Reemy’s BodyBlog

      After my disappointing showing at the Northern, my posing mentor encouraged me to participate in the Mr. Cincinnati show.  I was a little skeptical initially and just wanted to detox all this crap in my system.  I don’t want to see any BCAA’s, creatine, or sugary protein powders for a while.  Anyway, I figured that I might as well enter the contest since it was so close.  This one would be a little more difficult, because I had to enter open competition.

     Because of new developement in muscle, I thought that I was lean enough for the Northern.  I had more seperation in my chest, my obliques and serratus were at a new level, and I was five pounds heavier.  However, I was definitely not lean or vascular enough to compete for 1st place.  I had relied on my genetics a little too much.

     Last year, I started cardio 3 weeks out at 3 times a week.  This year, I started five weeks out at threee times a week.  Last year, I was probably 5-6% like 3 months out from the show, because of playing basketball and eating clean year round.  This year, I got up to about 8% from eating Chipotle 3x a week, and taking in much higher levels of protein.

     I got caught in coming in 5 lbs heavier instead of sticking to conditioning.  Definitely a mistake when you are competing in the NPC, where guys may have a little help.  As a natural, I have to come in that much sharper, especially for a Beverly show.  Hey, You live and learn!

     Not wanting to duplicate the previous effort, I hit the cardio everyday for 20-25 minutes of HIT. I managed to lean out quickly, and I started to see the vascularity that I was missing for the Northern.  In retrospect, I should have eaten more carbs.  I kept carbs between70 and 120 grams, but probably could have bumped it up between it up between 100 and 150.  I also should’ve monitored my fat, and even eaten a little more of it. I lost a little sweep in the legs, and maybe a teeny amount of muscle off the arms and shoulders, but I looked much better for this show.

      My waist was 29 3/4 for the Northern, but I got it down to 29 for the Cincy.  That little difference made my lats look that much wider and made my legs look better.  My abs were much sharper, and I didn’t have to strain to bring out hamstring definition.  My back was better by leaps and bounds, and I was going to need it.

     The morning of the show, I arrived at the weigh in at 8:55.  Five minutes to spare!  You know I always have to make things more difficult than it has to be.  It wouldn’t be as exciting if I got there an hour early. Sheeesh!

   As soon as I get to the pump up area, I see a guy that I was in the pose down with at the Northern. He is noticeably bigger.  We were in middleweight just a month ago, and now he’s going into light heavy!  He had more vascularity in his arms, but was not where he needed to be condition-wise for a Beverly show.  We headed to the competitor meeting and recieved the usual contest info.  I found the nearest wall and put my feet up to get the fluid out of the legs.  After a half hour of that, it was pre-judging time!

   Okay, first of all, there were way too many people for that little pump up room!  The bathroom had a toilet, but no urinal.  What kind of archaic crap is this?  Especially when you have a bunch of dudes that are carb depleted and can’t hold water.  I admit it, I had to blow it up a few times, and felt bad to hold some dudes up.  Can’t help it if I’m regular !! Some people got wise and peed in the shower.

    In the Novice, I was used to going first, but in the open you are going towards the end.  The hardest thing for me in these shows is to get the timing right.  You never know how fast that the judges will be calling the show.  This one moved fairly quick.  I thought that I had much more time that I really had.  I ended up eating some chicken and sweet potato maybe 35-40 minutes before we went on, which wasn’t a smart thing to do, but I figured we had way more time.  It may have made me hold a little water.  I did get a chance to take Muscle Synergy and Niacin this time.  I found out later that I hadn’t been taking enough Niacin! I had 100mg capsules.  I should have bought 500mg capsules.

     "Middleweights, pump up."  Aww shuck-ducky, the second show in a row I got caught of guard.  The first time, shame on you, and the second time, shame on me.  I pumped up a little, but didn’t really get a chance to pose.  "Competitors, line up."  Here we go!

 Reemy: {Damn, look at her bathing suit….er…..I mean time to go!  Damn, who is this white dude with the dreadlocks! His kegs are ridiculus.  Shoulders and abs look great too. Short bastard….LOL…Dreadlock dude won welterweight at the Northern a month ago and is probably going to be 1st or 2nd.  I don’t have the legs to hang the top two, but I hold my own with anybody in upper body.  I’m buying hamstrings in the off season!}

Dreadlock Dude:  Looking good.  Look at your chest! How did you get your chest so big?

Reemy: Shit, look at your legs! I don’t have the legs to hang with you guys yet.

Dreadlock Dude:  You got good legs bro.

Reemy: Thanks, Good Luck!

Dreadlock Dude:  Thanks

     I hit the stage more composed this time, because this wasn’t the Northern and I wasn’t too pressed.  The Northern was my Olympia, and I screwed up big time. I’m not going to be nervous for this one.

     It seemed like we held the front relaxed pose for at least 3-4 minutes!  Not quite sure how long it was, but it was much longer than at the Northern.   This about broke me down, as i didn’t sip my Gatorade before going on stage.  Numbers 56, 35, 40,45,94, please stand on that line to the left.  Okay, this is a little different. Two guys that finished first in their classes in the Northern are with me.  This is the top five.  The remaining seven guys did their thing.  Numbers 56, 35,40,45,94, find an X.  Showtime! My awareness is growing with each show.  Here are some of the thoughts that raced through my head:

Front Double Biceps:  I’m gonna rock this.  This is my signature pose.  Not many up here is hangin’ with me in arms.  Tighten the serratus and obliques! Another area I excelled in because not many people give it any attention.  It really surprised me.

