 I want to take a quick moment to introduce you to the judges, we have two high-fiving pros judging today. We've got Christy Thompson, Salah Ibrahim, and our head judge for today is Ron Winigals, the NCIFMU president and IFMU pro-linked judge. And myself, Christy, I'm also a judge. And Mo, I'm also the president's high-fiving pro-linked judge and I'm also your judging today. So we're going to get them started straight away with the junior men. We're going to get straight into it. And then we'll have a break after pre-judging and then we've got the evening show and finals starting in a row. Fine. So thank you all for coming, make a lot of noise for these guys and put in the enormous amount of effort in getting ready for the show. We always say well into one of our favorite shows because you're one of the noisiest prouds that we see. There's always one. No, no, no. Not at all. Alright, we're going to start again after Ron Winigals started. Enjoy the show. Okay, thank you. Alright guys, so we're just sitting here backstage. I just came off. I was in the last class of the day. It was men's physique open and I also did men's physique novice. There were six people in my class in the novice and only two in the open. So I was up against someone who could definitely become like an IFBB pro. When I saw him and I knew that he was the only one up against me, I just about gave up. I'm telling you. So hopefully I can show you some footage or a picture or something. But this is serious shit now. So I'm just getting my shit together and then I'm going to go off and have something to eat and then come back for the night show. Alright guys, so before I head home, I may as well show you guys what exactly I had to do. Just line up here. Get my name called. Come out here. Stand right here. There's no one here now but it's fucking different when it's full of people. I tell you that. It's pouring down and I've got no car. What am I going to do? Alright guys, it looks like it's stopped raining slightly. I asked someone in there and the last thing you want to do is to get any water on your tan or as you're fucked. So I'm choosing my moments wisely. But I'm trying to get out of the school so I can go back to my hotel room. Because tonight, but man, you know what? Even though it's going to look ridiculous, I cannot wait to see that picture of me next to that guy in tall open cars because he looked absolutely ridiculous. And I was completely out of my depth, but I just couldn't help but smile at him on stage because I knew that he knew and I knew that he looked amazing. Natty, half natty, fake natty. Who cares? Who gives a fuck? You'll put in the effort. So right now I'm going to try and catch a cab quickly back home to the hotel because I talked to a couple of people around there but there's a few people staying around eating and stuff, but I didn't actually bring enough food for me anyway. So I've got to go back to the hotel, get some food, chill out a little bit and then I'll be back here at five o'clock for the night show. But one thing I will tell you guys is that when I was going out for that first time my heart was in my fucking mouth. I was so nervous. I was shaking, like literally shaking. Yeah, it was insane, but I'll tell you what, that second one, after I'd done it once, right, easy, easy, easy. You just got to be, I mean, the more confident you are in your body and the work that you've done, the more confident you're going to be on stage and that's probably why I wasn't so confident because at the end of the day this isn't my peak, this is three weeks before. So yeah, but no, honestly awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome. The divisions before, like it's 2.30 now, I got there at like, well I mean I got there at 9.30 this morning, that's five hours, but the pre-judging actually started at 11 and it took three hours to get to our men's physique, which is the last division, so it's going to be the exact same tonight, even longer probably. They said maybe 10 o'clock we'll be getting out of there and we're meant to be back there at five. So I'm actually thinking I won't go back at five. It's just starting to rain so I better fucking get inside somewhere. You wouldn't believe it. Got to lift back with a cop, free taxi, not complaining. I think you felt sorry for me because I couldn't get my tan wet, but I'll try and find my room key in it. So, show day, halfway done. I competed, motherfucker, did it. I got up on stage, shaking like a leaf, but I did it and I'm proud of myself. I still haven't drunk in any water today. What I'm going to do now is have a coffee. I had no caffeine this morning. That was the first time I've had no caffeine in the morning in months. So I was watching the pre-judging of the girls. I was just sitting there like, just waiting. I just wanted to pump up and the pump up, I got pretty good, man. I was pumping up for probably about half an hour. Some people only started pumping up probably five minutes before they went out, but the one thing I wanted to get pumped was my shoulders because I think that's probably the only thing that may be able to stand up against these guys in the IFBB. So I did that, got the triceps going, got everything going and it's all in the judges' hands now. I tried to smile. Oh, it's crack up, man. You've got to try it. You've got to get up there, guys. It's really fun. I am going to chill out and I'll be back there at five o'clock to watch the nutshell. All right, guys, so just getting ready to head back down. Just watching a replay of the 2015 Men's Physique Olympia Finals. Getting some inspiration. But yeah, I thought I'd show you the food that I'm going to take. So I'm going to try and aim for a high sodium meal, probably about an hour before I step on the stage, to bring out some vascularity, I hope, because I'm not feeling very vascular right now. So what I've got here is some little bacon pieces that I bought last night mixed with some pulled pork, barbecue sauce and a few rice crackers crushed up in there. So I only had this one container and I put it all in there so it's easier to take and I'll be munching on that probably about an hour before I get on stage. So no water, still, just sips. But yeah, that's about it. Can't do much else. I think the results are already done anyway. But what I'm hoping, man, there's six in my class and top five get awards and there's only going to be one that doesn't get an award. Fingers crossed that's not me. Fingers crossed. So we'll see how we go. It's still in the air. Wellington, who do you think should win this? It's an overall position. Please welcome these guys back on the stage. These guys are all individually won here. Categories, this is for overall... Come on! I'm going to start it. It's like the third time. Who's got it? I've got lots of music waiting for me. Alright guys, I'm walking in the rain. Walking down, lugging these 20 kilo weights down to my hotel. I just thought I would reflect and have a little chat with you guys because you've come along this whole journey with me and it's not over. But my suspicions were correct in that in Mempedeak novice over 180. There were six competitors. One guy was out of condition and I came fifth. So, yeah. And in the Mempedeak Open which I thought that all of the fricking novices would be doing but they wouldn't, they weren't and I was the only one. I came second out of two which I expected because as you saw in the overall that guy man, insane. And I went up to him afterwards and I said I just want to say one thing. You look amazing and good luck to Nationals. I'll be following you. And he's like yeah, thanks mate. Thanks bro, are you coming? Are you coming to Nationals man? I was like nah. Nah mate, I came fifth you know because actually top five is qualifications for Nationals. So, I actually qualified in both which is stupid because I ain't going. But from here guys Shred is on man. If I needed any more motivation if I needed something to really hammer it in then this show was it and I needed work on my conditioning big time. So, I can't wait to see the photos the comparison photos and the stage shots because I paid to get the professional ones done. So you know, I hope they're alright. Thinking about it now what could you have done different but basically I mean it's conditioning man. You know the guys in my class weren't that big sorry and the novice weren't that big they were just shredded so well done to them well done to them for guiding for so long if you think I'm shredded nah, I ain't shredded there's definitely another level on top of that so that is the level that I am fucking going to gun for now. So yeah that's it guys if a taxi comes past I'm going to call it because fuck walking with these weights but that's it guys NZ IFBB Wellington Champs all done and dusted great experience definitely, definitely glad I did it it's got the monkey off my back exactly like I said knocked heads with a few people as in talk to them, not had a fight rub shoulders with a few people that's what I mean and yeah, had a great time so onwards and upwards but once I get to my hotel room actually I haven't worked out for like three days so that is the best thing I'm going to do is go and smash some weights so yeah I'll keep walking and I'll see you guys later