Back To the Stage

[J.Halladay]

Sitting at 3 days out from my first show in 2 years. Excited, nervous, anxious, hungry, TIRED...I will be doing Garden States on Saturday in an attempt to re-qualify for USAs this July. If i feel like i bring a package that will be a threat on the national stage, i will be going right back into prep mode on Sunday for another 5 weeks and will do USAs - if i am not happy with the package that i bring this weekend, i will be shutting it down for the year - BUT the plan is to kill it this weekend and carry some momentum over to USAs prep. I have had some very productive time off, really hammering my back and legs (teamed up with Meadows in the off season) two of my biggest weaknesses. I am excited to get on stage this weekend and see what the final results look like. I will be posting pics, workouts, and my diet here. Feel free to follow along, and ask away!

Today my diet looks like this:

Glutes/Low back + Abs + 30 mins Cardio

Meal 1:
16oz Whites
8oz Red Potato


Meal 2:
10oz tilapia
1/3 Cucumber

Meal 3:
10oz tilapia
1/3 Cucumber

Meal 4:
8oz tilapia
3/4c Cream of rice

IMMEDIATE PRE- 3 RKT’s (yes i still get Rice Krispy Treats some days :) )

**TRAIN Chest + Bi’s + 20 mins HIIT

PWO:
8oz Skinny Beef
1c Jasmine Rice + 1 MUFFIN


Meal 5:
8oz tilapia
6oz red potato

Meal 6:
10oz tilapia
1/3 Cucumber

Meal 7:
10oz tilapia
1/3 Cucumber

Tomorrow looks like this - so far...:

(SODIUM CUT FROM ALL MEALS)

30 mins LISS Cardio

Meal 1:
20oz whites
1/3 Cucumber

Meal 2:
12oz tilapia
1/3 Cucumber

Meal 3:
12oz tilapia
1/3 Cucumber

Meal 4:
10oz tilapia
1/3 Cucumber

30 mins PRE PUMP- 10oz Café Bustello coffee

IMMEDIATE PRE BODY PUMP—3 RKT’s

PUMP WORKOUT + 20 mins Posing

Meal 5:
8oz Skinny Beef
3/4c Jasmine Rice

Meal 6:
12oz tilapia
1/3 Cucumber

Meal 7:
10oz tilapia
1/3 Cucumber

[C.Coronato]

here we go!

[J.Halladay]

here we go!

Yes sir! Trying to follow in my main mans footsteps - 1st show an overall, 2nd show a big top 5 finish. Back on the grind today, no days left behind.

[J.Halladay]

Today will be the last heavy leg day before USAs - will have most likely 2 more volume ham days (been doing hams 3 times a week since garden states) and one more volume quad day, but today is the last heavy day. Energy is gone, but motivation is high. Ready to kill this last full week and leave nothing behind.

[G Diesel]

Inspiring to witness your progress, my brother. Finish this thing strong.

Peace, G

[J.Halladay]

Inspiring to witness your progress, my brother. Finish this thing strong.

Peace, G

Thank you brother - it means a lot to me, especially coming from someone i have so much respect for. Your words always help get me to that next level.

[SMuncey]

Sitting at 3 days out from my first show in 2 years. Excited, nervous, anxious, hungry, TIRED...I will be doing Garden States on Saturday in an attempt to re-qualify for USAs this July. If i feel like i bring a package that will be a threat on the national stage, i will be going right back into prep mode on Sunday for another 5 weeks and will do USAs - if i am not happy with the package that i bring this weekend, i will be shutting it down for the year - BUT the plan is to kill it this weekend and carry some momentum over to USAs prep. I have had some very productive time off, really hammering my back and legs (teamed up with Meadows in the off season) two of my biggest weaknesses. I am excited to get on stage this weekend and see what the final results look like. I will be posting pics, workouts, and my diet here. Feel free to follow along, and ask away!

Today my diet looks like this:

Glutes/Low back + Abs + 30 mins Cardio

Meal 1:
16oz Whites
8oz Red Potato


Meal 2:
10oz tilapia
1/3 Cucumber

Meal 3:
10oz tilapia
1/3 Cucumber

Meal 4:
8oz tilapia
3/4c Cream of rice

IMMEDIATE PRE- 3 RKT’s (yes i still get Rice Krispy Treats some days :) )

**TRAIN Chest + Bi’s + 20 mins HIIT

PWO:
8oz Skinny Beef
1c Jasmine Rice + 1 MUFFIN


Meal 5:
8oz tilapia
6oz red potato

Meal 6:
10oz tilapia
1/3 Cucumber

Meal 7:
10oz tilapia
1/3 Cucumber

Tomorrow looks like this - so far...:

