Show Day! What all the hard work is for, It's not about where I place, well at least for me this time around but rather, did I accomplish what I set out to do? My goals where simple this time around, firstly, to make it to the stage without compromising my health in any way. If health concerns arose then my plan was to shut things down.

My other goal or focus for this show was on conditioning oversize as I knew bring a lot of size to this show (as I am limited to a very low dose of TRT - 60mg per week) which keeps me in terms of muscle building ability on par with what a natural athletes should be able to accomplish. Keep in mind I am not able to compete in a natural show due to the fact that I am taking synthetic testosterone which is not allowed in natural shows even when prescribed by a doctor.

So here I am competing with guys taking body builder levels of gear while I am limited to a very conservative replacement therapy dose of Testosterone. It is what it is and I knew that going into this show and so my expectations where in line with my limitations.

I will be making a full video going over my thoughts on the show and what my plans are moving forward from this experience. I can say I am extremely pleased with how my body dealt with the stress of preparing and competing in a bodybuilding show. The additional exercise, hard dieting and then the incredible demand right before and after the show where I need to manipulate food and macros in a way that is not healthy to say the least. My body took it all in stride and didn't even flinch. I can not remember a show where I felt as good during prep and all the demands put on it during the show.

Oh ya, I also got a third place in both Men's Open Physique and Masters Classic Physique 45+. There where only 4 people in each of these classes and they all looked really good so third considering my limitations going into this show I feel is a good result.

I don't have any photos or video just yet but will post them when I do have them so stay posted.