Hopefully this is how its done, but I am gonna start my "official ANIMAL Forvm Journey" on the site as of today.
A little backdrop to this, I have been lifting since the tender age of 13 when i received my first weight set. Since this time, I have actually logged the better part of all my workouts and diet plans in binders, some 16 yrs worth of paper journeys. When i was a kid i was pretty fat, 180 lbs by the age of 12, which is weird cause some 12 years later i did my first competition in the light middle category at 174 lbs.
From the age of 13-17, every christmas, birthday, gift giving, whatever all i asked were for more of those plastic york weights, that i setup in my parents basement, building my Own "Breach" type gym, i still have over 800 lbs of weights, some benches and an old rusty cable machine down there for when i head home. I loved comics, superheros and wanted so badly to be superman early on, as well, seeing the old musclemagazines, i was always mesmerized by the physiques on Arnold, Zane, Nubret, and my fav. Lee Priest.
Thats basically why i took the Forvm Name of Beach91, its my ongoing and neverending quest and journey to create a physique reminiscent of those in the era of Musclebeach, the golden age of bodybuilding.
From the age of 18-29, i have been living in the big city here in Manitoba, In Winnipeg, were I have done several Manitoban and Canadian shows. I have been as heavy as 242 and 30% bodyfat in the offseason and as light 159 lbs at 3% bodyfat on stage for the Canadian Qualifiers. My best placings include 2nd in the Welterweight division at Provincials in Manitoba, 3rd in light middle at the Manitobans and 3rd at the Canadian Natural World Qualifiers. Its weird, I had never intended to do shows, but loved the challenge of trying to diet down and get lean enough to step on stage. I have no problems putting on weight, but dieting down is a whole nother game, i have done keto and low carb diets, and have relied on 2 hrs of running, yep running, cardio a day to get lean, my body simply does not like being lighter than 185 lbs, and it is always a struggle to get "stage lean".
After having done several shows, i have come to the realization, that Like Dorian Yates has said, i prefer the training and the battle to get to the show because of the challenge involved, but the actual getting on stage isnt the most enjoyable thing to me. Not sure why, but thats how i feel
anyhow thats my background and a bit about me, the reason for my Journey, one which I am on, which will never end, but one that I do enjoy, is to still create that perfect body that I have a picture of in my mind, I aspire to create that Musclebeach physique, albeit covered in tattoos, but that is what i fight for day in and day out
anyhow, thanks for stopping by, lets continue on this 16 yr trip to the sands of that hallowed beach!