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‘The Boogieman’ Blessing Awodibu: My First Contest
MD is proud to introduce “The Boogieman” by Blessing Awodibu, one of the best up-and-coming Open bodybuilders in the IFBB Pro League. Sponsored by Redcon1, Blessing is known not only for his impressive physique but also for his entertaining and often hilarious posts on social media, which have gained him millions of followers worldwide.
My First Contest
Q: How did you start competing? What was your first contest experience like?
A: It was 2012 back in Ireland, when my buddy told me about a contest coming up in our area. I was 19 years old. I told him I didn’t know anything about it, but he convinced me I would do very well so I decided to try it. I signed up to enter the First Timer’s class, which is like the True Novice division you have now in a lot of NPC shows. Since I had no idea where to get posing trunks, I showed up in Speedo swim trunks. Surprisingly, the other guys in my class were all bigger than me. I was shredded, though!
To be honest, I almost pulled out of the contest backstage before we went on for judging. I stole a glance in a mirror as we were all lined up and saw a bunch of nearly naked men about to go parade in front of a crowd. I thought, man … this is just too weird! My brother was with me backstage and saw me about to walk away and he basically pushed me back before I chickened out.
I got through the judging by watching the other guys pose and just doing my best to copy them. When it came time for my posing routine at the night show, there was a problem with my music and it wouldn’t start. I posed to silence, which I guess was OK because I didn’t really have a routine anyway. It was more like an imitation of what I had seen Arnold do in “Pumping Iron.” The crowd was laughing because they thought I was trying to be funny. I ended up placing fourth and in that moment, I wasn’t interested in ever competing again. I did notice that the Junior class was not as tough, and I would have won that had I entered it like I should have.
What changed the direction of my life was just afterward, when two of the judges came up to me. They told me I had great potential and should keep competing. They even told me what I had been thinking, that I should have entered the Junior class, which would have been young guys my age, and I would have won.
The other significant thing that happened at that first show was meeting Toney “The X-Man” Freeman, who happened to be there to guest pose. I had never seen a pro bodybuilder in real life before, and Toney was a specimen: 6-foot-2 with wide shoulders, small waist, and huge arms and quads. He was big but still so aesthetic. I introduced myself and he took the time to answer all my questions before encouraging me to stay focused and keep at it. So in the space of about 20 minutes, I went from never wanting to compete again to being totally motivated to do it again and winning the next time.
Making ‘Little Calves’ Bigger
Q: Blessing, I’m satisfied with how my physique is coming along after two years of training, except for my calves. They barely look any different and it’s so frustrating! Any ideas or tips would be greatly appreciated because I’m at the point where I feel like not even wasting my time training them anymore.
A: For anyone out there suffering from “little calf syndrome” like myself, trust me when I say you can get them to grow. You just have to put the proper work in. Those people with great genetics for calves won’t need to do much for them, but the rest of us sure do. Forget about working them once a week. I don’t even think it’s possible to overtrain the calves because they’re used to us walking on them all day long. In order for them to grow, they require a lot of work. They’re stubborn! Train them every other day, which works out to three or four times every week. Keep the workouts short and intense. You don’t need to spend 30 minutes training your calves. Try to get it done in 15 minutes by keeping your rest periods between sets to a minimum. Use a full range of motion, getting a full contraction and a deep stretch on every rep, though you can finish sets with partial “burns” too. Those calves should be pumped and burning every time. Work them this way and I promise you they will grow!
Traps Training Tip
Q: Do you train traps with back or shoulders?
A: I like to do traps on back day. In fact, I usually start my back workouts with traps because I feel it helps warm everything up.
Most Meaningful Win
Q: Which one of your contest wins meant the most to you?
A: It was the 2014 Arnold Classic Europe, where I won the Overall Junior title. I had been competing for two years and it was not getting me any closer to my real goal, which was to help get my family back in Nigeria out of poverty. If I didn’t win, I was walking away from competition for good. That victory gave me a sense of a better belief in myself. I felt like maybe there was a chance I could make it, and make a living doing this, and that I shouldn’t give up. There was a big expo there, and I was walking around with my medals with people congratulating me every few steps. I came up to Kai Greene’s booth, where dozens of people were waiting to meet him. Kai motioned me over and talked to me for way too long since those fans were all waiting, but he also gave me so much encouragement. From there I knew I was going to succeed.
Blessing’s Redcon1 Stack
Isotope®
GI Juice®
Grunt®
Total War®
Big Noise®
Cluster Bomb
Double Tap®
MRE®
Fade Out®
Immune Gummies
Sleep Gummies
For more information, visit redcon1.com
Instagram @blessing_awobidu
YouTube: Blessing Awodibu
Shop at http://www.redcon1.com with discount code boogieman
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‘The Boogieman’ Blessing Awodibu: My First Contest
MD is proud to introduce “The Boogieman” by Blessing Awodibu, one of the best up-and-coming Open bodybuilders in the IFBB Pro League. Sponsored by Redcon1, Blessing is known not only for his impressive physique but also for his entertaining and often hilarious posts on social media, which have gained him millions of followers worldwide.
