To compete or not to compete…
It’s been on my mind a lot lately, with a shift in goals coming up. As I come upon my mass gaining period, I ask myself what I’m trying to accomplish and why? I want to get bigger and add lean mass to my lagging areas. (quads, upper chest, back width) I want to further develop my good parts and areas. (Triceps, back thickness, shoulders) But the question that remains is why? Or what is my ULTIMATE goal?
I have a handful of friends who’ve competed in the past/present, and they are pushing me towards competition next year. My wife and family are asking if I’m considering it. The thing is I don’t know if I want to do it. Bulking pretty clean, working out, those aren’t problems for me. It’s the cutting diet that is my nemesis. I do go weeks at a time and have good intentions, but a cheat meal turns into a cheat day, which evolves in a cheat week! I don’t want to commit to a contest only to succumb to Burger King in the last week prior.
I guess I wouldn’t mind competing, and the thought is in my head more and more…maybe after my bulk phase, I’ll throw on some speedo’s and run outside and see what kind of response I get!
