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Post by GerryT on Apr 9, 2007 13:09:49 GMT -5
Rooting for you, Mike. Know you and Tim will lok great and rep well. Keep it going!
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Post by Karrie on Apr 9, 2007 15:16:59 GMT -5
Can't wait to see how you look come contest day! Me either!!!!! ;D Your journal is pretty AWESOME!!!! #arockon6ha# My goodness, your wo's are just INSANE, as a few people have said!!!! The diet is also interesting! Neat to read something off the beaten BB path!!!!! #smileycool2ks#
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Post by manavs on Apr 9, 2007 15:28:41 GMT -5
Rooting for you, Mike. Know you and Tim will lok great and rep well. Keep it going! Thanks Gerry its coming together - Steve's a genius at this stuff, and he is bringing me in like a jet landing on an aircraft carrier.
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Post by manavs on Apr 9, 2007 15:30:58 GMT -5
Can't wait to see how you look come contest day! Me either!!!!! ;D Your journal is pretty AWESOME!!!! #arockon6ha# My goodness, your wo's are just INSANE, as a few people have said!!!! The diet is also interesting! Neat to read something off the beaten BB path!!!!! #smileycool2ks# Youll do great! Thanks for the words - this intensity/insanity lifestyle is anything but 'normal.' off the beaten path is a great way to say it - and this path has a skull and crossbones warning at the start of it too: - be careful what you wish for - hehe Michael
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Post by manavs on Apr 9, 2007 15:57:55 GMT -5
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Post by Tim Wescott on Apr 9, 2007 16:06:10 GMT -5
Looking good Mike,finish up strong bro!! #arockon6ha#
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Post by Karrie on Apr 9, 2007 18:54:11 GMT -5
#acoolpics0ui# Your arms were PUMPED!!!!!
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Post by manavs on Apr 10, 2007 16:59:31 GMT -5
thanks guys - one more day of training and 2 more days ( 8 hours total) of aerobics, a day of rest, and game on baby!!!!!
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Post by mrky03 on Apr 10, 2007 19:24:11 GMT -5
Totally insane brother! Good luck at your show!
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Post by manavs on Apr 11, 2007 12:58:10 GMT -5
Thanks mrky03 -
last day of training today - chest back and shoulders. got a little more that 1.5 hours out of todays 4 hour total of aerobics left for today. not bad. and then another 4 hours tomorrow and im done. rest fri and showtime.
starting to get the loopy, low sodium depletion feelings turning on. its wild cause i get excited seeing them arrive which provides such mental energy - until you take more than 5 steps and have to stop and laugh like a hyeena at the obserdity of it. the one thing that going thru all these contests - as an outsider (its funny i still see myself as a golf pro, not a bb) i always noticed the competitors dramatize all the effects of depletion - no sodium, no carbs, no energy etc. and go into agreement with it, and therefor creating a situation where the body ends up amplifing THAT onstage. what a joke.
i always get giddy when the body starts to feel aweful - i just pick it up and keep running control on it like a dog in obedience training class. sooner or later it will comply - or die.