My First Contest
Q: How did you start competing? What was your first contest experience like?
A: It was 2012 back in Ireland, when my buddy told me about a contest coming up in our area. I was 19 years old. I told him I didn’t know anything about it, but he convinced me I would do very well so I decided to try it. I signed up to enter the First Timer’s class, which is like the True Novice division you have now in a lot of NPC shows. Since I had no idea where to get posing trunks, I showed up in Speedo swim trunks. Surprisingly, the other guys in my class were all bigger than me. I was shredded, though!
To be honest, I almost pulled out of the contest backstage before we went on for judging. I stole a glance in a mirror as we were all lined up and saw a bunch of nearly naked men about to go parade in front of a crowd. I thought, man … this is just too weird! My brother was with me backstage and saw me about to walk away and he basically pushed me back before I chickened out.
I got through the judging by watching the other guys pose and just doing my best to copy them. When it came time for my posing routine at the night show, there was a problem with my music and it wouldn’t start. I posed to silence, which I guess was OK because I didn’t really have a routine anyway. It was more like an imitation of what I had seen Arnold do in “Pumping Iron.” The crowd was laughing because they thought I was trying to be funny. I ended up placing fourth and in that moment, I wasn’t interested in ever competing again. I did notice that the Junior class was not as tough, and I would have won that had I entered it like I should have.
What changed the direction of my life was just afterward, when two of the judges came up to me. They told me I had great potential and should keep competing. They even told me what I had been thinking, that I should have entered the Junior class, which would have been young guys my age, and I would have won.
The other significant thing that happened at that first show was meeting Toney “The X-Man” Freeman, who happened to be there to guest pose. I had never seen a pro bodybuilder in real life before, and Toney was a specimen: 6-foot-2 with wide shoulders, small waist, and huge arms and quads. He was big but still so aesthetic. I introduced myself and he took the time to answer all my questions before encouraging me to stay focused and keep at it. So in the space of about 20 minutes, I went from never wanting to compete again to being totally motivated to do it again and winning the next time.
Making ‘Little Calves’ Bigger
Q: Blessing, I’m satisfied with how my physique is coming along after two years of training, except for my calves. They barely look any different and it’s so frustrating! Any ideas or tips would be greatly appreciated because I’m at the point where I feel like not even wasting my time training them anymore.
A: For anyone out there suffering from “little calf syndrome” like myself, trust me when I say you can get them to grow. You just have to put the proper work in. Those people with great genetics for calves won’t need to do much for them, but the rest of us sure do. Forget about working them once a week. I don’t even think it’s possible to overtrain the calves because they’re used to us walking on them all day long. In order for them to grow, they require a lot of work. They’re stubborn! Train them every other day, which works out to three or four times every week. Keep the workouts short and intense. You don’t need to spend 30 minutes training your calves. Try to get it done in 15 minutes by keeping your rest periods between sets to a minimum. Use a full range of motion, getting a full contraction and a deep stretch on every rep, though you can finish sets with partial “burns” too. Those calves should be pumped and burning every time. Work them this way and I promise you they will grow!
Traps Training Tip
Q: Do you train traps with back or shoulders?
A: I like to do traps on back day. In fact, I usually start my back workouts with traps because I feel it helps warm everything up.
Most Meaningful Win
Q: Which one of your contest wins meant the most to you?
A: It was the 2014 Arnold Classic Europe, where I won the Overall Junior title. I had been competing for two years and it was not getting me any closer to my real goal, which was to help get my family back in Nigeria out of poverty. If I didn’t win, I was walking away from competition for good. That victory gave me a sense of a better belief in myself. I felt like maybe there was a chance I could make it, and make a living doing this, and that I shouldn’t give up. There was a big expo there, and I was walking around with my medals with people congratulating me every few steps. I came up to Kai Greene’s booth, where dozens of people were waiting to meet him. Kai motioned me over and talked to me for way too long since those fans were all waiting, but he also gave me so much encouragement. From there I knew I was going to succeed.
Blessing’s Redcon1 Stack
Isotope®
GI Juice®
Grunt®
Total War®
Big Noise®
Cluster Bomb
Double Tap®
MRE®
Fade Out®
Immune Gummies
Sleep Gummies
For more information, visit redcon1.com
Instagram @blessing_awobidu
YouTube: Blessing Awodibu
Shop at http://www.redcon1.com with discount code boogieman
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MD is proud to introduce “The Boogieman” by Blessing Awodibu, one of the best up-and-coming Open bodybuilders in the IFBB Pro League. Sponsored by Redcon1, Blessing is known not only for his impressive physique but also for his entertaining and often hilarious posts on social media, which have gained him millions of followers worldwide.
