The dust has settled. And another champion.
I want to take this moment to congratulate my athlete Agne on a contest prep that was nothing short of outstanding. Last night she stood on that stage the product of every early morning, every meal prepped and measured, every rep pushed through when she had nothing left and she was victorious. That doesn’t happen by accident.
Contest prep is the hardest thing I believe any person can do. It strips everything away and shows you exactly who you are. And let me be clear, we did this the right way. No shortcuts. No quick fixes. No pharmaceutical hand holding. In a world where people are looking for the easy button to get lean and stage ready, Agne came in and did it the old fashioned way. Hard work, discipline, zero faltering. Because at the end of the day that is still the recipe. That has always been the recipe. And it always will be.
There are a lot of tools out there today that people are leaning on to get to the finish line. And look, I understand it. But what I teach my athletes is how to get there without depending on those things. How to use food, training and discipline as the foundation so that when you walk across that stage you earned every single bit of it.
As we sat at dinner last night I told her we can go as far as you want to go. Because this isn’t the finish line. This is just the beginning.
I’ve been doing this a long time. The knowledge is still here, the strategy is still here, the nutritional precision is still here. Sharper than ever. If you’re willing to do the work I will get you to the winner’s circle. That’s not a promise, that’s my track record.
Agne I am beyond proud of you. Onward and upward. Always.
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What all of the hard work, sacrifice, and focused discipline looks like. Proud of you Agne.#
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How do champions do it?
This is what it looks like when commitment meets execution. When a coach and a competitor sit down, build a plan, and refuse to cut corners, @a.ortegaaa you showed up every day with the mindset of a champion disciplined, focused, and relentless.
The result speaks for itself:
The Results from The Texas State
True Novice – First Place 🥇
Novice – First Place 🥇
Overall Novice Champion 🏆
This isn’t luck. It’s preparation, consistency, and belief in the process. I’m proud of you, but we both know this is only the beginning. We’re not done until we’ve mastered every level of the game.
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After almost three decades in the iron game, I’ve watched amateurs and pros sabotage hypertrophy – the pursuit of real muscle growth and peak physique – by rushing reps and mishandling pre-exhaustion (PRE), as speed kills gains by cutting time under tension (TUT), the key to amplifying metabolic stress and fiber damage via controlled eccentrics (2-4 seconds). Blasting sets too fast favors ego over results, while PRE (isolating before compounds) can target lags and spare joints with moderate loads (67-85% 1RM) and 6-12 reps, but it rarely beats standard progressive overload without dropping big-lift performance. Prioritize deliberate tempos, judicious PRE in periodized plans with 3-6 sets per group, mechanical tension, and recovery for lasting size – or waste your time.
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It’s been a few days since the @leelabradaclassic Lee Labrada Classic, and Ive been reflectin on the real grit it takes to turn stuff around. As a vet bodybuilder and contest prep coach Ive guided plenty thru the trenches but @janetwangsta Janets journey shows what locked in discipline and smart strategy can really deliver.
She came to me four weeks out, way behind the eight ball not on track to peak. Switchin coaches mid prep is tough but her previous setup had her at 700 calories daily and endless cardio. Ive seen this too often coaches overlookin individualized nutrition trainin and recovery. Im old school, your coach needs to own every aspect or its a recipe for disaster.
No promises of first place but if she nailed my plan to the detail I guaranteed top five. We powered thru hiccups, and she crushed it first in 45+ Fit Model and third in True Novice Fit Model.
Janet massive congrats,proud to have dialed you in and seen that warrior spirit shine. Excited to rebuild your metabolism climb those rankings in the next shows and unlock your peak potential.
Shoutout to the NPC Texas judges for their
excellence @jordanfisher_ifbbpro Jordan Fisher for helpin Janet nail her posin and show off that hard work on stage and Lee Labrada for an epic stage to showcase it all.
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My brothers from another mother. The three amigos it was great catching up with these guys. Life gets away from us and take us and all kinds of different directions. But we get around each other is like no time has passed. Having friends like these guys irreplaceable.
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