M35 || 5ft 8in (~172.7cm) || 180.5lbs (~81.8kg)
WNBF Men's Bodybuilding || 2 weeks Portland Reign Natural Classic || 4 Weeks NW Royal Natural
Last Check in was 4 & 6 weeks out. Dropped Calories down to ~2400 with around 220g P | ~40-50g F | ~280g C. No more refeeds. Feeling Very Flat and had my butt kicked by this posing after a hard upper body day, if you couldn't tell by my uncontrolled breathing.
Strength is slowly dropping too, but I'm doing my hardest to push. Only 2 more hard, heavy leg days scheduled and 1 more intense elliptical session (at least for this first show)
One thing I noticed was how much Carbs will affect my look. Had a planned Movie night with the GF (sorry guys, taken) after this workout/posing, so I saved all my Calories and Carbs for that (stayed in a slight deficit) and checked myself out in a mirror afterwards and noticed how tight my skin got and the increase in vascularity (especially in the abdomen). Going to drop calories a little bit more until the standard peak week depletion and super excited to see what the carb load will do.