Pics from the Atlantic States Championships

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I had an eye-opening experience at the Atlantic States last weekend, in my first year of competing as a light-heavyweight. I weighed in at 190 and quickly realized that I was up against some absolute monsters. I held my own as far as conditioning goes, but my muscle mass wasn't enough, especially in my legs. I did manage to get called in the first callout, but ended up 8th out of 20 competitors. The day started well, I was sharp but a bit flat and undercarbed, problems arose in the afternoon when I started feeling pretty sick and ended up drinking too much water. I spilled over a bit by the time the evening show rolled around. I also met and spent some time talking to Promuscle member gstracer, a really nice guy who also competed in the show. All in all it was a great experience and I look forward to coming back next year closer to the top of the class.

 

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Spent some time taking some pictures outdoors with my girlfriend Jamie, who competed in Bikini. I am incredibly proud of her, she handled her prep like a champ this year and looked absolutely amazing. Also in this pic is my mom, who competed in masters figure.

 

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[jt4330]

great pics!!! I'm the last one to be giving advice so I'll let others do that! Mom and gf looked awesome too! How was the last 3 weeks of prep especially alongside your gf easier or harder? Mood swings?

 

[Ironman2010]

Man you looked good bro, should be bloody proud of yourself to get into that shape for your first contest!!!

P.S You and your GF look real happy man thats really nice to see.LUCKY GUY!

 

[gstracer]

hey man u looked spot on man!! deff should be dam proud of yourself!! it was deff nice to talk to you bro!! your a real cool dude down to earth. your GF and mother looked great too. I know from my own experiences that it deff helps having your GF/ wife competing with u!! make it a lot easier on both of you!! good luck with if next shows man and keep training hard u can only become better!!

 

[roddy]

you are very blessed to have your mom compete with you bro. (girl friend too)
imo you held your on moving up in weight class esp. @ 190 thats just a couple of lbs. over mw. one thing you got some freaky calves.... good luck in the future

 

[PRIDE]

Great pics bro! All of you look damn good

 

[Johnny Ringo]

Great Job.. You all look Awesome.. Sick Calves Bro!:banghead:

 

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Thanks for the comments guys. It really was an incredible experience prepping alongside my girlfriend this year. Having her by my side for the whole 16 weeks not only made it go by very quickly, but also made things a lot easier on both of us mentally. It's really nice to have the support of somebody so close.

Man you looked good bro, should be bloody proud of yourself to get into that shape for your first contest!!!

P.S You and your GF look real happy man thats really nice to see.LUCKY GUY!

It actually wasn't my first contest, but my fourth. Just my first year as a light-heavy.

hey man u looked spot on man!! deff should be dam proud of yourself!! it was deff nice to talk to you bro!! your a real cool dude down to earth. your GF and mother looked great too. I know from my own experiences that it deff helps having your GF/ wife competing with u!! make it a lot easier on both of you!! good luck with if next shows man and keep training hard u can only become better!!

Thank you Brother. I look forward to competing with you at the CT State Championships next weekend!

Great pics bro! All of you look damn good

Thank you. Now it's one more show for the year and then back to making improvements for next season.

Great Job.. You all look Awesome.. Sick Calves Bro!:banghead:

Thanks. As I've said in other threads, my calves are actually kind of a pain in the ass. The overpower my legs, even though I never train them directly. I'm hoping my thighs catch up at some point!

 

[littlebill]

Sounds as if you had a very memorable experience that will last a lifetime and all 3 of look fantastic. Congratulations.