Fri., 4/8/16, 8 Weeks Out

Verse of the day: with long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation. -Ps 91:16

Since I last posted, I have gone from pt at a gym to opening my own studio/gym called Physique Transformation- Levi's House of Pain; I found out that my wife and I are pregnant with our 3rd son; and I have begun preparing for the wnbf pro America this year... Needless to say I've been busy.

My game plan after my last contest (2014 wnbf world champ) was to do take off 2015, to recover and build, after having way overtrained in 2014, and hit the 2016 worlds.. But in light of having a brand newborn at the start of my prep, we decided to change plans. So here we go...

I have taken a VERY different approach to the whole offseason, and this prep, than I have in the past. I usually get much heavier in the offseason, getting up to 195. This year I stayed around 180. Normally I would allow 16 weeks (last year I did 19) to get down to stage weight (166-168). So this time, starting at 175 with my waist 2" smaller than usual start size, I'm allowing 12 weeks. My usual precontest training routine is a 5 day split training 6 days per week with weights; cardio 20 minutes, 6 days per week; 20 minutes posing 5 days per week. This time around it's a 4 day split training 4 days per week with weights (arranging the off-days so that there is not 2 in a row); 20 minutes cardio, 5-6 days per week; 15-20 minutes posing 4-5 days per week. My goal hear is optimal recovery, health and muscle retention. Another difference is the diet: Before, I ate much less fat getting ready for a show. Now, I'm eating 70-100g fat per day, pulling the calories from both carb and protein.

So, at 8 weeks out, I am in better shape than I have ever been at this point in prep. Let's see what happens.....