Yea that's right, YOUR THE MAN!!!!!!!!!!
When Mr World Bill Grant says your a body sculpter and conditioning sets you apart from the competion at the Garden State (and you beat his man for the Overall Masters) you know you were spot on.
Great Job!!!!!!!!
Conditioning, Conditioning, Conditioning.
I hope the boys at the Masters Nat's did their homework or they will be really sad when they see the package you're bringing.
We all are very proud & look forward to celebrating your success in Pittsburg.
Yea, that was pretty cool. It was also a great honor to receive my trophy from him! Old School Bro!!!
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure".
Sorry I've been away for a bit. Spent a week at my summer home in the Poconos for some much needed R&R after the Nats. Internet/cell service is sparse up there, which is why I love it. Just me and the bear, deer, fish and groundhogs....LOL! Back to work on Tuesday and....Wham! Back to reality....busy week!!!!
OK. This will probably be my last entry for this journey and then I'll start an off season one. Holy shit did it go by fast now that it's over! Didn't seem so at the time though; but like I said, we love it because it's what we do!
It was a good run this year. Won th PA masters, 2nd open heavies. Won the Garden State masters, 2nd open heavies (should have won the hole damn thing. I don't usually bitch about calls, but that overall should be mine....blah, blah, blah....it's over and behind me. Move on Kenderdine!).
The Masters Nats was a great experience even though I got my ass handed to me. Didn't get called out until the fourth round and finished tied for 16th. After the novelty of post contest binging wore off it definitly started to sting a bit (had a few "moments" while alone at my summer home). My weekend was over by Friday night. Wasn't as sharp as the week before. My cousin TimK and I knew I was in trouble early friday. Not that it would have made a huge difference as there was a lot of quality muscle in Pittsburgh and I was soundly beat. Maybe I would have moved up a little. The generally feeling by me and my crowd was that I should have made the third round at least. But, it was an extra day of off season eats!!! And again, it's over and I'll will take from it the positive, focus on getting better and what I need to improve and go back next year and show the judges and better DaveK. I ain't leavin this game with a 4th round callout at the nats...no freakin way! That is all that I can control.
Congratulations to Vinny for his much deserved overall win! I had a tanning appointment with him on Friday morning and when he took his shit off it was clear that the battle was for 2nd place. He was dialed in! Big, separated, hard, dry and sinewy. His IFBB Pro Status was long overdue. Great job Vin!
I want to thank everyone that replied to my journey for your encouagement and support and Universal for great products that definitly brought me to a new level. My cousin TimK and BigAnt for their invaluble help, guidence and support during my prep. You guys know where I'm coming from. Words need not be said but I share my victories with you. Tim...team forever bro!! Thanks to my family for being there with me along the way and putting up with my shit since March 4th....
.....and of course my wife and best friend Debbie. She works so hard and does so much for our family but always makes time for me and my passion. She never questions and is always there with undying love, understanding support. I truely couldn't do this or anything else for that matter without her by my side.
Alright, enough of that stuff, this is the ANIMAL boards afterall....all I can say is 2009 will see a bigger and better DaveK. Took a week off after the Nats and started back on Monday. Ate what I wanted during my week off but now my diet is back on. Gotta take advantage of that rebound! Playing with a three day carb rotation. Two low and one high. Basmaiti, grits, red meat and sushi back in the meal plan. Some shit meal too once a week. Training right now is 2 on 1 off with the biggest difference being rest no more than 1 minute between sets, sometimes dropping that number to 30 seconds. Cardio still three days per week for 30 minutes. Will get into it a little more in my next journey.
Until then....peace brothers!
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure".
DaveK. Great post. Glad to see you've been doing well. While you may not have done well at the Nats, 2/3 isn't to shabby. Qualifying for nats isn't to shabby either. Can't wait to see what you'll do in '09.
Competition History -
2008 SSA Asylum Power - 16-17 age, 198 pound class, 330-230-410
2009 IPA Jersey Power Challenge - 16-17 age, 198 pound class, 390, 235, 490, 1115 total - All world records at the time
2009 IPA World Championships - 16-17 age, 198 pound class, 400, 245, 460, 1105 total
DaveK. Great post. Glad to see you've been doing well. While you may not have done well at the Nats, 2/3 isn't to shabby. Qualifying for nats isn't to shabby either. Can't wait to see what you'll do in '09.
It was great to post with you along the way. Many more I'm sure. BigAnt and I are going to try and make the gathering in New York soon. We're working out the details now.
Train hard brother.....it's what we do!!
Peace - DaveK
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure".
It was great to post with you along the way. Many more I'm sure. BigAnt and I are going to try and make the gathering in New York soon. We're working out the details now.
Train hard brother.....it's what we do!!
Peace - DaveK
That would be very cool. I don't know for sure if i'll be able to make it out, but I will do my best to make it out as well.
Competition History -
2008 SSA Asylum Power - 16-17 age, 198 pound class, 330-230-410
2009 IPA Jersey Power Challenge - 16-17 age, 198 pound class, 390, 235, 490, 1115 total - All world records at the time
2009 IPA World Championships - 16-17 age, 198 pound class, 400, 245, 460, 1105 total
Dave, congrats brother. You may not have finished where ya wanted but like ya said it was a good experience. I saw ya about a week out and you were looking good. Few minor tweaks and youll be there brother. Hope to catch ya at the gym next time I'm in the area. Hope all is well.
"I do it because I can, I can because I want to, I want to because you said I couldn't."
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You can be stronger than me, you can be bigger than me. But there's no fucking way you'll out work me.
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