Dels First time show prep - Page 13 - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

**hackskii** · 14-02-2007, 02:49 PM

I want those legs, I will trade you strait across for my 4 wheel drive Jeep.
Deal Del?

You got some nice legs dude.

What do you do for Quads?

LEWIS · 14-02-2007, 02:57 PM

cant believe the difference in the last few weeks - excellent mate

in the double bicep pose your arms seem bigger now than last week, crazy.

legs got lots of shape mate - nice one

Delhi · 14-02-2007, 03:38 PM

First of all, thanks each and everyone for your kind comments they really give me a wee boost (And when prepping you need it).

It is strange posting up pics; It almost feels like entering the dragons den (Even though I know most would not critise on this board) but one becomes VERY critical of of thier own body when doing this. If I have said it once I will say oit a thousand times the hardest part is the mind games......

Kind comments are nice but I must not get carried away, I have a long way to go and my focus must remain with the objective of "Being the best I can".

Thanks again guys.....................no pics for a couple of weeks now (Unless Psarb asks for specific poses).

HACKS:
If you want a pair of these legs here is my routine (Though currently doing things a little different Pscarb advice), but I do think having the right mentality is a MUST when doing legs (I LOVE leg night):

SQUATS
8X pyramid to 1RM (Dels form tip; Keep your legs close (6-8 inches) and point feet at 5 to 1 position)

LEG PRESS
4 X 50 (Should be in agony by rep 35) I alternate between foot positioning

LEG EXTENSION
4 X 8-12 (with as much weight as you can handle) Tip: when you are burnt out get yer mate to sit on the pad so that your leg taks his weight and resist till you cant hold anymore (REAL PAIN)

STATIONARY LUNGES
4 X 8 each leg (I do these a little different from most doing a sort of bounce thing that means I never get to lock out and therefor take the strain off the muscle) I find this hard to explain but hope you get the idea.......

Delhi · 19-02-2007, 03:12 PM

Hi All,
Just a quick thread to let you all know whats been going on.

I have stuck to the diet / training as prescribed. I did however replace one of my protien shakes with a tub of cottage cheese (it was an emergency!!!)

I also spoke with Paul on the phone for a while on Friday, and I can say he has perked me up and made me feel good (Nice one ;) ), he reminded me that all the mind tricks are "Normal".

Other than that I am always knackered now due to the increased cardio, though I expect this to get better once I get used to the new intensity. People are constantly commenting on my face / body that it is now a daily occurence, this is good as it is also an indicator that things are progressing.

Oh yeah, and I now have 10 weeks on Sat till the show (I thought it was less than that LOL).

I will post a more in depth update later this week

ah24 · 19-02-2007, 03:41 PM

Sounds good del, keep it up!

**Tinytom** · 20-02-2007, 10:47 AM

Awesome progress Del

as for posing you should have a look at some of the old posing vids done by Shaun Ray and others as this will give you an idea of the type of movements, I have loads of this stuf on my PC at home so I can burn you a DVD if you want.

I practice posing normally every night but th elength depends on my mood, sometimes I get so p*ssed off with it that I just stop after 20 minutes.

What you have to remember is that posing is very hard to practice, anyone who has done a show will attest to this. I did some practice over the weekend while I wasnt dying and I was sweating buckets by the end.

However it does get easier as the diet gets further in as you can see everything better, there's a tendancy by new competitors to 'over pose' which means that they basically look like they are sh*tting themselves (red face, gritted teeth etc) the real posers will not look like its an effort to pose and this makes the whole physique look much better as its a more pleasing picture.

**hackskii** · 20-02-2007, 03:47 PM

Not to mention trying to flex many muscles all at the same time, Id think that would be the hardest thing of all.
I am not that coordinated.
But like they say, practice makes perfect.

Delhi · 23-02-2007, 12:05 PM

Hi Everyone,

Well I think its about time I gave everyone a detailed report on whats happening..........................

Well I have been REALLY busy work wise, so not had much time to keep you all updated on whats happening with the diet.

I am sure you will be happy to hear that even though I have been somewhat absent from posting I have stuck to the diet / training 100% :lift:

I have lost another 2 pounds since last week and probs made some more noticable improvements since my last pics (Though when you see yourself in the mirror you dont notice too much on a day-to-day basis).

I am going to refrain from posting more pics till next week at earliest (Every 2 weeks is enougth).

On another topic I visited the "Extreme nutrition" warehouse earlier in the week and bought some whey and Instone puddings.
I live / work a mere 5 mins away from this warehouse and didnt even know it existed LOL

Needless to say they now have my patronage...(And 3-4 of my friends too LOL).

