Magic Torch

Was Contest Prep thread now rebound/bulk thread


Prelude:

Well as there are a good few lads this year competing in the Classic class who post on UK-Muscle, I thought I may as well get mine up here too. It should be a decent class this year and I have no doubt it will be very competitive!

Having read Dave's thread and also Rob's for his show I have decided to post up my thoughts and journey here too. I have been a member on UK-M since 2005 and joined this site as a 23 year old guy looking for advise on gear after stickin a needle in my bum with out even thinking about it, then coming on here to get some info after....as many many people do. As I recall, I got a kick up the **** from PScarb and then had a little run in with DB about something else......LMAO four years on I consider DB to be one of my closest mates, a guy who I look up too in the BB'in world (and in his whoring ways ;) ) and the guy who is also going to help me do the best I can at the Brits this year.

History

I qualified at the Hercules last year, Scott Hortons show, awesome guy and great show. I only really did it as a laugh, Baz and I were in Ibiza and I needed a detox when we got back, he was dieting for the Brits, he said why not do it too and hit the Hercules the week after....at first I thought not, I didn't think I'd be ready and also that I was far too small.

After seeing Baz do his first show and the rebound he got from it, I thought hell why not, and I started my prep 10 and a half weeks out....

It was a tough prep, I was living in Southend 1hr and 45mins from work, my GF hated the BB'ing and offered me little to zero support....I was getting up at 4am to catch the train to london for 5.15 so I could get my hour cardio in before I started....I would also get home at 8pm then train and then do cardio and prep food - often until 11pm....not ideal....

I did it tho, 10 weeks later I was there! I did not have much time to practice posing before the show, I actually had no routine (did it show ) but I got up there....the way I was feeling before the show I didn't care if I came first or last, I was just happy to have made it and get to rebound lol. It was good having Colin there as a first timer to get through it together, and Littleluke and Pob were both sound backstage with advise (**** taking mostly lol)...

When I got on stage and they called out the results, I was happy as a pig in sh1t....2nd place! I shook Sean Ferguson's hand and the lad who came 3rd (cant remember his name but nice bloke) we did pics and then I walked off stage....then Scott called me back and gave me a bit of paper....wasn't sure what it was and walked off stage, looked down and saw 'Invite to the Britsh Finals' I laughed out loud and thought well there goes the mad rebound hahaha....as I walked out Darren Ball was getting ready for his guest posed to I laughed to him, see you at the finals mate! I couldn't believe it, on the same stage as Daz ball (one of my fav am physiques)...

Got out to the audience and saw Baz, Luke, Pob and all my mates was quality feeling, then when I walked round to see Paul Scarb. Thinking back to the first posts on here when he was givin me advise it was so nice to have him compliment me, made me really happy, then I saw James L and he said I could have done better if I sorted my posing out (I think it was actually 'fcuking posing' ).

I couldn't believe it, hearing praise from guys like that, ppl you look up to, it was amazing. We all went to Nandos after, it was prob one of the best nights of my life, such a good day. The only real drawback was my GF did not stick around, after my class had finished I went out to see her and she told me she was going home, I had to stick around and watch Baz compete and help him tan etc, but she just went.

What Happened Next

I got home that night and had a massive row with her, from there it got worse and basically 3 weeks later, I had moved out and was staying in a spare room at Miss BC's house. I'm not going to talk about the 6 months after that, it was hard the ex gave me the ultimatum about training and her, and our relationship was very one sided anyway, I figured I couldn't give up anymore for her, so I am glad I went on my own. I didn't train that much (2-3 times a week) and I drank a lot and even smoked for a couple of months, it was a tough time, I had gone from being financially sound living with my GF of almost 8 years to living in a house share. I thank Miss BC and Baz and my mates for looking after me in this time, I didn't know if I'd sort it out. But I did. I watched James's DVD one night, and some parts of it really hit home, I stopped the fags and started training and eating properly again. Thats all in the past now.

I have a new GF (Who I met through BC as she was her flatmate), and we moved in together in May (bit soon but hey life is short) and she is 100% fine with what I do, she has even helped do my meals and walks with me in the mornings sometimes, awesome girl

LittleChris

Pics

Biggerdave

Quite a year mate, lets hope it ends with a big trophy!!

Subscribed to this for sure, bring it on big fella

Dave

MissBC

SWEEEEEETTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT


Nice journal and starting post babe!!

