thanks niko. after i burn out all this excess glycogen i am hoping to bring in an even more shrinked wrapped package rolling into this one. you know the biggest pats on the back other than all of the family support that i get here is this: a fellow competitor of mine that sat this one out txted me this am and said brother i hit the gym yesterday and today and everyone is talking about how great you looked and that i am the buzz rolling into the next one. i was also told that the guys that watched me weigh in and pump up where saying that they really hoped i wasnt in the division. makes you feel really good that people see you and all of the hard work and sacrifice that we go through. i dont want to sound arrogant by any means but for us guys seeing ourselves day in and day out and our own pictures. we really dont see what everyone else does.

thank you all for the support for real