My first year as a senior, this was like a new start, I had an amazing junior run with the shows that I had done and now this was the true test on how I would match up against the best in New Brunswick, I was 22 years old and I had taken 2 years to get ready to go against these guys, I knew I needed much more size and also to keep my level of conditioning to go with it, so in the 2 years I took off I put 20 pounds of muscle on, I felt with this much muscle added to my frame I would be hard to beat. With each show I added an incredible amount of protein and carbs so that I wouldn't lose any of my progress that I had made, there was a major difference for this show, I was out on my own i.e.,,pay for it all my self,,ha ha ,,but I had a plus in my corner, I worked for a company called Winning Ways, we sold Gym wear and protein supplements, it was all good because I got my sups for cost, when I started my diet I was 175lbs very puffy, lol, my goal was to be at the top of the lightweight class, biggest in the class would also give me a greater chance to win, I developed a schedule that was flawless at 5:30am meal1, then gym, meal 2. 8am then sleep till 12pm, meal 3. then meal 4. 2:30pm then work for 3:30pm meal 5. supper 6pm, meal 6.at 9pm then home for sleep, everyday for 14 weeks, eat sleep and train and fit work in-between, lol, my whole body looked different with this much more muscle I couldn't wait to see the end result. So there it was the last week before the show and I had taken a week of my holidays to go to Moncton to stay with my dad and my brother and it just so happened the show was also in Moncton so it worked out great, so then came the day before the show, the weigh in, this show was huge there was alot of competitors and I felt very good with how everything turned out, ripped is how I was going in, I was 150lbs that night and by morning I carbed up another 6 pounds, so I was extremely full and lots of veins, lol, now the waiting game, back stage I have this rule find a spot and don't move, focus on what is about to take place, go through my pump up in mind before I do it and picture what the crowd will see when I come out, this really helps confidence and avoids the "I'm lost feeling" or "where do I pump up" or "where is my t-shirt", lol, (Mike Kats), so then I hear in the back ground "lightweights start pumping up" like a robot I'm up and I'm getting ready, down for push ups then dumbbell curls then side laterals then upright rows, dumbbell rows, with in 6 mins I'm super pumped and can't wait to peel the shirt off and have a look, I usually will wait to the last one, but this year I was first to disrobe and it was like looking at a stranger big full and hard, then it's show time--on stage they call out the mandatory poses as we go through them I'm squeezing so hard that I could throw up but the look on face says "its all good!" then the routine and the crowd exploded with cheers, the end results was 7-0 vote and it was stamped into the books, I was the light weight Mr.New Brunswick 1996!!
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