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Tuesday
Jun012021

7 Weeks Out - Vancouver Island Showdown New Date

We are now 7 Weeks out from the Vancouver Island Showdown which is kinda weird since last week we were at 5 weeks out! If your math is correct then somehow 3 weeks magically got added to the show date.

And yes that is exactly what has happened for a few good reasons... The promoters have decided that by adding 3 weeks to the timeline and now having the show on July 17th 2021, they will have more likelihood of being able to not only have the show take place as planned but also have more options that would not be available to them 2 weeks earlier, like actual buts in the audience seats!

With our British Columbia reopening plan, we will have a lot more option in terms of larger events so I agree that delaying the show just 3 weeks is a good plan and although I was a little bit discouraged at first, I quickly was able to come up with a new prep plan that I believe will actually benefit me for this show allowing me an additional 3 weeks of being able to add a bit more muscle while slowly leaning out making the last 4 weeks (which would have been now), a much easier cut.

Wednesday
May262021

Road to Vancouver Island Showdown 2021 - 5 Weeks Out Check In

Just under 5 week out from the 2021 Vancouver Island Showdown and I feel like everything is going as planned. It can be a bit mentally difficult at this point because I know how I want to look for the show and this far out I can't be there yet or I will be suffering in way to low of a body fat for too long. The goal is to nail it for that last week getting to a really low body fat and then simply scrubbing off that last couple of pounds and hitting the stage as lean yet full as possible. Right now, yes I am cutting and want to see the lines come in but I am also not focused on drying out so seeing those line even if they exist is not going to show as much a this stage in the game.

Over the last week I did drop my calories down to around 2000-2300 per day depending on how much activity I got in with the goal being Monday to Friday of staying in a 1000 calorie deficit with a bit more calories on the weekend but still trying to be in a 500 calorie deficit Saturday and Sunday. My InBody home scale says I am just over 10% body fat but it has shown to be a bit high when I test myself on the professional gym InBody scales, around 1-2% high. So I would assume I am somewhere in the single digits either in the low 9's or high 8's at the moment which is right on track at this stage of the game.

I did have a bit of a scare last week doing some Barbell Bench Press, not super heavy but heavy enough to get a slight tear in my Shoulder/Peck area. You may notice in this video some bruising on my right side. Lucky for me it does not seem to be affecting my training too much and even feels pretty decent considering how it looks. I won't be doing any traditional bench for a while, at least not till after the show so it will be Dumbbells and flies for me when it comes to chest exercises.

I am holding my weight which is good, around 198 to 199 at the time of this video but it should drop down to closer to 190 right before the show as I lean out and dry out. I will probably hit the stage closer to 195 after carbing back up a bit for show day.

Tuesday
May182021

Road to Vancouver Island Showdown 2021 - 6 Weeks Out Check In

Here we are 6 weeks out from the Vancouver Island Showdown 2021, the last couple of weeks have been mainly focused on adding a bit of size while losing a little bit of fat. Kind of like a mini bulk to jump start my body for the contest prep. My best shows have always been when I grow into a show, meaning I add muscle while cutting rather than do a traditional bulk well ahead of a show and then try and lose all the excess body fat (generally more than normal) leading into a show.

I am for sure up several pounds from 8 weeks out and I know I have lost a bit of body fat, perhaps about 1-1.5% but I have also gained some water in the short term since my diet has not been super clean focused, eating more carbs than I would normally have be doing in a traditional cut up until this point.

That said I have for sure gained muscle, I can see it and I can feel it in the gym! The goal now is to continue to grow into the show but get a bit more aggressive on the fat loss by eating less calories as is always the case. My goal will be to be around 1000 calories under each day Monday to Friday with a bit higher calories on the weekends but still under budget by around 500 or so. This should lead to around 1 1/2 to 2 pounds fat loss per week which in 6 weeks should drop me around 10 pounds of body fat which should be close to the target and get me right around 190-195 pounds depending on how much actual muscle I gain by then.

Take a look at the comparison photos between 8 weeks out and 6 weeks out, you can really see the size but it is hard to see any real fat lose changes mainly because of the water gain, alos the the lighting and cameras where different so that makes it hard to tell too.

Tuesday
May042021

Road to Vancouver Island Showdown 2021 - 8 Weeks Out Check In

So I'm 8 weeks out from the Vancouver Island Showdown Pro/Am but to be honest I have my doubts on if it will happen or not? That said I will go through my Contest Prep either way because in these crazy times we need a reason to get up in the morning and find some motivation to be better then we where the day before.

Currently I weigh 193 pounds which is rather on the low side but I feel I am leaner and holding more muscle than usual going into my contest prep. The cleanse I did using the Chlorine Dioxide really cleaned me out and I would say it has reduced my overall weight by about 3-5 pounds which was all in my digestive tract.

The goal will be to slowly put on muscle while reducing body fat starting with higher calories and then reducing them every two week as required. I hope to actually weigh about the same if not a bit more going into the show when all is said and done...

I will be posting weekly check ins for now so you can follow along with my progress and as I get closer there will be more updates as things get more exciting, well at least I hope so!

Tuesday
Apr272021

Chlorine Dioxide MMS for Water Purification and Some Other Cool Stuff

 WHAT DO YOU KNOW? YOUTUBE TOOK IT DOWN, BIG SURPRISE!

Chlorine Dioxide or the version I bought (MMS) Miracle Mineral Solution is an oxidant that is known for it's purification and anti virus, bacteria, fungi and parasitic uses in water and perhaps even humans. It has been used for decades in water treatment and can even be bought easily as a water purifying treatment.

What you can not say about Chlorine Dioxide or MMS is that it can be used as a treatment for illnesses or disease because if you do you will most likely get your video banned, your post fact checked or even deleted, you even risk being banished from YouTube and other social media platforms so be very careful what say about Chlorine Dioxide / MMS and what organizations you may upset.

To be honest the fact that Chlorine Dioxide / MMS is so taboo is maybe what made me even more interested in it since I have come to realize that the more information is suppressed, the more damaging it must be to someone or some organization that may have something to lose if this new found information was made public knowledge.

For instance, if there was something out there that cost only pennies per day and was able to cure or at least help significantly with a bunch of illnesses and diseases, and let's say you where a big pharmaceutical company that made billions from selling medications for these same ailments that could be cured or managed again for the cost of a daily vitamin? Well you would probably do what ever it took to make that very costly problem disappear... Just saying hypothetically of course.

But I digress...

In this video I talk about what I experienced when taking Chlorine Dioxide / MMS for a month, how it helped with severe itchy skin all over my body and also did what I can only describe as a deep cleanse of my entire digestive system reducing about 4-5 pounds of permanent body weight from my digestive tract and actually decreasing my waist size.

I suggest you do your own research and come to your own conclusions about Chlorine Dioxide / MMS. Here are some useful links to help get you started...

Great Overview Video of Chlorine Dioxide MMS

Clinical Study Proves ClO2 Works on COVID 19

Chlorine Dioxide Documentary

Lindsay Wagner Testimonial

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