Forum: Contest Prep Journals

Background: I am back after a hiatus of sorts, due to lack of sleep, job changes, location changes, vasectomy, and other crazy things that seem normal at this point. I have been lifting for over 15 years. I have competed twice, with better results the first time. I am also almost fully...

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It dawned on me about 6 months ago that despite going to the gym for about 5 years, I'd never really tried real 'bodybuilding'. Sure, I'd pushed some weights around but all I'd been doing was concentrating on moving the weight, not working the muscle. After lurking in this section for a while...

Well a few of you know me, but most of you probably do not since I have been pretty much absent from the boards since my last prep in 2011. Here is my original Journey from 295lbs to 173lbs and my first 2 natty bodybuilding shows. http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=111616071 I...

Well, its about that time. Time to get some pro-bodybuilding started. For those that know me.....you probably know that I turned professional in the sport back in May with the USBF and then with the WNBF in June. It was a good year and the recap can be found on 3DMJ's website. I spent a long...

'Sup everybody. My name is Brandon Ramsey, I am a 21 year-old Senior at Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana where I am an Economics major and Assistant Basketball Coach. I played a year of baseball and a year of tennis before giving up athletic competition to focus on my goal of becoming a...

Hey everyone, So ive been doing a bit of research on the above lifts, the conventional style deadlift with hands outside legs with a narrower stance and the sumo style with legs wider then hands as well as low on the back bar squats with a bit wider stance vs narrower stanced higher on the...

Name is Rolliz Pangilinan 21 years of age and just trying to get big uh guess. I started a log in here a while ago but with too many things on my plate I was never able to really keep up or even post one update haha. Now that I finished two shows this year and everything is really just settling...

Alright, officially started my 21 week prep today...the shows i will be doing are: Mid-Florida on June 19th and Southern states on July 10th Depending on how my prep goes i may do the Tamps classic which is the week before the Mid-Florida and depending on how i feel i may do the Dexter...

Starting an "offseason" muscle building log! Background My names Mike, Birthday is Aug. 23rd 1992 which puts me currently at 18 years old. I officially became a bodybuilding this summer of 2011. I stepped on stage at an NPC Tampa Bay Classic. Placed 2nd in a tough 7 competitor teen class. ...

And it starts! I received my pre-prep from my coach yesterday. Official prep will start around March 24th. At the time we are working on dropping my bf a couple of percentages down before we get started. Daily I will be posting my workouts, meal plan and supplementation. Pics will come...

Welcome back everyone. I have decided to start up a prep log again. I have been training hard and eating pretty well since my show in September. I have set some new PRs and had some pretty solid gains over the past few months. Current Stats are: Weight - 150lbs (up 17lbs) Height - 5'6 ...

Hello again everyone. I am coming off the Youngstown Cardinal Classic this past weekend and I went right into my next prep. I learned so much over the past 6 months as I went into my first show. I did place 3rd in the Men's Open Bantam class and was about 17 pounds under weight for the class. (pics...

Hey boys n gals! My name is John Chung, most of you 3DMJers may already know me from the 3DMJ HQ group on FB. I've been training since May 2011 and have been enjoying the sport/hobby with great passion. I finally decided to start my own journal to document my progress for my Fall or Winter 2014...

Hey. I have had countless failed logs here. Where I started and never got anywhere substantial. Now I am ready to ACTUALLY make this happen. No shows picked out yet. No deadline. But I will track my journey here.

Hey Guys! Some of you may know me, some of you may not know me. I have decided to keep a log to my competing debut 24 weeks out until the regional UK championships...which i hope to win and then onto the UK finals which i also hope to win....Or atleast this is the plan! I will be...

More pics to come after they are uploaded... BACKGROUND: I have been doing bodybuilding for almost 4 years now, but just recently started competing. I have done 3 NPC shows. I am tall for bodybuilding, and realize it will take more time to fill out my frame, since 190lbs stage-weight, is pretty...

Okay so I injured myself 2 years ago doing 95lb dumbbell incline presses, my left elbow just gave way, it started rotation outward and something clicked. Now my elbow clicks every time I straighten it completely. If I work out light it warms up and I feel no pain until an hour or two after the...