of course I remember - it was a big competition for debutants in my country, I made my debut in super heavyweight I had 222 pounds even lower I have some photos from this show, it was 2014
1) I took 4th place out of probably 13 or 14 competitors in the category, but I remember it was a great result because the level was very high then, at the same competition several competitors debuted who are now European and world champions or even NPC PRO competitors
it's true everyone wants to win, but the advice on how to deal with failure is simple - do everything you can to be in the best shape, do not let go of a minute of cardio, do not eat a gram more than you have in the diet plan, just do everything 100% and even if it turns out that it was not enough for the first place, the failure will not hurt so much because you will be aware that you gave 100% and that you lost is not your fault but that someone was simply more genetically determined than You. However, if you cheat in the prepared ones, you will already be angry with yourself that you could have done better. Just be the hardest working guy in the room.
2) I have literally never thrown myself at food, now, years later, I approach it without emotions at all and treat it as fuel, not pleasure
my photos from the first competition