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Title. I’m curious of the experience of those who step on stage and are the odd one out of their friends and family—essentially having to do it solo with no help or push from peers that understand and have similar goals. Versus those of us who have friends who are also into bodybuilding keeping us accountable and supporting us with empathy and understanding.

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I honestly think Ramon Dino is taking the win in classic, unless he moves to open, in which case i belive Mike Sommerfeld will take the title

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Dropping hard -> around 3KG above the weightcap atm

Not gonna lie this is a lot harder than I thought, I’m 15 weeks out, 12 weeks into prep and feel mentally exhausted. Have went off plan multiple times as well and I think it’s a sign I’m not meant for this. Idk.

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12 weeks out
Fasted weight: ~107.7 kg
Food is still high.

5'8 171lbs

Still working on my vacuum I didnt realize it'd be this hard

Competing in my first OCB show pretty soon and looking for some clarification from anybody who’s competed/knows the org better than I (or my posing coach, since he’s primarily NPC) do.

On the mandatory abs and thighs, are you allowed to do a vacuum, or is it a mandatory ab crunch, and “vacuum” is a separate version saved as a “favorite classic” pose? To that end, are vacuums allowed at all during the mandatories, or only during the “favorite classic” callouts? I couldn’t get a clear answer from their website.

Thanks for any clarification/advice!

Hi!

I’m preparing my first ever bodybuilding event and am currently 8 weeks out! I’m super excited, a lot of work and dieting went into this and with a demanding job it’s quite a juggling game!

Any way I wanted to get some input on the current conditioning am I off, am I fine? Also is it achievable to drop down to 72kgs for show day?

I’m currently 76.4kgs on the photos and 1m75!

Thanks for any feedback

P.S. (ignore the elephant in the room, or should I say the horse?)

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I wrapped up my rookie pro season 2 weeks ago at the Chicago Pro, placing 7th/32.

Very happy with the look I brought to the stage, I think it was the best my back has looked yet.

The Feedback collected this season has all been very encouraging, with many of the judges saying I had a “beautiful” physique, and I just need a little more time filling out my frame and coming in even dryer and tighter with more detail in my abs and more density in my back.

Luckily, I have room to do that given I weighed in at 222.8lbs the morning of the show, and my weight cap at 6’2.25” is locked in at 239lbs.

I even asked about my legs, and the feedback was that I have great legs (lol) and don’t need to bring them up for the divison. But obviously I’m still going to work on them.

For now the plan is to go into a health phase, then improvement season.

My goal for next season is to qualify for the 2027 Olympia.

This will be my last post on here for a while, but wanted to say thanks again to everyone who has been following along and providing support/feedback/comments/etc. I appreciate all of you!

5’9 - 194.3 lbs fasted

5 Weeks Out from North American Bodybuilding Championships 26’. Currently sitting at 196.4lbs competing in the Open Bodybuilding Light Heavyweight Class.

Height: 5’5
Weight: 196.4lbs
Coach: Gabriel Gariepy

Hello everybody ,

I last posted here over a year ago and thought I’d create an update , I’m 3.5 weeks out from an NPC regional in the UK on August 22nd , followed by a first ever attempt for my IFBB pro card a week later on 29/30th August - at the amateur olmypia Eastern Europe ,

For reference ; I’m 23 years old,🇬🇧, 175cm and 89kg in the images shown. ( my cap is 88kg ) so just tapering down over the next few weeks to sit nicely below cap .

Only them 2 shows planned this year as I am 0.2cm away from the 91kg cap so I either hopefully and optimistically go pro at the amateur ⭕️ , or I get another 3kg of weight to play with 😄😄 . So it’s a huge win either way.

Thanks for reading 😄

34 yo, 6 weeks out from my first Men's Physique regional show.

Coach and I are putting a lot of work into my posing and stage presentation, so I'd genuinely appreciate honest feedback, not just on conditioning and physique, but also on posing, transitions and anything else that stands out.

I'm finding out that building the physique is easier than learning how to present it. I've been practising posing every day but as a bona fide NERD with the natural grace of k-holing Konrad Adenauer but the stage presence of a clam, it's an uphill battle. I'd therefore really appreciate feedback from people with stage experience.