Just getting it off the ground

So this is the first post in what will become a long line of bodybuilding and fitness related posts in the time to come. I figured that it would be in poor form to spend the time creating this blog only to stop short of at least generating a maiden post once I finished the account.

What to blog about for the first time? Well, there is only one thing I can think of, my upcoming WNBF Pro debut. Last September at the INBF Naturalmania Nationals, I earned my Professional Natural Bodybuilders status, and as such, I was under agreement to compete as a pro within 1 years time of earning my pro card. So the show I choose to compete in is the brand new WNBF Mid America Championships, located in Evansville Indiana. Yes, Evansville! Unfortunately there are a limited number of shows offered at the pro ranks, and I wanted to take the full 1 year to put on as much size as I could going into this new level of competition, and the Mid America show was the show that offered that to me.

At this point I am 1 day under 3 weeks out from the contest, and I am right on schedule. And by right on schedule I mean that I am ahead of schedule. If I get my body fat down to contest weight early, this will allow me to take some extra time and start eating more food as the show approaches, all the while getting my muscle bellies to fill out more and more so that I will appear bigger and fuller on stage. Since I am right on schedule, I am feeling quite confident. As I look at my progress in the mirror, I see a physique with a level of muscularity and conditioning above and beyond anything that I have been able to produce in the past. This show will without a doubt showcase my best physique to date. And lucky for me, as I will be competing in a second show just four weeks after that, which means I will have an opportunity to best myself again!

Its funny, I am not the kind of person that has ever really felt comfortable getting up in front of crowds, but from my very first competition I have never been nervous stepping on stage. I have actually felt quite comfortable. When I realized that this was going to be my pro debut and started thinking about the quality of the physiques that would be present there I started letting my thoughts get away from me for the first time. But thankfully I made a friend in the current WNBF Mr. Universe, Clarence McGill, and he grounded me, and told me that no matter what show you are going into, or no matter what in life you are preparing for, train like a champ and go in there with your guns blazing and looking to win. That is all it took to get me back on track.

So here I am, 3 weeks out, looking right on and feeling great. I am so excited for this competition I can hardly contain myself.

Just for reference, in the future these posts will have more content pertaining to training principles in general, in addition to my own progress and perhaps some posted routines that I feel are stand out. Well, it is time for another meal, then a workout, and some posing practice. I hope you enjoy my blog.

Train hard, and stay focused.