My First Contest
Q: How did you start competing? What was your first contest experience like?
A: It was 2012 back in Ireland, when my buddy told me about a contest coming up in our area. I was 19 years old. I told him I didn’t know anything about it, but he convinced me I would do very well so I decided to try it. I signed up to enter the First Timer’s class, which is like the True Novice division you have now in a lot of NPC shows. Since I had no idea where to get posing trunks, I showed up in Speedo swim trunks. Surprisingly, the other guys in my class were all bigger than me. I was shredded, though!
To be honest, I almost pulled out of the contest backstage before we went on for judging. I stole a glance in a mirror as we were all lined up and saw a bunch of nearly naked men about to go parade in front of a crowd. I thought, man … this is just too weird! My brother was with me backstage and saw me about to walk away and he basically pushed me back before I chickened out.
I got through the judging by watching the other guys pose and just doing my best to copy them. When it came time for my posing routine at the night show, there was a problem with my music and it wouldn’t start. I posed to silence, which I guess was OK because I didn’t really have a routine anyway. It was more like an imitation of what I had seen Arnold do in “Pumping Iron.” The crowd was laughing because they thought I was trying to be funny. I ended up placing fourth and in that moment, I wasn’t interested in ever competing again. I did notice that the Junior class was not as tough, and I would have won that had I entered it like I should have.
What changed the direction of my life was just afterward, when two of the judges came up to me. They told me I had great potential and should keep competing. They even told me what I had been thinking, that I should have entered the Junior class, which would have been young guys my age, and I would have won.
The other significant thing that happened at that first show was meeting Toney “The X-Man” Freeman, who happened to be there to guest pose. I had never seen a pro bodybuilder in real life before, and Toney was a specimen: 6-foot-2 with wide shoulders, small waist, and huge arms and quads. He was big but still so aesthetic. I introduced myself and he took the time to answer all my questions before encouraging me to stay focused and keep at it. So in the space of about 20 minutes, I went from never wanting to compete again to being totally motivated to do it again and winning the next time.
Making ‘Little Calves’ Bigger
Q: Blessing, I’m satisfied with how my physique is coming along after two years of training, except for my calves. They barely look any different and it’s so frustrating! Any ideas or tips would be greatly appreciated because I’m at the point where I feel like not even wasting my time training them anymore.
A: For anyone out there suffering from “little calf syndrome” like myself, trust me when I say you can get them to grow. You just have to put the proper work in. Those people with great genetics for calves won’t need to do much for them, but the rest of us sure do. Forget about working them once a week. I don’t even think it’s possible to overtrain the calves because they’re used to us walking on them all day long. In order for them to grow, they require a lot of work. They’re stubborn! Train them every other day, which works out to three or four times every week. Keep the workouts short and intense. You don’t need to spend 30 minutes training your calves. Try to get it done in 15 minutes by keeping your rest periods between sets to a minimum. Use a full range of motion, getting a full contraction and a deep stretch on every rep, though you can finish sets with partial “burns” too. Those calves should be pumped and burning every time. Work them this way and I promise you they will grow!
Traps Training Tip
Q: Do you train traps with back or shoulders?
A: I like to do traps on back day. In fact, I usually start my back workouts with traps because I feel it helps warm everything up.
Most Meaningful Win
Q: Which one of your contest wins meant the most to you?
A: It was the 2014 Arnold Classic Europe, where I won the Overall Junior title. I had been competing for two years and it was not getting me any closer to my real goal, which was to help get my family back in Nigeria out of poverty. If I didn’t win, I was walking away from competition for good. That victory gave me a sense of a better belief in myself. I felt like maybe there was a chance I could make it, and make a living doing this, and that I shouldn’t give up. There was a big expo there, and I was walking around with my medals with people congratulating me every few steps. I came up to Kai Greene’s booth, where dozens of people were waiting to meet him. Kai motioned me over and talked to me for way too long since those fans were all waiting, but he also gave me so much encouragement. From there I knew I was going to succeed.
Blessing’s Redcon1 Stack
Isotope®
GI Juice®
Grunt®
Total War®
Big Noise®
Cluster Bomb
Double Tap®
MRE®
Fade Out®
Immune Gummies
Sleep Gummies
For more information, visit redcon1.com
Instagram @blessing_awobidu
YouTube: Blessing Awodibu
Shop at http://www.redcon1.com with discount code boogieman
DISCUSS ON OUR FORUMSSUBSCRIBE TO MD TODAYGET OFFICIAL MD STUFFVISIT OUR STORE
ALSO, MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW US ON:
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‘The Boogieman’ Blessing Awodibu: My First Contest
MD is proud to introduce “The Boogieman” by Blessing Awodibu, one of the best up-and-coming Open bodybuilders in the IFBB Pro League. Sponsored by Redcon1, Blessing is known not only for his impressive physique but also for his entertaining and often hilarious posts on social media, which have gained him millions of followers worldwide.
