Dutch Championships Body Building Schiedam

Soooo then!!! On the late side this post, but I wanted to wait until I got the class award photo in. In the meantime settled down and enjoyed all kinds of goodies!

This past Sunday, April 26, 2015, I competed in the NK bodybuilding in Schiedam and achieved a Top5 podium finish here with a 5th place in a VERY strong and biggest lineup of the day of 12 men (toppers!).

The day began full of excitement when I saw my lineup at the weigh-in! What a level! I still had to gulp and if I'm completely honest felt quite insecure. I was depleted and by far lost too much weight the last week but my conditioning was ON POINT as you have come to expect from me and have seen in the pictures I posted recently.

I went deeper in my preparation than previous times and then was pretty much finished several weeks before the race. This brought with it a lot of fatigue, irritability and tunnel focus. Been very much on myself but at the same time gave myself 120% and pushed myself deeper than I thought I could.
With the beautiful motivating words of my buddy Mustafa Sadree "you are the hardest working bodybuilder I know" I could go on stage with a satisfied and proud feeling to show my improvements.
Finally then the podium with the 12 top competitors in the -90 class. Spontaneous joy and serotones when my slip number was called in the first callout! With a top5 placement in a lineup like this, I was already completely happy and fulfilled.

You never prepare on your own, and I had a lot of support from my dear and wonderful friend Kelly Eva Edwards who helped me with my meals, took our sweet sushi out more often, prepared my meals often and had the patience to be there for me every day even though I was distant and introverted. Baby I love you and the fact that we get through this every time without a single argument or bump in the road says more than enough. Love you!!! Thanks for everything baby!

Big thanks to my Aussie brother and coach overseas Philip Meerding who helped me plan my diet, workout and cardio to get me to the pysique I presented in such an efficient and fast period of time. You've been amazing buddy. You know how much I appreciate it!

My buddy and bro Mustafa Sadree who motivated me more than once with his words I also want to thank for his critical eye and support. Together we will continue to improve in our homegym Dojo Burning Heart where topper Jerry de Jong is always there for us and supports us wherever he can. Thanks so much for all the opportunities Jer!
Also the cooperation with Bodyenfitshop should not go unmentioned. The help I get from them of course contributes enormously to your preparation and I am more grateful than I can express in words for all the opportunities I've been given.
Muscle Meat where I could always go for my meat, fish and vegetables with their top prices, products and service.
Of course I also want to thank you all for all the positive and motivating comments on the pictures and post I post. Very nice every time to read and great to know that I motivate and inspire some of you. For me, that is wonderfully motivating and rewarding when I push or can motivate even a few of you further by popping to your goals. I only hope to be able to do this more in the future!