I will take a hand in sorting your babboon bum out (only cause i want to be mentioned in your winners speech) So will come up with a few specific exercises to include in your training, wont be much but just enough

good luck and cant wait to see you on stage hunny!!

xxxxx much love

Magic Torch

LMAO getting done on Sat mate!

Thanks mate, yeah maybe, lots of good guys this year, whatever happens mate me and you have a Nando's with our names all over it after!

Magic Torch

Thanks B x

MissBC

awww hunny you know i was happy to help...... even though i had known you for all of like 2 weeks hahahahah, but hey thats what friends are for no xxxxx

all things happen for a reason babe, if you didnt know baz, you wouldnt have met me, and if you didnt know me you wouldnt have met sophie so its allllllllllll GOOD whoop whoop HAPPY DAYS. After what i saw you go through, im so so thankful i now get to see you happy ( and watch u win at the birts hehe) xxx

DRED

will be following this one mate

russforever

very good read, and very glad it all worked out in the end

Con

Quite the read mate! You word your posts in a fashion that makes it a pleasure to read, good luck!

Magic Torch

Now

Ok well I was due to start my prep on Monday 27th July, this week was going to be eating clean and getting ready for next week. Well having seen Dave's pics last week I thought bugger time to do some work. Sun I went out and smashed the food, loads of picky bits then KFC for lucch, more crap, Strada for dinner, more crap then bed......

Woke up at 6am on Monday moring for my first 30mins am fasted cardio

Preped my meals and went to work then did my evening workout at 8pm then 20mins cardio PWO....I guess I had started my prep lol

Diet

Diet is working on the same thing we did last time (well it worked!) so in the am and early afternoon carbs and highish fats and protein, then no carbs after weighs.

I will bring the total carbs down from all meals when I need too.

Starts at around 3000 cals (2900 on non training and 3100 on training day due to whey and banana pwo). I guess we will move down cals per week or increase the cardio to achieve the weight loss.

I started at around 210 (15st) decent condition with abs, so we will see on the pics at the weekend lol My max weight is 90kg (I think 14st 2lbs) @(182.5cm) 5'11.5", last show I was 87.6 kgs

Here it is:

jsdietbrit.GIF

Training will be the good old adapted Westside routine, Baz and I have been using this for a couple of years now, just changing bits up every now and again.

I will train like this until 3-4 weeks out then switch to split body parts I think.

Day 1 Heavy Upper

incline bench press- 3x6
Bent over rows- 4x8
weighted dips- 3x8
Weighted close grip chins- 3x6
Skulls- 3x15
standing EZ curls- 3x12
lat raises- 3x15
Hanging leg raises- 2 sets

Day 3 Posterior Chain

waist height- clean & Press – 2 working sets
seated leg curls- 3x failure
SL Deadlifts- 3 work sets
Shrugs- 2 x 12 or failure
squats- 2 x 15
one legged extensions- 2x10 each leg
oblique bends-3x15
Calves

Day 5 Rep Upper

Wide grip chin- 3x12
plate loading chest press 3 x 15
seated cable row-3x15
flat bench press- 3x15
Cable cross overs- 3x12-15
Lat raises- 3x12
incline DB curl- 3x10
close grip bench- 3x10
Hanging leg- raises 3 sets

Day 7 Legs

Squats- 2 working sets around 6 reps
Lunges- 20 paces a side
ham curls- 3x10
Stiff leg deadlifts- 3x10
extensions- 3x12
oblique bends- 3x15
Calves

hilly

nice intro mate you going to be detailing diet/supplements and training in here.

also get those pics up

glad to here about the new girl i know what its like having a girl who doesnt understand training etc. my ex would actually go out of her way to stop me training or mess my diet up but my new girl is much more supportive. this should help ure prep no end.

Magic Torch

Thanks mate, defo be good to have your input!

Thanks Russ, not sure if its all over yet mate but I am a lot more humble now for sure!

Thanks Con, awesome respect to you as a guy and a BB'er so please pop back now and again!

hilly

lol beat me to it ha.

diet looks good and training is very similar to what i have just stoped doing and i enoyed it alot.

Magic Torch

Thanks Hilly, yeah I will be recording everything, diet, training - weights used, supps - not too sure on gear yet but PM is welcome, prob bore you lot to tears with my moaning about food haha!

Yeah on the girl front its a shame eh? Still if she gave up some stuff for me I might have met her halfway but you know what I think mate? Fcuk em, if they love you they will put up with it, people always change if its not BB'ing is something else, she changed a lot and I did too (for her) but in the end you need to look after yourself...no kids involved (only two cats lol) so that is life!