Best Side Chest: Hit the right side!  Hit the right side! Obliques looke the best from that side.  Only one other person is hangin’ with me on this pose and he took second here, but finished first in the open at the Northern.

Best Most Muscular:  Another chance to showcase my chest and arms.  Chest up! Quads tight!

Back Double Biceps:  Damn, I didn;t lean back far enough.  Flex the hamstrings!  Damn, couldn’t feel my calves.

 Abs and Thigh:  I’m really proud of my abs lately and am confident in this shot. Get those arms back tight!

Side Tricep:  Arms close to the side! Flex those calves!

 Front Lat: Pinch the obliques! Keep your hands at your waist and keep a nice space between the arms.

     Two chicken, potato, amd broccoli meals later………..it was back for the night show! I wasn’t going to get caught this time. I gave myself ample time to pump and oil up. I’m watching guys swallow four  to seven 500mg Niacin pills. Shit, I wasn’t even close.  I immediately threw six 100mg capsules in my mouth. Another competitor told me to chew it up, because it will get into your bloodstream quicker.  I put my legs up on the wall.  Ten minutes later:

 Reemy: Dude, why are my ears burning?  Are your ears burning?

Lightweight competitor: Yeah my ears are burning too?

Reemy:  Did you get that stuff hot stuff on me?  (we were laying next to each other with our legs up.  Him and his buddy were putting on some menthol type stuff to draw out extra water.)

Lightweight competitor: Naw, maybe it’s from you.

 Grainy Dorina Yates Dude:  That’s the niacin working.  You’re very sensitive to it because you don’t take it often.

 Reemy: Thanks.

Grainy Dorian Yates Dude was Lightweight Competitor’s gym buddy.  He had everything down to a science. I learned a lot form him by being nosey, of course. They were eating sweet potato baby food , and claimed that it is assimilated quicker; interesting.

“Middleweights, line up.”  Here we go again.  Lets get this over with.  I’m heading straight to Dewey’s Pizza!

When we hit the stage, Dreadlock Dude is in front of me again.  He looks even better now than  he did earlier at the pre-judging.  He’s like 2%because you can see eveerything!  He has the coveted striations in the booty! He’ll win first.  Once again…..Back to the LAB!.LOL…

Dreadlock Dude walks out, and jaws drop in the crowd.  He is PEELED!  He hits a few biceps shots, and contorts his legs in some crazy ways, and the crowd roars.  Decent routine.

Announcer:  Next up, Hailling form World’s Gym/Mercy HealthPlex……..#94

      I’m not going to lie, I did get a little nervous.  If I come out of the thinker pose and into the rotating arrow, it would be on point.   I found a good spot on stage and got into the thinker pose.  I posed to Janet Jackson’s “Rythm Nation”. If you don’t know, it has a countdown at the beginning of the song. The countdown was my cue. Guess what?  I MISSED my freakin’ cue because the speakers were in front of us, and the music was low at first.  The speakers were behind us at the Northern, and I could hear everything. What a difference!!

     I had to come out of the thinker pose a little faster than planned.  I felt a little unstable on the rotating arrow pose. I had to slow it down and focus more.  I made sure to hold the chest poses though, and the front double biceps because those are my strong poses. 

                 From there, I went into a rear double biceps then to a three quarter bicep shot.  The crowd approval felt great.  My confidence improved and I started to feel more comfortable. I stuck my left leg forward and hit a front lat spread, but I took my time and rotated slightly left to right.  All of sudden, the music went off, but I wasn’t done.  With my music off, I finished with the crab most muscular.  All my vascularity came out and the crowd roared.  It was such a great feeling. 

After my routine, they called back out the Top 5.  This was so different than the Northern.  I think that they were still judging at the evening show, which was different for me.  Why else would you do your posing routine before the awards? Here come the announcements:

Announcer:  Fifth Place is #35

Reemy: {Good, I did better than fifth this time}

Announcer: Fourth place is #40

Reemy: {Uh oh, I might be making some noise!}

Announcer: Third place is #94

Reemy: {Wow, this is awesome.  This is the highest placing I’ve gotten to date.  Wait till I get my legs up!}

Announcer:  Second place #56

Reemy: {I was a little shocked that he was second, coming off a middleweight win at the Northern, but Dreadlock Dude was shredded}

Announcer: First place is #45 

Reemy: {He deserved it@ He was so dry, and his thigh sweep and hamstrings were dominant. Well, back to the LAB……………..LOL}

     I congratulated the winner, who went on to win the overall title, grabbed my trophy and got to steppin’.  I met the crew outside, and it was nice to finally see people that I know.  It wasn’t actually the friendliest environment, and I realized how small the scene is in Cincy.  Multiple winners came from the same gym, and there were a lot of cliques.  There was a lot of arrogance. Oh well, I’m just the new kid on the block though. Thet’re goingot start recognizing me very soon.

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