does the body feel like sh*t - yep - are my lips getting chapped -- yep - do i remember everything im supposed to? - nope
hey if i didnt have these indicators - sat would be a loss. they are here, right on time - which brings a big ol' smile to my face. its such a cool process
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Post by manavs on Apr 12, 2007 19:56:44 GMT -5
few more days till the mets - for those who can attend the pre judge starts at 10am- prob go til 2-3pm. evening show is at 7pm. i just found out that bodybuilding.com is webcasting the ifbb pro fitness which is being held in conjunction with the mets - last year they did the same, and actually kept the cameras going live the entire day including the amateurs. so theres a good chance everyone can catch the show online. here is the link webcast.bodybuilding.com/fitshow/2007nyprofitness/2007nyprofitness.htmlast day of training was yesterday, last day of aerobics is today - 4 hours done. got 1st coat of protan on. its so cool to have that on, you get to feel like a bb now! lol.... tomorrow is sleep in late day - 8am lol - and relax. do nothing say nothing listen to nobody become a vegetable as they say. ill head in for final instructions from Steve tomorrow am. spoke with him a little while ago - and he's excited. we got 4 solid competitors going in it tomorrow. Emy is going in the female hw and masters - i dont see her losing either. Ira is the most muscular person who will be in the show - he is a lw, and masters 45+. i think he Bob Gadja reincarnated - his most muscular pose is like a light heavy instead of a lightweight. Guy is at the top of the light heavies and in the masters 35+. ill be in my first middleweight class. should be around 165-169 on stage. not the top of the class, but ill bring in a ripped, balanced symmetric package to the stage. i have to say because this time i dieted differently than anyother show - specifically - high protein, super high fat and sodium - that combination kept my energy levels much higher during this last week than ever before. i gotta admit, if this is how contest diet can be for me in the future - hell i may do this a little while longer. my post contest sunday is in the works - ill be staying in the city - train legs early. hit breakfast, then a canoli place - DeRobertis cafe before i head back to the island. speak tomorrow Mikey
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Post by manavs on Apr 15, 2007 19:39:33 GMT -5
What a night! followed by an amazing day today post contest breakfast buffet had no chance against me, and neither did the canolis at DeRoberttis caffe in little italy.... mmmmm good stuff. The mets were amazin last night. I weighed 164 heading to bed on wed night, dropped a ton of water in the last 2 days - 7 lbs, and still was heavy at 157 on sat morn. drove in tried to see if the scale was a bit off, but it was spot on, so i headed to a sauna at the ny sports club across the st. their sauna was broken. nice, headed to another club 6 blocks away, their dry sauna was not turned on yet, but their steam room was on. ok, stuck my ass in there for an hour, sweated and flattened out in a grueling session, face got allllll sucked in like skeletor. dragged my carcass back to the weigh in room, and made it right on the number. that stunk, but whatever it takes. remember death is no excuse. has anyone gone in a wet sauna for an hour straight no breaks no water no potassium no nothing? it sucks. i was even walking in there and flexing. just whatever it takes. did i start hallucinating of course. i just had fun with the conversation with the people i kept mocking up! ![:o](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/shocked.png) now a funny side note as i walked back in my depleted hallucinating state, i crossed paths with our boy Tim he was walking out and i was walking back in - he said something to me - i was walking in a trance and have no idea what i responded with - hope i wasnt rude, but i vaguely remember him saying something like golf and getting laid. no idea though. i was just trying to make the last 200 yards to the weigh room so after i made it i parked my ass on the floor grabbed my carbs and started. 6lbs in 10 mins back on. but this time, i was MORE shreddded, MORE vascular, and even MORE osmotic! was sick! finished carbing up and hopped on stage at 160 2 hours later, and battled it out with my training partner Ira. Well i said he would be tough for anyone to beat, including me. he and i came in equally ultra ripped. conditioning was not a question- pics are posted on musculardevelopment.com im #15. it was between me and ira. symmetry vs thick and blocky. we both came in perfect quite honestly. couldntve asked for a better on stage look for either of us. neither of us EVER looked this good. so im quite excited. it was cool standing on stage and hearing head judge Jim Manion call out ira and me and ask us - only us to hit a front double and a most muscular after the class was done posin. gotta love that!!!! night show, i blew the roof off the joint, i still have yet to see the video, but i nailed my routine. it was a thing a beauty. i love a full house to perform in front of. Ira also won the masters 45+ Guy came in 2nd in the novice Light heavies and 2nd in the 35+ Masters over 176lb class Emy came in 2nd in the womens heavy and 5th in the masters. and with this, Ira Emy and Myself are now nationally qualified through 2009 It was such a thrilling experience to do a show at tribecca with the rest of the team. I had done 3 shows there before but without these guys. it was awesome to see someone go out and everytime come back with a trophy. was a real early morning 4am, and a late late night 1am. didnt get off stage till 11pm. headed out to lombardis in little italy for pizza and an impromptu posing session standing on the bar. wild night. then woke up at 5am all business did my aerobics before the buffett. i have plenty of pics and video to share with everyone, gimme a few days. thanks for following and for your support! Best to all. heres one i pulled off musculardevelopment.com ![](http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/4023/dan0245jt4.jpg)
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Post by Karrie on Apr 15, 2007 19:47:14 GMT -5
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! #bbravosmiley8hh# WHAT A THRILLING TIME FOR YOU & YOUR CREW!!!! CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM AS WELL!!!! Can't wait to see more pic's(I may not have time to get over to muscular develpment site).....GREAT PIC POSTED SO FAR!!! ![8-)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cool.png) ;D ;D ;D
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Post by manavs on Apr 16, 2007 21:27:25 GMT -5
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Post by Tim Wescott on Apr 17, 2007 5:26:31 GMT -5
Great classic shots Mike,and awesome physique ! #arockon6ha#
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Post by Intensity on Apr 17, 2007 12:52:45 GMT -5
Congrats Mike, awesome results and awesome physique!
