Back from the Emerald Cup
I competed at the NPC Emerald Cup last weekend. I placed 4th, and I am so happy with my placing. Looking at the pictures from the show, however, I hardly feel that I deserved a top 5 placing. My conditioning was definitely not what it should have been, and my posing sucked. I’d like to use the old tried and true excuse of "I missed my peak, and I was holding water", but we all know that really means that I wasn’t lean enough. And there’s just no excuse for crappy posing, other than I didn’t practice enough.
So, a new plan of action has been put into place for my next show.
1. I will practice posing daily, and take pictures periodically so that I can make corrections to crappy posing form, rather than practicing the wrong form over and over.
2. I will do more cardio, no matter how much I hate it. I like intervals and sprints, so I will definitely add in as much of these as my body can handle.
Mark my words… my legs will be lean and hard for my next contest, and I will have rock hard glutes!!
April 25, 2008 at 5:21 pm
Based on your response to your placement, self assessment and your specific planned actions, it sounds like you’re destined to place even higher next time.
Congrats on your placement last weekend and good luck in youir next show.