Road to the Vancouver Open Regionals - 1 Day Out Lots to Still Do

Just one more day to go now till the Vancouver Open Regionals, if I'm not ready, well that's on me now. I feel I have done everything to plan and I feel like I have achieved a look I am happy to bring to the stage. Last year I was about 5 pounds lighter at weigh in (182, this year I was 187). I feel like I am close in terms of similar body fat percentages, that hopefully means I have an additional 5 pounds of muscle which may not seem like a lot, but for me it does make a big difference when put on in the right places.

Today was all about getting my carbs in, making sure to get some walking in, do a full shave down and exfoliation so the tan will stick, and I also did my at home spray tan to get me a few shades darker so the actual show spray tan will hit hard.

I had to make an appearance at the show location for the athletes check in where I also made a few changes to the categories I will be competing in to make sure I was not standing on the stage alone. I am now competing in Men's Physique Open with I believe 4 or 6 guys? I also entered Classic Physique Open with 14 guys total on stage (Big Class!), and I also signed up for Men's Physique 55+ joining 2 other guys. Not sure if I will place in all these categories, obviously my best shot will be in the Men's Physique 55+.

Road to the Vancouver Open Regionals - 2 Days Out Bring on the Carbs

Only two more sleeps till I get on the stage once again for the Vancouver Open Regionals. Peak Week always flies by, it is a very exciting week as everything comes together or at least I hope it all comes together and so far so good. Last night I started a little bit earlier this time with the carbs adding them in the evening. Today it's all about hitting my carb goal with the least amount of damage in terms of overall calories. According to my food plan, I will consume around 3300 calories along with a little over 500 grams of carbs. My food will be rice cakes, oatmeal, sushi rolls and I did have an Apple Fritter along with a hash brown during my Tim Hortons walk today. That will be the only bread grain I will be having for the day.

Today I also did a full upper body workout, went for seven miles of walking, did my posing practice several times and did a full body scrub to start the exfoliation process in preparation for my spray tan. I felt pretty good through almost all of it with only one time during my dog walk that I had to fight some tiredness that came over me. Luckily the tiredness did not last too long!

If you have some time then watch my video as I showcase todays Carb Fest along with some clips of my workout.

Road to the Vancouver Open Regionals - 4 Days Out Getting a Workout In

It's getting super close to the Vancouver Open Regionals now! 4 days out and still in a super low calorie and low carb mode for a couple more days. Getting my 6 miles of walking in (2 hours of walking), hitting a 1 hour workout and today I had a visit with my posing coach to get one last posing session in before the show.

I am down to about 185 pounds but a lot of that is due to not having much water or glycogen in me, when I do carb back up I should gain a good 7-8 pounds back.

At the later end of this video I have some exercise videos for you of me at my local gym that I walk to (Anytime Fitness Langley). It was a busy day with all the activity , working from home and my visit to Jeff my Posing coach but I got it all done.

Road to the Vancouver Open Regionals - 5 Days Out Full Day of Eating

Only 5 more sleeps till the Vancouver Open Regionals and today is going to be mostly about the eating side of things, I do throw in a couple walk and talk and weight training sets into the video along the way, but for the most part I show you the food I am eating, or lack there of food, as I am only allowing myself around 1500 calories total for the day.

Here is what I consumed...

Breakfast(210cal 22carb 7fat 18prot):

• Built Bar - Brownie Batter Puffs, 1 bar. (140cal 14carb 3fat 17prot)
• Tim Hortons - Coffee - Small, 1 Cream, 1 Sugar. (70cal 8carb 4fat 1prot)

Lunch (249cal 4carb 8fat 43prot):
Maple Leaf - Natural Selections Oven Roasted Turkey Breast, 191g. (171cal 0carb 2fat 41prot). 

• Kotidakis - Greek Yogurt Dip, Tzatziki, 2 tbsp. (50cal 2carb 4fat 2prot).
• Western Family - Baby Dill Pickles With Garlic, 60 g 2 pickles. (8cal 2carb 0fat 0prot).
• Northumberland - 18% Creamers, 1 creamer. (20cal 0carb 2fat 0prot).

Dinner (671cal 16carb 25fat 91prot):

• Kraft - Parmesan Grated Cheese, 10g. (40cal 0carb 3fat 4prot).
• Skotidakis - Feta, 30g. (90cal 2carb 7fat 6prot).
• Iceberg lettuce, 2 cup. (14cal 3carb 0fat 1prot).
• Onion - White Onion, 0.5 cup chopped. (32cal 8carb 0fat 1prot).
• Renee's Gourmet - Spring Herb Italian Vinaigrette, 3 tbsp. (60cal 0carb 6fat 0prot).
• G Hughes - Sugar Free Carolina Style BBQ Sauce, Sweet Heat, 6 tbsp. (15cal 3carb 0fat 0prot)
• Chicken breast, raw, skinless, 350g. (420cal 0carb 9fat 79prot).

Snack (454cal 30carb 18fat 46prot): 

• Bio-X - Power Whey Complex, Chocolate Peanut Butter, 1 rounded scoop. (140cal 4carb 3fat 25prot).
• P28 - Pancake Dry Mix, Buttermilk, 0.33 cup dry mix. (160cal 22carb 2fat 14prot).
• Butter, salted, 1 teaspoon. (32cal 0carb 4fat 0prot).
• Egg, 1 egg. (72cal 0carb 5fat 6prot).
• Kirkland Signature - Whipped Cream, Real, 5 tbsp. (50cal 4carb 4fat 1prot).

Totals: 1,584cal 72carb 58fat 198prot