As I think to myself that each workout is a step towards reaching my ultimate pinnacle and achieve my ultimate goal. By: Delbert Hickman "As I sit there, contemplating, before attacking my next set. My mind focuses on a vision from the last time I competed. All the joy, all the uncertainty, all the preparation I never will forget. I think of all the great people that stood with me as we took center stage. I can almost see myself standing there flawless from head to toe. All of us in the best shape of our lives no matter our age. All of us having family and friends who have no concept of why we do this sportwe choose to do. Some support us and some don't because they just don't understand. They feel it's madness or even vanity that drives us who are so few. My body is engulfed in an ocean of brightly shining and all exposing light. Showing every ounce of my muscular detail with only skin covering my muscle. Oh man, what a sight! Pose after pose, mandatory after mandatory, I continually emulate in my head. Executing poses perfectly, making sure to remember all the details of every pose - Posing pointers that many times, over and over, I have studied and I have read. I can almost hear the crowd as it yells and screams with excitement as I execute each and every pose. My strengths and not my weaknesses I want them to notice the most. Knowing that if I am successful then, for certain, it will be first place for which I am chose. I can feel my muscles begin to bulge with my blood they are totally filled. Making each time I flex even more impressive giving me more confidence and assurance. I can only hope the judges will be thrilled