Passed my polygraph yesterday! Going to do a 40 minute circuit session this morning, some posing practice and get my spay tan first coat. I’m down to 155 but I think that my stage weight is actually 150. Hard to imagine that I started at 220! Still, I’m going to go out there and have fun, I know that I can’t realistically complete against guys in their 40s. 💪🏼🏋🏻🍷

~ We live in a time ~

~ When paintings have no color, words don’t rhyme ~

~ So we search for kindred spirits, other souls that are not blind ~

I took tomorrow and Friday off, have to bring my stress levels down. I think I’m ready for Saturday, going to go out there and have fun! Polygraph and haircut tomorrow, I’ll also do a 45 minute circuit workout. Friday is spray tan coat one, coat two is Saturday morning, I’ll be really dark. Definitely depleted but tomorrow and Friday I’ll get a little more carbs.

Sometimes our challenges are physical, other times they’re mental or emotional. Regardless, we must rise to the occasion because that’s who we are. Stay Strong!

“No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training… what a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.”

~ Socrates

Never keep a checklist of rights and wrongs or a ledger of what is owed to you.Honor your word.Pay your debts.You will know many people during your life, some will be friends, others will be very close friends and a few may even become your significant other. Value all relationships but guard your heart according. Not everyone should know your deepest darkest secrets, your dreams and desires.Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books.There are many things in life that you can not control, let them be. Prioritize your time and effort on the things and people that matter.Friends will come and go. Some will transition to acquaintances, some will disappear forever, some will drop in and out of your life. The song always remains the same for your closest friends who see you through thick and thin. Don’t let mixed signals fool you. Indecision is a decision.Never skip leg day!

I did my last leg compounds this morning, now no more deadlifts or squats until after the contest. I’m not going to be as lean as I want but that’s okay. At 157 pounds and 59 years old, I weigh what I did when I was 24! As this part of my fitness journey comes to an end, I’m surprisingly not nervous. I did not invite anybody because it’s easier to step on stage in front of strangers, lol!“It’s impossible,”said Pride.“It’s risky,”said Experience.“It’s pointless,”said Reason.“Give it a try,”whispered the Heart.

Do I see the finish line or do I see a mile marker? How do you move on when you’ve reached a goal? I’m not one to be defined by my achievements, I believe that we are defined by our habits. I see the mile marker and the road ahead. I also see people frozen in their steps, watching everyone pass them by. Stay Strong!

 

“Words and Hearts should be handled with care for Words when spoken and Hearts when broken are the hardest things to repair.”

Fasted leg day dominated by my favorite movement, deadlifts! Diet wise, I’m having to be more aggressive then I’d like. My day is done and my macros were; 198 grams of protein, 98 grams of carbs and 32 grams of fat for a paltry 1,320 calories. I feel like low energy Jeb Bush, 😂!

“Who dreams of finding someone whose style of crazy matches your style of crazy? ~ Al Hidalgo

With as much research as I’ve done on contest prep, I would like to think I was prepared and for the most part I have been ready. What’s tough is the mental game and that’s hard to write about, fragmented thoughts in a linear world. The required mindset of a warrior that you need to succeed and that makes absolutely no sense to most family and friends. Stay Strong!

Watching “The Hiding Place” and admiring the women who would not give up, who found hope where there was none. Anyone who thinks that they are dealing with adversity needs to watch this movie.

Great leg day early this morning with squats for the main course. 30 minutes of cardio at lunch and will be doing 30 more minutes later today. I’m not exactly where I want to be but no backing out now!

I’ve lost 62 pounds, lowered my BP from 130/90 to 112/65 and took my BMI from 32 to 24 so regardless of how I place, I am much healthier than when I began. So far there are 82 people entered in the event though I don’t have the breakdown for my events, Classic Physique Novice or Classic Physique +40 though I expect that most entrants are Bikini and Men’s Physique.

“Are you the author of your story? If so it may be time to write another chapter!”