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Post by Intensity on Mar 7, 2009 12:22:28 GMT -5
Just to wish our truly ntrliftr the best of luck for his show next weekend!
Give us details Carl: Last week preps, bodyweight, song for the routine, etc!
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Post by GerryT on Mar 7, 2009 12:50:02 GMT -5
Hope it all goes well, Carl. Just go for it and have a great time. And as MO said, please keep us posted with details and pictures!
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Post by RUBICON19 on Mar 7, 2009 15:38:22 GMT -5
Good luck man!
PICS?
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Post by ntrllftr on Mar 7, 2009 17:00:21 GMT -5
Hey, thanks guys. I appreciate all the support!!! Where I started to about three weeks out.   I'm planning on this song here... www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q-k-uN73GkHere is my plan for the next week... Saturday: 1+ gal. of water throughout the day. Add some salt to food. 1/2 cup Oatmeal and 6 eggs (2 whole and 4 whites) for breakfast and dinner. Rest of the meals in the day will be purely protein rich meals, just chicken breast or lean beef or eggs or canned tuna because of the sodium content. 6 am Fasted cardio for 45 minutes, Noon delt training and 30 minutes of cardio. 6pm cardio 45 minutes with sauna suit. Sunday: Water and diet same as Sat. Last full leg workout Monday: 1+ gal. of water. Add some salt to food. Cut out the oatmeal. 4:30 am 30 min. fasted cardio. Due to work, no Noon cardio. May do some chest, back, bicep and tricep workout then 30 minutes of cardio no sauna suit. Tuesday: 1+ gal. of water throughout the day. Add some salt to food. add back in the 1/2 cup Oatmeal and 6 eggs (2 whole and 4 whites) for breakfast and dinner. 4:30 am 30 min. fasted cardio. 30 minutes of cardio with sauna suit. Wed: 1/2 gal. water. Cut out adding salt to food. All meals in the day will be purely protein rich meals no carbs at all. No fasted cardio. Maybe a last workout doing some legs and other body parts. Just a go through motions type of thing. Do a half hour to an hour walk in the evening. Thurs: Drinks of water with food. 1/2 cup Oatmeal and eggs for breakfast. 9am and Noon No carbs only chicken breast. 3pm, 6pm and 9 pm Chicken breast and potato. Some will do this every 2 hours but I can not because I will spill over. I might be able to do it every 2 1/2 hours but I want to play it safe. Friday: Sips of water with meals only. Chicken breast and potato 6 am, 9 am, Noon, 3pm, 6 pm, weigh in at 7pm 9 pm will be my last meal of the day. I should be flushing out all the sodium and water that I was loading previously in the week. Saturday: Day of SHOW!!! 6am Personal pan pizza. It will take me about an hour to eat it. I don't want to eat it too quick and get a bloated feeling. Put my Dream Tan on. Walk to the auditorium. 9am and every hour after I will eat a rice cake with some natty peanut butter and some honey on it. This will help keep me vascular and hard not flat. (hopefully) Thats my plan and I'm sticking to it. I am not taking any more photos until I hit the stage. I'll be sure to keep you guys posted. No matter what I place I feel like a winner with how great my conditioning has been coming along this time around. |
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Post by Roger on Mar 8, 2009 5:19:39 GMT -5
Carl- Lookin Good, Man with a PLAN that's what it is all about. Best of luck to you. What wt. are you going in at?
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Post by ntrllftr on Mar 8, 2009 9:03:10 GMT -5
Carl- Lookin Good, Man with a PLAN that's what it is all about. Best of luck to you. What wt. are you going in at? First photo- 160lbs and a 35" waist 2nd photo- 140lbs 29 1/2" waist Today- 137lbs and a 28 3/4" waist It took me 6 months as a plan. I wanted to "cut" slowly so I could maintain as much muscle mass as possible. So far it looks like it worked. As much as I hoped to move up into the lightweight class, it looks like I'll be in the bantamweight division again. No big deal. I'll just move on with life as to what my genes has given me.  |
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Post by Neal on Mar 8, 2009 11:09:55 GMT -5
Carl,
Good Luck. You worked hard to get where you are. It shows.
What are your plans for contest color?
Neal
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Post by RUBICON19 on Mar 8, 2009 11:42:01 GMT -5
Great physique! Great job!! Even GREATER attitude!!! Wish you the best!!!
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Post by ntrllftr on Mar 8, 2009 12:43:21 GMT -5
Carl, Good Luck. You worked hard to get where you are. It shows. What are your plans for contest color? Neal Dream Tan Red #2 It was a tough long road to get to where I am now. Many problems in and out of the doctors office the past year. I feel great and on top of the world right now though!  Main reason why I haven't been on a few of the web sites the past year. But I am back now. Thanks for the support man!!! Great physique! Great job!! Even GREATER attitude!!! Wish you the best!!! I have learned a long time ago... Do not go into a show thinking the best because if it does not happen the disappointment is that much greater. Seriously, even if I don't place I know I tried my best. Thanks soo much bro!!! |
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Post by Intensity on Mar 9, 2009 10:55:44 GMT -5
Exacty the kind of attitude our sport needs!!! ... And the physique is awesome too!!!  Thanks for giving all these details... It's a great addition to the forum Carl. |
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Post by GerryT on Mar 9, 2009 12:14:11 GMT -5
Great physique and mindset, Carl. You are already a winner! Best of luck.
