Vancouver Pro Am - BC Championships - 3 Days Out

Today was my last workout day and I'm officially 3 days away from my make it or break showing at the Vancouver Pro Am - BC Championships. I have the opportunity to claim my position at the Nationals representing British Columbia for Masters and Open in Men's Physique. Well at least that's the plan.

Getting back to today and the many events that took place... I actually felt pretty good, I think my body has finally gotten use to the lower carbs and lower body fat. My 2 hour full upper body workout was very productive and I was able to burn about 1400 calories :) I have included sample video of the exercises I performed in today's workout.

Today I had a lot of running around to do getting ready along with all of my food prep for while my wife and I are away. And of course since we are heading off pretty early tomorrow morning (after I get my last tan in), I needed to pack tonight, so here I am at 2AM getting this video and post ready to publish...

BC Championships - 4 Days Out - Second Guessing Myself

Wow, the Vancouver Pro Am BC Championships is just around the corner now, I did my last leg workout today and tomorrow will be my last workout till the show on Sunday, I plan to do a full upper body hit.

The closer I get to my Men's Physique Fitness Competition, the more thoughts that go through my mind, mainly I wonder what the judges will be looking for this time around and will I have what they are looking for or will I miss the mark? 

In these fitness shows at the end of the day it is all decided by the judges and even if you feel you brought the right package it could be not exactly what they are looking for on this day. I am hoping the judges will favor the more conditioned and less bulky look over the larger softer look but it's hard to say. I can only hope I have prepared myself for what they find aesthetic and proportioned...

BC Championships - 6 Days Out - Planned Workouts & Snacks

I am officially under a week away from my Men's Physique contest where I am competing on the Vancouver Pro Am Stage in the BCABBA 2016 BC Championships representing the Masters and Open divisions.

Today I hit chest and back and only have 3 more workouts to put in before I can relax a bit before my competition. Workouts this week will be moderate, more or less higher reps with lots of volume, I mainly want to get a good pump and make sure not to hurt myself in any way. My previous quad injury is feeling somewhat better but a rather nasty bruise has formed which tells me it was more then just a serious case of DOMS!

Today I also picked up some items I will be needing for show prep and show day, some exfoliating wash and my competition day snacks, if you have ever competed then you know how exciting the snacks are on competition day! It's really the only time when eating high sugar and fat junk food is OK :)

BC Championships - 8 Days Out - Updade and Posing

Just a hair over a week to go and I feel I am in close to the same shape I was in for my last Men's Physique contest which was the Victoria Cup. Granted I need to carb up and make sure my water is in check but in terms of body fat I feel I am around 5% or even a bit under. I still have a week of cutting to go so any remaining stubborn fat should be gone by then when I hit the Vancouver Pro Am Stage for my BCABBA 2016 BC Championships.

I even upped my calories a little bit as I felt I was losing weight too quickly and don't want to come in too depleted. The low carbs have been taking their toll on me being already so low in body fat, workouts have been a struggle and my energy in general is low through the day. It's a good thing this is a short term situation!

I have been training very smart making sure not to do anything that could get me injured but even so I somehow did something to my left quad, even at the time of my leg workout I did not feel any pain during or after, the effect of the injury snuck up on me the next day after my upper body workout that did not include any upper legs so how this came about so delayed is a mystery to me? The best way I can describe the pain is that it's like having DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) but like 5 times worse then the worst DOMS I have ever had! There is no specific soar spot on my qaud, the entire qaud is tender and tight and was a little swollen for a day or two. Four days after the pain kicked in I am still feeling it and my quad is still tender and tight. It has been getting progressively better so I hope by next week I will be able to train my quads at least a little. Good thing us Physique guys wear board shorts :)

BC Championships - 12 Days Out - Food Manipulation

Less than two weeks to go now and the carb cutting has stated. In this video I talk about how I manipulate my food over the last couple of weeks to help lose that last bit of body fat and also prep my body so it is in peek condition come time for my Men's Physique show at the Vancouver Pro AM. I also include a little extra video of me doing what I would consider to be my last session of Barbell Squats prior to contest day.