LeeB

Rianabol - that avatar pic is something am really proud of... cos in all honesty am not as thick and chunky (muscle-wise lol) as that pic makes me look.. or i wasnt, maybe this year... but i had practiced and practiced that particular pose for a long time with my wife louise guiding me in our kitchen.... after seeing a pic of Rob feesey doing a side chest in the beef.. how he posed to make the most of every single muscle group and make himself look bigger than he actually was made me push myself to get it right... so when i look at that pic.. i remember all the times i was in my kitchen late at night.. shattered.. wanting to sleep.. but with louise telling me it was important i get it right!! now thats why louise is so important for me when am dieting.. not only will she stay up when shes also tired.. but shell cook for me when at times am a miserable c*nt to put it politely!

zara, remind me which shows your doing? i know have asked this before but my brain is swiss cheese at the best of times! lol have seen your photos and your looking fantastic too! all that hard work is worth it believe me! ill be amazed if you finish up without some nice silverware to polish!

and dougie. thanks very much for those words. it means alot when someone with your reputation in this sport says those things about me (makes a change from calling me a fat southern tw@t lol).

i am very lucky to have a good.. no excellent.. team around me. and am very greatful for everyone who helps me!!

one of my main goals of this last year was not simply to add muscle or improve areas of my physique... but to put myself in a position with both my training and my family life where me competing regularly is not a drain on my kids or my wife or anyone else around me. so far this has been a success.. i see bodybuilding as a long term thing for me, and in all honesty although i see myself as sh*te right now.. i want to go far as an amateur, and hopefully am in a position to do that over the next few years.