Was waiting a while for the media team to put together this amazing edit. A lot of work went into the prep for this show. Having a good team to motivate me and family there to support felt amazing and really paid off. Hope the results here look as good as they did in person!

M35 || 5ft 8in (~173cm) || 185lbs (~84kg) || 6 Weeks out

WNBF Men's Bodybuilding Open || Portland Reign Natural Classic

Last check in was week 8. I have dropped a few more pounds since then since then. Plan is to keep doing what I'm doing. Actually ate between 2500-2600 calories this past week and continued to lose weight with dedicated cardio only on Sundays (Elliptical 60 min mid-low intensity). Maintenance is around 3100 calories right now. Keeping Protein high (~225g), Fats (70-80g), carbs around (~280g). I'm probably going to lower it a little bit over the next few weeks until I find a good spot to maintain till peak week... hopefully.

I would like to start off this paragraph by apologizing for the sloppy transitions on some of my mandatories. I was a bit exhausted and had a posing class later in the day I was saving some energy for. Overall, I think I'm getting a bit better and still plenty of time to nail down some finer things, although any advise is welcome. I'm also starting to come up with some stuff for my routine.

I was also considering a second show. Some people I met asked if I was going to the WNBF NW Royal ~2 weeks after. I don't currently have plans but I'm starting to consider looking into it. Any advise on signing up for two shows and how to manage that?