XClassic10- Journey to a Pro Card

[XClassic10]

hey everyone. i figured i'd finally start a log in this section since it seems this is where most of the serious natural bodybuilders reside. first off.. a little about me



I'm 19, although I'll be 20 in less than a week. I competed in my 1st show last summer, less than a couple weeks after turning 19. it was a NANBF show. great experience overall, I placed 1st place in my novice class and placed a very controversial 2nd in the teens, considering that was definitely the weaker class. I don't wanna seem all bitter about it, but I had a reason to be pretty upset about it at the time. the head judge came up to me after awards and told me point blank, i got robbed. he said when they were announcing winners a few of the judges looked over at each other kinda thinking like wth did we do, and one of them said "yeah... we might have made a mistake here." he tried to explain some of their reasonings behind the placings but i don't wanna get into it. needless to say that just fueled up the fire even more to make sure i come in undefeated at my next show!



i don't have an official show planned yet, but ideally i'd like to compete again next may or june 2012, where I'll be going for my IFPA Pro Card before i turn 21!




I'm currently cutting to get down to a leaner base for this upcoming offseason. I've been going at it for about 11 weeks, and I've gone down from a morning weight of 210 to 186. I'll probably continue cutting for 3-4 more weeks.



here are some of my best lifts that I'm looking to surpass this upcoming offseason, most of them were done at my heaviest unless otherwise noted.



Bench- 365 x 1
Incline BB Bench- 260 x 5
Close Grip Bench- 275 x 6
Incline DB Bench- 100 x 20, 110 x 12 (did this 8 weeks in a calorie deficit)
DB Shoulder Press- 100 x 12
BB Seated Shoulder Press- 175 x 5
Leg Press- 10 PPS x 12



here are some pics from my show last summer, or around contest time at least. i never had an official scale to weigh last year in the morning, i just used the gym scale after a workout so my weight tracking is a lot different compared to this year. i was probably about 165-168 the morning of my show.


















few weeks out










show time






far right






middle







middle

[XClassic10]

here are some pics from recently. the 1st one is from last week at a morning weight of 188, and the other 2 of my back are from this morning at 186.

[Webber91]

Lol I moved my log to here for the exact same reason. Gotta get some of these experienced guys to help out us youngens bro!

Subbed.

[ErickStevens]

wtffff @ your shoulders. Nice off season growf.

[XClassic10]

Chest


felt a little weaker today, didn't get that much cals in me before i was able to lift.



Incline BB

135 x 15
205 x 10
225 x 8
240 x 6
225 x 6, drop set 135 x 12


Incline Cable Crossovers

3 sets


Chest Press Machine

3 sets


Pec Deck

4 sets


Incline Hammer Strength

4 sets


Decline Hammer Strength

3 sets


Decline Cable Crossovers

2 sets

[XClassic10]

Lol I moved my log to here for the exact same reason. Gotta get some of these experienced guys to help out us youngens bro!

Subbed.

definitely! a lot of experienced guys in this section so i'm excited to learn some new things. glad to have you aboard brah

wtffff @ your shoulders. Nice off season growf.

haha thanks man!

[Loctus]

innnn

24 sets for chest while cutting? teh fawk dude?

[liveyalife2]

youll probably be the first natural mister olympia


...just saying

[XClassic10]

innnn

24 sets for chest while cutting? teh fawk dude?

lol i've always done pretty high volume, especially on chest i just can't seem to stop

youll probably be the first natural mister olympia


...just saying

haha wouldn't that be a dream! one can only wish

[XClassic10]

Legs



Leg Press

3 PPS x 15
6 PPS x 16
7 PPS x 15
8 PPS x 15
9 PPS x 10


Front Squats

135 x 12
185 x 10
205 x 10
225 x 8
205 x 8


Seated Leg Curls

6 sets


Leg Extensions

5 sets

[bballbrett5]

pro card before 21 would be awesome! do you know of the youngest person ever to become an ifpa pro? i remember a year or so ago a 20 year old guy winning his as well right before turning 21

[XClassic10]

pro card before 21 would be awesome! do you know of the youngest person ever to become an ifpa pro? i remember a year or so ago a 20 year old guy winning his as well right before turning 21

i don't know officially, but i do remember hearing awhile back that a couple guys had won their card when they were 20. as far as i know i don't think there are any younger than that that had won. it'd be awesome to join that list!

