Road to the WC Iron Vancity Showdown - Typical Day

Some of you may wonder what a typical day looks like a few weeks out from a Fitness Contest, must not be all that bad especial when you work from home and have all kinds of time on your hands right ;)

Well it can be complicated getting everything accomplished considering everything that I need to factor in like dropping off and picking up kids from school, getting multiple daily walks in, allowing for a 1.5 hour workout, meal prep and eating and then there is a full work day I need to still get done or the bills won't get paid...

In this YouTube Video I go over a typical day for me three weeks out from the WC Iron Vancity Showdown.

Posing 3 Weeks Out WC Iron Vancity Showdown 2020

Here we are three weeks out from the Westcoast Iron Vancity Showdown being held on October 11th here in New Westminster Canada. I had a really great week last week in terms of sticking to my program, I kept to my caloric deficit and basic macros, got all my workouts in and lots of walking each day.

I'm still up and close to 200 pounds even in the morning so for sure maybe even over 200 pounds in the evening which normally at this point I would be a bit concerned about as I would say it's about 5 pounds over where I normally am at 3 weeks out from a show. That said the way my belts are fitting and the amount of fat around my waist and lower back is more in line with being at 2-3 weeks out so the scale does not tell all.

I contribute being a bit heavier (more muscle) with a longer prep time mostly because of Covid and the fact that I have had a lot of time to get ready for this show since I was not even sure what show or even if there was going to be a show this year. So I have been kind of prepping for a while now, getting 6 workouts in per week and eating much cleaner and better than in a non prep situation.

I still have three weeks to get in what I hope to be the best shape I have ever been in even at 51 years old now. So keep following along to see how far I can take it this time!

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.