Last shoot done!

I'm finally done with everything. No more shoots or cardio for awhile.

We got a lot of great training footage. This was my 1st time training on video & I'm pretty happy with the results. What we shot last Wed looked really good. My condition was still pretty tight. Today I still looked good but not quite as hard. I'll post some pics soon here & on my website. I'll also try to put some of the training on there as well, but soon all the training videos will be on the new Geared Up web site. The NEW site hopfully will up & running next week. But the videos will need 2 be edited so it may take some time for the finished product.


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I have many more pics from FL up on my web site finally. So if you wanna see more than the ones here check out my site.


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Happy Thanksgiving!

Time to enjoy real food for a day!


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Back Home

Well I don't know how many of you are going to be lookin on here now that Nationals are over but I plan to keep posting here to keep you updated and to get used to writing. No it's not going to help my spelling any I gave up on that years ago so just sound it out and I'm sure you'll figure out what I'm trien to get at.

So I had to be at the airport at 5:00am on Monday which ment I had to be up at 4:00am, but that is 3:00 our time here in SA. Got back to town Jessica picked me up at the airport when home had a shake and got ready to go to the gym (YES I WENT TO THE GYM!!). Knowing that this week some time I would be doing a shoot for Geared Up I had to get back in the routine ASAP. Actually had a good workout.

We nailed down the shoot for tomorrow morning so hopfully we'll get some different shots and some good video clips for the website. I'll post what I can when I can.

Thanks to you...

There are so many people that stepped up and came through for me during this journie. There is no way I can thank all of you the way in which you deserve.

Without the support of Geared Up Nutrion and there belief in me none of this could have happened. With them beside me I know there is nothing we cant accomplish! I am proud to be a member of the Geared Up team!

When I lost my appartment 5 weeks out from the show and I felt hopless my buddy Greg stepped in and let me move in to his home & made me feel welcome. I don't even want to think about how things could have gone had he not been there for me!

When the stress was at it's worst and my body stop allowing the fat to come off one of my bestfriend of 10 years Scott Salburg took over my diet and forced the last bit off fat off (basicly tried to kill me). Without the stress of making desition on my diet & just doing as I was told I was able to focus on the work and everything else!

Whenever I just needed to esscape my world and be a normal person Jessica was there for me so I could just relax and not be a bodybuilder if only for a bit. She is also takin care of our puppies while I'm away.

I have to thank The Muscle Factory Gym. They gave me a great place to train when I moved to there side of town. Other wise I would have had to drive 40 extra min each night to get my cardio in! It's great to have a hardcore place to train again.

There are so many more of you that have been there in countless ways that you may not even know how much it ment to me. Such as my amazing Parents and brother who have supported me from the begining. Thank all of you that have touched my life, been there for me along the way, and allowed me to pursue my dream. I hope in some way I can give back some what you have given me.

This setback has only made me stronger and more determined succeed. I promise I WILL NOT let you down.

From the bottom of my heart thank you all...

Flight home

It's 6:30am & I'm on my way back to SA. besides the placing it was a good week met some cool people got some great pics & eat some good food (since I had an extra day to eat LOL).

When I get home it's back to eating clean for a while (except Thanksgiving day ofcourse) to stay in condition so the Geared Up crew & I can get some more pics done & hopfully some training video for GearedUp.com.

I'll be postin about some of the things that happened over the week that I've left out over the next few days once I can relax and reflect on everything.

When I get

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Beach photo shoot

Local photographer Hal Peat asked me to do a shoot & since I really had nothin to do today (haha) we did a shoot this morn on the beach & may do a gym shoot tomorrow.








































































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Pics from after IHOP

I set the camera up to take a few pics after fillin up on blueberry pancacks & an omlet & some junk I bought yesterday to have after the show.

Hopfully the shoot will go thru tomorrow & I won't be holding to much water LOL...


























































































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After prejudging...

Ok I'm sittin here alone at IHOP just finished eatin so I can now tell you a what happened.

It was a very tough class you can see pics on www.rxmuscle.com & www.musculardevelopment.com to see. I was about the lightest guy in the class (182 lbs) top of the class is 198. Top make it to the night show Sat you must place in the top 15. There were about 40 in my class. I was in the shape of my life but being the smallest made me not a factor so the show is over for me. As soon as I know what my place was I will let you know.

So now it's back to the drawing board. I will be goin to the gym here to start pushin for 2010! I don't want to let this get me down so new goals are set.

I have a photo shoot set up for tomorrow & maybe one Sun. Once I get back to town I will be doing more shoots for Geared Up as well as training vidieos for the new Geared Up web site. So after a bit of wallowing in negativity tonight it's time to focus on the improvment! Thanks everyone for all your support! Keep checkin back as I plan to keep up with this atleast through the shoots & training videos.