[XClassic10]

Back



T-bar Rows

3 25's x 16
4 25's x 15
5 25's x 12
6 25's x 8


Lat Pulldowns, mid grip

4 sets


Seated Cable Rows, v-bar

4 sets


Wide Grip Pull-ups

Body weight x 15
Body weight x 15


Hammer Strength Rows

4 rows


Lat Pulldowns, wide grip

2 sets


Straight Arm Pushdowns

2 sets

[XClassic10]

Shoulders/Traps



Seated BB Press

135 x 12
145 x 10
150 x 6
135 x 8


Seated Lateral Raises

22.5 x 14
22.5 x 12
25 x 10
22.5 x 12
22.5 x 10


Cable Rear Delt Pulls

5 sets


Hammer Strength Press

3 sets


DB Shrugs

6 sets


Face Pulls

2 sets

[XClassic10]

first off, it was my birthday yesterday so i'm officially no longer a teen! i don't know if i like it though.. it makes me feel less impressive lol



Arms


Close Grip Bench

135 x15
205 x 12
225 x 10
245 x 8
255 x 5


DB Curls

40 x 12
42.5 x 10
45 x 8
47.5 x 6


Single Arm DB Skullcrushers

40 x 14
42.5 x 12
45 x 10
47.5 x 8


Tricep Pushdowns, rope

4 sets


Cable Curls

3 sets


Dip Machine

2 sets


Hammer Curls

2 sets


Concentration Curls

1 set

[Webber91]

Happy birthday mate!

Damn, 20...I feel you on that one. I'm scared to turn 20 this year, 19 just sounds so much more impressive when people ask you how old you are at the gym lol

[XClassic10]

Back



T-Bar Rows

3 25's x 15
4 25's x 14
5 25's x 12
6 25's x 10
4 25's x 10


Lat Pulldowns, underhand grip

195 x 14
210 x 12
225 x 10
180 x 12


Seated Cable Rows

4 sets


Hammer Strength Rows

3 sets


Pullups

Body weight x 20
Body weight x 12


Straight Arm Pushdowns

2 sets


Row Machine

2 sets

[Young9]

Happy Belated Birthday Bro and Im In on this

you look like you added some solid size this past off season and set yourself up for a good run at this pro card when you get shredded...

CHEAAA!

[andyboi]

In on this too bro! Good luck with the pro card!!

[XClassic10]

took a few pics today. i'm weighing in at 183 in the morning.

[XClassic10]

Happy birthday mate!

Damn, 20...I feel you on that one. I'm scared to turn 20 this year, 19 just sounds so much more impressive when people ask you how old you are at the gym lol

thanks man! lol i know that's exactly what i'm saying, people used to say stuff like wtf you're still a teen? haha but no more of that now =(

Happy Belated Birthday Bro and Im In on this

you look like you added some solid size this past off season and set yourself up for a good run at this pro card when you get shredded...

CHEAAA!

thanks dude. i'm aiming to gain 5-6 more lbs. of muscle in my upcoming 6 month offseason.. hopefully that should put on enough improvements to have a good shot at a pro card.

In on this too bro! Good luck with the pro card!!

thanks man!

[andyboi]

GEEEEEEEZ. Dem nudez! Looking in awesome condition, just absolutely THICK everywhere.

[XClassic10]

Chest



Incline DB Press

60 x 15
90 x 15
100 x 14
100 x 12
90 x 10


Incline Flies

60 x 12
60 x 12
70 x 10


Chest Press

4 sets, 2 inner grip 2 outer grip


Pec Deck

4 sets


Incline Hammer Strength

4 sets


Cable Crossovers

3 sets

[XClassic10]

GEEEEEEEZ. Dem nudez! Looking in awesome condition, just absolutely THICK everywhere.

thanks man!

[XClassic10]

double workout today cause i'm behind on my schedule... i almost died lol. so exhausting.. i was there for about 2 hours



Legs/Shoulders/Traps



Leg Press

3 PPS x 20
5 PPS x 16
6 PPS x 15
7 PPS x 12
8 PPS x 12


Hack Squats

3 PPS x 16
4 PPS x 15
5 PPS x 14
6 PPS x 12


Seated Leg Curls

4 sets


Seated BB Press

65 x 15
135 x 10
145 x 8
155 x 6
135 x 8


Seated Lateral Raises

5 sets


Leg Extensions

4 sets


Cable Rear Delt Pulls

5 sets


Single Leg Press

2 sets


DB Shrugs

6 sets


Shoulder Press Machine

2 sets


Standing Lateral Raises

1 set


Face Pulls

2 sets




dat volume

[XClassic10]

Triceps



DB Single Arm Skullcrushers

35 x 15
40 x 12
45 x 10
45 x 8


Reverse Tricep Pushdowns

4 sets


Single Arm Overhead DB Extensions

40 x 12
45 x 10
45 x 8
35 x 12


Single Arm Tricep Pushdowns

2 sets

[XClassic10]

Biceps




Standing DB Curls

20 x 15
40 x 10
45 x 8
50 x 6


Hammer Curls

2 sets


Incline DB Curls

35 x 10
35 x 10
30 x 10


Single Arm Cable Curls

2 sets

[XClassic10]

took this pic this morning, feeling a bit flat. i was about 182-182.5 earlier.

[NTT91]

lookin good man. How much longer are you dieting for?

[iLiftNoodBrah]

damn brah, moved on and out of the teen section i see. definitely subbed. also happy belated birthday!