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Saturday, January 17, 2009

Hey guys, today was Muscle War and Muscle Explosion. Turned out to be a really fruitful day for me. My body responded to my diet in the very last minute, and I got significantly more dry and ripped. My weight dropped to 70kg. I was 5kg heavier like only 3 days back!

Muscle War
Muscle War was held at Vivo City ampetheater, in open space. Backstage I felt really stressed. Was depleted from the dieting, and restriction of drinking water, and it was a really long wait before my category began. The competitors looked great, and I thought I might actually not get a top 6 placing. There was last years winner, Travis Neo, a killer guy from the Philippines called Jonas, an old friend and competitor Zhu Qi, and a few other guys who looked great. I was elated to receive the most improved Bodybuilder award, and much to my surprize, took 3rd for the open category! My 6th consecutive Muscle War turned out to be the most fruitful one for me thus far!

Muscle Explosion
The Muscle Explosion crew put the Explosion in the event at NTUC building!! They organized a face off for the above 70kg competitors, in which they wear normal clothes and meet each other on stage before competing later that night. The venue was great, the backstage area for the competitors, and especially the prizes! I believe this year Muscle Explosion has outdone Muscle War. Boy am I glad I participated!
As my weight dropped to 70kg in the last minute, I changed category to below 70kg. The Muscle Explosion crowd was as supportive as ever, and it just felt so encouraging to compete in front of them. My diet and fatigue levels caught up with me and I was completely drained out to do much poses for the posedown. My mouth was so dry, I felt my lips sticking to my teeth! I got some kind of cramp or another every pose I tried to hit, especially the most muscular poses. My shoulders just cramped up and felt like they would drop off! I'm just glad I managed to hold my poses well enough for the compulsary poses, and had enough time to catch my breath before my individual posing. I successfully defended my Muscle Explosion title! I didn't win the Champion of Champions title, but I got closer than ever! The official, but announced results for the Champion of Champions round states that I'm 2nd!

The day was fruitful, and I realized how far my girlfriend and friends would go to support me. Saras was overworked the day before, and left her workplace only past 1am. However she still woke up early to give me a wake up call, and accompanied me from the start. She didn't have to, as competitors need to report earlier, but she still did! Its just her, always going an extra mile to do something for me. I was glad she bought me a packet of my favorite gummy sweets! I believe eating those sweets backstage gave me added vascularity. Her Mum and Sis came along to support me too!

Backstage, it was my close friend of several years, Shah and his friends, Ahmad, Edwin and Hairul who helped me colour up. Shah really went the distance to support me, and he was like a beacon of hope, shouting encouraging words to me whenever I was on stage. Shah's girlfriend Sue, gave me a bottle of water when I was practically about to faint! I just drank the whole bottle in like 2 gulps! How rude of me! If not for her, I think I might have fainted after all! I guess I owe them a Long John Silver!

The 17th of January 2009 has turned out to be one of the greatest days Ive had in a long time. All the effort Ive put in the past 3 months have paid off big time, and I just feel such a strong sense of fulfillment and satisfaction! I wish to thank everyone who supported me!! Thank you!!

Muscle War pics