RICH'S MISSION: NATURAL PRO CARD 2008
2007 has been a successful year in bodybuilding for me. I began the year in March with placing 5th at a VERY large non-tested show, the NPC Northern Kentucky. The next weekend I won the welterweight class at the NPC Natural Ohio and challenged well in the overall. I then signed with CONTROLLED LABS and set my sights on the NPC Ohio State Championships and the INBF Naturalmania Nationals.
6 months later I competed at 165 lbs versus 161 lbs in March and brought my best package yet to stage. I placed 4th in the middleweight class at the Ohio (non-tested) and finished 4th at the INBF Nationals. The 2nd and 3rd place finishers at the INBF Nationals each had me beat by only one point. The real victory in all of this is my own personal progression. I have come so far since when I first started competing and yet I have just scratched the surface of my own potential. Also, this fall I learned that I can hang with some big boys and going forward; a natural pro card is my mission.
After dieting 7 of the last 12 months, an offseason is much needed. To obtain a natural pro card, a few things must be improved.
1) Improve Conditioning - I need to dial in my conditioning to the show more hamstring, glute and abdominal definition. This will simply take 3-4 more weeks of dieting and I will surely give myself plenty of time to come in more shredded. As always, I will stay lean during the offseason to make this objective easier.
2) Bring Up Weak Areas - My focus this offseason is predominantly on my arms, shoulders and chest. I will train with 150% intensity on these days and will increase my caloric intake accordingly to bolster growth.
3) Add More Size - Adding more size in general is a necessity and I have landed a solid training partner to help me push myself beyond my limits.
The shows I'm aiming to do for 2008 are the exactly the same, which gives me 7-8 months to grow and more than enough time to cut...
The NPC Ohio State Championships
and the INBF Naturalmania Nationals
Meanwhile, I will continue to work with CONTROLLED LABS whose supplements have become vital to my training and diet regiment. I have also signed with MAX MUSCLE SPORTS NUTRITION who will be providing me with their excellent line of protein powders. I continue to grow my training business and my website http://www.RichBodyFit.com will continue to be enhanced. This next year will be very good for me to simply lift hard and eat big. LET THE GAINS BEGIN!!!
2007 has been a successful year in bodybuilding for me. I began the year in March with placing 5th at a VERY large non-tested show, the NPC Northern Kentucky. The next weekend I won the welterweight class at the NPC Natural Ohio and challenged well in the overall. I then signed with CONTROLLED LABS and set my sights on the NPC Ohio State Championships and the INBF Naturalmania Nationals.
6 months later I competed at 165 lbs versus 161 lbs in March and brought my best package yet to stage. I placed 4th in the middleweight class at the Ohio (non-tested) and finished 4th at the INBF Nationals. The 2nd and 3rd place finishers at the INBF Nationals each had me beat by only one point. The real victory in all of this is my own personal progression. I have come so far since when I first started competing and yet I have just scratched the surface of my own potential. Also, this fall I learned that I can hang with some big boys and going forward; a natural pro card is my mission.
After dieting 7 of the last 12 months, an offseason is much needed. To obtain a natural pro card, a few things must be improved.
1) Improve Conditioning - I need to dial in my conditioning to the show more hamstring, glute and abdominal definition. This will simply take 3-4 more weeks of dieting and I will surely give myself plenty of time to come in more shredded. As always, I will stay lean during the offseason to make this objective easier.
2) Bring Up Weak Areas - My focus this offseason is predominantly on my arms, shoulders and chest. I will train with 150% intensity on these days and will increase my caloric intake accordingly to bolster growth.
3) Add More Size - Adding more size in general is a necessity and I have landed a solid training partner to help me push myself beyond my limits.
The shows I'm aiming to do for 2008 are the exactly the same, which gives me 7-8 months to grow and more than enough time to cut...
The NPC Ohio State Championships
and the INBF Naturalmania Nationals
Meanwhile, I will continue to work with CONTROLLED LABS whose supplements have become vital to my training and diet regiment. I have also signed with MAX MUSCLE SPORTS NUTRITION who will be providing me with their excellent line of protein powders. I continue to grow my training business and my website http://www.RichBodyFit.com will continue to be enhanced. This next year will be very good for me to simply lift hard and eat big. LET THE GAINS BEGIN!!!
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