Fulfillment of a ten-year dream

[Symmetrical_Metal]

Hi everybody. Let me introduce myself. My name is Antonio, and Iīm from Mexico city. The most polluted city in the world.

Iīm 26 years old and lift weights since age 16. When I first started, I got one simple goal. To become the best of my country. I made that commitment after I saw the 1997 Mr. México Overall's posedown. You may think itīs an easy task since I live in a developing country, and most of the mass monsters live in the U.S. But no. Not easy at all.

When I was 18 I competed in the Mr. Mexico juniors, and I won my class. Next year, I got the Mr. Mexico juniors overall title. And one year after, I won the middleweight class in the Mr. Mexico. Winning was coming very fast. And the next step for me, was the Mr. Mexico overallīs title. Then I hit the wall. Planning is far away from achieving...

Since then, I had been growing year after year, and improving my symmetry, but the title always escaped from my grasp. I had won many other shows in between, but Mr. México overallīs title has always been my dream. Iīve been second, iīve been third...but this year it is going to be mine. (if God agrees).

Now, Iīm 20 weeks out from the contest, ready to give all my sweat, blood and tears once again. And I want to share this experience with you. I hope you like it and I would love to hear your suggestions and comments about my contest prep.

Thank you very much.
This game already begun...

[The Terminator]

Go for your dreams.

Are you going to be posting your contest prep for critique? As well, pictures and updates?

Go big or go home. I think you're going big.

Matt

[LOL]

Go big or go home. I think you're going big.

Matt

Sounds that way to me too

We are with you all the way, bro!

[Symmetrical_Metal]

20 weeks out diet

Thank you guys for posting!

Of course Iīm going to post my program for critique. Iīll also post my current pics, so you can see the progress through the weeks.

Right now Iīm weighting 202 pounds with 8% bodyfat.

My current diet is as follows:

Meal 1:
2 scoops syntha-6
100 grams oatmeal (pre- cooked weight)
12 almonds

pre-workout suplemments:
3000 mg BCAAīs
1/2 MD-6 tablet

post-workout suplemments:
3000 mg BCAAīs
5 gram L-Glutamine powder
1 gram Vitamin C

meal 2: right after training
250 grams chicken breast (pre-cooked weight)
125 grams white rice (pre-cooked weight)
1 banana

meal 3:
250 grams chicken breast
125 grams pasta
15 almonds

meal 4:
2 cans of tunafish (for a total of 240 grams)
125 grams of pasta
2 omega3 caps

meal 5:
250 grams of lean-beef
5 tortillas (yielding 55 grams of carbs from corn)
2 omega3 caps

Before going to bed:
1 scoop whey protein isolate
5 grams L-Glutamine
2 grams arginine / 1 gram ornithine

I try to drink half liter of water with each meal plus 1 liter and a half during my workout.
By this time, cheat meals are no longer allowed. (Only 1 can of diet-coke per day if desired) For the exeption of the post-workout banana, simple sugars are completely avoided.

I lose bodyfat with fairly ease, but I find it hard gaining weight, so Iīm focusing on gaining my last pounds of lean mass.
Right now, Iīm not doing cardio at all.

[Canuck_Muscle]

Hey there Antonio! Glad to see someone so fired up about being the best. It looks to me that ur diet is great and u have all the key things down. Will u be posting ur workouts as well? All the best for u this year and I hope u get the overall, that has long eluded u.

[Symmetrical_Metal]

Current Training Program

Thank you man! Iīm really fired up.
I havenīt posted in a couple of days because Iīm borrowing the computer.
So, here is my workout. By this time, I`m focusing in my delts for increased width. My triceps are also a priority right now. For years, my lagging bodyparts were my chest and back, so I trained them diligently, but now I need my delts and triceps to pair that level of development. Taking care of my symmetry is very important, because I have a little trouble gaining weight.

SUNDAY:
Leg Extensions
One Legged presses *
Hack Squat
Leg Press (wide foot placing)

Standing calf raises
Calf Slide

MONDAY:
Cable lateral raises*
Hammer Strenght shoulder presses
Lateral Raises
Seated Dummbell presses*
Barbell Shrugs
Bent laterals (lying on an incline bench)

Seated Calf raises

TUESDAY:
Alternate dummbell curls lying on an incline bench (facing floor)
supersetted with
Rope Extensions

Hammer Strenght preacher curls *
supersetted with
Lying dummbell extensions *

One-arm cable curls
supersetted with
Hammer strenght french press machine

Standing alternate dumbell curls
supersetted with
One-arm cable extensions (reverse grip)

WEDNESDAY:
Deadlift
Kneeling legcurl
Hammer strenght lying leg curls (one leg at the time)*

Hammer strenght toe press*

THURSDAY:
Incline dummbell press*
Hammer strength decline chest press
Cable crossovers
supperseted with
Hammer strenght incline ches machine
Bench press on smith machine with slight decline

FRIDAY:
Hammer strenght low row machine
Reverse grip barbell rows*
Hammer strenght high pull
Smith machine barbell rows
Chin ups*

SATURDAY:
Rest.

Iīll do tree sets for each exercise, and four sets for one exercise in each bodypart.
In my first set I`ll go for 12-15 reps with a good weight. In my second set, I`m shooting for doing as many reps as possible (around 8-12) with the heaviest weight I can handle with good form (Usually 25% or 35% heavier than my first set) and my third set is a little lighter than my second set, heavy yet, but beeing careful with the speed of the reps. This set is taken to failure too. When I do four sets, third set is same as second, and fourth set is described above.
Next time I`ll post some current pics and explain my calves and abs training. Any advise is welcome.

[Symmetrical_Metal]

Quarter turns current pics!

This pics were taken today, at my girlfriendīs place after one week under this program. I know Iīm hairy and looks like I have never been exposed to the sunlight, but this is how I look right now. I will update the pics every 2 weeks, so you can see the progress. Next time Iīll include some compulsory poses and be sure to take off my socks.

[Symmetrical_Metal]

Quarter turn to the right!!

[Symmetrical_Metal]

Quarter turn to the right!!

[Symmetrical_Metal]

Quarter turn to the right!!

[UkrainianGuy]

Looks like u got it going on.

[Symmetrical_Metal]

I just want to share with you my contest pics, so you can see the changes. I know I didnīt updated the journal, but I didnīt had any feedback from you. Anyways, here are the pics taken this weekend during my show.

[Dabear]

damn Antonio! awesome pics...how did you place?

[Symmetrical_Metal]

so more pics

In this show was competing last year North American Champions, Eduardo Jimenez, Omar Robles, Gustavo Baņuelos, and former middleweight North American Champ, Angel Rangel.

[Symmetrical_Metal]

I finished second place, but everybody knows i deserved better. The judges gave Angel Rangel first place, because he won a week ago his weightclass in the north american championships. Thatīs why I want to compete in NPC. Iīm very dissapointed of mexican politics when it comes down to bodybuilding judging.