Apr 21
“To see a man beaten not by a better opponent but by himself is a tragedy.” Cus D’Amato Throughout this whole blog series on “Be Perfect Today”, I’ve harped on the mental discipline of training. I’ve ranted on about being perfect. A day ago I received a FB msg from a ‘friend’ who strongly suggested that what …
Apr 20
“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell or a hell of heaven.” John Milton We’re less than 3 weeks until the E-Cup. How are you approaching your contest prep? Is this something you HAVE to do, meaning it’s a chore, it’s drudgery, it’s hard, and you don’t …
Apr 19
Today wasn’t a particularly good day. I got invited to go to a Non-NPC contest up north by my good friend, Tony Ruggiero. He had an extra ticket. I’ll do free any day. So I said I’d go. I’m thinking prejudging starts around 10 am like normal NPC shows, but noooo…this thing starts at 8:30 …
Apr 18
I had such great feedback on yesterday’s blog that I decided to see if I could come up with a few more competitor questions for you guys. These are a little more…uhhh…rambunctious, if I can be so bold, but they’re real questions that I’ve gotten and I’m sure just about all of you have asked …
Apr 16
Today’s blog is a light-hearted look at some of the questions I’ve been asked over the years and the situations I’ve run across. The questions don’t change. The competitors do. In fact, I’ve answered the same questions over-n-over so many times, I can second-guess the person answering and will usually answer the next 2-3 questions …
