Road to the Stage (First Show Prep)

This page archives all 178 daily preparation logs, nutrition updates, and lifting diaries leading up to my first bodybuilding competition (WWA Physique Sports) on July 19, 2026.

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• Week 29 – Show Notes / What's Next – 🤔

• Week 29 – Show - ✅

• Week 28 – Show Time – 💪

• Week 28 – Prepare - 1️⃣

• Week 28 – More Rest – 2️⃣

• Week 28 – Rest – 3️⃣

• Week 28 – Pull – 4️⃣

• Week 28 – Push – 5️⃣

• Week 28 – Quads – 6️⃣

• Week 27 – Active Rest – 7️⃣

• Week 27 – Upper Body – 8️⃣

• Week 27 – Posterior Chain – 9️⃣

• Week 27 – Active Rest – 🆎

• Week 27 – Rest – 🥇

• Week 27 – Push – 📉

• Week 27 – Quads – 😫

• Week 26 – Upper Body – 🏊

• Week 26 – Posterior Chain – 🍖

• Week 26 – Pull – 🍁

• Week 26 – Push – 🤔

• Week 26 – Quads – 🫩

• Week 25 – Posterior Chain – ⚪

• Week 25 – Pull – ⚜️

• Week 25 – Push – 🏫

• Week 25 – Quads – 🎮

• Week 24 – Upper Body – 💪

• Week 24 – Posterior Chain – 🤗

• Week 24 – Pull – 💊

• Week 24 – Push – 💊

• Week 24 – Quads – 😮‍💨

• Week 23 – Upper Body – 📝

• Week 23 – Posterior Chain – 😮‍💨

• Week 23 – Pull – 🤢

• Week 23 – Push – 🎮

• Week 23 – Quads – 🍞

• Week 22 – Upper Body – ☔️

• Week 22 – Posterior Chain – 🕺

• Week 22 – Pull – 😴

• Week 22 – Push – 🎮

• Week 22 – Quads – 🤒

• Week 21 – Upper Body – 🥶

• Week 21 – Posterior Chain – 🎥

• Week 21 – Pull – 💪

• Week 21 – Push – 🐍

• Week 21 – Quads – 😖

• Week 20 – Upper Body – 🏀

• Week 20 – Posterior Chain – 🍑

• Week 20 – Pull – 🥵

• Week 20 – Push – 🎉

• Week 20 – Quads – 🦞

• Week 19 – Upper Body – 🏒

• Week 19 – Posterior Chain – 📸

• Week 19 – Pull – 👨‍⚕️

• Week 19 – Push – 🏒

• Week 19 – Quads – 🦵

• Week 18 – Upper Body – 💪

• Week 18 – Posterior Chain – 🏒

• Week 18 – Pull – 🏦

• Week 18 – Push – 🤼

• Week 18 – Quads – 🧮

• Week 17 – Upper Body – 🚗

• Week 17 – Posterior Chain – 🎂

• Week 17 – Pull – 🪒

• Week 17 – Push – 💻

• Week 17 – Quads – 🤖

• Week 16 – Rest – 📖

• Week 16 – Upper Body – 🍩

• Week 16 – Posterior Chain – 🏒

• Week 16 – Pull – 🪒

• Week 16 – Push – 😭

• Week 16 – Quads – 🥒

• Week 15 – Upper Body – 🚗

• Week 15 – Posterior Chain – 😬

• Week 15 – Pull – 🙆🏻‍♂️

• Week 15 – Push – 🚲

• Week 15 – Quads – 🥅

• Week 14 – Upper Body – 🚲

• Week 14 – Posterior Chain – 🏆

• Week 14 – Pull – 🎶

• Week 14 – Quads – 🦵

• Week 14 – Push – 🐰

• Week 13 – Rest – 🎂

• Week 13 – Upper Body – 🧖

• Week 13 – Posterior Chain – 🥌

• Week 13 – Rest – 🍚

• Week 13 – Pull – 📈

• Week 13 – Quads – ✂️

• Week 12 – Rest – 👨‍🍳

• Week 12 – Rest – 🛒

• Week 12 – Upper Body – 🥌

