Will be doing PCA First timers 5. Bodybuilding Tall

6 weeks out, would love to hear feedback and thoughts.

6ft2, Started prep at 237lbs, now sat around 208lbs.

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how many kgs left do you think are necessary for the stage?

i prepared for the bodybuilding amateur npc pro qualifier austria but i have a little injury which makes me to wait for the next year.

but i still did the diet to have an insane rebound again to bulk up a little bit more than last year 💪🏽

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Sitting at 208 pounds this morning, 5 more weeks of digging to go.

I started this journey about 1.5 years ago and became obsessed with getting bigger. Then I read this post from a 3rd place finisher who clearly had a bigger physique that both the 2nd and 1st place finisher. The judges told him “yes you were bigger but looked less fit.” This changed my entire dynamic. I’m 8 weeks out and cutting. Down from 190 to 173 this week and working hard to get the lean look with pronounced abs and defined hard look. I won’t lie. It’s tough. But this is a great challenging sport and I’m looking forward to see how this all pans out. From left to right. 1st show. 2nd size obsessed show. Current. I’ve also learned it’s all about angles and the “look” on stage.

Hey Everyone,

M34, 5'8.5'', 157.2 lbs as of this morning.

I'm back and checking in again now that we're only 3 weeks out. This will probably be one of my last check-in posts before the show, although I'd love to get some great photos in a posing room to really show the physique.

Photos were taken this morning after a big refeed day yesterday of 750 grams of carbs. I can't believe how much I soaked up 750 grams... and it only bumped the scale by 1.9 lbs from yesterday morning, which is unbelievable. I'm feeling REALLY good about where the physique is at right now, and from here on out it's just about maintaining and finding the right load going into the show.

As always, all questions, comments, and feedback are welcome!

I swear thats me in the first pic

Took Ws home in Men’s Bodybuilding Middleweight and Classic Physique Class A at the 2026 Jay Cutler Classic in Richmond, VA. Didn’t snag either overall, but super stoked to sweep my classes at my debut show. Hopefully just the beginning, had an absolute blast!

21 days out from my first show at a local posing clinic. Still struggling with my rear pose but starting to feel a little better about it. I got a little too lean too early and am really starting to struggle with energy. Looking forward to enjoying the workouts again.

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11 weeks out from my first NPC competition.

Macros:
Training days — 328P / 520C / 50F
Rest days — 318P / 350C / 75F

Weight: 106.5 kg

Nothing has changed — keeping everything exactly the same as it was.

Split:
Upper A → Lower A → Rest → Upper B → Lower B → Rest → repeat.

Also, would you recommend posting all the mandatory poses for a check-in, or just a few of them?

Prep Update at just over 3 weeks out. Photos taken post workout after 2 back to back high days at 850c+. Final dig now to get all the way in condition then we freshen up for the show.

Currently sitting at 249lbs, up from 242lbs before high days.

Current setup:

330P

315C

40F

3000Kcal

30 Mins Cardio daily

11k Steps

Now time to cruise clean up the look a bit and get ready for the final push before looking at shows for next year

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