1 Day Out from the West Coast Iron Vancity Showdown 2020

Only one more day to go before I once again step on stage with the youngsters in Open Class at the West Coast Iron Vancity Showdown. Today was all about getting a ton of carbs into my body while getting as much posing practice in as possible to workout any of last minute details.

I even get to have a lettuce wrapped Red Robin Burger with a side of fries tonight with the family! All in all I feel like I may in fact be bringing my best version ever even at 51 years old. Who would have thought? I know that if someone is going to better me out there than they will have needed t work hard for it because I will have not made it easy for them... May the most prepared person walk away with the victory!

2 Days Out from the West Coast Iron Vancity Showdown 2020

We are so close now, it's the end of the day as I write up this post and all the really hard work is done, no more workouts to do, no more struggling through days with very little food and lot of exercise. Tomorrow I get to eat a ton of food with lots of carbs, I can hardly wait!

All that's left to do is get a couple more walks in, practice some more posing, trim my entire body, get all packed up and of course show up for my spray tan and make my way to the event.

In this video I feature a few of the highlights of the day, overall it was not a super exciting one but I managed to find a few insetting moments for you all.

For anyone that may be interested in watching the Live Stream of the Fitness show I am entered in happening this Sunday the link is below.

The cost of the live-feed will be $29.95 and will include Multi-camera angle views with a professional commentator.

2020 WESTCOAST IRON VANCITY OPEN SHOWDOWN LIVE FEED

4 Days Out from the West Coast Iron Vancity Showdown 2020

This took a bit of work but here it is a full day of me doing my thing 4 days out contest prepping for the West Coast Iron Vancity Showdown. Follow me along as I get through my day, eating, working, workouts and more...

Peak Week Begins - WC Iron Vancity Showdown

Peak Week has officially begun and I am 6 days out from the Westcoast Iron Vancity Showdown. This is when it gets real and there is zero room for anything not in the program. I will be eating around 2000 calories per day consisting of approximately 250 grams of protein, 50 grams of carbs and around 80 grams of fats each day. This will be offset by anywhere from 1500 to 2000 calories of exercise consisting of lots of walking, posing practice and of course daily 1.5 hour workouts.

The goal is to peel off the last little bit of fat I have left on me to get right around 5% body fat, currently I am just over 6%. Today I was 196 pounds, by the Friday I will probably be closer to 190 pounds as I will be carb depleted and hopefully down 3-4 additional pounds of fat. At least that is the goal!

At my Classic Physique weigh in for my height of 6 feet I can weigh 212 pounds but I will be nowhere near that weight, more than likely I will be closer to 190-193 pounds so a good 20 pounds under what I am allowed to be at for Classic Physique. This does put me at a size disadvantage over the guys that come in closer to their top weight cap but conditioning can play a big part in making me look bigger than I am and also catching the judges eyes. Hopefully the judges are looking for conditioning over size?

This week will fly by quickly as it always does, I hope to try and post more content this week for everyone so stay posted...

Full Day of Eating 2 Weeks Out

I get asked a lot about what I eat during a contest prep so I thought I would make a video of a Full Day of Eating 2 Weeks Out from my show the Westcoast Iron Vancity Showdown. I am incorporating some carbs but will drop most of them next week when I am one week out so I can carb load just before the show.

I am also eating more fats than most people would this close to a show. This is because I am well on track and when I factor in how active I am even with the fats I am usually under my calorie maintenance by at least 1000-1500 calories each day.

My diet may seem a bit unusual compared to what other people eat when getting ready for a show but this works for me and I feel having a little bit of flexibility really helps me enjoy my food while still achieving my objectives.