Derek

Yeah man I'm Ready!

The voting ended in December but thanks! . BB.com takes a while to change their pages...

Thank YOU for the support all week and for being so helpful and up beat

Thanks for the compliments man! Now I have to live up to them . Killer arm shot. I'm super psyched from your book and am back keeping a workout notebook and diet spreadsheet, so thank you for re-instilling the good habits! Abs are feeling a little tender after the cruise so I need to be very careful, but I've got my plan all laid out so if I stay healthy I ought to be in great shape in a couple months!

He did and he's looking pumped!

My numbers haven't been changed from when I posted 5 or 6 months ago but I may have been missed...

You are most welcome

We don't strictly follow Eat to Live, but we do try and eat as many whole unprocessed foods as possible. We both started out eating a lot more flour based foods and imitation animal product foods ( as I think many vegans do) then as we educated ourselves we grew more and more to follow what we do now. I wouldn't really call our dietary habits EtL style as much as what we feel is the healthiest possible diet to consume based on many sources and our own experience with how food makes us look/feel. Do you follow a similar diet?

Thanks man, that's great! When I switched I dropped 15lbs, but it was because my average bodyfat went from 12% to 7%. Then I gained it all back as muscle. Many of my clients who made the change had similar results, so no loss there! Just lift heavy and eat a lot and you'll get there

Nice lifts man!

Thanks! Yeah, I'm pleased I got to the semifinals

Unfortunately I did not make the top 5 finalists. Thanks to all you guys for the awesome support! Maybe I'll give it another shot next year

Thanks! Just posted my most recent pictures for the semifinals and they will be announcing the finalists on Wednesday! Cross your fingers . You can see my recent pictures and little video on my bodyspace profile here: http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/treesize/

The semifinalists are the top 20 out of the 200 or so competitors. Out of that group the judges will pick the top 5 finalists based on physique, and they will fly out to cali to compete in person. Let's hope I make the cut!

I made the TOP 20 and am a semifinalist!! Thanks for voting everyone!!

Last Day! Thank you to everyone who voted! Wish me Luck

Thanks!

It ends on the 30th, so couple more days! BTW, I think Marcella and I will be joining you on the February cruise. Should be awesome! (And I of course mentioned your name )

I'm on the final week and last time I looked I'm in 27th! I appreciate everyone's votes. Thanks!

Thank you and thank you! And thanks to everyone who has been repeat voting. As of yesterday I was 30th out of 200 or so contestants, so keep it up and I have a shot at the finals!

Thanks man!

No apologies needed man! You were crazy busy, and I had work as well. It'll happen though, just let me know when and where. I can't train at the moment until this strain heals. I was looking forward to throwing some weights around with you . Thank you for the vote of support and spreading the word, I owe you one!

Thank you Thank you! I'm actually taking time off due to injury, so I don't look quite That good anymore, but I hope to bounce back quickly!

Thank you guys so much for the support!

Thanks!