Q&A with Physique Pro Sadik Hadzovic

[SadikHadzovic]

Glad to finally see a men's physique section on these forums.

Feel free to ask me anything men's physique related and I will do my best to answer accordingly!

[InItForFitness]

Really glad to see you starting a thread!
Have always been a fan of yours since I started following physique, and (hopefully) plan on competing in my first show in the 2015 season.


What was your first show like?
How did you place?
Looking back on the experience, what would you do again during your prep and what would you change?

[stealth_swimmer]

Wow! I don't follow Men's Physique too much, but it's really cool to have a one of the Physique pros posting here on the forum so soon! For what it's worth, Sadik, I had you winning at last year's Olympia. All the top 4 or 5 guys really stood out as the best though.

[SadikHadzovic]

Really glad to see you starting a thread!
What was your first show like?
How did you place?
Looking back on the experience, what would you do again during your prep and what would you change?

My first show went well considering my lack of experience. I had limited diet/nutrition knowledge and limited posing knowledge. I actually just watched the guys routines that went on stage and winged it. Hell, I didn't even shave my body. With all that being said I still placed second. The two things I learned from that experience was--
A. I need to really focus on my diet, water manipulation, and posing.
B. That if I applied myself then I would be able to go far in this division.

[NVious]

Awesome to have you on here, BIG fan of your IG.

Who are the strongest physique competitors you've trained with, some of their lifts?
What would you change about physique as far as the judging/posing goes?
If you could go back and talk to your 18 year old self and tell him anything, what would you say?

[xerbia]

Do I have potential to go pro. Hit me with the cold hard truth.

[Beachease]

Hey! I remember meeting you at the Olympia last year. Really cool, you were busy talking with people but went out of your way to get a pic with me. I've heard about you before but been a fan since then. Plans on taking the Olympia stage this year?

[ArmyROTCCadet05]

Do I have potential to go pro. Hit me with the cold hard truth.

You have no potential of going pro when you take pics with your underwear pulled down obnoxiously low

[masthead716]

You have no potential of going pro when you take pics with your underwear pulled down obnoxiously low

If you ever come remotely close to leaving your current condition of a grocery store bag lady, you'll know that this is a physique sport and that showing the lower abdominals is a good indicator of how lean you are. Now there's a clean-up on isle 9 you worthless manlet. Get busy.

[TTimmerman]

wow glad to see you found your way to this section! hopefully it'll get stickied

[TTimmerman]

You have no potential of going pro when you take pics with your underwear pulled down obnoxiously low

think i took this sections neg-ginity on this one

what i can know about MP you're looking promising imo Xerbia

[RikAmirnov]

What is the biggest obstacle you have had to overcome in the road to the olympia ?

[SadikHadzovic]

Who are the strongest physique competitors you've trained with, some of their lifts?
What would you change about physique as far as the judging/posing goes?
If you could go back and talk to your 18 year old self and tell him anything, what would you say?

Strongest physique competitor that I have trained with is probably Russell Waheed. We have trained together more then a dozen times and I find myself often hurting afterward. Craig Capurso is also very strong but I haven't had the privilege do training with him.

When it comes to the judging I don't invest very much thought into it. All I have control over is the package I bring to stage and how I present it.

If I could go back and talk to the teenage Sadik I would tell myself to medium sized eat clean meals more often (rather then 2-3 huge meals).

[SadikHadzovic]

Do I have potential to go pro. Hit me with the cold hard truth.[/URL]

Yes. You look sick dude.

[SadikHadzovic]

Plans on taking the Olympia stage this year?

Fingers crossed, the division is stacked I'm just happy to be part of such an amazing show.

[SadikHadzovic]

What is the biggest obstacle you have had to overcome in the road to the olympia ?

My biggest obstacle was myself. Competing in the big show was very difficult mentally, especially when the internet was going crazy with predictions. I defiantly felt the pressure. I often found myself turning off my phone notifications once i reached four weeks out. It's important to stay out of your own head. "Make sure your biggest enemy doesn't live between your own two ears".

[xerbia]

Do you do anything special for peak week? Water manipulation, less cardio, more carbs etc?

[SadikHadzovic]

Do you do anything special for peak week? Water manipulation, less cardio, more carbs etc?

I keep carbs pretty low for the last 3-4 weeks. The only meals I eat to fill out are steak and sweet potato the night before the show then I repeat that meal the morning of my show.

If I compete on Saturday I usually stop cardio on Tuesday. If you have to do cardio all the way up to your show. Then your not ready.

I usually water load one week out, then eventual taper down the water to 50oz the day before the show. I then use natural diuretics such as vit-c and b6 to help tighten up.

[xerbia]

Do you drink any water the day of the show?

[RikAmirnov]

Do you drink any water the day of the show?

I think he "suggested " no , but always in4 answer

[RikAmirnov]

Sadik ; What did your parents say about competing in Physique

[RikAmirnov]

Do I have potential to go pro. Hit me with the cold hard truth.

Brate katastrofa :P

[SadikHadzovic]

Do you drink any water the day of the show?

No.

[SadikHadzovic]

Sadik ; What did your parents say about competing in Physique

They say "Sadik do you even lift bro?!"

[SpartacusNYC]

Dave Palumbo said he sees you at Bevs training for 3 hours every day; is this true?

[RikAmirnov]

They say "Sadik do you even lift bro?!"

jok samo mami ponekad unese namirnice

[xerbia]

Thanks for answering my questions bro! Really admire your physique and best of luck at the Olympia this year!

[gholt10]

Hey Sadik,

First let me say I really admire the package you bring to this game. Do you alter your training routine to specifically train for MP in terms of the frequency you train certain muscle groups or any other training principles? Also, what is your take on bulking/cutting versus staying at a lower BF year round? I've seen a lot of physique competitors who never seem to get above 10%.

[SadikHadzovic]

Dave Palumbo said he sees you at Bevs training for 3 hours every day; is this true?

Yes. I love training most my workouts are at least 2hrs long. The last few weeks of show prep I lower that to 30-45 minutes to maintain fullness.

[SadikHadzovic]

Do you alter your training routine to specifically train for MP in terms of the frequency you train certain muscle groups or any other training principles? Also, what is your take on bulking/cutting versus staying at a lower BF year round? I've seen a lot of physique competitors who never seem to get above 10%.

Yes. I do a lot of cross training circuits in the morning on a fasted stomach. Then I train as a bodybuilder would every evening. Yes I bulk up and get off my diet and supplements completely. I often don't even have visual abs on the offseason. It's what works best for my specific body.