Thx Shelby!
Finished 2nd out of 11 actually (sorry Shelbs, I miscounted) Funny thing is that I had 4 first place votes, 2 second, fourth and fifth. The winner had 1 first and the rest second.
I'm VERY pleased to say the least. Feeback from judges and others was I need to continue to add size but focus on filling out my arms as I have very long arms.
First pic - Gotta give thanks to Shelby and Troponin Nutrition as well as my wonderful wife for all her support.
The next two I squeezed off in the lobby after the show and about a gallon of gatorade, lol.
Fourth pic... the guy to my right (blue trunks) finished first, the guy to my left (black trunks) finished 3rd. I'll actually be competing against him again in two weeks at my next show and I'm pretty sure he'll have the upper hand as my next show is a small local event and they reward size moreso than condition. (btw - the guy who is cut off in the left side of the pic - right side of me, weighed in at 261 !!!)
It was a crazy weekend as I started getting sick early in the week and it hit me hard Sat morning. Add that to the salt/ water manipulation and I was dragging ass! I felt like crap in PJing but felt a lot better for the night show. (just a head cold w/ stopped up head and nose)
Well off to bed, gonna do a little cardio tomorrow AM and follow that up with a huge bowl of oats, strawberry ON whey, a banana and some honey. Then back to the diet the remainder of the day. Got two more weeks to dial it in again.