Livingloca’s Hot Bodyblog

Wow.  What a great weekend.  I went to Austin with fellow bbcom’r KLTexas to see the Texas Shredder BB and Figure Compeititon.   What a great competition.  BBcom’s CraigD34 was one of the competitors and boy, did he blow them out of the water!  He brought in two titles… Men’s Novice and Men’s Overall.  When Craig went out on the stage…. there was no question he had it; he was totally ripped and there was no comparison with his competitors.  He looked incredible as he did his posedown.  Way to go Craig!  (pics of The Shredder)

http://www.musculardevelopment.com/browse/index.php?mode=browse&id=15585&eventcode=1237&

Some don’t actually realize the hard work and dedication it takes into preparing for these competitions.  The diet… omg, the diet.  I am sure the last week is the hardest…. no carbs.  Keeping water to a minimum, espec the day of the competition.  Keeping that skin as thin as can be so that those muscles pop and the cuts really stand out.  I totally admire the competitors for the strictness of their diet.  Its hard work and not everyone can endure months of training and dedication like that.

So, not only was this a spectacular competition, but it also served a purpose.  KLTexas will be doing her first competition in August and she is intensely working on her preparations for that.  Not only is she intense and fit, seeing those gals on stage…. KLTexas is totally ready now.  She could have easily been on that stage to compete. 

Although I am not planning on competing, seeing the women in the figure competition really allowed me to see the potential of where I can actually take my training to.  Really fine-tuning my diet (love my present weight routine) could make real changes in the sculpting of my body.  I have had several friends tell me not to lose any more weight, that getting leaner will change my curvy body, but really, the change would only be a 3-5 lb change.  Just leaning up and slenderizing my legs and a little more abwork– I will be a happy puppy. 

So…. today is the day that I begin to really focus (although I have had great focus) and zone-in on my training.  I have a month until I spend 2 and a half weeks on the beaches of Costa Rica and I can easily make the changes that I want in that timeframe.  No question, no doubt about it.  It’s really just a matter of tweaking my diet because my workouts are already intense.

Keep training hard!

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