Nick Del Toro’s BodyBlog

Fitness America includes all of these events: Musclemania, Ms. Bikini, Fitness America, Model America, Figure. All these events at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada. November 20-21, 2009.

Hey guys we are a few days out and getting down to the wire. It’s been a long time coming and I am ready for this contest to get here. I am satisfied with the changes I have made to my physique this year. Although I won’t weigh too much heavier I will look bigger and more matured than last year. Arms, chest, back, delts, and legs will all be fuller. You all probably won’t recognize me in clothes because I will look like a tanned model. I can’t help it; I have never looked very impressive in clothes. But hey, I won’t be wearing to much in terms of clothing come stage time so you all will just have to wait to be impressed. Ha! All kidding aside I will look good for yall.

I still lifting real heavy because that is the only way I have fun in the gym. I am looking good and those heavy weights are what got me there so why change it, ya hear me?

I was working out with my buddies the other day and we were doing arms and naturally I wanted to wear a muscle shirt for my own ego boost. I mean this in the least narcissistic way, I just have to wear a muscle shirt when I do arms, you know? Anyway I got all pumped to the max with veins popping out and arms looking like balloons and this dude who looked like he was fresh out of high school walked up to me and asked “dude what are you on?” It was cool at first to get recognized, but then I realized the guy wanted to attribute the way I looked to a supplement, pill or a vial.

I told him I was on 7 meals a day. The fact is that I am on 7 meals a day, every day. This is a lifestyle and that is what many fail to realize. You want to be bigger and stronger you have to eat good food and be good to your body.

See you all in Vegas!

4 weeks till game time. My condition is tightening up as planned. I am carb cycling high and low carb  days and doing cardio to get rid of all the bodyfat I can to show the crowd the fruits of what I spend so much time in the gym for.

The things I have improved on: really that is everything. My triceps have filled out a little more and have gotten a little more defined. Shoulders have come up from last year, and my lats are wider making a more dramatic "X" frame shape. My legs have gotten better defenition this far out. They have never had veins running all the way to the calves before. I look thicker in my back biceps shot.

All these improvements should be really evident because I place nutrition first in my prep for any contest. Thanks to Lynn Durham (personally_fit.org), I have had great success in my young bodybuilding career.

Check out Musclemania.com for updates on the competitor’s blogs for the America and Fitnessamerica.com for details on the contest and parties.

Musclemania America is right around the corner. I have been lifting heavy and intensely up to this point and am looking great. So I am not changing anything. I have legs today and will still lift heavy and intensely.

I wil start off with hack squats move on to leg extensions then leg presses, leg curls, stiff leg deads, and walking weighted lunges. After I eat a couple more meals I will go back for calves.

I love leg days nowadays. I get pumped up and the veins start coming out. They start high on the thiogh and go all the way down to the calves. I have never been in this good of shape before so I know i am making progress.

I am tweaking my diet to include more calories from fat and carbohydrate so that I can do more cardio. So far my muscles have filled up a little and I look bigger.

 You might think that the extra calories are just going to make it harder for me to get as lean as I need to be for the America in 5 weekss, but I have reason behind this madness.

The reasoning is it worked for someone else so it will work for me, lol. Some reasonig! I think I am too big to not eat calories in the 4000 range and zig zag my nutrition to help get rid of the bodyfat. I do high and low days to keep my metabolism burning.

So far it is working and I am enjoying the extra calories and the productive workouts form them. However the catch is to do 7-9 hours of cardio a week. I am not a fan of cardio but am willing to do what it takes to improve my physique from last year. I think i am on my way!

Nick

As an amateur bodybuilder competing in the Open Musclemania America I am psyched. Last year I saw the quality physiques that the open competitors brought and thought to myself, "Thank God I am not competing against these guys." They were so complete in terms of size shape and proportion and condition. I thought I had a long way to go before I stood on stage with competitors of that caliber. After the contest i saw photos of myself and realized that at 6′3′’ I was indeed an impressive specimen of a natural bodybuilder myself. With the improvements i have made this year I am positive I can be competitive in this year’s field of Heavyweights.

Look for Big Nick in the heavyweight class and make some noise from the crowd. I tell you i will appreciate it!

See ya,

Nick

The Musclemania America and Musclemania World is an all natural drug tested by urinalysis bodybuilding competition in Las Vegas on November 20-21. This happens to be the biggest international event of the year. Not some of the best but THE best natural bodybuilding comeptitors come from all over the world, from Africa to Romania, to compete and earn a chance to be part of an exclusive class of bodybuilders known as Musclemania Pro’s.

This organization promotes and celebrates the active well rounded lifestyle by highlighting what is possible through diet and exercise, without the use of any illegal or potentially harmful drugs.

The Musclemania World Tour, which is actually a series of natural bodybuilding, physique competitions and seminars, is meant to inspire and motivate people to get active, in the gym, and eating healthy.

The Musclemania competiton is just a part of a huge weekend of fitness events, photo and spectating opportunities, and parties. It is a first class entertaining and inspiring event in the center of the brightest and hottest city in the world, Las Vegas!

The biggest contest of the year is about 6 weeks away and I am super excited. I purchased my plane ticket and got my hotel taken care of thanks to Mostmuscular.com and I am ready to rumble. I have refined and added to a very tall physique for bodybuilding standards. With added lat size and shoulder developement I should be hard to beat! That and ofcourse my legs, which have always been great for a tall guy, have improved too.

I will be competing against the best natural bodybuilders from the Americas and I am going to give anyone a fight for the title to make sure that THE title stays in the USA!

I looked at the schedule and it looks like they have all kinds of cool media sessions and after parties for this event. I would so miss a couple days of school for this. I never let my grades falter though, I paid too much for my classes to do that, lol.

Check out musclemania.com for info on the contest and to check out my progress!

The biggest contest of the year is about 6 weeks away and I am super excited. I purchased my plane ticket and got my hotel taken care of thanks to Mostmuscular.com and I am ready to rumble. I have refined and added to a very tall physique for bodybuilding standards. With added lat size and shoulder developement I should be hard to beat! That and ofcourse my legs, which have always been great for a tall guy, have improved too.

I will be competing against the best natural bodybuilders from the Americas and I am going to give anyone a fight for the title to make sure that THE title stays in the USA!

I looked at the schedule and it looks like they have all kinds of cool media sessions and after parties for this event. I would so miss a couple days of school for this. I never let my grades falter though, I paid too much for my classes to do that, lol.

Check out musclemania.com for info on the contest and to check out my progress!

November 20-21 2009I will be competing against seasoned veterans of weightlifting. I am talking about going muscle to muscle against the best natural bodybuilders in North and South America at Musclemania America.

With over 500 competitors, I have to be motivated. I am not just going pose for pose with ergular sized bodybuilders, but the bodybuilder’s bodybuilders, the heavyweights! But in the words of bonekrusher, "I aint never scared" bring it on baby!

Check out musclemania.com to see my latest progress and to check out my competition.

17 days out from the competition and i am shaping up. My glutes are finally shredded. (just kidding/i wish)

I will get a friend of mine to take pictures on stage and post them on the forum. A play by play for prejudging and the night contests.

The pictures will beposted on myspace.com/jimmycobyclassic and the forums here. Just search 2009 NGA Longview Jimmy Coby Classic

I will keep yall posted.

If you are competing feel free to send in your picture to itsyourbody1@yahoo.com and it will be posted on myspace.com/jimmycobyclassic under "whos competing".