Mind = Blown
Had my initial contest prep consultation yesterday morning with Roc Shabazz, IFBB pro, former 202 competitor, and NPC head judge. We went over some details about diet, lifestyle, training history, and then I stripped down to my underwear and he took a look at me. Weaknesses include hamstrings, lower/middle back. No surprise there as I've been working around 2 lumbar herniated discs since my early 20's so that area has suffered. I've recently made changes to my training in an effort to bring these up. He said I'm holding a lot of muscle and he just needs to "fill in the holes". Said he'd like to see a little more "cap" to my medial delts, but he complemented me on my quads, chest, and arms.
Here's the part that blew my mind...
When I commented on doing the NPC Georgia in July, he said, "NPC Georgia? We're going to get you qualified and send you straight to Nationals." What?!?!?! I never expected to hear that I'm ready for a National level show this year. So it sounds like the plan is to do the NPC Coastal in August and hit a National level show right after that while I'm still peaking. I'm certainly not jumping to conclusions but it's crazy to think that I may be competing for my pro card in 2015. I have a lot of work to do in the meantime.