4 Weeks Out - WC Iron Vancity Showdown

It's now about a month out from the West Coast Iron Vancity Showdown or in other word weeks out and it's time to get serious about my Contest Prep. I've been fairly on track so far but the last couple of weeks had their challenges with two separate mini vacations.

The first was a two day get away with my Wife Nicole into Downtown Vancouver where we stayed at the WorldMark Canadian and did some downtown activities that involved a lot of walking and of course some wining and dining.

Shortly after the entire family hopped in the truck and we headed over to Ucluelet on Vancouver Island where we stayed at the Black Rock Oceanfront Resort. This was a three day vacations that again involved some walking and eating :)

Overall I did fairly well in terms of damage control while on  vacation but obviously I did not make as much contest prep progress as I would have if I was at home without and had better control over my diet and exercise. All in all I feel I am still on track but need to be on point from this point on.

I do have one more get away that involves a friends 50th birthday in Whistler BC but by that point I plan to be contest ready and with a full week afterwards to dial things in even more if needed.

It Begins... 6 Weeks Out from the West Coast Iron Vancity Showdown

A quick update in terms of contest prep for this year. I kind of eluded to a possible show this year. The only real show I can even do that is local would be the West Coast Iron Vancity Showdown being held here in Vancouver BC Canada. It is a regional show being held on the weekend of the 10th and 11th of October and so far it looks like the show is still moving forward. Let's hope it does not become another victim of Covid and get cancelled!

Right now I am about 6 weeks out from the show and I feel right on target as to where I need to be, I have been chipping away at losing a bit of body fat for the past several months just in case I was able to do a show and as far as my condition 6 weeks out I am probably a bit leaner than I usually am. I may not be as full as I have been in the past but that's OK I plan to add just a little bit of muscle where I need to and trim as much fat as I can so it really shows on stage. Being the most conditioned goes a long way and my experience is it's better to be super sharp then bulky but soft on stage.

Anyway here is what I currently look like 6 weeks out. There is still a lot of work to do but I feel confident I will come in top of my game for the WC Iron Vancity Showdown. In terms of classes I plan to enter Men's Open Physique and Classic Physique. I always love competing with the guys half my age, it really give me a lot of incentive to bring my very best.

Wow! I got featured in the 2019 November/December CPA Newsletter

I just got the link from the CPA (Canadian Physique Alliance) to their latest CPA News Letter and take a look who's name is on Page 59 and Photo on page 60! I'm famous now ;)

Popeye's Fall Classic 2019 Follow Up Video

It's been a little over a week now and so I thought it was time to do a follow-up on my Popeye's Fall Classic 2019 results. I even have my professional stage photos to add to the video so make sure to watch the entire video to see all the photos since they are inserted throughout the video.

In this Popeye's Fall Classic 2019 Follow Up Video I mainly talk about how I felt I did and if I was happy with the what I presented at the show, what would I like to change for any future shows and if there are even going to be any future shows and what they might be...

In summary I am very happy I decided to attend this years Popeye's Fall Classic, I got pretty much exactly the results I was hoping for which was to take home the Overall Trophy in Open Men's Physique and to place top 5 in Open Men's Classic Physique since I really was not prepared to do Classic Physique at all going into this years Popeye's Fall Classic.

Short Road to Popeye's Fall Classic 2019 - Show Day!

It's all said and done and I know it always take me at least a day or tow to get my Show Day video out so one day after the fact for me is doing pretty good. I did post my results on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter so if you are not following me on any of those platforms then get hooked up for more instant info.

Before I get into the details of how I did, I feel a perspective is required. In both categories that I competed in there where at least 50 guys, most of which completed in the Open Category (Any Age so most of them where in their 20's to 30's). So a good turnout of competitors.

OK so here's how I did. In Men's Open Classic Physique (Which is not the category I focus on), I placed 3rd out of around 15 of the tall division competitors that for the most part all came well prepared for the show. Keep in mind on check-in day I weighed in at 190 pounds but I am allowed to be up to 212 pounds based on my height, so a lot of the guys I went head to head against where out sizing me by a good 20 pounds. That said I feel my posing and conditioning really helped me out to get third place which I am really proud to achieve considering I could be the father to most of the guys I was standing on stage with.

My main focus category, Men's Open Physique, I placed 1st again in my tall class which had 5 guys in it, and again all the fellows looked great and worked hard to get to that stage prepared so the win was not an easy one. As a first place winner of my height category, I was then given the opportunity to be in the Overalls with the other winners of their height categories. Which meant for Men's Open Physique there was a total of 4 of us fighting to be the Overall Winner. It was a real battle but while I was on stage I felt the judges where really paying a lot of attention to me which is a good thing, after the comparisons we went back to our stage positions and waited for the announcement of who the Overall Winner was going to be and after what seemed like forever I finally heard my number and name called and I got to tell you it was a very emotional feeling that came over me, in some ways relief that I had finally won an Overall and also the felling of absolute appreciation to the judges for picking me out of everyone that worked so hard to be there that day.

Unfortunately I don't have a lot of photos or video to show you but when it does become available I will post it for sure. I did pay for professional Stage photos so I can promise those will be included in a video when I get them.