need a boost guys...

[bigtasty25]

Well..i just came off my 2nd show on sat night...i suprisingly took novice first as well as the overall in the nabba eastern usa's...much better than my 5th place novice finish in aug 2004. I truly did feel like a star for a night...it was insane...got plenty of pics from it too..

but anyhow..its now been 4 days after my show..and ive been pretty down lately...i have no idea what it is because i have every right and purpose to be as happy as ever. It's like all i get now from other gym members is jealousy..and wherever i go people give me a look like im too into myself (im generally very humble and a nice guy type). I just dont understand this...lately after my show it seems like all i want to do is sleep...granted my workouts have been some of the best of my life with the anabolic rebound that im taking advantage of by bulking, but still...there's something missing..maybe it's that girl in my life i can never find, or the fact that i had a bad cold for 4 weeks before my show and now i still do (need to see a doc for some strong antibiotics asap i guess). Overall i should be happy, but in retrospect im even more focused now on my npc southern states show in mid july, finishing school, etc..and im just overwhelmed i guess. I need to get bloodwork done too that i still have put off but now should. Any competitors ever get anything close to this after a show? It's like I feel like im on clomid, all emotional..but yet ive found lately im also very aggressive since ive started bulking..and my sex drive is through the roof...(now all i need is that special girl in my life)...LOL. Maybe i just need a slap in the face..lol
p.s: mods if this was supposed to go in another forum, either delete it or put it there if you dont mind, thanks.

 

[paridhm]

While I've never got on stage, I understand where you're comming from. It is just jealousy on the part of other people that you have the body and have accomplishment that they wish they had. The green eyed monster rears it's ugly head again.

 

[Sassy69]

Welcome to the FINAL PHASE of competitions:

Phase 1: prep
Phase 2: show
Phase 3: post show rebound!

Its totally normal and is a very physical thing. Think about all the pressure & stress you've been thru &you've put your body thru to prepare for this show. Not just any AAS or other hormone, body, whatever manipulations, but also the diet, the depletion, the cardio, the training, probably short on sleep, overstimulated, under-recovered. And now all of a sudden you don't have to do that anymore. Wow! Your body must be goinig "HOLY SHIT! WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO NOW???"

Its just your body and your mind trying to get back to some equilibrium after the last 3-4 months of absolute chaos for them. Your body works by finding an optimum balance of all the influences on it. And you go thru all the long term manipulations like eating at the same times, training the same way, slowly increasing your cardio, adjusting your diet a little at a tme to encourage bodyfat loss while maintaining muscle mass. Then you start to cut it below its normal comfort level. Then you come to the last week of short term manipulation w/ the water deplete, the carb deplete, any additional enhancers you may be using. Then you start loading and then you probably don't sleep all night Friday, you're on edge all day saturday. Then you WIN! PURE ECSTASY! (Congrats BTW!) And then sunday you do a little celebratory junk eating or whatever and you finally allow your body & your self to relax. Quite an anti-climax hey?

Now starts the slow process back to normal. You'll be in a funk for a little bit. Your hormones, your body, everythgn is trying to come back. You may have come off some diuretics or anti-es or whatever and its all trying to get back to normal all at once. Just allow yourself to feel a little emotionally drained, maybe try to keep to a similar schedule - go ahead & train or whatever keeps you going. But don't put pressure on yourself as far as how you "thinK" you should feel. Let your body do what it does best & just relax. ITs like PMS -- (Ok maybe you dont know what that's like...) - it happens and nothing u can do but ride it out - its not you, you aren't a bad person or pissy or moody or whatever. Its just your body trying to get back to normal.

You may have noticed you are starting to retain some water or something like that? That's also your body trying to reach an equilibrium w/ your diet. After that water deplete, slowly ease back into drinking liquids. Stay away from sodium for a week or so so that doesn't aggravate any water retention. I gained back nearly 18 lb in water retention in less than a week after my first show because I went on an eating binge right after. Loading all the shit you've cleaned out of your diet is no good - esp carbs, DAIRY (omg....), sodium, lots of liquid, heavy fats. All of that -- just give yourself a week or two to ease back into it.

Here are some of the threads that have the words "post-show rebound" in them that we've discussed extensively on the women's board. YOu can't really appreciate the magnitude of it until you've been thru it yourself.

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/search.php?searchid=1466083

 

[jorje2006]

I hear you bro. While I have never competed you can get some weird emotions happening when lots of things are going on. Maybe that you are looking for your next challenge. Sounds like the girl challenge is at the forefront of your mind. Just chill out. That kind of thing usually happens when you stop looking for it.

Congrats on the successful comp bro!!! Enjoy it and don't worry about other peoples jealousy.

A friend once told me that 90% of the people in this world don't care about what you have done and the other 10% wish you did worse. Focus on your personal success and think positive. I am a huge believer in the power of positive thinking.

 

[needtogetaas]

Welcome to the FINAL PHASE of competitions:

Wow! Your body must be goinig "HOLY SHIT! WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO NOW???"

aahhh I can think of one thing.

 

[Sassy69]

aahhh I can think of one thing.

Are you e-stalking me?

