1 Day Out - Almost There - Vancouver Open

The time has gone by so fast in this contest prep to get to the stage foe the Vancouver Open and the work is done other than just trying to fine tune my water and fullness for show day by ramping up the carbs and filling in from a very depleted state.

No matter what happens tomorrow I will be OK with it as a little over a year ago I was not sure if I would even be a part of this world anymore. The idea of doing a show was the furthest thing from my mind, I just wanted to survive and be around for my family and be able to be a somewhat productive person for myself and the people in my life.

Well my excitations have been surpassed beyond belief, and this contest prep has solidified that in my mind, I am not only back to a state of good health but I feel better than I have can remember going back even into my teens and early 20's. Nothing short of a miracle had been bestowed upon me and I am thankful.

So what does this video compose of mainly? Some eating, some exercise, some grooming and preening, some contemplation about life and this journey in particular, Some self doubt but not too much...

2 Days Out - Bring on the Carbs - Vancouver Open

Over the next couple of days before the Vancouver Open I will try my best to vlog as much of each day as I can, or at least the more interesting stuff. At 2 days out I get to start carbing up, and so for me that is super exciting since I have been eating almost nothing but protein and veggies with very little carbs now for several months...

Today's video really focuses on me eating a bunch of carbs but I also have some walk and talk and a bit of posing which I think is really looking good now. I mean I still need to keep working on the posing but I am lean enough now that I am able to make what I have (Down sized a bit for this show) look pretty good.

I didn't talk a lot about how I am feeling in this video, that will be more for tomorrow in my 1 Day Out Video but I can say I feel really good, hunger has been very manageable and energy has stayed high even during peak week. It is amazing what a healthy heart can do for a fellow :)

3 Days Out Last Workout - Vancouver Open

As promised here is a workout video, now only 3 Days Out from the Vancouver Open. I do get requests to make workout videos and even though right now I am pretty tired in the gym, and the idea of having to setup a camera and make a point of recording workout videos is yet one more thing I have to add in to my day... That said I don't get this lean very often and having a video record of it is probably a good idea :)

So I did what I could, I again used my Insta360 GO2 Mini Camera as I can stick it just about anywhere as it has a magnetic mount setup. This way I did not have to mess around with a tripod and this was a lot less inconspicuous for sure.

Today was mainly an upper body focused workout and was my last scheduled workout before the show, so I did a quick 5-6 sets or so for Chest, Back, Shoulders and the added in a few extra accessory exercises for Traps, Abs and Calves, (Calves didn't get recorder). I did not go too hard as I don't want to get any inflammation before the show. Over the next couple of days I may do some exercises mainly just to get some blood flow into the muscles to help with Glycogen intake.

Love This little Guy - The BETAFPV Pavo Pico

Even with all the contest prep going on I really wanted to get a quick flight with one of my FPV Drones. It kind of relaxes me and allows me to get everything out of my mind for the 5 or so minutes of battery I have while I am flying around. An FPV Drone requires 100% concentration or it will end up in a tree or lost in some bushes somewhere.

I have a strange addiction to the smaller super compact FPV drones and now have a bit of a collection of them all well under 250 grams some even under 100 grams and most have digital Video System which allow me use them with my DJI Digital Goggles that have a 1080p screen. The difference in quality between an analog VTX and a digital VTX is very remarkable. This higher video quilty allows me to navigate the world I am flying in surprisingly well, with few surprise branches jumping out at me and shortening my already short flight times.

In this video I take out my BETAFPV Pavo Pico FPV which I installed a DJI Vista VTX in, this is the older DJI Digital Video system but what you see in this video is exactly what I see in my DJI Goggles while I am flying it.

5 Days Out Update Video - Road to Vancouver Open

We are in the home run now with only 5 days before I show my final result at the Vancouver Open Fitness Contest. In this video I go over how I am feeling physically and mentally, if I think I am ready or not for the show, what my plans are day to day and also how my resent carb load went and if it was enough carbs or maybe I need more?

I can say I am for the most part happy with this contest prep, I have stuck to the plan 100% and so far the results are exactly as I envisioned them to be. Health is on my side this time and it makes all the difference as my body is not fighting me anymore. I will try and get some more videos out this week but we will see how it all goes, for sure I will make some shorts so make sure to keep checking back on my channels for those videos to stay up to speed with how everything is going day to day.