Backstage

Just an update... Layin here backstage as the smaller weight classes get ready for the stage. Trien 2 relax listening 2 my iPhone. Should be on stage in about an hour or so.

Here's a couple pics of the craziness goin on backstage.












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Mornin hours before prejudging

Here you go there were taken right after wakin up this mornin. Just a little more water to come off & I should be spot on. I'll post on what happened lastnight at the weightins later on.

I'll be a tinny lightheavy but my conditioning is ON!

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Anouther day down

Okay it's Thursday... day before prejudging. So far everything is going right as planed. I'm lookin better each day (fuller and harder). Today just need to get my 8 meals in go meet up with my buddy Chris (light wieght competitor) weight in tonight and Scott's brother Chat will be comin by to help with my tan. I use 2 diff tan products one I started lastnight & will put anouther coat on now. The other I can't do on my own because it's to messy so thank goodness Chat lives in Miamii! There is a small chance my sponcer may send out one of there guys Matt out to help me on the Saterday. I really hope so I could use the help. All the little things are hard to get done when your thinkin about gettin onstage. Well I better get to the store and get a coat of protan on so I can go meet up with Chris. Thanks everyone for all your emails and texts! Really feels good to have so much support!

Before workout with PD

PD was cool enough 2 take these for my buddy Scott before our wrkout (Scott wanted them before not after).

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Car rental

The car rental is costin more than I had planed. They charged an extra $100 to my acct to be refunded on return. But that left me with that much less $. O well just gotta stay focused & calm. I got to choose the car I wanted with in my price group. Looked at normal cars then they said or u can have this Nissan Cube. I think they r ugly & would never want one but what the hell I got the one I'd never actually want to have.

Glad I did it's a pretty cool ride with a good get up & go & great turn ratius! Feels like I'm up hi then you get out & your not at all. Plus tons of space. Not that I need it bein all alone LOL.











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Day 1 in FL

Yesterday was crazy!!! As I got on the plane from Dallas to FL and was puttin my bag in the upper compartment I look behind my seat and there what a big guy with a sunkin in face I realized it was P. Devers (goes by PD). He's been competing at the National level for years all ways at the top. We got to talking and he was a VERY COOL DUDE. Ofcourse 1st about bodybuilding then about life and relationships. We hung out for a bit at the airport then met up at Gold's Gym to train together. Guy is carzy just a few days from the show and he was pushin like offseason. He gave me some really good tips and seemed to be impressed with how I was lookin. He's workin with Chris Acceto for this show and hopfully I'll get to meet him as well.

Crazy dear

Just here on the plane remembering what happened last night drivin home from doin cardio at about 1 am. I was just thinkin " that's it all I have to do now is get on the plane". I had been worried somthin crazy was gonna happen like my car diein & being stranded somewhere. I ge half way home (it's only about 10 min) and up ahead there is a dear crossin the street my side to the other. Then he stopped in the road of on comin traffic turned around & headed back 2 my lane slowly. I I got in the far right l lane & got by as fast as I could. He ened up bein right beside me as I passed just missin him. He was a good size buck. The whole time I just saw Nationals passin before my eyes & all that work lost! I know it's crazy (Nationals not my life) but anyone that knows me isn't to surprised.


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At the airport

Just here waitin on my flight. Thank's to Jessica I got here with plenty of time. She's also stayin at my place to take care of my doggies and our 3 four week old puppies. It's good to know that my babies are being taken care of thank you Jessica!!!

I knew somthing would go wrong at checkin... I thought they'd say I couldn't bring so much food but that was ok. They did however take all my contest tan products!!! I mist the part that you can't carry on liquids over 4 oz. My fault... Told y'all I was brain dead. But it will work out. A good buddy of mine at Europa sports products is gonna have some waiting for me in FL.


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Carbing up!!

2 meals down and 7 to go!!! I'm stuffed but damn my mind feels like it's working agian. Don't have much time have to be at the airport by 9:30. I really hope in my low carb state I didn't forget to pack anything important! I guess we'll see once I get to FL. Better get goin. I'll post as soon as I can. Thanks everyone for your support it really means alot!

Last day of work and card depletion

The work day is almost over and it has been the ruffest day of them all. Just thinking is a strugel so dealing with people really takes alot out of me. Just 2 1/2 hours left till I get out of here get to the gym for a pump workout head home to cook more food for the trip and do my cardio before bed. The the fun begins... Gotta wake up at 7:30 to start loading carbs into my system. I'll be getting in 9 meals before the day is over. It's going to be hard being that I'll be on the plane. Just hope I don't get a hard time at the airport with all this food LOL.