I also had the opportunity to visit my old gym again last night. And to be honest I was nervous about training returning as my old training partner would be there. Its not that he is a bad guy but it would be the first time he has seen me with a top off for many months, and he can be critical (Says what he thinks type guy). So I was nervous about him saying something like "You look skinny / small etc".

Well I am glad to report he said the exact opposite saying "You look in great shape Del, very lean and toned". this was a relief as small comments can play with your mind in this game......................

Anyway onto the bones:

MENTAL STATE:
I have been so busy with work and training etc that I find myself just "Getting on with things".
I am really excited to see how I look come show time...............
The same old rollercoaster is still happening though (One day thinking I look great, the next thinkining I look fat, small etc

DIET:
No change here, only to add that I can now replace one shake with a protien pudding whenever I NEED to.

TRAINING:
As per previous post

45 mins cardio 6 times per week at the moment, I find it tough but I am getting better ED
I have started to pose more often, but still need to get the finger out with this one..............

GEAR:

CRAZY STUFF:
I was in ASDA a couple of nights back and when I was passing the reduced section I noticed there was fillet / sirlion steak at reduced prices.

I thought "Superb, I will get me some meat cheap and bung it in the freezer".
So I started to chuck some in my trolley, the more I put in the more I was thinking "Thats another £2 saved"..........and on and on............

I took my shopping home and thought right lets get this meat into the freezer. It was at this point I realised just how much of this stuff I had bought...................................Over 20 packets (Around 35 steaks) LOL

I looked in the freezer and there was about 2 square inch of free space........LOL.............Oh Sh1t what do i do here???????

I decided in my wisdom to chuck out all the food I decided was not necesasry (Which turned out to be almost all of it LOL).

Later (The long suffering) Mrs Delhi returned and went to get something to eat from said freezer...................Here is the conversation:

MRS D: Whats all this?

Me: Its great innit?

MRS D: There is nothing but fcuking meat in here

Me: I know I saved a FORTUNE for us in the long run, infact I reckon about £80

MRS D What did you do with ther other food?

Me: I gave it to my mum / friends

MRS D: Congratulations ya ****, you just gave away around £100 of food

Me: Ohhh...................................LOL

ah24 · 23-02-2007, 12:14 PM

LMAO poor Mrs D
Its amazing how quickly food fills up space, we have one HUGE american style fridge/freezer (you know the real wide silver ones)
Then in the garage a small fridge and a chest freezer. Last time i went shopping i had to put some chicken breasts in my friends freezer:(

Glad all is going well though mate, bet ya well excited now!

DB · 23-02-2007, 12:33 PM

ahh del!! mrs delhi is upset??

send her my way she can have some sausage at mine

**hackskii** · 23-02-2007, 02:40 PM

Poor Mrs. Del

TypeR · 23-02-2007, 02:52 PM

same thing happend to me exept i bought 180 eggs as my punishment ive had eggs every day for my lunch now since i bought them..it has a recoil affect in the evening though muhmuh!!

Keep up the good work del i am enjoying this thread

Ben

MASSIVEMONSTER · 23-02-2007, 05:50 PM

Del,

whats your stats at present? Height and weight?
You are making good progress from the pics, best of luck!

Captain Hero · 23-02-2007, 08:08 PM

this thread makes for great reading, Nice one Del

Delhi · 27-02-2007, 08:53 AM

Hi All,

Well last night was THE worst night so far..................

Not because of any other factor other than it was my 30th birthday

What with all my mates asking me to attend a drinking session (Declined) and my wife, son and daughter making me a cake that I could not eat.
To top it all of it was a low carb day.

I did however have a fantasic session in the gym..........LOL

If yesterday has taught me one thing, it is that I am commited to this for sure!!!!!
And while I have a LONGGGGGGG way to go, I know I will do this.

So again another "Sacrifice" has been made, and I can tell you now the more time that passes the more I understand it when Paul, Tom, Ninepack, supercell etc etc go on about "respect" amongst athletes / competitors.

NO matter what placing someone recieves at a show, provided they are in good condition they will have my respect.

Nuff said.......................................onwards and upwards.