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Post by mrbeefy on Mar 9, 2009 13:31:13 GMT -5
Give 'em hell Carl!!!!
Keep us posted!
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Post by youngblood on Mar 9, 2009 22:07:32 GMT -5
Saturday: Day of SHOW!!! 6am Personal pan pizza. It will take me about an hour to eat it. I don't want to eat it too quick and get a bloated feeling. Put my Dream Tan on. Walk to the auditorium. 9am and every hour after I will eat a rice cake with some natty peanut butter and some honey on it. This will help keep me vascular and hard not flat. (hopefully) Hope you've tried this before! If not, I wish you the best of luck. Personally, I'd suggest the pizza the night before, that way your body has a chance to soak up the carbs, not just hold water because you ate it the day of. Good luck. |
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Post by ntrllftr on Mar 10, 2009 5:47:35 GMT -5
Exacty the kind of attitude our sport needs!!! ... And the physique is awesome too!!! Thanks for giving all these details... It's a great addition to the forum Carl. Thanks! I am following those details to the word. So far things are coming along just fine. As I said I'm sticking to it. Great physique and mindset, Carl. You are already a winner! Best of luck. Yes, Much of this sport is mental. IMO. I have been on a very rough roller coaster ride through this prep. It is ALL down hill from here on out though. Give 'em hell Carl!!!! Keep us posted! You know I will. I want another post in the WOTW Hall of Fame!!!!!! Hope you've tried this before! If not, I wish you the best of luck. Personally, I'd suggest the pizza the night before, that way your body has a chance to soak up the carbs, not just hold water because you ate it the day of. Good luck. A few years ago I first tried this. What I did wrong was eating it about an hour before hitting the stage. Later about 5 hours I looked in the mirror and saw that I messed up totally. So I tried it again, ate it the night before. I woke up and looked great. But by the time I got to pre judging I didn't look so good. Conclusion: Eating the pizza 5-6 hours before pre judging should be optimal for me. Let's hope anywhey.  Thanks for the feedback! Every little thing that I miss or can make better from the help of you guys will be much appreciated. Thanks again for all the support gang!!!!!!! |
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Post by mrbeefy on Mar 10, 2009 6:30:10 GMT -5
Carl..
I tried the "crap"loading once and it worked great for me.
I had a Big Mac about 7:00 pm the night before. Then, a pancake with syrup and eggs EARLY am the day of contest.
Felt great day of show, muscle bellies were full, and vascularity was tight.
It worked for me.
GOOD LUCK BRO!!!!
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Post by Sal Paradise on Mar 10, 2009 7:26:31 GMT -5
Give em hell Carl!!!!
Take no prisoners!
looks like the contest prep plan worked very well.
Good size and shape - you'll do well.
Sal
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Post by ntrllftr on Mar 10, 2009 10:58:27 GMT -5
Carl.. I tried the "crap"loading once and it worked great for me. I had a Big Mac about 7:00 pm the night before. Then, a pancake with syrup and eggs EARLY am the day of contest. Felt great day of show, muscle bellies were full, and vascularity was tight. It worked for me. GOOD LUCK BRO!!!! When I crap/sh*t load, I tend to spill over easy. I'm gonna play it safe and do my normal carb load and early morning "mild" crap load. If it doesn't work as planned then, I am doing the Natural Ohio 3 weeks later in Lakewood. I will definitly take you up on that then. We will see in 4 days!!! Give em hell Carl!!!! Take no prisoners! looks like the contest prep plan worked very well. Good size and shape - you'll do well. Sal Thanks Sal, I took two years off from competing. The past 18 months prior to my recent contest prep I was trying to gain some more size especially my legs. I can say I did. The tape measure does not lie. This is a huge mental uplift for me. I will have TONS more confidence knowing my legs look better than they ever have. Still not the best compared to many but I'm very happy with the progress from where they were. |
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Post by Sal Paradise on Mar 11, 2009 8:18:36 GMT -5
I agreed Carl -
The legs definitely came up in size!
They look great!
Keep it tight going in - there's no turning back now!
Sal
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Post by Intensity on Mar 11, 2009 14:55:08 GMT -5
3 days out!!! That means the guy must be in the men's room every 30 minutes, hehe! Have fun on stage Carl... The judges will notice it in a positive way! Keep us posted about your feelings and last minute preps! |
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Post by ntrllftr on Mar 11, 2009 18:19:25 GMT -5
I agreed Carl - The legs definitely came up in size! They look great! Keep it tight going in - there's no turning back now! Sal I ripped that rear view mirror down! Not even looking back let alone turning. 3 days out!!! That means the guy must be in the men's room every 30 minutes, hehe! Have fun on stage Carl... The judges will notice it in a positive way! Keep us posted about your feelings and last minute preps! Try every 15-20 minutes. Someone at work today asked... Dude, is there something wrong? I asked why? Man, every time I look up you're coming out of the bathroom. I laughed. Last minute preps. I think I'll be too crabby to post what I really want to say. Trying to get those last few meals down without drinking is about the worst thing to look forward to. |
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