My Excalibur Update.

[BIGGMIKE295]

Well not a whole lot to update from the show. I ended up in second place in the Super Heavies. I was not at my best as I mistimed a couple things which affected my conditioning. I am always learning and gaining experience from each show I do.

I want to send a big thank you to Kyle Witherspoon for all his help and support he has given me this last 5 weeks of my prep as I could not have done it with out him!
Thank you to Dante and Trueprotein.com for his help and great quality supplements.

Now it is time to get back to regular everyday life, walking the dogs and making up some dinners out with the family and eating at some of our favorite restaurants.

My wife Stephanie has been an awesome support this whole prep, even with her being pregnant! Yep, we are expecting a little girl around April 29th.

I have never been fond of the pics taken on stage, so it was nice to get some good shots outdoors after prejudging. Thanks to Dave (SoCal Photographer for these pics).

 

[Ironraider]

Damn proud of you bro...as you shared, it's all about learning, and competing against yourself. I saw pics of the overall winner...he looked in great condition, with excellent lines.

Tough show and you did excellent!! Now it is time to enjoy your family life once again, and give back to those who supported you the most!

What's next in your cross hairs....anything or just wait and see?

 

[PitbullTank]

look great man... congrats on the 2nd:headbang:

 

[saps]

Nicely done big mike you should be proud, you look terrific

 

[Queefer]

Your going to have a little girl, well thats just awesum. The bodybulding stuff is great, but having a child is a thousand times more important. Oh, and judging from the pics, it's hard to believe someone beat you.

 

[JonnyO]

Congratulations on 2nd place Mike, and those are some good photos you posted there.

Can you elaboarate on what you did wrong?

 

[PitbullTank]

Oh, and judging from the pics, it's hard to believe someone beat you.

yea this ^^^...fawwwkk...do you have any pics in the lineup?

 

[knucklehed]

Nice job Mike you looked great. I am sure a few very samll changes and you could have taken it all. Enjoy your rebound buddy

 

[BIGGMIKE295]

Damn proud of you bro...as you shared, it's all about learning, and competing against yourself. I saw pics of the overall winner...he looked in great condition, with excellent lines.

Tough show and you did excellent!! Now it is time to enjoy your family life once again, and give back to those who supported you the most!

What's next in your cross hairs....anything or just wait and see?

Thanks, don't know as of yet. Going to take a bit of a break and put some thought to it, talk to the wife before I make any decisions.

look great man... congrats on the 2nd:headbang:

Nicely done big mike you should be proud, you look terrific

Nice job Mike you looked great. I am sure a few very samll changes and you could have taken it all. Enjoy your rebound buddy

Thanks guys. Ya Knuck, already have over indulged in some good food! Started cleaning things back up today as the water retention rebound isn't the best thing. :banghead:

Congratulations on 2nd place Mike, and those are some good photos you posted there.

Can you elaborate on what you did wrong?

Yes, I do like the outdoor pics much better. In my opinion I think I did two things differently then I normally do. It doesn't make them wrong, just did not work the best for me when I had done it differently in the past with better results. First, I cut back on my water intake on Friday a bit and do not feel I got the same flushing affect I had in the past with more water on Friday. Second, I took less diuretics then normally due to being much dryer then I had in the past the night before and morning of. I did not want to flatten out as I looked absolutely perfect at 5a.m sat morning, but started to rebound prior to prejudging. I was able to fix it somewhat, not totally by depleting between prejudging and finals, taking another diuretic and bringing some water back in which helped with me excreting more water and tightening up a bit.

yea this ^^^...fawwwkk...do you have any pics in the lineup?

No, there were 5 of us, and only 4 of us showed back up for finals. You can see a pic of the class winner on the other site.

Your going to have a little girl, well thats just awesum. The bodybulding stuff is great, but having a child is a thousand times more important. Oh, and judging from the pics, it's hard to believe someone beat you.

Thanks Q! We actually have 4 kids already, but the youngest is 17 and will be leaving for college in the fall, so we get to do it all over again!

 

[BIGGMIKE295]

yea this ^^^...fawwwkk...do you have any pics in the lineup?

I did a little hunting and came up with these.

 

[Dangkolo]

Congrats on the contest and congrats on the baby girl.

 

[leanbody]

Mike - thanks for posting - i was wondering how it went. That is always a tough show and it looks like you did great! Kind of an odd comparison between you and #1 - very different types of physiques. Amazing where you have taken yourself in the last few years - props for the hard work and dedication - definitely paid off! Grats on the baby too - be a whole new chapter for you!

 

[TModeL101]

Looking thick and lean, good tan too....great job man.

 

[Mrtae]

Looking really great!
Makes me impatient about when I will be ready to compete.
Great placement!

 

[GerryT]

Great job, Mike. Not very far off, still looked really good. Congrats and best for the future, champ. On and off stage. Enjoy the holidays.

 

[relentless4287]

great job you look awesome bro

 

[Rghtnow]

Shit bro you get my vote for first place....you look awesome in those pics

 

[chris250]

mike keep on pushing..you will get there... the size is pretty much there now..just keep pushing the conditioning to the next level...congrats....2nd sucks, (trust me I know, I got 2nd twice this year..) but next year will be your best year..

 

[PurePersian]

congrats brother. looking great.

 

[tmuscle]

looking thick as hell!