roommate and I were checking out your pics - which are the only ones I can find of myself so I should thank you! - and both commenting again on how lean and conditioned you were. Legs, serratus, vascular chest - kick ass! You certainly did better than I did in my first show. What are you planning on next?

Layne - Ive always quietly looked up to you as well for your work ethic. I frequent avant's boards as thehawk and you made some nice comments/critiques on the pics of my show in kc from last august which I appreciate. When are you competing next - its been awhile?


Thanks for the compliments bro, I appreciate it very much. I will be doing my next show in spring of '06.

-Layne

[NIUbodybuilder0]

niu

Im from saint Louis. I didnt realize you had to be a resident to do the missouri state show - I decided against it in the end but will do the kc natural show the 24th of september.

Thanks for the comments! My roommate and I were checking out your pics - which are the only ones I can find of myself so I should thank you! - and both commenting again on how lean and conditioned you were. Legs, serratus, vascular chest - kick ass! You certainly did better than I did in my first show. What are you planning on next?

Layne - Ive always quietly looked up to you as well for your work ethic. I frequent avant's boards as thehawk and you made some nice comments/critiques on the pics of my show in kc from last august which I appreciate. When are you competing next - its been awhile?



Thanks alot man, your compliments are taken to the heart. You did awesome again as i said before you looked great. Ya i tried to come in as shredded as i could, bc i knew at 6 foot tall, there was no way to be as thick as some of you guys at 175. I am going to take a year to a year in a half off to get huge. Im going to get a good clean bulking diet going for the most part and try to get up to 240 or so before i cut down again. With my height i need the extra muscle to fill out.

i have a few more pictures at .

http://community.webshots.com/user/niubodybuilder05

if you want to check them out you might be in a few that i didnt have on here i dont remember which ones i posted.

great job

[B.b. in stress!]

i have a little advise: i dont mind being picky, but ur lower back could use a little more work. Dont worry about ur middle back though, its crazy good.

[NIUbodybuilder0]

i dont mind advice. And it was my first show, i would hope i had weak points. Everything will be getting worked on.

[XTRMEWJ]

well done man. congrats!

Is there a link to pictures taken of the Caveman? I buddy of mine competed in the heavy weights and got second. He was 245+ pounds. unreal to us natties... LOL

Sean