My first show?!

**Italianangel** · April 27th, 2009, 07:28 PM

You are coming along nicely, the color is looking better and yeah, see that is why you need to really color up, you can paint yourself deep dark brownish black and still not look as dark on stage as you do in person.
Definitely need to squeeze the water, you start the diuretics yet? Keep on sweating hard, keep leaning!

btw, craaaaazy awesome lat spread!!!!! Your posing is bang on! You are going to do well!!
Linda

**Insex** · April 29th, 2009, 07:34 PM

Excellent work, Toonces. I can see a big improvement since your previous photos and the "leanness" is starting to set in. Your poses look good too. Keep practicing on holding those poses for long periods of time, because while you're onstage, the judges will have you hold your poses for extended periods of time, which can feel like eternity.

I can't judge this from the picture, but just wanted to put it out there: Make sure your transitions from pose to pose are slow and controlled. Most guys who do a show for the first time will practice their poses, but will make sudden or jerky movements while transitioning from pose to pose. Look confident, slow, and controlled.

Excellent work thus far. You're going to win this!

**lizzyb** · April 29th, 2009, 07:58 PM

Wow.....great work!! Won't be long now huh? Haven't lost that smile yet either, lol!

**Italianangel** · May 1st, 2009, 01:15 PM

dude, your on this right?
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**Maveaider** · May 3rd, 2009, 03:53 AM

Looking amazing!

**Italianangel** · May 4th, 2009, 12:55 PM

update????? Your killing me here.......

**tooncesthecat** · May 4th, 2009, 02:25 PM

UPdate...I should have some vid of the first min of my 90 second posing (night) routine up tonight.

I am on dandelion extract, DIM for anti estrogen, tribulus and DHEA for test maintenance. Doing 45 min cardio every day now. Doing upper body/lower body splits, 2 on, 1 off...giant sets with high reps (20, 20, 15, 12) x 4.

Weight = 161. Sodium loading and drinking 1.5 gal of water/day.

**Italianangel** · May 4th, 2009, 02:35 PM

no pics? wow, what a tease!

**tooncesthecat** · May 4th, 2009, 08:29 PM

A rough draft of my first 60 seconds of my night routine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKEd6rBSlJo

**Italianangel** · May 4th, 2009, 08:39 PM

way to go!!!! Now be sharper in some of those moves you hit, like your gonna blow me away!!!! baam, baaaam, baaam!! set those shoulders on the rear lat so teh back is not too rounded or you lose the cuts - congrats on getting to this stage!!!

**lizzyb** · May 5th, 2009, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Italianangel

baam, baaaam, baaam!!

Super job! I can't wait to see the actual comp video/shots!! Truly inspiring, and still smiling

**A1food4U** · May 5th, 2009, 04:06 PM

I'd be smiling too if I was getting all that lovely feminine attention....

I like to eat too much, I can't imagine the amount of discipline your using!!!

Great work, you really look good. I think you'll place well....

**Italianangel** · May 5th, 2009, 04:06 PM

how are you feeling?

**tooncesthecat** · May 5th, 2009, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Italianangel

how are you feeling?

I feel good. I am huffing and puffing through my giant sets, but making it. I HATE cardio, but I am managing it as well. I am sleeping good. No headaches, no weird heart palpitations, no shakiness, a bit of irritability (just ask my wife

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**Insex** · May 5th, 2009, 06:35 PM

I liked the video. You look like you're ready to compete, and your poses and transitions look good. Is that the same song you're going to pose to while onstage?

**tooncesthecat** · May 5th, 2009, 07:12 PM

Thanks Insex! That is the same song but there are about 30 more seconds (total of 1.5 min).

**wil** · May 6th, 2009, 04:38 AM

Awesome toonces!!

How are the butterflies?

Oh... I like that tune too. Evanescence with the dude from 12 Stones thrown in.

**gYmgIrL** · May 6th, 2009, 05:01 AM

Toonces you are amazing!!!!

Go you! I'm so inspired and proud and feel like my good friend has really conquored something incredible!

You sooo rock my world!!!

!!

**tooncesthecat** · May 6th, 2009, 05:58 AM

Thanks Wil and GG! A few butterflies but I need to just keep practicing and I'll be on top of it. GG, you sooooooooooooo ROCK yourself! Thanks for the kind words

(Wil, you rock too...)

**Italianangel** · May 11th, 2009, 02:13 PM

update, update!!!!! *braaack* update....