On March 20, 2021, I competed in my third bodybuilding competition. I competed as a Classic Physique competitor in the OCB organization. There were 9 other guys who I competed against. They broke us up into two classes. Class A and Class B which were divided by height. Class A I believe was 5'8 and under. Class B was 5'9 and up. I'm not exactly sure of the height cut off for this exact show but I know for sure they divided us by height. Me being 5'9, I was the shortest one in Class B. When my coach and I looked at the roster a few days before, he saw that and said they are going to put you with the tall guys. I looked him in his face and said "I can hold my own!"
Throughout my prep for this show, I was not nervous one time. I was only excited. I took 3 years off from the sport (I will reveal why in a later post). My mindset was win or lose, I'm going to bring my best and I want everyone else to bring their best and lets put on a great show. My overall goal was/is to win a pro card. I ended up coming in first place in my class but I was beaten for the Overall which would have earned me my pro card. I did not win my pro card but I can live with that because I know I worked as hard as I can during my prep to bring the best physique possible to the stage. I was just beaten by a better competitor that day.
In my previous competitions I would always be nervous on stage. All of the time I took off from competing, the thing I did most was practice posing. So going on stage and doing something I've done so many times before was exciting to me. I once saw a video of one of my role models Kobe Bryant. In this specific video he said his confidence comes from preparation. He said that he's doing something that he's done already thousands of times before, so whats one more time. When I heard that I knew whenever I was nervous, it just means that I didn't prepare enough. I brought this same mindset to the stage with me and I believe it showed to the judges. My coach and I posed time and time time again and it was just something I was comfortable doing. Now Kobe was not saying, he wont mess up or miss a shot, but he gave it his all. Same with me, I may have messed up a pose or didn't flex my legs or didn't crunch down on my abs, but I can sleep at night knowing I gave it my best effort.
In the 2019, I had someone watch me pose. He liked what he saw. I used to always tell him things like I don't think I look that good, or Im not ready for a show, or always say something negative about myself. He looked me in my eyes and said "that's your problem. YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!" He was absolutely right. I did not believe in myself. I'll never forget how I felt when he told me that. If he can spot that, I'm sure other people did as well.
I stepped on the stage and it was Showtime. Me having this insane level of confidence is what my Brand "NO DOUBT NO FEAR" is all about.
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