My First Contest
Q: How did you start competing? What was your first contest experience like?
A: It was 2012 back in Ireland, when my buddy told me about a contest coming up in our area. I was 19 years old. I told him I didn’t know anything about it, but he convinced me I would do very well so I decided to try it. I signed up to enter the First Timer’s class, which is like the True Novice division you have now in a lot of NPC shows. Since I had no idea where to get posing trunks, I showed up in Speedo swim trunks. Surprisingly, the other guys in my class were all bigger than me. I was shredded, though!
To be honest, I almost pulled out of the contest backstage before we went on for judging. I stole a glance in a mirror as we were all lined up and saw a bunch of nearly naked men about to go parade in front of a crowd. I thought, man … this is just too weird! My brother was with me backstage and saw me about to walk away and he basically pushed me back before I chickened out.
I got through the judging by watching the other guys pose and just doing my best to copy them. When it came time for my posing routine at the night show, there was a problem with my music and it wouldn’t start. I posed to silence, which I guess was OK because I didn’t really have a routine anyway. It was more like an imitation of what I had seen Arnold do in “Pumping Iron.” The crowd was laughing because they thought I was trying to be funny. I ended up placing fourth and in that moment, I wasn’t interested in ever competing again. I did notice that the Junior class was not as tough, and I would have won that had I entered it like I should have.
What changed the direction of my life was just afterward, when two of the judges came up to me. They told me I had great potential and should keep competing. They even told me what I had been thinking, that I should have entered the Junior class, which would have been young guys my age, and I would have won.
The other significant thing that happened at that first show was meeting Toney “The X-Man” Freeman, who happened to be there to guest pose. I had never seen a pro bodybuilder in real life before, and Toney was a specimen: 6-foot-2 with wide shoulders, small waist, and huge arms and quads. He was big but still so aesthetic. I introduced myself and he took the time to answer all my questions before encouraging me to stay focused and keep at it. So in the space of about 20 minutes, I went from never wanting to compete again to being totally motivated to do it again and winning the next time.
Making ‘Little Calves’ Bigger
Q: Blessing, I’m satisfied with how my physique is coming along after two years of training, except for my calves. They barely look any different and it’s so frustrating! Any ideas or tips would be greatly appreciated because I’m at the point where I feel like not even wasting my time training them anymore.
A: For anyone out there suffering from “little calf syndrome” like myself, trust me when I say you can get them to grow. You just have to put the proper work in. Those people with great genetics for calves won’t need to do much for them, but the rest of us sure do. Forget about working them once a week. I don’t even think it’s possible to overtrain the calves because they’re used to us walking on them all day long. In order for them to grow, they require a lot of work. They’re stubborn! Train them every other day, which works out to three or four times every week. Keep the workouts short and intense. You don’t need to spend 30 minutes training your calves. Try to get it done in 15 minutes by keeping your rest periods between sets to a minimum. Use a full range of motion, getting a full contraction and a deep stretch on every rep, though you can finish sets with partial “burns” too. Those calves should be pumped and burning every time. Work them this way and I promise you they will grow!
Traps Training Tip
Q: Do you train traps with back or shoulders?
A: I like to do traps on back day. In fact, I usually start my back workouts with traps because I feel it helps warm everything up.
Most Meaningful Win
Q: Which one of your contest wins meant the most to you?
A: It was the 2014 Arnold Classic Europe, where I won the Overall Junior title. I had been competing for two years and it was not getting me any closer to my real goal, which was to help get my family back in Nigeria out of poverty. If I didn’t win, I was walking away from competition for good. That victory gave me a sense of a better belief in myself. I felt like maybe there was a chance I could make it, and make a living doing this, and that I shouldn’t give up. There was a big expo there, and I was walking around with my medals with people congratulating me every few steps. I came up to Kai Greene’s booth, where dozens of people were waiting to meet him. Kai motioned me over and talked to me for way too long since those fans were all waiting, but he also gave me so much encouragement. From there I knew I was going to succeed.
Blessing’s Redcon1 Stack
Isotope®
GI Juice®
Grunt®
Total War®
Big Noise®
Cluster Bomb
Double Tap®
MRE®
Fade Out®
Immune Gummies
Sleep Gummies
For more information, visit redcon1.com
Instagram @blessing_awobidu
YouTube: Blessing Awodibu
Shop at http://www.redcon1.com with discount code boogieman
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SUBSCRIBE TO MD TODAY
GET OFFICIAL MD STUFF
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