Its a tough road no doubt..... bit of a mind game as well as a physical challenge..but ohhhh the feeling of really pushing your limits is a sweet one!
I tell my peeps...please please don't focus solely on the win this needs to be your day of accomplishments not of looking to your competitors and comparing yourself... Of course we love to place........ but we must do this from the soul...We must present from the heart! Do not judge others either... we don't want to look at anyone and say gee should they be here...Dam right they should because it's their journey... we don't walk in anyone elses shoes we do not know where they came from...So on show day and while training up to show ... We must focus on our journey and we must praise our bodies for tolerating our continued thrashings in the gym..;-)
Game on 9.5 weeks out!