Before everything shut down I was on a pretty good roll training, eating everything. Looking good I decided i wanted to compete again for first time in 21 years. I gave up on it when everything was uncertain and closed. I still feel I want to give it a try. Yeah I just lost a lot last 3 months, didnt gain any fat, because I never do, but lost a lot of size. Couple months I'll be back where I was.
I have two things to decide.
1. Should I use GH or not. I posted that article that went over a real medical study that confirmed most of what I thought I already knew just by observation. Gh is most definitely over rated and way overpriced considering what it does. I will most definitely use insulin (regular insulin)with or without gh and thyroid. I have 600 ius of gh right now and if I did use it I would use it at 4 ius a day for the entire year and a half or so I prepared. I have very little personal experience using GH. I was a very poor university student the time I competed. I used it once for 10 months but I could only afford 2 ius every other day. I also used 10 ius of insulin 2 X a day. I put on a lot of muscle that year. I think it may have had more go do with THE insulin with the steroids and everything else. Plus I had excellent assistance. The one thing that does keep me interested in gh though is the unproven theory that it can actually create new muscle cells that you never had in the first place allowing you to get bigger then genetically possible without. Its just a theory but if true changes everything. Something did get bodybuilders to explode in size in the 1990's and that coincided with the first consistent use of gh, insulin and thyroid together. Just looking for opinions from people who have actually used it for 10 or more straight months.
My other decision is what contest to shoot for. I was looking at the Masters Nationals or Masters USA over 40. The 2019 Masters Nationals was in mid July. Very good quality contest. Still dont get turning guys pro at a Masters contest but that's become a joke anyway. Then I looked at the Masters USA, also a pro qualifier, held on December 16th 2019, horrible time to be preparing to compete and it definitely showed. I am posting pics of the overall winner and j believe he was a lightheavy and the over 40 Middleweight winner(probably class I'd be in). Seeing the overall winner turned pro I was pretty shocked. I also included me doing same pose from 1998.
I hate taking anything away from anyone, I know how difficult this is but a pro?, really? I thought they made a mistake with the middleweight he looks like a lightweight and not even a very good one, im sorry just what I see. I was only 25 in that picture and its so hard to compare to different types of pics but at 80 no 70% I couldnt loose to the middleweight. I really don't see loosing to the other guy either. No way in hell could they get me to take a pro card though, lol. I think it had a lot to do with the date held. Who would want to compete right after Thanksgiving and right before Christmas? The difference in quality was ridiculous between this and the Masters Nationals. That's what I'll most likely shoot for.
God, I hope that guy doesnt actually attempt to compete as a professional. Thanks for reading my rantings.

Sorry my picture is in middle. The mid weight to left, overall winner far right.

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