Here we go again…
It’s Wednesday night, and I’ve got ANOTHER show this Saturday! The good thing about stringing shows back to back is that your nerves are definately a lot calmer each time. I’m trying not to overanalyze anything at this point, just to keep doing what I’m doing and have faith that I’ll come in peaked again. The weird thing is that my bodyweight still seems to be climbing, probably averaging around 209 lbs. this week. I’m not eating any more calories than previously, so I can only conclude that it’s muscle filling out. I’ve also tried not to look too critically in the mirror for the past few days because I know that the body tends to "rebound" slightly after manipulating nutrients, and will only start to scrutinize things tomorrow when I lower Sodium again.
As for my mindset, although I do feel that I’m bringing some momentum into the show having won overalls at the last two regional contests, I also feel a little like a marked man. There is a saying that the only reason you win a contest is because no one better showed up. It will be interesting to see who’s competing, and I’m going to try to maintain focus on myself and bring my best package to the stage.
June 6, 2007 at 6:18 pm
I feel for you. I did my first 3 shows all in one month and I had never even attended one before getting onstage myself, but it did get easier………