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For the average competitor there are no blockbuster contract offerings, no diamond rings, or fame waiting when we get off the bodybuilding stage. As such, the casual observer will never understand...

Been hearing from a lot of people that I should ride the INBA as far as I can, regardless of anything of anything else and worry about the NPC in the future. I'm seriously entertaining the idea of...

I am going to end up in the light heavies. I am walking around this offseason in better condition that I have in years past @ 205-210lbs. haninging between 10-11%BF. I anticipate being one of the...

Yeah, I'm seeing that the conditioning isn't the same. I've been getting into better condition each time I diet... and I firmly believe that conditioning wins shows. I agree, I'd like to out-class...

Yeah, I have quads for days and they grow everytime I look at a weight. I'm taking my back training very seriously this off season. I have been BB rowing like my life depends on it.

SUPERNINJA - The guy who won the America's this year in PHX. looked amazing! I decided to sit this year out, b/c I had won the Novice there 3 yrs. ago, and then I had won the overall the past 2 yrs....

No disrespect intended Kyoshi, I'm a big fan. I competed against your boy Nhon Ly in Phoenix a two years back and he was the best local INBA guy I've stood next to. Look, all I'm saying is that I...

I really think you need to trust your nutritionist. Being newer to the game, it's probably best. Keto doesn't account for carbohyrdate on a daily basis. You may be preventing yourself from getting...

Amen. Personally, I don't give a crap about the NPC, INBF, INBA, OCB, MuscleMania, IFPA or whatever. Business interests should have very little to do with a sport that...well, doesn't do a lot of...

I normally don't goof around with training fads but I tried FST-7 today for legs. It got out of hand. I went a little heavier a little deeper I into the lift than I normally do and ended up having...

Elaborate.

Dieting for a bodybuilding contest you will always lose muscle.

I tend to agree with Mr. Moody on this one. You just don't know until you try it and no two people react the same...

Well shoot, that sounds freaking awesome! Let's hope they'll take another school teacher! I checked it out and I'm going to apply too! I haven't taken my "out of shape" picture yet but I'm trying...

Sounds like a good plan. Powerlifting is probably a very good way to bulk, but powerlifting isn't really my bag. I coach the JV football team out here, so I have time to train in Aug.-Nov. but not...

ZMC - What local shows have you done? With what organizations? I'm just over in Lake Havasu and have been thinking about some of the Vegas shows.

Sadly enough I won the overall at this show. Hence the move away from the INBA to the NPC.

Yeah, you can't do much about the structural problems... but I was given calves and good bicep peaks,...

Yeah... I do realize that these pics are pretty bush league. The lighting was rough at this show. These are the two best lit (and closest) pics that I have.

How'd the show turn out?

I'm not a DC fan. How long have you been using that system? I'm more about time under tension and volume. Maybe you should consider a more Y3T-based approach. One thing that I had seen in an MD a...

Thanks for the props! I'm a natural endomorph so conditioning is a concern. My avatar pic is from my 3rd show, which I did at 180 lbs. but I overdieted and all my muscle dissapeared. This show was...

I'm planning on entering the NPC Natural Western USA in 2011. I wanted to post these pics of my last show in '09 with the INBA and get some input on how I stack up.
I've really been focusing on...

Tim - I've been wrestling with this issue for a while. I've won a few overall titles at small natty shows and feel like I've outgrown the INBA. But have been dragging my feet about about just...

Kiyoshi - What about working with Palumbo made you want to do your own diet again? I'm not looking for you to bad mouth him or anything, but I know he's always saying he'd rather have competitors...

Remember Steve Reeves? He had this theory that your calves IDEALLY should be the same size as your arms. So many trainers get on the boards and talk calves... but as a natty trainer you need to be...

We can't really help until we see some photos bro. But the carbs are probably too high for your body type. Remember, all of this is going to have to come off at some point. Gains are best kept...

It's like Kai Greene says... training hamstrings is like going to church. Do it every week and don't expect anything in this lifetime. How do you prioritize your leg training? You are super...

Here's a pic... from the INBA. Which is super clean, no diuretics at all and baaaaaaaad lighting.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31327089&id=27802805&fbid=525265596649

I'm going to just go for it. I've looked pretty closely at the results and have seen some AZ guys I've already beaten. My avatar pic I was WAY overdieted at 5'11 I was like 180. The Last time I...

The INBA has done something similar to bikini for a few years called "Physique" and it's a damned disaster at every show. Some of smaller fitness girls and a few out of shape figure girls just...

Regardless if he was 255, 262, or whatever. Hanshaw looked great & desereved the W. Man's got some serious delts on him!

Kyle Harris is that one in a million example who can stand next to chemically-enhanced competitors. Absolute genetic freaks aren't good examples. But I understand Sartir's concern. But at the same...

Kyoshi - I competed against your guy at his first INBA show, INBA America's Natural '08 (Phx., AZ). It was my 3rd contest. He won the Masters and Novice and I had the Overall. I went back the next...

I damn near killed myself dieting for shows until I found Keto. Awesome stuff. Palumbo's the man.

The INBA tests hard. Polygraph & Urine at some of the bigger shows, smaller shows they just test urine. All competitors. Is the Natty NPC just show up and compete?

I've competed in the ABA/INBA 4 times in Arizona in three years. I won the novice class in my first appearance and two overall titles since. But I think I've outgrown the INBA... and I'm seriously...