If you lose your sense of motivation... your focus... your personal reasons for reaching and achieving your goals... then you will find your experience meaningless and empty. I am out there to have a GOOD TIME and ENJOY myself. I learn through my experiences... through trial and error... we learn from our mistakes, we correct them and move on... always moving forward, one step at a time. One day at a time. This was my second NPC Bodybuilding Competition. This event was Totally Awesomeness for sure. Everything went well, and I came in a lot leaner than my first show back in March. Weighing in Oct. 4th at a respectable 175 pounds. Much lighter than I had planned. Man, there were so many competitors from all over in this one. I even heard there was some that flew in from other Countries to participate in this event. This being the last NPC National Qualifier for this year, I do believe. Back Stage was PACKED with competitors and everybody was in INCREDIBLY IMPRESSIVE SHAPE. It was also humid and stinky. PEEEWWWYYYOOOUUU STINKO-DE-MI-AAYYY, LOL. But non the less, there was very much a mutual respect amongst all the competitors as well, and this makes for an awesome time and enjoyable experience. Placing 10th and 12th is acceptable to me, knowing that I am still lacking that luster cutting edge of well developed legs with size and separation that the NPC Judges look for. I can live with that, knowing how far I have came already, enduring through and triumphing over my physical setbacks. Heck yeah, it is also a sweet experience to win... however, the overall experience and sense of completion alone is a very overwhelming gratifying experience to say the least. If you lose your sense of motivation... your focus... your personal reasons for reaching and achieving your goals... then you will find your experience meaningless and empty. I am out there to have a GOOD TIME and ENJOY myself. I learn through my experiences... through trial and error... we learn from our mistakes, we correct them and move on... always moving forward, one step at a time. One day at a time. And I am looking forward to entering a 3rd NPC Bodybuilding Competition down the road. However, I will training harder and more diligently... concentrating and focusing on my leg development ...Thank everybody for the Positive Feedback, You guys are TOTALLY AWESOMENESS!!!