• Week 12 – Posterior Chain – 🐊

• Week 12 – Rest – 😴

• Week 12 – Pull – 🤔

• Week 12 – Quads – 🥅

• Week 11 – Rest – 🥴

• Week 11 – Push – 💪

• Week 11 – Lower Body – 🥞

• Week 11 – Upper Body – 🍽️

• Week 11 – Rest – 🍖

• Week 11 – Pull – ☘️

• Week 11 – Legs – 🦵

• Week 10 – Push – 😅

• Week 10 – Rest – 💸

• Week 10 – Lower – 🔪

• Week 10 – Upper Body – 🚒

• Week 10 – Rest – 🧘

• Week 10 – Legs – 🧊

• Week 10 – Pull – 💼

• Week 9 – Push – 👨‍🍳

• Week 9 – Rest – 🧳

• Week 9 – Lower – 🦈

• Week 9 – Upper – 🏨

• Week 9 – Rest – 🚆

• Week 9 – Legs – 🎂

• Week 9 – Pull – 🛍️

• Week 8 – Push – 🎮

• Week 8 – Lower Body – 🤼

• Week 8 – Upper Body – 💊

• Week 8 – Rest – 🤒

• Week 8 – Legs – 🥽

• Week 8 – Pull – 🤒

• Week 8 – Push – ⛓️

• Week 7 – Rest – 🥈

• Week 7 – Lower Body – 🦵

• Week 7 – Upper Body – 😷

• Week 7 – Rest – Loafmaxxing

• Week 7 – Legs – 🦍

• Week 7 – Pull – 🥌

• Week 7 – Push – 🥅

• Week 6 – Rest – 💪 Posing 🦵

• Week 6 – Lower Body – 💘

• Week 6 – Upper Body – 🔪

• Week 6 – Rest – Ab Class

• Week 6 – Legs – Back Squats

• Week 6 – Pull – ❄️🚗❄️

• Week 6 – Push – Are lateral raises pull exercises? 🤔

• Week 5 – Rest – Judging Mixup

• Week 5 – Lower Body – ⛓️ Posterior Chain ⛓️

• Week 5 – Upper Body – ⛓️ Dips ⛓️

• Week 5 – Rest – 🧘 Stretching 🤸

• Week 5 – Legs – Body Scan

• Week 5 – Pull – New Program Thoughts 💭

• Week 5 – Rest – Program Switch-Up

• Week 4 – Legs – ☕💻

• Week 4 – Chest – 🐔🍚

• Week 4 – Back – 🍕 Day

• Week 4 – Arms – Trivia 🏆

• Week 4 – Legs – Pumped

• Week 4 – Chest – ✂️ Cut Countdown ✂️

• Week 4 – Back – Progress Tracking

• Week 3 – Legs – Data Time

• Week 3 – Chest / Shoulders – Cold

• Week 3 – Arms – Sauna Thoughts

• Week 3 – Legs – Machine Based

• Week 3 – Back – Easy Day

• Week 3 – Chest – Supplement Stack

• Week 3 – Rest – Vacuuming?

• Week 2 – Legs & Arms – Mass Gain?

• Week 2 – Back – 'I feel thin... like 🧈 scraped over too much 🍞.'

• Week 2 – Chest – Rest?

• Week 2 – Legs – Calfs or Calves

• Week 2 – Shoulders / Arms – Competition Update

• Week 2 – Back – Comp Issues?

• Week 2 – Legs – 💩 RDL Form

• Week 1 – Chest – More Curling

• Week 1 – Rest – Competition Research

• Week 1 – Arms - Exhausted

• Week 1 – Back - T-Bar Love

• Week 1 – Legs - Diet Thoughts

• Week 1 – Chest

• Week 1 – Shoulders - Surprise Curling Tournament

• Week 0 – Leg & Arm Day - Holidays are over!

• Week 0 – Back Day - Trap Bar

• Week 0 – Chest Day - Comp Date

• Week 0 – Rest Day - Building Phase Nutrition Plan

• Week 0 – Legs - Body Assessment

• Week 0 – Arms and Abs Day - More planning

• Week 0 – Starting Point / Plot Formulation