8.5 weeks out

Designbuilt · Mar 14, 2009

Looking very good, are you shooting for lt. Heavy?

Big Dave Smith · Mar 14, 2009

Your quads always are going to be killer on stage. How do YOU feel you're coming along? We all think you're doing a great job.

Shelby · Mar 14, 2009

Designbuilt said:
Looking very good, are you shooting for lt. Heavy?

Thank you. Yes I will probably end up in the upper 180s or so.

Big Dave Smith said:
Your quads always are going to be killer on stage. How do YOU feel you're coming along? We all think you're doing a great job.

Thanks Dave.
So far my best showing was the 2007 Jr Nationals, so to a certain extent I use my pictures from that prep to gauge how far ahead or behind schedule I am.
Right now I'm pretty much where I was at 8 weeks out of that show, but about 8-10 pounds heavier.
Fortunately I haven't had to push the diet or cardio as hard to get there as I did in 2007 - I stayed leaner this offseason, but still added a decent amount of muscle.

So I'm pleased with where I'm at now, but it's time to start pushing harder.

My plan is to be pretty much "there" at 2 weeks out, then coast in to the show.

For that insightful question, I present you this image: