Last month my husband participated in his first ever body building championship. This has to be one of the most interesting events of our lives. I use the words "our lives" because it required dedication from the both of us. He started to train daily in January for the show in October. As the months progressed closer to the date the daily workouts increased to two a days.
Sounds pretty normal, huh? Not so much as the calendar turned to 8 weeks from the event. He needed to lose 50 pounds for the show. So, the two a days increased to three times and eventually four times a day. He literally ate a farm a day. This vegetarian watched him eat a half dozen egg whites and half a pound of turkey bacon daily. Do you have any idea how much I hate the smell of bacon? I would rather scoop dog poop than be near the stove while it is sizzling. I also had the daily task of cooking his 2-3 chicken breasts. I do not eat chicken because it reminds of the muscles in a human cadaver. Grossed out yet? I totally was, but I wanted to be supportive.
The week before the show: he dehydrated himself by decreasing his fluid intake, diuretics, and trips to the sauna. Crabby? You betch ya!
Two days before the show: he tried on his banana hammock Speedo. I cannot complain about seeing his sculpted body in that but the mood was destroyed when he kept asking me if he looked fat. Ladies...I learned a valuable lesson...do not ask your mate if you are fat when scantly clad...it is a total romance blocker.
Day before the show: I watched my husband get naked in front of another man inside a tent in this stranger’s living room and plugged my nose while he sprayed every nook on his body three times. Later that night I went to bed with a starving orange man that smelled like chemicals and body odor. (Oh, I forgot to mention that the competitors cannot use deodorant before or after the spray tan or it turns it green. Showers are also a no-no because it removes the color)
Day of the show: I watched over 100 men and women strut their stuff on stage for 10 hours. I saw everything including hot bodies, cellulite, man boobs, and women that looked like men. The smell in the auditorium was a mixture of spray tan, body odor and the peanut butter that they eat between the morning and night show. I do not think this is a fragrance that Calvin Klein will be launching anytime soon.
We both came out winners in this competition. My husband won a sword for placing 5th in his weight class and I was awarded a new pair of shoes for being wife of the year.
Success of the Day: Realizing that anything is possible if you put your mind to it
Pink Inspiration: The fit ladies in their hot pink bikinis...total motivation to be fit
Pink Inspiration: The fit ladies in their hot pink bikinis...total motivation to be fit