Thanks everyone for your feed back here, email, and on facebook. Looks like I'll be out there alone so keep sending it really helps keep me up. I know there is more I was going to say but I really can't think so I guess that's it for now. It will be so nice to have a fully functional brain again once the carbs are back in my system!!!!

2 days till flight!

I can't beleive I leave day after tomorrow! So much 2 get done today. Mon still gotta do my am & pm cardio, train & go to work so this is my last chance to get everything done....

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Last night's shoot

Here are a few more of the pics from lastnight's shoot.

Well today is my 1st day of carb depletion. Feel about as crappy as I have the last few days so far but Sun and Mon will get tough! So if in my posts over the next few days I don't make much sence you know why. Since I have to work Mon I'll have to get all my packing done tomorrow to be ready Tue morn to head out. I hope being brain dead I don't forget somthing important like my posing trunks!

Another shoot

When my buddy Scott S. came in he came with me to the Muscle Factory for my final arm workout before I start my carb depletion and we got some great pics! I was completely wiped out and didn't expect to get anything worth while, but I let him take pics anyway. I'm glad I did!!! He along with his bad ass camera got some great shots. Getting detail that most camera's and photographers would miss. Here is one of them. I'll get more up tomorrow time for cardio.

Thanks Scott and Muscle Factory!!!

Geared Up pics

Here we go! I got the pics today & have been gettin the better ones set to the slideshow on the left side of this page. Considering how flat I am there not to bad. Can't wait to see how things change as I fill back out & drop the water!

Thanks to The Muscle Factory for letting us shoot in there gym! Check out there web site in the links section on the bottom left of the screen.

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Damn!!!

Wokeup this morning to my alarm got everything together for work and headed off to do cardio feelin very tired. Pushed thru my cardio and got ready for work at The Muscle Factory Gym. On the drive to work I looked at the clock... I was an hour ahead of schedual! Being brain dead the night before when I set my alarm and not any better in the morning when it went off I cheated myself out of precious sleep. I can't wait till I have a fully functional brain again. Every move even every breath is a struggle.

One good thing I should have the pics from the Geared Up Nutrition shoot later today.

Last 2 real workouts

I just go home from my last delt workout. At this point everything I pick up feels like a ton of bricks. Every muscle in my body aches. Tomorrow is my last arm workout before I start my carb depletion phase and start full body pump workouts till the show.

My good friend Scott Salberg (who took over my meal planing and cardio the last few weeks) will be intown as well to take a look at me so we can make the final adjustment to prep. He has made all the difference in the last few weeks when the stress of diet and life was getting hard to handle especially not being able to think clearly on such low calories. Now I just do what I have to do without haveing to think. Thank you Scott!

The guys at Geared Up were busy all day so they weren't able to send me any of the pics from the shoot, but they said we got some great shots. Hopefully I will have some to post tomorrow.

Ok time for more cardio...

Progress pic

Okay it's about 10 days out and very flat (no carbs in the muscle) but condition is right where I wanna be! After a few more days then carb depletion and carb loading I'm very confident I should be able to stand with most of the guys in the Lightheavies!

I should have the pics from the Geared Up Nutrition photo shoot tomorrow to share with you guys.

07 Metroflex shoot

Here's one from after the 07 Nationals.







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Geared Up photo shoot

Today we did our first photo shoot as a Geared Up Athlete. We got some great shots considering I have no carbs in my system so I was very flat. Hopfully I'll have the to post soon.

The NEW GearedUpNutrition.com site should be up next week. So far it looks amazing! It will be even better once my pics are loaded on it!

Very worn out from the shoot and still have to do cardio before bed.


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Rough day

Still about 4 hours left in the work day & I'm totally wiped out. My fault for stayin up till almost 5 am workin on my blog settings.

One good thing is I'm starting to cut back on my cardio since I'm right where I wanna be. So just 30 min tonight. Ofcourse I have to got train then go home & eat before that.


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07 Nationals

Here I was a middleweight. I took all of 08 to move up to the lightheavys.




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1st time blogger

I’ve been meanin to do this for a long time and have finally decided to start a blog. For those of you that don’t know me my name is Scott Trout. I am a NPC National level bodybuilder currently 2 weeks out from the National Championships in Hollywood, FL Nov 20th & 21st.

Most of those reading this probably know me but don’t know much about the life of a upper level bodybuilder so my 1st few post will be trying to keep you up todate with what contest prep is like the last few weeks before a contest. With my carbs as low as they are & how much cardio I do it’s hard to think clear & focus at times but I will try to do my best to make sence. I hope this will me help keep my mind off my hunger! Right now it’s time 4 more cadrio thanks for checkin my blog…


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