Rob, I was at the show on sat. and thought you looked amazing. The pics dont do you justice...You were in a very tough class but I thought your physique stood out very well among the other pros. I actually had you higher than 5th but nevertheless that is quite an outcome for your first pro show. I cant wait to see the package you bring to the stage next time. Oh and the look on your face when the announcer called it "sky-vation" was priceless.
Great routine Rob, you looked on point the whole time without a fault in your step or posing. You gave it your all, and came out in the top 5 in your first big show!
Time to move on to getting married and enjoying one of the most memorable times in your life.
CONGRATULATIONS! you did awesome. It was great meeting you in person. I think you would have done even more damage in my weight class, if not won it. But 4th in that stacked middleweight is something to be proud of. You truly have a bright future in this sport.
Rob, I was at the show on sat. and thought you looked amazing. The pics dont do you justice...You were in a very tough class but I thought your physique stood out very well among the other pros. I actually had you higher than 5th but nevertheless that is quite an outcome for your first pro show. I cant wait to see the package you bring to the stage next time. Oh and the look on your face when the announcer called it "sky-vation" was priceless.
I would have slapped da hoe.
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Wow, Rob, you sure do know how to represent! You really do portray mind-blowing dedication and your hard work paid off. Great show and congratuations on all of your achievements!
Before I even begin to adress anything contest-related, I wanted to stop and thank everyone for their support and encouragement along the way. This journey started because my hand was forced. I had no intentions of competing in 2008. With my wedding in October and various other commitments and responsibilites to take care of, this was just not going to be a year where I could possibly see myself dieting and training for my first Pro Show. Well, fate stepped in and I kicked it into high gear from Day 1.
6 months later, I am sitting here with a WNBF Bronze Medal for 5th place in a very tight Middleweight Class. I came into this show with the intentions of being a lightweight. All signs pointed to me being a lightweight. On Monday and Tuesday, I woke up both mornings at 164 and 163lbs, respectively. So with the Gameday Peak Week protocols, I would continue to drop water as the week went on.
I arrived in Kansas City on Wednesday morning, after leaving my house for the airport shortly after 4am. That night, at the host hotel, I had my polygraph done, which went more smoothly than I could have possibly hoped for. I have done shows where the poly was on the day of the show and that is the bigget pain in the ass. This was nice, easy, quick and painless...........Plus, Tommy Tren passed along some of his poly-bustin' tips, so I was all set!
Pics from Wednesday:
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Thursday was spent relaxing and just enjoying the day as it passed. I was able to hit the Gold Gym in the area for one final pre-contest workout. This consisted of some light circuit training and some light cardio as well.
Thursday evening at around 6pm, I had the opportunity to check-in and submit my urine sample. All WNBF Pros are required to submit a specimen. Before my donation, I was asked to step on a digital scale. When I jumped on there, it read 165.0 lbs. This was to be a crutial event in my contest destiny. Keep in mind, this was 2 days before the show and I was about 4-5 meals into my day at this point. I didn't know what to make of it or how it would effect my class placement, but I decided to not let it affect me and I could not do anything right now to change it.
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Friday was spent practice posing, running through my routine and food shopping for the show day meals. I made sure to do as much shopping as I could in advance. Friday was also the day that Derek and Bill were to arrive. After food shopping, my fianc? and I picked up Derek from the airport and drove through the downpours back to the hotel.
Friday night I had my WNBF Pro athletes meeting, where I got the news that I was placed in the middleweight class. The Middleweight class ran from 165-184 and your truly weighed in at 165.0, go figure. From the start, I knew this was going to be a challenge. Why should the end of the journey be any easier? No sir, no matter if I agree or disagree with where I was placed, in the words of Bill Parcells, “Dance with the one you brought”. Come Saturday morning, that’s exactly what I was going to do………….
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Loving the pictures Rob, but nothing is more impressive then the attitude you mainted throughout the whole prep and even come the day to step on stage when you were placed in a class where you knew the challenge rose greatly upon weighing in a few lbs more than you thought.
To go against people almost 20lbs more than you and to hold your ground in the top 5 is an achievement man. Don't hang your head over anything that has happened. It is in the past. You gave 110% on everything you did and without the intent of even competing you brought a freaky package with intense conditioning.
Time for you to sit back and get ready for the wedding man.
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Not wasting the one with 5 fingers on this one, not even worth it! 
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