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Well, decided to make one of these and see where it leads me.
I'm 32 years old, competed once and self-taught 99% of what I know. I'm a licensed CPA, historically I've worked in public accounting, but was recently let go. Bodybuilding and that job don't go well together, if anyone knows folks that work public accounting, I'm certain I look like I don't belong :0. So I've made a career change and switched over to personal training out of local gym. Already picked up 2/3 diet clients and I've not really advertised, so hoping it goes well.
Most of what I know comes from members on this board like Stewie - reading his posts makes my head spin... John Meadows, Evan C, Matt Harris, and Fouad Abiad's guests on his podcasts. I'll basically listen to any video I can while doing cardio. There are certainly people much more qualified and smarter than me in this field; I'll never claim to be the smartest or best, but I'm very detailed, while being lenient in my diet choices for myself/clients. I started lifting with my dad when I was 12, and being able to get up every day and be in a gym is what makes me happy.
Next show should be around November 14 in Kansas City, it's local to me so I'll stick with that while I try and nail down my peaking. I will be hiring someone for the last 6-8 weeks of this prep to help me peak, last time I was so stressed and worried that it honestly impacted me. I looked a lot better at 8-10 days out than I did on stage.
One pic is around 259 lbs from a few days ago, and the other photo is pre-contest, sometime around October 2019. 5'9" for those wondering. Main focal point for the next 18 months will be legs, legs, and more legs. My legs have definitely improved since this time last prep, I'm 13 lbs lighter and bigger legs, so I'm happy with that. I carry most of my fat in my chest/stomach.
I will update this as time goes on with training, diet, and answer any questions folks may have
I'm 32 years old, competed once and self-taught 99% of what I know. I'm a licensed CPA, historically I've worked in public accounting, but was recently let go. Bodybuilding and that job don't go well together, if anyone knows folks that work public accounting, I'm certain I look like I don't belong :0. So I've made a career change and switched over to personal training out of local gym. Already picked up 2/3 diet clients and I've not really advertised, so hoping it goes well.
Most of what I know comes from members on this board like Stewie - reading his posts makes my head spin... John Meadows, Evan C, Matt Harris, and Fouad Abiad's guests on his podcasts. I'll basically listen to any video I can while doing cardio. There are certainly people much more qualified and smarter than me in this field; I'll never claim to be the smartest or best, but I'm very detailed, while being lenient in my diet choices for myself/clients. I started lifting with my dad when I was 12, and being able to get up every day and be in a gym is what makes me happy.
Next show should be around November 14 in Kansas City, it's local to me so I'll stick with that while I try and nail down my peaking. I will be hiring someone for the last 6-8 weeks of this prep to help me peak, last time I was so stressed and worried that it honestly impacted me. I looked a lot better at 8-10 days out than I did on stage.
One pic is around 259 lbs from a few days ago, and the other photo is pre-contest, sometime around October 2019. 5'9" for those wondering. Main focal point for the next 18 months will be legs, legs, and more legs. My legs have definitely improved since this time last prep, I'm 13 lbs lighter and bigger legs, so I'm happy with that. I carry most of my fat in my chest/stomach.
I will update this as time goes on with training, diet, and answer any questions folks may have