Pics I took @ Mississauga and South-Central Championships

[Nathan]

nathan,

how many shows have u done ?

This was my second. I qualified during my first one about 6 or 7 months ago for level 2 and then didn't qualify for provincials this time. I knew I wouldn't make nationals this year, but I could qualify for provincials probably by doing a show next weekend - it's just what's the point since i'll get beat at provincials. If I'm going to do it again, I'm going to train with the intention of qualifying for level 3, ditto nationals, and then at least have a shot at placing top three at nationals. Otherwise screw it - and I've got a fair bit of work to do to even put me in the contender category. I dunno.

I could go up to heavies and would have a better shot but don't want to gain much more size - one of the dudes who I beat last time went up to heavies and placed third to qualify for provincials. I'm too damn tall for light heavies.

 

[jackangel]

lol at the expression on your face and the contrast between your face and your 'tanned' body.

good work nugz.

 

[superqt4u2nv]

This is pics of the level 2 light heavy tops 3 and level 2 tops 3 over all

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[Sassy69]

Thx for sharing QT - Nathan you look great but agree on the water thing - you look drier in some of the pix in your album. Great physique nevertheless.

And love the "Relative Stragglers in Globular Clusters" poster paper!

 

[Smurfy]

Back at ya. Thanks for putting up the pics as well. Lots of people looked really good at this one.

dude you looked awesome!

 

[Nathan]

Thx for sharing QT - Nathan you look great but agree on the water thing - you look drier in some of the pix in your album. Great physique nevertheless.

And love the "Relative Stragglers in Globular Clusters" poster paper!

Thanks Sassy. If I do another one I have a much better idea of what to do with water depletion now. Carbing up and depletion I think I have a firmer handle on as well - I don't need to go extreme there but you really do need to cut water a lot - I was drinking water straight through and started "sipping" late Friday, though I knew the sips were too big. In the morning, I was way off and had to completely cut out the water, which helped but wasn't enough.

Thanks smurf and jack.

I have no plans of doing another right now but I think I'd come in looking much more on point if I did having made a few mistakes at this one, which makes me want to do another. Crap.

 

[needsize]

looking good bro, but i agree, I have seen you drier...same thing happened to me as well. What weight did you come in at?

 

[Nathan]

looking good bro, but i agree, I have seen you drier...same thing happened to me as well. What weight did you come in at?

Thanks man, and yeah, I def could have been drier. I came in at 190. I felt I looked too flat at the last one so wanted to make sure I was full at this one, but instead came in too watery. I was dripping on stage. I learned from it I guess.

Needto - I still think you should step on stage as a heavy dude. You'll do very well.

 

[needsize]

man I did the same thing, on friday had striations on striations, then blew it myself, and came in wet the next day
I dont know if I would quite make the heavies yet, I would be somewhere in the high 190s, but I wouldnt want to be bottom of the class anyway, if I ever go back, its at least 10lbs into that class....I just cant seem to grow anymore

 

[Nathan]

It was really damn hot out the few nights before the show and I have an attic room. I started to get a headache and felt like heat stroke might have been coming on so I decided to drink more water than I otherwise would have. Next time I need air conditioning.

I hear ya, but even at the bottom of the class guys still do well. There was one guy at the level 2 who weighed like 240, and then the other two guys were like just over 200. There don't seem to be too many massive freaks showing up though I'm sure you'd see em more at provincials and nationals.