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Post by masterschamp on Apr 18, 2007 9:19:42 GMT -5
Congratulations, Mike...you looked great. Definitely could have gone either way...I was actually leaning towards you.
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Post by manavs on Apr 18, 2007 13:06:39 GMT -5
Tim, Mo and Keith, thanks guys. Im glad you like the pics. Couldve gone either way. i just saw the video today, and there were some technical difficulties with the video, but you get an idea of shape and a few of the cuts. i held my own. Ira was a buzzsaw, he is tough to beat. he took the masters 45+ as well. so a good day for team michalik nonetheless. here is the link to the youtube vid. enjoy www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdG0mivQyr4
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Post by mrky03 on Apr 18, 2007 14:09:11 GMT -5
Awesome conditioning Mike! Congrats on a job well done!
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Post by manavs on Apr 22, 2007 18:07:00 GMT -5
OK its official!!!!!! i've made the decision to compete again. put away the canolli's, put away the ice cream, stick the pasta in the cubbard. Mikeys turn the contest witch back on. just to give you all an idea how much fun can be had with food post contest - sat 1st weigh in: 8:15 am - 157lbs sat 2nd weigh in: 10:00 am - 154lbs carb up: 10:20 am 161lbs sunday 2pm 170lbs monday 174lbs wed 5am 180lbs decided to do the show wed 9 am thurs - 177lbs friday - 172lbs sat - 165lbs today - 163 lbs funny how much water carbs can hold. mind you ive been doing 3-4 hours of aerobics a day since wed. im going to compete as a lightweight for the New England championsips in the city i grew up in - Boston. my folks have never seen me compete, and they still live there, so i thought it would be a good show for them to see me at, and more importantly get myself another open class win. im itching for a win. and in typical mikey fashion, i cant do just 1 show. ;D one of my teammates, Alan, who won the masters overall at the inbf long island show a few weeks back, wanted someone to join him for the NPC long island show, here in islip on may 26th. it is a very small show - so small that last year i went to watch a friend compete, and ended up hopping on stage to fill out the field. what a hoot ! i was offseason (reads fat) and had a blast - actually won best poser. so id like to go back to that show in shape this time. plus its a good political move show considering the head judge is the promoter of the show the following week in the city june 2nd - the atlantic states. which yes, i might as well do. so you ask how can one sho turn into 3? there ya have it. new englands may 6 long islands may 26 atlantic states june 2 then im done - offseason - grow into middleweight. unless i do another show ![::)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/eyesroll.png) team u? i dunno, in other news id like to share another great win for team Michalik. Danny Pasternak was the most ripped guy in the entire show. he won the bantamweight class, and came in second in the masters class to a close decision. i think he got robbed, he was more ripped and out posed the other guy who was holding water. regardless, he is thrilled that he competed and was competitive - he beat a lot of guys younger than him. pretty cool/ ill post pics soon. Mikey
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