Post contest rebound gain 20 lbs. in 48 hours!
It’s your muscle building coach Lee Hayward here and my good
friend Dave “The Muscle Cook” Ruel and I are back in the gym
and taking advantage of the post bodybuilding contest rebound…
Just in case you are not familiar with the whole concept of
the post “bodybuilding competition rebound” this is how it works.
Basically when you have been on a calorie restricted diet for
months on end and then all of a sudden get a huge influx of
calories (i.e. pigging out after the show) This fills out
your muscles with water, glycogen, and nutrients. It also
sends your body’s natural anabolic hormones into over drive!
To give you an idea of just how extreme this can be. I weighed
187 pounds this past Saturday after cutting water for the
Atlantic Classic bodybuilding show. On Monday, just 48 hours
later, I’m back up to 207 pounds! A full 20 pound gain in 2 days!
Granted most of this weight gain is water, but my muscles are so
full and tight that I’m getting insane pumps in the gym. It’s
almost like my muscles are going to explode!
I just posted up a YouTube video of our first workout after
the show: Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps. We also hit a few
poses afterwards and we’ve got crazy muscle fullness and
vascularity!
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P.S.
Stay tuned because tomorrow I’m going to be posting up
a killer YouTube video of a hardcore “challenge” workout…There were 4 BIG dudes training together:
- Big Luke who is 245 pounds and built like a tank!
- Dave “The Muscle Cook” Ruel at a ripped 230 pounds!
- Big Remi at a lean and powerful 217 pounds!
- And myself, the little man of the group, at just 207 pounds
We would start each exercise with a warm up weight and
then go one after the other, each set adding more weight to
the bar and keep going until we hit failure and had to drop out.
Each exercise we did was a competition to see who could lift the
most weight or bang out the most reps!Let me tell you, this kind of training motivation and competition
will drive you to give it 100%, after all none of us wanted to be
considered a pussy and finish last!It’s going to be a kick ass video that you don’t want to miss!
Post bodybuilding contest review…
What a weekend here in Moncton New Brunswick…
It was the BIGGEST Atlantic Canadian Bodybuilding Competition ever with over 80 competitors total. I’ve never been apart of such a high caliber show before so it was quite an experience.
I was down to a ripped and dry 187 pounds on Saturday morning. That’s the leanest I’ve ever been. But even though I was in the best shape of my life and really pleased with everything. I still wasn’t at the level needed to hang with the more experienced competitors on stage. There were 10 guys in the light-heavyweight class and I placed 6th.
However, I was awarded the best posing routine of the night. That was an unexpected surprise because there were A LOT of competitors. So I was really happy with that, I worked hard on my posing and the judges could see it as well. So now I’ve got another kick ass trophy to add to the collection!
My girlfriend Patricia also competed in the figure division and she placed 2nd in the medium height class and 2nd in the masters (over 35) class. We’re both really happy with this because it was her first time doing figure and she did really well.
On Sunday we did a photo shoot with our friend Serge Bordage at his Megaflex Gym. I haven’t seen all the pics yet, but I know there are going to be some awesome shots. Serge is a bodybuilder himself and knows how to get some killer photos.
I’ve posted some of the sample ones that Serge put up on Facebook here below…
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Posing Practice 8 Days Out…
This was a practice posing session that I did last Friday.
I’m 197 pounds in the video. I figure I’ll weigh-in around
190 pounds or so once I cut my water.
I’m really happy with everything. This is the best shape
I’ve ever been in, so regardless of the outcome of the
show I’ve achieved my personal goal.
But the best part is that the week after the show I’m heading
down to Cuba with a bunch of friends for a much needed vacation,
and I’m going to be the most ripped dude on the beach LOL
I think being ripped for the beach is going to be a heck of a lot
more fun then being ripped for a bodybuilding contest 
Posing Practice 3 Weeks Out…
This is a posing practice I did at 3 weeks out from the 2010 Atlantic Canadian Bodybuilding Championships. The show is going to take place on April 17 in Moncton New Brunswick.
I’m currently 198 pounds in the video…
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I’m a big believer of taking progress pictures of yourself on a regular basis whenever you undertake a “Physique Transformation”.
Regardless of what your goal is…
Be it getting six pack abs for a beach vacation, or to look your best so you can take your shirt off at the pool parties this summer, or getting in shape for a wedding, or maybe you want to take it all the way and step on the bodybuilding contest stage. Whatever it is your are training for, you need to have visual feedback of your progress along the way.
Bottom line, taking progress pics will let you know if what you are doing is working or not, the camera doesn’t lie!
It also breaks down your big physique transformation goal into several little stepping stone goals. For example, each time you take progress pics you want to look better then your previous set of pics. And if you keep doing that week, after week, after week… Before you know it you’ll be a totally different person physique wise.
Just to show you how dramatic this process actually is, just take a look at my pics below…
The first one was taken on December 14, 2009 when I was just 2 weeks into my pre-contest diet for the 2010 Atlantic Canadian Bodybuilding Championships. The second pic was taken March 14, 2010. Exactly 3 months later, as you can see there is a HUGE difference! And the cool thing is I still have another month of dieting to tighten up even more before my contest!
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Progress pics taken 6 weeks out…
I’m currently 6 weeks out from the Atlantic Canadian Bodybuilding Championships and I feel that I’m on track for getting absolutely ripped to the bone shredded for this show!
Below are some progress pics that I took this weekend…
I’ve posted more pics on my FaceBook Fan Page. Click Here To See The Full Album.
I’m very pleased with how things are going. I’ve been following a low carb diet plan with strategic “carb & fat load” re-feed meals spaced in during the week and it’s really working well for me. I’ve been getting leaner and more ripped each week and I’ve been able to maintain strength and muscle in the process.
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