8 Days Out!
Getting closer to just 1 week out! This update finds me in a much better mood and with an optimistic attitude towards the competition. Although I still don’t boast any delusions of grandeur, I think I look fantastic, and believe that I could walk out of the show with the Best Poser award.
The report from my trainer is more than encouraging! As soon as I lifted off my shirt last night for him to assess my bodyfat, he could tell that I’d burned more off… but would it be enough to satisfy me? The skin is tightening up in several places. After taking my bodyfat measurements, he applied a coat of Pro-Tan to my body, and I was instantly amazed by the changes the color brought out. I flexed my biceps first and was astounded… I actually HAVE biceps! Flexing abs revealed a lot of detail I didn’t think was there. It’s funny how the mind plays tricks on us.
Ok, so the bodyfat is 10.04%, which means I’ve dropped ~1.5% bodyfat in about a week and a half. By adding in cardio, I hope to push myself down to 9%, if not to 8.5%. I’m psyched up and excited for the show, and following a conversation with my trainer, might keep the condition I’m in, go for some more fat loss, and look for another local competition within the next month or so!! That’s still a thought, but would be worthwhile after this long of a process.
April 4, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Wow! Great job on the loss of bodyfat! How encouraging it must have been to see the muscles that the pro-tan revealed!
Sometimes I’ll think that I’ve done an awesome job with something, but I usually never voice it because I’m afraid it would sound like braggin, but when we work hard towards something and we see results from it, I swear we should scream it from the top of our lungs, and most people would share in our joy 
CONGRATULATIONS on your hard work in achieving your body and learning how to pose so skillfully! I wish you the best in your contest. 
April 5, 2008 at 12:03 pm
1 Week GOOD LUCK
I will be supporting you fella
Andy