 

[steelmass]

Well..i just came off my 2nd show on sat night...i suprisingly took novice first as well as the overall in the nabba eastern usa's...much better than my 5th place novice finish in aug 2004. I truly did feel like a star for a night...it was insane...got plenty of pics from it too..

but anyhow..its now been 4 days after my show..and ive been pretty down lately...i have no idea what it is because i have every right and purpose to be as happy as ever. It's like all i get now from other gym members is jealousy..and wherever i go people give me a look like im too into myself (im generally very humble and a nice guy type). I just dont understand this...lately after my show it seems like all i want to do is sleep...granted my workouts have been some of the best of my life with the anabolic rebound that im taking advantage of by bulking, but still...there's something missing..maybe it's that girl in my life i can never find, or the fact that i had a bad cold for 4 weeks before my show and now i still do (need to see a doc for some strong antibiotics asap i guess). Overall i should be happy, but in retrospect im even more focused now on my npc southern states show in mid july, finishing school, etc..and im just overwhelmed i guess. I need to get bloodwork done too that i still have put off but now should. Any competitors ever get anything close to this after a show? It's like I feel like im on clomid, all emotional..but yet ive found lately im also very aggressive since ive started bulking..and my sex drive is through the roof...(now all i need is that special girl in my life)...LOL. Maybe i just need a slap in the face..lol
p.s: mods if this was supposed to go in another forum, either delete it or put it there if you dont mind, thanks.

die

 

[bigtasty25]

steelmass...funny =)

I actually just woke up from sleeping 17 hours..right a cheat meal consisting of pancakes in oil/butter, 3 diff types of ice cream, kettle corn popcorn with some butter on top, a little candy...and like 10 pieces of high fiber whole wheat toast (i like the taste with butter..lol), right around 9:30 pm...then i fell right back asleep..welcome to the chanko diet..lol. Now i woke up at 5 AM and got my normal things in...a little t3 to ease off of gradually, some otc diuretics, and i took a 20mg lasix because i was overly bloated. (probably also aldosterone release from sleeping and not drinking water too).

Sassy...thanks for the lift bro..that was some killer info..you're obviously a competitor too i take it LOL. Ty also jorje2006. Luckily i didnt rebound after the show...i took other competitors advice and just slowly eased back into the water and kept the sodium low, and kept a good diet with some otc diuretics and 25mg aldactone thrown in (i just came off that since it can have a mild anti androgen effect and im bulking now). So luckily my post rebound gain was just 7lbs...as opposed to 30lbs after my first show 3 days later..so i learned my lesson there lol. But the cheating thing for me is rare I only did it because i felt so out of sync...still do but im trying to relax a bit more now (as you can see by the sleeping 17 hours thing..lol).

My crazy twice a day training/cardio during my 17 week diet was get up at 1 or 2...and by the time all the crazyness was done for the day id hit the sack at 6 am or so...rinse and repeat. Throw in there school mon/wed fri at 6:45 am and you got a crazy schedule...its not just the competition training, thats a good part of it but definately not all of it..lol. Now im going to try getting up around 5:30am for my classes at 6:45, (so im not deprived in sleep..be4 after my 2nd training split id go right to school in the morning), then do my training split, 3 times a week twice a day training, twice a week once a day, and 2 days off completely (cept for some cardio). Right now i have a killer headache and cough so im gunna take something and get some serious water in, im probably dehydrated from sleeping so much LOL..prob should see the doc today so i can finally get rid of this hellish cold. btw sassy goodluck on your training for the southern states...1st and 2nd place in each class qualify for nationals...thats a warning it must be a big show, i may not place since im new to npc shows but its good for experience i think..anywhoo goodluck to ya sir

 

[Sassy69]

FYI - Southern States is a VERY big show - the 1&2nd place national qualifications are for most any national level show. Interestingly on some of the smaller shows, esp in women's BB where there are often very few competitors, if you just show up you qualify for nationals. Many people do that at the shows early in the season -- they aren't necessarily show-leaned out yet, but they use that show to qualifiy for the bigger nationals shows later in the season.

Southern States tends to be a really good show because its in Florida for one - very active BB / fitness community down there. Also its promoted by Peter Potter - who is the men's nationals contact for the NPC nationals -- good guy to get in front of. (Although be very prepared for mega politics in generalll...)

But its a good show - might catch you there!

 

[bigtasty25]

I think i may just do the Southern states next year but still go n watch the show this year...i checked out qualifications for NABBA events since i just won one, and it looks like since i got an overall in novice, im qualified for 3 yrs...so i might as well take a year off and come back bigger for the junior nats next aug for nabba (hopefully 180 or slightly over at 5'9...depends on how putting on size now goes, so i guess give or take 5lbs to that). Im really motivated to do it now so i think im possible of it...the month be4 in mid july I plan to do the NPC southern states (2007), see how i do, hopefully a better shot at a NQ at 180+ and condition dialed in as opposed to 170 tops this time around, for my height i really should be bigger anywhoo, for this level of competition..then do the junior nats (nabba) in aug...and if i qualify/do well ill try out the nationals and hopefully place well (nabba of course, not NPC..LOL). This next year i need to finish up my degree in exercise science then start nursing school in the fall (i want to go on to RN Anenthesiology later on), you know how it is with the health care field guys...lots of studying..LOL. So I gotta rest, try to put some size on, and finish up some studies before the contest dieting begins early next year. Does Nabba have pro shows, if so, are they in the states or located overseas mostly? Or is that more along the lines of International shows where you represent nabba..not totally sure on that 1. Anywhoo goodluck with your prep, if you wanted, this or next august you could do nabba junior nats and if you have a good physique with quality size, probably go on to nationals, its not a huge organization but its untested which is always nice *wink*....if you have good proportions, good tan, hard as nails conditioning, good posing, seems to be just what they're looking for ive found (and id guess npc judges have this kind of thinking too, hopefully anyway..do they?)...I'd love to get a national qualifyer at a npc show someday since i know npc is the best of the best...just gotta put more time in first since im only 24 and genetics arent on my side, gotta work with what god's given ya..heh

okay...time for bed...damn this 6:45 Am class, cant wait till its over in a couple/few weeks LOL