Yesterday was the last bikini competition I will ever do. From now on it is going to be figure competitor training. I came in 4th place, which I am satisfied with. The competition was a tough one. It was the first international competition that I have competed in. The competition was about 50 percent American, 40 percent Australian and 10 percent other European countries. The Australian people really dominated the competition. All day long I was admiring how amazing the figure competitors looked. What is interesting to me is they all say they do not do cardio because it breaks down muscle tissue. That makes sense, but it is going to be hard to let go of the cardio. If I want to get that kind of body that is what is has to happen. The competition was a lot of fun but, it feels kind of good not worrying about one coming up in the near future. My next one will not be until June. I need to take about a month off from the gym. Some of those nagging muscle strains I have will only get better with rest.The best thing that came out of yesterday was getting to know Sylvia. Sylvia is a bodybuilder that I met at the Sacramento show, she was competing yesterday too. We exchanged phone numbers, she plans on taking some time off and competing again in June. Hopefully she will do the same event I will be doing. I believe if you come away from something making new friends that it was worth all of the hard work put into it.
