More changes?!

Verse of the day: Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed-1peter 1:13

So today is my 30th birthday. I'm all ready to start a new decade.

Due to  some technical difficulties I can not do the Mr Universe... So my game plan is now to do the NGA East Coast Championship. Only the Lord knows if I'll make it to this one a week and a half from now. I'm going to be working hard to peel off the last little fat and wate. And we'll see what happens. But this is where I'm st now........

Week #12 THE CRAZY PREP OF 2017

Verse of the day: Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. -James 1:2-4

So, I started a contest prep 16 weeks out from the Mr America contest. At 11 weeks in (5 weeks out) I was informed that the contest is being postponed until the spring. So, after refocusing, I decided to set my sights on the Mr Universe on 9/23. This shorts me 2 weeks. So I've added a few minutes of posing and cardio and obviously am keeping the diet TIGHT.

So, we'll see what happens. I'm pretty much on point. The weight workouts are intense, as always; the cardio is 20-30 minutes a day; and posing 20 minutes a day. I do everything everyday, except Sunday- I don't do anything on Sundays.

I'm weighing about 168lb and my waist just nailed 29", so I'm close;)

WEEK #10 MR AMERICA PREP

Verse of the day: Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the LORD, not for men. -Col. 2:23

Saturday I weighed in at 170lb with a 29 1/2" waist. Progress is on point. Every week I see subtle changes. The training has been very consistent, with 6 days weight training, 6 days cardio and 5 days posing.

Week #8 Mr America Prep

Verse of the day: "...be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil."- Romans 16:19b

This week has been a little nuts... But the diet is on point; the weight training is on point; the cardio is on point; and I'm getting the posing practice in regularly. Everything is where it needs to be. I did have a run in with a yellow jacket nest that involved my left hand blowing up to 3 times it's normal size. So I got an extra leg workout, and pushed shoulders back a day. I weighed in at 172 1/2lb. with a 29 5/8" waist.

Week# 7, Mr America Prep

Verse of the day: "offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness" -Romans 6:13b

9 1/2 weeks out right now. 5-7 pounds left to lose. 3/4" on the waist to peel. Stoked. I weighed in on Saturday at 173.2lb, with a 29 3/4" waist. We'll see where I land on show day, but it looks like i'll be more peeled than ever. The training is all on point. I haven't further broken anything at this point. Rock on!

Week #6, Mr America Prep

Verse of the day: So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. -2 Corinthians 4:18

Yes. I missed the report last week, and only got one pic this week. But, I'm on track! My weight is down to 174.6lb and the waist is at 30 1/8".... If  I didn't know any better, I'd say I'm ahead of schedule. My weight workouts have been great, with a medium volume and always pushing to failure. The cardio is still 20 minutes, 6 days a week. And I started posing practice last week (at 12 weeks out.) So here I am at about 10 1/2 weeks out, and feeling good...

Week #4, Mr America Prep

Verse of the day: The LORD will keep you from all harm- He will watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forever more. -Psalm 121:7-8

This week was a hair different, because my family was on vacation. So, I was there part the time and home part the time working. I got in an unconventional shoulder workout by taking some dumbbells to the beach house my family stayed at and incorporated some hand-stand-push-ups. Other than that the only change was the rest day was on Friday instead of Sunday and combined chest and back into one workout. It was the usual, 6 days weights and 6 days cardio. The weigh in was 175.4lb with 30 1/2" waist: