Just Finished My 1st Contest (this past weekend!) PICS ARE IN!!

Hardcore Natural · 04-28-2004, 12:24 PM

I just finished competing in my very first contest (April 24th) and I won the Light Heavyweight Division. Here are the pics of my results! ---> http://www.members.shaw.ca/muscleman/show.htm Click the thumbnails to make bigger.

The ones of me in black posing suit are from prejudging, the ones of me in blue are from the evening show and the ones taken outside are from the day-after the show (Sunday).

Thanks to everyone on here who answered my precontest questions within this forum the weeks leading up to my show, and gave me advice, it really helped me to come into the show looking my best!

Emoore · 04-28-2004, 01:30 PM

Congratulations!! You look really great, I can tell you trained hard and dieted harder! :-) Are you planning to compete again soon?

Hardcore Natural · 04-28-2004, 01:53 PM

Yah, I am definitely going to compete again, it was an awesome experience, and I would go to hell and back (again) for another competition...for sure!

Thanks for the compliments, I appreciate it.

Not So Big · 04-28-2004, 02:11 PM

look real ripped brotha
your legs are looking good also, usually i cant say that about most people but it looks like youve been doing everything right
keep up the good work

**scott_donald** · 04-28-2004, 03:24 PM

looking awesome...what weight are you and height... well done on first place....

Hardcore Natural · 04-28-2004, 03:36 PM

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Originally posted by Not So Big
look real ripped brotha
your legs are looking good also, usually i cant say that about most people but it looks like youve been doing everything right
keep up the good work

Thanks man, I really appreciate the compliments!

Quote:

Originally posted by scott_donald
looking awesome...what weight are you and height... well done on first place....

Thank you as well, I weighed in at 178 pounds on that Friday night before the contest. On Saturday between prejudging and the evening show, I was down to 175.5. I was at 202 pounds before starting to diet down 9 weeks out.

Right now (4 days after the comp., I weigh 182 pounds).

I am 5'11" tall, so yah, I do have lots of room for growth!

simplecanibus · 04-28-2004, 06:45 PM

omg, you look straight up ridiculous! you must've worked so hard to get like that. damn. you must be proud of yourself.

Hardcore Natural · 04-28-2004, 11:09 PM

I did work hard....did 9 weeks of planned dieting and I pretty much felt like hell the last week or so. But you have to feel sh!tty to look good, at least that is what I have experienced...lol. it was all worth it tho, and I would do it again!

dannyisgonnacut · 04-29-2004, 07:59 PM

Very impressive indeed. Good job bro. In your opinion,
(since you have so much of that exp competiting) check my situation out: ive gone from 30% to 19% to 17%. In the last 2 % ive gained two lbs of muscle while losing 4lbs of fat.
Do you think I can continue these gains or will i start to lose some?

Oh, and just so i dont hijack the thread, again, very impressed man what can i tell ya. Good job bro.

Hardcore Natural · 04-30-2004, 01:05 PM

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Originally posted by dannyisgonnacut
Very impressive indeed. Good job bro. In your opinion,
(since you have so much of that exp competiting) check my situation out: ive gone from 30% to 19% to 17%. In the last 2 % ive gained two lbs of muscle while losing 4lbs of fat.
Do you think I can continue these gains or will i start to lose some?

Oh, and just so i dont hijack the thread, again, very impressed man what can i tell ya. Good job bro.

It's hard to say, and it all depends on your diet manipulation from here on out. One thing you want to make sure is that you don't lose too much bodyweight too quickly (no more than 1-2 pounds per week), anymore than this and you run the risk of losing lean muscle with your fat...so be gradual in your reduction, and you'll be able to maintain your gains no prob! Thanks for the compliments, I appreciate it!

flex4486 · 05-06-2004, 03:23 PM

bro you look awesome! I?m 31 days out from my first contest. I?m a little nervous about it because I don?t think im where I should be at five weeks outs. I?m at 7% bf now but still holding some fat on my lower back. Is it to late to loose the excess or do I still have time? Ill try to post pictures later.

Stats: 198, 5 10', 21

Hardcore Natural · 05-06-2004, 04:01 PM

Hammer down on the HIT cardio man! You still have a lot of time and you can accomplish A LOT in 5 weeks, believe me! Stick to your diet and the gradual reduction of calories each week, and do very intense cardio. Drink tons of water each day as well. Continue to lift heavy as possible for each workout, and stay positive. Practice your posing and routine, as this will condition you even more. Do all of this, and believe me, come the final few weeks, you will start to see more changes happen...have faith in your approach and don't do anything extreme, stick to your plan.

redweston · 06-08-2009, 07:17 PM

Looken great there Todd, just finished my first contest also, did not even place but i can't wait to hit it again also, I looked at mine as a postive learning experence. I did have a great time and got to meet some great people along the way. By the way how old are you ?

keeponpumpin!-red