14-02-2007, 02:49 PM	#181 (permalink)
hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 23,769	Re: Dels First time show prep I want those legs, I will trade you strait across for my 4 wheel drive Jeep. Deal Del? You got some nice legs dude. What do you do for Quads? __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

14-02-2007, 02:57 PM	#182 (permalink)
LEWIS Getting HUGE! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: south wales Posts: 1,138	Re: Dels First time show prep cant believe the difference in the last few weeks - excellent mate in the double bicep pose your arms seem bigger now than last week, crazy. legs got lots of shape mate - nice one

14-02-2007, 03:38 PM	#183 (permalink)
Delhi Bigger, Better, Stronger Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: North Posts: 1,940	Re: Dels First time show prep First of all, thanks each and everyone for your kind comments they really give me a wee boost (And when prepping you need it). It is strange posting up pics; It almost feels like entering the dragons den (Even though I know most would not critise on this board) but one becomes VERY critical of of thier own body when doing this. If I have said it once I will say oit a thousand times the hardest part is the mind games...... Kind comments are nice but I must not get carried away, I have a long way to go and my focus must remain with the objective of "Being the best I can". Thanks again guys.....................no pics for a couple of weeks now (Unless Psarb asks for specific poses). HACKS: If you want a pair of these legs here is my routine (Though currently doing things a little different Pscarb advice), but I do think having the right mentality is a MUST when doing legs (I LOVE leg night): SQUATS 8X pyramid to 1RM (Dels form tip; Keep your legs close (6-8 inches) and point feet at 5 to 1 position) LEG PRESS 4 X 50 (Should be in agony by rep 35) I alternate between foot positioning LEG EXTENSION 4 X 8-12 (with as much weight as you can handle) Tip: when you are burnt out get yer mate to sit on the pad so that your leg taks his weight and resist till you cant hold anymore (REAL PAIN) STATIONARY LUNGES 4 X 8 each leg (I do these a little different from most doing a sort of bounce thing that means I never get to lock out and therefor take the strain off the muscle) I find this hard to explain but hope you get the idea.......

19-02-2007, 03:12 PM	#184 (permalink)
Delhi Bigger, Better, Stronger Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: North Posts: 1,940	Re: Dels First time show prep Hi All, Just a quick thread to let you all know whats been going on. I have stuck to the diet / training as prescribed. I did however replace one of my protien shakes with a tub of cottage cheese (it was an emergency!!!) I also spoke with Paul on the phone for a while on Friday, and I can say he has perked me up and made me feel good (Nice one ;) ), he reminded me that all the mind tricks are "Normal". Other than that I am always knackered now due to the increased cardio, though I expect this to get better once I get used to the new intensity. People are constantly commenting on my face / body that it is now a daily occurence, this is good as it is also an indicator that things are progressing. Oh yeah, and I now have 10 weeks on Sat till the show (I thought it was less than that LOL). I will post a more in depth update later this week

19-02-2007, 03:41 PM	#185 (permalink)
ah24 Getting HUGE! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: crawley Posts: 2,767	Re: Dels First time show prep Sounds good del, keep it up!

20-02-2007, 10:47 AM	#186 (permalink)
Tinytom super-hypno-moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Babylon Posts: 5,907	Re: Dels First time show prep Awesome progress Del as for posing you should have a look at some of the old posing vids done by Shaun Ray and others as this will give you an idea of the type of movements, I have loads of this stuf on my PC at home so I can burn you a DVD if you want. I practice posing normally every night but th elength depends on my mood, sometimes I get so pssed off with it that I just stop after 20 minutes. What you have to remember is that posing is very hard to practice, anyone who has done a show will attest to this. I did some practice over the weekend while I wasnt dying and I was sweating buckets by the end. However it does get easier as the diet gets further in as you can see everything better, there's a tendancy by new competitors to 'over pose' which means that they basically look like they are shtting themselves (red face, gritted teeth etc) the real posers will not look like its an effort to pose and this makes the whole physique look much better as its a more pleasing picture. __________________ We are what we do. Excellence is therefore a habit not a skill. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. - Code 'UKM 110' for an extra 5% discount To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Also mod at To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Sponsored by Extreme Nutrition - Almost an unfair advantage

20-02-2007, 03:47 PM	#187 (permalink)
hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 23,769	Re: Dels First time show prep Not to mention trying to flex many muscles all at the same time, Id think that would be the hardest thing of all. I am not that coordinated. But like they say, practice makes perfect. __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

