🧐 Summary of my first natural bodybuilding competition 💪🏼
Channel: Blaise Bowly
Date: 2018-08-26

My name is Bowly Blaise and I’m a natural bodybuilder from Hungary. In May I had a natural bodybuilding competition back in Hungary. It’s called INBA. Perfect association if you’re a natural bodybuilder since they have strict drug testing policy. I’ve never wanted to compete because of the hype around steroids and growth hormone and things like that. I wanted to be part of something else, so I’ve decided to stay natural. It is a great journey and I’d recommend to everyone. To me, hunger was the toughest thing to deal with, but I’ve learned a lot from that. Mainly it showed me how much I can handle if I want something bad enough and I’ve used this mindset several times ever since when I felt like giving up on something else. I’ve also learned minor practical things like coffee suppresses appetite, sweeteners make me bloated, veggies, low GI carbs and lots of water help me eating less, intermittent fasting works wonders, and I always need to leave some carbs before bed otherwise I have difficulties falling asleep. I’ve learned that I lose strength no matter how hard I try not to and that counting macros while cooking could take up all my free time while making me obsessed with eating. But these are my own experiences that may or may not works for you as well. All in all, I’ve learned how complex my body is and how differently it could function from other natural bodybuilders. Just to give you some insights, in the last 2 weeks of my contest prep, I ate an average of 2750 calories, 235g protein 55g fat and the rest were carbs. Did no sodium manipulation, just kept them constant and only cut a little water 1-2 days before the competition. So, did nothing extreme, except my carb loading which turned out to be a bit much in that condition where I was. 2 days before the competition I felt way too flat, so I’ve started to dig information that confirmed that I must do some severe backloading. I ate like 1300g carbs in that 2 days, got overloaded a little bit but learned my lesson. I came 3rd place and was ok with the result. I must admit I wanted to win but I guess without a trainer and taking into consideration that this was my 1st show, it was a good result but deep down I knew that I should have overtaken the 2nd place with a proper carb load and posing skills. Now all I can do is to draw the conclusion learn from my mistakes and bring a better version of myself to the stage next year.

Now what I want you to understand is that we should not accept things popular on the internet. Instead, we shall use them as guidance to find and map how our body reacts to different things regarding eating and muscle building. The method that works for me is massive action taking with trial and error.
Trust me in the last 6 years I’ve tried all major training styles in bodybuilding and even did powerlifting and CrossFit as well. Experimented with most of the popular legal supplements on the market and tried different aspects of eating. Vegan is something I must try soon but I know it’s going to be a battle for me. I hate the stereotyping saying bodybuilders are dumb. Could not be further from the truth especially if we talk about natural bodybuilding that is completely different from bodybuilding in general. Here to succeed, you need to have good knowledge and patience to try several tactics and techniques. This is the way to reach your natural genetic potential. It’s a slow and long journey, sometimes it’s hard and boring and you must give up on some things or habits but once you get caught and start to love the grind and the process it gets truly enjoyable and worth every minute you put in.


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