BC Championships - 22 Days Out - Update Posing

Here is a quick Update Posing Video of me 22 days out from the Vancouver Pro Am BC Championships where I will be competing in Men's Physique Masters and Open Divisions, depending on how I do, I am even get a shot in the Canadian Nationals later on in August :)

BC Championships - 3 Weeks Out - Mindset And Progressive Overload

A little over three weeks to go till my BC Championships being held at the Vancouver Pro Am Fitness Show. For the most part I feel pretty good both physically and mentally but at this point in the cut ones mindset can play games with them a little. In this video I talk about how I am feeling and how important it is to continue to progressively overload each workout and what is required to do so. I also show you some video clips of me doing Box Squats and Dumbbell Flies from today's workout. Enjoy the video!

Lunatik Epik Polycarbonate Apple Watch Case and Strap Review

This is not going to be a super in depth review, after all the Lunatik Epik Polycarbonate Apple Watch Case and Strap is a pretty basic product after all and at the end of the day if it does a good job of protecting my Apple Watch, Looks and fits good and holds up over time then what more can you ask for? That said, the Lunatik Epik Polycarbonate Apple Watch Case and Strap gets a clean check mark in all categories so I guess this review is pretty much done ;)

So really quickly, let's go over some of the stuff I like about the Lunatik Epik Polycarbonate Apple Watch Case and Strap... 

• I like the way the Lunatik Epik looks and how it gives my Apple Watch a more utilitarian rugged look.
• I like the quality of the Polycarbonate material used, they are holding up well and seem to be somewhat scratch and ding resistant.
• I like that the Polycarbonate material is light weight so my Apple Watch does not feel intrusive or heavy on my wrist.
• All of the mechanical aspects of my Apple Watch work perfectly including the digital crown, side button and speaker clarity.
• The Lunatik Epik strap is easy to put on and is made of a comfortable material. 

A couple of things I am not fond of with the Lunatik Epik Polycarbonate Apple Watch Case and Strap.

• The strap hold down does sometimes come lose which does not allow the watch to come off but will free the end of the strap to flail around which can get annoying, it is simple to place the end of the strap back in its clip so not a big deal.
• Getting your Apple Watch in and out of the Lunatik Epik is a bit of a chore so if you plan on changing back to your Apple Watch straps at any point you will have to go through this process each time. For me this is not an issue since I keep my Apple Watch in the Lunatik Epik Apple Watch Case all the time.
• Lastly, I was not impressed with Lunatik's support, I initially reached out to them to let them know that I was planning on doing a review and sent emails to several of their key contact emails and did not get a single response back from Lunatik. I was not asking for any freebies or implying that I expected compensation, just a simple courtesy email. 

For anyone who is using their Apple Watch during high levels of activity and would like to have additional protection for their Apple Watch while still looking fashionable, I would have to say the Lunatik Epik line of Apple Watch Cases is a great option. Lunatik also sells the Epik in an Aluminum version and also a fully waterproof version called the H2O.

BC Championships - 4 Weeks Out - My Contest Expectations

In this BC Championships - 4 Weeks Out video I talk a little about my upcoming PRO AM BC Championships Men's Physique fitness contest and what I am expecting or hoping to achieve this time around in terms of placement. One must always shoot for 1st place but be happy with the outcome regardless. At the end of the video while getting ready for my fake and bake in the tanning room, there was some decent lighting so I decided to show a quick shirtless update so you can get an idea of where I am at in terms of conditioning. This is followed by some Dumbbell Shoulder Press sets I performed in my first of two workouts for the day.

BC Championships - 4 Weeks Out - Realistic Long Term Goals As We Age

Closing in on 4 weeks out now and still feeling pretty good overall, which does help out a lot for my workouts and keeping them productive. The workouts tend to get tougher as the cut gets closer to show time. I have been splitting my workouts more often and getting the harder compound movements done earlier in the day when I seem to be more up to it and then leaving more of the accessory isolation stuff for the evenings, usually each workout is about 40-45 minutes long so about 1.5 hours per day 6 days a week :)

In this BC Championships - 4 Weeks Out Video I talk about something that I feel is really important. Which is to have Realistic Long Term Goals as we age and transition into our old age.

So many of us only look at the pursuit of fitness for what it can do for us right now, give us a better body, those six pack abs, helps us feel more attractive. But the real reason we should all be pursuing Health and Fitness is for the long term benefit we gain from it, like being bale to horse around with our kids in our 40's and 50's, or even our grandchildren in our 60's and up. How do you want to be when you are in your 70's, do you want to be able to take care of yourself and have enough strength and energy to cope with life? That can be determined by what you are doing about it right now and if you are taking care of yourself for the benefits it will bring to you in later years.

A good plan is one that is kind of conservative, that is not too extreme but at the same time puts you on track to staying healthy and fit long term while still enjoying all aspects of life. I talk about this in more detail in my YouTube video... If you watch till the end there is some workout footage of me doing some Inverted Leg Press and Cable Ab Crunches.