23-02-2007, 12:05 PM	#188 (permalink)
Delhi Bigger, Better, Stronger Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: North Posts: 1,940	Re: Dels First time show prep Hi Everyone, Well I think its about time I gave everyone a detailed report on whats happening.......................... Well I have been REALLY busy work wise, so not had much time to keep you all updated on whats happening with the diet. I am sure you will be happy to hear that even though I have been somewhat absent from posting I have stuck to the diet / training 100% :lift: I have lost another 2 pounds since last week and probs made some more noticable improvements since my last pics (Though when you see yourself in the mirror you dont notice too much on a day-to-day basis). I am going to refrain from posting more pics till next week at earliest (Every 2 weeks is enougth). On another topic I visited the "Extreme nutrition" warehouse earlier in the week and bought some whey and Instone puddings. I live / work a mere 5 mins away from this warehouse and didnt even know it existed LOL Needless to say they now have my patronage...(And 3-4 of my friends too LOL). I also had the opportunity to visit my old gym again last night. And to be honest I was nervous about training returning as my old training partner would be there. Its not that he is a bad guy but it would be the first time he has seen me with a top off for many months, and he can be critical (Says what he thinks type guy). So I was nervous about him saying something like "You look skinny / small etc". Well I am glad to report he said the exact opposite saying "You look in great shape Del, very lean and toned". this was a relief as small comments can play with your mind in this game...................... Anyway onto the bones: MENTAL STATE: I have been so busy with work and training etc that I find myself just "Getting on with things". I am really excited to see how I look come show time............... The same old rollercoaster is still happening though (One day thinking I look great, the next thinkining I look fat, small etc DIET: No change here, only to add that I can now replace one shake with a protien pudding whenever I NEED to. TRAINING: As per previous post 45 mins cardio 6 times per week at the moment, I find it tough but I am getting better ED I have started to pose more often, but still need to get the finger out with this one.............. GEAR: CRAZY STUFF: I was in ASDA a couple of nights back and when I was passing the reduced section I noticed there was fillet / sirlion steak at reduced prices. I thought "Superb, I will get me some meat cheap and bung it in the freezer". So I started to chuck some in my trolley, the more I put in the more I was thinking "Thats another £2 saved"..........and on and on............ I took my shopping home and thought right lets get this meat into the freezer. It was at this point I realised just how much of this stuff I had bought...................................Over 20 packets (Around 35 steaks) LOL I looked in the freezer and there was about 2 square inch of free space........LOL.............Oh Sh1t what do i do here??????? I decided in my wisdom to chuck out all the food I decided was not necesasry (Which turned out to be almost all of it LOL). Later (The long suffering) Mrs Delhi returned and went to get something to eat from said freezer...................Here is the conversation: MRS D: Whats all this? Me: Its great innit? MRS D: There is nothing but fcuking meat in here Me: I know I saved a FORTUNE for us in the long run, infact I reckon about £80 MRS D What did you do with ther other food? Me: I gave it to my mum / friends MRS D: Congratulations ya ****, you just gave away around £100 of food Me: Ohhh...................................LOL

23-02-2007, 12:14 PM	#189 (permalink)
ah24 Getting HUGE! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: crawley Posts: 2,767	Re: Dels First time show prep LMAO poor Mrs D Its amazing how quickly food fills up space, we have one HUGE american style fridge/freezer (you know the real wide silver ones) Then in the garage a small fridge and a chest freezer. Last time i went shopping i had to put some chicken breasts in my friends freezer:( Glad all is going well though mate, bet ya well excited now!

23-02-2007, 12:33 PM	#190 (permalink)
DB UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SW London Posts: 11,463	Re: Dels First time show prep ahh del!! mrs delhi is upset?? send her my way she can have some sausage at mine __________________ DB To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. often imitated never duplicated To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. DB sleeps with a night light. Not because DB is afraid of the dark, but the dark is afraid of DB. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

23-02-2007, 02:40 PM	#191 (permalink)
hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 23,769	Re: Dels First time show prep Poor Mrs. Del __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

23-02-2007, 02:52 PM	#192 (permalink)
TypeR Hulk Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kent Posts: 1,417	Re: Dels First time show prep same thing happend to me exept i bought 180 eggs as my punishment ive had eggs every day for my lunch now since i bought them..it has a recoil affect in the evening though muhmuh!! Keep up the good work del i am enjoying this thread Ben __________________ MmMm

23-02-2007, 05:50 PM	#193 (permalink)
MASSIVEMONSTER Gym Addict Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 329	Re: Dels First time show prep Del, whats your stats at present? Height and weight? You are making good progress from the pics, best of luck!

27-02-2007, 08:53 AM	#195 (permalink)
Delhi Bigger, Better, Stronger Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: North Posts: 1,940	Re: Dels First time show prep Hi All, Well last night was THE worst night so far.................. Not because of any other factor other than it was my 30th birthday What with all my mates asking me to attend a drinking session (Declined) and my wife, son and daughter making me a cake that I could not eat. To top it all of it was a low carb day. I did however have a fantasic session in the gym..........LOL If yesterday has taught me one thing, it is that I am commited to this for sure!!!!! And while I have a LONGGGGGGG way to go, I know I will do this. So again another "Sacrifice" has been made, and I can tell you now the more time that passes the more I understand it when Paul, Tom, Ninepack, supercell etc etc go on about "respect" amongst athletes / competitors. NO matter what placing someone recieves at a show, provided they are in good condition they will have my respect. Nuff said.......................................onwards and upwards.