20/09/2026
IFBB Nationals Melbourne Recap
David Litzow - 1st Place True Novice
- Improving from QLD state show 2 weeks ago, we did this by increasing his food intake quite dramatically after the show to allow for some intense training sessions then tapering down 4 days leading into Nationals with all the data that he will hold his fullness with a drier look with a lower calorie plan and allowing more rest and reduced output.
Ethan Nuttall - Classic Physique
- At QLD show we brought a lot of fullness, the aim was for better condition at Nationals
This was achieved with pulling into a phase of higher cardio and lower food then leading into Nationals and initial output reduction to asses how fullness returned and then just observing and giving more and less carbs as his body responded as to also balance making weight cap
Karen Jeha - Fit Model
- After receiving feed back from QLD show that we could afford to blur some lines and dial condition back to optimize fullness and shape leading into Nationals, that’s exactly what we did with a calorie increase but maintaining activity level. Not being sacred to push heavier weight as to create more fullness and provide a fuller look through training inflammation. Safe to say that the overall package and presentation was greatly improved.
