 What's up you guys? Rafe DeRozzi here and to answer your immediate question you're probably wondering why is Rafe DeRozzi half-naked? So I wanted to do a quick little video just to let you guys know that I have officially Chosen the date of my next competition. A lot of you guys have been asking when you're gonna compete again Are you gonna compete again? The answer is yes, and I've chosen it today So some of you might not be familiar with me and the fact that I compete and I'm in the fitness and all that and You're thinking wait this guy's gonna compete for bodybuilding He doesn't look like a bodybuilder and those guys are like huge and jacked and like look like they're roided out Well in the bodybuilding competition world there are different categories that you can compete in So I compete in what's called men's physique and that is when you see those guys wearing board shorts and They're just really really ripped Yeah, they a lot of them are still huge But they're just not as big as the like full-on bodybuilding competitors or the classic bodybuilding guys It's basically judged from the waist up I mean, it's it's still a good idea to work on your calves and make sure you have some sort of proportionate size in your legs, but for the most part it's Focused on the waist up. It's about Size yes, but it's also about how conditioned you are meaning how ripped lean you are as well as Proportions that all your muscles are proportionate to each other then it makes sense aesthetically and then it's aesthetically pleasing and that also There is Symmetry on both sides of your body that not one muscle on one side is bigger than the same muscle on the other side of the body So those are the primary Aspects of men's physique bodybuilding on that note I would also like to point out that I'm competing for INBA PNBA. That's the Federation I am VA is for the amateurs PNBA is the pros I Did win first place in a competition last year for my NBA. So that made me pro qualified So as soon as I step out on stage in August, I will officially be a pro as soon as I step foot on that stage That's how the rules work. So right now I'm pro qualified says I'm on stage But the important thing to know is that they are a natural tested Federation so they follow WADA regulations, which is the world's anti-doping agency. That's also How the Olympics are run, so it's Olympic level drug testing standards That isn't to say that no one gets through who is Taking some sort of performance enhancing drug, but for the most part that is the way the Federation is structured To level the playing field to make it as fair as they can and test when they can and all of that So that that was something important to me because I'm natural lifetime natural I've never done any like steroids or growth hormone or insulin or anything like that So I wanted to really make sure I was competing on the level playing field with other people Of course, it would be nice to like compete against everybody But the reality is if you're not taking performance enhancing drugs on the regular in the regular federations There's no way that you're gonna be able to keep up with those guys because they're just massive So the competition that I'm gearing up for is gonna be August 24th. It's the San Diego and US warriors Is the name of the competition? It's in San Diego, which is Southern, California right near the Mexico border And it's about it's good. It's about 16 weeks from now. I think yeah, it's about 16 weeks So I have a 16 week prep. That's the longest prep I've ever done Usually I do like eight to 12 weeks 16 weeks and I'm starting Right away got touched with my coach. He's awesome Like he just posted on Instagram that he had won he'd taken I think the year off and come back to competing. He's a pro, of course And he won his first competition back. So cool. His name is William Long. You should check him out I'll put his Instagram in the video and a link to the Instagram down below So anyway, I wanted to give you guys that heads up that I'm going to be competing I'm going to be prepping and of course I'll do updates and let you guys know like what's going on with my diet And my supplements and all of that and my whole regimen and what my day looks like and I also wanted to kind of show Let's see Where my body is at and then kind of give you guys an idea of the progress on what that looks like. So This is me from the front From the side other side So I'll post a picture right now. This was I believe when I was carb depleted the week of a competition So if if you compare the way that I look like from the side in that picture to What's going on right now? I'm a lot of you are probably going to think I'm really lean But the reality is I hold a lot of fat Here down in my lower back and in my glutes, which you know, some people like that It serves its purpose. But when it comes to competing, I gotta get rid of all of it. So Yeah, retain a lot of fat back here And the the skin if I do like a skin pinch, which is a measure of body fat It's actually pretty thick in my back as well. So I know I have a lot of Fat that's just like kind of hidden. You can't really notice it But when you see the before and after it's such a striking difference So there's I got a long ways to go but I have a good healthy amount of time to get there So I I'm not at all worried that I'll be able to hit my mark if I just stay consistent And stay focused on that with my coach. He's awesome. He's gonna help me with posing as well So I'm not worried about that Anyway, that's all I got for you guys right now Stay tuned. I'm gonna have updates for you and please let me know any questions you have as far as my contest prep diet My workouts stuff like that or if there's anything else specifically related to fitness Videos that you would like to see me do I'm happy to check out those comments and Provide that content to you if if you guys want to see it All right, like this video if you liked it subscribe if you're new here and uh stick around I got a lot more great content coming for you. Peace guys