Shortly after completing the RTO, I attended a local bodybuilding show called Nevada State at the Grand Sierra Resort. On that faithful day in June of 2012, I became even more inspired to make a change..
I was immediately mesmerized by the effort each bodybuilder put into his/her body and I wanted to take my body to the next level. The next day I started my 12 week show preparation for the Tahoe Show Bodybuilding Competition. I successfully placed 1st in Figure C Class and it was one of the happiest moments of my life.
That fall I decided to go into off season to build more muscle for the following spring to compete in another bodybuilding show. Simultaneously, I trained for my first powerlifting meet in Modesto, CA in that December. I placed 3rd in my weight class and it made me feel very accomplished with the strength I demonstrated.
Shortly after the powerlifting meet, it was “go time”; time to dial my diet back in, to get ready for my next bodybuilding show. I competed at the Contra Costa Bodybuilding Show in Hayward, CA in May of 2013, and placed 4th out of 15 competitors. I then went to the NV State Bodybuilding Show at the Grand Sierra Resort in June 2013 placing 1st out of 17 competitors.
During the Fall of 2013, I decided to give myself another off season to prepare for the Governor’s Cup Bodybuilding Show in Sacramento, CA.