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I've never seen my legs in such conditioning.... wish I could have held this throughout the day! ;P
I am lazy as hell, aren’t I? LOL – I apologize for another long
disappearance. Although, if you have
been following my IG and/or Facebook accounts, then you are up to date with
the latest happenings. Going back to
March 1st, the result of my INBA debut was:
1st Place, Men’s Novice Overall
1st Place, Men’s Novice Short
2nd Place, Men’s Open Tall
I am incredibly ecstatic for my performance! It’s another step towards progression as
I earned my first overall win! The
competition was fierce, even moreso than my previous two competitions with
the NPC. All competitors were very
well conditioned. The INBA put on a
great competition! It was a lot
smaller, but a more intimate production.
Of course, things could have always been better—I felt that I looked
better the morning of when I woke up on the day of the competition. Perhaps if I was able to keep that level
of conditioning all day and through the show, then perhaps it could have
given me the extra edge I needed to place 1st in the Men’s Open
Tall… The keyword was “perhaps,” and I wasn’t able to, so se la vie. Every competitor faces this
challenge. So in typical Waylon fashion,
I remain positive—“I’ll get ‘em next time!”
In all honesty, I am happy to mark this moment as the
end of my competition season. I’ve
been militant about my diet and training for almost a full year as I
started dieting in April of 2013. I
can surely use a break! I am happy
to have met so many hard working, inspirational, and fun loving people
through this journey during my prep.
A lot of good came out of it – to be a better bodybuilder, to learn
more to educate others, to achieve more to inspire and motivate others, to
kickstart my online coaching project, to become a sponsored athlete of Forged
Iron Training Apparel, to become an ambassador of HPN High Performance
Nutrition… it’s been a WILD ride!
And it doesn’t end there!
Enter the offseason…
The focal point of the offseason are my legs. I need to build these babies up. Thus, I will be taking a long offseason
to do that. My plan is to reverse
diet back to a healthy maintenance caloric level and optimize my training
towards my goal. Then slowly add
more and more calories to hover in the slight-surplus range of calories to create
an environment that supports growth.
I’ve never truly been in an offseason bulking mode for too long, but
this time, I need to keep the overarching long term goal in focus and not
be afraid of gaining perhaps a bit too body fat in the process. Of course, it’s all about the balancing
act. I will look in the mirror as a gauge and if I feel like I am not happy
with how I look, then I will scale back on my calories; but otherwise, the
long term goal reigns supreme. I am
chasing gains now.
The plan will be revealed in detail on the next
post! J
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