(SODIUM CUT FROM ALL MEALS)

30 mins LISS Cardio

Meal 1:
20oz whites
1/3 Cucumber

Meal 2:
12oz tilapia
1/3 Cucumber

Meal 3:
12oz tilapia
1/3 Cucumber

Meal 4:
10oz tilapia
1/3 Cucumber

30 mins PRE PUMP- 10oz Café Bustello coffee

IMMEDIATE PRE BODY PUMP—3 RKT’s

PUMP WORKOUT + 20 mins Posing

Meal 5:
8oz Skinny Beef
3/4c Jasmine Rice

Meal 6:
12oz tilapia
1/3 Cucumber

Meal 7:
10oz tilapia
1/3 Cucumber

Congrats on the overall brother, you earned that!

[G Diesel]

Incredible showing, my brother. Just starting to get a sense of your potential.

Keep pushing man.

Peace, G

[naturalguy]

My man fifty grand!

[J.Halladay]

My man fifty grand!

My mannnnnn

[J.Halladay]

2 weeks out today, sitting at 226 in the morning. 2 weeks out from garden states i was 215 in the morning - ill take it :)

[J.Halladay]

Incredible showing, my brother. Just starting to get a sense of your potential.

Keep pushing man.

Peace, G

Thank you my brother. Pushing now harder than ever - this is when you find out what youre really made of.

[J.Halladay]

Congrats on the overall brother, you earned that!

thank you brother! it was (is) a pretty awesome feeling.

[J.Halladay]

Ended up with the overall at Garden States this weekend - what a cool feeling! Ive won my class before, but never an overall - man is it motivating. I got back from Garden States around 2:30 sunday morning, slept in a little, then right back on the treadmil and got to work. Got 5 weeks to bring a better package than i did this weekend. Hope to come in a few lbs heavier, and just as tight, if not tighter. Ill be updating along the way! Thanks as always for all the support from the Universal squad.

[deanna7272]

Ended up with the overall at Garden States this weekend - what a cool feeling! Ive won my class before, but never an overall - man is it motivating. I got back from Garden States around 2:30 sunday morning, slept in a little, then right back on the treadmil and got to work. Got 5 weeks to bring a better package than i did this weekend. Hope to come in a few lbs heavier, and just as tight, if not tighter. Ill be updating along the way! Thanks as always for all the support from the Universal squad.

Congrats Josh!!! I saw that you wetr doing the GS and I happened to travel to the NJ ABC at GARDEN STATE BARBELL...lol That's kinda close, right?? Haha Congrats again in your overall, and best of luck in 5 weeks!!!

[J.Halladay]

Congrats Josh!!! I saw that you wetr doing the GS and I happened to travel to the NJ ABC at GARDEN STATE BARBELL...lol That's kinda close, right?? Haha Congrats again in your overall, and best of luck in 5 weeks!!!

thank you!

[J.Halladay]

10 days away from the official start to my off-season, Jan 20th, and i am ready to sling some weights again. Currently, this is the diet that i have been following:

Meal 1: 12oz whites, 3 whole eggs, 1/4c cream of rice

Meal 2: 8oz lean protein, greens

Meal 3: 8oz lean protein, 3/4c Quinoa or Oats

Meal 4: 2 scoops Iso, 1/2c cream of rice, 1/2 tbsp coconut oil

Meal 5 - 7ox lean protein, 2c jasmine rice, 4oz pineapple

Meal 6 - 7oz Flank, 4oz Avocado, greens

Meal 7 - 8oz lean protein or 16oz whites or 60g iso

I will be changing this up as soon as I start my off-season, and will post up the new diet at that time. Ready to rock 2017, lets go!

[Appleton.Cory]

10 days away from the official start to my off-season, Jan 20th

I will be changing this up as soon as I start my off-season, and will post up the new diet at that time. Ready to rock 2017, lets go!

Looking forward to the post season progress. Interested in your off season diet. I'm not training for a show or anything, and I'm an amature lifter at best, but I'm always looking for ways to improve. Still trying to add more mass while leaning out as best I can.

[J.Halladay]

Looking forward to the post season progress. Interested in your off season diet. I'm not training for a show or anything, and I'm an amature lifter at best, but I'm always looking for ways to improve. Still trying to add more mass while leaning out as best I can.

Thats my goal this year brother, adding as much lean mass as possible, staying pretty tight the whole time. I am over the days of eating my face off to end up gaining 2-3 lbs of stage weight - going about it a different way this year, keeping it clean, but keeping cals up and trying to push good weight - i will keep everyone posted on the forum here on my progress this year!

[C.Coronato]

10 days away from the official start to my off-season, Jan 20th

Big year!